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 1        AN ACT concerning education.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The State Finance Act is amended by  changing
 5    Sections 5.504, 5.505, and 5.506 as follows:

 6        (30 ILCS 105/5.504)
 7        (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 16, 2003)
 8        Sec.  5.504.   The  State  Board  of Education Fund. This
 9    Section is repealed 8 4 years after  the  effective  date  of
10    this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.
11    (Source:  P.A. 91-143, eff. 7-16-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)

12        (30 ILCS 105/5.505)
13        (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 16, 2003)
14        Sec. 5.505.  The State Board of Education Special Purpose
15    Trust  Fund.   This  Section  is repealed 8 4 years after the
16    effective date of this amendatory Act  of  the  91st  General
17    Assembly.
18    (Source: P.A. 91-143, eff. 7-16-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)

19        (30 ILCS 105/5.506)
20        (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 16, 2003)
21        Sec.  5.506.  The Private Business and Vocational Schools
22    Fund.  This Section is repealed 8 4 years after the effective
23    date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.
24    (Source: P.A. 91-143, eff. 7-16-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)

25        Section 10.  The  School  Code  is  amended  by  changing
26    Sections 2-3.126, 2-3.127, and 34-3.4 as follows:

27        (105 ILCS 5/2-3.126)
 
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 1        (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 16, 2003)
 2        Sec.  2-3.126.  State Board of Education Fund.  The State
 3    Board of Education Fund is created as a special fund  in  the
 4    State treasury.  Unless specifically directed to be deposited
 5    into  any  other  funds or into the General Revenue Fund, all
 6    moneys received by the State Board of Education in connection
 7    with  any  fees,  registration  amounts,  or   other   moneys
 8    collected  by  the  State  Board  of  Education  for  various
 9    purposes  shall  be deposited into this Fund.  Moneys in this
10    Fund shall be used, subject to appropriation by  the  General
11    Assembly,  by  the  State  Board  of  Education  for expenses
12    incurred  in   administering   programs,   initiatives,   and
13    activities  implemented  or  supported  by the State Board of
14    Education as authorized by statute or rule.  The State  Board
15    of  Education  may expend moneys in this Fund in such amounts
16    and at  such  times  as  it  deems  necessary  or  desirable,
17    including   for   payment   of  administrative  costs,  staff
18    services, and costs for other  lawful  purposes.   Moneys  in
19    this  Fund  shall  be  used together with and supplemental to
20    regular appropriations to the State Board  of  Education  for
21    any  purpose,  and nothing in this Section shall be construed
22    to prohibit appropriations from the General Revenue Fund  for
23    expenses   incurred   in   the  administration  of  programs,
24    initiatives, or activities implemented or  supported  by  the
25    State Board of Education.  This Section is repealed 8 4 years
26    after  the  effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st
27    General Assembly.
28    (Source: P.A. 91-143, eff. 7-16-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)

29        (105 ILCS 5/2-3.127)
30        (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 16, 2003)
31        Sec. 2-3.127.  State Board of Education  Special  Purpose
32    Trust  Fund.   The   State Board of Education Special Purpose
33    Trust Fund  is  created  as  a  special  fund  in  the  State
 
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 1    treasury.   Unless specifically directed to be deposited into
 2    other funds, all  moneys  received  by  the  State  Board  of
 3    Education  from  federal  aid  and  grants and from gifts and
 4    grants from any source, public or private, shall be deposited
 5    into this Fund.  Moneys in this Fund shall be  used,  subject
 6    to  appropriation by the General Assembly, by the State Board
 7    of Education for the purposes established by the federal  aid
 8    or grants or other gifts or grants.  This Section is repealed
 9    8  4 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
10    the 91st General Assembly.
11    (Source: P.A. 91-143, eff. 7-16-99.)

