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92_SB0108
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1 AN ACT in relation to education.
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 Sections 10-22.18b and 34-18.4 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.18b) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18b)
7 Sec. 10-22.18b. Before and after school programs;
8 grants.
9 (a) To develop and maintain before school and after
10 school programs for students in kindergarten through the 6th
11 grade. Such programs may include time for homework, physical
12 exercise, afternoon nutritional snacks and educational
13 offerings which are in addition to those offered during the
14 regular school day. The chief administrator in each district
15 shall be a certified teacher or a person who meets the
16 requirements for supervising a day care center under the
17 Child Care Act of 1969. Individual programs shall be
18 coordinated by certified teachers or by persons who meet the
19 requirements for supervising a day care center under the
20 Child Care Act of 1969. Additional employees who are not so
21 qualified may also be employed for such programs.
22 The schedule of these programs may follow the work
23 calendar of the local community rather than the regular
24 school calendar. Parents or guardians of the participating
25 students shall be responsible for providing transportation
26 for the students to and from the programs. The school board
27 may charge parents of participating students a fee, not to
28 exceed the actual cost of such before and after school
29 programs.
30 (b) Subject to appropriation, the State Board of
31 Education shall provide after school program grants to
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1 qualifying school districts, as determined by the State Board
2 of Education, for the purpose of assisting individual
3 students who fail to meet State academic standards, as
4 determined under Section 2-3.64 of this Code, and their
5 families at the end of the regular day of instruction or on
6 non-school days at school sites in the qualifying school
7 district.
8 If a school district receives a grant under this
9 subsection (b), all students who are enrolled at the school
10 where the after school program is administered may
11 participate in the after school program. The school district
12 must submit to the State Board of Education a detailed plan
13 summarizing its strategy for recruiting students to and
14 retaining students in the after school program who have
15 failed to meet the academic standards.
16 The grants provided under this subsection (b) may be used
17 without limitation for the following purposes:
18 (1) homework assistance;
19 (2) supplemental programs; and
20 (3) family-centered education programs at school
21 sites in the qualifying school district.
22 A school district may administer an after school program
23 supported by a grant under this subsection (b) in any way
24 that it deems fit. However, the State Board of Education
25 shall strongly encourage the school district to establish
26 partnerships with not-for-profit organizations or businesses
27 for components of the after school program's administration
28 at each school site.
29 All applications for grants under this subsection (b)
30 shall be made on forms that the State Board of Education
31 shall provide. An application shall be filed by the school
32 district with the State Board of Education before the start
33 of the after school program. The State Board of Education
34 shall adopt rules regarding the procedure by which
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1 application may be made for the grants and shall establish
2 standards by which to evaluate the after school programs
3 supported by the grants. The State Board of Education may
4 adopt any other rules necessary to carry out its
5 responsibilities under this subsection (b).
6 (Source: P.A. 83-639.)
7 (105 ILCS 5/34-18.4) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.4)
8 Sec. 34-18.4. Before and after school programs; grants.
9 (a) The Board of Education may develop and maintain
10 before school and after school programs for students in
11 kindergarten through the 6th grade. Such programs may
12 include time for homework, physical exercise, afternoon
13 nutritional snacks and educational offerings which are in
14 addition to those offered during the regular school day. The
15 chief administrator in each district shall be a certified
16 teacher or a person who meets the requirements for
17 supervising a day care center under the Child Care Act of
18 1969. Individual programs shall be coordinated by certified
19 teachers or by persons who meet the requirements for
20 supervising a day care center under the Child Care Act of
21 1969. Additional employees who are not so qualified may also
22 be employed for such programs.
23 The schedule of these programs may follow the work
24 calendar of the local community rather than the regular
25 school calendar. Parents or guardians of the participating
26 students shall be responsible for providing transportation
27 for the students to and from the programs. The school board
28 may charge parents of participating students a fee, not to
29 exceed the actual cost of such before and after school
30 programs.
31 (b) Subject to appropriation, the State Board of
32 Education shall provide an after school program grant to the
33 school district if the school district qualifies, as
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1 determined by the State Board of Education, for the purpose
2 of assisting individual students who fail to meet State
3 academic standards, as determined under Section 2-3.64 of
4 this Code, and their families at the end of the regular day
5 of instruction or on non-school days at school sites in the
6 school district.
7 If the school district receives a grant under this
8 subsection (b), all students who are enrolled at the school
9 where the after school program is administered may
10 participate in the after school program. The school district
11 must submit to the State Board of Education a detailed plan
12 summarizing its strategy for recruiting students to and
13 retaining students in the after school program who have
14 failed to meet the academic standards.
15 The grant provided under this subsection (b) may be used
16 without limitation for the following purposes:
17 (1) homework assistance;
18 (2) supplemental programs; and
19 (3) family-centered education programs at school
20 sites in the school district.
21 The school district may administer an after school
22 program supported by a grant under this subsection (b) in any
23 way that it deems fit. However, the State Board of Education
24 shall strongly encourage the school district to establish
25 partnerships with not-for-profit organizations or businesses
26 for components of the after school program's administration
27 at each school site.
28 An application for a grant under this subsection (b)
29 shall be made on a form that the State Board of Education
30 shall provide. An application shall be filed by the school
31 district with the State Board of Education before the start
32 of the after school program. The State Board of Education
33 shall adopt rules regarding the procedure by which
34 application may be made for the grant and shall establish
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1 standards by which to evaluate the after school program
2 supported by the grant. The State Board of Education may
3 adopt any other rules necessary to carry out its
4 responsibilities under this subsection (b).
5 (Source: P.A. 83-639.)
6 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7 becoming law.