94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2468


 
Introduced 1/18/2006, by Sen. Chris Lauzen
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














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    Amends the School Code.  Provides that in order for a non-public elementary or secondary school to register with the State Board of Education or to obtain the status of "Non-public School Recognition" from the State Board, the school must provide the State Board with an assurance of compliance with the employee criminal history records check requirements set forth in the Code.
















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    AN ACT concerning education.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
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2-3.25o as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25o)

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    Sec. 2-3.25o. Registration and recognition of non-public 
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elementary and
secondary schools.


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    (a) Findings. The General Assembly finds and declares (i) 
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that the
Constitution
of the State of Illinois provides that a 
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"fundamental goal of the People of the
State is the
educational 
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development of all persons to the limits of their capacities" 
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and
(ii) that the
educational development of every school 
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student serves the public purposes of
the State.
In order to 
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ensure that all Illinois students and teachers have the 
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opportunity
to enroll and
work in State-approved educational 
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institutions and programs, the State Board
of
Education shall 
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provide for the voluntary registration and recognition of

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non-public
elementary and secondary schools.


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    (b) Registration. All non-public elementary and secondary 
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schools in the
State
of
Illinois may voluntarily register with 
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the State Board of Education on an
annual basis. Registration 
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shall
be completed
in conformance with procedures prescribed by 
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the State Board of Education.
Information
required for 
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registration shall include assurances of compliance (i) with

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federal
and State
laws regarding health examination and 
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immunization, attendance, length of term,
and

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nondiscrimination,
and (ii) with applicable fire and health 
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safety requirements, and (iii) with the criminal history 
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records check requirements set forth in Section 10-21.9 of this 
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Code.

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    (c) Recognition. All non-public elementary and secondary 
 


 






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schools in the
State of
Illinois may voluntarily seek the 
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status of "Non-public School Recognition"
from
the State
Board 
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of Education. This status may be obtained by compliance with

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administrative
guidelines and review procedures as prescribed 
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by the State Board of Education.
The
guidelines and procedures 
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must recognize that some of the aims and the
financial bases of

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non-public schools are different from public schools and will 
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not be identical
to those for
public schools, nor will they be 
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more burdensome. The guidelines and procedures
must
also 
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recognize the diversity of non-public schools and shall not 
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impinge upon
the
noneducational relationships between those 
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schools and their clientele.
A non-public elementary or 
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secondary school must also provide the State Board of Education 
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with an assurance of compliance with the criminal history 
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records check requirements set forth in Section 10-21.9 of this 
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Code in order to obtain the status of "Non-public School 
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Recognition".


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    (d) Public purposes. The provisions of this Section are in 
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the public
interest, for
the public benefit, and serve secular 
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public purposes.


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    (e) Definition. For purposes of this Section, a non-public 
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school means any
non-profit, non-home-based, and non-public 
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elementary or secondary school that
is
in
compliance with Title 
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VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and attendance at
which

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satisfies the requirements of Section 26-1 of this Code.


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(Source: P.A. 93-661, eff. 2-10-04.)