Full Text of SB1506 99th General Assembly
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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 renumbering and | 5 | | changing Section 2-3.167, as added by Public Act 99-721, as | 6 | | follows: | 7 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.168) | 8 | | Sec. 2-3.168 2-3.167 . Advisory Council on At-Risk | 9 | | Students. | 10 | | (a) For purposes of this Section, "at-risk students" means | 11 | | students served by the
Department of Human Services who receive | 12 | | services through Medicaid, the
Supplemental Nutrition | 13 | | Assistance Program, the Children's Health Insurance Program,
| 14 | | or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, as well as students | 15 | | under the legal
custody of the Department of Children and | 16 | | Family Services. Students may not be
counted more than once for | 17 | | receiving multiple services from the Department of Human
| 18 | | Services or if they receive those services and are under the | 19 | | legal custody of the
Department of Children and Family | 20 | | Services. | 21 | | (b) The Advisory Council on At-Risk Students is created | 22 | | within the State Board of
Education. The Advisory Council shall | 23 | | consist of all of the following members: |
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| 1 | | (1) One member of the House of Representatives | 2 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. | 3 | | (2) One member of the House of Representatives | 4 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 5 | | Representatives. | 6 | | (3) One member of the Senate appointed by the President | 7 | | of the Senate. | 8 | | (4) One member of the Senate appointed by the Minority | 9 | | Leader of the Senate. | 10 | | (5) The following members appointed by the State | 11 | | Superintendent of Education: | 12 | | (A) One member who is an educator representing a | 13 | | statewide
professional teachers' organization. | 14 | | (B) One member who is an educator representing a | 15 | | different statewide
professional teachers' | 16 | | organization. | 17 | | (C) One member who is an educator representing a | 18 | | professional
teachers' organization in a city having a | 19 | | population exceeding
500,000. | 20 | | (D) One member from an organization that works for | 21 | | economic,
educational, and social progress for African | 22 | | Americans and promotes
strong sustainable communities | 23 | | through advocacy, collaboration, and
innovation. | 24 | | (E) One member from an organization that | 25 | | facilitates the involvement of
Latino Americans at all | 26 | | levels of public decision-making. |
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| 1 | | (F) One member from an organization focused on | 2 | | research-based
education policy to support a school | 3 | | system that prepares all students
for college, a | 4 | | career, and democratic citizenship. | 5 | | (G) One member from an organization dedicated to | 6 | | advocating for public
policies to prevent | 7 | | homelessness. | 8 | | (H) One member from the Illinois Student | 9 | | Assistance Commission. | 10 | | (I) One member from an organization that works to | 11 | | ensure the health
and safety of Illinois youth and | 12 | | families by providing capacity building
services. | 13 | | (J) One member from an organization that provides | 14 | | public high school
students with opportunities to | 15 | | explore and develop their talents, while
gaining | 16 | | critical skills for work, college, and beyond. | 17 | | (K) One member from an organization that promotes | 18 | | the strengths and
abilities of youth and families by | 19 | | providing community-based services
that empower each | 20 | | to face life's challenges with confidence,
competence, | 21 | | and dignity. | 22 | | (L) One member from an organization that connects | 23 | | former members of
the foster care system with current | 24 | | children in the foster care system. | 25 | | (M) One member who has experience with research and | 26 | | statistics. |
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| 1 | | (N) Three members who are parents of at-risk | 2 | | students. | 3 | | (O) One member from an organization that optimizes | 4 | | the positive growth of at-risk youth and individuals | 5 | | working with at-risk youth through support services. | 6 | | (P) One member from a statewide organization | 7 | | representing regional superintendents offices of | 8 | | schools education . | 9 | | (Q) One member from an association representing | 10 | | school management. | 11 | | (R) One member from an organization representing | 12 | | principals in a city having a population exceeding | 13 | | 500,000. | 14 | | Members of the Council shall, to the extent possible, be | 15 | | selected on the basis of experience with or knowledge of | 16 | | various programs for at-risk students. The Council shall, to | 17 | | the extent possible, include diverse membership from a variety | 18 | | of socio-economic, racial, and
