LYONS,EILEEN-KOSEL-MYERS,RICHARD-HULTGREN-O'CONNOR. 105 ILCS 5/2-3.131 new Amends the School Code. Creates a student promotion policy grant program to be implemented and administered by the State Board of Education. Provides for the award of grants by the State Board of Education, from appropriations made for purposes of the program, to school districts that establish and implement a student promotion policy. Provides that a school district is not eligible to receive a grant unless its student promotion policy includes, for students who do not qualify for or may require remedial assistance in order to qualify for promotion to the next higher grade, a summer bridge program of no less than 90 hours or a program of increased instructional time under which students receiving remedial assistance receive more clock hours of instruction in a school day and school week than are required for non-remedial assistance students. Effective July 1, 2000. 00-02-07 H FILED WITH CLERK 00-02-07 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KOSEL 00-02-07 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MYERS,RICHARD 00-02-07 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HULTGREN 00-02-07 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR O'CONNOR 00-02-07 H FIRST READING 00-02-07 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary