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HB1479 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024
HB1479

Introduced 1/31/2023, by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new
    Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, each school district must provide a parent or guardian of an at-risk student information about appropriate and available community-based or in-school academic support services; defines "at-risk student" and specifies what those services may include. Provides that a school district shall not be responsible for any costs or transportation associated with a student's participation in community-based academic support services. Effective July 1, 2024.

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1     AN ACT concerning education.

2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:

4     Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
5 10-20.85 and 34-18.82 as follows:

6     (105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new)
7     Sec. 10-20.85. Academic support services; at-risk student.
8     (a) In this Section, "at-risk student" means a student who
9 is at risk of dropping out of school because of his or her
10 individual academic needs and who requires temporary or
11 ongoing academic support services to achieve success in
12 school.
13     (b) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, each school
14 district must provide a parent or guardian of an at-risk
15 student information about appropriate and available
16 community-based or in-school academic support services. The
17 academic support services may include, but are not limited to,
18 any of the following:
19         (1) Individual or small-group tutoring.
20         (2) A summer school program.
21         (3) A mentoring program.
22         (4) Meeting with an academic advisor.
23     A school district shall not be responsible for any costs

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1 or transportation associated with a student's participation in
2 community-based academic support services under this
3 subsection.

4     (105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new)
5     Sec. 34-18.82. Academic support services; at-risk student.
6     (a) In this Section, "at-risk student" means a student who
7 is at risk of dropping out of school because of his or her
8 individual academic needs and who requires temporary or
9 ongoing academic support services to achieve success in
10 school.
11     (b) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, the school
12 district must provide a parent or guardian of an at-risk
13 student information about appropriate and available
14 community-based or in-school academic support services. The
15 academic support services may include, but are not limited to,
16 any of the following:
17         (1) Individual or small-group tutoring.
18         (2) A summer school program.
19         (3) A mentoring program.
20         (4) Meeting with an academic advisor.
21     The school district shall not be responsible for any costs
22 or transportation associated with a student's participation in
23 community-based academic support services under this
24 subsection.

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

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1 2024.

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