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	1	+	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
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	5	+	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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3	11		1 AN ACT concerning education.
4	12		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	13		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6	14		4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
7	15		5 2-3.152 as follows:
8	16		6 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.152)
9	17		7 Sec. 2-3.152. Community schools.
10	18		8 (a) This Section applies beginning with the 2024-2025
11	19		9 2009-2010 school year.
12	20		10 (b) The General Assembly finds all of the following:
13	21		11 (1) All children are capable of success.
14	22		12 (2) Schools are the centers of vibrant communities.
15	23		13 (3) Strong families build strong educational
16	24		14 communities.
17	25		15 (4) Children succeed when adults work together to
18	26		16 foster positive educational outcomes.
19	27		17 (5) Schools work best when families take active roles
20	28		18 in the education of children.
21	29		19 (6) Schools today are limited in their ability to
22	30		20 dedicate time and resources to provide a wide range of
23	31		21 educational opportunities to students because of the focus
24	32		22 on standardized test outcomes.
25	33		23 (7) By providing learning opportunities outside of
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	40	+	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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34	68		1 normal school hours, including programs on life skills and
35	69		2 health, students are more successful academically, more
36	70		3 engaged in their communities, safer, and better prepared
37	71		4 to make a successful transition from school to adulthood.
38	72		5 (8) A community school is a public school that
39	73		6 establishes a set of strategic partnerships between the
40	74		7 school and other community resources that promote student
41	75		8 achievement, positive learning conditions, and the
42	76		9 well-being of students by providing wraparound services.
43	77		10 traditional school that actively partners with its
44	78		11 community to leverage existing resources and identify new
45	79		12 resources to support the transformation of the school to
46	80		13 provide enrichment and additional life skill opportunities
47	81		14 for students, parents, and community members at-large.
48	82		15 Each community school is unique because its programming is
49	83		16 designed by and for the school staff, in partnership with
50	84		17 parents, community stakeholders, and students.
51	85		18 (9) Community schools currently exist in this State in
52	86		19 urban, rural, and suburban communities.
53	87		20 (10) Research shows that community schools have a
54	88		21 powerful positive impact on students, as demonstrated by
55	89		22 increased academic success, a positive change in attitudes
56	90		23 toward school and learning, and decreased behavioral
57	91		24 problems.
58	92		25 (11) After-school and evening programs offered by
59	93		26 community schools provide academic enrichment consistent
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70	104		1 with the Illinois Learning Standards and general school
71	105		2 curriculum; an opportunity for physical fitness activities
72	106		3 for students, fine arts programs, structured learning
73	107		4 "play" time, and other recreational opportunities; a safe
74	108		5 haven for students; and work supports for working
75	109		6 families.
76	110		7 (12) Community schools are cost-effective because they
77	111		8 leverage existing resources provided by local, State,
78	112		9 federal, and private sources and bring programs to the
79	113		10 schools, where the students are already congregated.
80	114		11 Community schools have been shown to leverage between $5
81	115		12 to $8 in existing programming for every $1 spent on a
82	116		13 community school.
83	117		14 (c) Subject to an appropriation or the availability of
84	118		15 State or federal funding for such purposes, the State Board of
85	119		16 Education shall make grants available to fund community
86	120		17 schools and to enhance programs at community schools. A
87	121		18 request-for-proposal process must be used in awarding grants
88	122		19 under this subsection (c). Proposals may be submitted on
89	123		20 behalf of a school, a school district, or a consortium of 2 or
90	124		21 more schools or school districts. Proposals must be evaluated
91	125		22 and scored on the basis of criteria consistent with this
92	126		23 Section and other factors developed and adopted by the State
93	127		24 Board of Education. Technical assistance in grant writing must
94	128		25 be made available to schools, school districts, or consortia
95	129		26 of school districts through the State Board of Education
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106	140		1 directly or through a resource and referral directory
107	141		2 established and maintained by the State Board of Education.
108	142		3 (d) As used in this subsection (d), "trauma-informed
109	143		4 intervention" means a method for understanding and responding
110	144		5 to an individual with symptoms of chronic interpersonal trauma
111	145		6 or traumatic stress.
112	146		7 In order to qualify for a community school grant under
113	147		8 this Section, a school must, at a minimum, provide the
114	148		9 following have the following components:
115	149		10 (1) Before and after-school programming each school
116	150		11 day to meet the identified needs of students.
117	151		12 (2) Weekend programming.
118	152		13 (3) Summer At least 4 weeks of summer programming.
119	153		14 (4) A local advisory group comprised of school
120	154		15 leadership, parents, and community stakeholders that
121	155		16 establishes school-specific programming goals, assesses
122	156		17 program needs, and oversees the process of implementing
123	157		18 expanded programming.
124	158		19 (5) A community school coordinator program director or
125	159		20 resource coordinator who is responsible for establishing a
126	160		21 local advisory group, assessing the needs of students and
127	161		22 community members, identifying programs to meet those
128	162		23 needs, developing the before and after-school, weekend,
129	163		24 and summer programming and overseeing the implementation
130	164		25 of programming to ensure high quality, efficiency, and
131	165		26 robust participation.
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142	176		1 (6) Programming that includes academic excellence
143	177		2 aligned with the Illinois Learning Standards, life skills,
144	178		3 healthy minds and bodies, parental support,
145	179		4 trauma-informed intervention, and community engagement and
146	180		5 that promotes staying in school and non-violent behavior
147	181		6 and non-violent conflict resolution.
148	182		7 (7) Maintenance of attendance records in all
149	183		8 programming components.
150	184		9 (8) Maintenance of measurable data showing annual
151	185		10 participation and the impact of programming on the
152	186		11 participating children and adults.
153	187		12 (9) Documentation of true collaboration between the
154	188		13 school and community stakeholders, including local
155	189		14 governmental units, civic organizations, families,
156	190		15 businesses, and social service providers.
157	191		16 (10) A non-discrimination policy ensuring that the
158	192		17 community school does not condition participation upon
159	193		18 race, ethnic origin, religion, sex, or disability.
160	194		19 (11) Wraparound services, including:
161	195		20 (A) safe transportation to school;
162	196		21 (B) vision and dental care services;
163	197		22 (C) established or expanded school-based health
164	198		23 center services;
165	199		24 (D) additional social workers, mentors,
166	200		25 counselors, psychologists, and restorative practice
167	201		26 coaches and enhancing physical wellness, including
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178	212		1 providing healthy food for in-school and out-of-school
179	213		2 time and linkages to community providers;
180	214		3 (E) enhanced behavioral health services, including
181	215		4 access to mental health practitioners and providing
182	216		5 professional development to school staff to provide
183	217		6 trauma-informed interventions;
184	218		7 (F) family and community engagement and support,
185	219		8 including informing parents of academic course
186	220		9 offerings, language classes, workforce development
187	221		10 training, opportunities for children, and available
188	222		11 social services, as well as educating families on how
189	223		12 to monitor a child's learning;
190	224		13 (G) student enrichment experiences; and
191	225		14 (H) professional development for teachers and
192	226		15 school staff to quickly identify students who are in
193	227		16 need of these resources.
194	228		17 (Source: P.A. 96-746, eff. 8-25-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
195	229		18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1,
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