12        (105 ILCS 5/34-3.4)
13        (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2004)
14        Sec.  34-3.4.  Chicago  Schools  Academic  Accountability
15    Council.
16        (a)  The Chicago Schools Academic Accountability Council,
17    hereinafter in this Section referred  to  as  the  "Council",
18    shall  be  created  as provided in this Section to assist the
19    board and the  State  Board  of  Education  in  ensuring  the
20    continuous improvement in all schools operated by the board.
21        (b)  The  purpose  of  the  Council  is  to  develop  and
22    implement  a  comprehensive system of review, evaluation, and
23    analysis of school  performance  within  the  Chicago  public
24    schools.
25        (c)  The Trustees in consultation with the State Board of
26    Education   shall  establish  the  Chicago  Schools  Academic
27    Accountability Council to develop and implement an evaluation
28    system of the academic achievement of  schools  in  districts
29    having  a  population  that exceeds 500,000. The Trustees, in
30    consultation  with  the  State  Board  of  Education,   shall
31    determine  the  size  and makeup of the Council, the terms of
32    office of its  members,  and  the  process  for  appointment,
33    removal, and replacement of Council members. Evaluations will
 
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 1    be  provided  to the Trustees, the chief educational officer,
 2    the  respective  principals,  the  respective  local   school
 3    councils,   and   the   State  Superintendent  of  Education.
 4    Evaluations may make recommendations to support future school
 5    improvement, including recognition for exemplary achievement,
 6    and initiation of remediation,  probation,  intervention,  or
 7    closure   for  an  attendance  center  not  meeting  academic
 8    standards.  Consultation with the State  Board  of  Education
 9    shall  be directed at ensuring consistency of evaluations and
10    preventing duplicative evaluation efforts.
11        (d)  Nothing in this Section  is  designed  to  limit  or
12    otherwise  affect  the general powers and responsibilities of
13    the chief educational officer to intervene or  otherwise  act
14    with  respect  to any attendance center not meeting standards
15    of academic performance  and  improvement  specified  by  the
16    board,  including intervention or action through remediation,
17    probation, intervention or closure.
18        (e)  The Trustees and the chief educational  officer  may
19    request  the Council to conduct or arrange for evaluations of
20    educational programs, policies,  and  procedures  as  may  be
21    deemed  necessary  to  ensure  the  academic  progress of the
22    attendance centers in the system.
23        (f)  The annual budget of the Council shall be determined
24    by the Trustees.  Revenues needed to support  the  operations
25    of  the  Council  may  be derived from any available sources,
26    including, but not limited to,  State  aid  received  by  the
27    board   that  was  previously  paid  to  the  School  Finance
28    Authority.  Revenues may also  be  derived  from  grants  and
29    other contributions from civic, business, and community-based
30    foundations and from other private sources.
31        (g)  The  Council  shall  be subject to the provisions of
32    the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act.
33        (h)  This Section is repealed on June 30, 2009 2004.
34    (Source: P.A. 91-622, eff. 8-19-99.)
 
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 1        Section 15.  The Private Business and Vocational  Schools
 2    Act is amended by changing Section 11.5 as follows:

 3        (105 ILCS 425/11.5)
 4        (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 16, 2003)
 5        Sec. 11.5.  Private Business and Vocational Schools Fund.
 6    The  Private  Business and Vocational Schools Fund is created
 7    as a special fund in the State treasury.  All moneys received
 8    by the Superintendent from application and renewal fees under
 9    Sections 10 and 11 of this Act shall be deposited  into  this
10    Fund.   Moneys  in  this  Fund  shall  be  used,  subject  to
11    appropriation by the General Assembly, by the Board, with the
12    advice  and  recommendation of the Superintendent, to provide
13    technology, equipment, staff, professional  development,  and
14    other  resources  necessary to support records management and
15    other projects in administering this Act.   The  State  Board
16    may  expend  moneys  in this Fund in such amounts and at such
17    times as it deems necessary or desirable for the purposes  of
18    this  Act.    This  Section  is  repealed 8 4 years after the
19    effective date of this amendatory Act  of  the  91st  General
20    Assembly.
21    (Source: P.A. 91-143, eff. 7-16-99.)

22        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
23    becoming law.