Full Text of HB5838 98th General Assembly
HB5838 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB5838 Introduced , by Rep. Christian L. Mitchell SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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105 ILCS 5/2-3.66 | from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.66 |
105 ILCS 5/2-3.66b | | 105 ILCS 5/26-2 | from Ch. 122, par. 26-2 | 105 ILCS 5/26-16 | |
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Amends the School Code. Requires alternative and optional education programs for truants, the IHOPE Program, and graduation incentives programs to accept dropouts under the age of 24 (currently, under 20 for the graduation incentives programs and through the age of 21 for the IHOPE Program and the alternative and optional education programs for truants). Provides that a school district shall deny reenrollment in its secondary schools to any child 19 years of age or above who has dropped out of school and who could not attend classes during the normal school year and graduate before his or her twenty-fourth birthday (currently, his or her twenty-first birthday). Effective immediately.
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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 changing Sections | 5 | | 2-3.66, 2-3.66b, 26-2, and 26-16 as follows:
| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.66) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.66)
| 7 | | Sec. 2-3.66. Truants' alternative and optional education | 8 | | programs. To
establish projects to offer modified | 9 | | instructional programs or other
services designed to prevent | 10 | | students from dropping out of school,
including programs | 11 | | pursuant to Section 2-3.41, and to serve as a part time
or full | 12 | | time option in lieu of regular school attendance and to award
| 13 | | grants to local school districts, educational service regions | 14 | | or community
college districts from appropriated funds to | 15 | | assist districts in
establishing such projects. The education | 16 | | agency may operate its own
program or enter into a contract | 17 | | with another not-for-profit entity to
implement the program. | 18 | | The projects shall allow dropouts, up to and
including age 23 | 19 | | 21 , potential dropouts, including truants, uninvolved,
| 20 | | unmotivated and disaffected students, as defined by State Board | 21 | | of
Education rules and regulations, to enroll, as an | 22 | | alternative to regular
school attendance, in an optional | 23 | | education program which may be
established by school board |
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| 1 | | policy and is in conformance with rules adopted
by the State | 2 | | Board of Education. Truants' Alternative and Optional
| 3 | | Education programs funded pursuant to this Section shall be
| 4 | | planned by a student, the student's parents or legal guardians, | 5 | | unless the
student is 18 years or older, and school officials | 6 | | and shall culminate in
an individualized optional education | 7 | | plan. Such plan shall focus
on academic or vocational skills, | 8 | | or both, and may include, but not be
limited to, evening | 9 | | school, summer school, community college courses, adult
| 10 | | education, preparation courses for the high school level test | 11 | | of General
Educational Development, vocational training, work | 12 | | experience, programs to
enhance self concept and parenting | 13 | | courses. School districts which are
awarded grants pursuant to | 14 | | this Section shall be authorized to provide day
care services | 15 | | to children of students who are eligible and desire to enroll
| 16 | | in programs established and funded under this Section, but only | 17 | | if and to
the extent that such day care is necessary to enable | 18 | | those eligible
students to attend and participate in the | 19 | | programs and courses which are
conducted pursuant to this | 20 | | Section.
School districts and regional offices of education may | 21 | | claim general State
aid under Section 18-8.05 for students | 22 | | enrolled in truants' alternative and
optional education | 23 | | programs, provided that such students are receiving services
| 24 | | that are supplemental to a program leading to a high school | 25 | | diploma and are
otherwise eligible to be claimed for general | 26 | | State aid under Section 18-8.05.
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 96-734, eff. 8-25-09.)
