Full Text of SB1795 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 5 | | 2-3.27, 2-3.53a, 2-3.137, 2-3.139, 14C-8, 18-12, 26-2a, and | 6 | | 34-8 as follows:
| 7 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.27) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.27)
| 8 | | Sec. 2-3.27. Budgets and accounting practices-Forms and | 9 | | procedures.
| 10 | | To formulate and approve forms, procedure and regulations | 11 | | for school
district accounts and budgets required by this Act | 12 | | reflecting the gross
amount of income and expenses, receipts | 13 | | and disbursements and extending a
net surplus or deficit on | 14 | | operating items, to advise and assist the
officers of any | 15 | | district in respect to budgets and accounting practices and
in | 16 | | the formulation and use of such books, records and accounts or | 17 | | other
forms as may be required to comply with the provisions of | 18 | | this Act; to
publish and keep current information pamphlets or | 19 | | manuals in looseleaf form relating to
budgetary and accounting | 20 | | procedure or similar topics; to make all rules and
regulations | 21 | | as may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this
| 22 | | Act relating to budgetary procedure and accounting, such rules | 23 | | and
regulations to include but not to be limited to the |
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| 1 | | establishment of a
decimal classification of accounts; to | 2 | | confer with various district, county
and State officials or | 3 | | take such other action as may be reasonably required
to carry | 4 | | out the provisions of this Act relating to budgets and | 5 | | accounting.
| 6 | | (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
| 7 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.53a)
| 8 | | Sec. 2-3.53a. New principal mentoring program. | 9 | | (a) Beginning on July 1, 2007, and subject to an annual | 10 | | appropriation by the General Assembly, to establish a new | 11 | | principal mentoring program for new principals. Any individual | 12 | | who is first hired as a principal on or after July 1, 2007 | 13 | | shall participate in a new principal mentoring program for the | 14 | | duration of his or her first year as a principal and must | 15 | | complete the program in accordance with the requirements | 16 | | established by the State Board of Education by rule or, for a | 17 | | school district created by Article 34 of this Code, in | 18 | | accordance with the provisions of Section 34-18.33 34-18.27 of | 19 | | this Code. School districts created by Article 34 are not | 20 | | subject to the requirements of subsection (b), (c), (d), (e), | 21 | | (f), or (g) of this Section. Any individual who is first hired | 22 | | as a principal on or after July 1, 2008 may participate in a | 23 | | second year of mentoring if it is determined by the State | 24 | | Superintendent of Education that sufficient funding exists for | 25 | | such participation. The new principal mentoring program shall |
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| 1 | | match an experienced principal who meets the requirements of | 2 | | subsection (b) of this Section with each new principal in order | 3 | | to assist the new principal in the development of his or her | 4 | | professional growth and to provide guidance. | 5 | | (b) Any individual who has been a principal in Illinois for | 6 | | 3 or more years and who has demonstrated success as an | 7 | | instructional leader, as determined by the State Board by rule, | 8 | | is eligible to apply to be a mentor under a new principal | 9 | | mentoring program. Mentors shall complete mentoring training | 10 | | by entities approved by the State Board and meet any other | 11 | | requirements set forth by the State Board and by the school | 12 | | district employing the mentor. | 13 | | (c) The State Board shall certify an entity or entities | 14 | | approved to provide training of mentors. | 15 | | (d) A mentor shall be assigned to a new principal based on | 16 | | (i) similarity of grade level or type of school, (ii) learning | 17 | | needs of the new principal, and (iii) geographical proximity of | 18 | | the mentor to the new principal. The principal, in | 19 | | collaboration with the mentor, shall identify areas for | 20 | | improvement of the new principal's professional growth, | 21 | | including, but not limited to, each of the following: | 22 | | (1) Analyzing data and applying it to practice. | 23 | | (2) Aligning professional development and | 24 | | instructional programs. | 25 | | (3) Building a professional learning community. | 26 | | (4) Observing classroom practices and providing |
