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91_HB1811ham003 LRB9105134NTsbam01 1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1811 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 1811, AS AMENDED, 3 by replacing the title with the following: 4 "AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Sections 5 13A-5 and 13A-6."; and 6 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 7 following: 8 "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing 9 Sections 13A-5 and 13A-6 as follows: 10 (105 ILCS 5/13A-5) 11 Sec. 13A-5. Alternative school program curriculum. 12 (a) The regional superintendent shall implement, or 13 contract with one or more school districts to implement, a 14 multi-disciplinary curriculum, which may include work-based 15 learning and community service work approved by the regional 16 superintendent of schools in consultation with the State 17 Board of Education for which academic credit is earned, for 18 the alternative school program designed to address the 19 individualized needs of the students of that program, with 20 special emphasis toward making the educational experience of 21 each student meaningful and worthwhile. In the design and -2- LRB9105134NTsbam01 1 implementation of that curriculum, the regional 2 superintendent or school district shall give due 3 consideration to the rules and regulations adopted by the 4 State Board of Education for alternative schools and optional 5 education programs. The regional superintendent or school 6 district (i) may contract with third parties for any services 7 otherwise performed by employees and (ii) may apply for 8 waivers or modifications of mandates of this Code or of 9 administrative rules as provided in Section 2-3.25g of this 10 Code and as are necessary for the alternative school program. 11 12 (b) An administratively transferred student who 13 successfully completes the requirements for his or her high 14 school graduation shall receive a diploma identifying the 15 student as graduating from the transferring high school. In 16 the event the student is administratively transferred before 17 enrolling in a high school, then that student shall receive a 18 diploma from the high school the student would have attended 19 if the student had not attended an alternative school 20 program. 21 (Source: P.A. 89-383, eff. 8-18-95; 89-629, eff. 8-9-96; 22 90-283, eff. 7-31-97.) 23 (105 ILCS 5/13A-6) 24 Sec. 13A-6. Administration; contracts; waiversStaffing. 25 (a) The regional superintendent shall administer, or 26 contract with one or more school districts to administer, 27 alternative school programs located within the educational 28 service region. The regional superintendent or school 29 district (i) may contract with third parties for any services 30 otherwise performed by employees and (ii) may apply for 31 waivers or modifications of mandates of this Code or of 32 administrative rules as provided in Section 2-3.25g of this 33 Code and as are necessary for the alternative school program. -3- LRB9105134NTsbam01 1 2 (b) The regional superintendent is responsible for the 3 administrative and fiscal structure for the program. 4 (Source: P.A. 89-383, eff. 8-18-95; 89-629, eff. 8-9-96.) 5 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 6 becoming law.".