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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1983
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 1983 as follows:
3 on page 1, line 5, after "14C-4", by inserting "and adding
4 Sections 10-21.3a and 34-18.23"; and
5 on page 11, immediately below line 2, by inserting the
6 following:
7 "(105 ILCS 5/10-21.3a new)
8 Sec. 10-21.3a. Transfer of students. Each school board
9 shall establish and implement a policy governing the transfer
10 of a student from one attendance center to another within the
11 school district upon the request of the student's parent or
12 guardian. Any request by a parent or guardian to transfer his
13 or her child from one attendance center to another within the
14 school district pursuant to Section 1116 of the federal
15 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
16 Sec. 6317) must be made no later than 30 days after the
17 parent or guardian receives notice of the right to transfer
18 pursuant to that law. A student may not transfer to any of
19 the following attendance centers, except by change in
20 residence if the policy authorizes enrollment based on
21 residence in an attendance area or unless approved by the
22 board on an individual basis:
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1 (1) An attendance center that exceeds or as a
2 result of the transfer would exceed its attendance
3 capacity.
4 (2) An attendance center for which the board has
5 established academic criteria for enrollment if the
6 student does not meet the criteria, provided that the
7 transfer must be permitted if the attendance center is
8 the only attendance center serving the student's grade
9 that has not been identified for school improvement,
10 corrective action, or restructuring under Section 1116 of
11 the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
12 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6317).
13 (3) Any attendance center if the transfer would
14 prevent the school district from meeting its obligations
15 under a State or federal law, court order, or consent
16 decree applicable to the school district."; and
17 on page 13, immediately below line 1, by inserting the
18 following:
19 "(105 ILCS 5/34-18.23 new)
20 Sec. 34-18.23. Transfer of students. The board shall
21 establish and implement a policy governing the transfer of a
22 student from one attendance center to another within the
23 school district upon the request of the student's parent or
24 guardian. Any request by a parent or guardian to transfer his
25 or her child from one attendance center to another within the
26 school district pursuant to Section 1116 of the federal
27 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
28 Sec. 6317) must be made no later than 30 days after the
29 parent or guardian receives notice of the right to transfer
30 pursuant to that law. A student may not transfer to any of
31 the following attendance centers, except by change in
32 residence if the policy authorizes enrollment based on
33 residence in an attendance area or unless approved by the
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1 board on an individual basis:
2 (1) An attendance center that exceeds or as a
3 result of the transfer would exceed its attendance
4 capacity.
5 (2) An attendance center for which the board has
6 established academic criteria for enrollment if the
7 student does not meet the criteria, provided that the
8 transfer must be permitted if the attendance center is
9 the only attendance center serving the student's grade
10 that has not been identified for school improvement,
11 corrective action, or restructuring under Section 1116 of
12 the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
13 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6317).
14 (3) Any attendance center if the transfer would
15 prevent the school district from meeting its obligations
16 under a State or federal law, court order, or consent
17 decree applicable to the school district.".
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