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90_SB0226eng
105 ILCS 5/2-3.118
Amends the School Code to remove language that limits the
statewide technology network to public schools. Effective
immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by adding Section
2 2-3.118a.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 1. The School Code is amended by adding Section
6 2-3.118a as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.118a new)
8 Sec. 2-3.118a. Non-Public School Students' Access to
9 Technology. (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that
10 the State of Illinois Constitution provides that a
11 "fundamental goal of the People of the State of Illinois is
12 the educational development of all persons to the limits of
13 their capacities" and that the educational development of
14 every elementary and secondary school student serves the
15 public purposes of the State. In order to enable Illinois
16 students to leave school with the basic skills and knowledge
17 that will enable them to find and hold jobs and otherwise
18 function as productive members of society, all students must
19 have access to the educational resources provided by
20 computers and technology. The provisions of this Section are
21 in the public interest, for the public benefit, and serve a
22 secular public purpose.
23 (b) The State Board of Education shall provide non-public
24 schools with ports on the Board's statewide educational
25 network, provided that this access does not diminish the
26 services available to public schools and students. The Board
27 shall charge for this access in an amount necessary to offset
28 its cost. Access to the statewide network may be used only
29 for secular educational purposes.
30 (c) For the purposes of this Section, a non-public school
31 means any non-profit, non-home based, non-public elementary
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1 or secondary school that is in compliance with Title VI of
2 the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and attendance at which
3 satisfies the requirements of Section 26-1 of the School
4 Code.
5 Section 99. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.