SLONE. 105 ILCS 5/26-1 from Ch. 122, par. 26-1 105 ILCS 5/26-1.5 new Amends the School Code. Provides that the exception to the compulsory public school attendance requirements that is accorded to children attending a private or parochial school where instruction is provided in the English language in the branches of education taught to children of corresponding age or grade in the public schools does not extend to children in a home school program unless that program meets the requirements for a valid home school program. Provides that a home school program in which the required instruction is provided is not a valid home school program unless proper notice is given to the regional superintendent of schools (or chief administrator of an educational service center in Chicago) of names, addresses, and birthdates of the children in the program, unless those children (subject to certain religious, constitutional, or medical exceptions) receive the same immunizations and vision and hearing screenings as public school children, unless those children who are in the equivalent of third and fifth grade take the State IGAP tests in reading, writing, and mathematics, and unless appropriate arrangements are made by the parent or guardian for the annual evaluation of the academic progress of those home-school students who do not take the State IGAP tests in a particular year, such evaluation to be by nationally normed student achievement tests, a detailed portfolio of lesson plans and the child's completed work, or some other academic evaluation mutually agreeable to the parent or guardian and the regional superintendent of schools or chief administrator. Adds provisions relative to remediation. Provides that a parent or guardian violates the compulsory attendance laws of the State and is subject to prosecution if the home school program in which his or her child is enrolled is not a valid home school program. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) State assessment program costs would increase by an estimated $25,000; additional administration and test security costs cannot be estimated at this time. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) No change from SBE fiscal note. 98-02-17 H FILED WITH CLERK 98-02-17 H FIRST READING 98-02-17 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 98-03-09 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 98-03-09 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 98-03-09 H COMMITTEE RULES 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary