Full Text of HB0815 99th General Assembly
HB0815 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB0815 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 105 ILCS 5/2-3.66 | from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.66 |
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Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning
truants' alternative and optional education programs.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 2-3.66 as follows:
| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.66) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.66)
| 7 | | Sec. 2-3.66. Truants' alternative and optional education | 8 | | programs. To
establish projects to offer modified | 9 | | instructional programs or other
services designed to prevent | 10 | | students from dropping out of school,
including programs | 11 | | pursuant to Section 2-3.41, and
and to serve as a part time
or | 12 | | full time option in lieu of regular school attendance and to | 13 | | award
grants to local school districts, educational service | 14 | | regions or community
college districts from appropriated funds | 15 | | to assist districts in
establishing such projects. The | 16 | | education agency may operate its own
program or enter into a | 17 | | contract with another not-for-profit entity to
implement the | 18 | | program. The projects shall allow dropouts, up to and
including | 19 | | age 21, potential dropouts, including truants, uninvolved,
| 20 | | unmotivated and disaffected students, as defined by State Board | 21 | | of
Education rules and regulations, to enroll, as an | 22 | | alternative to regular
school attendance, in an optional | 23 | | education program which may be
established by school board |
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| 1 | | policy and is in conformance with rules adopted
by the State | 2 | | Board of Education. Truants' Alternative and Optional
| 3 | | Education programs funded pursuant to this Section shall be
| 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
| 10 | | education, preparation courses for high school equivalency | 11 | | testing, vocational training, work experience, programs to
| 12 | | enhance self concept and parenting courses. School districts | 13 | | which are
awarded grants pursuant to this Section shall be | 14 | | authorized to provide day
care services to children of students | 15 | | who are eligible and desire to enroll
in programs established | 16 | | and funded under this Section, but only if and to
the extent | 17 | | that such day care is necessary to enable those eligible
| 18 | | students to attend and participate in the programs and courses | 19 | | which are
conducted pursuant to this Section.
School districts | 20 | | and regional offices of education may claim general State
aid | 21 | | under Section 18-8.05 for students enrolled in truants' | 22 | | alternative and
optional education programs, provided that | 23 | | such students are receiving services
that are supplemental to a | 24 | | program leading to a high school diploma and are
otherwise | 25 | | eligible to be claimed for general State aid under Section | 26 | | 18-8.05. |
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15 .)
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