HB2822ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Fred Crespo

Filed: 3/21/2024

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2822

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2822 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section 2-3.204 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.204 new)

Sec. 2-3.204. Supporting Newcomer Students Program.

(a) As used in this Section, "newcomer student" means a student who is 3 years of age or older but below the age of 22 years, who was born outside of the 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and who has been newly attending one or more schools in any one or more states, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for less than 3 full school years, regardless of immigration status.

(b) Subject to a specific State appropriation, the State Board of Education shall implement and administer a Supporting Newcomer Students Program to make funding available to a school district to support the needs of newcomer students in the school district.

(c) Subject to appropriation for the Program, the State Board of Education shall annually disseminate a request for applications to the Program, and funds shall be awarded annually under the Program. In awarding funds under the Program, the State Board of Education may consider (i) the number of newcomer students enrolled in preschool, elementary school, and secondary school within a school district, (ii) the needs of newcomer students in a school district, and (iii) the ability of a school district to meet the needs of newcomer students.

(d) A school district organized under Article 34 of this Code is eligible to receive no more than 30% of the funds appropriated for the Program annually.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2024.".