96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0016


 
Introduced 1/14/2009, by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














105 ILCS 5/10-20.12
  from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.12







    Amends the School Code.  Allows children who have attended preschool and will attain the age of 5 years on or before December 1 of the year of the 2009-2010 school term and each school term thereafter to attend school upon commencement of such term (now, a child must attain age 5 on or before September 1).  Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2009.
















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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
















 


 


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    AN ACT concerning education.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
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10-20.12 as follows:
 



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    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.12)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.12)



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    Sec. 10-20.12. School year - School age. To establish and 
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keep in
operation in each year during a school term of at least 
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the minimum length
required by Section 10-19, a sufficient 
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number of free schools for the
accommodation of all persons in 
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the district who are 5 years of age or
older but under 21 years 
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of age, and to secure for all such persons the
right and 
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opportunity to an equal education in such schools; provided 
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that (i)
children who will attain the age of 5 years on or 
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before September 1 of the
year of the 1990-1991 school term and 
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each school term thereafter may
attend school upon the 
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commencement of such term and (ii) children who have attended 
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preschool and will attain the age of 5 years on or before 
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December 1 of the year of the 2009-2010 school term and each 
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school term thereafter may attend school upon commencement of 
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such term.  Based upon an assessment
of a child's readiness to 
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attend school, a school district may permit a
child to attend 
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school prior to the dates contained in this Section. In any

 


 






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school district operating on a full year school basis children 
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who will
attain age 5 within 30 days after the commencement of 
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a term may attend
school upon the commencement of such term and 
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children who have attended preschool and will attain age 5 
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within 3 months after the commencement of a term may attend 
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school upon the commencement of such term.  The school district 
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may, by
resolution of its board, allow for a full year school 
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plan.

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(Source: P.A. 87-359.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
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2009.