Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall implement and administer a program to make New Arrival Student Grants available to school districts to support the needs of students who are newly arriving immigrant students, regardless of immigration status. Provides that to receive a grant under this program, a school district shall submit an application to the State Board of Education at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the State Board of Education may reasonably require. Provides that in awarding funds under this program, the State Board of Education may consider (i) the number of new arrival students enrolled in preschool, elementary school, and secondary school within the school district, (ii) the needs of new arrival students in the school district, and (iii) the ability of the school district to meet the needs of new arrival students. Effective July 1, 2023.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-03 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar [HB2822 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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