103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2349 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Rachel Ventura SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish a grant program to support cultural and language immersion programs, gifted and talented programs, and advanced placement programs. Provides that the State Board of Education shall develop and administer an application program for schools to apply for grant funds. Provides that, to receive grant funds, schools must: (1) ensure that any student can apply to any school in the school district with restrictive admission procedures; and (2) provide transportation to each student in the school district to the school the student attends. LRB103 27226 RJT 53596 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2349 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Rachel Ventura SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish a grant program to support cultural and language immersion programs, gifted and talented programs, and advanced placement programs. Provides that the State Board of Education shall develop and administer an application program for schools to apply for grant funds. Provides that, to receive grant funds, schools must: (1) ensure that any student can apply to any school in the school district with restrictive admission procedures; and (2) provide transportation to each student in the school district to the school the student attends. LRB103 27226 RJT 53596 b LRB103 27226 RJT 53596 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2349 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Rachel Ventura SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish a grant program to support cultural and language immersion programs, gifted and talented programs, and advanced placement programs. Provides that the State Board of Education shall develop and administer an application program for schools to apply for grant funds. Provides that, to receive grant funds, schools must: (1) ensure that any student can apply to any school in the school district with restrictive admission procedures; and (2) provide transportation to each student in the school district to the school the student attends. LRB103 27226 RJT 53596 b LRB103 27226 RJT 53596 b LRB103 27226 RJT 53596 b A BILL FOR SB2349LRB103 27226 RJT 53596 b SB2349 LRB103 27226 RJT 53596 b SB2349 LRB103 27226 RJT 53596 b 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 adding Section 5 2-3.196 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new) 7 Sec. 2-3.196. Immersion, gifted, and advanced grant 8 program. 9 (a) Subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education 10 shall establish a grant program to support cultural and 11 language immersion programs, gifted and talented programs, and 12 advanced placement programs. 13 (b) The State Board of Education shall develop and 14 administer an application program for schools to apply for 15 grant funds. To receive grant funds, schools must: 16 (1) ensure that any student can apply to any school in 17 the school district with restrictive admission procedures; 18 and 19 (2) provide transportation to each student in the 20 school district to the school the student attends. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2349 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Rachel Ventura SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish a grant program to support cultural and language immersion programs, gifted and talented programs, and advanced placement programs. Provides that the State Board of Education shall develop and administer an application program for schools to apply for grant funds. Provides that, to receive grant funds, schools must: (1) ensure that any student can apply to any school in the school district with restrictive admission procedures; and (2) provide transportation to each student in the school district to the school the student attends. LRB103 27226 RJT 53596 b LRB103 27226 RJT 53596 b LRB103 27226 RJT 53596 b A BILL FOR 105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new LRB103 27226 RJT 53596 b SB2349 LRB103 27226 RJT 53596 b