Bill Text: IL HB1415 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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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-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB1415 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/2-3.25f from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25f
105 ILCS 5/10-19.1 from Ch. 122, par. 10-19.1
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).
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
A BILL FOR
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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 changing Sections
2-3.25f and 10-19.1 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.25f) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25f)
Sec. 2-3.25f. State interventions.
(a) The State Board of Education shall provide technical
assistance to assist with the development and implementation of
School and District Improvement Plans.
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.
(a-5) If, after 2 years following its placement on academic
watch status, a school district remains on academic watch
status, then the State Board of Education shall direct the
school board to operate its schools on a full-year school plan
approved by the State Board of Education upon expiration of its
teachers' current collective bargaining agreement. If, after 2
years following its placement on academic watch status, a
school remains on academic watch status, then the State Board
of Education shall direct the school board to operate that

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school on a full-year school plan approved by the State Board
of Education upon expiration of its teachers' current
collective bargaining agreement.
(b) In addition, if after 3 years following its placement
on academic watch status a school district or school remains on
academic watch status, the State Board of Education shall take
one of the following actions for the district or school:
(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
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
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.
(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
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.
(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.
(Source: P.A. 93-470, eff. 8-8-03; 94-875, eff. 7-1-06.)
(105 ILCS 5/10-19.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-19.1)
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.
(b) Any school board that operates one or more schools
within the school district on a 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 180 days of actual attendance, including
not more than 4 institute days, during a 12-month period. A
calendar of 180 days may be established with the approval of
the State Board of Education.
(Source: P.A. 81-1508.)