Full Text of SB2391 103rd 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 changing Section | 5 | | 2-3.152 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.152) | 7 | | Sec. 2-3.152. Community schools. | 8 | | (a) This Section applies beginning with the 2024-2025 | 9 | | 2009-2010 school year. | 10 | | (b) The General Assembly finds all of the following: | 11 | | (1) All children are capable of success. | 12 | | (2) Schools are the centers of vibrant communities. | 13 | | (3) Strong families build strong educational | 14 | | communities. | 15 | | (4) Children succeed when adults work together to | 16 | | foster positive educational outcomes. | 17 | | (5) Schools work best when families take active roles | 18 | | in the education of children. | 19 | | (6) Schools today are limited in their ability to | 20 | | dedicate time and resources to provide a wide range of | 21 | | educational opportunities to students because of the focus | 22 | | on standardized test outcomes. | 23 | | (7) By providing learning opportunities outside of |
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| 1 | | normal school hours, including programs on life skills and | 2 | | health, students are more successful academically, more | 3 | | engaged in their communities, safer, and better prepared | 4 | | to make a successful transition from school to adulthood. | 5 | | (8) A community school is a public school or nonpublic | 6 | | school that establishes a set of strategic partnerships | 7 | | between the school and other community resources that | 8 | | promote student achievement, positive learning conditions, | 9 | | and the well-being of students by providing wraparound | 10 | | services and traditional school that actively partners | 11 | | with its community to leverage existing resources and | 12 | | identify new resources to support the transformation of | 13 | | the school to provide enrichment and additional life skill | 14 | | opportunities for students, parents, and community members | 15 | | at-large. Each community school is unique because its | 16 | | programming is designed by and for the school staff, in | 17 | | partnership with parents, community stakeholders, and | 18 | | students. | 19 | | (9) Community schools currently exist in this State in | 20 | | urban, rural, and suburban communities. | 21 | | (10) Research shows that community schools have a | 22 | | powerful positive impact on students, as demonstrated by | 23 | | increased academic success, a positive change in attitudes | 24 | | toward school and learning, and decreased behavioral | 25 | | problems. | 26 | | (11) After-school and evening programs offered by |
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| 1 | | community schools provide academic enrichment consistent | 2 | | with the Illinois Learning Standards and general school | 3 | | curriculum; an opportunity for physical fitness activities | 4 | | for students, fine arts programs, structured learning | 5 | | "play" time, and other recreational opportunities; a safe | 6 | | haven for students; and work supports for working | 7 | | families. | 8 | | (12) Community schools are cost-effective because they | 9 | | leverage existing resources provided by local, State, | 10 | | federal, and private sources and bring programs to the | 11 | | schools, where the students are already congregated. | 12 | | Community schools have been shown to leverage between $5 | 13 | | to $8 in existing programming for every $1 spent on a | 14 | | community school. | 15 | | (c) Subject to an appropriation or the availability of | 16 | | State or federal funding for such purposes, the State Board of | 17 | | Education shall make grants available to fund community | 18 | | schools and to enhance programs at community schools. A | 19 | | request-for-proposal process must be used in awarding grants | 20 | | under this subsection (c). Proposals may be submitted on | 21 | | behalf of a school, a school district, or a consortium of 2 or | 22 | | more schools or school districts. Proposals must be evaluated | 23 | | and scored on the basis of criteria consistent with this | 24 | | Section and other factors developed and adopted by the State | 25 | | Board of Education. Technical assistance in grant writing must | 26 | | be made available to schools, school districts, or consortia |
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| 1 | | of school districts through the State Board of Education | 2 | | directly or through a resource and referral directory | 3 | | established and maintained by the State Board of Education. | 4 | | (d) As used in this subsection (d), "trauma-informed | 5 | | intervention" means a method for understanding and responding | 6 | | to an individual with symptoms of chronic interpersonal trauma | 7 | | or traumatic stress. | 8 | | In order to qualify for a community school grant under | 9 | | this Section, a school may must , at a minimum, provide the | 10 | | following have the following components : | 11 | | (1) Before and after-school programming each school | 12 | | day to meet the identified needs of students. | 13 | | (2) Weekend programming. | 14 | | (3) Summer At least 4 weeks of summer programming. | 15 | | (4) A local advisory group comprised of school | 16 | | leadership, parents, and community stakeholders that | 17 | | establishes school-specific programming goals, assesses | 18 | | program needs, and oversees the process of implementing | 19 | | expanded programming. | 20 | | (5) A program director , or resource coordinator , or | 21 | | community school coordinator who is responsible for | 22 | | establishing a local advisory group, assessing the needs | 23 | | of students and community members, identifying programs to | 24 | | meet those needs, developing the before and after-school, | 25 | | weekend, and summer programming and overseeing the | 26 | | implementation of programming to ensure high quality, |
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| 1 | | efficiency, and robust participation. | 2 | | (6) Programming that includes academic excellence | 3 | | aligned with the Illinois Learning Standards, life skills, | 4 | | healthy minds and bodies, parental support, | 5 | | trauma-informed intervention, and community engagement and | 6 | | that promotes staying in school and non-violent behavior | 7 | | and non-violent conflict resolution. | 8 | | (7) Maintenance of attendance records in all | 9 | | programming components. | 10 | | (8) Maintenance of measurable data showing annual | 11 | | participation and the impact of programming on the | 12 | | participating children and adults. | 13 | | (9) Documentation of true collaboration between the | 14 | | school and community stakeholders, including local | 15 | | governmental units, civic organizations, families, | 16 | | businesses, and social service providers. | 17 | | (10) A non-discrimination policy ensuring that the | 18 | | community school does not condition participation upon | 19 | | race, ethnic origin, religion, sex, or disability. | 20 | | (11) Wraparound services, including: | 21 | | (A) safe transportation to school; | 22 | | (B) vision and dental care services; | 23 | | (C) established or expanded school-based health | 24 | | center services; | 25 | | (D) additional social workers, mentors, | 26 | | counselors, psychologists, and restorative practice |
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| 1 | | coaches and enhancing physical wellness, including | 2 | | providing healthy food for in-school and out-of-school | 3 | | time and linkages to community providers; | 4 | | (E) enhanced behavioral health services, including | 5 | | access to mental health practitioners and providing | 6 | | professional development to school staff to provide | 7 | | trauma-informed interventions; | 8 | | (F) family and community engagement and support, | 9 | | including informing parents of academic course | 10 | | offerings, language classes, workforce development | 11 | | training, opportunities for children, and available | 12 | | social services, as well as educating families on how | 13 | | to monitor a child's learning; | 14 | | (G) student enrichment experiences; and | 15 | | (H) professional development for teachers and | 16 | | school staff to quickly identify students who are in | 17 | | need of these resources.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 96-746, eff. 8-25-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
| 19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1, | 20 | | 2024.
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