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91_SB0346
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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by adding Section
2 2-3.11c.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
6 2-3.11c as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.11c new)
8 Sec. 2-3.11c. After school program grant.
9 (a) From moneys appropriated for the purposes of this
10 Section, the State Board of Education shall provide after
11 school program grants to qualifying school districts for the
12 purpose of providing academic assistance at the end of the
13 regular day of instruction or on non-school days for students
14 and their families at school sites in the qualifying school
15 district.
16 (b) A school district qualifies and may apply for a
17 grant under this Section if the district contains one or more
18 schools in which at least two-fifths of the students at the
19 school fail to meet State academic standards as determined
20 under Section 2-3.64 of this Code.
21 (c) If a school district receives a grant under this
22 Section, all students who are enrolled at the school where
23 the after school program is administered may participate in
24 the after school program. The school district must submit to
25 the State Board of Education a detailed plan summarizing its
26 strategy for recruiting students to and retaining students in
27 the after school program who have failed to meet the academic
28 standards.
29 (d) The grants under this Section may be used without
30 limitation for the following purposes:
31 (1) homework assistance;
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1 (2) supplemental educational and recreational
2 programs; and
3 (3) family-centered education programs at the
4 school site in the qualifying school district.
5 (e) A school district may administer an after school
6 program supported by a grant under this Section in any way
7 that it deems fit. However, the State Board of Education
8 shall strongly encourage the school district to establish
9 partnerships with not-for-profit organizations or businesses
10 for components of the after school program's administration
11 at each school site.
12 (f) All applications for grants under this Section shall
13 be made on forms that the State Board of Education shall
14 provide. An application shall be filed by the school
15 district with the State Board of Education before the start
16 of the after school program. The State Board of Education
17 shall adopt rules regarding the procedure by which
18 application may be made for the grants and shall establish
19 standards by which to evaluate the after school programs
20 supported by the grants. The State Board of Education may
21 adopt any other rules necessary to carry out its
22 responsibilities under this Section.
23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24 becoming law.