SB2264sam002 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. William R. Haine

Filed: 4/15/2016

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2264

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2264, AS AMENDED, by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 10-20.24 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/10-20.24) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.24)

Sec. 10-20.24. Part-time Attendance. To accept in part-time attendance in the regular education program of the district pupils enrolled in nonpublic schools if there is sufficient space in the public school desired to be attended. For the purposes of this Section, for 5 years from the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, allowing part-time attendance in the regular education program of the district shall include allowing resident pupils who are enrolled in nonpublic elementary schools to participate in those school-sponsored or school-supported athletic or extracurricular activities that are not selective with respect to who may join or participate, in which case the district may submit a report to the State Board of Education on the cost of having the nonpublic school students participate. A threshold of participating members of non-selective athletic or extracurricular activities may be set by school board policy. The number of nonpublic school students allowed to participate may be limited to filling available spots. All participating nonpublic school students must show proof of both medical and liability insurance in order to participate. Request for attendance in the following school year must be submitted by the nonpublic school principal to the public school before May 1. Request may be made only to those public schools located in the district where the child attending the nonpublic school resides.

To accept, pursuant to the provisions of Section 14-6.01, in part-time attendance resident pupils of the types described in Sections 14-1.02 through 14-1.07 who are enrolled in nonpublic schools.

(Source: P.A. 80-1509.)

Section 10. The Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act is amended by adding Section 1.20 as follows:

(105 ILCS 25/1.20 new)

Sec. 1.20. Reporting on communication with schools.

(a) On or before July 1, 2016, an association or other entity that has as one of its purposes promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic competition among elementary or secondary schools and students within this State shall report to the General Assembly on the association's or entity's efforts to communicate its rules to public and nonpublic schools in this State.

(b) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2017.

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