Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.

Filed: 4/8/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3939

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3939, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
610-20.12 and 27-8.1 as follows:
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.12)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.12)
8    Sec. 10-20.12. School year - School age. To establish and
9keep in operation in each year during a school term of at least
10the minimum length required by Section 10-19, a sufficient
11number of free schools for the accommodation of all persons in
12the district who are 5 years of age or older but under 21 years
13of age, and to secure for all such persons the right and
14opportunity to an equal education in such schools; provided
15that (i) children who will attain the age of 5 years on or
16before September 1 of the year of the 1990-1991 school term and

 

 

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1each school term thereafter may attend school upon the
2commencement of such term and (ii) based upon an assessment of
3the child's readiness, children who have attended a non-public
4preschool and continued their education at that school through
5kindergarten, were taught in kindergarten by an appropriately
6certified teacher, and will attain the age of 6 years on or
7before December 31 of the year of the 2009-2010 school term and
8each school term thereafter may attend first grade upon
9commencement of such term. However, Section 33 of the
10Educational Opportunity for Military Children Act shall apply
11to children of active duty military personnel. Based upon an
12assessment of a child's readiness to attend school, a school
13district may permit a child to attend school prior to the dates
14contained in this Section. In any school district operating on
15a full year school basis children who will attain age 5 within
1630 days after the commencement of a term may attend school upon
17the commencement of such term and, based upon an assessment of
18the child's readiness, children who have attended a non-public
19preschool and continued their education at that school through
20kindergarten, were taught in kindergarten by an appropriately
21certified teacher, and will attain age 6 within 4 months after
22the commencement of a term may attend first grade upon the
23commencement of such term. The school district may, by
24resolution of its board, allow for a full year school plan.
25(Source: P.A. 96-864, eff. 1-21-10.)
 

 

 

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1    (105 ILCS 5/27-8.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1)
2    Sec. 27-8.1. Health examinations and immunizations.
3    (1) In compliance with rules and regulations which the
4Department of Public Health shall promulgate, and except as
5hereinafter provided, all children in Illinois shall have a
6health examination as follows: within one year prior to
7entering kindergarten or the first grade of any public,
8private, or parochial elementary school; upon entering the
9sixth and ninth grades of any public, private, or parochial
10school; prior to entrance into any public, private, or
11parochial nursery school; and, irrespective of grade,
12immediately prior to or upon entrance into any public, private,
13or parochial school or nursery school, each child shall present
14proof of having been examined in accordance with this Section
15and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. Any child
16who received a health examination within one year prior to
17entering the fifth grade for the 2007-2008 school year is not
18required to receive an additional health examination in order
19to comply with the provisions of Public Act 95-422 when he or
20she attends school for the 2008-2009 school year, unless the
21child is attending school for the first time as provided in
22this paragraph.
23    A tuberculosis skin test screening shall be included as a
24required part of each health examination included under this
25Section if the child resides in an area designated by the
26Department of Public Health as having a high incidence of

 

 

