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91_SB1290
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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Sections
2 10-22.18b and 34-18.4.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
6 Sections 10-22.18b and 34-18.4 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.18b) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18b)
8 Sec. 10-22.18b. Before and after school programs;
9 grants.
10 (a) To develop and maintain before school and after
11 school programs for students in kindergarten through the 6th
12 grade. Such programs may include time for homework, physical
13 exercise, afternoon nutritional snacks and educational
14 offerings which are in addition to those offered during the
15 regular school day. The chief administrator in each district
16 shall be a certified teacher or a person who meets the
17 requirements for supervising a day care center under the
18 Child Care Act of 1969. Individual programs shall be
19 coordinated by certified teachers or by persons who meet the
20 requirements for supervising a day care center under the
21 Child Care Act of 1969. Additional employees who are not so
22 qualified may also be employed for such programs.
23 The schedule of these programs may follow the work
24 calendar of the local community rather than the regular
25 school calendar. Parents or guardians of the participating
26 students shall be responsible for providing transportation
27 for the students to and from the programs. The school board
28 may charge parents of participating students a fee, not to
29 exceed the actual cost of such before and after school
30 programs.
31 (b) The State Board of Education shall provide after
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1 school program grants to qualifying school districts, as
2 determined by the State Board of Education, for the purpose
3 of assisting individual students who fail to meet State
4 academic standards, as determined under Section 2-3.64 of
5 this Code, and their families at the end of the regular day
6 of instruction or on non-school days at school sites in the
7 qualifying school district.
8 If a school district receives a grant under this
9 subsection (b), all students who are enrolled at the school
10 where the after school program is administered may
11 participate in the after school program. The school district
12 must submit to the State Board of Education a detailed plan
13 summarizing its strategy for recruiting students to and
14 retaining students in the after school program who have
15 failed to meet the academic standards.
16 The grants provided under this subsection (b) may be used
17 without limitation for the following purposes:
18 (1) homework assistance;
19 (2) supplemental programs; and
20 (3) family-centered education programs at school
21 sites in the qualifying school district.
22 A school district may administer an after school program
23 supported by a grant under this subsection (b) in any way
24 that it deems fit. However, the State Board of Education
25 shall strongly encourage the school district to establish
26 partnerships with not-for-profit organizations or businesses
27 for components of the after school program's administration
28 at each school site.
29 All applications for grants under this subsection (b)
30 shall be made on forms that the State Board of Education
31 shall provide. An application shall be filed by the school
32 district with the State Board of Education before the start
33 of the after school program. The State Board of Education
34 shall adopt rules regarding the procedure by which
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1 application may be made for the grants and shall establish
2 standards by which to evaluate the after school programs
3 supported by the grants. The State Board of Education may
4 adopt any other rules necessary to carry out its
5 responsibilities under this subsection (b).
6 (Source: P.A. 83-639.)
7 (105 ILCS 5/34-18.4) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.4)
8 Sec. 34-18.4. Before and after school programs; grants.
9 (a) The Board of Education may develop and maintain
10 before school and after school programs for students in
11 kindergarten through the 6th grade. Such programs may
12 include time for homework, physical exercise, afternoon
13 nutritional snacks and educational offerings which are in
14 addition to those offered during the regular school day. The
15 chief administrator in each district shall be a certified
16 teacher or a person who meets the requirements for
17 supervising a day care center under the Child Care Act of
18 1969. Individual programs shall be coordinated by certified
19 teachers or by persons who meet the requirements for
20 supervising a day care center under the Child Care Act of
21 1969. Additional employees who are not so qualified may also
22 be employed for such programs.
23 The schedule of these programs may follow the work
24 calendar of the local community rather than the regular
25 school calendar. Parents or guardians of the participating
26 students shall be responsible for providing transportation
27 for the students to and from the programs. The school board
28 may charge parents of participating students a fee, not to
29 exceed the actual cost of such before and after school
30 programs.
31 (b) The State Board of Education shall provide an after
32 school program grant to the school district if the school
33 district qualifies, as determined by the State Board of
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1 Education, for the purpose of assisting individual students
2 who fail to meet State academic standards, as determined
3 under Section 2-3.64 of this Code, and their families at the
4 end of the regular day of instruction or on non-school days
5 at school sites in the school district.
6 If the school district receives a grant under this
7 subsection (b), all students who are enrolled at the school
8 where the after school program is administered may
9 participate in the after school program. The school district
10 must submit to the State Board of Education a detailed plan
11 summarizing its strategy for recruiting students to and
12 retaining students in the after school program who have
13 failed to meet the academic standards.
14 The grant provided under this subsection (b) may be used
15 without limitation for the following purposes:
16 (1) homework assistance;
17 (2) supplemental programs; and
18 (3) family-centered education programs at school
19 sites in the school district.
20 The school district may administer an after school
21 program supported by a grant under this subsection (b) in any
22 way that it deems fit. However, the State Board of Education
23 shall strongly encourage the school district to establish
24 partnerships with not-for-profit organizations or businesses
25 for components of the after school program's administration
26 at each school site.
27 An application for a grant under this subsection (b)
28 shall be made on a form that the State Board of Education
29 shall provide. An application shall be filed by the school
30 district with the State Board of Education before the start
31 of the after school program. The State Board of Education
32 shall adopt rules regarding the procedure by which
33 application may be made for the grant and shall establish
34 standards by which to evaluate the after school program
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1 supported by the grant. The State Board of Education may
2 adopt any other rules necessary to carry out its
3 responsibilities under this subsection (b).
4 (Source: P.A. 83-639.)
5 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6 becoming law.