Bill Text: IL HB2263 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Makes changes concerning the adoption of rules by the State Board of Education governing time out and physical restraint in the public schools. Subject to appropriation, requires the State Board to create a grant program for school districts and special education cooperatives and charter schools to implement school-wide, culturally sensitive, and trauma-informed practices, positive behavioral interventions and supports, and restorative practices. Allows the State Board to contract with a third party to provide assistance with oversight and monitoring, and requires the State Board to establish reduction goals and a system of ongoing review, auditing, and monitoring. Makes changes in provisions concerning a school board's use of time out and physical restraint, including providing that isolated time out, time out, and physical restraint may be used only under certain circumstances, prohibiting the deprivation of necessities and prone, mechanical, and chemical restraint, and requiring a meeting with school personnel if requested by the parent or guardian, the provision of information to parents and guardians, and written procedures. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-01-12 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 [HB2263 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB2263-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act is
amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
(110 ILCS 148/15)
Sec. 15. Postsecondary and career expectations. By no later
than July 1, 2017, ISBE, ICCB, IBHE, and ISAC, in consultation
with appropriate stakeholders, shall jointly adopt and
publicize model postsecondary and career expectations for
public school students in grades 8 through 12. The model
postsecondary and career expectations shall define activities
that school districts, parents, and community-based
organizations should support students in completing and
related knowledge students should possess by no later than the
end of each grade level. The model postsecondary and career
expectations must address the following categories:
(1) career exploration and development;
(2) postsecondary institution exploration,
preparation, and selection; and
(3) financial aid and financial literacy.
Beginning in grade 6, students should be introduced to the
importance of developing and applying a work ethic in a variety

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of contexts. This introduction may include such concepts and
behaviors as professionalism, including, but not limited to,
the importance of trustworthiness, integrity, initiative, and
respecting authority; arriving on time and ready for work; and
dressing appropriately for the nature and substance of the
work.
(Source: P.A. 99-674, eff. 7-29-16.)