Full Text of SB0183 103rd General Assembly
SB0183enr 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | SB0183 Enrolled | | LRB103 25977 RJT 52331 b |
|
| 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 Section | 5 | | 13A-4 as follows:
| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/13A-4)
| 7 | | Sec. 13A-4. Administrative transfers. | 8 | | (a) A student who is determined to be
subject to | 9 | | suspension or expulsion in the manner provided by Section | 10 | | 10-22.6
(or,
in the case of a student enrolled in the public | 11 | | schools of a school district
organized under Article 34, in | 12 | | accordance with the uniform system of discipline
established | 13 | | under Section 34-19) may be
immediately transferred to the | 14 | | alternative school program. At the earliest time
following | 15 | | that transfer appropriate personnel from the sending school | 16 | | district
and appropriate personnel of the alternative program | 17 | | shall meet to develop an
alternative education plan for the | 18 | | student. The student's parent or guardian
shall be invited to | 19 | | this meeting. The student may be invited. The alternative
| 20 | | educational plan shall include, but not be limited to all of | 21 | | the following:
| 22 | | (1) The duration of the plan, including a date after | 23 | | which the student may
be returned to the regular |
| | | SB0183 Enrolled | - 2 - | LRB103 25977 RJT 52331 b |
|
| 1 | | educational program in the public schools of the
| 2 | | transferring district. If the parent or guardian of a | 3 | | student
who is scheduled to be returned to the regular | 4 | | education program in the public
schools of the district | 5 | | files a written objection to the return with the
principal | 6 | | of the alternative school, the matter shall be referred by | 7 | | the
principal to the regional superintendent of the | 8 | | educational service region in
which the alternative school | 9 | | program is located for a hearing. Notice of
the hearing
| 10 | | shall be given by the regional superintendent to the | 11 | | student's parent or
guardian. After the hearing, the | 12 | | regional superintendent may take such action
as he or she | 13 | | finds appropriate and in the best interests of the | 14 | | student. The
determination of the regional superintendent | 15 | | shall be final.
| 16 | | (2) The specific academic and behavioral components of | 17 | | the plan.
| 18 | | (3) A method and time frame for reviewing the | 19 | | student's progress.
| 20 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, if a | 21 | | student for whom an
individualized educational program has | 22 | | been developed under Article 14 is
transferred to an | 23 | | alternative school program under this Article 13A, that
| 24 | | individualized educational program shall continue to apply to | 25 | | that student
following the transfer unless modified in | 26 | | accordance with the provisions of
Article 14.
|
| | | SB0183 Enrolled | - 3 - | LRB103 25977 RJT 52331 b |
|
| 1 | | (b) Before the effective date of the transfer, the | 2 | | student's parents or guardians shall receive information about | 3 | | the alternative school program, including the specific nature | 4 | | of the curriculum, the number of students in the program, any | 5 | | available services, the program's disciplinary policies, a | 6 | | typical daily schedule, and any extracurricular activities | 7 | | that may be offered at the alternative school program. | 8 | | (c) At the earliest time following the effective date of | 9 | | the transfer, appropriate personnel from the sending school | 10 | | district and appropriate personnel of the alternative school | 11 | | program shall meet to develop an alternative educational plan | 12 | | for the student. The student and the student's parents or | 13 | | guardians shall be invited to this meeting. The alternative | 14 | | educational plan shall include, but not be limited to, all of | 15 | | the following: | 16 | | (1) The duration of the plan, including a date after | 17 | | which the student will be returned to the regular | 18 | | educational program in the public schools of the | 19 | | transferring district. | 20 | | (2) The specific academic and behavioral components of | 21 | | the plan. | 22 | | (3) A method and time frame for reviewing the | 23 | | student's progress and for transitioning the student back | 24 | | to the regular educational program in the public schools | 25 | | of the transferring district on the date set forth in | 26 | | paragraph (1), including a transition meeting between the |
| | | SB0183 Enrolled | - 4 - | LRB103 25977 RJT 52331 b |
|
| 1 | | sending school district, the alternative school program, | 2 | | and the student's parent or guardian at least 30 days | 3 | | prior to the date after which the student will be returned | 4 | | to the regular educational program in the public schools | 5 | | of the transferring district. | 6 | | If the student or the student's parents or guardians are | 7 | | unable to attend the meeting required under this subsection | 8 | | (c), the appropriate personnel from the alternative school | 9 | | program shall offer a meeting within 30 days after the | 10 | | effective date of the transfer to the student and the | 11 | | student's parents or guardians to discuss and provide input on | 12 | | the student's alternative educational plan and shall provide a | 13 | | copy of the alternative educational plan to the student and | 14 | | the student's parents or guardians prior to the meeting. | 15 | | (d) The date after which the student will return to the | 16 | | regular educational program in the public schools of the | 17 | | transferring district shall not be extended over the objection | 18 | | of the student's parent or guardian. | 19 | | (e) The date after which the student will return to the | 20 | | regular educational program in the public schools of the | 21 | | transferring district may be extended upon written agreement | 22 | | by the transferring school district, the alternative school | 23 | | program, and the student's parent or guardian. | 24 | | (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, | 25 | | if a student for whom an individualized education program has | 26 | | been developed under Article 14 is transferred to an |
| | | SB0183 Enrolled | - 5 - | LRB103 25977 RJT 52331 b |
|
| 1 | | alternative school program under this Article, that | 2 | | individualized education program shall continue to apply to | 3 | | that student following the transfer, unless modified in | 4 | | accordance with the provisions of Article 14. | 5 | | (Source: P.A. 89-383, eff. 8-18-95; 89-629, eff. 8-9-96.)
|
|