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

 

 

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1from the general curriculum to provide appropriate challenge
2and pace.
3    "Gifted education" means educational services, including
4differentiated curricula and instructional methods, designed
5to meet the needs of gifted children as defined in Article 14A
6of this Code.
7    (3) At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the
8school district report card shall include a subset of the
9information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of
10subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information relating
11to the operating expense per pupil and other finances of the
12school district, and the State report card shall include a
13subset of the information identified in paragraphs (A) through
14(E) and paragraph (N) of subsection (2) of this Section.
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; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 100-807, eff. 8-10-18; 100-863,
22eff. 8-14-18; 100-1121, eff. 1-1-19; revised 12-19-18.)
 
23    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-448)
24    Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report
25cards.

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    previous year, the number of different principals at the
2    school in the last 6 years, the number of teachers who hold
3    a gifted education endorsement, the process and criteria
4    used by the district to determine whether a student is
5    eligible for participation in a gifted education program or
6    advanced academic program and the manner in which parents
7    and guardians are made aware of the process and criteria, 2
8    or more indicators from any school climate survey selected
9    or approved by the State and administered pursuant to
10    Section 2-3.153 of this Code, with the same or similar
11    indicators included on school report cards for all surveys
12    selected or approved by the State pursuant to Section
13    2-3.153 of this Code, and the combined percentage of
14    teachers rated as proficient or excellent in their most
15    recent evaluation;
16        (F) a school district's and its individual schools'
17    balanced accountability measure, in accordance with
18    Section 2-3.25a of this Code;
19        (G) the total and per pupil normal cost amount the
20    State contributed to the Teachers' Retirement System of the
21    State of Illinois in the prior fiscal year for the school's
22    employees, which shall be reported to the State Board of
23    Education by the Teachers' Retirement System of the State
24    of Illinois;
25        (H) for a school district organized under Article 34 of
26    this Code only, State contributions to the Public School

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1circulation serving the district, and, upon request, send the
2report cards home to a parent (unless the district does not
3maintain an Internet web site, in which case the report card
4shall be sent home to parents without request). If the district
5posts the report card on its Internet web site, the district
6shall send a written notice home to parents stating (i) that
7the report card is available on the web site, (ii) the address
8of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of the report card
9will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone
10number that parents may call to request a printed copy of the
11report card.
12    (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 repeals,
13supersedes, invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in
14lawsuits pending on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
15Act 98-648) in Illinois courts involving the interpretation of
16Public Act 97-8.
17(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-193, eff. 7-30-15;
1899-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-227, eff. 8-18-17; 100-364, eff.
191-1-18; 100-448, eff. 7-1-19; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 100-807,
20eff. 8-10-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 100-1121, eff. 1-1-19;
21revised 12-19-18.)
 
22    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
23changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
24that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
25represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does

 

 

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1not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
2made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
3Public Act.
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
51, 2020.