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| 1 | | feedback. | 2 | | (5) Facilitating effective meetings. | 3 | | (6) Developing distributive leadership practices. | 4 | | (7) Facilitating organizational change. | 5 | | The mentor shall not be required to provide an evaluation of | 6 | | the new principal on the basis of the mentoring relationship. | 7 | | (e) On or before July 1, 2008 and on or after July 1 of each | 8 | | year thereafter, the State Board shall facilitate a review and | 9 | | evaluate the mentoring training program in collaboration with | 10 | | the approved providers. Each new principal and his or her | 11 | | mentor must complete a verification form developed by the State | 12 | | Board in order to certify their completion of a new principal | 13 | | mentoring program. | 14 | | (f) The requirements of this Section do not apply to any | 15 | | individual who has previously served as an assistant principal | 16 | | in Illinois acting under an administrative certificate for 5 or | 17 | | more years and who is hired, on or after July 1, 2007, as a | 18 | | principal by the school district in which the individual last | 19 | | served as an assistant principal, although such an individual | 20 | | may choose to participate in this program or shall be required | 21 | | to participate by the school district. | 22 | | (g) The State Board may adopt any rules necessary for the | 23 | | implementation of this Section. | 24 | | (h) On an annual basis, the State Superintendent of | 25 | | Education shall determine whether appropriations are likely to | 26 | | be sufficient to require operation of the mentoring program for |
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| 1 | | the coming year. In doing so, the State Superintendent of | 2 | | Education shall first determine whether it is likely that funds | 3 | | will be sufficient to require operation of the mentoring | 4 | | program for individuals in their first year as principal and | 5 | | shall then determine whether it is likely that funds will be | 6 | | sufficient to require operation of the mentoring program for | 7 | | individuals in their second year as principal.
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 96-373, eff. 8-13-09.)
| 9 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.137)
| 10 | | Sec. 2-3.137. Inspection and review of school facilities ; | 11 | | task force .
| 12 | | (a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the
| 13 | | documentation of school plan reviews and inspections of school | 14 | | facilities,
including
the responsible individual's signature. | 15 | | Such documents shall be kept on file
by the
regional
| 16 | | superintendent of schools. The State Board of Education shall | 17 | | also adopt rules for the qualifications of persons performing | 18 | | the reviews and inspections, which must be consistent with the | 19 | | recommendations in the task force's report issued to the | 20 | | Governor and the General Assembly under subsection (b) of this | 21 | | Section. Those qualifications shall include requirements for | 22 | | training, education, and at least 2 years of relevant | 23 | | experience.
| 24 | | (a-5) Rules adopted by the State Board of Education in | 25 | | accordance with subsection (a) of this Section shall require |
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| 1 | | fees to be collected for use in defraying costs associated with | 2 | | the administration of these and other provisions contained in | 3 | | the Health/Life Safety Code for Public Schools required by | 4 | | Section 2-3.12 of this Code. | 5 | | (b) (Blank). The State Board of Education shall convene a | 6 | | task force for the
purpose of reviewing the documents required | 7 | | under rules adopted under
subsection (a) of this
Section and | 8 | | making recommendations regarding training and
accreditation
of | 9 | | individuals performing reviews or inspections required under | 10 | | Section
2-3.12,
3-14.20, 3-14.21, or 3-14.22 of this Code, | 11 | | including regional
superintendents of schools and others | 12 | | performing reviews or inspections
under the authority of a | 13 | | regional superintendent (such as consultants,
municipalities, | 14 | | and fire protection districts).
| 15 | | The task force shall consist of
all of the following | 16 | | members:
| 17 | | (1) The Executive Director of the Capital Development | 18 | | Board
or his or her designee and a staff representative of | 19 | | the Division of Building Codes and Regulations.
| 20 | | (2) The State Superintendent of Education or his or her
| 21 | | designee.
| 22 | | (3) A person appointed
by the State Board of Education.
| 23 | | (4) A person appointed by an organization representing | 24 | | school
administrators.
| 25 | | (5) A person appointed by
an organization representing | 26 | | suburban school administrators and school board
members.
