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| 1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
| 5 | 13B-20.5 and by adding Section 34-18.78 as follows:
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| 6 | (105 ILCS 5/13B-20.5)
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| 7 | Sec. 13B-20.5. Eligible activities and services. | ||||||
| 8 | Alternative learning
opportunities programs
may include, | ||||||
| 9 | without limitation, evening high school, in-school tutoring | ||||||
| 10 | and
mentoring programs,
in-school suspension
programs, high | ||||||
| 11 | school completion programs to assist high school dropouts in
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| 12 | completing their education, high school completion programs to | ||||||
| 13 | allow students eligible for remote learning under Section | ||||||
| 14 | 34-18.78 to complete their education while incarcerated in an | ||||||
| 15 | institution or facility of the Department of Corrections, | ||||||
| 16 | support services, parental
involvement programs, and
programs | ||||||
| 17 | to develop, enhance, or extend the transition for students
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| 18 | transferring back to the regular
school program, an adult | ||||||
| 19 | education program, or a post-secondary education
program.
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| 20 | (Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)
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| 21 | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.78 new) | ||||||
| 22 | Sec. 34-18.78. Pilot program for remote learning for | ||||||
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| 1 | students in the custody of the Department of Corrections. The | ||||||
| 2 | board may offer the option of remote learning to allow a | ||||||
| 3 | student who is in the custody of the Department of Corrections | ||||||
| 4 | to successfully complete the course requirements necessary to | ||||||
| 5 | graduate from high school and receive a high school diploma. | ||||||
| 6 | The school district may offer a remote learning option to a | ||||||
| 7 | student if the student: | ||||||
| 8 | (1) is enrolled at Consuella B. York Alternative High | ||||||
| 9 | School at the time the student is transferred to a | ||||||
| 10 | Department of Corrections facility or institution or had | ||||||
| 11 | been enrolled at Consuella B. York Alternative High School | ||||||
| 12 | within the 6 months prior to being transferred to a | ||||||
| 13 | Department of Corrections facility or institution; and | ||||||
| 14 | (2) is within 2 school years of completing all of the | ||||||
| 15 | course requirements necessary to graduate from high school | ||||||
| 16 | and receive a high school diploma. | ||||||
| 17 | The Department of Corrections educators and security staff | ||||||
| 18 | shall be involved in assisting and supervising students | ||||||
| 19 | participating in the pilot program. The Department of | ||||||
| 20 | Corrections shall negotiate with all bargaining units involved | ||||||
| 21 | to ensure that the implementation of the pilot program is | ||||||
| 22 | consistent with collective bargaining agreements. | ||||||
| 23 | The school district may continue to offer the option of | ||||||
| 24 | remote learning to the student for up to one school year | ||||||
| 25 | following the student's release from the custody of the | ||||||
| 26 | Department of Corrections to allow the student to complete any | ||||||
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| 1 | remaining course requirements necessary to graduate from high | ||||||
| 2 | school and receive a high school diploma. | ||||||
| 3 | The establishment of the pilot program described in this | ||||||
| 4 | Section is contingent upon there being provided to the | ||||||
| 5 | Department of Corrections sufficient appropriations to | ||||||
| 6 | implement and administer the program.
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| 7 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 8 | becoming law.
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