| 2 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.66b) | 3 | | Sec. 2-3.66b. IHOPE Program. | 4 | | (a) There is established the Illinois Hope and Opportunity | 5 | | Pathways through Education (IHOPE) Program. The State Board of | 6 | | Education shall implement and administer the IHOPE Program. The | 7 | | goal of the IHOPE Program is to develop a comprehensive system | 8 | | in this State to re-enroll significant numbers of high school | 9 | | dropouts in programs that will enable them to earn their high | 10 | | school diploma. | 11 | | (b) The IHOPE Program shall award grants, subject to | 12 | | appropriation for this purpose, to educational service regions | 13 | | and a school district organized under Article 34 of this Code | 14 | | from appropriated funds to assist in establishing | 15 | | instructional programs and other services designed to | 16 | | re-enroll high school dropouts. From any funds appropriated for | 17 | | the IHOPE Program, the State Board of Education may use up to | 18 | | 5% for administrative costs, including the performance of a | 19 | | program evaluation and the hiring of staff to implement and | 20 | | administer the program. | 21 | | The IHOPE Program shall provide incentive grant funds for | 22 | | regional offices of education and a school district organized | 23 | | under Article 34 of this Code to develop partnerships with | 24 | | school districts, public community colleges, and community | 25 | | groups to build comprehensive plans to re-enroll high school |
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| 1 | | dropouts in their regions or districts. | 2 | | Programs funded through the IHOPE Program shall allow high | 3 | | school dropouts, up to and including age 23 21 notwithstanding | 4 | | Section 26-2 of this Code, to re-enroll in an educational | 5 | | program in conformance with rules adopted by the State Board of | 6 | | Education. Programs may include without limitation | 7 | | comprehensive year-round programming, evening school, summer | 8 | | school, community college courses, adult education, vocational | 9 | | training, work experience, programs to enhance self-concept, | 10 | | and parenting courses. Any student in the IHOPE Program who | 11 | | wishes to earn a high school diploma must meet the | 12 | | prerequisites to receiving a high school diploma specified in | 13 | | Section 27-22 of this Code and any other graduation | 14 | | requirements of the student's district of residence. Any | 15 | | student who successfully completes the requirements for his or | 16 | | her graduation shall receive a diploma identifying the student | 17 | | as graduating from his or her district of residence. | 18 | | (c) In order to be eligible for funding under the IHOPE | 19 | | Program, an interested regional office of education or a school | 20 | | district organized under Article 34 of this Code shall develop | 21 | | an IHOPE Plan to be approved by the State Board of Education. | 22 | | The State Board of Education shall develop rules for the IHOPE | 23 | | Program that shall set forth the requirements for the | 24 | | development of the IHOPE Plan. Each Plan shall involve school | 25 | | districts, public community colleges, and key community | 26 | | programs that work with high school dropouts located in an |
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| 1 | | educational service region or the City of Chicago before the | 2 | | Plan is sent to the State Board for approval. No funds may be | 3 | | distributed to a regional office of education or a school | 4 | | district organized under Article 34 of this Code until the | 5 | | State Board has approved the Plan. | 6 | | (d) A regional office of education or a school district | 7 | | organized under Article 34 of this Code may operate its own | 8 | | program funded by the IHOPE Program or enter into a contract | 9 | | with other not-for-profit entities, including school | 10 | | districts, public community colleges, and not-for-profit | 11 | | community-based organizations, to operate a program. | 12 | | A regional office of education or a school district | 13 | | organized under Article 34 of this Code that receives an IHOPE | 14 | | grant from the State Board of Education may provide funds under | 15 | | a sub-grant, as specified in the IHOPE Plan, to other | 16 | | not-for-profit entities to provide services according to the | 17 | | IHOPE Plan that was developed. These other entities may include | 18 | | school districts, public community colleges, or not-for-profit | 19 | | community-based organizations or a cooperative partnership | 20 | | among these entities. | 21 | | (e) In order to distribute funding based upon the need to | 22 | | ensure delivery of programs that will have the greatest impact, | 23 | | IHOPE Program funding must be distributed based upon the | 24 | | proportion of dropouts in the educational service region or | 25 | | school district, in the case of a school district organized | 26 | | under Article 34 of this Code, to the total number of dropouts |
