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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 renumbering and
5changing Section 2-3.163 as added by Public Act 99-432 as
6follows:
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.164)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 16, 2020)
9    Sec. 2-3.164 2-3.163. Attendance Commission.
10    (a) The Attendance Commission is created within the State
11Board of Education to study the issue of chronic absenteeism in
12this State and make recommendations for strategies to prevent
13chronic absenteeism. The Commission shall consist of all of the
14following members:
15        (1) The Director of the Department of Children and
16    Family Services or his or her designee.
17        (2) The Chairperson of the State Board of Education or
18    his or her designee.
19        (3) The Chairperson of the Board of Higher Education or
20    his or her designee.
21        (4) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services
22    or his or her designee.
23        (5) The Director of the Department of Public Health or

 

 

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1    his or her designee.
2        (6) The Chairperson of the Illinois Community College
3    Board or his or her designee.
4        (7) The Chairperson of the State Charter School
5    Commission or his or her designee.
6        (8) An individual that deals with children's
7    disabilities, impairments, and social emotional issues,
8    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
9        (9) One member from each of the following
10    organizations, appointed by the State Superintendent of
11    Education:
12            (A) A non-profit organization that advocates for
13        students in temporary living situations.
14            (B) An Illinois-focused, non-profit organization
15        that advocates for the well-being of all children and
16        families in this State.
17            (C) An Illinois non-profit, anti-crime
18        organization of law enforcement that researches and
19        recommends early learning and youth development
20        strategies to reduce crime.
21            (D) An Illinois non-profit organization that
22        conducts community-organizing around family issues.
23            (E) A statewide professional teachers'
24        organization.
25            (F) A different statewide professional teachers'
26        organization.

 

 

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1            (G) A professional teachers' organization in a
2        city having a population exceeding 500,000.
3            (H) An association representing school
4        administrators.
5            (I) An association representing school board
6        members.
7            (J) An association representing school principals.
8            (K) An association representing regional
9        superintendents of schools.
10            (L) An association representing parents.
11            (M) An association representing high school
12        districts.
13            (N) An association representing large unit
14        districts.
15            (O) An organization that advocates for healthier
16        school environments in Illinois.
17            (P) An organization that advocates for the health
18        and safety of Illinois youth and families by providing
19        capacity building services.
20            (Q) A statewide association of local philanthropic
21        organizations that advocates for effective
22        educational, health, and human service policies to
23        improve this State's communities.
24            (R) A statewide organization that advocates for
25        partnerships among schools, families, and the
26        community that provide access to support and remove

 

 

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1        barriers to learning and development, using schools as
2        hubs.
3            (S) An organization representing statewide
4        programs actively involved in truancy intervention.
5    Attendance Commission members shall serve without
6compensation but shall be reimbursed for their travel expenses
7from appropriations to the State Board of Education available
8for that purpose and subject to the rules of the appropriate
9travel control board.
10    (b) The Attendance Commission shall meet initially at the
11call of the State Superintendent of Education. The members
12shall elect a chairperson at their initial meeting. Thereafter,
13the Attendance Commission shall meet at the call of the
14chairperson. The Attendance Commission shall hold hearings on a
15periodic basis to receive testimony from the public regarding
16attendance.
17    (c) The Attendance Commission shall identify strategies,
18mechanisms, and approaches to help parents, educators,
19principals, superintendents, and the State Board of Education
20address and prevent chronic absenteeism and shall recommend to
21the General Assembly and State Board of Education:
22        (1) a standard for attendance and chronic absenteeism,
23    defining attendance as a calculation of standard clock
24    hours in a day that equal a full day based on instructional
25    minutes for both a half day and a full day per learning
26    environment;

 

 

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1        (2) mechanisms to improve data systems to monitor and
2    track chronic absenteeism across this State in a way that
3    identifies trends from prekindergarten through grade 12
4    and allows the identification of students who need
5    individualized chronic absenteeism prevention plans;
6        (3) mechanisms for reporting and accountability for
7    schools and districts across this State, including
8    creating multiple measure indexes for reporting;
9        (4) best practices for utilizing attendance and
10    chronic absenteeism data to create multi-tiered systems of
11    support and prevention that will result in students being
12    ready for college and career; and
13        (5) new initiatives and responses to ongoing
14    challenges presented by chronic absenteeism.
15    (d) The State Board of Education shall provide
16administrative support to the Commission. The Attendance
17Commission shall submit an initial report to the General
18Assembly and the State Board of Education no later than March
1915, 2016. The Attendance Commission shall submit an annual
20report to the General Assembly and the State Board of Education
21no later than December 15, 2016 and each December 15 thereafter
22of each year.
23    (e) The Attendance Commission is abolished and this Section
24is repealed on December 16, 2020.
25(Source: P.A. 99-432, eff. 8-21-15; revised 10-5-15.)
 
26    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1becoming law.