Bill Text: IL HB5832 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish and maintain a homeless student pilot program during the 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 school years at Ryan Banks Academy ("the School") for at-risk homeless students or housing-unstable students who are exposed to trauma or violence. Provides requirements for the School and the program. Contains provisions regarding the pilot program's goals. Requires the State Board of Education to report its recommendation for expansion, revision, or discontinuation of the pilot program to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before June 1, 2023. Repeals the provisions on June 1, 2024. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-12-01 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi [HB5832 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5832-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5832 Introduced , by Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/2-3.182 new
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish and maintain a homeless student pilot program during the 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 school years at Ryan Banks Academy ("the School") for at-risk homeless students or housing-unstable students who are exposed to trauma or violence. Provides requirements for the School and the program. Contains provisions regarding the pilot program's goals. Requires the State Board of Education to report its recommendation for expansion, revision, or discontinuation of the pilot program to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before June 1, 2023. Repeals the provisions on June 1, 2024. 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 Section
2-3.182 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.182 new)
Sec. 2-3.182. Homeless student pilot program.
(a) In this Section, "School" means the Ryan Banks Academy.
(b) The State Board of Education shall establish and
maintain at the School during the 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and
2023-2024 school years a pilot program for at-risk homeless
students or housing-unstable students who are exposed to trauma
or violence as described in this Section.
(c) The School shall maintain a location in a municipality
with a population greater than 1,000,000 and serve at-risk
children who:
(1) qualify for free or reduced lunch;
(2) are homeless or come from housing-unstable homes;
and
(3) have exposure to violence or trauma.
(d) The School must have or establish a curriculum that
provides School students through the pilot program an immersing
and innovative educational experience, including, but not

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limited to:
(1) individualized pathways for learning;
(2) social and emotional learning; and
(3) experiential focus.
(e) The School must have or establish a partnership with an
Illinois college or university that provides STEM education to
provide a pathway for School students through the pilot program
that:
(1) provides mentoring to all students;
(2) provides an opportunity for scholarships to
students at the School; and
(3) begins in grade 7 and continues through to an
undergraduate degree at an Illinois college or university.
(f) The following are the goals of the pilot program:
(1) Provide safety and stability to educate students
who have needs that are currently not being met by Chicago
Public Schools, including, but not limited to, needs
related to poverty, trauma, exposure to violence, and
homelessness or unstable housing.
(2) Support policies of the State of Illinois to
provide excellence in mathematics and science education in
order to nourish an informed citizenry, ensure
technological skills for Illinois' work force, and assist
in the preparation of professionals to serve the interests
of Illinois in such fields as engineering, research,
teaching, and computer technology.

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(g) On or before June 1, 2023, the State Board of Education
shall report its recommendation for expansion, revision, or
discontinuation of the pilot program to the Governor and the
General Assembly.
(h) This Section is repealed on June 1, 2024.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.