97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3487

 

Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. Thomas Morrison - Sandra M. Pihos - Chad Hays - Norine Hammond - Kay Hatcher, et al.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/27-2.5 new

    Amends the School Code. Allows a school board to discontinue, by publicly adopted resolution, any instructional mandate in the Courses of Study Article of the School Code for which the school district does not receive a separate State appropriation through the State Board of Education or reimbursement by the State to extend the school day or year (with exceptions). Provides that if a student requests information on any instructional mandate that has been discontinued, then the school district shall provide the student with the requested information. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 adding Section
527-2.5 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/27-2.5 new)
7    Sec. 27-2.5. Instructional mandate discontinuance.
8    (a) For the purposes of this Section, "instructional
9mandate" means any State law in this Article that requires a
10school district to devote any amount of time to the instruction
11of or engagement by students in a subject or course.
12    (b) Notwithstanding Section 2-3.25g or any other provision
13of this Code, a school board may discontinue, by publicly
14adopted resolution, any instructional mandate in this Article
15for which the school district does not receive a separate State
16appropriation through the State Board of Education or
17reimbursement by the State to extend the school day or year.
18This Section, however, does not permit a school board to
19discontinue by resolution the requirements set forth in
20Sections 27-5, 27-6, 27-7, and 27-22 of this Code and Sections
2127-24 through 27-24.8 of this Code.
22    (c) If a student requests information on any instructional
23mandate that has been discontinued under this Section, then the

 

 

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1school district shall provide the student with the requested
2information.
3    (d) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules that
4it deems necessary for the implementation of this Section.
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.