SB2364sam001 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Mattie Hunter

Filed: 3/18/2020

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2364

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2364 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section 2-3.182 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.182 new)

Sec. 2-3.182. Homeless student pilot program.

(a) In this Section, "School" means the Ryan Banks Academy.

(b) The State Board of Education shall establish and maintain at the School during the 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023 school years a pilot program for at-risk homeless students or housing-unstable students who are exposed to trauma or violence as described in this Section.

(c) The School shall maintain a location in a municipality with a population greater than 1,000,000 and serve at-risk children who:

(1) qualify for free or reduced lunch;

(2) are homeless or come from housing-unstable homes; and

(3) have exposure to violence or trauma.

(d) The School must have or establish a curriculum that provides School students through the pilot program an immersing and innovative educational experience, including, but not limited to:

(1) individualized pathways for learning;

(2) social and emotional learning; and

(3) experiential focus.

(e) The School must have or establish a partnership with an Illinois college or university that provides STEM education to provide a pathway for School students through the pilot program that:

(1) provides mentoring to all students;

(2) provides an opportunity for scholarships to students at the School; and

(3) begins in grade 7 and continues through to an undergraduate degree at an Illinois college or university.

(f) The following are the goals of the pilot program:

(1) Provide safety and stability to educate students who have needs that are currently not being met by Chicago Public Schools, including, but not limited to, needs related to poverty, trauma, exposure to violence, and homelessness or unstable housing.

(2) Support policies of the State of Illinois to provide excellence in mathematics and science education in order to nourish an informed citizenry, ensure technological skills for Illinois' work force, and assist in the preparation of professionals to serve the interests of Illinois in such fields as engineering, research, teaching, and computer technology.

(g) On or before June 1, 2022, the State Board of Education shall report its recommendation for expansion, revision, or discontinuation of the pilot program to the Governor and the General Assembly.

(h) This Section is repealed on June 1, 2023.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".