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| 1 | | in this State. This formula shall employ the dropout data | 2 | | provided by school districts to the State Board of Education. | 3 | | A regional office of education or a school district | 4 | | organized under Article 34 of this Code may claim State aid | 5 | | under Section 18-8.05 of this Code for students enrolled in a | 6 | | program funded by the IHOPE Program, provided that the State | 7 | | Board of Education has approved the IHOPE Plan and that these | 8 | | students are receiving services that are meeting the | 9 | | requirements of Section 27-22 of this Code for receipt of a | 10 | | high school diploma and are otherwise eligible to be claimed | 11 | | for general State aid under Section 18-8.05 of this Code, | 12 | | including provisions related to the minimum number of days of | 13 | | pupil attendance pursuant to Section 10-19 of this Code and the | 14 | | minimum number of daily hours of school work and any exceptions | 15 | | thereto as defined by the State Board of Education in rules. | 16 | | (f) IHOPE categories of programming may include the | 17 | | following: | 18 | | (1) Full-time programs that are comprehensive, | 19 | | year-round programs. | 20 | | (2) Part-time programs combining work and study | 21 | | scheduled at various times that are flexible to the needs | 22 | | of students. | 23 | | (3) Online programs and courses in which students take | 24 | | courses and complete on-site, supervised tests that | 25 | | measure the student's mastery of a specific course needed | 26 | | for graduation. Students may take courses online and earn |
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| 1 | | credit or students may prepare to take supervised tests for | 2 | | specific courses for credit leading to receipt of a high | 3 | | school diploma. | 4 | | (4) Dual enrollment in which students attend high | 5 | | school classes in combination with community college | 6 | | classes or students attend community college classes while | 7 | | simultaneously earning high school credit and eventually a | 8 | | high school diploma. | 9 | | (g) In order to have successful comprehensive programs | 10 | | re-enrolling and graduating low-skilled high school dropouts, | 11 | | programs funded through the IHOPE Program shall include all of | 12 | | the following components: | 13 | | (1) Small programs (70 to 100 students) at a separate | 14 | | school site with a distinct identity. Programs may be | 15 | | larger with specific need and justification, keeping in | 16 | | mind that it is crucial to keep programs small to be | 17 | | effective. | 18 | | (2) Specific performance-based goals and outcomes and | 19 | | measures of enrollment, attendance, skills, credits, | 20 | | graduation, and the transition to college, training, and | 21 | | employment. | 22 | | (3) Strong, experienced leadership and teaching staff | 23 | | who are provided with ongoing professional development. | 24 | | (4) Voluntary enrollment. | 25 | | (5) High standards for student learning, integrating | 26 | | work experience, and education, including during the |
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| 1 | | school year and after school, and summer school programs | 2 | | that link internships, work, and learning. | 3 | | (6) Comprehensive programs providing extensive support | 4 | | services. | 5 | | (7) Small teams of students supported by full-time paid | 6 | | mentors who work to retain and help those students | 7 | | graduate. | 8 | | (8) A comprehensive technology learning center with | 9 | | Internet access and broad-based curriculum focusing on | 10 | | academic and career subject areas. | 11 | | (9) Learning opportunities that incorporate action | 12 | | into study. | 13 | | (h) Programs funded through the IHOPE Program must report | 14 | | data to the State Board of Education as requested. This | 15 | | information shall include, but is not limited to, student | 16 | | enrollment figures, attendance information, course completion | 17 | | data, graduation information, and post-graduation information, | 18 | | as available. | 19 | | (i) Rules must be developed by the State Board of Education | 20 | | to set forth the fund distribution process to regional offices | 21 | | of education and a school district organized under Article 34 | 22 | | of this Code, the planning and the conditions upon which an | 23 | | IHOPE Plan would be approved by State Board, and other rules to | 24 | | develop the IHOPE Program.
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 96-106, eff. 7-30-09.) |
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| 1 | | (105 ILCS 5/26-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-2) | 2 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 98-544 ) | 3 | | Sec. 26-2. Enrolled pupils below 7 or over 17.
| 4 | | (a) Any person having custody or
control of a child who is | 5 | | below the age of 7 years or is 17 years of age or above
and who | 6 | | is enrolled in any of grades kindergarten through 12
in the | 7 | | public school shall
cause him to attend the public school in | 8 | | the district wherein he resides when
it is in session during | 9 | | the regular school term, unless he is excused under
paragraph | 10 | | 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 of Section 26-1.
| 11 | | (b) A school district shall deny reenrollment in its | 12 | | secondary schools
to any
child 19 years of age or above who has | 13 | | dropped out of school
and who could
not, because of age and | 14 | | lack of credits, attend classes during the normal
school year | 15 | | and graduate before his or her twenty-fourth twenty-first | 16 | | birthday.
