98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2860

 

Introduced , by Rep. Elaine Nekritz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/2-3.153

    Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a survey of learning conditions.


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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
52-3.153 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.153)
7    Sec. 2-3.153. Survey of learning conditions. The The State
8Board of Education shall select for statewide administration an
9instrument to provide feedback from, at a minimum, students in
10grades 6 through 12 and teachers on the instructional
11environment within a school after giving consideration to the
12recommendations of the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council
13made pursuant to subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of Section
1424A-20 of this Code. Subject to appropriation to the State
15Board of Education for the State's cost of development and
16administration and commencing with the 2012-2013 school year,
17each school district shall administer, at least biannually, the
18instrument in every public school attendance center by a date
19specified by the State Superintendent of Education, and data
20resulting from the instrument's administration must be
21provided to the State Board of Education. The survey component
22that requires completion by the teachers must be administered
23during teacher meetings or professional development days or at

 

 

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1other times that would not interfere with the teachers' regular
2classroom and direct instructional duties. The State
3Superintendent, following consultation with teachers,
4principals, and other appropriate stakeholders, shall publicly
5report on selected indicators of learning conditions resulting
6from administration of the instrument at the individual school,
7district, and State levels and shall identify whether the
8indicators result from an anonymous administration of the
9instrument. If in any year the appropriation to the State Board
10of Education is insufficient for the State's costs associated
11with statewide administration of the instrument, the State
12Board of Education shall give priority to districts with
13low-performing schools and a representative sample of other
14districts.
15(Source: P.A. 97-8, eff. 6-13-11; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)