Rep. William Davis
Filed: 3/29/2007
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2787
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2787 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
5 | 3-15.17 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (105 ILCS 5/3-15.17 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 3-15.17. Civic education advancement. | ||||||
8 | (a) The General Assembly finds that civic education and | ||||||
9 | participation are fundamental elements of a healthy democracy, | ||||||
10 | and schools are in need of support to identify civic learning | ||||||
11 | opportunities and to implement new strategies to prepare and | ||||||
12 | sustain high quality citizenship among their student body. | ||||||
13 | (b) Subject to appropriation, funding for civic education | ||||||
14 | professional development for high school teachers must be | ||||||
15 | provided by line item appropriation made to the State Board of | ||||||
16 | Education for that purpose. When appropriated, the State Board |
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1 | of Education must provide this funding to each regional | ||||||
2 | superintendent of schools based on high school enrollment as | ||||||
3 | reported on the State Board of Education's most recent fall | ||||||
4 | enrollment and housing report, except that 20% of each annual | ||||||
5 | appropriation must be reserved for a school district organized | ||||||
6 | under Article 34 of this Code. | ||||||
7 | (c) In order to establish eligibility for one or more of | ||||||
8 | its schools to receive funding under this Section, a school | ||||||
9 | district shall submit to its regional superintendent of schools | ||||||
10 | an application, accompanied by a completed civic audit, for | ||||||
11 | each school. A regional superintendent shall award funds to a | ||||||
12 | district based on the number of teachers identified by the | ||||||
13 | district to receive professional development multiplied by | ||||||
14 | $250. A district must not be awarded more than $3,000 in any | ||||||
15 | year, unless additional funds remain available after all | ||||||
16 | eligible applicants have received funding. A district may not | ||||||
17 | use funds authorized under this Section in any school more than | ||||||
18 | once every 2 years. Funds provided under this Section must be | ||||||
19 | used exclusively for professional development provided by | ||||||
20 | entities that are approved providers for purposes of | ||||||
21 | certificate renewal under Section 21-14 of this Code. | ||||||
22 | (d) The civic audit form and its content must be designed | ||||||
23 | and updated as deemed necessary by the Illinois Civic Mission | ||||||
24 | Coalition. Data from completed civic audits must be processed | ||||||
25 | by the Illinois Civic Mission Coalition. The civic audit must | ||||||
26 | be made available by the Illinois Civic Mission Coalition and |
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1 | must be designed to provide teachers and principals with a | ||||||
2 | blueprint to better understand how current curriculum, service | ||||||
3 | learning, and extracurricular activities are providing civic | ||||||
4 | learning experiences for their students.
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5 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
6 | becoming law.".
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