Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB2036 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2036 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. Celina Villanueva SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/22-101 new Amends the School Code. Creates the Out-of-School Time (OST) Advisory Council for the purpose of providing information and advice to the Governor and State agencies regarding State and federal policy and funding issues affecting out of school time programs. Sets forth membership, co-chairperson,s and meetings. Provides that the OST Advisory Council shall: (1) provide information on the status of funding provided for OST programs in each fiscal year; (2) provide recommendations on legislative and administrative action needed to ensure that funding for before and after school programs is allocated promptly to qualified providers of OST programs; (3) provide information on the quality of services and accountability measures that are appropriate for school-age children and youth; (4) provide information regarding challenges faced by OST programs that impede the provision of the best possible services; (5) provide recommendations on the equitable reach of OST programs to ensure that the State has policies in place that promote access to the children and youth most in need of services; (6) make recommendations to the Governor and State agencies on reporting requirements, priority points, statewide evaluation, and licensure for OST programs; and (7) create and deliver to the Governor and General Assembly an annual report on statewide successes in OST and areas of growth for the future. LRB104 09809 LNS 19876 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2036 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. Celina Villanueva SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/22-101 new 105 ILCS 5/22-101 new Amends the School Code. Creates the Out-of-School Time (OST) Advisory Council for the purpose of providing information and advice to the Governor and State agencies regarding State and federal policy and funding issues affecting out of school time programs. Sets forth membership, co-chairperson,s and meetings. Provides that the OST Advisory Council shall: (1) provide information on the status of funding provided for OST programs in each fiscal year; (2) provide recommendations on legislative and administrative action needed to ensure that funding for before and after school programs is allocated promptly to qualified providers of OST programs; (3) provide information on the quality of services and accountability measures that are appropriate for school-age children and youth; (4) provide information regarding challenges faced by OST programs that impede the provision of the best possible services; (5) provide recommendations on the equitable reach of OST programs to ensure that the State has policies in place that promote access to the children and youth most in need of services; (6) make recommendations to the Governor and State agencies on reporting requirements, priority points, statewide evaluation, and licensure for OST programs; and (7) create and deliver to the Governor and General Assembly an annual report on statewide successes in OST and areas of growth for the future. LRB104 09809 LNS 19876 b LRB104 09809 LNS 19876 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2036 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. Celina Villanueva SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Amends the School Code. Creates the Out-of-School Time (OST) Advisory Council for the purpose of providing information and advice to the Governor and State agencies regarding State and federal policy and funding issues affecting out of school time programs. Sets forth membership, co-chairperson,s and meetings. Provides that the OST Advisory Council shall: (1) provide information on the status of funding provided for OST programs in each fiscal year; (2) provide recommendations on legislative and administrative action needed to ensure that funding for before and after school programs is allocated promptly to qualified providers of OST programs; (3) provide information on the quality of services and accountability measures that are appropriate for school-age children and youth; (4) provide information regarding challenges faced by OST programs that impede the provision of the best possible services; (5) provide recommendations on the equitable reach of OST programs to ensure that the State has policies in place that promote access to the children and youth most in need of services; (6) make recommendations to the Governor and State agencies on reporting requirements, priority points, statewide evaluation, and licensure for OST programs; and (7) create and deliver to the Governor and General Assembly an annual report on statewide successes in OST and areas of growth for the future.
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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 22-101 as follows:
16	16	6 (105 ILCS 5/22-101 new)
17	17	7 Sec. 22-101. Out-of-school time.
18	18	8 (a) The General Assembly declares that it is the policy of
19	19	9 this State to provide all young people between the ages of 6
20	20	10 and 19 with access to quality out-of-school time (OST)
21	21	11 programs through a State commitment to sufficient and
22	22	12 sustainable funding for programs that promote positive youth
23	23	13 development. Further, this State is a national leader in the
24	24	14 community schools model which helps strengthen OST programs
25	25	15 through school and community partnerships in order to meet the
26	26	16 whole needs of all children and youth. The need for this policy
27	27	17 is based on a series of facts.
