Rep. Michael K. Smith
Filed: 4/20/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2008 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2008 on page 1, line 
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5, after "2-3.51", by inserting "and by adding Section 
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2-3.142"; and

 
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on page 5, immediately below line 26, by inserting the 
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following:
 
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    "Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
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2-3.142 as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.142  new)
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    Sec. 2-3.142. Continued Reading Improvement Grant Program.
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    (a)  As used in this Section, "school district" includes 
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those schools designated as laboratory schools.
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    (b)  The State Board of Education is authorized to 
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administer a Continued Reading Improvement Grant Program.
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    (c)  Subject to appropriation, funds for the Continued 
 


 






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Reading Improvement Grant Program shall be made available, on a 
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competitive basis, to school districts with students in any of 
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grades 7 through 12 who are reading significantly below grade 
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level, as determined by State assessment information and 
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assessment results.
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    (d) The State Board of Education may reserve and distribute 
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an amount not to exceed 2% of the moneys appropriated for the 
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Continued Reading Improvement Grant Program for the purpose of 
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developing teacher reading academies and administrator 
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academies that espouse research-based teaching methods and 
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instructional strategies proven to increase adolescent 
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literacy achievement.  These funds may also be used to develop 
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and maintain an Internet website for collecting program data 
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and providing assessment and instructional resources germane 
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to the program.
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    (e) Funds received under a grant may be used for efforts to 
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implement a school or district literacy plan for increased 
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student achievement and reading comprehension, including, but 
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not limited to, the following:
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        (1) support for students who are reading significantly 
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    below grade level;
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        (2) screening for student identification and formative 
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    and summative assessments; and
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        (3) professional development for reading teachers and 
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    administrators.
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    (f) The State Board of Education  may make any rules that 
 


 






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are necessary to implement the Continued Reading Improvement 
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Grant Program.".