Bill Text: IL SB0101 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends provisions related to local school councils in the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that beginning with the first local school council election that occurs after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a local school council shall be established for each attendance center within the school district, including public small schools within the district. Provides that one full-time student member shall be appointed in each attendance center enrolling students in 7th and 8th grade. In the case of a tie vote in the election of candidates to serve on a local school council, requires the local school council to determine the winner by lottery (rather than lot). Requires the Chicago Board of Education to make public the vetting process of staff member candidates. Allows any staff member seeking candidacy to inquire if the Board may deny the staff member's appointment; requires an inquiry to be made in writing in accordance with Board procedure. Provides for binding elections (rather than non-binding, advisory polls) for the appointment of student members to local school councils. Makes other changes concerning the appointment of teacher and non-teacher staff members and student members to a local school council. Makes changes to provisions concerning vacancies, the calling of special meetings, quorums, the vote to transfer allocations within funds, and limitations upon applicability. Specifies that a local school council retains the right to reject or modify any school improvement plan or implementation thereof, as long as the rejection or modification of the school improvement plan or implementation thereof is consistent with State and federal requirements. Makes changes concerning schools placed on probation, including providing for the restoration of certain powers to the local school councils of schools that have been on probation for 5 years or more. Requires the Board to deliver certain criteria to local school councils by October 31 of each year. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-2)

Status: (Passed) 2021-12-03 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0677 [SB0101 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB0101-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 SB0101 Introduced 2/3/2021, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 205/9.40 new
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that each public institution of higher education shall study and issue a report on the cost-saving methods and practices utilized by the public institution for improving students' timely access to required course materials and the affordability of required course materials. Sets forth the required areas of study that must be included in the report. Provides that the report from each public institution must be submitted to the Board of Higher Education or Illinois Community College Board no later than August 1, 2022. Provides that no later than February 1, 2023, the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall submit a joint report to the Governor and General Assembly that summarizes the findings from the reports submitted by public institutions. Requires the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board to post each institution's report and the joint report on their respective websites. Effective immediately.
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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 Board of Higher Education Act is amended by
adding Section 9.40 as follows:
(110 ILCS 205/9.40 new)
Sec. 9.40. College course materials access and
affordability study.
(a) To examine the cost-saving methods and practices
utilized by each public institution of higher education for
improving students' timely access to required course materials
and the affordability of required course materials, each
public institution, after consultation with administrators,
faculty, campus bookstores, and publishers, shall conduct a
course materials access and affordability study and shall
submit a report of the study's findings to the Board of Higher
Education if the public institution is a university and to the
Illinois Community College Board if the public institution is
a community college.
(b) The report shall include all of the following areas:
(1) A list of cost-saving methods available to
students, including, but not limited to, inclusive access
programs developed by publishers, textbook subscription

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programs, textbook rental programs, used textbooks, and
other institutional textbook cost-saving methods, such as
open educational resources.
(2) The total amount of cost savings achieved by the
public institution and the total number of students that
utilized each cost-saving method.
(3) A description of the process required to implement
each cost-saving method listed in paragraph (1) of this
subsection.
(4) A description of the process by which students
obtain required course materials.
(5) The identification of best practices resulting
from the cost-saving methods listed in paragraph (1) of
this subsection.
(6) An examination of the following areas:
(A) whether the methods improved access to
required course materials by the first day of class;
(B) whether the methods increased the
affordability of required course materials; and
(C) whether the methods improved access to
learning materials and improved student outcomes for
minority, low-income, and first generation students.
(7) A description of the ways students and faculty are
utilizing or have utilized inclusive access programs,
subscription programs, textbook rental programs, used
textbooks, and open educational resources for the purposes

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of remote learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
health crisis.
(c) Each public university shall submit its report to the
Board of Higher Education and each public community college
shall submit its report to the Illinois Community College
Board no later than August 1, 2022.
(d) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois
Community College Board shall review each submitted report to
ensure that each report addresses all of the areas listed in
subsection (b). The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois
Community College Board shall post the reports on their
respective websites no later than October 1, 2022.
(e) No later than February 1, 2023, the Board of Higher
Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall
submit a joint report to the Governor and General Assembly
that summarizes the findings from the reports submitted by
public institutions of higher education, including the areas
listed in subsection (b).
(f) No later than February 1, 2023, the Board of Higher
Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall post
the joint report on their respective websites.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.