Bill Title: Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Requires the Chicago Board of Education to establish a basic skills class for students in each of grades 4, 5, and 6. Provides that if a 3rd grade student is at least 2 grade levels behind in reading or mathematics, based on an assessment of the student's reading and mathematics skills, the student must be placed in a basic skills class when he or she is in the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades until he or she completes 6th grade or attains reading or mathematics skills that are at or above the 6th grade level, whichever occurs first. Requires the State Board of Education to create the appropriate curriculum for the basic skills class, establish learning objectives for students in a basic skills class, and provide lesson plans for the basic skills class.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-07-08 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0086 [HB0139 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

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Chaptered	2011-07-08	HTML/Text	Link	View
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Amended	2011-02-17	HTML/Text	Link	View
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