101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0018

 

Introduced 1/9/2019, by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/10-17a  from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a
105 ILCS 5/27-12  from Ch. 122, par. 27-12

    Amends the School Code. Requires the instruction on character education to include the teaching of respect toward a person's race or ethnicity or gender. With regard to the State Board of Education's school report card, requires data collected on curriculum information to include information on a school's instruction on character education.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
510-17a and 27-12 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-17a)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 100-448)
8    Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report
9cards.
10    (1) By October 31, 2013 and October 31 of each subsequent
11school year, the State Board of Education, through the State
12Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a State report card,
13school district report cards, and school report cards, and
14shall by the most economic means provide to each school
15district in this State, including special charter districts and
16districts subject to the provisions of Article 34, the report
17cards for the school district and each of its schools.
18    (2) In addition to any information required by federal law,
19the State Superintendent shall determine the indicators and
20presentation of the school report card, which must include, at
21a minimum, the most current data collected and maintained by
22the State Board of Education related to the following:
23        (A) school characteristics and student demographics,

 

 

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1    including average class size, average teaching experience,
2    student racial/ethnic breakdown, and the percentage of
3    students classified as low-income; the percentage of
4    students classified as English learners; the percentage of
5    students who have individualized education plans or 504
6    plans that provide for special education services; the
7    number and percentage of all students who have been
8    assessed for placement in a gifted education or advanced
9    academic program and, of those students: (i) the racial and
10    ethnic breakdown, (ii) the percentage who are classified as
11    low-income, and (iii) the number and percentage of students
12    who received direct instruction from a teacher who holds a
13    gifted education endorsement and, of those students, the
14    percentage who are classified as low-income; the
15    percentage of students scoring at the "exceeds
16    expectations" level on the assessments required under
17    Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code; the percentage of students
18    who annually transferred in or out of the school district;
19    the per-pupil operating expenditure of the school
20    district; and the per-pupil State average operating
21    expenditure for the district type (elementary, high
22    school, or unit);
23        (B) curriculum information, including, where
24    applicable, Advanced Placement, International
25    Baccalaureate or equivalent courses, dual enrollment
26    courses, foreign language classes, school personnel

 

 

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1    resources (including Career Technical Education teachers),
2    before and after school programs, extracurricular
3    activities, subjects in which elective classes are
4    offered, health and wellness initiatives (including the
5    average number of days of Physical Education per week per
6    student), approved programs of study, awards received,
7    community partnerships, instruction on character
8    education, and special programs such as programming for the
9    gifted and talented, students with disabilities, and
10    work-study students;
11        (C) student outcomes, including, where applicable, the
12    percentage of students deemed proficient on assessments of
13    State standards, the percentage of students in the eighth
14    grade who pass Algebra, the percentage of students enrolled
15    in post-secondary institutions (including colleges,
16    universities, community colleges, trade/vocational
17    schools, and training programs leading to career
18    certification within 2 semesters of high school
19    graduation), the percentage of students graduating from
20    high school who are college and career ready, and the
21    percentage of graduates enrolled in community colleges,
22    colleges, and universities who are in one or more courses
23    that the community college, college, or university
24    identifies as a developmental course;
25        (D) student progress, including, where applicable, the
26    percentage of students in the ninth grade who have earned 5

 

 

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1    credits or more without failing more than one core class, a
2    measure of students entering kindergarten ready to learn, a
3    measure of growth, and the percentage of students who enter
4    high school on track for college and career readiness;
5        (E) the school environment, including, where
6    applicable, the percentage of students with less than 10
7    absences in a school year, the percentage of teachers with
8    less than 10 absences in a school year for reasons other
9    than professional development, leaves taken pursuant to
10    the federal Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, long-term
11    disability, or parental leaves, the 3-year average of the
12    percentage of teachers returning to the school from the
13    previous year, the number of different principals at the
14    school in the last 6 years, the number of teachers who hold
15    a gifted education endorsement, the process and criteria
16    used by the district to determine whether a student is
17    eligible for participation in a gifted education program or
18    advanced academic program and the manner in which parents
19    and guardians are made aware of the process and criteria, 2
20    or more indicators from any school climate survey selected
21    or approved by the State and administered pursuant to
22    Section 2-3.153 of this Code, with the same or similar
23    indicators included on school report cards for all surveys
24    selected or approved by the State pursuant to Section
25    2-3.153 of this Code, and the combined percentage of
26    teachers rated as proficient or excellent in their most