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1tuberculosis. Additional health examinations of pupils,
2including eye examinations, may be required when deemed
3necessary by school authorities. Parents are encouraged to have
4their children undergo eye examinations at the same points in
5time required for health examinations.
6    (1.5) In compliance with rules adopted by the Department of
7Public Health and except as otherwise provided in this Section,
8all children in kindergarten and the second and sixth grades of
9any public, private, or parochial school shall have a dental
10examination. Each of these children shall present proof of
11having been examined by a dentist in accordance with this
12Section and rules adopted under this Section before May 15th of
13the school year. If a child in the second or sixth grade fails
14to present proof by May 15th, the school may hold the child's
15report card until one of the following occurs: (i) the child
16presents proof of a completed dental examination or (ii) the
17child presents proof that a dental examination will take place
18within 60 days after May 15th. The Department of Public Health
19shall establish, by rule, a waiver for children who show an
20undue burden or a lack of access to a dentist. Each public,
21private, and parochial school must give notice of this dental
22examination requirement to the parents and guardians of
23students at least 60 days before May 15th of each school year.
24    (1.10) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, all
25children enrolling in kindergarten in a public, private, or
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1amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly and any student
2enrolling for the first time in a public, private, or parochial
3school on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
4the 95th General Assembly shall have an eye examination. Each
5of these children shall present proof of having been examined
6by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its
7branches or a licensed optometrist within the previous year, in
8accordance with this Section and rules adopted under this
9Section, before October 15th of the school year. If the child
10fails to present proof by October 15th, the school may hold the
11child's report card until one of the following occurs: (i) the
12child presents proof of a completed eye examination or (ii) the
13child presents proof that an eye examination will take place
14within 60 days after October 15th. The Department of Public
15Health shall establish, by rule, a waiver for children who show
16an undue burden or a lack of access to a physician licensed to
17practice medicine in all of its branches who provides eye
18examinations or to a licensed optometrist. Each public,
19private, and parochial school must give notice of this eye
20examination requirement to the parents and guardians of
21students in compliance with rules of the Department of Public
22Health. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to allow a
23school to exclude a child from attending because of a parent's
24or guardian's failure to obtain an eye examination for the
25child.
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1and regulations specifying the examinations and procedures
2that constitute a health examination, which shall include the
3collection of data relating to obesity (including at a minimum,
4date of birth, gender, height, weight, blood pressure, and date
5of exam), and a dental examination and may recommend by rule
6that certain additional examinations be performed. The rules
7and regulations of the Department of Public Health shall
8specify that a tuberculosis skin test screening shall be
9included as a required part of each health examination included
10under this Section if the child resides in an area designated
11by the Department of Public Health as having a high incidence
12of tuberculosis. The Department of Public Health shall specify
13that a diabetes screening as defined by rule shall be included
14as a required part of each health examination. Diabetes testing
15is not required.
16    Physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its
17branches, advanced practice nurses who have a written
18collaborative agreement with a collaborating physician which
19authorizes them to perform health examinations, or physician
20assistants who have been delegated the performance of health
21examinations by their supervising physician shall be
22responsible for the performance of the health examinations,
23other than dental examinations, eye examinations, and vision
24and hearing screening, and shall sign all report forms required
25by subsection (4) of this Section that pertain to those
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1advanced practice nurse, or physician assistant is
2responsible. If a registered nurse performs any part of a
3health examination, then a physician licensed to practice
4medicine in all of its branches must review and sign all
5required report forms. Licensed dentists shall perform all
6dental examinations and shall sign all report forms required by
7subsection (4) of this Section that pertain to the dental
8examinations. Physicians licensed to practice medicine in all
9its branches or licensed optometrists shall perform all eye
10examinations required by this Section and shall sign all report
11forms required by subsection (4) of this Section that pertain
12to the eye examination. For purposes of this Section, an eye
13examination shall at a minimum include history, visual acuity,
14subjective refraction to best visual acuity near and far,
15internal and external examination, and a glaucoma evaluation,
16as well as any other tests or observations that in the
17professional judgment of the doctor are necessary. Vision and
18hearing screening tests, which shall not be considered
19examinations as that term is used in this Section, shall be
20conducted in accordance with rules and regulations of the
21Department of Public Health, and by individuals whom the
22Department of Public Health has certified. In these rules and
23regulations, the Department of Public Health shall require that
24individuals conducting vision screening tests give a child's
25parent or guardian written notification, before the vision
26screening is conducted, that states, "Vision screening is not a

 

 

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1substitute for a complete eye and vision evaluation by an eye
2doctor. Your child is not required to undergo this vision
3screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has completed
4and signed a report form indicating that an examination has
5been administered within the previous 12 months."
6    (3) Every child shall, at or about the same time as he or
7she receives a health examination required by subsection (1) of
8this Section, present to the local school proof of having
9received such immunizations against preventable communicable
10diseases as the Department of Public Health shall require by
11rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this Section and
12the Communicable Disease Prevention Act.
13    (4) The individuals conducting the health examination,
14dental examination, or eye examination shall record the fact of
15having conducted the examination, and such additional
16information as required, including for a health examination
17data relating to obesity (including at a minimum, date of
18birth, gender, height, weight, blood pressure, and date of
19exam), on uniform forms which the Department of Public Health
20and the State Board of Education shall prescribe for statewide
21use. The examiner shall summarize on the report form any
22condition that he or she suspects indicates a need for special
23services, including for a health examination factors relating
24to obesity. The individuals confirming the administration of
25required immunizations shall record as indicated on the form
26that the immunizations were administered.

