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1 | | policy and is in conformance with rules adopted
by the State |
2 | | Board of Education. Truants' Alternative and Optional
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3 | | Education programs funded pursuant to this Section shall be
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4 | | planned by a student, the student's parents or legal guardians, |
5 | | unless the
student is 18 years or older, and school officials |
6 | | and shall culminate in
an individualized optional education |
7 | | plan. Such plan shall focus
on academic or vocational skills, |
8 | | or both, and may include, but not be
limited to, evening |
9 | | school, summer school, community college courses, adult
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10 | | education, preparation courses for the high school level test |
11 | | of General
Educational Development, vocational training, work |
12 | | experience, programs to
enhance self concept and parenting |
13 | | courses. School districts which are
awarded grants pursuant to |
14 | | this Section shall be authorized to provide day
care services |
15 | | to children of students who are eligible and desire to enroll
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16 | | in programs established and funded under this Section, but only |
17 | | if and to
the extent that such day care is necessary to enable |
18 | | those eligible
students to attend and participate in the |
19 | | programs and courses which are
conducted pursuant to this |
20 | | Section.
School districts and regional offices of education may |
21 | | claim general State
aid under Section 18-8.05 for students |
22 | | enrolled in truants' alternative and
optional education |
23 | | programs, provided that such students are receiving services
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24 | | that are supplemental to a program leading to a high school |
25 | | diploma and are
otherwise eligible to be claimed for general |
26 | | State aid under Section 18-8.05. |