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	1	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0407 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Don Harmon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/1-1 from Ch. 122, par. 1-1 Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. LRB104 06645 LNS 16681 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0407 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Don Harmon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/1-1 from Ch. 122, par. 1-1 105 ILCS 5/1-1 from Ch. 122, par. 1-1 Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. LRB104 06645 LNS 16681 b LRB104 06645 LNS 16681 b A BILL FOR
	2	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0407 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Don Harmon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
	3	+	105 ILCS 5/1-1 from Ch. 122, par. 1-1 105 ILCS 5/1-1 from Ch. 122, par. 1-1
	4	+	105 ILCS 5/1-1 from Ch. 122, par. 1-1
	5	+	Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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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		-	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
7		-	5 26-20 as follows:
8		-	6 (105 ILCS 5/26-20 new)
9		-	7 Sec. 26-20. The Chronic Absence Task Force.
10		-	8 (a) The Chronic Absence Task Force is created within the
11		-	9 State Board of Education to study the impact of the COVID-19
12		-	10 pandemic on chronic absence and to support the development of
13		-	11 a State strategy to address the ongoing challenges presented
14		-	12 by chronic absenteeism for students in early childhood
15		-	13 education and care programs and students in grades
16		-	14 kindergarten through 12.
17		-	15 (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members:
18		-	16 (1) the Director of Children and Family Services or
19		-	17 his or her designee;
20		-	18 (2) the Chairperson of the State Board of Education or
21		-	19 his or her designee;
22		-	20 (3) the Chairperson of the Board of Higher Education
23		-	21 or his or her designee;
24		-	22 (4) the Secretary of Human Services or his or her
25		-	23 designee;
	14	+	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
	15	+	5 1-1 as follows:
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34		-	1 (5) the Secretary of Early Childhood or his or her
35		-	2 designee;
36		-	3 (6) the Director of Public Health or his or her
37		-	4 designee;
38		-	5 (7) the Chairperson of the Illinois Community College
39		-	6 Board or his or her designee; and
40		-	7 (8) the following persons, each appointed by the State
41		-	8 Superintendent of Education:
42		-	9 (A) one expert in children's disabilities,
43		-	10 impairments, and social-emotional issues;
44		-	11 (B) 3 educators who (i) are either teachers or
45		-	12 school support personnel and (ii) are currently
46		-	13 employed in a public school or early learning center
47		-	14 in this State;
48		-	15 (C) one member who represents a non-profit
49		-	16 organization that advocates for students in temporary
50		-	17 living situations;
51		-	18 (D) one member who represents a non-profit
52		-	19 organization that advocates for the well-being of all
53		-	20 children and families in this State;
54		-	21 (E) one member who represents a State non-profit
55		-	22 organization that conducts community organizing around
56		-	23 family issues;
57		-	24 (F) 2 members who each represent separate
58		-	25 statewide professional teachers' organizations;
59		-	26 (G) one member who represents a professional
	19	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0407 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Don Harmon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
	20	+	105 ILCS 5/1-1 from Ch. 122, par. 1-1 105 ILCS 5/1-1 from Ch. 122, par. 1-1
	21	+	105 ILCS 5/1-1 from Ch. 122, par. 1-1
	22	+	Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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	25	+	A BILL FOR
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70		-	1 teachers' organization in a city having a population
71		-	2 exceeding 500,000;
72		-	3 (H) one member who represents an association for
73		-	4 school administrators;
74		-	5 (I) one member who represents an association for
75		-	6 school board members;
76		-	7 (J) one member who represents an association for
77		-	8 school principals;
78		-	9 (K) one member who represents an association for
79		-	10 regional superintendents of schools;
80		-	11 (L) one member who represents an association for
81		-	12 parents;
82		-	13 (M) one member who represents an association for
83		-	14 high school districts;
84		-	15 (N) one member who represents an association for
85		-	16 large unit districts;
86		-	17 (O) one member who represents an organization that
87		-	18 advocates for healthier school environments in this
88		-	19 State;
89		-	20 (P) one member who represents an organization that
90		-	21 advocates for the health and safety of youth and
91		-	22 families in this State by providing capacity-building
92		-	23 services;
93		-	24 (Q) one member who represents a statewide
94		-	25 association of local philanthropic organizations that
95		-	26 advocates for effective educational, health, and human
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106		-	1 service policies to improve this State's communities;
107		-	2 (R) one member who represents a statewide
108		-	3 organization that advocates for partnerships among
109		-	4 schools, families, and the community and that, using a
110		-	5 school as a hub, provides access to support and
111		-	6 removes barriers to learning and development;
112		-	7 (S) one member who represents an organization for
113		-	8 charter schools in this State; and
114		-	9 (T) one member who represents an organization for
115		-	10 statewide programs actively involved in truancy
116		-	11 intervention.
117		-	12 (c) Task Force members shall serve without compensation
118		-	13 and shall, subject to the rules of the appropriate travel
119		-	14 control board, be reimbursed for any travel expenses from
120		-	15 appropriations to the State Board of Education available for
121		-	16 that purpose.
122		-	17 (d) The Task Force shall meet initially at the call of the
123		-	18 State Superintendent of Education. The members shall elect a
124		-	19 chairperson at the initial meeting of the Task Force. For
125		-	20 every meeting after the initial meeting, the Task Force shall
126		-	21 meet at the call of the chairperson.
127		-	22 (e) The State Board of Education shall provide
128		-	23 administrative support to the Task Force.
129		-	24 (f) The Task Force shall hold hearings on a periodic basis
130		-	25 to receive testimony from the public regarding the chronic
131		-	26 absence of students.
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142		-	1 (g) The Task Force shall identify strategies, mechanisms,
143		-	2 and approaches to help families, educators, principals,
144		-	3 superintendents, and the State Board of Education address and
145		-	4 mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the chronic
146		-	5 absence of students in early childhood education and care
147		-	6 programs and students in grades kindergarten through 12 and
148		-	7 shall recommend the following to the General Assembly and the
149		-	8 State Board of Education:
150		-	9 (1) a coherent State strategy for addressing the high
151		-	10 rates of chronic absenteeism in this State;
152		-	11 (2) State goals for a reduction in chronic
153		-	12 absenteeism;
154		-	13 (3) recommendations related to current State Board of
155		-	14 Education policies regarding chronic absence, truancy, and
156		-	15 attendance;
157		-	16 (4) State policies or initiatives to be established in
158		-	17 order to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on chronic
159		-	18 absenteeism; and
160		-	19 (5) evidence-based practices for using attendance and
161		-	20 chronic absenteeism data to create a multi-tiered system
162		-	21 of support that promotes ongoing professional development
163		-	22 and equips school-based and community-based personnel with
164		-	23 the skills and knowledge necessary to reduce contributing
165		-	24 factors to chronic absenteeism in early childhood
166		-	25 education and care programs and elementary and secondary
167		-	26 schools, which will result in students being ready for
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178		-	1 college and a career.
179		-	2 (h) The Task Force shall submit an annual report to the
180		-	3 General Assembly and the State Board of Education no later
181		-	4 than December 15 of each year.
182		-	5 (i) The Task Force is dissolved and this Section is
183		-	6 repealed on December 16, 2027.
184		-	7 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
185		-	8 becoming law.
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