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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB0163 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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105 ILCS 5/2-3.25a | from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25a |
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Amends the School Code. With regard to recognition standards for student performance and school improvement, prohibits the State Board of Education from having separate performance standards for students based on race or ethnicity.
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| | HB0163 | | LRB099 03746 NHT 23758 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
| 5 | | 2-3.25a as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25a) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25a)
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| 7 | | Sec. 2-3.25a. "School district" defined; additional |
| 8 | | standards.
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| 9 | | (a) For the purposes of this Section and Sections 3.25b, |
| 10 | | 3.25c,
3.25d, 3.25e, and 3.25f of this Code, "school district" |
| 11 | | includes other
public entities responsible for administering |
| 12 | | public schools, such as
cooperatives, joint agreements, |
| 13 | | charter schools, special charter districts,
regional offices |
| 14 | | of
education, local agencies, and the Department of Human |
| 15 | | Services.
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| 16 | | (b) In addition to the standards
established pursuant to |
| 17 | | Section 2-3.25, the State Board of Education shall
develop |
| 18 | | recognition standards for student performance and school
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| 19 | | improvement
in all public schools operated by school districts. |
| 20 | | The indicators to
determine adequate yearly progress shall be |
| 21 | | limited to the State assessment
of student performance in |
| 22 | | reading and mathematics, student attendance rates at
the |
| 23 | | elementary school level, graduation rates
at the high school |