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4		-	AN ACT concerning education.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
8		-	13A-4 as follows:
9		-	(105 ILCS 5/13A-4)
10		-	Sec. 13A-4. Administrative transfers.
11		-	(a) A student who is determined to be subject to
12		-	suspension or expulsion in the manner provided by Section
13		-	10-22.6 (or, in the case of a student enrolled in the public
14		-	schools of a school district organized under Article 34, in
15		-	accordance with the uniform system of discipline established
16		-	under Section 34-19) may be immediately transferred to the
17		-	alternative school program. At the earliest time following
18		-	that transfer appropriate personnel from the sending school
19		-	district and appropriate personnel of the alternative program
20		-	shall meet to develop an alternative education plan for the
21		-	student. The student's parent or guardian shall be invited to
22		-	this meeting. The student may be invited. The alternative
23		-	educational plan shall include, but not be limited to all of
24		-	the following:
25		-	(1) The duration of the plan, including a date after
26		-	which the student may be returned to the regular
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning education.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
	7	+	5 13A-4 as follows:
	8	+	6 (105 ILCS 5/13A-4)
	9	+	7 Sec. 13A-4. Administrative transfers.
	10	+	8 (a) A student who is determined to be subject to
	11	+	9 suspension or expulsion in the manner provided by Section
	12	+	10 10-22.6 (or, in the case of a student enrolled in the public
	13	+	11 schools of a school district organized under Article 34, in
	14	+	12 accordance with the uniform system of discipline established
	15	+	13 under Section 34-19) may be immediately transferred to the
	16	+	14 alternative school program. At the earliest time following
	17	+	15 that transfer appropriate personnel from the sending school
	18	+	16 district and appropriate personnel of the alternative program
	19	+	17 shall meet to develop an alternative education plan for the
	20	+	18 student. The student's parent or guardian shall be invited to
	21	+	19 this meeting. The student may be invited. The alternative
	22	+	20 educational plan shall include, but not be limited to all of
	23	+	21 the following:
	24	+	22 (1) The duration of the plan, including a date after
	25	+	23 which the student may be returned to the regular
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33		-	educational program in the public schools of the
34		-	transferring district. If the parent or guardian of a
35		-	student who is scheduled to be returned to the regular
36		-	education program in the public schools of the district
37		-	files a written objection to the return with the principal
38		-	of the alternative school, the matter shall be referred by
39		-	the principal to the regional superintendent of the
40		-	educational service region in which the alternative school
41		-	program is located for a hearing. Notice of the hearing
42		-	shall be given by the regional superintendent to the
43		-	student's parent or guardian. After the hearing, the
44		-	regional superintendent may take such action as he or she
45		-	finds appropriate and in the best interests of the
46		-	student. The determination of the regional superintendent
47		-	shall be final.
48		-	(2) The specific academic and behavioral components of
49		-	the plan.
50		-	(3) A method and time frame for reviewing the
51		-	student's progress.
52		-	Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, if a
53		-	student for whom an individualized educational program has
54		-	been developed under Article 14 is transferred to an
55		-	alternative school program under this Article 13A, that
56		-	individualized educational program shall continue to apply to
57		-	that student following the transfer unless modified in
58		-	accordance with the provisions of Article 14.
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	34	+	1 educational program in the public schools of the
	35	+	2 transferring district. If the parent or guardian of a
	36	+	3 student who is scheduled to be returned to the regular
	37	+	4 education program in the public schools of the district
	38	+	5 files a written objection to the return with the principal
	39	+	6 of the alternative school, the matter shall be referred by
	40	+	7 the principal to the regional superintendent of the
	41	+	8 educational service region in which the alternative school
	42	+	9 program is located for a hearing. Notice of the hearing
	43	+	10 shall be given by the regional superintendent to the
	44	+	11 student's parent or guardian. After the hearing, the
	45	+	12 regional superintendent may take such action as he or she
	46	+	13 finds appropriate and in the best interests of the
	47	+	14 student. The determination of the regional superintendent
	48	+	15 shall be final.
	49	+	16 (2) The specific academic and behavioral components of
	50	+	17 the plan.
	51	+	18 (3) A method and time frame for reviewing the
	52	+	19 student's progress.
	53	+	20 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, if a
	54	+	21 student for whom an individualized educational program has
	55	+	22 been developed under Article 14 is transferred to an
	56	+	23 alternative school program under this Article 13A, that
	57	+	24 individualized educational program shall continue to apply to
	58	+	25 that student following the transfer unless modified in
	59	+	26 accordance with the provisions of Article 14.
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61		-	(b) Before the effective date of the transfer, the
62		-	student's parents or guardians shall receive information about
63		-	the alternative school program, including the specific nature
64		-	of the curriculum, the number of students in the program, any
65		-	available services, the program's disciplinary policies, a
66		-	typical daily schedule, and any extracurricular activities
67		-	that may be offered at the alternative school program.
68		-	(c) At the earliest time following the effective date of
69		-	the transfer, appropriate personnel from the sending school
70		-	district and appropriate personnel of the alternative school
71		-	program shall meet to develop an alternative educational plan
72		-	for the student. The student and the student's parents or
73		-	guardians shall be invited to this meeting. The alternative
74		-	educational plan shall include, but not be limited to, all of
75		-	the following:
76		-	(1) The duration of the plan, including a date after
77		-	which the student will be returned to the regular
78		-	educational program in the public schools of the
79		-	transferring district.