A district may, however, enroll the child in a | 17 | | graduation incentives program under Section 26-16 of this Code | 18 | | or an alternative learning
opportunities program established
| 19 | | under Article 13B.
No
child shall be denied reenrollment for | 20 | | the above reasons
unless the school district first offers the | 21 | | child
due process as required in cases of expulsion under | 22 | | Section
10-22.6. If a child is denied reenrollment after being | 23 | | provided with due
process, the school district must provide | 24 | | counseling to that child and
must direct that child to
| 25 | | alternative educational
programs, including adult education | 26 | | programs, that lead to graduation or
receipt of a GED diploma.
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| 1 | | (c) A school or school district may deny enrollment to a | 2 | | student 17 years
of age
or older for one semester for failure | 3 | | to meet minimum academic standards if all
of the
following | 4 | | conditions are met:
| 5 | | (1) The student achieved a grade point average of less | 6 | | than "D" (or its
equivalent)
in the semester immediately | 7 | | prior to the current semester.
| 8 | | (2) The student and the student's parent or guardian | 9 | | are given written
notice
warning that the student is | 10 | | failing academically and is subject to denial from
| 11 | | enrollment for one semester unless a "D" average (or its | 12 | | equivalent) or better
is attained in the
current
semester.
| 13 | | (3) The parent or guardian is provided with the right | 14 | | to appeal the
notice, as
determined by the State Board of | 15 | | Education in accordance with due process.
| 16 | | (4) The student is provided with an academic | 17 | | improvement plan and academic
remediation services.
| 18 | | (5) The student fails to achieve a "D" average (or its | 19 | | equivalent) or
better in the current
semester.
| 20 | | A school or school district may deny enrollment to a | 21 | | student 17 years of age
or
older for one semester for failure | 22 | | to meet minimum attendance standards if all
of the
following | 23 | | conditions are met:
| 24 | | (1) The student was absent without valid cause for 20% | 25 | | or more of the
attendance
days in the semester immediately | 26 | | prior to the current semester.
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| 1 | | (2) The student and the student's parent or guardian | 2 | | are given written
notice
warning that the student is | 3 | | subject to denial from enrollment for one
semester
unless | 4 | | the student is absent without valid cause less than 20% of | 5 | | the
attendance days
in the current semester.
| 6 | | (3) The student's parent or guardian is provided with | 7 | | the right to appeal
the
notice, as determined by the State | 8 | | Board of Education in accordance with due
process.
| 9 | | (4) The student is provided with attendance | 10 | | remediation services,
including
without limitation | 11 | | assessment, counseling, and support services.
| 12 | | (5) The student is absent without valid cause for 20% | 13 | | or more of the
attendance
days in the current semester.
| 14 | | A school or school district may not deny enrollment to a | 15 | | student (or
reenrollment
to a dropout) who is at least 17
years | 16 | | of age or older but below 19
years for more
than one | 17 | | consecutive semester for failure to meet academic or attendance
| 18 | | standards.
| 19 | | (d) No child may be denied enrollment or reenrollment under | 20 | | this
Section in violation
of the Individuals with Disabilities | 21 | | Education Act or the Americans with
Disabilities Act.
| 22 | | (e) In this subsection (e), "reenrolled student" means a | 23 | | dropout who has
reenrolled
full-time in a public school. Each | 24 | | school district shall identify, track, and
report on the
| 25 | | educational progress and outcomes of reenrolled students as a | 26 | | subset of the
district's
required reporting on all enrollments.
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| 1 | | A reenrolled student who again drops out must not be counted | 2 | | again
against a district's dropout rate performance measure.
| 3 | | The State
Board of Education shall set performance standards | 4 | | for programs serving
reenrolled
students.
| 5 | | (f) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules | 6 | | necessary to
implement the
changes to this Section made by | 7 | | Public Act 93-803.
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 95-417, eff. 8-24-07.)
| 9 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-544 ) | 10 | | Sec. 26-2. Enrolled pupils not of compulsory school age.
| 11 | | (a) For school years before the 2014-2015 school year, any | 12 | | person having custody or
control of a child who is below the | 13 | | age of 7 years or is 17 years of age or above
and who is | 14 | | enrolled in any of grades kindergarten through 12
in the public | 15 | | school shall
cause him to attend the public school in the | 16 | | district wherein he resides when
it is in session during the | 17 | | regular school term, unless he is excused under
paragraph 2, 3, | 18 | | 4, 5, or 6 of Section 26-1.
