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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
510-22.6a, 14-13.01, and 27-22 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.6a)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.6a)
7    Sec. 10-22.6a. To provide by home instruction,
8correspondence courses or otherwise courses of instruction for
9pupils who are unable to attend school because of pregnancy.
10Such instruction shall be provided to the pupil (1) before the
11birth of the child when the pupil's physician, physician
12assistant, or advanced practice nurse has indicated to the
13district, in writing, that the pupil is medically unable to
14attend regular classroom instruction and (2) for up to 3 months
15following the birth of the child or a miscarriage. The
16instruction course shall be designed to offer educational
17experiences that are equivalent to those given to pupils at the
18same grade level in the district and that are designed to
19enable the pupil to return to the classroom.
20(Source: P.A. 84-1430.)
 
21    (105 ILCS 5/14-13.01)  (from Ch. 122, par. 14-13.01)
22    Sec. 14-13.01. Reimbursement payable by State; amounts for

 

 

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1personnel and transportation.
2    (a) For staff working on behalf of children who have not
3been identified as eligible for special education and for
4eligible children with physical disabilities, including all
5eligible children whose placement has been determined under
6Section 14-8.02 in hospital or home instruction, 1/2 of the
7teacher's salary but not more than $1,000 annually per child or
8$9,000 per teacher, whichever is less. A child qualifies for
9home or hospital instruction if it is anticipated that, due to
10a medical condition, the child will be unable to attend school,
11and instead must be instructed at home or in the hospital, for
12a period of 2 or more consecutive weeks or on an ongoing
13intermittent basis. For purposes of this Section, "ongoing
14intermittent basis" means that the child's medical condition is
15of such a nature or severity that it is anticipated that the
16child will be absent from school due to the medical condition
17for periods of at least 2 days at a time multiple times during
18the school year totaling at least 10 days or more of absences.
19There shall be no requirement that a child be absent from
20school a minimum number of days before the child qualifies for
21home or hospital instruction. In order to establish eligibility
22for home or hospital services, a student's parent or guardian
23must submit to the child's school district of residence a
24written statement from a physician licensed to practice
25medicine in all of its branches, a licensed physician
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1existence of such medical condition, the impact on the child's
2ability to participate in education, and the anticipated
3duration or nature of the child's absence from school. Home or
4hospital instruction may commence upon receipt of a written
5physician's, physician assistant's, or advanced practice
6nurse's statement in accordance with this Section, but
7instruction shall commence not later than 5 school days after
8the school district receives the physician's, physician
9assistant's, or advanced practice nurse's statement. Special
10education and related services required by the child's IEP or
11services and accommodations required by the child's federal
12Section 504 plan must be implemented as part of the child's
13home or hospital instruction, unless the IEP team or federal
14Section 504 plan team determines that modifications are
15necessary during the home or hospital instruction due to the
16child's condition. Eligible children to be included in any
17reimbursement under this paragraph must regularly receive a
18minimum of one hour of instruction each school day, or in lieu
19thereof of a minimum of 5 hours of instruction in each school
20week in order to qualify for full reimbursement under this
21Section. If the attending physician, physician assistant, or
22advanced practice nurse for such a child has certified that the
23child should not receive as many as 5 hours of instruction in a
24school week, however, reimbursement under this paragraph on
25account of that child shall be computed proportionate to the
26actual hours of instruction per week for that child divided by

 

 

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15. The State Board of Education shall establish rules governing
2the required qualifications of staff providing home or hospital
3instruction.
4    (b) For children described in Section 14-1.02, 80% of the
5cost of transportation approved as a related service in the
6Individualized Education Program for each student in order to
7take advantage of special educational facilities.
8Transportation costs shall be determined in the same fashion as
9provided in Section 29-5. For purposes of this subsection (b),
10the dates for processing claims specified in Section 29-5 shall
11apply.
12    (c) For each qualified worker, the annual sum of $9,000.
13    (d) For one full time qualified director of the special
14education program of each school district which maintains a
15fully approved program of special education the annual sum of
16$9,000. Districts participating in a joint agreement special
17education program shall not receive such reimbursement if
18reimbursement is made for a director of the joint agreement
19program.
20    (e) (Blank).
21    (f) (Blank).
22    (g) For readers, working with blind or partially seeing
23children 1/2 of their salary but not more than $400 annually
24per child. Readers may be employed to assist such children and
25shall not be required to be certified but prior to employment
26shall meet standards set up by the State Board of Education.

