HB2348 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2348

Introduced 2/14/2023, by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

35 ILCS 40/50

Amends the Invest in Kids Act. Provides that a qualified school that accepts scholarship students must comply with the provisions of federal and State laws and rules applicable to public schools pertaining to special education and instruction of English learners; the provisions of the School Code concerning charter schools; the provisions of the Illinois Humans Rights Act concerning public accommodations and educational institutions; and the provisions of the School Code concerning pregnancy and breastfeeding-related accommodations. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning revenue.

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

Section 5. The Invest in Kids Act is amended by changing Section 50 as follows:

(35 ILCS 40/50)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)

Sec. 50. Qualified school responsibilities. A qualified school that accepts scholarship students must do all of the following:

(1) provide to a scholarship granting organization, upon request, all documentation required for the student's participation, including the non-public school's cost and student's fee schedules;

(2) be academically accountable to the custodian for meeting the educational needs of the student by:

(A) at a minimum, annually providing to the custodian a written explanation of the student's progress; and

(B) annually administering assessments required by subsection (a) of Section 45 of this Act in the same manner in which they are administered at public schools pursuant to Section 2-3.64a-5 of the School Code; the Board shall bill participating qualified schools for all costs associated with administering assessments required by this paragraph; the participating qualified schools shall ensure that all test security and assessment administration procedures are followed; participating qualified schools must report individual student scores to the custodians of the students; the independent research organization described in subsection (b) of Section 45 of this Act shall be provided all student score data in a secure manner by the participating qualified school; .

(3) comply with (i) all provisions of federal and State laws and rules applicable to public schools pertaining to special education and the instruction of English learners and (ii) paragraphs (1) through (12) of subsection (g) of Section 27A-5 of the School Code;

(4) comply with Articles 5 and 5A of the Illinois Human Rights Act;

(5) comply with the breastfeeding accommodations for pupils as provided by Section 10-20.60 of the School Code; and

(6) comply with home instruction provisions for pregnant pupils as provided by Section 10-22.6a of the School Code.

The inability of a qualified school to meet the requirements of this Section shall constitute a basis for the ineligibility of the qualified school to participate in the scholarship program as determined by the Board.

(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.