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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
5 2-3.71, 2-3.71a, and 2-3.89 as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.71)  (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.71)
7     Sec. 2-3.71. Grants for preschool educational and related
8 model research-training programs.
9     (a) Preschool program.
10         (1) The State Board of Education shall implement and
11     administer a grant program under the provisions of this
12     subsection which shall consist of grants to public school
13     districts and other eligible entities, as defined by the
14     State Board of Education, to conduct voluntary preschool
15     educational programs for children ages 3 to 5 which include
16     a parent education component. A public school district
17     which receives grants under this subsection may
18     subcontract with other entities that are eligible a private
19     school, not-for-profit corporation or other governmental
20     agency to conduct a preschool educational program. These
21     grants must be used to supplement, not supplant, funds
22     received from any other source. Except as otherwise
23     provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, all
24     teachers of such programs shall (i) hold early childhood
25     teaching certificates issued under Article 21, or (ii) hold
26     elementary certificates issued under Article 21 with
27     kindergarten or preschool experience, or (iii) hold
28     baccalaureate degrees in child development, or (iv) meet
29     the requirements for supervising a day care center under
30     the Child Care Act of 1969, as amended.
31         (2) (Blank). After December 31, 1989, any persons newly
32     hired to teach in the program authorized pursuant to this

 

 

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1     subsection shall hold the certification required pursuant
2     to subparagraphs (i), (ii) or (iii) of paragraph (1) of
3     this subsection.
4         (3) Any After July 1, 1998, any teacher of preschool
5     children in the program authorized by this subsection shall
6     hold an early childhood teaching certificate.
7         (4) The State Board of Education shall provide the
8     primary source of funding through appropriations for this
9     program. Such Except as otherwise provided in subsection
10     (b), such funds shall be distributed for the benefit of
11     children who because of their home and community
12     environment are subject to such language, cultural,
13     economic and like disadvantages that they have been
14     determined as a result of screening procedures to be at
15     risk of academic failure. Such screening procedures shall
16     be based on criteria established by the State Board of
17     Education.
18         (5) The State Board of Education shall develop and
19     provide evaluation tools, including tests, that school
20     districts and other eligible entities may use to evaluate
21     children for school readiness prior to age 5. The State
22     Board of Education shall require school districts and other
23     eligible entities to obtain consent from the parents or
24     guardians of children before any evaluations are
25     conducted. The State Board of Education shall encourage
26     local school districts and other eligible entities to
27     evaluate the population of preschool children in their
28     communities districts and provide preschool programs,
29     pursuant to this subsection, where appropriate.
30         (6) The State Board of Education shall report to the
31     General Assembly by July 1, 1989 and every 3 years
32     thereafter, on the results and progress of students who
33     were enrolled in preschool educational programs, including
34     an assessment of which programs have been most successful
35     in promoting academic excellence and alleviating academic
36     failure. The State Board of Education shall assess the

 

 

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1     academic progress of all students who have been enrolled in
2     preschool educational programs.
3     (b) (Blank). Up to 5% of the amounts annually appropriated
4 for purposes of preschool educational programs under this
5 Section may be used by the State Board of Education for grants
6 to school districts and public and private institutions of
7 higher education to establish and implement coordinated model
8 programs which include both a research component in early
9 childhood development and psychology and a personnel training
10 component in preferred teaching methodologies in effective
11 preschool educational programs. The State Board of Education
12 shall by rule establish criteria for the content, objectives
13 and manner of implementing model programs which may qualify for
14 grant awards under this subsection. Such criteria may include
15 considerations of the ability of a proposed model program to
16 serve children from preschool and early childhood age
17 groupings, including children therefrom who are or may not be
18 at risk, and of the ability of the proposed model program to
19 incorporate program site student teaching, for early childhood
20 certification purposes, of the children actually served by the
21 model program. The State Board of Education shall establish
22 standards within its rules for the form of grant applications
23 submitted under this subsection and for evaluating those
24 applications against the qualifying criteria established as
25 provided in this subsection for model program content,
26 objectives and implementation.
27 (Source: P.A. 86-316; 86-400; 86-1028; 87-141; 87-515;
28 87-895.)
 