 

 

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1    recent evaluation;
2        (F) a school district's and its individual schools'
3    balanced accountability measure, in accordance with
4    Section 2-3.25a of this Code;
5        (G) the total and per pupil normal cost amount the
6    State contributed to the Teachers' Retirement System of the
7    State of Illinois in the prior fiscal year for the school's
8    employees, which shall be reported to the State Board of
9    Education by the Teachers' Retirement System of the State
10    of Illinois;
11        (H) for a school district organized under Article 34 of
12    this Code only, State contributions to the Public School
13    Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago and State
14    contributions for health care for employees of that school
15    district;
16        (I) a school district's Final Percent of Adequacy, as
17    defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of Section
18    18-8.15 of this Code;
19        (J) a school district's Local Capacity Target, as
20    defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section
21    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount;
22        (K) a school district's Real Receipts, as defined in
23    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15 of this
24    Code, divided by a school district's Adequacy Target, as
25    defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section
26    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount; and

 

 

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1        (L) a school district's administrative costs.
2    The school report card shall also provide information that
3allows for comparing the current outcome, progress, and
4environment data to the State average, to the school data from
5the past 5 years, and to the outcomes, progress, and
6environment of similar schools based on the type of school and
7enrollment of low-income students, special education students,
8and English learners.
9    As used in this subsection (2):
10    "Administrative costs" means costs associated with
11executive, administrative, or managerial functions within the
12school district that involve planning, organizing, managing,
13or directing the school district.
14    "Advanced academic program" means a course of study to
15which students are assigned based on advanced cognitive ability
16or advanced academic achievement compared to local age peers
17and in which the curriculum is substantially differentiated
18from the general curriculum to provide appropriate challenge
19and pace.
20    "Gifted education" means educational services, including
21differentiated curricula and instructional methods, designed
22to meet the needs of gifted children as defined in Article 14A
23of this Code.
24    (3) At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the
25school district report card shall include a subset of the
26information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of

 

 

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1subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information relating
2to the operating expense per pupil and other finances of the
3school district, and the State report card shall include a
4subset of the information identified in paragraphs (A) through
5(E) of subsection (2) of this Section.
6    (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
7Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the
8State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to
9amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or
10State report card.
11    (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt
12of the school district and school report cards from the State
13Superintendent of Education, each school district, including
14special charter districts and districts subject to the
15provisions of Article 34, shall present such report cards at a
16regular school board meeting subject to applicable notice
17requirements, post the report cards on the school district's
18Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web
19site, make the report cards available to a newspaper of general
20circulation serving the district, and, upon request, send the
21report cards home to a parent (unless the district does not
22maintain an Internet web site, in which case the report card
23shall be sent home to parents without request). If the district
24posts the report card on its Internet web site, the district
25shall send a written notice home to parents stating (i) that
26the report card is available on the web site, (ii) the address

 

 

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1of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of the report card
2will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone
3number that parents may call to request a printed copy of the
4report card.
5    (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 repeals,
6supersedes, invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in
7lawsuits pending on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
8Act 98-648) in Illinois courts involving the interpretation of
9Public Act 97-8.
10(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-193, eff. 7-30-15;
1199-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-227, eff. 8-18-17; 100-364, eff.
121-1-18; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 100-807, eff. 8-10-18; 100-863,
13eff. 8-14-18.)
 