80		-	(2) The specific academic and behavioral components of
81		-	the plan.
82		-	(3) A method and time frame for reviewing the
83		-	student's progress and for transitioning the student back
84		-	to the regular educational program in the public schools
85		-	of the transferring district on the date set forth in
86		-	paragraph (1), including a transition meeting between the
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89		-	sending school district, the alternative school program,
90		-	and the student's parent or guardian at least 30 days
91		-	prior to the date after which the student will be returned
92		-	to the regular educational program in the public schools
93		-	of the transferring district.
94		-	If the student or the student's parents or guardians are
95		-	unable to attend the meeting required under this subsection
96		-	(c), the appropriate personnel from the alternative school
97		-	program shall offer a meeting within 30 days after the
98		-	effective date of the transfer to the student and the
99		-	student's parents or guardians to discuss and provide input on
100		-	the student's alternative educational plan and shall provide a
101		-	copy of the alternative educational plan to the student and
102		-	the student's parents or guardians prior to the meeting.
103		-	(d) The date after which the student will return to the
104		-	regular educational program in the public schools of the
105		-	transferring district shall not be extended over the objection
106		-	of the student's parent or guardian.
107		-	(e) The date after which the student will return to the
108		-	regular educational program in the public schools of the
109		-	transferring district may be extended upon written agreement
110		-	by the transferring school district, the alternative school
111		-	program, and the student's parent or guardian.
112		-	(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
113		-	if a student for whom an individualized education program has
114		-	been developed under Article 14 is transferred to an
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117		-	alternative school program under this Article, that
118		-	individualized education program shall continue to apply to
119		-	that student following the transfer, unless modified in
120		-	accordance with the provisions of Article 14.
121		-	(Source: P.A. 89-383, eff. 8-18-95; 89-629, eff. 8-9-96.)
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	70	+	1 (b) Before the effective date of the transfer, the
	71	+	2 student's parents or guardians shall receive information about
	72	+	3 the alternative school program, including the specific nature
	73	+	4 of the curriculum, the number of students in the program, any
	74	+	5 available services, the program's disciplinary policies, a
	75	+	6 typical daily schedule, and any extracurricular activities
	76	+	7 that may be offered at the alternative school program.
	77	+	8 (c) At the earliest time following the effective date of
	78	+	9 the transfer, appropriate personnel from the sending school
	79	+	10 district and appropriate personnel of the alternative school
	80	+	11 program shall meet to develop an alternative educational plan
	81	+	12 for the student. The student and the student's parents or
	82	+	13 guardians shall be invited to this meeting. The alternative
	83	+	14 educational plan shall include, but not be limited to, all of
	84	+	15 the following:
	85	+	16 (1) The duration of the plan, including a date after
	86	+	17 which the student will be returned to the regular
	87	+	18 educational program in the public schools of the
	88	+	19 transferring district.
	89	+	20 (2) The specific academic and behavioral components of
	90	+	21 the plan.
	91	+	22 (3) A method and time frame for reviewing the
	92	+	23 student's progress and for transitioning the student back
	93	+	24 to the regular educational program in the public schools
	94	+	25 of the transferring district on the date set forth in
	95	+	26 paragraph (1), including a transition meeting between the
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	106	+	1 sending school district, the alternative school program,
	107	+	2 and the student's parent or guardian at least 30 days
	108	+	3 prior to the date after which the student will be returned
	109	+	4 to the regular educational program in the public schools
	110	+	5 of the transferring district.
	111	+	6 If the student or the student's parents or guardians are
	112	+	7 unable to attend the meeting required under this subsection
	113	+	8 (c), the appropriate personnel from the alternative school
	114	+	9 program shall offer a meeting within 30 days after the
	115	+	10 effective date of the transfer to the student and the
	116	+	11 student's parents or guardians to discuss and provide input on
	117	+	12 the student's alternative educational plan and shall provide a
	118	+	13 copy of the alternative educational plan to the student and
	119	+	14 the student's parents or guardians prior to the meeting.
	120	+	15 (d) The date after which the student will return to the
	121	+	16 regular educational program in the public schools of the
	122	+	17 transferring district shall not be extended over the objection
	123	+	18 of the student's parent or guardian.
	124	+	19 (e) The date after which the student will return to the
	125	+	20 regular educational program in the public schools of the
	126	+	21 transferring district may be extended upon written agreement
	127	+	22 by the transferring school district, the alternative school
	128	+	23 program, and the student's parent or guardian.
	129	+	24 (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
	130	+	25 if a student for whom an individualized education program has
	131	+	26 been developed under Article 14 is transferred to an
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	142	+	1 alternative school program under this Article, that
	143	+	2 individualized education program shall continue to apply to
	144	+	3 that student following the transfer, unless modified in
	145	+	4 accordance with the provisions of Article 14.
	146	+	5 (Source: P.A. 89-383, eff. 8-18-95; 89-629, eff. 8-9-96.)
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