Full Text of HB6136 99th General Assembly
HB6136 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB6136 Introduced 2/11/2016, by Rep. Litesa E. Wallace SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the School Code. Creates the Advisory Council on At-Risk Students within the State Board of Education. Sets forth provisions concerning the members of the Council, meetings of the Council, and administrative support to the Council. Requires the Council to accept and consider public comments when making its recommendations. Requires the Council to submit a report no later than December 15, 2016 to the State Superintendent of Education, the Governor, and the General Assembly addressing (1) the barriers to success present for at-risk students; (2) how much socio-economic status impacts academic and career achievement; (3) how at-risk students perform academically; (4) how at-risk students perform academically compared to students from higher socio-economic statuses; (5) what programs are shown to help at-risk students reach higher levels of academic and career achievement; (6) what specific curriculums help the academic success of at-risk students; (7) of curriculums that help at-risk students, which of these need to be implemented within the Illinois Learning Standards; (8) to what degree school districts teach cultural history, and how this can be improved; (9) specific policy recommendations; and (10) any other information that the Council determines will assist in the understanding of the barriers to success for or increase the academic performance of at-risk students. Requires the Council to submit annual reports thereafter. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | 5 | | 2-3.167 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.167 new) | 7 | | Sec. 2-3.167. Advisory Council on At-Risk Students. | 8 | | (a) For purposes of this Section, "at-risk students" means | 9 | | students served by the
Department of Human Services who receive | 10 | | services through Medicaid, the
Supplemental Nutrition | 11 | | Assistance Program, the Children's Health Insurance Program,
| 12 | | or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, as well as students | 13 | | under the legal
custody of the Department of Children and | 14 | | Family Services. Students may not be
counted more than once for | 15 | | receiving multiple services from the Department of Human
| 16 | | Services or if they receive those services and are under the | 17 | | legal custody of the
Department of Children and Family | 18 | | Services. | 19 | | (b) The Advisory Council on At-Risk Students is created | 20 | | within the State Board of
Education. The Advisory Council shall | 21 | | consist of all of the following members: | 22 | | (1) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of | 23 | | Representatives. |
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| 1 | | (2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 2 | | House of Representatives. | 3 | | (3) One member appointed by the President of the | 4 | | Senate. | 5 | | (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 6 | | Senate. | 7 | | (5) The following members appointed by the State | 8 | | Superintendent of Education: | 9 | | (A) One member who is an educator representing a | 10 | | statewide
professional teachers' organization. | 11 | | (B) One member who is an educator representing a | 12 | | different statewide
professional teachers' | 13 | | organization. | 14 | | (C) One member who is an educator representing a | 15 | | professional
teachers' organization in a city having a | 16 | | population exceeding
500,000. | 17 | | (D) One member from an organization that works for | 18 | | economic,
educational, and social progress for African | 19 | | Americans and promotes
strong sustainable communities | 20 | | through advocacy, collaboration, and
innovation. | 21 | | (E) One member from an organization that | 22 | | facilitates the involvement of
Latino Americans at all | 23 | | levels of public decision-making. | 24 | | (F) One member from an organization focused on | 25 | | research-based
education policy to support a school | 26 | | system that prepares all students
for college, a |
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| 1 | | career, and democratic citizenship. | 2 | | (G) One member from an organization dedicated to | 3 | | advocating for public
policies to prevent | 4 | | homelessness. | 5 | | (H) One member from the Illinois Student | 6 | | Assistance Commission. | 7 | | (I) One member from an organization that works to | 8 | | ensure the health
and safety of Illinois youth and | 9 | | families by providing capacity building
services. | 10 | | (J) One member from an organization that provides | 11 | | public high school
students with opportunities to | 12 | | explore and develop their talents, while
gaining | 13 | | critical skills for work, college, and beyond. | 14 | | (K) One member from an organization that promotes | 15 | | the strengths and
abilities of youth and families by | 16 | | providing community-based services
that empower each | 17 | | to face life's challenges with confidence,
competence, | 18 | | and dignity. | 19 | | (L) One member from an organization that connects | 20 | | former members of
the foster care system with current | 21 | | children in the foster care system. | 22 | | (M) One member who has experience with research and | 23 | | statistics. | 24 | | (N) Three members who are parents of at-risk | 25 | | students. | 26 | | Members of the Council shall, to the extent possible, be |
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| 1 | | selected on the basis of experience with or knowledge of | 2 | | various programs for at-risk students. The Council shall, to | 3 | | the extent possible, include diverse membership from a variety | 4 | | of socio-economic, racial, and
ethnic backgrounds. | 5 | | (c) Initial members of the Council shall serve terms | 6 | | determined by lot as follows: | 7 | | (1) Seven members shall serve for one year. | 8 | | (2) Seven members shall serve for 2 years. | 9 | | (3) The remaining members shall serve for 3 years. | 10 | | Successors shall serve 3-year terms. Members must serve until | 11 | | their successors are appointed and have qualified. | 12 | | (d) Members of the Council shall not receive compensation | 13 | | for the performance of their duties on the Council. | 14 | | (e) The Council shall initially meet at the call of the | 15 | | State Superintendent of
Education. At the initial meeting, | 16 | | members shall select a chairperson from among their
number by | 17 | | majority vote; a representative from the State Board of | 18 | | Education may cast a
deciding vote if there is a tie. The | 19 | | Council shall select a chairperson annually, who
may be the | 20 | | same chairperson as the year prior. The Council shall meet at | 21 | | the
call of the chairperson after the initial meeting. | 22 | | (f) The State Board of Education and City of Chicago School | 23 | | District 299 shall provide administrative support to the | 24 | | Council. | 25 | | (g) The Council shall accept and consider public comments | 26 | | when making its
recommendations. |
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| 1 | | (h) By no later than December 15, 2016, the Council shall | 2 | | submit a report to the State
Superintendent of Education, the | 3 | | Governor, and the General Assembly addressing, at a
minimum, | 4 | | the following: | 5 | | (1) What are the barriers to success present for | 6 | | at-risk students? | 7 | | (2) How much does socio-economic status impact | 8 | | academic and career
achievement? | 9 | | (3) How do at-risk students perform academically? | 10 | | (4) How do at-risk students perform academically | 11 | | compared to students from
higher socio-economic statuses? | 12 | | (5) What programs are shown to help at-risk students | 13 | | reach higher levels of
academic and career achievement? | 14 | | (6) What specific curriculums help the academic | 15 | | success of at-risk students? | 16 | | (7) Of curriculums that help at-risk students, which of | 17 | | these need to be
implemented within the Illinois Learning | 18 | | Standards? | 19 | | (8) To what degree do school districts teach cultural | 20 | | history, and how can this be
improved? | 21 | | (9) Specific policy recommendations to improve the | 22 | | academic success of at-risk students. | 23 | | (10) Any other information that the Council determines | 24 | | will assist in the
understanding of the barriers to success | 25 | | for or increase the academic
performance of at-risk | 26 | | students. |
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| 1 | | The Council shall submit an annual report with updated | 2 | | information on the barriers to
academic success and the | 3 | | academic progress of at-risk students by no later than December | 4 | | 15 of
each year beginning the year after the initial report is | 5 | | submitted.
| 6 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 7 | | becoming law.
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