14    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-448)
15    Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report
16cards.
17    (1) By October 31, 2013 and October 31 of each subsequent
18school year, the State Board of Education, through the State
19Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a State report card,
20school district report cards, and school report cards, and
21shall by the most economic means provide to each school
22district in this State, including special charter districts and
23districts subject to the provisions of Article 34, the report
24cards for the school district and each of its schools.
25    (2) In addition to any information required by federal law,

 

 

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1the State Superintendent shall determine the indicators and
2presentation of the school report card, which must include, at
3a minimum, the most current data collected and maintained by
4the State Board of Education related to the following:
5        (A) school characteristics and student demographics,
6    including average class size, average teaching experience,
7    student racial/ethnic breakdown, and the percentage of
8    students classified as low-income; the percentage of
9    students classified as English learners; the percentage of
10    students who have individualized education plans or 504
11    plans that provide for special education services; the
12    number and percentage of all students who have been
13    assessed for placement in a gifted education or advanced
14    academic program and, of those students: (i) the racial and
15    ethnic breakdown, (ii) the percentage who are classified as
16    low-income, and (iii) the number and percentage of students
17    who received direct instruction from a teacher who holds a
18    gifted education endorsement and, of those students, the
19    percentage who are classified as low-income; the
20    percentage of students scoring at the "exceeds
21    expectations" level on the assessments required under
22    Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code; the percentage of students
23    who annually transferred in or out of the school district;
24    average daily attendance; the per-pupil operating
25    expenditure of the school district; and the per-pupil State
26    average operating expenditure for the district type

 

 

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1    (elementary, high school, or unit);
2        (B) curriculum information, including, where
3    applicable, Advanced Placement, International
4    Baccalaureate or equivalent courses, dual enrollment
5    courses, foreign language classes, school personnel
6    resources (including Career Technical Education teachers),
7    before and after school programs, extracurricular
8    activities, subjects in which elective classes are
9    offered, health and wellness initiatives (including the
10    average number of days of Physical Education per week per
11    student), approved programs of study, awards received,
12    community partnerships, instruction on character
13    education, and special programs such as programming for the
14    gifted and talented, students with disabilities, and
15    work-study students;
16        (C) student outcomes, including, where applicable, the
17    percentage of students deemed proficient on assessments of
18    State standards, the percentage of students in the eighth
19    grade who pass Algebra, the percentage of students enrolled
20    in post-secondary institutions (including colleges,
21    universities, community colleges, trade/vocational
22    schools, and training programs leading to career
23    certification within 2 semesters of high school
24    graduation), the percentage of students graduating from
25    high school who are college and career ready, and the
26    percentage of graduates enrolled in community colleges,

 

 

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1    colleges, and universities who are in one or more courses
2    that the community college, college, or university
3    identifies as a developmental course;
4        (D) student progress, including, where applicable, the
5    percentage of students in the ninth grade who have earned 5
6    credits or more without failing more than one core class, a
7    measure of students entering kindergarten ready to learn, a
8    measure of growth, and the percentage of students who enter
9    high school on track for college and career readiness;
10        (E) the school environment, including, where
11    applicable, the percentage of students with less than 10
12    absences in a school year, the percentage of teachers with
13    less than 10 absences in a school year for reasons other
14    than professional development, leaves taken pursuant to
15    the federal Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, long-term
16    disability, or parental leaves, the 3-year average of the
17    percentage of teachers returning to the school from the
18    previous year, the number of different principals at the
19    school in the last 6 years, the number of teachers who hold
20    a gifted education endorsement, the process and criteria
21    used by the district to determine whether a student is
22    eligible for participation in a gifted education program or
23    advanced academic program and the manner in which parents
24    and guardians are made aware of the process and criteria, 2
25    or more indicators from any school climate survey selected
26    or approved by the State and administered pursuant to

 

 

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1    Section 2-3.153 of this Code, with the same or similar
2    indicators included on school report cards for all surveys
3    selected or approved by the State pursuant to Section
4    2-3.153 of this Code, and the combined percentage of
5    teachers rated as proficient or excellent in their most
6    recent evaluation;
7        (F) a school district's and its individual schools'
8    balanced accountability measure, in accordance with
9    Section 2-3.25a of this Code;
10        (G) the total and per pupil normal cost amount the
11    State contributed to the Teachers' Retirement System of the
12    State of Illinois in the prior fiscal year for the school's
13    employees, which shall be reported to the State Board of
14    Education by the Teachers' Retirement System of the State
15    of Illinois;
16        (H) for a school district organized under Article 34 of
17    this Code only, State contributions to the Public School
18    Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago and State
19    contributions for health care for employees of that school
20    district;
21        (I) a school district's Final Percent of Adequacy, as
22    defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of Section
23    18-8.15 of this Code;
24        (J) a school district's Local Capacity Target, as
25    defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section
26    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount;

