103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2366 Introduced , by Rep. Lakesia Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.152 Amends the School Code. Provides that the provisions concerning community schools apply beginning with the 2024-2025 (rather than 2009-2010) school year. Makes changes to the legislative findings, including replacing a description of a community school. Provides that grants for community schools are subject to the availability of State or federal funding (rather than the availability of funding). Removes certain grant proposal provisions. Changes the requirements to qualify for a grant. Effective June 1, 2024. LRB103 27147 RJT 53516 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2366 Introduced , by Rep. Lakesia Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.152 105 ILCS 5/2-3.152 Amends the School Code. Provides that the provisions concerning community schools apply beginning with the 2024-2025 (rather than 2009-2010) school year. Makes changes to the legislative findings, including replacing a description of a community school. Provides that grants for community schools are subject to the availability of State or federal funding (rather than the availability of funding). Removes certain grant proposal provisions. Changes the requirements to qualify for a grant. Effective June 1, 2024. LRB103 27147 RJT 53516 b LRB103 27147 RJT 53516 b A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2366 Introduced , by Rep. Lakesia Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the School Code. Provides that the provisions concerning community schools apply beginning with the 2024-2025 (rather than 2009-2010) school year. Makes changes to the legislative findings, including replacing a description of a community school. Provides that grants for community schools are subject to the availability of State or federal funding (rather than the availability of funding). Removes certain grant proposal provisions. Changes the requirements to qualify for a grant. Effective June 1, 2024.
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1 AN ACT concerning 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 Section
5 2-3.152 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.152)
7 Sec. 2-3.152. Community schools.
8 (a) This Section applies beginning with the 2024-2025
9 2009-2010 school year.
10 (b) The General Assembly finds all of the following:
11 (1) All children are capable of success.
12 (2) Schools are the centers of vibrant communities.
13 (3) Strong families build strong educational
14 communities.
15 (4) Children succeed when adults work together to
16 foster positive educational outcomes.
17 (5) Schools work best when families take active roles
18 in the education of children.
19 (6) Schools today are limited in their ability to
20 dedicate time and resources to provide a wide range of
21 educational opportunities to students because of the focus
22 on standardized test outcomes.
23 (7) By providing learning opportunities outside of
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2366 Introduced , by Rep. Lakesia Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the School Code. Provides that the provisions concerning community schools apply beginning with the 2024-2025 (rather than 2009-2010) school year. Makes changes to the legislative findings, including replacing a description of a community school. Provides that grants for community schools are subject to the availability of State or federal funding (rather than the availability of funding). Removes certain grant proposal provisions. Changes the requirements to qualify for a grant. Effective June 1, 2024.
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1 normal school hours, including programs on life skills and
2 health, students are more successful academically, more
3 engaged in their communities, safer, and better prepared
4 to make a successful transition from school to adulthood.
5 (8) A community school is a public school that
6 establishes a set of strategic partnerships between the
7 school and other community resources that promote student
8 achievement, positive learning conditions, and the
9 well-being of students by providing wraparound services.
10 traditional school that actively partners with its
11 community to leverage existing resources and identify new
12 resources to support the transformation of the school to
13 provide enrichment and additional life skill opportunities
14 for students, parents, and community members at-large.
15 Each community school is unique because its programming is
16 designed by and for the school staff, in partnership with
17 parents, community stakeholders, and students.
18 (9) Community schools currently exist in this State in
19 urban, rural, and suburban communities.
20 (10) Research shows that community schools have a
21 powerful positive impact on students, as demonstrated by
22 increased academic success, a positive change in attitudes
23 toward school and learning, and decreased behavioral
24 problems.
25 (11) After-school and evening programs offered by
26 community schools provide academic enrichment consistent
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1 with the Illinois Learning Standards and general school
2 curriculum; an opportunity for physical fitness activities
3 for students, fine arts programs, structured learning
4 "play" time, and other recreational opportunities; a safe
5 haven for students; and work supports for working
6 families.
7 (12) Community schools are cost-effective because they
8 leverage existing resources provided by local, State,
9 federal, and private sources and bring programs to the
10 schools, where the students are already congregated.
11 Community schools have been shown to leverage between $5
12 to $8 in existing programming for every $1 spent on a
13 community school.
14 (c) Subject to an appropriation or the availability of
15 State or federal funding for such purposes, the State Board of
16 Education shall make grants available to fund community
17 schools and to enhance programs at community schools. A
18 request-for-proposal process must be used in awarding grants
19 under this subsection (c). Proposals may be submitted on
20 behalf of a school, a school district, or a consortium of 2 or
21 more schools or school districts. Proposals must be evaluated
22 and scored on the basis of criteria consistent with this
23 Section and other factors developed and adopted by the State
24 Board of Education. Technical assistance in grant writing must
25 be made available to schools, school districts, or consortia
26 of school districts through the State Board of Education
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1 directly or through a resource and referral directory
2 established and maintained by the State Board of Education.
3 (d) As used in this subsection (d), "trauma-informed
4 intervention" means a method for understanding and responding
5 to an individual with symptoms of chronic interpersonal trauma
6 or traumatic stress.
7 In order to qualify for a community school grant under
8 this Section, a school must, at a minimum, provide the
9 following have the following components:
10 (1) Before and after-school programming each school
11 day to meet the identified needs of students.
12 (2) Weekend programming.
13 (3) Summer At least 4 weeks of summer programming.
14 (4) A local advisory group comprised of school
15 leadership, parents, and community stakeholders that
16 establishes school-specific programming goals, assesses
17 program needs, and oversees the process of implementing
18 expanded programming.
19 (5) A community school coordinator program director or
20 resource coordinator who is responsible for establishing a
21 local advisory group, assessing the needs of students and
22 community members, identifying programs to meet those
23 needs, developing the before and after-school, weekend,
24 and summer programming and overseeing the implementation
25 of programming to ensure high quality, efficiency, and
26 robust participation.
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1 (6) Programming that includes academic excellence
2 aligned with the Illinois Learning Standards, life skills,
3 healthy minds and bodies, parental support,
4 trauma-informed intervention, and community engagement and
5 that promotes staying in school and non-violent behavior
6 and non-violent conflict resolution.
7 (7) Maintenance of attendance records in all
8 programming components.
9 (8) Maintenance of measurable data showing annual
10 participation and the impact of programming on the
11 participating children and adults.
12 (9) Documentation of true collaboration between the
13 school and community stakeholders, including local
14 governmental units, civic organizations, families,
15 businesses, and social service providers.
16 (10) A non-discrimination policy ensuring that the
17 community school does not condition participation upon
18 race, ethnic origin, religion, sex, or disability.
19 (11) Wraparound services, including:
20 (A) safe transportation to school;
21 (B) vision and dental care services;
22 (C) established or expanded school-based health
23 center services;
24 (D) additional social workers, mentors,
25 counselors, psychologists, and restorative practice
26 coaches and enhancing physical wellness, including
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1 providing healthy food for in-school and out-of-school
2 time and linkages to community providers;
3 (E) enhanced behavioral health services, including
4 access to mental health practitioners and providing
5 professional development to school staff to provide
6 trauma-informed interventions;
7 (F) family and community engagement and support,
8 including informing parents of academic course
9 offerings, language classes, workforce development
10 training, opportunities for children, and available
11 social services, as well as educating families on how
12 to monitor a child's learning;
13 (G) student enrichment experiences; and
14 (H) professional development for teachers and
15 school staff to quickly identify students who are in
16 need of these resources.
17 (Source: P.A. 96-746, eff. 8-25-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1,
19 2024.
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