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90_HB2290
105 ILCS 5/10-22.18e new
Amends the School Code. Authorizes the school board or
board of education of a school district located in a county
that has a population in excess of 2,000,000 to establish and
operate evening programs for students using school
facilities. Provides that those evening school programs may
include educational enrichment programs, recreational and
physical exercise programs, and tutorial programs. Adds
provisions relative to program staffing. Effective
immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by adding Section
2 10-22.18e.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
6 10-22.18e as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.18e new)
8 Sec. 10-22.18e. Evening school programs. The school
9 board, board of education, or other governing body of a
10 school district, all or part of which is located in a county
11 that has a population in excess of 2,000,000, is authorized
12 to develop, maintain, and operate evening programs for
13 students in school facilities and on school premises.
14 Those evening school programs may include educational
15 enrichment programs, recreational and physical exercise
16 programs, and tutorial or peer assistance programs under
17 which students are assisted with their homework and course
18 studies.
19 An evening school program offered under this Section
20 shall be under the coordination and supervision of at least
21 one member of the school district's staff who is certified to
22 teach or to supervise in the public schools of this State.
23 However, the school district is authorized to utilize
24 qualified volunteers to assist in the actual conduct and
25 operation of the evening school program even though those
26 volunteers are not certificated or employed by the school
27 district.
28 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
29 becoming law.
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