Bill Text: IL HB5656 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that for a school district that has an approved waiver from the requirement that tuition be charged to non-resident pupils, the school district report card shall include the total cost of allowing non-resident pupils to attend the schools of the district free of charge or at a reduced-tuition charge, the number of non-resident pupils attending the schools of the district free of charge or at a reduced-tuition charge, and the number of such pupils who are the children of a parent or guardian who is a full-time or part-time employee or staff member of the school district. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5656 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB5656-Introduced.html


100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5656

Introduced , by Rep. Allen Skillicorn

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/10-17a from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a

Amends the School Code. Provides that for a school district that has an approved waiver from the requirement that tuition be charged to non-resident pupils, the school district report card shall include the total cost of allowing non-resident pupils to attend the schools of the district free of charge or at a reduced-tuition charge, the number of non-resident pupils attending the schools of the district free of charge or at a reduced-tuition charge, and the number of such pupils who are the children of a parent or guardian who is a full-time or part-time employee or staff member of the school district. Effective immediately.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
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A BILL FOR

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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 enrolled
14 in post-secondary institutions (including colleges,
15 universities, community colleges, trade/vocational
16 schools, and training programs leading to career
17 certification within 2 semesters of high school
18 graduation), the percentage of students graduating from
19 high school who are college and career ready, and the
20 percentage of graduates enrolled in community colleges,
21 colleges, and universities who are in one or more courses
22 that the community college, college, or university
23 identifies as a developmental course;
24 (D) student progress, including, where applicable, the
25 percentage of students in the ninth grade who have earned 5
26 credits or more without failing more than one core class, a

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1 measure of students entering kindergarten ready to learn, a
2 measure of growth, and the percentage of students who enter
3 high school on track for college and career readiness;
4 (E) the school environment, including, where
5 applicable, the percentage of students with less than 10
6 absences in a school year, the percentage of teachers with
7 less than 10 absences in a school year for reasons other
8 than professional development, leaves taken pursuant to
9 the federal Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, long-term
10 disability, or parental leaves, the 3-year average of the
11 percentage of teachers returning to the school from the
12 previous year, the number of different principals at the
13 school in the last 6 years, the number of teachers who hold
14 a gifted education endorsement, the process and criteria
15 used by the district to determine whether a student is
16 eligible for participation in a gifted education program or
17 advanced academic program and the manner in which parents
18 and guardians are made aware of the process and criteria, 2
19 or more indicators from any school climate survey selected
20 or approved by the State and administered pursuant to
21 Section 2-3.153 of this Code, with the same or similar
22 indicators included on school report cards for all surveys
23 selected or approved by the State pursuant to Section
24 2-3.153 of this Code, and the combined percentage of
25 teachers rated as proficient or excellent in their most
26 recent evaluation;

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1 (F) a school district's and its individual schools'
2 balanced accountability measure, in accordance with
3 Section 2-3.25a of this Code;
4 (G) the total and per pupil normal cost amount the
5 State contributed to the Teachers' Retirement System of the
6 State of Illinois in the prior fiscal year for the school's
7 employees, which shall be reported to the State Board of
8 Education by the Teachers' Retirement System of the State
9 of Illinois; and
10 (H) for a school district organized under Article 34 of
11 this Code only, State contributions to the Public School
12 Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago and State
13 contributions for health care for employees of that school
14 district; .
15 (I) (G) a school district's Final Percent of Adequacy,
16 as defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of Section
17 18-8.15 of this Code;
18 (J) (H) a school district's Local Capacity Target, as
19 defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section
20 18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount; and
21 (K) (I) a school district's Real Receipts, as defined
22 in paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15 of
23 this Code, divided by a school district's Adequacy Target,
24 as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section
25 18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount.
26 The school report card shall also provide information that

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1allows for comparing the current outcome, progress, and
2environment data to the State average, to the school data from
3the past 5 years, and to the outcomes, progress, and
4environment of similar schools based on the type of school and
5enrollment of low-income students, special education students,
6and English learners.
7 As used in this subsection paragraph (2):
8 "Advanced academic program" means a course of study to
9which students are assigned based on advanced cognitive ability
10or advanced academic achievement compared to local age peers
11and in which the curriculum is substantially differentiated
12from the general curriculum to provide appropriate challenge
13and pace.
14 "Gifted education" means educational services, including
15differentiated curricula and instructional methods, designed
16to meet the needs of gifted children as defined in Article 14A
17of this Code.
18 (3) At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the
19school district report card shall include a subset of the
20information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of
21subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information relating
22to the operating expense per pupil and other finances of the
23school district, and the State report card shall include a
24subset of the information identified in paragraphs (A) through
25(E) of subsection (2) of this Section.
26 For a school district that has an approved waiver from

