Public Act 097-0370
 
HB1415 EnrolledLRB097 06295 NHT 46371 b

    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
    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
    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) Ira F. Aldridge Elementary School in City of
    Chicago School District 299.
        (23) William E.B. DuBois Elementary School 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,
subject to federal appropriation money being available, the
State Board of Education shall allow the school board to opt in
the process of operating 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. A school board must notify the State
Board of Education of its intent to opt in the process of
operating a school on a pilot full-year school plan.
    (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
    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
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.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2012