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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB2683
Introduced 2/15/2008, by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2683 |
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LRB095 05563 NHT 25653 b |
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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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| 2-3.25n as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25n)
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| Sec. 2-3.25n. No Child Left Behind Act; requirements and |
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| construction.
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| (a) The
The changes in the State accountability system made |
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| by this
amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly are a |
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| direct result of the federal
No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001 |
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| (Public Law 107-110), which requires that each
state develop |
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| and implement a single, statewide accountability system
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| applicable
to all schools and school districts. |
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| (b) As provided in the federal No Child Left Behind Act of |
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| 2001 (Public
Law 107-110), nothing in this amendatory Act of |
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| the 93rd General Assembly shall
be construed to alter or |
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| otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures
afforded |
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| school district or school employees under federal, State, or |
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| local law
(including applicable rules, regulations, or court |
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| orders) or under the terms
of
collective bargaining agreements, |
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| memoranda of understanding, or other
agreements between such |
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| employees and their employers.
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