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| 1 | | (6) A person appointed by an organization representing | 2 | | architects.
| 3 | | (7) A person appointed by an organization representing | 4 | | regional
superintendents of schools.
| 5 | | (8) A person appointed by an organization representing | 6 | | fire inspectors.
| 7 | | (9) A person appointed by an organization representing | 8 | | Code
administrators.
| 9 | | (10) A person appointed by an organization | 10 | | representing plumbing
inspectors.
| 11 | | (11) A person appointed by an organization that | 12 | | represents both parents
and teachers.
| 13 | | (12) A person appointed by an organization | 14 | | representing municipal
governments in the State.
| 15 | | (13) A person appointed by the State Fire Marshal from | 16 | | his or her office.
| 17 | | (14) A person appointed by an organization | 18 | | representing fire chiefs.
| 19 | | (15) The Director of Public Health or his or her | 20 | | designee.
| 21 | | (16) A person appointed by an organization | 22 | | representing structural engineers.
| 23 | | (17) A person appointed by an organization | 24 | | representing professional engineers.
| 25 | | The task force shall issue a report of its findings to the | 26 | | Governor and the
General Assembly no later than January 1, |
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| 1 | | 2006.
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-734, eff. 8-25-09.)
| 3 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.139)
| 4 | | Sec. 2-3.139. School wellness policies ; taskforce .
| 5 | | (a) The State Board of Education shall establish a State | 6 | | goal that all school districts have a wellness policy that is | 7 | | consistent with recommendations of the Centers for Disease | 8 | | Control and Prevention (CDC), which recommendations include | 9 | | the following: | 10 | | (1) nutrition guidelines for all foods sold on school | 11 | | campus during the school day; | 12 | | (2) setting school goals for nutrition education and | 13 | | physical activity; | 14 | | (3) establishing community participation in creating | 15 | | local wellness policies; and | 16 | | (4) creating a plan for measuring implementation of | 17 | | these wellness policies. | 18 | | The Department of Public Health, the Department of Human | 19 | | Services, and the State Board of Education shall form an | 20 | | interagency working group to publish model wellness policies | 21 | | and recommendations. Sample policies shall be based on CDC | 22 | | recommendations for nutrition and physical activity. The State | 23 | | Board of Education shall distribute the model wellness policies | 24 | | to all school districts before June 1, 2006. | 25 | | (b) (Blank). There is created the School Wellness Policy |
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| 1 | | Taskforce, consisting of
the following members: | 2 | | (1) One member representing the State Board of | 3 | | Education, appointed by the State Board of Education. | 4 | | (2) One member representing the Department of Public | 5 | | Health, appointed by the Director of Public Health. | 6 | | (3) One member representing the Department of Human | 7 | | Services, appointed by the Secretary of Human Services. | 8 | | (4) One member of an organization representing the | 9 | | interests of school nurses in this State, appointed by the | 10 | | interagency working group. | 11 | | (5) One member of an organization representing the | 12 | | interests of school administrators in this State, | 13 | | appointed by the interagency working group. | 14 | | (6) One member of an organization representing the | 15 | | interests of school boards in this State, appointed by the | 16 | | interagency working group. | 17 | | (7) One member of an organization representing the | 18 | | interests of regional superintendents of schools in this | 19 | | State, appointed by the interagency working group. | 20 | | (8) One member of an organization representing the | 21 | | interests of parent-teacher associations in this State, | 22 | | appointed by the interagency working group. | 23 | | (9) One member of an organization representing the | 24 | | interests of pediatricians in this State, appointed by the | 25 | | interagency working group. | 26 | | (10) One member of an organization representing the |
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| 1 | | interests of dentists in this State, appointed by the | 2 | | interagency working group. | 3 | | (11) One member of an organization representing the | 4 | | interests of dieticians in this State, appointed by the | 5 | | interagency working group. | 6 | | (12) One member of an organization that has an interest | 7 | | and expertise in heart disease, appointed by the | 8 | | interagency working group. | 9 | | (13) One member of an organization that has an interest | 10 | | and expertise in cancer, appointed by the interagency | 11 | | working group. | 12 | | (14) One member of an organization that has an interest | 13 | | and expertise in childhood obesity, appointed by the | 14 | | interagency working group. | 15 | | (15) One member of an organization that has an interest | 16 | | and expertise in the importance of physical education and | 17 | | recreation in preventing disease, appointed by the | 18 | | interagency working group. | 19 | | (16) One member of an organization that has an interest | 20 | | and expertise in school food service, appointed by the | 21 | | interagency working group. | 22 | | (17) One member of an organization that has an interest | 23 | | and expertise in school health, appointed by the | 24 | | interagency working group. | 25 | | (18) One member of an organization that campaigns for | 26 | | programs and policies for healthier school environments, |
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| 1 | | appointed by the interagency working group. | 2 | | (19) One at-large member with a doctorate in nutrition, | 3 | | appointed by the State Board of Education. | 4 | | Members of the taskforce shall serve without compensation. | 5 | | The taskforce shall meet at the call of the State Board of | 6 | | Education. The taskforce shall report its identification of | 7 | | barriers to implementing school wellness policies and its | 8 | | recommendations to reduce those barriers to the General | 9 | | Assembly and the Governor on or before January 1, 2006. The | 10 | | taskforce shall report its recommendations on statewide school | 11 | | nutrition standards to the General Assembly and the Governor on | 12 | | or before January 1, 2007. The taskforce shall report its | 13 | | evaluation of the effectiveness of school wellness policies to | 14 | | the General Assembly and the Governor on or before January 1, | 15 | | 2008. The evaluation shall review a sample size of 5 to 10 | 16 | | school districts. Reports shall be made to the General Assembly | 17 | | by filing copies of each report as provided in Section 3.1 of | 18 | | the General Assembly Organization Act. Upon the filing of the | 19 | | last report, the taskforce is dissolved.
