Public Act 90-0283 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0283
HB1823 Enrolled LRB9004197THpk
AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Sections
13A-5 and 13A-8.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
Sections 13A-5 and 13A-8 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/13A-5)
Sec. 13A-5. Alternative school program curriculum.
(a) The regional superintendent shall implement, or
contract with one or more school districts to implement, a
multi-disciplinary curriculum, which may include work-based
learning and community service work approved by the regional
superintendent of schools in consultation with the State
Board of Education for which academic credit is earned, for
the alternative school program designed to address the
individualized needs of the students of that program, with
special emphasis toward making the educational experience of
each student meaningful and worthwhile. In the design and
implementation of that curriculum, the regional
superintendent or school district shall give due
consideration to the rules and regulations adopted by the
State Board of Education for alternative schools and optional
education programs.
(b) An administratively transferred student who
successfully completes the requirements for his or her high
school graduation shall receive a diploma identifying the
student as graduating from the transferring high school. In
the event the student is administratively transferred before
enrolling in a high school, then that student shall receive a
diploma from the high school the student would have attended
if the student had not attended an alternative school
program.
(Source: P.A. 89-383, eff. 8-18-95; 89-629, eff. 8-9-96.)
(105 ILCS 5/13A-8)
Sec. 13A-8. Funding.
(a) The State of Illinois shall provide new and
additional funding for the alternative school programs within
each educational service region and within the Chicago public
school system by line item appropriation made to the State
Board of Education for that purpose. This money, when
appropriated, shall be provided to the regional
superintendent and to the Chicago Board of Education, who
shall establish a budget, including salaries, for all
alternative schools in that region.
(b) An alternative school program shall be entitled to
receive general State aid as calculated in Part B of Section
18-8 upon filing a claim as provided therein. Any time that
a student who is enrolled in an alternative school program
spends in work-based learning, community service, or a
similar alternative educational setting shall be included in
determining the student's minimum number of clock hours of
daily school work that constitute a day of attendance for
purposes of calculating general State aid. The school
district in which the program is located and from which a
student is administratively transferred shall, as a result of
an administrative transfer, have its average daily attendance
funding with respect to that student transferred to the
alternative school program.
(c) An alternative school program may receive additional
funding from its school districts in such amount as may be
agreed upon by the parties and necessary to support the
program. In addition, an alternative school program is
authorized to accept and expend gifts, legacies, and grants,
including but not limited to federal grants, from any source
for purposes directly related to the conduct and operation of
the program.
(Source: P.A. 89-383, eff. 8-18-95; 89-629, eff. 8-9-96;
89-636, eff. 8-9-96; revised 9-12-96.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July
1, 1997.