 

 

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1    (h) For non-certified employees, as defined by rules
2promulgated by the State Board of Education, who deliver
3services to students with IEPs, 1/2 of the salary paid or
4$3,500 per employee, whichever is less.
5    The State Board of Education shall set standards and
6prescribe rules for determining the allocation of
7reimbursement under this section on less than a full time basis
8and for less than a school year.
9    When any school district eligible for reimbursement under
10this Section operates a school or program approved by the State
11Superintendent of Education for a number of days in excess of
12the adopted school calendar but not to exceed 235 school days,
13such reimbursement shall be increased by 1/180 of the amount or
14rate paid hereunder for each day such school is operated in
15excess of 180 days per calendar year.
16    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any school
17district receiving a payment under this Section or under
18Section 14-7.02, 14-7.02b, or 29-5 of this Code may classify
19all or a portion of the funds that it receives in a particular
20fiscal year or from general State aid pursuant to Section
2118-8.05 of this Code as funds received in connection with any
22funding program for which it is entitled to receive funds from
23the State in that fiscal year (including, without limitation,
24any funding program referenced in this Section), regardless of
25the source or timing of the receipt. The district may not
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1funding program than the district is entitled to receive in
2that fiscal year for that program. Any classification by a
3district must be made by a resolution of its board of
4education. The resolution must identify the amount of any
5payments or general State aid to be classified under this
6paragraph and must specify the funding program to which the
7funds are to be treated as received in connection therewith.
8This resolution is controlling as to the classification of
9funds referenced therein. A certified copy of the resolution
10must be sent to the State Superintendent of Education. The
11resolution shall still take effect even though a copy of the
12resolution has not been sent to the State Superintendent of
13Education in a timely manner. No classification under this
14paragraph by a district shall affect the total amount or timing
15of money the district is entitled to receive under this Code.
16No classification under this paragraph by a district shall in
17any way relieve the district from or affect any requirements
18that otherwise would apply with respect to that funding
19program, including any accounting of funds by source, reporting
20expenditures by original source and purpose, reporting
21requirements, or requirements of providing services.
22(Source: P.A. 96-257, eff. 8-11-09; 97-123, eff. 7-14-11.)
 
23    (105 ILCS 5/27-22)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22)
24    Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
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1diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 1984-1985
2school year through the 2004-2005 school year must, in addition
3to other course requirements, successfully complete the
4following courses:
5        (1) three years of language arts;
6        (2) two years of mathematics, one of which may be
7    related to computer technology;
8        (3) one year of science;
9        (4) two years of social studies, of which at least one
10    year must be history of the United States or a combination
11    of history of the United States and American government;
12    and
13        (5) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
14    foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American
15    Sign Language or (D) vocational education.
16    (b) (Blank). As a prerequisite to receiving a high school
17diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2005-2006
18school year must, in addition to other course requirements,
19successfully complete all of the following courses:
20        (1) Three years of language arts.
21        (2) Three years of mathematics.
22        (3) One year of science.
23        (4) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
24    year must be history of the United States or a combination
25    of history of the United States and American government.
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1    foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American
2    Sign Language, or (D) vocational education.
3    (c) (Blank). As a prerequisite to receiving a high school
4diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2006-2007
5school year must, in addition to other course requirements,
6successfully complete all of the following courses:
7        (1) Three years of language arts.
8        (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
9    which must be English and the other of which may be English
10    or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive
11    courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other
12    graduation requirements.
13        (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
14    Algebra I and one of which must include geometry content.
15        (4) One year of science.
16        (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
17    year must be history of the United States or a combination
18    of history of the United States and American government.
19        (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
20    foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American
21    Sign Language, or (D) vocational education.
22    (d) (Blank). As a prerequisite to receiving a high school
23diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2007-2008
24school year must, in addition to other course requirements,
25successfully complete all of the following courses:
26        (1) Three years of language arts.

 

 

