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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5016 Introduced , by Rep. Lakesia Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 105 ILCS 5/13B-20.5 | | 105 ILCS 5/34-18.78 new | |
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Amends the School Code. Provides that alternative learning opportunities programs may include high school completion programs that allow certain students eligible for remote learning to complete their education while incarcerated in a Department of Corrections facility. Provides that the Chicago Board of Education may offer a remote learning option to a student who is in the custody of the Department of Corrections if the student (i) is enrolled at Consuella B. York Alternative High School at the time the student is transferred to a Department of Corrections facility or had been enrolled in the school within the 6 months prior to being transferred to a Department of Corrections facility and (ii) is within 2 school years of completing all of the course requirements necessary for high school graduation. Allows the school district to continue to offer the option of remote learning to the student to complete any remaining course requirements necessary for high school graduation for up to one school year following the student's release from the custody of the Department of Corrections. Effective immediately.
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| | HB5016 | | LRB102 20092 RJT 34451 b |
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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 | | 13B-20.5 and by adding Section 34-18.78 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/13B-20.5)
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| 7 | | Sec. 13B-20.5. Eligible activities and services. |
| 8 | | Alternative learning
opportunities programs
may include, |
| 9 | | without limitation, evening high school, in-school tutoring |
| 10 | | and
mentoring programs,
in-school suspension
programs, high |
| 11 | | school completion programs to assist high school dropouts in
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| 12 | | completing their education, high school completion programs to |
| 13 | | allow students eligible for remote learning under Section |
| 14 | | 34-18.78 to complete their education while incarcerated in an |
| 15 | | institution or facility of the Department of Corrections, |
| 16 | | support services, parental
involvement programs, and
programs |
| 17 | | to develop, enhance, or extend the transition for students
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| 18 | | transferring back to the regular
school program, an adult |
| 19 | | education program, or a post-secondary education
program.
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| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)
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| 21 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.78 new) |
| 22 | | Sec. 34-18.78. Pilot program for remote learning for |