 

 

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1    (5) If a child does not submit proof of having had either
2the health examination or the immunization as required, then
3the child shall be examined or receive the immunization, as the
4case may be, and present proof by October 15 of the current
5school year, or by an earlier date of the current school year
6established by a school district. To establish a date before
7October 15 of the current school year for the health
8examination or immunization as required, a school district must
9give notice of the requirements of this Section 60 days prior
10to the earlier established date. If for medical reasons one or
11more of the required immunizations must be given after October
1215 of the current school year, or after an earlier established
13date of the current school year, then the child shall present,
14by October 15, or by the earlier established date, a schedule
15for the administration of the immunizations and a statement of
16the medical reasons causing the delay, both the schedule and
17the statement being issued by the physician, advanced practice
18nurse, physician assistant, registered nurse, or local health
19department that will be responsible for administration of the
20remaining required immunizations. If a child does not comply by
21October 15, or by the earlier established date of the current
22school year, with the requirements of this subsection, then the
23local school authority shall exclude that child from school
24until such time as the child presents proof of having had the
25health examination as required and presents proof of having
26received those required immunizations which are medically

 

 

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1possible to receive immediately. During a child's exclusion
2from school for noncompliance with this subsection, the child's
3parents or legal guardian shall be considered in violation of
4Section 26-1 and subject to any penalty imposed by Section
526-10. This subsection (5) does not apply to dental
6examinations and eye examinations. If Until June 30, 2015, if
7the student is an out-of-state transfer student and does not
8have the proof required under this subsection (5) before
9October 15 of the current year or whatever date is set by the
10school district, then he or she may only attend classes (i) if
11he or she has proof that an appointment for the required
12vaccinations has been scheduled with a party authorized to
13submit proof of the required vaccinations. If the proof of
14vaccination required under this subsection (5) is not submitted
15within 30 days after the student is permitted to attend
16classes, then the student is not to be permitted to attend
17classes until proof of the vaccinations has been properly
18submitted. No school district or employee of a school district
19shall be held liable for any injury or illness to another
20person that results from admitting an out-of-state transfer
21student to class that has an appointment scheduled pursuant to
22this subsection (5).
23    (6) Every school shall report to the State Board of
24Education by November 15, in the manner which that agency shall
25require, the number of children who have received the necessary
26immunizations and the health examination (other than a dental

 

 

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1examination or eye examination) as required, indicating, of
2those who have not received the immunizations and examination
3as required, the number of children who are exempt from health
4examination and immunization requirements on religious or
5medical grounds as provided in subsection (8). On or before
6December 1 of each year, every public school district and
7registered nonpublic school shall make publicly available the
8immunization data they are required to submit to the State
9Board of Education by November 15. The immunization data made
10publicly available must be identical to the data the school
11district or school has reported to the State Board of
12Education.
13    Every school shall report to the State Board of Education
14by June 30, in the manner that the State Board requires, the
15number of children who have received the required dental
16examination, indicating, of those who have not received the
17required dental examination, the number of children who are
18exempt from the dental examination on religious grounds as
19provided in subsection (8) of this Section and the number of
20children who have received a waiver under subsection (1.5) of
21this Section.
22    Every school shall report to the State Board of Education
23by June 30, in the manner that the State Board requires, the
24number of children who have received the required eye
25examination, indicating, of those who have not received the
26required eye examination, the number of children who are exempt

 

 

