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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0538
Introduced 2/4/2009, by Rep. Charles E. Jefferson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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105 ILCS 5/10-20.46 new |
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105 ILCS 5/34-18.37 new |
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Amends the School Code. Provides that if a school is located in a low-income and high violence area, as determined by the State Board of Education, then the school board shall require that (1) the school have at least one full-time social worker available for students; (2) the school, if an elementary school, have a gymnasium available for recess; (3) the school, if an elementary school, have at least one recess per school day; and (4) the school offer at least one course in art.
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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT |
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A BILL FOR
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HB0538 |
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LRB096 06192 NHT 16274 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections |
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| 10-20.46 and 34-18.37 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/10-20.46 new) |
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| Sec. 10-20.46. Requirements for schools in low-income and |
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| high violence areas. If a school is located in a low-income and |
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| high violence area, as determined by the State Board of |
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| Education, then the school board shall require all of the |
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| following: |
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| (1) That the school have at least one full-time social |
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| worker available for students. |
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| (2) That the school, if an elementary school, have a |
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| gymnasium available for recess, which shall be in a safe |
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| area. |
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| (3) That the school, if an elementary school, have at |
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| least one recess per school day, which shall be in a safe |
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| area. |
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| (4) That the school offer at least one course in art, |
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| which shall be in a safe area.
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| (105 ILCS 5/34-18.37 new) |