SB1519

Illinois SB1519 amends school discipline policies, focusing on reducing student exclusions and improving re-engagement strategies.

Illinois SB1519 amends the School Code to enhance student discipline policies, emphasizing the reduction of student exclusions and the implementation of re-engagement strategies for suspended or expelled students. The bill mandates that school districts create policies to facilitate the re-engagement of students who are suspended out-of-school, expelled, or returning from alternative school settings. It also requires the State Board of Education to draft and publish guidance for these re-engagement efforts.