ethnic backgrounds. | 19 | | (c) Initial members of the Council shall serve terms | 20 | | determined by lot as follows: | 21 | | (1) Seven members shall serve for one year. | 22 | | (2) Seven members shall serve for 2 years. | 23 | | (3) The remaining members shall serve for 3 years. | 24 | | However, upon the appointment of the additional members under | 25 | | this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, terms for the | 26 | | initial members of the Council shall be redetermined, with the |
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| 1 | | initial and additional members of the Council serving as | 2 | | follows: | 3 | | (A) Members appointed under subdivisions (1) through | 4 | | (4) of subsection (b) of this Section shall serve on the | 5 | | Council until their successors are appointed. | 6 | | (B) Of the members appointed under subdivision (5) of | 7 | | subsection (b) of this Section, 6 members shall serve for | 8 | | one year, 6 members shall serve for 2 years, and the | 9 | | remaining members shall serve for 3 years, as determined by | 10 | | lot. | 11 | | (c-5) Successors to members appointed under subdivisions | 12 | | (1) through (4) of subsection (b) of this Section shall serve | 13 | | on the Council until their successors are appointed. Successors | 14 | | to members appointed under subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of | 15 | | this Section shall serve 3-year terms and . Members must serve | 16 | | until their successors are appointed and have qualified . | 17 | | (d) Members of the Council shall serve without compensation | 18 | | but may be reimbursed for travel if funds are made available | 19 | | for that specific purpose not receive compensation for the | 20 | | performance of their duties on the Council . | 21 | | (e) The Council shall initially meet at the call of the | 22 | | State Superintendent of
Education. The At the initial meeting, | 23 | | members shall elect select a chairperson from among their
| 24 | | number at their initial meeting, with successor chairpersons | 25 | | being elected as determined by the Council by majority vote; a | 26 | | representative from the State Board of Education may cast a
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| 1 | | deciding vote if there is a tie. The Council shall select a | 2 | | chairperson annually, who
may be the same chairperson as the | 3 | | year prior . Thereafter, the The Council shall meet at the
call | 4 | | of the chairperson after the initial meeting . | 5 | | (f) The State Board of Education and City of Chicago School | 6 | | District 299 shall provide administrative support to the | 7 | | Council. | 8 | | (g) The Council shall operate under the provisions of the | 9 | | Open Meetings Act and accept and consider public comments when | 10 | | making its
recommendations . | 11 | | (h) By no later than December 15, 2017, the Council shall | 12 | | submit a report to the State Board
Superintendent of Education, | 13 | | the Governor, and the General Assembly addressing, at a
| 14 | | minimum, the following with respect to school districts where | 15 | | racial minorities comprise a majority of the student | 16 | | population: | 17 | | (1) What are the barriers to success present for | 18 | | at-risk students? | 19 | | (2) How much does socio-economic status impact | 20 | | academic and career
achievement? | 21 | | (3) How do at-risk students perform academically? | 22 | | (4) How do at-risk students perform academically | 23 | | compared to students from
higher socio-economic statuses? | 24 | | (5) What programs are shown to help at-risk students | 25 | | reach higher levels of
academic and career achievement? | 26 | | (6) What specific curriculums help the academic |
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| 1 | | success of at-risk students? | 2 | | (7) Of curriculums that help at-risk students, which of | 3 | | these need to be
implemented within the Illinois Learning | 4 | | Standards? | 5 | | (8) To what degree do school districts teach cultural | 6 | | history, and how can this be
improved? | 7 | | (9) Specific policy recommendations to improve the | 8 | | academic success of at-risk students. | 9 | | (10) Any other information that the Council determines | 10 | | will assist in the
understanding of the barriers to success | 11 | | for or increase the academic
performance of at-risk | 12 | | students. | 13 | | The Council shall submit an annual report regarding with | 14 | | updated information on the barriers to
academic success and the | 15 | | academic progress of at-risk students by no later than December | 16 | | 31 15 of
each year beginning the year after the initial report | 17 | | is submitted.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 99-721, eff. 8-5-16; revised 10-14-16.)
| 19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 20 | | becoming law.
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