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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3487 Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. Thomas Morrison - Sandra M. Pihos - Chad Hays - Norine Hammond - Kay Hatcher, et al. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the School Code. Allows a school board to discontinue, by publicly adopted resolution, any instructional mandate in the Courses of Study Article of the School Code for which the school district does not receive a separate State appropriation through the State Board of Education or reimbursement by the State to extend the school day or year (with exceptions). Provides that if a student requests information on any instructional mandate that has been discontinued, then the school district shall provide the student with the requested information. Effective immediately.
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| | HB3487 | | LRB097 03119 NHT 43154 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 27-2.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-2.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 27-2.5. Instructional mandate discontinuance. |
| 8 | | (a) For the purposes of this Section, "instructional |
| 9 | | mandate" means any State law in this Article that requires a |
| 10 | | school district to devote any amount of time to the instruction |
| 11 | | of or engagement by students in a subject or course. |
| 12 | | (b) Notwithstanding Section 2-3.25g or any other provision |
| 13 | | of this Code, a school board may discontinue, by publicly |
| 14 | | adopted resolution, any instructional mandate in this Article |
| 15 | | for which the school district does not receive a separate State |
| 16 | | appropriation through the State Board of Education or |
| 17 | | reimbursement by the State to extend the school day or year. |
| 18 | | This Section, however, does not permit a school board to |
| 19 | | discontinue by resolution the requirements set forth in |
| 20 | | Sections 27-5, 27-6, 27-7, and 27-22 of this Code and Sections |
| 21 | | 27-24 through 27-24.8 of this Code. |
| 22 | | (c) If a student requests information on any instructional |
| 23 | | mandate that has been discontinued under this Section, then the |