101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2822

 

Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West II

 

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

    Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education's school report cards must include the most current data on the percentage of students who participated in job shadowing, the percentage of students who have completed an internship, and whether a school offered its students vocational training opportunities. Makes a related change for the State report card. Effective July 1, 2020.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

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 Section
510-17a 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, and special programs such as
8    programming for the gifted and talented, students with
9    disabilities, and work-study students;
10        (C) student outcomes, including, where applicable, the
11    percentage of students deemed proficient on assessments of
12    State standards, the percentage of students in the eighth
13    grade who pass Algebra, the percentage of students who
14    participated in job shadowing, the percentage of students
15    who have completed an internship, the percentage of
16    students enrolled in post-secondary institutions
17    (including colleges, universities, community colleges,
18    trade/vocational schools, and training programs leading to
19    career certification within 2 semesters of high school
20    graduation), the percentage of students graduating from
21    high school who are college and career ready, and the
22    percentage of graduates enrolled in community colleges,
23    colleges, and universities who are in one or more courses
24    that the community college, college, or university
25    identifies as a developmental course;
26        (D) student progress, including, where applicable, the

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount; and
2        (L) a school district's administrative costs; .
3        (M) (L) whether or not the school has participated in
4    the Illinois Youth Survey. In this paragraph (M) (L),
5    "Illinois Youth Survey" means a self-report survey,
6    administered in school settings every 2 years, designed to
7    gather information about health and social indicators,
8    including substance abuse patterns and the attitudes of
9    students in grades 8, 10, and 12; and .
10        (N) whether the school offered its students vocational
11    training opportunities.
12    The school report card shall also provide information that
13allows for comparing the current outcome, progress, and
14environment data to the State average, to the school data from
15the past 5 years, and to the outcomes, progress, and
16environment of similar schools based on the type of school and
17enrollment of low-income students, special education students,
18and English learners.
19    As used in this subsection (2):
20    "Administrative costs" means costs associated with
21executive, administrative, or managerial functions within the
22school district that involve planning, organizing, managing,
23or directing the school district.
24    "Advanced academic program" means a course of study to
25which students are assigned based on advanced cognitive ability
26or advanced academic achievement compared to local age peers

 

 

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1and in which the curriculum is substantially differentiated
2from the general curriculum to provide appropriate challenge
3and pace.
4    "Gifted education" means educational services, including
5differentiated curricula and instructional methods, designed
6to meet the needs of gifted children as defined in Article 14A
7of this Code.
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) and paragraph (N) of subsection (2) of this Section.
16    (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
17Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the
18State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to
19amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or
20State report card.
21    (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt
22of the school district and school report cards from the State
23Superintendent of Education, each school district, including
24special charter districts and districts subject to the
25provisions of Article 34, shall present such report cards at a
26regular school board meeting subject to applicable notice

 

 

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1requirements, post the report cards on the school district's
2Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web
3site, make the report cards available to a newspaper of general
4circulation serving the district, and, upon request, send the
5report cards home to a parent (unless the district does not
6maintain an Internet web site, in which case the report card
7shall be sent home to parents without request). If the district
8posts the report card on its Internet web site, the district
9shall send a written notice home to parents stating (i) that
10the report card is available on the web site, (ii) the address
11of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of the report card
12will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone
13number that parents may call to request a printed copy of the
14report card.
15    (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 repeals,
16supersedes, invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in
17lawsuits pending on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
18Act 98-648) in Illinois courts involving the interpretation of
19Public Act 97-8.
20(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-193, eff. 7-30-15;
2199-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-227, eff. 8-18-17; 100-364, eff.
221-1-18; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 100-807, eff. 8-10-18; 100-863,
23eff. 8-14-18; 100-1121, eff. 1-1-19; revised 12-19-18.)
 
24    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-448)
25    Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report

 

 

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1cards.
2    (1) By October 31, 2013 and October 31 of each subsequent
3school year, the State Board of Education, through the State
4Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a State report card,
5school district report cards, and school report cards, and
6shall by the most economic means provide to each school
7district in this State, including special charter districts and
8districts subject to the provisions of Article 34, the report
9cards for the school district and each of its schools.
10    (2) In addition to any information required by federal law,
11the State Superintendent shall determine the indicators and
12presentation of the school report card, which must include, at
13a minimum, the most current data collected and maintained by
14the State Board of Education related to the following:
15        (A) school characteristics and student demographics,
16    including average class size, average teaching experience,
17    student racial/ethnic breakdown, and the percentage of
18    students classified as low-income; the percentage of
19    students classified as English learners; the percentage of
20    students who have individualized education plans or 504
21    plans that provide for special education services; the
22    number and percentage of all students who have been
23    assessed for placement in a gifted education or advanced
24    academic program and, of those students: (i) the racial and
25    ethnic breakdown, (ii) the percentage who are classified as
26    low-income, and (iii) the number and percentage of students

 

 

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1    who received direct instruction from a teacher who holds a
2    gifted education endorsement and, of those students, the
3    percentage who are classified as low-income; the
4    percentage of students scoring at the "exceeds
5    expectations" level on the assessments required under
6    Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code; the percentage of students
7    who annually transferred in or out of the school district;
8    average daily attendance; the per-pupil operating
9    expenditure of the school district; and the per-pupil State
10    average operating expenditure for the district type
11    (elementary, high school, or unit);
12        (B) curriculum information, including, where
13    applicable, Advanced Placement, International
14    Baccalaureate or equivalent courses, dual enrollment
15    courses, foreign language classes, school personnel
16    resources (including Career Technical Education teachers),
17    before and after school programs, extracurricular
18    activities, subjects in which elective classes are
19    offered, health and wellness initiatives (including the
20    average number of days of Physical Education per week per
21    student), approved programs of study, awards received,
22    community partnerships, and special programs such as
23    programming for the gifted and talented, students with
24    disabilities, and work-study students;
25        (C) student outcomes, including, where applicable, the
26    percentage of students deemed proficient on assessments of

