Bill Text: IL HB1415 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that if, after 2 years following its placement on academic watch status, a school district or school remains on academic watch status, then the State Board of Education shall direct the school board to operate its schools or the school on a full-year school plan approved by the State Board of Education upon expiration of its teachers' current collective bargaining agreement. Requires the school board, in such a case, to devise a plan so that a student's required attendance in school shall be for a minimum term of 180 days of actual attendance, including not more than 4 institute days, during a 12-month period (now, the minimum term under a full-year school plan must also not exceed 185 days).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-08-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0370 [HB1415 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB1415-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 097-0370 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | ||||
2-3.25f and 10-19.1 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/2-3.25f) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25f)
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Sec. 2-3.25f. State interventions.
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(a) The State Board of Education shall provide technical
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assistance to assist with the development and implementation of | ||||
School and District Improvement Plans.
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Schools or school districts that fail to make reasonable | ||||
efforts to
implement an
approved Improvement Plan may suffer | ||||
loss of State funds by school
district, attendance center, or | ||||
program as the State Board of Education
deems appropriate.
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(a-5) In this subsection (a-5), "school" means any of the | ||||
following named public schools or their successor name: | ||||
(1) Dirksen Middle School in Dolton School District | ||||
149. | ||||
(2) Diekman Elementary School in Dolton School | ||||
District 149. | ||||
(3) Caroline Sibley Elementary School in Dolton School | ||||
District 149. | ||||
(4) Berger-Vandenberg Elementary School in Dolton | ||||
School District 149. | ||
(5) Carol Moseley Braun School in Dolton School | ||
District 149. | ||
(6) New Beginnings Learning Academy in Dolton School | ||
District 149. | ||
(7) McKinley Junior High School in South Holland School | ||
District 150. | ||
(8) Greenwood Elementary School in South Holland | ||
School District 150. | ||
(9) McKinley Elementary School in South Holland School | ||
District 150. | ||
(10) Eisenhower School in South Holland School | ||
District 151. | ||
(11) Madison School in South Holland School District | ||
151. | ||
(12) Taft School in South Holland School District 151. | ||
(13) Wolcott School in Thornton School District 154. | ||
(14) Memorial Junior High School in Lansing School | ||
District 158. | ||
(15) Oak Glen Elementary School in Lansing School | ||
District 158. | ||
(16) Lester Crawl Primary Center in Lansing School | ||
District 158. | ||
(17) Brookwood Junior High School in Brookwood School | ||
District 167. | ||
(18) Brookwood Middle School in Brookwood School | ||
District 167. | ||
(19) Hickory Bend Elementary School in Brookwood | ||
School District 167. | ||
(20) Medgar Evers Primary Academic Center in Ford | ||
Heights School District 169. | ||
(21) Nathan Hale Elementary School in Sunnybrook | ||
School District 171. | ||
(22) Ira F. Aldridge Elementary School in City of | ||
Chicago School District 299. | ||
(23) William E.B. DuBois Elementary School in City of | ||
Chicago School District 299. | ||
If, after 2 years following its placement on academic watch | ||
status, a school remains on academic watch status, then, | ||
subject to federal appropriation money being available, the | ||
State Board of Education shall allow the school board to opt in | ||
the process of operating that school on a pilot full-year | ||
school plan approved by the State Board of Education upon | ||
expiration of its teachers' current collective bargaining | ||
agreement until the expiration of the next collective | ||
bargaining agreement. A school board must notify the State | ||
Board of Education of its intent to opt in the process of | ||
operating a school on a pilot full-year school plan. | ||
(b) In addition, if after 3 years following its placement | ||
on
academic
watch status a school district or school remains on
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academic watch status, the
State Board of Education shall take | ||
one of the following actions for the
district or
school:
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(1) The State Board of Education may authorize the | ||
State
Superintendent
of Education to direct the regional | ||
superintendent of schools to remove
school board members | ||
pursuant to Section 3-14.28 of this Code. Prior
to such | ||
direction the State Board of Education shall permit members | ||
of the
local board of education to present written and oral | ||
comments to the State
Board of Education. The State Board | ||
of Education may direct the State
Superintendent of | ||
Education to appoint an Independent Authority that shall
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exercise such powers and duties as may be necessary to | ||
operate a school or
school district for purposes of | ||
improving pupil performance and school
improvement. The | ||
State Superintendent of Education shall designate one
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member of the Independent Authority to serve as chairman. | ||
The Independent
Authority shall serve for a period of time | ||
specified by the State Board of
Education upon the | ||
recommendation of the State Superintendent of
Education.
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(2) The State Board of Education may (A)
change the | ||
recognition status of the school district or school to
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nonrecognized, or (B) authorize the State Superintendent
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of Education to direct the reassignment of pupils
or direct | ||
the reassignment or replacement of school district | ||
personnel who
are relevant to the
failure
to
meet adequate | ||
yearly progress criteria. If
a school district is | ||
nonrecognized in its entirety, it shall automatically
be | ||
dissolved on July 1 following that nonrecognition and its | ||
territory
realigned with another school district or | ||
districts by the regional board
of school trustees in | ||
accordance with the procedures set forth in Section
7-11 of | ||
the School Code. The effective date of the nonrecognition | ||
of a school
shall be July 1 following the nonrecognition.
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(c) All federal requirements apply to schools and school | ||
districts
utilizing
federal funds under Title I, Part A of the | ||
federal Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.
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(Source: P.A. 93-470, eff. 8-8-03; 94-875, eff. 7-1-06.)
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(105 ILCS 5/10-19.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-19.1)
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Sec. 10-19.1. Full year school plan. | ||
(a) Any school district may, by resolution of its board, | ||
operate one or
more schools within the district on a full year | ||
school plan approved by
the State Board of Education.
Any board | ||
which operates under
this subsection (a) Section shall devise a | ||
plan so that a student's required attendance
in school shall be | ||
for a minimum term of 180 days of actual attendance,
including | ||
not more than 4 institute days, during a 12 month period, but
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shall not exceed 185 days. Under such plan, no teacher shall be | ||
required
to teach more than 185 days. A calendar of 180 days | ||
may be established
with the approval of the State Board of | ||
Education.
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(b) Any school board that operates one or more schools | ||
within the school district on a pilot full-year school plan | ||
under subsection (a-5) of Section 2-3.25f of this Code shall | ||
devise a plan so that a student's required attendance in school | ||
shall be for a minimum term of 215 days of actual attendance, | ||
including not more than 4 institute days, during a 12-month | ||
period. A calendar of 215 days may be established with the | ||
approval of the State Board of Education. | ||
(Source: P.A. 81-1508.)
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