| 20 | | (c) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules | 21 | | necessary to implement this Section. | 22 | | (d) Nothing in this Section may be construed as a | 23 | | curricular mandate on any school district.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 94-199, eff. 7-12-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
| 25 | | (105 ILCS 5/14C-8) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-8)
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| 1 | | Sec. 14C-8. Teacher certification - Qualifications - | 2 | | Issuance of
certificates. No person shall be eligible
for | 3 | | employment by a school district as a teacher of transitional
| 4 | | bilingual education without either (a) holding a valid teaching | 5 | | certificate
issued pursuant to Article 21 of this Code and | 6 | | meeting such additional language
and course requirements as | 7 | | prescribed by the State Board of Education or
(b) meeting the | 8 | | requirements
set forth in this Section.
The Certification Board | 9 | | shall issue certificates
valid for teaching in all grades of | 10 | | the common school in
transitional bilingual education programs | 11 | | to any person
who presents it with satisfactory evidence that | 12 | | he
possesses an adequate speaking and reading ability in a
| 13 | | language other than English in which transitional bilingual
| 14 | | education is offered and communicative skills in
English, and | 15 | | possessed within 5 years previous to his or her
applying
for a | 16 | | certificate under this Section a valid teaching
certificate | 17 | | issued by a foreign country, or by a State or
possession or | 18 | | territory of the United States, or other evidence
of teaching | 19 | | preparation as may be determined to be
sufficient by the | 20 | | Certification Board, or holds
a degree from an institution of | 21 | | higher learning in a foreign country
which the Certification | 22 | | Board determines to be the equivalent of a
bachelor's degree | 23 | | from a recognized
institution of higher learning in the
United | 24 | | States; provided that any
person seeking a certificate under | 25 | | this
Section must meet the following additional requirements:
| 26 | | (1) Such persons must be in good health;
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| 1 | | (2) Such persons must be of sound moral character;
| 2 | | (3) Such persons must be legally present in the
United | 3 | | States and possess legal authorization for employment;
| 4 | | (4) Such persons must not be employed to replace
any | 5 | | presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be
| 6 | | replaced for any reason.
| 7 | | Certificates issuable pursuant to
this Section shall be | 8 | | issuable only during the 5 years
immediately following the | 9 | | effective date of this Act and
thereafter for additional | 10 | | periods of one year only upon
a determination by the State | 11 | | Board of Education that a
school district lacks the number of | 12 | | teachers necessary to
comply with the mandatory requirements of | 13 | | Section 14C-3 of this Article for the establishment and | 14 | | maintenance
of programs of transitional bilingual education
| 15 | | and said certificates issued by the Certification Board
shall | 16 | | be valid for a period of 6 years following their
date of | 17 | | issuance and shall not be renewed, except that one renewal for
| 18 | | a period of two years may be granted if necessary to permit the | 19 | | holder of
a certificate issued under this Section to acquire a | 20 | | teaching certificate
pursuant to Article 21 of this Code. Such | 21 | | certificates
and the persons to whom they are issued shall be | 22 | | exempt
from the provisions of Article 21 of this Code except
| 23 | | that Sections 21-12, 21-13, 21-16, 21-17, 21-21,
21-22, 21-23 | 24 | | and 21-24 shall continue to be applicable to
all such | 25 | | certificates.