 

 

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1        (K) a school district's Real Receipts, as defined in
2    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15 of this
3    Code, divided by a school district's Adequacy Target, as
4    defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section
5    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount; and
6        (L) a school district's administrative costs.
7    The school report card shall also provide information that
8allows for comparing the current outcome, progress, and
9environment data to the State average, to the school data from
10the past 5 years, and to the outcomes, progress, and
11environment of similar schools based on the type of school and
12enrollment of low-income students, special education students,
13and English learners.
14    As used in this subsection (2):
15    "Administrative costs" means costs associated with
16executive, administrative, or managerial functions within the
17school district that involve planning, organizing, managing,
18or directing the school district.
19    "Advanced academic program" means a course of study to
20which students are assigned based on advanced cognitive ability
21or advanced academic achievement compared to local age peers
22and in which the curriculum is substantially differentiated
23from the general curriculum to provide appropriate challenge
24and pace.
25    "Gifted education" means educational services, including
26differentiated curricula and instructional methods, designed

 

 

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1to meet the needs of gifted children as defined in Article 14A
2of this Code.
3    For the purposes of paragraph (A) of this subsection (2),
4"average daily attendance" means the average of the actual
5number of attendance days during the previous school year for
6any enrolled student who is subject to compulsory attendance by
7Section 26-1 of this Code at each school and charter school.
8    (3) At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the
9school district report card shall include a subset of the
10information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of
11subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information relating
12to the operating expense per pupil and other finances of the
13school district, and the State report card shall include a
14subset of the information identified in paragraphs (A) through
15(E) of subsection (2) of this Section. The school district
16report card shall include the average daily attendance, as that
17term is defined in subsection (2) of this Section, of students
18who have individualized education programs and students who
19have 504 plans that provide for special education services
20within the school district.
21    (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
22Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the
23State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to
24amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or
25State report card.
26    (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt

 

 

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1of the school district and school report cards from the State
2Superintendent of Education, each school district, including
3special charter districts and districts subject to the
4provisions of Article 34, shall present such report cards at a
5regular school board meeting subject to applicable notice
6requirements, post the report cards on the school district's
7Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web
8site, make the report cards available to a newspaper of general
9circulation serving the district, and, upon request, send the
10report cards home to a parent (unless the district does not
11maintain an Internet web site, in which case the report card
12shall be sent home to parents without request). If the district
13posts the report card on its Internet web site, the district
14shall send a written notice home to parents stating (i) that
15the report card is available on the web site, (ii) the address
16of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of the report card
17will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone
18number that parents may call to request a printed copy of the
19report card.
20    (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 repeals,
21supersedes, invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in
22lawsuits pending on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
23Act 98-648) in Illinois courts involving the interpretation of
24Public Act 97-8.
25(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-193, eff. 7-30-15;
2699-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-227, eff. 8-18-17; 100-364, eff.

 

 

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11-1-18; 100-448, eff. 7-1-19; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 100-807,
2eff. 8-10-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
 
3    (105 ILCS 5/27-12)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-12)
4    Sec. 27-12. Character education. Every public school
5teacher shall teach character education, which includes the
6teaching of respect, including, but not limited to, respect
7toward a person's race or ethnicity or gender, responsibility,
8fairness, caring, trustworthiness, and citizenship, in order
9to raise pupils' honesty, kindness, justice, discipline,
10respect for others, and moral courage for the purpose of
11lessening crime and raising the standard of good character.
12(Source: P.A. 94-187, eff. 7-12-05.)
 
13    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
14changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
15that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
16represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
17not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
18made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
19Public Act.