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1from the eye examination as provided in subsection (8) of this
2Section, the number of children who have received a waiver
3under subsection (1.10) of this Section, and the total number
4of children in noncompliance with the eye examination
5requirement.
6    The reported information under this subsection (6) shall be
7provided to the Department of Public Health by the State Board
8of Education.
9    (7) Upon determining that the number of pupils who are
10required to be in compliance with subsection (5) of this
11Section is below 90% of the number of pupils enrolled in the
12school district, 10% of each State aid payment made pursuant to
13Section 18-8.05 to the school district for such year may be
14withheld by the State Board of Education until the number of
15students in compliance with subsection (5) is the applicable
16specified percentage or higher.
17    (8) Parents or legal guardians who object to health,
18dental, or eye examinations or any part thereof, or to
19immunizations, on religious grounds shall not be required to
20submit their children or wards to the examinations or
21immunizations to which they so object if such parents or legal
22guardians present to the appropriate local school authority a
23signed statement of objection, detailing the grounds for the
24objection. If the physical condition of the child is such that
25any one or more of the immunizing agents should not be
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1nurse, or physician assistant responsible for the performance
2of the health examination shall endorse that fact upon the
3health examination form. Exempting a child from the health,
4dental, or eye examination does not exempt the child from
5participation in the program of physical education training
6provided in Sections 27-5 through 27-7 of this Code.
7    (9) For the purposes of this Section, "nursery schools"
8means those nursery schools operated by elementary school
9systems or secondary level school units or institutions of
10higher learning.
11(Source: P.A. 96-953, eff. 6-28-10; 97-216, eff. 1-1-12;
1297-910, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
13    Section 10. The Illinois School Student Records Act is
14amended by changing Section 8.1 as follows:
 
15    (105 ILCS 10/8.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 50-8.1)
16    Sec. 8.1. (a) No school may refuse to admit or enroll a
17student because of that student's failure to present his
18student permanent or temporary record from a school previously
19attended.
20    (b) When a new student applies for admission to a school
21and does not present his school student record, such school may
22notify the school or school district last attended by such
23student, requesting that the student's school student record be
24copied and sent to it; such request shall be honored within 10

 

 

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1days after it is received. Within 10 days after receiving a
2request from the Department of Children and Family Services,
3the school district last attended by the student shall send the
4student's school student record to the receiving school
5district.
6    (c) In the case of a transfer between school districts of a
7student who is eligible for special education and related
8services, when the parent or guardian of the student presents a
9copy of the student's then current individualized education
10program (IEP) to the new school, the student shall be placed in
11a special education program in accordance with that described
12in the student's IEP.
13    (d) Out-of-state Until June 30, 2015, out-of-state
14transfer students, including children of military personnel
15that transfer into this State, may use unofficial transcripts
16for admission to a school until official transcripts are
17obtained from his or her last school district, including
18children of military personnel that transfer into this State,
19subject to Section 32 of the Educational Opportunity for
20Military Children Act.
21(Source: P.A. 96-953, eff. 6-28-10; 97-216, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
22    Section 15. The Educational Opportunity for Military
23Children Act is amended by changing Sections 5, 10, 20, 25, 35,
24and 40 and by adding Sections 32 and 33 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (105 ILCS 70/5)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2015)
3    Sec. 5. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Act to remove
4barriers to educational success imposed on children of active
5duty military personnel families because of frequent moves and
6deployment of their parents by:
7        (1) facilitating the timely enrollment of children of
8    active duty military personnel families and ensuring that
9    they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in
10    the transfer of educational records from the previous
11    school district;
12        (2) facilitating the student placement process through
13    which children of active duty military personnel families
14    are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance
15    requirements, scheduling, sequencing, or assessment;
16        (3) facilitating the qualification and eligibility for
17    enrollment and educational programs of children of active
18    duty military personnel;
19        (4) facilitating the on-time graduation of children of
20    active duty military personnel families; and
21        (5) promoting flexibility and cooperation between the
22    educational system, parents, and the student in order to
23    achieve educational success for the student.
24(Source: P.A. 96-953, eff. 6-28-10.)
 
