EDUCATION-TECH Senate SponsorsSen. Carole Pankau 1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die 105 ILCS 5/10-19from Ch. 122, par. 10-19Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the length of a school term.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:105 ILCS 5/10-19Adds reference to:105 ILCS 5/10-17afrom Ch. 122, par. 10-17a105 ILCS 5/10-20.53 newDeletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board (other than the Chicago Board of Education) may designate any of its secondary schools as Illinois Democracy Schools if the school receives accreditation as such by a not-for-profit accreditation board consisting of educators, administrators, students, universities, funders, elected officials, policymakers, and representatives from the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Requires an Illinois Democracy School to provide students with experiences in the rights, responsibilities, and tensions inherent in living in a constitutional democracy; consciously promote civic engagement by all students; focus on fostering participatory citizenship; place an emphasis on helping students understand how the fundamental ideals and principles of our democratic society relate to the problems, opportunities, and controversies that matter in the present; collaborate with parents, students, and their communities in developing a civic mission and in providing curricular and extra-curricular civic learning experiences for all students; and engage students in a continual process of improving and increasing civic learning. Requires a school district's school report card assessing the performance of its schools and students to include, for the school, district, and State, designation of a secondary school as an Illinois Democracy School. Effective June 30, 2011. 2/10/2011SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Carole Pankau 2/10/2011SenateFirst Reading 2/10/2011SenateReferred to Assignments 3/8/2011SenateAssigned to Education 3/8/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carole Pankau 3/8/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/14/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education 3/15/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/15/2011SenateHeld in Education 3/18/2011SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die