SCULLY-O'BRIEN. 105 ILCS 5/2-3.126 new Amends the School Code. Creates a student promotion policy grant program to be implemented and administered by the State Board of Education. Provides for the award of grants by the State Board of Education, from appropriations made for purposes of the program, to school districts that establish and implement a student promotion policy. Provides that a school district is not eligible to receive a grant unless its student promotion policy includes, for students who do not qualify for or may require remedial assistance in order to qualify for promotion to the next higher grade, a summer bridge program of no less than 90 hours or a program of increased instructional time under which students receiving remedial assistance receive more clock hours of instruction in a school day and school week than are required for non-remedial assistance students. Effective July 1, 1999. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) Administrative costs would be minimal; costs for additional student services grants would be significant, but cannot be estimated. Current summer school services funding totals $1,548,500 for General State Aid, and $3,395,600 for special education. STATE MANDATES NOTE (State Board of Education) Same as SBE fiscal note. 99-02-10 H FIRST READING 99-02-10 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR O'BRIEN 99-02-10 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-17 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 99-03-05 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 99-03-09 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-03-09 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-03-09 H COMMITTEE RULES 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary