Bill Amendment: IL SB0183 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
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Bill Title: SCH CD-TRANSFER ALT SCHOOL
Status: 2023-08-04 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0473 [SB0183 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0183-Senate_Amendment_002.html
Bill Title: SCH CD-TRANSFER ALT SCHOOL
Status: 2023-08-04 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0473 [SB0183 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0183-Senate_Amendment_002.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 183
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 183, AS AMENDED, | ||||||
3 | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
6 | 13A-4 as follows:
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7 | (105 ILCS 5/13A-4)
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8 | Sec. 13A-4. Administrative transfers. | ||||||
9 | (a) A student who is determined to be
subject to | ||||||
10 | suspension or expulsion in the manner provided by Section | ||||||
11 | 10-22.6
(or,
in the case of a student enrolled in the public | ||||||
12 | schools of a school district
organized under Article 34, in | ||||||
13 | accordance with the uniform system of discipline
established | ||||||
14 | under Section 34-19) may be
immediately transferred to the | ||||||
15 | alternative school program. At the earliest time
following | ||||||
16 | that transfer appropriate personnel from the sending school |
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1 | district
and appropriate personnel of the alternative program | ||||||
2 | shall meet to develop an
alternative education plan for the | ||||||
3 | student. The student's parent or guardian
shall be invited to | ||||||
4 | this meeting. The student may be invited. The alternative
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5 | educational plan shall include, but not be limited to all of | ||||||
6 | the following:
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7 | (1) The duration of the plan, including a date after | ||||||
8 | which the student may
be returned to the regular | ||||||
9 | educational program in the public schools of the
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10 | transferring district. If the parent or guardian of a | ||||||
11 | student
who is scheduled to be returned to the regular | ||||||
12 | education program in the public
schools of the district | ||||||
13 | files a written objection to the return with the
principal | ||||||
14 | of the alternative school, the matter shall be referred by | ||||||
15 | the
principal to the regional superintendent of the | ||||||
16 | educational service region in
which the alternative school | ||||||
17 | program is located for a hearing. Notice of
the hearing
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18 | shall be given by the regional superintendent to the | ||||||
19 | student's parent or
guardian. After the hearing, the | ||||||
20 | regional superintendent may take such action
as he or she | ||||||
21 | finds appropriate and in the best interests of the | ||||||
22 | student. The
determination of the regional superintendent | ||||||
23 | shall be final.
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24 | (2) The specific academic and behavioral components of | ||||||
25 | the plan.
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26 | (3) A method and time frame for reviewing the |
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1 | student's progress.
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2 | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, if a | ||||||
3 | student for whom an
individualized educational program has | ||||||
4 | been developed under Article 14 is
transferred to an | ||||||
5 | alternative school program under this Article 13A, that
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6 | individualized educational program shall continue to apply to | ||||||
7 | that student
following the transfer unless modified in | ||||||
8 | accordance with the provisions of
Article 14.
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9 | (b) Before the effective date of the transfer, the | ||||||
10 | student's parents or guardians shall receive information about | ||||||
11 | the alternative school program, including the specific nature | ||||||
12 | of the curriculum, the number of students in the program, any | ||||||
13 | available services, the program's disciplinary policies, a | ||||||
14 | typical daily schedule, and any extracurricular activities | ||||||
15 | that may be offered at the alternative school program. | ||||||
16 | (c) At the earliest time following the effective date of | ||||||
17 | the transfer, appropriate personnel from the sending school | ||||||
18 | district and appropriate personnel of the alternative school | ||||||
19 | program shall meet to develop an alternative educational plan | ||||||
20 | for the student. The student and the student's parents or | ||||||
21 | guardians shall be invited to this meeting. The alternative | ||||||
22 | educational plan shall include, but not be limited to, all of | ||||||
23 | the following: | ||||||
24 | (1) The duration of the plan, including a date after | ||||||
25 | which the student will be returned to the regular | ||||||
26 | educational program in the public schools of the |
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1 | transferring district. | ||||||
2 | (2) The specific academic and behavioral components of | ||||||
3 | the plan. | ||||||
4 | (3) A method and time frame for reviewing the | ||||||
5 | student's progress and for transitioning the student back | ||||||
6 | to the regular educational program in the public schools | ||||||
7 | of the transferring district on the date set forth in | ||||||
8 | paragraph (1), including a transition meeting between the | ||||||
9 | sending school district, the alternative school program, | ||||||
10 | and the student's parent or guardian at least 30 days | ||||||
11 | prior to the date after which the student will be returned | ||||||
12 | to the regular educational program in the public schools | ||||||
13 | of the transferring district. | ||||||
14 | (d) The date after which the student will return to the | ||||||
15 | regular educational program in the public schools of the | ||||||
16 | transferring district shall not be extended over the objection | ||||||
17 | of the student's parent or guardian. | ||||||
18 | (e) The date after which the student will return to the | ||||||
19 | regular educational program in the public schools of the | ||||||
20 | transferring district may be extended upon written agreement | ||||||
21 | by the transferring school district, the alternative school | ||||||
22 | program, and the student's parent or guardian. | ||||||
23 | (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, | ||||||
24 | if a student for whom an individualized education program has | ||||||
25 | been developed under Article 14 is transferred to an | ||||||
26 | alternative school program under this Article, that |
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1 | individualized education program shall continue to apply to | ||||||
2 | that student following the transfer, unless modified in | ||||||
3 | accordance with the provisions of Article 14. | ||||||
4 | (Source: P.A. 89-383, eff. 8-18-95; 89-629, eff. 8-9-96.)".
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