Bill Text: IL SB3092 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning truants' alternative and optional education programs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB3092 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB3092-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 SB3092 Introduced 2/1/2012, by Sen. Christine Radogno SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/2-3.66 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.66
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning truants' alternative and optional education programs.
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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
2-3.66 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.66) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.66)
Sec. 2-3.66. Truants' alternative and optional education
programs. To establish projects to offer modified
instructional programs or other services designed to prevent
students from dropping out of school, including programs
pursuant to Section 2-3.41, and and to serve as a part time or
full time option in lieu of regular school attendance and to
award grants to local school districts, educational service
regions or community college districts from appropriated funds
to assist districts in establishing such projects. The
education agency may operate its own program or enter into a
contract with another not-for-profit entity to implement the
program. The projects shall allow dropouts, up to and including
age 21, potential dropouts, including truants, uninvolved,
unmotivated and disaffected students, as defined by State Board
of Education rules and regulations, to enroll, as an
alternative to regular school attendance, in an optional
education program which may be established by school board

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policy and is in conformance with rules adopted by the State
Board of Education. Truants' Alternative and Optional
Education programs funded pursuant to this Section shall be
planned by a student, the student's parents or legal guardians,
unless the student is 18 years or older, and school officials
and shall culminate in an individualized optional education
plan. Such plan shall focus on academic or vocational skills,
or both, and may include, but not be limited to, evening
school, summer school, community college courses, adult
education, preparation courses for the high school level test
of General Educational Development, vocational training, work
experience, programs to enhance self concept and parenting
courses. School districts which are awarded grants pursuant to
this Section shall be authorized to provide day care services
to children of students who are eligible and desire to enroll
in programs established and funded under this Section, but only
if and to the extent that such day care is necessary to enable
those eligible students to attend and participate in the
programs and courses which are conducted pursuant to this
Section. School districts and regional offices of education may
claim general State aid under Section 18-8.05 for students
enrolled in truants' alternative and optional education
programs, provided that such students are receiving services
that are supplemental to a program leading to a high school
diploma and are otherwise eligible to be claimed for general
State aid under Section 18-8.05.

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(Source: P.A. 96-734, eff. 8-25-09.)