Date	Chamber	Action
8/12/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0339

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 5/10-29

105 ILCS 5/18-8.05

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Requires that the adopted school board policy concerning a remote educational program include the school term for the program, which may vary from the regular school term of the school district and during which term instructional time may occur on any calendar day. Provides that the school term for a program need not specify the days of pupil attendance, provided that the planned instructional time for students enrolled in the program must not be less than the planned instructional time for other students in the district. Provides that during the period of the calendar year included within the school term of the program (instead of the regular school term of the district), participation in a program may be claimed for general State aid purposes on any calendar day (instead of only on days of pupil attendance or institute days included within the district's calendar). Provides that outside of the school term of the program (instead of the regular school term of the district), the program may be offered as part of a summer school program. Provides that clock hours of instruction (instead of days of attendance) by program students may be claimed by the district and shall be counted as school work for general State aid purposes. Amends the State aid formula provisions with respect to the compilation of average daily attendance. Provides that pupils enrolled in a remote educational program may be counted on the basis of one-fifth for every clock hour of instruction attended in the program, provided that a district may not claim more days of attendance in a single school term for a student enrolled in a program than the days of attendance included in the regular school term of the district. Effective immediately.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts of the contents of the bill as introduced, with the following changes. Removes the requirement that the adopted school board policy concerning a remote educational program include the school term for the program. Provides that during the period of time from and including the opening date to the closing date of the regular school term of the school district, participation in a program may be claimed for general State aid purposes on any calendar day, notwithstanding whether the day is a day of pupil attendance or institute day on the school district's calendar or any other provision of law restricting instruction on that day (instead of providing that during the period of the calendar year included within the school term of the program, participation in a program may be claimed for general State aid purposes on any calendar day). Provides that if the district holds year-round classes in some buildings, the district shall classify each student's participation in a program as either on a year-round or a non-year-round schedule for purposes of claiming general State aid. Restores current law to provide that outside of the regular school term of the district, the program may be offered as part of a summer school program. Provides that pupils enrolled in a program may be counted on the basis of one-fifth day of attendance for every clock hour of instruction attended in the program, provided that, in any month, the school district may not claim for a student enrolled in a program more days of attendance than the maximum number of days of attendance the district can claim (i) for students enrolled in a building holding year-round classes if the student is classified as participating in the remote educational program on a year-round schedule or (ii) for students enrolled in a building not holding year-round classes if the student is not classified as participating in the remote educational program on a year-round schedule (instead of providing that pupils enrolled in a program may be counted on the basis of one-fifth for every clock hour of instruction attended in the program, provided that a district may not claim more days of attendance in a single school term for a student enrolled in a program than the days of attendance included in the regular school term of the district). Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/24/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Darlene J. Senger
2/24/2011	House	First Reading
2/24/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/28/2011	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
3/9/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
3/9/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
3/10/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
3/16/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000
3/16/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/11/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Darlene J. Senger
4/11/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/12/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
4/14/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/14/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
4/14/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/15/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-000-000
4/22/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/22/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 3, 2011
5/3/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Johnson
5/3/2011	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ron Sandack
5/4/2011	Senate	First Reading
5/4/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
5/4/2011	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
5/6/2011	Senate	Assigned to Education
5/13/2011	Senate	Do Pass Education; 009-000-000
5/13/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2011
5/16/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/16/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2011
5/17/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/17/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
6/15/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
8/12/2011	House	Governor Approved
8/12/2011	House	Effective Date August 12, 2011
8/12/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0339

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