 

 

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1    State standards, the percentage of students in the eighth
2    grade who pass Algebra, the percentage of students who
3    participated in job shadowing, the percentage of students
4    who have completed an internship, the percentage of
5    students enrolled in post-secondary institutions
6    (including colleges, universities, community colleges,
7    trade/vocational schools, and training programs leading to
8    career certification within 2 semesters of high school
9    graduation), the percentage of students graduating from
10    high school who are college and career ready, and the
11    percentage of graduates enrolled in community colleges,
12    colleges, and universities who are in one or more courses
13    that the community college, college, or university
14    identifies as a developmental course;
15        (D) student progress, including, where applicable, the
16    percentage of students in the ninth grade who have earned 5
17    credits or more without failing more than one core class, a
18    measure of students entering kindergarten ready to learn, a
19    measure of growth, and the percentage of students who enter
20    high school on track for college and career readiness;
21        (E) the school environment, including, where
22    applicable, the percentage of students with less than 10
23    absences in a school year, the percentage of teachers with
24    less than 10 absences in a school year for reasons other
25    than professional development, leaves taken pursuant to
26    the federal Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, long-term

 

 

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1    disability, or parental leaves, the 3-year average of the
2    percentage of teachers returning to the school from the
3    previous year, the number of different principals at the
4    school in the last 6 years, the number of teachers who hold
5    a gifted education endorsement, the process and criteria
6    used by the district to determine whether a student is
7    eligible for participation in a gifted education program or
8    advanced academic program and the manner in which parents
9    and guardians are made aware of the process and criteria, 2
10    or more indicators from any school climate survey selected
11    or approved by the State and administered pursuant to
12    Section 2-3.153 of this Code, with the same or similar
13    indicators included on school report cards for all surveys
14    selected or approved by the State pursuant to Section
15    2-3.153 of this Code, and the combined percentage of
16    teachers rated as proficient or excellent in their most
17    recent evaluation;
18        (F) a school district's and its individual schools'
19    balanced accountability measure, in accordance with
20    Section 2-3.25a of this Code;
21        (G) the total and per pupil normal cost amount the
22    State contributed to the Teachers' Retirement System of the
23    State of Illinois in the prior fiscal year for the school's
24    employees, which shall be reported to the State Board of
25    Education by the Teachers' Retirement System of the State
26    of Illinois;

 

 

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1        (H) for a school district organized under Article 34 of
2    this Code only, State contributions to the Public School
3    Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago and State
4    contributions for health care for employees of that school
5    district;
6        (I) a school district's Final Percent of Adequacy, as
7    defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of Section
8    18-8.15 of this Code;
9        (J) a school district's Local Capacity Target, as
10    defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section
11    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount;
12        (K) a school district's Real Receipts, as defined in
13    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15 of this
14    Code, divided by a school district's Adequacy Target, as
15    defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section
16    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount; and
17        (L) a school district's administrative costs; .
18        (M) (L) whether or not the school has participated in
19    the Illinois Youth Survey. In this paragraph (M) (L),
20    "Illinois Youth Survey" means a self-report survey,
21    administered in school settings every 2 years, designed to
22    gather information about health and social indicators,
23    including substance abuse patterns and the attitudes of
24    students in grades 8, 10, and 12; and .
25        (N) whether the school offered its students vocational
26    training opportunities.

 

 

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

 

 

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1Section 26-1 of this Code at each school and charter school.
2    (3) At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the
3school district report card shall include a subset of the
4information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of
5subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information relating
6to the operating expense per pupil and other finances of the
7school district, and the State report card shall include a
8subset of the information identified in paragraphs (A) through
9(E) and paragraph (N) of subsection (2) of this Section. The
10school district report card shall include the average daily
11attendance, as that term is defined in subsection (2) of this
12Section, of students who have individualized education
13programs and students who have 504 plans that provide for
14special education services within the school district.
15    (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
16Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the
17State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to
18amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or
19State report card.
20    (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt
21of the school district and school report cards from the State
22Superintendent of Education, each school district, including
23special charter districts and districts subject to the
24provisions of Article 34, shall present such report cards at a
25regular school board meeting subject to applicable notice
26requirements, post the report cards on the school district's

 

 

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1Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web
2site, make the report cards available to a newspaper of general
3circulation serving the district, and, upon request, send the
4report cards home to a parent (unless the district does not
5maintain an Internet web site, in which case the report card
6shall be sent home to parents without request). If the district
7posts the report card on its Internet web site, the district
8shall send a written notice home to parents stating (i) that
9the report card is available on the web site, (ii) the address
10of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of the report card
11will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone
12number that parents may call to request a printed copy of the
13report card.
14    (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 repeals,
15supersedes, invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in
16lawsuits pending on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
17Act 98-648) in Illinois courts involving the interpretation of
18Public Act 97-8.
19(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-193, eff. 7-30-15;
2099-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-227, eff. 8-18-17; 100-364, eff.
211-1-18; 100-448, eff. 7-1-19; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 100-807,
22eff. 8-10-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 100-1121, eff. 1-1-19;
23revised 12-19-18.)
 
24    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
25changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text

 

 

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1that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
2represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
3not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
4made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
5Public Act.
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
72020.