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1        (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
2    which must be English and the other of which may be English
3    or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive
4    courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other
5    graduation requirements.
6        (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
7    Algebra I and one of which must include geometry content.
8        (4) Two years of science.
9        (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
10    year must be history of the United States or a combination
11    of history of the United States and American government.
12        (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
13    foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American
14    Sign Language, or (D) vocational education.
15    (e) As a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma,
16each pupil entering the 9th grade in the 2008-2009 school year
17or a subsequent school year must, in addition to other course
18requirements, successfully complete all of the following
19courses:
20        (1) Four years of language arts.
21        (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
22    which must be English and the other of which may be English
23    or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive
24    courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other
25    graduation requirements.
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1    Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
2    one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
3    course if the pupil successfully completes Algebra II or an
4    integrated mathematics course with Algebra II content.
5        (4) Two years of science.
6        (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
7    year must be history of the United States or a combination
8    of history of the United States and American government
9    and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the
10    2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at
11    least one semester must be civics, which shall help young
12    people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and
13    attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and
14    responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course
15    content shall focus on government institutions, the
16    discussion of current and controversial issues, service
17    learning, and simulations of the democratic process.
18    School districts may utilize private funding available for
19    the purposes of offering civics education.
20        (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
21    foreign language, which shall be deemed to include American
22    Sign Language, or (D) vocational education.
23    (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform
24school districts of standards for writing-intensive
25coursework.
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1computer science course to high school students, then the
2school board must designate that course as equivalent to a high
3school mathematics course and must denote on the student's
4transcript that the Advanced Placement computer science course
5qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative course for
6students in accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection (e)
7of this Section.
8    (g) This amendatory Act of 1983 does not apply to pupils
9entering the 9th grade in 1983-1984 school year and prior
10school years or to students with disabilities whose course of
11study is determined by an individualized education program.
12    This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not
13apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school
14year or a prior school year or to students with disabilities
15whose course of study is determined by an individualized
16education program.
17    (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
18provisions of Section 27-22.05 of this Code and the
19Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
20(Source: P.A. 98-885, eff. 8-15-14; 99-434, eff. 7-1-16 (see
21P.A. 99-485 for the effective date of changes made by P.A.
2299-434); 99-485, eff. 11-20-15; 99-674, eff. 7-29-16.)
 
23    Section 10. The School Safety Drill Act is amended by
24changing Sections 15 and 20 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (105 ILCS 128/15)
2    Sec. 15. Types of drills. Under this Act, the following
3school safety drills shall be instituted by all schools in this
4State:
5        (1) School evacuation drills, which shall address and
6    prepare students and school personnel for situations that
7    occur when conditions outside of a school building are
8    safer than inside a school building. Evacuation incidents
9    are based on the needs of particular communities and may
10    include without limitation the following:
11            (A) fire;
12            (B) suspicious items or persons;
13            (C) incidents involving hazardous materials,
14        including, but not limited to, chemical, incendiary,
15        and explosives; and
16            (D) bomb threats.
17        (2) Except as limited by subsection (b-5) of Section 20
18    of this Act, bus Bus evacuation drills, which shall address
19    and prepare students and school personnel for situations
20    that occur when conditions outside of a bus are safer than
21    inside the bus. Evacuation incidents are based on the needs
22    of particular communities and may include without
23    limitation the following:
24            (A) fire;
25            (B) suspicious items; and
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1        including, but not limited to, chemical, incendiary,
2        and explosives.
3        (3) Law enforcement drills, which shall address and
4    prepare school personnel for situations calling for the
5    involvement of law enforcement when conditions inside a
6    school building are safer than outside of a school building
7    and it is necessary to protect building occupants from
8    potential dangers in a school building. Law enforcement
9    drills may involve situations that call for the
10    reverse-evacuation or the lock-down of a school building.
11    Evacuation or reverse-evacuation incidents shall include a
12    shooting incident.
13        (4) Severe weather and shelter-in-place drills, which
14    shall address and prepare students for situations
15    involving severe weather emergencies or the release of
16    external gas or chemicals. Severe weather and
17    shelter-in-place incidents shall be based on the needs and
18    environment of particular communities and may include
19    without limitation the following:
20            (A) severe weather, including, but not limited to,
21        shear winds, lightning, and earthquakes;
22            (B) incidents involving hazardous materials,
23        including, but not limited to, chemical, incendiary,
24        and explosives; and
25            (C) incidents involving weapons of mass
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1        biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons.
2(Source: P.A. 98-48, eff. 7-1-13.)
 
