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

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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-Engrossed.html

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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) 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

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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

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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) Thornridge High School in Thornton Township High
School District 205.
(23) Thornwood High School in Thornton Township High
School District 205.
(24) Thornton Fractional South High School in Thornton
Fractional Township High School District 215.
(25) Ira F. Aldridge Elementary School in City of
Chicago School District 299.
(26) William E.B. DuBois Elementary School in City of
Chicago School District 299.
(27) Walter L. Newberry Elementary Math & Science
Academy 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 the
State Board of Education shall direct the school board to
operate 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.

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(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
nonrecognized, or (B) authorize the State Superintendent
of Education to direct the reassignment of pupils or direct
the reassignment or replacement of school district

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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
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

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Education.
(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.)