25    (105 ILCS 70/10)

 

 

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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2015)
2    Sec. 10. Findings; authority to enter into compact. The
3General Assembly finds and declares that this State recognizes
4that there is created an Interstate Commission on Educational
5Opportunity for Military Children through the Council of State
6Governments, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense
7Office of Personnel and Readiness, for addressing the needs of
8students in transition. The Interstate Commission on
9Educational Opportunity for Military Children is a group of
10member states who have joined to create laws easing the
11transition of children of active duty military personnel
12families. The Governor of this State is authorized and directed
13to enter into a compact governed by this Act on behalf of this
14State with any of the United States legally joining therein.
15(Source: P.A. 96-953, eff. 6-28-10.)
 
16    (105 ILCS 70/20)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2015)
18    Sec. 20. Definitions. For purposes of this Act:
19    "Active duty military personnel" means active duty members
20of the uniformed military services, including any of the
21following:
22        (1) Members of the National Guard and Reserve that are
23    on active duty pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1209 and 10 U.S.C.
24    1211.
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1    are severely injured and medically discharged or retired
2    for a period of one year after medical discharge or
3    retirement.
4        (3) Members of the uniformed services who die on active
5    duty for a period of one year after death.
6    "Non-custodial parent" means a person who has temporary
7custody of the child of any active duty military personnel and
8who is responsible for making decisions for that child.
9    "State Council" means the Illinois P-20 Council and
10additional representatives appointed by the Illinois P-20
11Council as provided under Section 40 of this Act.
12(Source: P.A. 96-953, eff. 6-28-10.)
 
13    (105 ILCS 70/25)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2015)
15    Sec. 25. Tuition for children of active duty military
16personnel who are transfer students. (a) For purposes of this
17Section, "non-custodial parent" means a person who has
18temporary custody of the child of active duty military
19personnel and who is responsible for making decisions for that
20child. (b) If a student who is a child of active duty military
21personnel is (i) placed with a non-custodial parent and (ii) as
22a result of placement, must attend a non-resident school
23district, then the student must not be charged the tuition of
24the school that the student attends as a result of placement
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1in the calculation of average daily attendance under Section
218-8.05 of the School Code.
3(Source: P.A. 96-953, eff. 6-28-10.)
 
4    (105 ILCS 70/32 new)
5    Sec. 32. Educational records for children of active duty
6military personnel.
7    (a) In the event that official educational records cannot
8be released to parents for the purpose of transfer, the
9custodian of the records in the sending state shall prepare and
10furnish to the parent a complete set of unofficial educational
11records to the extent feasible. Upon receipt of the unofficial
12educational records by a school in the receiving state, the
13school shall enroll and appropriately place the student based
14on the information provided in the unofficial records, pending
15validation by the official records as quickly as possible. This
16subsection (a) does not preclude the school in the receiving
17state from performing subsequent evaluations to ensure
18appropriate placement and continued enrollment of the student
19in a course or courses.
20    (b) Simultaneous with the enrollment and conditional
21placement of a student, the school in the receiving state shall
22request the student's official educational record from the
23school in the sending state. Upon receipt of this request, the
24school in the sending state shall process and furnish the
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1days.
 
2    (105 ILCS 70/33 new)
3    Sec. 33. Enrollment and entrance age for children of active
4duty military personnel. Students must be allowed to continue
5their enrollment at grade level in the receiving state
6commensurate with their grade level (including kindergarten)
7at the school in the sending state at the time of transition. A
8student who has satisfactorily completed the requisite grade
9level in the school in the sending state is eligible for
10enrollment in the next highest grade level in the receiving
11state. A student transferring after the start of the school
12year in the receiving state shall enter the school in the
13receiving state at his or her validated grade level at an
14accredited school in the sending state. This Section does not
15preclude the school in the receiving state from performing
16subsequent evaluations to ensure appropriate placement of the
17student.
 
18    (105 ILCS 70/35)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2015)
20    Sec. 35. Course placement; program placement; placement
21flexibility; graduation; extracurricular activities; absences
22related to deployment activities for children of active duty
23military personnel Required courses for transfer students;
24pre-requisites; credit transfer; graduation.

