93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4738

 

Introduced 02/04/04, by Julie Hamos

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/2-3.25n

    Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the federal No Child Left Behind Act.


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A BILL FOR

 

HB4738 LRB093 16712 NHT 42363 b

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 changing Section
5 2-3.25n as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25n)
7     Sec. 2-3.25n. No Child Left Behind Act; requirements and
8 construction.
9     (a) The changes in the State accountability system made by
10 this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly are a direct
11 result of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public
12 Law 107-110), which requires that each state develop and
13 implement a single, statewide accountability system applicable
14 to all schools and school districts.
15     (b) As provided in the federal No Child Left Behind Act of
16 2001 (Public Law 107-110), nothing in this amendatory Act of
17 the 93rd General Assembly shall be construed to alter or
18 otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures afforded
19 school district or school employees under federal, State, or
20 local law (including applicable rules, regulations, or court
21 orders) or under the terms of collective bargaining agreements,
22 memoranda of understanding, or other agreements between these
23 such employees and their employers.
24 (Source: P.A. 93-470, eff. 8-8-03.)