Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1243 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1243 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/13B-20.40 new Amends the Alternative Learning Opportunities Law of the School Code. Provides that Regional Office of Education No. 4 shall establish a 3-year pilot program focused on serving students in grades kindergarten through 3. Provides that students in grades kindergarten through 3 who meet enrollment criteria established by a school district and who are at risk of academic failure are eligible to participate in the pilot program. Requires the pilot program to adhere to all other rules established for alternative learning opportunities programs. Requires Regional Office of Education No. 4 to provide a report to the General Assembly outlining the pilot program's methodology and student outcomes and setting forth a comprehensive impact report and a framework for future program models. Effective immediately. LRB104 06190 LNS 16225 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1243 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/13B-20.40 new 105 ILCS 5/13B-20.40 new Amends the Alternative Learning Opportunities Law of the School Code. Provides that Regional Office of Education No. 4 shall establish a 3-year pilot program focused on serving students in grades kindergarten through 3. Provides that students in grades kindergarten through 3 who meet enrollment criteria established by a school district and who are at risk of academic failure are eligible to participate in the pilot program. Requires the pilot program to adhere to all other rules established for alternative learning opportunities programs. Requires Regional Office of Education No. 4 to provide a report to the General Assembly outlining the pilot program's methodology and student outcomes and setting forth a comprehensive impact report and a framework for future program models. Effective immediately. LRB104 06190 LNS 16225 b LRB104 06190 LNS 16225 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1243 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Amends the Alternative Learning Opportunities Law of the School Code. Provides that Regional Office of Education No. 4 shall establish a 3-year pilot program focused on serving students in grades kindergarten through 3. Provides that students in grades kindergarten through 3 who meet enrollment criteria established by a school district and who are at risk of academic failure are eligible to participate in the pilot program. Requires the pilot program to adhere to all other rules established for alternative learning opportunities programs. Requires Regional Office of Education No. 4 to provide a report to the General Assembly outlining the pilot program's methodology and student outcomes and setting forth a comprehensive impact report and a framework for future program models. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning education.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
15	15	5 13B-20.40 as follows:
16	16	6 (105 ILCS 5/13B-20.40 new)
17	17	7 Sec. 13B-20.40. Pilot program.
18	18	8 (a) The General Assembly recognizes that helping students
19	19	9 to build social, emotional, and academic success from an early
20	20	10 age is essential to long-term success in schools and, as a
21	21	11 result of the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors, more
22	22	12 students are exhibiting behavioral concerns that make it
23	23	13 difficult to thrive in traditional educational settings.
24	24	14 Furthermore, alternative learning opportunities programs are
25	25	15 designed to provide varied support to improve the educational
26	26	16 achievement of students at risk of academic failure, and
27	27	17 Summit Academy, the alternative learning opportunities program
28	28	18 operated by Regional Office of Education No. 4, has a stated
29	29	19 mission anchored in positive outcomes, with the goal of
30	30	20 restoring and returning every student to that student's home
31	31	21 school.
32	32	22 (b) Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, Regional
33	33	23 Office of Education No. 4 shall establish a 3-year pilot
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37	37	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1243 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
38	38	105 ILCS 5/13B-20.40 new 105 ILCS 5/13B-20.40 new
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40	40	Amends the Alternative Learning Opportunities Law of the School Code. Provides that Regional Office of Education No. 4 shall establish a 3-year pilot program focused on serving students in grades kindergarten through 3. Provides that students in grades kindergarten through 3 who meet enrollment criteria established by a school district and who are at risk of academic failure are eligible to participate in the pilot program. Requires the pilot program to adhere to all other rules established for alternative learning opportunities programs. Requires Regional Office of Education No. 4 to provide a report to the General Assembly outlining the pilot program's methodology and student outcomes and setting forth a comprehensive impact report and a framework for future program models. Effective immediately.
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68	68	1 alternative learning opportunities program focused on serving
69	69	2 students in grades kindergarten through 3.
70	70	3 (c) Students in grades kindergarten through 3 who meet
71	71	4 enrollment criteria established by a school district and who
72	72	5 are at risk of academic failure are eligible to participate in
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74	74	7 (d) The pilot program shall adhere to all other rules
75	75	8 established for alternative learning opportunities programs.
76	76	9 (e) No later than March 31, 2028, Regional Office of
77	77	10 Education No. 4 shall provide a report to the General Assembly
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