Bill Text: IL HB1658 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1658 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB1658-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB1658 Introduced 2/18/2009, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - Michael K. Smith SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/2-3.25n
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
2-3.25n as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.25n)
Sec. 2-3.25n. No Child Left Behind Act; requirements and
construction.
(a) The The changes in the State accountability system made
by this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly are a
direct result of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
(Public Law 107-110), which requires that each state develop
and implement a single, statewide accountability system
applicable to all schools and school districts.
(b) As provided in the federal No Child Left Behind Act of
2001 (Public Law 107-110), nothing in this amendatory Act of
the 93rd General Assembly shall be construed to alter or
otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures afforded
school district or school employees under federal, State, or
local law (including applicable rules, regulations, or court
orders) or under the terms of collective bargaining agreements,
memoranda of understanding, or other agreements between such
employees and their employers.

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(Source: P.A. 93-470, eff. 8-8-03.)