HB 4011 — SCH CD-EXCUSED ABSENCE-HOLIDAY

*LRB10114587NHT63494b* HB4011 101STEngrossed GENERALLRB101 ASSEMBLY14587 StateNHT of63494 Illinoisb andAN 2020ACT HB4011concerning Introducededucation. 1/8/2020, by Rep.

Daniel Didech - Diane Pappas - Yehiel M.

Kalish SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

ILCS 5/26-1 from Ch.

122, par.

26-1 Amends the Compulsory Attendance of Pupils Article of the School Code.

Provides that the list of religious holidays prescribed by a school board on which it shall be mandatory to excuse a child must include Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Diwali, Vaisakhi, Onam, Yom Kippur, and Rosh Hashanah.

LRB101 14587 NHT 63494 b FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR HB4011 LRB101 14587 NHT 63494 b AN ACT concerning education.

The School Code is amended by changing SectionSections 26-1 and 26-2b as follows:

Any child attending a private or a parochial school where children are taught the branches of education taught to children of corresponding age and grade in the public schools, and where the instruction of the child in the HB4011 Engrossed - 2 - LRB101 14587 NHT 63494 b branches of education is in the English language;

In districts having part-time continuation HB4011 Engrossed - 3 - LRB101 14587 NHT 63494 b schools, children so excused shall attend such schools at least 8 hours each week;

Any child absent from a public school on a particular day or days or at a particular time of day for the reason that he is unable to attend classes or to participate in any examination, studystudy, or work requirements on a particular day or days or at a particular time of day,day because of religious reasons, including the observance of a religious holiday or participation in religious instruction, or, because the tenets of his religion forbid secular activity on a particular day or days or at a particular time of day.

Each school board shall prescribe rules and regulations relative to absences for religious holidays,holidays including, but not limited to, a list of religious holidays on which it shall be mandatory to excuse a child;

TheA listschool board may require the parent or guardian of religiousa holidayschild prescribedwho byis eachto be excused from attending school boardbecause mustof includereligious Eidreasons al-Fitr,due Eidto al-Adha,the Diwali,observance Vaisakhi,of Onam,a Yomreligious Kippur,holiday andto Roshgive Hashanah.notice, not exceeding 5 days, of the child's absence to the school principal or other school personnel.

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The school's administration may waive this 2-day notification requirement if the student did not receive at HB4011 Engrossed - 5 - LRB101 14587 NHT 63494 b least 2 days advance notice, but the student shall notify the school's administration as soon as possible of the absence.

A student whose absence is excused under this paragraph 7 shall be counted as if the student attended school for purposes of calculating the average daily HB4011 - 5 - LRB101 14587 NHT 63494 b attendance of students in the school district.

In the case of excused absences pursuant to this paragraph 8, the student and parent or legal guardian shall be responsible for obtaining assignments from the student's teacher prior HB4011 Engrossed - 6 - LRB101 14587 NHT 63494 b to any period of excused absence and for ensuring that such assignments are completed by the student prior to his or her return to school from such period of excused absence.

HB40118-14-18.) -(105 6ILCS -5/26-2b) LRB101(from 14587Ch. NHT 63494 b 8-14-18.)

122, par.

26-2b) Sec.

26-2b.

Any child enrolled in a public school who is unable, because of the observance of a religious holiday, to attend classes on a particular day or days or at a particular time of day shall be excused from any examination or any study or work assignments on such particular day or days or at such particular time of day.

It shall be the responsibility of the teachers and of the administrative officials of each public school to make available to each child who is absent from school because of the observance of a religious holiday an equivalent opportunity to make up any examination, study or work requirements which he has missed because of such absence on any particular day or days or at any particular time of day.

No special fees of any kind shall be charged to the child for making available to such child such equivalent opportunity.

No adverse or prejudicial effects shall result to any child because of his availing himself of the provisions of this Section.

The provisions of this Section shall apply only if the HB4011 Engrossed - 7 - LRB101 14587 NHT 63494 b rules and regulations of the school board promulgated pursuant to paragraph 5 of Section 26-1 have been complied with.

(Source:

P.A.

84-212.)