101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4255
 
Introduced 1/27/2020, by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
35 ILCS 40/50

     Amends the Invest in Kids Act. Provides that a qualified school that accepts scholarship students must comply with: all provisions of federal and State laws and rules applicable to public schools pertaining to special education and the instruction of English learners and certain provisions of the School Code concerning charter schools; provisions of the Illinois Humans Rights Act; and specific provisions of the School Code. Effective Immediately.
  


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
 
 
A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Invest in Kids Act is amended  by changing 
5Section 50 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 40/50)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)

8    Sec. 50. Qualified school  responsibilities. A qualified 
9school that accepts scholarship students must do all of the 
10following:
11        (1) provide to a scholarship granting organization, 
12    upon request, all documentation required for the student's 
13    participation, including the non-public school's cost and 
14    student's fee schedules;
15        (2) be academically accountable to the custodian for 
16    meeting the educational needs of the student by:
17            (A) at a minimum, annually providing to the 
18        custodian a written explanation of the student's 
19        progress; and
20            (B) annually administering assessments required by 
21        subsection (a) of Section 45 of this Act in the same 
22        manner in which they are administered at public schools 
23        pursuant to Section 2-3.64a-5 of the School Code; the 
 
 
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1        Board shall bill participating qualified schools for 
2        all costs associated with administering assessments 
3        required by this paragraph; the participating 
4        qualified schools shall ensure that all test security 
5        and assessment administration procedures are followed; 
6        participating qualified schools must report individual 
7        student scores to the custodians of the students; the 
8        independent research organization described in 
9        subsection (b) of Section 45 of this Act shall be 
10        provided all student score data in a secure manner by 
11        the participating qualified school; .
12        (3) comply with (i) all provisions of federal and State 
13    laws and rules applicable to public schools pertaining to 
14    special education and the instruction of English learners 
15    and (ii) paragraphs (1) through (12) of subsection (g) of 
16    Section 27A-5 of the School Code;
17        (4) comply with Articles 5 and 5A of the Illinois Human 
18    Rights Act;
19        (5) comply with the breastfeeding accommodations for 
20    pupils as provided by Section 10-20.60 of Public Act 
21    100-14; and
22        (6) comply with home instruction provisions for 
23    pregnant pupils as provided by Section 10-22.6a of the 
24    School Code. 
25    The inability of a qualified school to meet the 
26requirements of this Section shall constitute a basis for the 
 
 
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1ineligibility of the qualified school to participate in the 
2scholarship program as determined by the Board.

3(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
 
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
5becoming law.