Bill Text: IL HB0016 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Engrossed
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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-Engrossed.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-Engrossed.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 | 34-19 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/34-19) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-19)
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7 | Sec. 34-19. By-laws, rules and regulations; business | ||||||
8 | transacted at
regular meetings; voting; records. The board | ||||||
9 | shall, subject to the limitations
in this Article, establish | ||||||
10 | by-laws, rules and regulations, which shall have the
force of | ||||||
11 | ordinances, for the proper maintenance of a uniform system of
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12 | discipline for both employees and pupils, and for the entire | ||||||
13 | management of the
schools, and may fix the school age of | ||||||
14 | pupils, the minimum of which in
kindergartens shall not be | ||||||
15 | under 5 4 years , except that those pupils who, for a full year, | ||||||
16 | have attended a pre-kindergarten program through a State Board | ||||||
17 | of Education early childhood education block grant or other | ||||||
18 | federal funds distributed by the State Board for | ||||||
19 | pre-kindergarten purposes or a pre-kindergarten program | ||||||
20 | accredited by the National Association for the Education of | ||||||
21 | Young Children and who will attain the age of 5 years on or | ||||||
22 | before December 31 of the year of the 2009-2010 school term and | ||||||
23 | each school term thereafter may attend school upon commencement |
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1 | of such term, and in grade schools shall not be
under 6 years. | ||||||
2 | It may expel, suspend or, subject to the limitations of all
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3 | policies established or adopted under Section 14-8.05, | ||||||
4 | otherwise discipline any
pupil found guilty of gross | ||||||
5 | disobedience, misconduct or other violation of the
by-laws, | ||||||
6 | rules and regulations. The bylaws, rules and regulations of the | ||||||
7 | board
shall be enacted, money shall be appropriated or | ||||||
8 | expended, salaries shall be
fixed or changed, and textbooks and | ||||||
9 | courses of instruction shall be adopted or
changed only at the | ||||||
10 | regular meetings of the board and by a vote of a
majority of | ||||||
11 | the full membership of the board; provided that
notwithstanding | ||||||
12 | any other provision of this Article or the School Code,
neither | ||||||
13 | the board or any local school council may purchase any textbook | ||||||
14 | for use in any public school of the
district from any textbook | ||||||
15 | publisher that fails to furnish any computer
diskettes as | ||||||
16 | required under Section 28-21. The board shall be further
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17 | encouraged to provide opportunities for public hearing and | ||||||
18 | testimony before
the adoption of bylaws, rules and regulations. | ||||||
19 | Upon all propositions
requiring for their adoption at least a | ||||||
20 | majority of all the members of the
board the yeas and nays | ||||||
21 | shall be taken and reported. The by-laws, rules and
regulations | ||||||
22 | of the board shall not be repealed, amended or added to, except
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23 | by a vote of 2/3 of the full membership of the board. The board | ||||||
24 | shall keep
a record of all its proceedings. Such records and | ||||||
25 | all
by-laws, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, may be | ||||||
26 | proved by a copy
thereof certified to be such by the secretary |
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1 | of the board, but if they are
printed in book or pamphlet form | ||||||
2 | which are purported to be published by
authority of the board | ||||||
3 | they need not be otherwise published and the book or
pamphlet | ||||||
4 | shall be received as evidence, without further proof, of the
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5 | records, by-laws, rules and regulations, or any part thereof, | ||||||
6 | as of the
dates thereof as shown in such book or pamphlet, in | ||||||
7 | all courts and places
where judicial proceedings are had.
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8 | Notwithstanding any other provision in this Article or in | ||||||
9 | the School
Code, the board may delegate to the general | ||||||
10 | superintendent or to the
attorney the authorities granted to | ||||||
11 | the board in the School Code, provided
such delegation and | ||||||
12 | appropriate oversight procedures are made pursuant to
board | ||||||
13 | by-laws, rules and regulations, adopted as herein provided, | ||||||
14 | except that
the board may not delegate its authorities and | ||||||
15 | responsibilities regarding (1)
budget approval obligations; | ||||||
16 | (2) rule-making functions; (3) desegregation
obligations; (4) | ||||||
17 | real estate acquisition, sale or lease in excess of 10 years
as | ||||||
18 | provided in Section 34-21; (5) the levy of taxes; or (6) any | ||||||
19 | mandates
imposed upon the board by "An Act in relation to | ||||||
20 | school reform in cities over
500,000, amending Acts herein | ||||||
21 | named", approved December 12, 1988 (P.A.
85-1418).
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22 | (Source: P.A. 88-45; 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)
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23 | Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | ||||||
24 | Section 8.33 as follows:
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1 | (30 ILCS 805/8.33 new) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 8.33. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 | ||||||
3 | of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the | ||||||
4 | implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of | ||||||
5 | the 96th General Assembly.
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6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
7 | becoming law.
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