Bill Text: IL HB0016 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Allows children who have attended preschool and will attain the age of 5 years on or before December 1 of the year of the 2009-2010 school term and each school term thereafter to attend school upon commencement of such term (now, a child must attain age 5 on or before September 1). Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2009.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: (Passed) 2010-05-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0893 [HB0016 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB0016-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Allows children who have attended preschool and will attain the age of 5 years on or before December 1 of the year of the 2009-2010 school term and each school term thereafter to attend school upon commencement of such term (now, a child must attain age 5 on or before September 1). Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2009.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: (Passed) 2010-05-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0893 [HB0016 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB0016-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 10-20.12 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.12) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.12)
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7 | Sec. 10-20.12. School year - School age. To establish and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | keep in
operation in each year during a school term of at least | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | the minimum length
required by Section 10-19, a sufficient | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | number of free schools for the
accommodation of all persons in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | the district who are 5 years of age or
older but under 21 years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | of age, and to secure for all such persons the
right and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | opportunity to an equal education in such schools; provided | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | that (i)
children who will attain the age of 5 years on or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | before September 1 of the
year of the 1990-1991 school term and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | each school term thereafter may
attend school upon the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | commencement of such term and (ii) children who have attended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | preschool and will attain the age of 5 years on or before | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | December 1 of the year of the 2009-2010 school term and each | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | school term thereafter may attend school upon commencement of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | such term . Based upon an assessment
of a child's readiness to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | attend school, a school district may permit a
child to attend | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | school prior to the dates contained in this Section. In any
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1 | school district operating on a full year school basis children | ||||||
2 | who will
attain age 5 within 30 days after the commencement of | ||||||
3 | a term may attend
school upon the commencement of such term and | ||||||
4 | children who have attended preschool and will attain age 5 | ||||||
5 | within 3 months after the commencement of a term may attend | ||||||
6 | school upon the commencement of such term . The school district | ||||||
7 | may, by
resolution of its board, allow for a full year school | ||||||
8 | plan.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 87-359.)
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10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
11 | 2009.
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