Full Text of HB6136 99th General Assembly
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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 Section | 5 | | 2-3.167 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.167 new) | 7 | | Sec. 2-3.167. Advisory Council on At-Risk Students. | 8 | | (a) For purposes of this Section, "at-risk students" means | 9 | | students served by the
Department of Human Services who receive | 10 | | services through Medicaid, the
Supplemental Nutrition | 11 | | Assistance Program, the Children's Health Insurance Program,
| 12 | | or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, as well as students | 13 | | under the legal
custody of the Department of Children and | 14 | | Family Services. Students may not be
counted more than once for | 15 | | receiving multiple services from the Department of Human
| 16 | | Services or if they receive those services and are under the | 17 | | legal custody of the
Department of Children and Family | 18 | | Services. | 19 | | (b) The Advisory Council on At-Risk Students is created | 20 | | within the State Board of
Education. The Advisory Council shall | 21 | | consist of all of the following members: | 22 | | (1) One member of the House of Representatives | 23 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. |
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| 1 | | (2) One member of the House of Representatives | 2 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 3 | | Representatives. | 4 | | (3) One member of the Senate appointed by the President | 5 | | of the Senate. | 6 | | (4) One member of the Senate appointed by the Minority | 7 | | Leader of the Senate. | 8 | | (5) The following members appointed by the State | 9 | | Superintendent of Education: | 10 | | (A) One member who is an educator representing a | 11 | | statewide
professional teachers' organization. | 12 | | (B) One member who is an educator representing a | 13 | | different statewide
professional teachers' | 14 | | organization. | 15 | | (C) One member who is an educator representing a | 16 | | professional
teachers' organization in a city having a | 17 | | population exceeding
500,000. | 18 | | (D) One member from an organization that works for | 19 | | economic,
educational, and social progress for African | 20 | | Americans and promotes
strong sustainable communities | 21 | | through advocacy, collaboration, and
innovation. | 22 | | (E) One member from an organization that | 23 | | facilitates the involvement of
Latino Americans at all | 24 | | levels of public decision-making. | 25 | | (F) One member from an organization focused on | 26 | | research-based
education policy to support a school |
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| 1 | | system that prepares all students
for college, a | 2 | | career, and democratic citizenship. | 3 | | (G) One member from an organization dedicated to | 4 | | advocating for public
policies to prevent | 5 | | homelessness. | 6 | | (H) One member from the Illinois Student | 7 | | Assistance Commission. | 8 | | (I) One member from an organization that works to | 9 | | ensure the health
and safety of Illinois youth and | 10 | | families by providing capacity building
services. | 11 | | (J) One member from an organization that provides | 12 | | public high school
students with opportunities to | 13 | | explore and develop their talents, while
gaining | 14 | | critical skills for work, college, and beyond. | 15 | | (K) One member from an organization that promotes | 16 | | the strengths and
abilities of youth and families by | 17 | | providing community-based services
that empower each | 18 | | to face life's challenges with confidence,
competence, | 19 | | and dignity. | 20 | | (L) One member from an organization that connects | 21 | | former members of
the foster care system with current | 22 | | children in the foster care system. | 23 | | (M) One member who has experience with research and | 24 | | statistics. | 25 | | (N) Three members who are parents of at-risk | 26 | | students. |
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| 1 | | (O) One member from an organization that optimizes | 2 | | the positive growth of at-risk youth and individuals | 3 | | working with at-risk youth through support services. | 4 | | (P) One member from a statewide organization | 5 | | representing regional offices of education. | 6 | | Members of the Council shall, to the extent possible, be | 7 | | selected on the basis of experience with or knowledge of | 8 | | various programs for at-risk students. The Council shall, to | 9 | | the extent possible, include diverse membership from a variety | 10 | | of socio-economic, racial, and
ethnic backgrounds. | 11 | | (c) Initial members of the Council shall serve terms | 12 | | determined by lot as follows: | 13 | | (1) Seven members shall serve for one year. | 14 | | (2) Seven members shall serve for 2 years. | 15 | | (3) The remaining members shall serve for 3 years. | 16 | | Successors shall serve 3-year terms. Members must serve until | 17 | | their successors are appointed and have qualified. | 18 | | (d) Members of the Council shall not receive compensation | 19 | | for the performance of their duties on the Council. | 20 | | (e) The Council shall initially meet at the call of the | 21 | | State Superintendent of
Education. At the initial meeting, | 22 | | members shall select a chairperson from among their
number by | 23 | | majority vote; a representative from the State Board of | 24 | | Education may cast a
deciding vote if there is a tie. The | 25 | | Council shall select a chairperson annually, who
may be the | 26 | | same chairperson as the year prior. The Council shall meet at |
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call of the chairperson after the initial meeting. | 2 | | (f) The State Board of Education and City of Chicago School | 3 | | District 299 shall provide administrative support to the | 4 | | Council. | 5 | | (g) The Council shall accept and consider public comments | 6 | | when making its
recommendations. | 7 | | (h) By no later than December 15, 2017, the Council shall | 8 | | submit a report to the State
Superintendent of Education, the | 9 | | Governor, and the General Assembly addressing, at a
minimum, | 10 | | the following with respect to school districts where racial | 11 | | minorities comprise a majority of the student population: | 12 | | (1) What are the barriers to success present for | 13 | | at-risk students? | 14 | | (2) How much does socio-economic status impact | 15 | | academic and career
achievement? | 16 | | (3) How do at-risk students perform academically? | 17 | | (4) How do at-risk students perform academically | 18 | | compared to students from
higher socio-economic statuses? | 19 | | (5) What programs are shown to help at-risk students | 20 | | reach higher levels of
academic and career achievement? | 21 | | (6) What specific curriculums help the academic | 22 | | success of at-risk students? | 23 | | (7) Of curriculums that help at-risk students, which of | 24 | | these need to be
implemented within the Illinois Learning | 25 | | Standards? | 26 | | (8) To what degree do school districts teach cultural |
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| 1 | | history, and how can this be
improved? | 2 | | (9) Specific policy recommendations to improve the | 3 | | academic success of at-risk students. | 4 | | (10) Any other information that the Council determines | 5 | | will assist in the
understanding of the barriers to success | 6 | | for or increase the academic
performance of at-risk | 7 | | students. | 8 | | The Council shall submit an annual report with updated | 9 | | information on the barriers to
academic success and the | 10 | | academic progress of at-risk students by no later than December | 11 | | 15 of
each year beginning the year after the initial report is | 12 | | submitted.
| 13 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 14 | | becoming law.
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