28	28	18 The General Assembly finds that youth who are engaged in
29	29	19 quality OST activities and community schools are more likely
30	30	20 to succeed in academics, employment, and civic affairs than
31	31	21 youth who do not participate in OST activities. Youth with
32	32	22 high levels of participation in quality OST programs miss
33	33	23 fewer days of school, have lower drop-out rates, and higher
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40	40	Amends the School Code. Creates the Out-of-School Time (OST) Advisory Council for the purpose of providing information and advice to the Governor and State agencies regarding State and federal policy and funding issues affecting out of school time programs. Sets forth membership, co-chairperson,s and meetings. Provides that the OST Advisory Council shall: (1) provide information on the status of funding provided for OST programs in each fiscal year; (2) provide recommendations on legislative and administrative action needed to ensure that funding for before and after school programs is allocated promptly to qualified providers of OST programs; (3) provide information on the quality of services and accountability measures that are appropriate for school-age children and youth; (4) provide information regarding challenges faced by OST programs that impede the provision of the best possible services; (5) provide recommendations on the equitable reach of OST programs to ensure that the State has policies in place that promote access to the children and youth most in need of services; (6) make recommendations to the Governor and State agencies on reporting requirements, priority points, statewide evaluation, and licensure for OST programs; and (7) create and deliver to the Governor and General Assembly an annual report on statewide successes in OST and areas of growth for the future.
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68	68	1 rates of graduation. Further, juvenile crime peaks in the
69	69	2 after school hours and OST programs help prevent crime
70	70	3 victimization and help youth to make healthy choices.
71	71	4 The General Assembly also finds that youth in this State
72	72	5 face greater barriers to accessing OST programs than ever
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74	74	7 (1) Demand for programs far outpaces the supply of
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76	76	9 (2) Funding is fragmented among State agencies.
77	77	10 (3) The path to accessing public funding is often
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79	79	12 (4) Funding inconsistencies make it difficult to
80	80	13 maintain a qualified OST workforce.
81	81	14 The General Assembly also finds that the State, having
82	82	15 demonstrated national leadership in advancing youth
83	83	16 development must also expand OST programming in order to
84	84	17 realize the full, continued benefits of public investment in
85	85	18 the State's young people.
86	86	19 (b) As used in this Section:
87	87	20 "Community school" means public schools that work with the
88	88	21 community to improve student outcomes and address the needs of
89	89	22 the whole child. All community schools are unique and
90	90	23 responsive to their community; however, they all include
91	91	24 integrated student supports, expanded learning, family
92	92	25 engagement, and collaborative leadership.
93	93	26 "Out-of-school time" or "OST" means positive youth
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104	104	1 development activities provided to youth between the ages of 6
105	105	2 and 19 during the hours before or after school, during school
106	106	3 year and summer recess from school, or during the weekends,
107	107	4 including, but not limited to: academic support; arts, music,
108	108	5 sports, cultural enrichment, and other recreation; health
109	109	6 promotion and diseases prevention; life skills and work and
110	110	7 career development; and youth leadership development.
111	111	8 (c) There is hereby established the Out-of-School Time
112	112	9 (OST) Advisory Council for the purpose of providing
113	113	10 information and advice to the Governor and State agencies
114	114	11 regarding State and federal policy and funding issues
115	115	12 affecting out of school time programs based on regular and
116	116	13 systematic input from providers.
117	117	14 (1) The OST Advisory Council shall include
118	118	15 representation from both public and private organizations
119	119	16 comprised of the following:
120	120	17 (A) Four members of the General Assembly: one
121	121	18 appointed by the President of the Senate; one
122	122	19 appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; one
123	123	20 appointed by the Speaker of the House of
124	124	21 Representatives; and one appointed by the Minority
125	125	22 Leader of the House of Representatives.
126	126	23 (B) Representatives from the State Board of
127	127	24 Education, the Department of Human Services, the
128	128	25 Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, and
129	129	26 the Department of Early Childhood.
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140	140	1 (C) Three OST providers from various settings.
141	141	2 (D) A community school lead partner agency.
142	142	3 (E) A private philanthropic funder.
143	143	4 (F) A principal of a school that has OST or the
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145	145	6 (G) A superintendent of a school district that has
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147	147	8 (H) An OST researcher or evaluator.
148	148	9 (I) Additional public members that have an
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151	151	12 The OST Advisory Council membership shall be
152	152	13 representative of the diversity of out-of-school programs,
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155	155	16 (2) The Governor shall designate one of the OST
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159	159	20 (3) The OST Advisory Council shall meet no less than 4
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161	161	22 (d) The OST Advisory Council shall do all of the
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163	163	24 (1) Provide information on the status of funding
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