29     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.71a)  (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.71a)
30     Sec. 2-3.71a. Grants for model pilot early childhood
31 parental training programs.
32     The State Board of Education shall implement and administer
33 a grant program consisting of grants to public school districts
34 and other eligible entities, as defined by the State Board of
35 Education, to conduct model pilot early childhood parental

 

 

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1 training programs for the parents of children in the period of
2 life from birth to kindergarten. A public school district that
3 receives grants under this Section may contract with other
4 eligible entities another district, private school,
5 not-for-profit corporation or other governmental agency to
6 conduct an early childhood parental training program. These
7 grants must be used to supplement, not supplant, funds received
8 from any other source. A school board or other eligible entity
9 shall employ appropriately qualified personnel for its early
10 childhood parental training program, including but not limited
11 to certified teachers, counselors, psychiatrists,
12 psychologists and social workers.
13     (a) As used in this Section, "parental training" means and
14 includes instruction in the following:
15     (1) Child growth and development, including prenatal
16 development.
17     (2) Childbirth and child care.
18     (3) Family structure, function and management.
19     (4) Prenatal and postnatal care for mothers and infants.
20     (5) Prevention of child abuse.
21     (6) The physical, mental, emotional, social, economic and
22 psychological aspects of interpersonal and family
23 relationships.
24     (7) Parenting skill development.
25     The programs shall include activities that require
26 substantial participation and interaction between parent and
27 child.
28     (b) The Board shall annually award funds through a grant
29 approval process established by the State Board of Education
30 annual grants on a competitive basis, providing that an annual
31 appropriation is made for this purpose from State, federal or
32 private funds. Nothing in this Section shall preclude school
33 districts from applying for or accepting private funds to
34 establish and implement programs.
35     (c) The State Board of Education shall assist those
36 districts and other eligible entities offering early childhood

 

 

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1 parental training programs, upon request, in developing
2 instructional materials, training teachers and staff, and
3 establishing appropriate time allotments for each of the areas
4 included in such instruction.
5     (d) School districts and other eligible entities may offer
6 early childhood parental training courses during that period of
7 the day which is not part of the regular school day. Residents
8 of the community school district may enroll in such courses.
9 The school board or other eligible entity may establish fees
10 and collect such charges as may be necessary for attendance at
11 such courses in an amount not to exceed the per capita cost of
12 the operation thereof, except that the board or other eligible
13 entity may waive all or part of such charges if it determines
14 that the parent is indigent or that the educational needs of
15 the parent require his or her attendance at such courses.
16     (e) Parents who participate in early childhood parental
17 training programs under this Section may be eligible for
18 reasonable reimbursement of any incidental transportation and
19 child care expenses from the school district receiving funds
20 pursuant to this Section the grant from the State Board of
21 Education.
22     (f) Districts and other eligible entities receiving grants
23 pursuant to this Section shall coordinate programs created
24 under this Section with other preschool educational programs,
25 including "at-risk" preschool programs, special and vocational
26 education, and related services provided by other governmental
27 agencies and not-for-profit agencies.
28     (g) The State Board of Education shall report to the
29 General Assembly by July 1, 1991, on the results of the
30 programs funded pursuant to this Section and whether a need
31 continues for such programs.
32     (h) After July 1, 2006, any parental training services
33 funded pursuant to this Section on the effective date of this
34 amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly shall continue to
35 be funded pursuant to this Section, subject to appropriation
36 and the meeting of program standards. Any additional parental

 

 

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1 training services must be funded, subject to appropriation,
2 through preschool education grants pursuant to subdivision (4)
3 of subsection (a) of Section 2-3.71 of this Code for families
4 with children ages 3 to 5 and through prevention initiative
5 grants pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 2-3.89 of this
6 Code for expecting families and those with children from birth
7 to 3 years of age.
8 (Source: P.A. 85-1046.)
 
9     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.89)  (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.89)
10     Sec. 2-3.89. Programs Pilot programs concerning services
11 to at-risk children and their families.
12     (a) The State Board of Education may provide grants to
13 eligible entities, as defined by the State Board of Education,
14 enter into contracts with public or not-for-profit, private
15 organizations to establish pilot programs which offer
16 coordinated services to at-risk infants and toddlers and their
17 families. Each pilot program shall include a parent education
18 program relating to the development and nurturing of infants
19 and toddlers and case management services to coordinate
20 existing services available in the region served by the pilot
21 program. These services shall be provided through the
22 implementation of an individual family service plan. Each pilot
23 program will have a community involvement component to provide
24 coordination in the service system.
25     (b) The State Board of Education shall administer the
26 programs through the grants to public school districts and
27 other eligible entities. These grants must be used to
28 supplement, not supplant, funds received from any other source.
29 School districts and other eligible entities receiving grants
30 pursuant to this Section shall conduct voluntary, intensive,
31 research-based, and comprehensive prevention services, as
32 defined by the State Board of Education, for expecting parents
33 and families with children from birth to age 3 who are at-risk
34 of academic failure. A public school district that receives a
35 grant under this Section may subcontract with other eligible

 

 

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1 entities.
2     (c) The State Board of Education shall report to the
3 General Assembly by July 1, 2006 and every 2 years thereafter
4 on the status of programs funded under this Section, including
5 without limitation characteristics of participants, services
6 delivered, program models used, unmet needs, and results of the
7 programs funded.
8 (Source: P.A. 85-1046.)
 
9     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
10 2005.