Beginning with the 2014-2015 school | 19 | | year, any person having
custody or control of a child who is | 20 | | below the age of 6 years or is 17 years of age or above and who | 21 | | is enrolled in any of grades kindergarten
through 12 in the | 22 | | public school shall cause the child to attend the public
school | 23 | | in the district wherein he or she resides when it is in session
| 24 | | during the regular school term, unless the child is excused | 25 | | under
paragraph 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 of Section 26-1 of this Code.
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| 1 | | (b) A school district shall deny reenrollment in its | 2 | | secondary schools
to any
child 19 years of age or above who has | 3 | | dropped out of school
and who could
not, because of age and | 4 | | lack of credits, attend classes during the normal
school year | 5 | | and graduate before his or her twenty-fourth twenty-first | 6 | | birthday.
A district may, however, enroll the child in a | 7 | | graduation incentives program under Section 26-16 of this Code | 8 | | or an alternative learning
opportunities program established
| 9 | | under Article 13B.
No
child shall be denied reenrollment for | 10 | | the above reasons
unless the school district first offers the | 11 | | child
due process as required in cases of expulsion under | 12 | | Section
10-22.6. If a child is denied reenrollment after being | 13 | | provided with due
process, the school district must provide | 14 | | counseling to that child and
must direct that child to
| 15 | | alternative educational
programs, including adult education | 16 | | programs, that lead to graduation or
receipt of a GED diploma.
| 17 | | (c) A school or school district may deny enrollment to a | 18 | | student 17 years
of age
or older for one semester for failure | 19 | | to meet minimum academic standards if all
of the
following | 20 | | conditions are met:
| 21 | | (1) The student achieved a grade point average of less | 22 | | than "D" (or its
equivalent)
in the semester immediately | 23 | | prior to the current semester.
| 24 | | (2) The student and the student's parent or guardian | 25 | | are given written
notice
warning that the student is | 26 | | failing academically and is subject to denial from
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| 1 | | enrollment for one semester unless a "D" average (or its | 2 | | equivalent) or better
is attained in the
current
semester.
| 3 | | (3) The parent or guardian is provided with the right | 4 | | to appeal the
notice, as
determined by the State Board of | 5 | | Education in accordance with due process.
| 6 | | (4) The student is provided with an academic | 7 | | improvement plan and academic
remediation services.
| 8 | | (5) The student fails to achieve a "D" average (or its | 9 | | equivalent) or
better in the current
semester.
| 10 | | A school or school district may deny enrollment to a | 11 | | student 17 years of age
or
older for one semester for failure | 12 | | to meet minimum attendance standards if all
of the
following | 13 | | conditions are met:
| 14 | | (1) The student was absent without valid cause for 20% | 15 | | or more of the
attendance
days in the semester immediately | 16 | | prior to the current semester.
| 17 | | (2) The student and the student's parent or guardian | 18 | | are given written
notice
warning that the student is | 19 | | subject to denial from enrollment for one
semester
unless | 20 | | the student is absent without valid cause less than 20% of | 21 | | the
attendance days
in the current semester.
| 22 | | (3) The student's parent or guardian is provided with | 23 | | the right to appeal
the
notice, as determined by the State | 24 | | Board of Education in accordance with due
process.
| 25 | | (4) The student is provided with attendance | 26 | | remediation services,
including
without limitation |
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| 1 | | assessment, counseling, and support services.
| 2 | | (5) The student is absent without valid cause for 20% | 3 | | or more of the
attendance
days in the current semester.
| 4 | | A school or school district may not deny enrollment to a | 5 | | student (or
reenrollment
to a dropout) who is at least 17
years | 6 | | of age or older but below 19
years for more
than one | 7 | | consecutive semester for failure to meet academic or attendance
| 8 | | standards.
| 9 | | (d) No child may be denied enrollment or reenrollment under | 10 | | this
Section in violation
of the Individuals with Disabilities | 11 | | Education Act or the Americans with
Disabilities Act.
