100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5771

 

Introduced , by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/26-19 new

    Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2018, any publicly funded early childhood program receiving Preschool for All Block Grant funds or Preschool for All Expansion Block Grant funds shall collect and review its chronic absence data and determine what systems of support and resources are needed to engage chronically absent students and their families to encourage the habit of daily attendance and promote success; defines "chronic absence". Sets forth actions that are encouraged. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, an early childhood program shall report all the data collected to the State Board of Education, which shall make the report publicly available via the Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map Internet website and the Preschool for All Program or Preschool for All Expansion Program triennial report. Effective July 1, 2018.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
526-19 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/26-19 new)
7    Sec. 26-19. Chronic absenteeism in preschool children.
8    (a) In this Section, "Chronic absence" has the meaning
9ascribed to that term in Section 26-18 of this Code.
10    (b) The General Assembly makes all of the following
11findings:
12        (1) The early years are an extremely important period
13    in a child's learning and development.
14        (2) Missed learning opportunities in the early years
15    make it difficult for a child to enter kindergarten ready
16    for success.
17        (3) Attendance patterns in the early years serve as
18    predictors of chronic absenteeism and reduced educational
19    outcomes in later school years. Therefore, it is crucial
20    that the implications of chronic absence be understood and
21    reviewed regularly in all publicly funded early childhood
22    programs receiving State funds under Section 2-3.71 of this
23    Code.

 

 

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1    (c) Beginning July 1, 2018, any publicly funded early
2childhood program receiving State funds under Section 2-3.71 of
3this Code shall collect and review its chronic absence data and
4determine what systems of support and resources are needed to
5engage chronically absent students and their families to
6encourage the habit of daily attendance and promote success.
7    (d) Publicly funded early childhood programs receiving
8State funds under Section 2-3.71 of this Code are encouraged to
9do all of the following:
10        (1) Provide a system of support to students who are at
11    risk of reaching or exceeding chronic absence levels.
12        (2) Make resources available to families, such as those
13    available through the State Board of Education's Family
14    Engagement Framework, to support and encourage families to
15    become more involved in their children's education and to
16    ensure their children's daily program attendance.
17        (3) Include information about chronic absenteeism as
18    part of their preschool to kindergarten transition
19    resources.
20    (e) On or before July 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, an
21early childhood program shall report all data collected under
22subsection (c) of this Section to the State Board of Education,
23which shall make the report publicly available via the Illinois
24Early Childhood Asset Map Internet website and the Preschool
25for All Program or Preschool for All Expansion Program
26triennial report.
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
22018.