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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4208
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4208 as follows:
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| 3 | on page 5, by replacing line 25 with the following: | ||||||
| 4 | "healthy learning environments by reducing the reliance on | ||||||
| 5 | exclusionary discipline and referrals to law"; and | ||||||
| 6 | on page 6, line 7, after "to,", by inserting "(i)"; and | ||||||
| 7 | on page 6, line 8, before "social", by inserting "school"; and | ||||||
| 8 | on page 6, by replacing lines 9 through 11 with the following: | ||||||
| 9 | "health specialists; (ii) otherwise expanding the availability | ||||||
| 10 | of alternatives to exclusionary discipline and referrals to law | ||||||
| 11 | enforcement, mental and behavioral health supports, wraparound | ||||||
| 12 | services, and drug and alcohol treatment; and (iii) providing | ||||||
| 13 | training for school staff on alternatives to exclusionary | ||||||
| 14 | discipline and law enforcement involvement for"; and | ||||||
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| 1 | on page 7, by replacing lines 1 through 11 with the following: | ||||||
| 2 | "annually. The criteria to be considered by the State Board of | ||||||
| 3 | Education in awarding the funds shall be (i) the rates of | ||||||
| 4 | exclusionary discipline in the target schools over the | ||||||
| 5 | preceding 3 years and (ii) the degree to which the proposal | ||||||
| 6 | articulates a strong, comprehensive approach for reducing the | ||||||
| 7 | reliance on exclusionary discipline and referrals to law | ||||||
| 8 | enforcement to address school disciplinary matters while | ||||||
| 9 | building safer and healthier learning environments. Priority | ||||||
| 10 | shall be given to school districts that meet the metrics under | ||||||
| 11 | subsection (b) of Section 2-3.162."; and | ||||||
| 12 | on page 7, by replacing line 13 with the following: | ||||||
| 13 | "ranked from highest rates to lowest, with higher"; and | ||||||
| 14 | on page 8, by replacing lines 15 through 21 with the following: | ||||||
| 15 | "the reliance on exclusionary discipline and referrals to law | ||||||
| 16 | enforcement to address school disciplinary matters, and the | ||||||
| 17 | effects of the program on school safety and school climate. | ||||||
| 18 | This report shall".
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