| 26 | | After the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1984, an |
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| 1 | | additional
renewal for a period to expire August 31, 1985, may | 2 | | be granted. The State
Board of Education shall report to the | 3 | | General Assembly on or before
January 31, 1985 its | 4 | | recommendations for the qualification of teachers of
bilingual | 5 | | education and for the qualification of teachers of English as a
| 6 | | second language. Said qualification program shall take effect | 7 | | no later than
August 31, 1985.
| 8 | | Beginning July 1, 2001, the State Board of Education shall | 9 | | implement a test
or
tests to assess the speaking, reading, | 10 | | writing, and grammar skills of
applicants for a
certificate | 11 | | issued under this Section in the English language and in the
| 12 | | language of the
transitional bilingual education program | 13 | | requested by the applicant and shall
establish
appropriate fees | 14 | | for these tests. The State Board of Education, in
consultation | 15 | | with the
Certification Board, shall promulgate rules to | 16 | | implement the required tests,
including
specific provisions to | 17 | | govern test selection, test validation,
determination of a | 18 | | passing
score, administration of the test or tests, frequency | 19 | | of administration,
applicant fees,
identification requirements | 20 | | for test takers, frequency of applicants taking the
tests, the
| 21 | | years for which a score is valid, waiving tests for individuals | 22 | | who have
satisfactorily
passed other tests, and the | 23 | | consequences of dishonest conduct in the
application for or
| 24 | | taking of the tests.
| 25 | | If the qualifications of an applicant for a certificate | 26 | | valid for
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| 1 | | programs in all grades of the
common schools do not meet the | 2 | | requirements established for the issuance of
that certificate, | 3 | | the Certification Board nevertheless shall issue the
applicant | 4 | | a substitute teacher's certificate under Section 21-9
whenever | 5 | | it appears from the face of the
application submitted for | 6 | | certification as a teacher of transitional
bilingual education | 7 | | and the evidence presented in support thereof that the
| 8 | | applicant's qualifications meet the requirements established | 9 | | for the
issuance of a certificate under Section 21-9; provided, | 10 | | that if it
does not appear from the face of such application | 11 | | and supporting evidence
that the applicant is qualified for | 12 | | issuance of a certificate under Section
21-9 the Certification | 13 | | Board shall evaluate the application with
reference to the | 14 | | requirements for issuance of certificates under Section
21-9 | 15 | | and shall inform the applicant, at the time it denies the
| 16 | | application submitted for
certification as a teacher of | 17 | | transitional bilingual education, of the
additional | 18 | | qualifications which the applicant must possess in order to | 19 | | meet
the requirements established for issuance of (i) a | 20 | | certificate valid for
teaching in transitional bilingual | 21 | | education programs in all grades of the
common schools and (ii) | 22 | | a substitute teacher's certificate under Section 21-9.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 94-1105, eff. 6-1-07; 95-496, eff. 8-28-07; | 24 | | 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
| 25 | | (105 ILCS 5/1C-4 rep.)
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| 1 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.9 rep.)
| 2 | | (105 ILCS 5/13B-35.10 rep.)
| 3 | | (105 ILCS 5/13B-35.15 rep.)
| 4 | | (105 ILCS 5/13B-35.20 rep.)
| 5 | | (105 ILCS 5/13B-40 rep.)
| 6 | | Section 10. The School Code is amended by repealing | 7 | | Sections 1C-4, 2-3.9, 13B-35.10, 13B-35.15, 13B-35.20, and | 8 | | 13B-40. | 9 | | Section 15. The Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive | 10 | | Health
Education Act is amended by changing Section 6 as | 11 | | follows:
| 12 | | (105 ILCS 110/6) (from Ch. 122, par. 866)
| 13 | | Sec. 6. Rules and Regulations. In carrying out the powers | 14 | | and duties of the State Board of Education
and the advisory | 15 | | committee established
by this Act , the
State Board is and such | 16 | | committee are authorized to
promulgate rules and
regulations in | 17 | | order to implement the provisions of this Act.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 81-1508.)
| 19 | | (105 ILCS 110/5 rep.)
| 20 | | Section 20. The Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive | 21 | | Health
Education Act is amended by repealing Section 5.
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