Bill Text: IL HB2812 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Requires a school district to allow the parent or guardian of twins or higher order multiples to request that his or her children be placed in the same classroom or in separate classrooms if the children are (i) in the same grade level, (ii) in any of grades kindergarten through 5, and (iii) attending the same school. Provides that the principal of the school may request a meeting with the parent or guardian to recommend classroom placement and if the parent or guardian and the principal, in consultation with the children's assigned classroom teacher or teachers, do not agree on classroom placement after the meeting is held, the principal must request a school board hearing to determine classroom placement. Provides that if the principal does not request a meeting with the parent or guardian, the school must provide the classroom placement requested by the parent or guardian. Provides for the school board to make a classroom placement determination during the school year, after a hearing, if the principal determines that the original placement is disruptive to the classroom environment or is otherwise academically, behaviorally, or mentally not beneficial to the children. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-04-08 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller [HB2812 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB2812-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB2812 Introduced , by Rep. Brad Halbrook SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/10-20.73 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.67 new
Amends the School Code. Requires a school district to allow the parent or guardian of twins or higher order multiples to request that his or her children be placed in the same classroom or in separate classrooms if the children are (i) in the same grade level, (ii) in any of grades kindergarten through 5, and (iii) attending the same school. Provides that the principal of the school may request a meeting with the parent or guardian to recommend classroom placement and if the parent or guardian and the principal, in consultation with the children's assigned classroom teacher or teachers, do not agree on classroom placement after the meeting is held, the principal must request a school board hearing to determine classroom placement. Provides that if the principal does not request a meeting with the parent or guardian, the school must provide the classroom placement requested by the parent or guardian. Provides for the school board to make a classroom placement determination during the school year, after a hearing, if the principal determines that the original placement is disruptive to the classroom environment or is otherwise academically, behaviorally, or mentally not beneficial to the children. Effective immediately.
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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 adding Sections
10-20.73 and 34-18.67 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/10-20.73 new)
Sec. 10-20.73. Classroom placement; multiples.
(a) In this Section, "higher order multiples" means
triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, or more.
(b) A school district shall allow the parent or guardian
of twins or higher order multiples to request that his or her
children be placed in the same classroom or in separate
classrooms if the children are (i) in the same grade level,
(ii) in any of grades kindergarten through 5, and (iii)
attending the same school. The parent or guardian shall
request the classroom placement upon school registration for
the upcoming school year or, if the children transfer to the
school after the school year commences, at the time of
registration at that school. The principal of the school may
request a meeting with the parent or guardian to recommend
classroom placement. If the parent or guardian and the
principal, in consultation with the children's assigned
classroom teacher or teachers, do not agree on the classroom

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placement after the meeting is held, the principal must
request a school board hearing to determine classroom
placement. The hearing shall take place at the next regularly
scheduled school board meeting prior to the school year
commencing or, if transferring, after the children are
registered. After the hearing, the school board shall make a
classroom placement determination. If the principal does not
request a meeting with the parent or guardian, the school must
provide the classroom placement requested by the parent or
guardian.
(c) After the school year commences, if the principal, in
consultation with the children's classroom teacher or
teachers, determines that the classroom placement is
disruptive to the classroom environment or is otherwise
academically, behaviorally, or mentally not beneficial to the
children, the principal may request a school board hearing to
determine a change in the classroom placement. No less than 10
days prior to the school board hearing to determine classroom
placement, the school board shall notify the parent or
guardian in writing that the principal has requested a
hearing. The principal, classroom teacher or teachers, and
parent or guardian of the children may provide testimony,
including professional or expert testimony, to the school
board in relation to the classroom placement determination.
The school board's classroom placement determination shall be
the children's classroom placement for the remainder of the

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school year. Nothing in this subsection (c) prohibits a parent
or guardian from requesting a classroom placement upon
registration for the following school year.
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.67 new)
Sec. 34-18.67. Classroom placement; multiples.
(a) In this Section, "higher order multiples" means
triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, or more.
(b) The school district shall allow the parent or guardian
of twins or higher order multiples to request that his or her
children be placed in the same classroom or in separate
classrooms if the children are (i) in the same grade level,
(ii) in any of grades kindergarten through 5, and (iii)
attending the same school. The parent or guardian shall
request the classroom placement upon school registration for
the upcoming school year or, if the children transfer to the
school after the school year commences, at the time of
registration at that school. The principal of the school may
request a meeting with the parent or guardian to recommend
classroom placement. If the parent or guardian and the
principal, in consultation with the children's assigned
classroom teacher or teachers, do not agree on the classroom
placement after the meeting is held, the principal must
request a board hearing to determine classroom placement. The
hearing shall take place at the next regularly scheduled board
meeting prior to the school year commencing or, if

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transferring, after the children are registered. After the
hearing, the board shall make a classroom placement
determination. If the principal does not request a meeting
with the parent or guardian, the school must provide the
classroom placement requested by the parent or guardian.
(c) After the school year commences, if the principal, in
consultation with the children's classroom teacher or
teachers, determines that the classroom placement is
disruptive to the classroom environment or is otherwise
academically, behaviorally, or mentally not beneficial to the
children, the principal may request a board hearing to
determine a change in the classroom placement. No less than 10
days prior to the board hearing to determine classroom
placement, the board shall notify the parent or guardian in
writing that the principal has requested a hearing. The
principal, classroom teacher or teachers, and parent or
guardian of the children may provide testimony, including
professional or expert testimony, to the board in relation to
the classroom placement determination. The board's classroom
placement determination shall be the children's classroom
placement for the remainder of the school year. Nothing in
this subsection (c) prohibits a parent or guardian from
requesting a classroom placement upon registration for the
following school year.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.