 

 

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1    (a) If a student transfers before or during the school
2year, the school in the receiving state shall initially honor
3placement of the student in educational courses based on the
4student's enrollment in the school in the sending state or
5educational assessments conducted at the school in the sending
6state if the courses are offered and space is available. Course
7placement includes, but is not limited to, honors,
8International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, vocational,
9and technical and career pathways courses. Continuing the
10student's academic program from the school in the sending state
11and promoting placement in academically and career-challenging
12courses must be paramount when considering placement. This
13subsection (a) does not preclude the school in the receiving
14state from performing subsequent evaluations to ensure
15appropriate placement and continued enrollment of the student
16in the course or courses. A student that transfers to a new
17school district may transfer into a comparable course to
18continue credit work for a course from which the student
19transferred out of only if the new school district offers the
20course and space is available. This subsection (a) includes
21courses offered for gifted and talented children pursuant to
22Article 14A of the School Code and courses for English as a
23Second Language program.
24    (b) The receiving school shall initially honor the
25placement of the student in educational programs based on
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1sending state or participation or placement in like programs in
2the school in the sending state. Such programs include, but are
3not limited to, gifted and talented programs and English as a
4Second Language (ESL). This subsection (b) does not preclude
5the school in the receiving state from performing subsequent
6evaluations to ensure appropriate placement of the student. The
7school district of a school may determine if courses taken by a
8transfer student at his or her old school satisfy the
9pre-requisite course requirements for any courses that the
10transfer student wishes to take at his or her current school.
11The school district may determine a current and future schedule
12that is appropriate for the student that satisfies any
13pre-requisite course requirements in order for that student to
14take any courses that he or she wishes to attend.
15    (c) The school district of a school shall have flexibility
16in waiving course or program prerequisites or other
17preconditions for placement in offered courses or programs. The
18school district of a school shall may work with a transfer
19student to determine an appropriate schedule that ensures that
20a student will graduate, provided that the student has met the
21district's minimal graduation requirements, which may be
22modified provided that the modifications are a result of
23scheduling issues and not a result of the student's academic
24failure.
25    (d) If a student transfers to a new school district during
26his or her senior year and the receiving school district cannot

 

 

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1make reasonable adjustments under this Section to ensure
2graduation, then the school district shall make every
3reasonable effort to ensure that the school district from where
4the student transfers issues the student a diploma.
5    (e) Schools shall facilitate the opportunity for
6transitioning military children's inclusion in extracurricular
7activities, to the extent the children are otherwise qualified
8and space is available as determined by the school principal.
9    (f) A student whose parent or legal guardian is an active
10duty member of the uniformed services and has been called to
11duty for, is on leave from, or has immediately returned from
12deployment to a combat zone or combat-support posting must be
13granted additional absences, at the discretion of the school
14district's superintendent, to visit with his or her parent or
15legal guardian relative to such leave or deployment of the
16parent or guardian.
17(Source: P.A. 96-953, eff. 6-28-10.)
 
18    (105 ILCS 70/40)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2015)
20    Sec. 40. State coordination.
21    (a) Each member state of the Interstate Commission on
22Educational Opportunity for Military Children shall, through
23the creation of a State Council or use of an existing body or
24board, provide for the coordination among its agencies of
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1installations concerning the State's participation in and
2compliance with the compact and Interstate Commission
3activities. The State Council shall be comprised of the
4Illinois P-20 Council, a representative from each school
5district associated with each of this State's 3 major, active
6duty military installations having the highest percentage of
7students who are children of active duty military personnel, a
8representative from the school district with the highest
9percentage of students who are children of active duty military
10personnel not already represented in the State Council,
11representatives appointed by the Illinois P-20 Council from the
123 school districts in this State with the highest percentage of
13children from military families, and a one non-voting
14representative appointed by each active-duty military
15installation commander in this State.
16    (b) The compact commissioner responsible for the
17administration and management of the State's participation in
18the compact shall be appointed by the State Council.
19(Source: P.A. 96-953, eff. 6-28-10; 97-216, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
20    (105 ILCS 70/995 rep.)
21    Section 20. The Educational Opportunity for Military
22Children Act is amended by repealing Section 995.
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24becoming law.".