093_HB2490
LRB093 08839 AMC 09071 b
1 AN ACT concerning schools.
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
5 Section 27-22.3 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/27-22.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22.3)
7 Sec. 27-22.3. Volunteer service credit program.
8 (a) A school district may establish a volunteer service
9 credit program that enables secondary school students to earn
10 credit towards graduation through performance of community
11 service. This community service may include participation in
12 a high school or community blood drive or other blood donor
13 recruitment campaign. Any program so established shall begin
14 with students entering grade 9 in the 1993-1994 school year
15 or later. The amount of credit given for program
16 participation shall not exceed that given for completion of
17 one semester of language arts, math, science or social
18 studies.
19 (b) Any community service performed as part of a course
20 for which credit is given towards graduation shall not
21 qualify under a volunteer service credit program. Any
22 service for which a student is paid shall not qualify under a
23 volunteer service credit program. Any community work
24 assigned as a disciplinary measure shall not qualify under a
25 volunteer service credit program.
26 (c) School districts that establish volunteer service
27 credit programs shall establish any necessary rules,
28 regulations and procedures.
29 (Source: P.A. 87-1082.)