Full Text of HB1957 97th General Assembly
HB1957sam002 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Iris Y. Martinez Filed: 11/28/2012
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1957
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1957, AS AMENDED, | 3 | | with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. | 4 | | 1, on page 1, lines 4 and 5, by changing "Section 34-210" to | 5 | | "Sections 34-210, 34-225, and 34-230"; and
| 6 | | on page 1, line 13, by changing " January 1, 2014 " to " October | 7 | | 1, 2013 "; and
| 8 | | on page 3, line 4, by changing " July 1, 2013 " to " May 1, 2013 "; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | on page 4, by inserting after line 13 the following: | 11 | | "(105 ILCS 5/34-225) | 12 | | Sec. 34-225. School transition plans. | 13 | | (a) If the Board approves a school action, the chief | 14 | | executive officer or his or her designee shall work |
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| 1 | | collaboratively with local school educators and families of | 2 | | students attending a school that is the subject of a school | 3 | | action to ensure successful integration of affected students | 4 | | into new learning environments. | 5 | | (b) The chief executive officer or his or her designee | 6 | | shall prepare and implement a school transition plan to support | 7 | | students attending a school that is the subject of a school | 8 | | action that accomplishes the goals of this Section. The chief | 9 | | executive must identify and commit specific resources for | 10 | | implementation of the school transition plan for a minimum of | 11 | | the full first academic year after the board approves a school | 12 | | action. | 13 | | (c) The school transition plan shall include the following: | 14 | | (1) services to support the academic, social, and | 15 | | emotional needs of students; supports for students with | 16 | | disabilities, homeless students, and English language | 17 | | learners; and support to address security and safety | 18 | | issues; | 19 | | (2) options to enroll in higher performing schools; | 20 | | (3) informational briefings regarding the choice of | 21 | | schools that include all pertinent information to enable | 22 | | the parent or guardian and child to make an informed | 23 | | choice, including the option to visit the schools of choice | 24 | | prior to making a decision; and | 25 | | (4) the provision of appropriate transportation where | 26 | | practicable.
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| 1 | | (d) When implementing a school action, the Board must make | 2 | | reasonable and demonstrated efforts to ensure that: | 3 | | (1) Affected students receive a comparable level of | 4 | | social support services provided by Chicago Public Schools | 5 | | that were available at the previous school, provided that | 6 | | the need for such social support services continue to | 7 | | exist; and | 8 | | (2) Class sizes of any receiving school do not exceed | 9 | | those established under the Chicago Public Schools policy | 10 | | regarding class size, subject to principal discretion. | 11 | | (Source: P.A. 97-473, eff. 1-1-12; 97-474, eff. 8-22-11; | 12 | | 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.) | 13 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-230) | 14 | | Sec. 34-230. School action public meetings and hearings. | 15 | | (a) By October November 1 of each year, the chief executive | 16 | | officer shall prepare and publish guidelines for school | 17 | | actions. The guidelines shall outline the academic and | 18 | | non-academic criteria for a school action. These guidelines | 19 | | shall be created with the involvement of local school councils, | 20 | | parents, educators, and community organizations. These | 21 | | guidelines, and each subsequent revision, shall be subject to a | 22 | | public comment period of at least 21 days before their | 23 | | approval. | 24 | | (b) The chief executive officer shall announce all proposed | 25 | | school actions to be taken at the close of the current academic |
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| 1 | | year consistent with the guidelines by December 1 of each year. | 2 | | (c) On or before December 1 of each year, the chief | 3 | | executive officer shall publish notice of the proposed school | 4 | | actions. | 5 | | (1) Notice of the proposal for a school action shall | 6 | | include a written statement of the basis for the school | 7 | | action, an explanation of how the school action meets the | 8 | | criteria set forth in the guidelines, and a draft School | 9 | | Transition Plan identifying the items required in Section | 10 | | 34-225 of this Code for all schools affected by the school | 11 | | action. The notice shall state the date, time, and place of | 12 | | the hearing or meeting. | 13 | | (2) The chief executive officer or his or her designee | 14 | | shall provide notice to the principal, staff, local school | 15 | | council, and parents or guardians of any school that is | 16 | | subject to the proposed school action. | 17 | | (3) The chief executive officer shall provide written | 18 | | notice of any proposed school action to the State Senator, | 19 | | State Representative, and alderman for the school or | 20 | | schools that are subject to the proposed school action. | 21 | | (4) The chief executive officer shall publish notice of | 22 | | proposed school actions on the district's Internet | 23 | | website. | 24 | | (5) The chief executive officer shall provide notice of | 25 | | proposed school actions at least 30 calendar days in | 26 | | advance of a public hearing or meeting. The notice shall |
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| 1 | | state the date, time, and place of the hearing or meeting. | 2 | | No Board decision regarding a proposed school action may | 3 | | take place less than 60 days after the announcement of the | 4 | | proposed school action. | 5 | | (d) The chief executive officer shall publish a brief | 6 | | summary of the proposed school actions and the date, time, and | 7 | | place of the hearings or meetings in a newspaper of general | 8 | | circulation. | 9 | | (e) The chief executive officer shall designate at least 3 | 10 | | opportunities to elicit public comment at a hearing or meeting | 11 | | on a proposed school action and shall do the following: | 12 | | (1) Convene at least one public hearing at the | 13 | | centrally located office of the Board. | 14 | | (2) Convene at least 2 additional public hearings or | 15 | | meetings at a location convenient to the school community | 16 | | subject to the proposed school action. | 17 | | (f) Public hearings shall be conducted by a qualified | 18 | | independent hearing officer chosen from a list of independent | 19 | | hearing officers. The general counsel shall compile and publish | 20 | | a list of independent hearing officers by November 1 of each | 21 | | school year. The independent hearing officer shall have the | 22 | | following qualifications: | 23 | | (1) he or she must be a licensed attorney eligible to | 24 | | practice law in Illinois; | 25 | | (2) he or she must not be an employee of the Board; and | 26 | | (3) he or she must not have represented the Board, its |
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| 1 | | employees or any labor organization representing its | 2 | | employees, any local school council, or any charter or | 3 | | contract school in any capacity within the last year. | 4 | | (4) The independent hearing officer shall issue a written | 5 | | report that summarizes the hearing and determines whether the | 6 | | chief executive officer complied with the requirements of this | 7 | | Section and the guidelines. | 8 | | (5) The chief executive officer shall publish the report on | 9 | | the district's Internet website within 5 calendar days after | 10 | | receiving the report and at least 15 days prior to any Board | 11 | | action being taken. | 12 | | (g) Public meetings shall be conducted by a representative | 13 | | of the chief executive officer. A summary of the public meeting | 14 | | shall be published on the district's Internet website within 5 | 15 | | calendar days after the meeting. | 16 | | (h) If the chief executive officer proposes a school action | 17 | | without following the mandates set forth in this Section, the | 18 | | proposed school action shall not be approved by the Board | 19 | | during the school year in which the school action was proposed.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 97-473, eff. 1-1-12; 97-474, eff. 8-22-11; | 21 | | 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; revised 10-17-12.)".
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