SB0867 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB094 04492 NHT 34521 b

94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB0867

Introduced 2/18/2005, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford - Emil Jones, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/10-22.18b

from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18b

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning before and after school programs.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

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

Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 10-22.18b as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/10-22.18b) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18b)

Sec. 10-22.18b. Before and after school programs. To develop and and maintain before school and after school programs for students in kindergarten through the 6th grade. Such programs may include time for homework, physical exercise, afternoon nutritional snacks and educational offerings which are in addition to those offered during the regular school day. The chief administrator in each district shall be a certified teacher or a person who meets the requirements for supervising a day care center under the Child Care Act of 1969. Individual programs shall be coordinated by certified teachers or by persons who meet the requirements for supervising a day care center under the Child Care Act of 1969. Additional employees who are not so qualified may also be employed for such programs.

The schedule of these programs may follow the work calendar of the local community rather than the regular school calendar. Parents or guardians of the participating students shall be responsible for providing transportation for the students to and from the programs. The school board may charge parents of participating students a fee, not to exceed the actual cost of such before and after school programs.

(Source: P.A. 83-639.)