| 12 | | (e) In this subsection (e), "reenrolled student" means a | 13 | | dropout who has
reenrolled
full-time in a public school. Each | 14 | | school district shall identify, track, and
report on the
| 15 | | educational progress and outcomes of reenrolled students as a | 16 | | subset of the
district's
required reporting on all enrollments.
| 17 | | A reenrolled student who again drops out must not be counted | 18 | | again
against a district's dropout rate performance measure.
| 19 | | The State
Board of Education shall set performance standards | 20 | | for programs serving
reenrolled
students.
| 21 | | (f) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules | 22 | | necessary to
implement the
changes to this Section made by | 23 | | Public Act 93-803.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 98-544, eff. 7-1-14.)
| 25 | | (105 ILCS 5/26-16) |
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| 1 | | Sec. 26-16. Graduation incentives program.
| 2 | | (a) The General Assembly finds that it is critical to | 3 | | provide options for children to succeed in school. The purpose | 4 | | of this Section is to provide incentives for and encourage all | 5 | | Illinois students who have experienced or are experiencing | 6 | | difficulty in the traditional education system to enroll in | 7 | | alternative programs. | 8 | | (b) Any student who is below the age of 24 20 years is | 9 | | eligible to enroll in a graduation incentives program if he or | 10 | | she: | 11 | | (1) is considered a dropout pursuant to Section 26-2a | 12 | | of this Code; | 13 | | (2) has been suspended or expelled pursuant to Section | 14 | | 10-22.6 or 34-19 of
this Code; | 15 | | (3) is pregnant or is a parent; | 16 | | (4) has been assessed as chemically dependent; or | 17 | | (5) is enrolled in a bilingual education or LEP | 18 | | program. | 19 | | (c) The following programs qualify as graduation | 20 | | incentives programs for students meeting the criteria | 21 | | established in this Section: | 22 | | (1) Any public elementary or secondary education | 23 | | graduation incentives program established by a school | 24 | | district or by a regional office of education. | 25 | | (2) Any alternative learning opportunities program | 26 | | established pursuant to Article 13B of this Code. |
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| 1 | | (3) Vocational or job training courses approved by the | 2 | | State Superintendent of Education that are available | 3 | | through the Illinois public community college system. | 4 | | Students may apply for reimbursement of 50% of tuition | 5 | | costs for one course per semester or a maximum of 3 courses | 6 | | per school year. Subject to available funds, students may | 7 | | apply for reimbursement of up to 100% of tuition costs upon | 8 | | a showing of employment within 6 months after completion of | 9 | | a vocational or job training program. The qualifications | 10 | | for reimbursement shall be established by the State | 11 | | Superintendent of Education by rule. | 12 | | (4) Job and career programs approved by the State | 13 | | Superintendent of Education that are available through | 14 | | Illinois-accredited private business and vocational | 15 | | schools. Subject to available funds, pupils may apply for | 16 | | reimbursement of up to 100% of tuition costs upon a showing | 17 | | of employment within 6 months after completion of a job or | 18 | | career program. The State Superintendent of Education | 19 | | shall establish, by rule, the qualifications for | 20 | | reimbursement, criteria for determining reimbursement | 21 | | amounts, and limits on reimbursement. | 22 | | (5) Adult education courses that offer preparation for | 23 | | the General Educational Development Test. | 24 | | (d) Graduation incentives programs established by school | 25 | | districts are entitled to claim general State aid, subject to | 26 | | Sections 13B-50, 13B-50.5, and 13B-50.10 of this Code. |
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| 1 | | Graduation incentives programs operated by regional offices of | 2 | | education are entitled to receive general State aid at the | 3 | | foundation level of support per pupil enrolled. A school | 4 | | district must ensure that its graduation incentives program | 5 | | receives supplemental general State aid, transportation | 6 | | reimbursements, and special education resources, if | 7 | | appropriate, for students enrolled in the program.
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 93-858, eff. 1-1-05; 93-1079, eff. 1-21-05.) | 9 | | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | 10 | | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | 11 | | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | 12 | | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | 13 | | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | 14 | | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | 15 | | Public Act.
| 16 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 17 | | becoming law.
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