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1Section 10-20.12a of this Code under Section 2-3.25g of this
2Code, the school district report card shall include the total
3cost of allowing non-resident pupils to attend the schools of
4the district free of charge or at a reduced-tuition charge, the
5number of non-resident pupils attending the schools of the
6district free of charge or at a reduced-tuition charge, and the
7number of such pupils who are the children of a parent or
8guardian who is a full-time or part-time employee or staff
9member of the school district.
10 (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
11Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the
12State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to
13amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or
14State report card.
15 (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt
16of the school district and school report cards from the State
17Superintendent of Education, each school district, including
18special charter districts and districts subject to the
19provisions of Article 34, shall present such report cards at a
20regular school board meeting subject to applicable notice
21requirements, post the report cards on the school district's
22Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web
23site, make the report cards available to a newspaper of general
24circulation serving the district, and, upon request, send the
25report cards home to a parent (unless the district does not
26maintain an Internet web site, in which case the report card

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1shall be sent home to parents without request). If the district
2posts the report card on its Internet web site, the district
3shall send a written notice home to parents stating (i) that
4the report card is available on the web site, (ii) the address
5of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of the report card
6will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone
7number that parents may call to request a printed copy of the
8report card.
9 (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 this amendatory
10Act of the 98th General Assembly repeals, supersedes,
11invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in lawsuits pending
12on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-648) this
13amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly in Illinois courts
14involving the interpretation of Public Act 97-8.
15(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-193, eff. 7-30-15;
1699-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-227, eff. 8-18-17; 100-364, eff.
171-1-18; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; revised 9-25-17.)
18 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-448)
19 Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report
20cards.
21 (1) By October 31, 2013 and October 31 of each subsequent
22school year, the State Board of Education, through the State
23Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a State report card,
24school district report cards, and school report cards, and
25shall by the most economic means provide to each school

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1district in this State, including special charter districts and
2districts subject to the provisions of Article 34, the report
3cards for the school district and each of its schools.
4 (2) In addition to any information required by federal law,
5the State Superintendent shall determine the indicators and
6presentation of the school report card, which must include, at
7a minimum, the most current data collected and maintained by
8the State Board of Education related to the following:
9 (A) school characteristics and student demographics,
10 including average class size, average teaching experience,
11 student racial/ethnic breakdown, and the percentage of
12 students classified as low-income; the percentage of
13 students classified as English learners; the percentage of
14 students who have individualized education plans or 504
15 plans that provide for special education services; the
16 number and percentage of all students who have been
17 assessed for placement in a gifted education or advanced
18 academic program and, of those students: (i) the racial and
19 ethnic breakdown, (ii) the percentage who are classified as
20 low-income, and (iii) the number and percentage of students
21 who received direct instruction from a teacher who holds a
22 gifted education endorsement and, of those students, the
23 percentage who are classified as low-income; the
24 percentage of students scoring at the "exceeds
25 expectations" level on the assessments required under
26 Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code; the percentage of students

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1 who annually transferred in or out of the school district;
2 average daily attendance; the per-pupil operating
3 expenditure of the school district; and the per-pupil State
4 average operating expenditure for the district type
5 (elementary, high school, or unit);
6 (B) curriculum information, including, where
7 applicable, Advanced Placement, International
8 Baccalaureate or equivalent courses, dual enrollment
9 courses, foreign language classes, school personnel
10 resources (including Career Technical Education teachers),
11 before and after school programs, extracurricular
12 activities, subjects in which elective classes are
13 offered, health and wellness initiatives (including the
14 average number of days of Physical Education per week per
15 student), approved programs of study, awards received,
16 community partnerships, and special programs such as
17 programming for the gifted and talented, students with
18 disabilities, and work-study students;
19 (C) student outcomes, including, where applicable, the
20 percentage of students deemed proficient on assessments of
21 State standards, the percentage of students in the eighth
22 grade who pass Algebra, the percentage of students enrolled
23 in post-secondary institutions (including colleges,
24 universities, community colleges, trade/vocational
25 schools, and training programs leading to career
26 certification within 2 semesters of high school

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1 graduation), the percentage of students graduating from
2 high school who are college and career ready, and the
3 percentage of graduates enrolled in community colleges,
4 colleges, and universities who are in one or more courses
5 that the community college, college, or university
6 identifies as a developmental course;
7 (D) student progress, including, where applicable, the
8 percentage of students in the ninth grade who have earned 5
9 credits or more without failing more than one core class, a
10 measure of students entering kindergarten ready to learn, a
11 measure of growth, and the percentage of students who enter
12 high school on track for college and career readiness;
13 (E) the school environment, including, where
14 applicable, the percentage of students with less than 10
15 absences in a school year, the percentage of teachers with
16 less than 10 absences in a school year for reasons other
17 than professional development, leaves taken pursuant to
18 the federal Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, long-term
19 disability, or parental leaves, the 3-year average of the
20 percentage of teachers returning to the school from the
21 previous year, the number of different principals at the
22 school in the last 6 years, the number of teachers who hold
23 a gifted education endorsement, the process and criteria
24 used by the district to determine whether a student is
25 eligible for participation in a gifted education program or
26 advanced academic program and the manner in which parents

