Sen. Laura M. Murphy

Filed: 3/3/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 183

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 183 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
513A-4 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/13A-4)
7    Sec. 13A-4. Administrative transfers.
8    (a) A student who is determined to be subject to
9suspension or expulsion in the manner provided by Section
1010-22.6 (or, in the case of a student enrolled in the public
11schools of a school district organized under Article 34, in
12accordance with the uniform system of discipline established
13under Section 34-19) may be immediately transferred to the
14alternative school program. At the earliest time following
15that transfer appropriate personnel from the sending school
16district and appropriate personnel of the alternative program

 

 

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1shall meet to develop an alternative education plan for the
2student. The student's parent or guardian shall be invited to
3this meeting. The student may be invited. The alternative
4educational plan shall include, but not be limited to all of
5the following:
6        (1) The duration of the plan, including a date after
7    which the student may be returned to the regular
8    educational program in the public schools of the
9    transferring district. If the parent or guardian of a
10    student who is scheduled to be returned to the regular
11    education program in the public schools of the district
12    files a written objection to the return with the principal
13    of the alternative school, the matter shall be referred by
14    the principal to the regional superintendent of the
15    educational service region in which the alternative school
16    program is located for a hearing. Notice of the hearing
17    shall be given by the regional superintendent to the
18    student's parent or guardian. After the hearing, the
19    regional superintendent may take such action as he or she
20    finds appropriate and in the best interests of the
21    student. The determination of the regional superintendent
22    shall be final.
23        (2) The specific academic and behavioral components of
24    the plan.
25        (3) A method and time frame for reviewing the
26    student's progress.

 

 

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1Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, if a
2student for whom an individualized educational program has
3been developed under Article 14 is transferred to an
4alternative school program under this Article 13A, that
5individualized educational program shall continue to apply to
6that student following the transfer unless modified in
7accordance with the provisions of Article 14.
8    (b) Before the effective date of the transfer, the
9student's parents or guardians shall receive information about
10the alternative school program including the specific nature
11of the curriculum, number of students in the program, any
12available services, the program's disciplinary policies, a
13typical daily schedule, and extracurricular activities offered
14at the alternative school program.
15    (c) At the earliest time following the effective date of
16the transfer appropriate personnel from the sending school
17district and appropriate personnel of the alternative school
18program shall meet to develop an alternative education plan
19for the student. The student and the student's parents or
20guardians shall be invited to this meeting. The alternative
21educational plan shall include, but not be limited to all of
22the following:
23        (1) The duration of the plan, including a date after
24    which the student will may be returned to the regular
25    educational program in the public schools of the
26    transferring district.

 

 

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1        (2) The specific academic and behavioral components of
2    the plan.
3        (3) A method and time frame for reviewing the
4    student's progress and for transitioning the student back
5    to the regular education program in the public schools of
6    the transferring district on the date set forth in
7    paragraph (1). A transition meeting between the sending
8    school district, the alternative school program, and the
9    student's parent or guardian at least 3 days prior to the
10    date after which the student will be returned to the
11    regular education program in the public schools of the
12    transferring district.
13    (d) The date after which the student will return to the
14regular educational program in the public schools of the
15transferring district shall not be extended over the objection
16of the student's parent or guardian.
17    (e) The date after which the student will return to the
18regular educational program in the public schools of the
19transferring district may be extended upon written agreement
20by the transferring school district, alternative school
21program, and the student's parent or guardian.
22    (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
23if a student for whom an individualized educational program
24has been developed under Article 14 is transferred to an
25alternative school program under this Article 13A, that
26individualized educational program shall continue to apply to

 

 

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1that student following the transfer unless modified in
2accordance with the provisions of Article 14.
3(Source: P.A. 89-383, eff. 8-18-95; 89-629, eff. 8-9-96.)".