3    (105 ILCS 128/20)
4    Sec. 20. Number of drills; incidents covered; local
5authority participation.
6    (a) During each academic year, schools must conduct a
7minimum of 3 school evacuation drills to address and prepare
8students and school personnel for fire incidents. These drills
9must meet all of the following criteria:
10        (1) One of the 3 school evacuation drills shall require
11    the participation of the appropriate local fire department
12    or district.
13            (A) Each local fire department or fire district
14        must contact the appropriate school administrator or
15        his or her designee no later than September 1 of each
16        year in order to arrange for the participation of the
17        department or district in the school evacuation drill.
18            (B) Each school administrator or his or her
19        designee must contact the responding local fire
20        official no later than September 15 of each year and
21        propose to the local fire official 4 dates within the
22        month of October, during at least 2 different weeks of
23        October, on which the drill shall occur. The fire
24        official may choose any of the 4 available dates, and
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1        date.
2            (C) The school administrator or his or her designee
3        and the local fire official may also, by mutual
4        agreement, set any other date for the drill, including
5        a date outside of the month of October.
6            (D) If the fire official does not select one of the
7        4 offered dates in October or set another date by
8        mutual agreement, the requirement that the school
9        include the local fire service in one of its mandatory
10        school evacuation drills shall be waived. Schools,
11        however, shall continue to be strongly encouraged to
12        include the fire service in a school evacuation drill
13        at a mutually agreed-upon time.
14            (E) Upon the participation of the local fire
15        service, the appropriate local fire official shall
16        certify that the school evacuation drill was
17        conducted.
18            (F) When scheduling the school evacuation drill,
19        the school administrator or his or her designee and the
20        local fire department or fire district may, by mutual
21        agreement on or before September 14, choose to waive
22        the provisions of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of
23        this paragraph (1).
24        Additional school evacuation drills for fire incidents
25    may involve the participation of the appropriate local fire
26    department or district.

 

 

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1        (2) Schools may conduct additional school evacuation
2    drills to account for other evacuation incidents,
3    including without limitation suspicious items or bomb
4    threats.
5        (3) All drills shall be conducted at each school
6    building that houses school children.
7    (b) During each academic year, schools must conduct a
8minimum of one bus evacuation drill. This drill shall be
9accounted for in the curriculum in all public schools and in
10all other educational institutions in this State that are
11supported or maintained, in whole or in part, by public funds
12and that provide instruction in any of the grades kindergarten
13through 12. This curriculum shall include instruction in safe
14bus riding practices for all students. Schools may conduct
15additional bus evacuation drills. All drills shall be conducted
16at each school building that houses school children.
17    (b-5) Notwithstanding the minimum requirements established
18by this Act, private schools that do not utilize a bus to
19transport students for any purpose are exempt from subsection
20(b) of this Section, provided that the chief school
21administrator of the private school provides written assurance
22to the State Board of Education that the private school does
23not plan to utilize a bus to transport students for any purpose
24during the current academic year. The assurance must be made on
25a form supplied by the State Board of Education and filed no
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1transport students for any purpose during an academic year when
2an assurance pursuant to this subsection (b-5) has been filed
3with the State Board of Education, the private school shall
4immediately notify the State Board of Education and comply with
5subsection (b) of this Section no later than 30 calendar days
6after utilization of the bus to transport students, except
7that, at the discretion of the private school, students chosen
8for participation in the bus evacuation drill need include only
9the subgroup of students that are utilizing bus transportation.
10    (c) During each academic year, schools must conduct a law
11enforcement drill to address a school shooting incident. Such
12drills must be conducted according to the school district's or
13private school's emergency and crisis response plans,
14protocols, and procedures, with the participation of the
15appropriate law enforcement agency. Law enforcement drills may
16be conducted on days and times when students are not present in
17the school building. All drills must be conducted at each
18school building that houses school children.
19        (1) A law enforcement drill must meet all of the
20    following criteria:
21            (A) During each calendar year, the appropriate
22        local law enforcement agency shall contact the
23        appropriate school administrator to request to
24        participate in a law enforcement drill. The school
25        administrator and local law enforcement agency shall
26        set, by mutual agreement, a date for the drill.

 

 

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1            (A-5) The drill shall require the on-site
2        participation of the local law enforcement agency. If a
3        mutually agreeable date cannot be reached between the
4        school administrator and the appropriate local law
5        enforcement agency, then the school shall still hold
6        the drill without participation from the agency.
7            (B) Upon the participation of a local law
8        enforcement agency in a law enforcement drill, the
9        appropriate local law enforcement official shall
10        certify that the law enforcement drill was conducted
11        and notify the school in a timely manner of any
12        deficiencies noted during the drill.
13        (2) Schools may conduct additional law enforcement
14    drills at their discretion.
15        (3) (Blank).
16    (d) During each academic year, schools must conduct a
17minimum of one severe weather and shelter-in-place drill to
18address and prepare students and school personnel for possible
19tornado incidents and may conduct additional severe weather and
20shelter-in-place drills to account for other incidents,
21including without limitation earthquakes or hazardous
22materials. All drills shall be conducted at each school
23building that houses school children.
24(Source: P.A. 98-48, eff. 7-1-13.)
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
262017.