HB0254enr 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB0254 Enrolled LRB101 00365 AXK 45369 b

AN ACT concerning education.

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

Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections 2-3.136a, 10-20.69, and 34-18.61 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.136a new)

Sec. 2-3.136a. Class size report.

(a) In this Section:

"Class" means a setting in which organized instruction of academic course content is regularly provided to a group of students for a given scheduled period of time.

"Class instructor" means a teacher who has been assigned to teach students in a class at a public school.

"Class section" means a single class where a class instructor is assigned to teach more than one class per school day.

"Class size" means the number of students in a class who appear on the class roster and for whom the class instructor is primarily responsible and accountable.

"Pupil-teacher ratio" means the total number of students in a school divided by the total number of teachers working in that school.

"Teacher" means an individual instructing students at a public school.

(b) No later than January 31, 2021, and annually thereafter, the State Board of Education must make available on its website all of the following information:

(1) The total number of teachers actively employed within each school district, listed by individual school.

(2) The pupil-teacher ratios for each school district.

(3) The number of class instructors, by grade level and subject, in each school district.

(4) The class size for each class and class section at each school in a school district and the total number of classes or class sections in each school that exceeds the class size guidelines under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 18-8.15.

(105 ILCS 5/10-20.69 new)

Sec. 10-20.69. Class size reporting. No later than November 16, 2020, and annually thereafter, each school district must report to the State Board of Education information on the school district described under subsection (b) of Section 2-3.136a and must make that information available on its website.

(105 ILCS 5/34-18.61 new)

Sec. 34-18.61. Class size reporting. No later than November 16, 2020, and annually thereafter, the school district must report to the State Board of Education information on the school district described under subsection (b) of Section 2-3.136a and must make that information available on its website.