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1 and guardians are made aware of the process and criteria, 2
2 or more indicators from any school climate survey selected
3 or approved by the State and administered pursuant to
4 Section 2-3.153 of this Code, with the same or similar
5 indicators included on school report cards for all surveys
6 selected or approved by the State pursuant to Section
7 2-3.153 of this Code, and the combined percentage of
8 teachers rated as proficient or excellent in their most
9 recent evaluation;
10 (F) a school district's and its individual schools'
11 balanced accountability measure, in accordance with
12 Section 2-3.25a of this Code;
13 (G) the total and per pupil normal cost amount the
14 State contributed to the Teachers' Retirement System of the
15 State of Illinois in the prior fiscal year for the school's
16 employees, which shall be reported to the State Board of
17 Education by the Teachers' Retirement System of the State
18 of Illinois; and
19 (H) for a school district organized under Article 34 of
20 this Code only, State contributions to the Public School
21 Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago and State
22 contributions for health care for employees of that school
23 district; .
24 (I) (G) a school district's Final Percent of Adequacy,
25 as defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of Section
26 18-8.15 of this Code;

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1 (J) (H) a school district's Local Capacity Target, as
2 defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section
3 18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount; and
4 (K) (I) a school district's Real Receipts, as defined
5 in paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15 of
6 this Code, divided by a school district's Adequacy Target,
7 as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section
8 18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount.
9 The school report card shall also provide information that
10allows for comparing the current outcome, progress, and
11environment data to the State average, to the school data from
12the past 5 years, and to the outcomes, progress, and
13environment of similar schools based on the type of school and
14enrollment of low-income students, special education students,
15and English learners.
16 As used in this subsection paragraph (2):
17 "Advanced academic program" means a course of study to
18which students are assigned based on advanced cognitive ability
19or advanced academic achievement compared to local age peers
20and in which the curriculum is substantially differentiated
21from the general curriculum to provide appropriate challenge
22and pace.
23 "Gifted education" means educational services, including
24differentiated curricula and instructional methods, designed
25to meet the needs of gifted children as defined in Article 14A
26of this Code.

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1 For the purposes of paragraph (A) of this subsection (2),
2"average daily attendance" means the average of the actual
3number of attendance days during the previous school year for
4any enrolled student who is subject to compulsory attendance by
5Section 26-1 of this Code at each school and charter school.
6 (3) At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the
7school district report card shall include a subset of the
8information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of
9subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information relating
10to the operating expense per pupil and other finances of the
11school district, and the State report card shall include a
12subset of the information identified in paragraphs (A) through
13(E) of subsection (2) of this Section.
14 The school district report card shall include the average
15daily attendance, as that term is defined in subsection (2) of
16this Section, of students who have individualized education
17programs and students who have 504 plans that provide for
18special education services within the school district.
19 For a school district that has an approved waiver from
20Section 10-20.12a of this Code under Section 2-3.25g of this
21Code, the school district report card shall include the total
22cost of allowing non-resident pupils to attend the schools of
23the district free of charge or at a reduced-tuition charge, the
24number of non-resident pupils attending the schools of the
25district free of charge or at a reduced-tuition charge, and the
26number of such pupils who are the children of a parent or

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1guardian who is a full-time or part-time employee or staff
2member of the school district.
3 (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
4Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the
5State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to
6amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or
7State report card.
8 (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt
9of the school district and school report cards from the State
10Superintendent of Education, each school district, including
11special charter districts and districts subject to the
12provisions of Article 34, shall present such report cards at a
13regular school board meeting subject to applicable notice
14requirements, post the report cards on the school district's
15Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web
16site, make the report cards available to a newspaper of general
17circulation serving the district, and, upon request, send the
18report cards home to a parent (unless the district does not
19maintain an Internet web site, in which case the report card
20shall be sent home to parents without request). If the district
21posts the report card on its Internet web site, the district
22shall send a written notice home to parents stating (i) that
23the report card is available on the web site, (ii) the address
24of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of the report card
25will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone
26number that parents may call to request a printed copy of the

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1report card.
2 (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 this amendatory
3Act of the 98th General Assembly repeals, supersedes,
4invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in lawsuits pending
5on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-648) this
6amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly in Illinois courts
7involving the interpretation of Public Act 97-8.
8(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-193, eff. 7-30-15;
999-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-227, eff. 8-18-17; 100-364, eff.
101-1-18; 100-448, eff. 7-1-19; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; revised
119-25-17.)
12 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
13changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
14that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
15represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
16not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
17made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
18Public Act.
19 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.
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