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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; and
26    .

 

 

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1        (L) a school district's administrative costs.
2    The school report card shall also provide information that
3allows for comparing the current outcome, progress, and
4environment data to the State average, to the school data from
5the past 5 years, and to the outcomes, progress, and
6environment of similar schools based on the type of school and
7enrollment of low-income students, special education students,
8and English learners.
9    As used in this subsection paragraph (2):
10    "Administrative costs" means costs associated with
11executive, administrative, or managerial functions within the
12school district that involve planning, organizing, managing,
13or directing the school district.
14    "Advanced academic program" means a course of study to
15which students are assigned based on advanced cognitive ability
16or advanced academic achievement compared to local age peers
17and in which the curriculum is substantially differentiated
18from the general curriculum to provide appropriate challenge
19and pace.
20    "Gifted education" means educational services, including
21differentiated curricula and instructional methods, designed
22to meet the needs of gifted children as defined in Article 14A
23of this Code.
24    (3) At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the
25school district report card shall include a subset of the
26information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of

 

 

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1subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information relating
2to the operating expense per pupil and other finances of the
3school district, and the State report card shall include a
4subset of the information identified in paragraphs (A) through
5(E) of subsection (2) of this Section.
6    (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
7Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the
8State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to
9amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or
10State report card.
11    (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt
12of the school district and school report cards from the State
13Superintendent of Education, each school district, including
14special charter districts and districts subject to the
15provisions of Article 34, shall present such report cards at a
16regular school board meeting subject to applicable notice
17requirements, post the report cards on the school district's
18Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web
19site, make the report cards available to a newspaper of general
20circulation serving the district, and, upon request, send the
21report cards home to a parent (unless the district does not
22maintain an Internet web site, in which case the report card
23shall be sent home to parents without request). If the district
24posts the report card on its Internet web site, the district
25shall send a written notice home to parents stating (i) that
26the report card is available on the web site, (ii) the address

 

 

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1of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of the report card
2will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone
3number that parents may call to request a printed copy of the
4report card.
5    (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 this amendatory
6Act of the 98th General Assembly repeals, supersedes,
7invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in lawsuits pending
8on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-648) this
9amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly in Illinois courts
10involving the interpretation of Public Act 97-8.
11(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-193, eff. 7-30-15;
1299-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-227, eff. 8-18-17; 100-364, eff.
131-1-18; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; revised 9-25-17.)
 
14    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-448)
15    Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report
16cards.
17    (1) By October 31, 2013 and October 31 of each subsequent
18school year, the State Board of Education, through the State
19Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a State report card,
20school district report cards, and school report cards, and
21shall by the most economic means provide to each school
22district in this State, including special charter districts and
23districts subject to the provisions of Article 34, the report
24cards for the school district and each of its schools.
25    (2) In addition to any information required by federal law,

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    that the community college, college, or university
2    identifies as a developmental course;
3        (D) student progress, including, where applicable, the
4    percentage of students in the ninth grade who have earned 5
5    credits or more without failing more than one core class, a
6    measure of students entering kindergarten ready to learn, a
7    measure of growth, and the percentage of students who enter
8    high school on track for college and career readiness;
9        (E) the school environment, including, where
10    applicable, the percentage of students with less than 10
11    absences in a school year, the percentage of teachers with
12    less than 10 absences in a school year for reasons other
13    than professional development, leaves taken pursuant to
14    the federal Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, long-term
15    disability, or parental leaves, the 3-year average of the
16    percentage of teachers returning to the school from the
17    previous year, the number of different principals at the
18    school in the last 6 years, the number of teachers who hold
19    a gifted education endorsement, the process and criteria
20    used by the district to determine whether a student is
21    eligible for participation in a gifted education program or
22    advanced academic program and the manner in which parents
23    and guardians are made aware of the process and criteria, 2
24    or more indicators from any school climate survey selected
25    or approved by the State and administered pursuant to
26    Section 2-3.153 of this Code, with the same or similar

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1to meet the needs of gifted children as defined in Article 14A
2of this Code.
3    For the purposes of paragraph (A) of this subsection (2),
4"average daily attendance" means the average of the actual
5number of attendance days during the previous school year for
6any enrolled student who is subject to compulsory attendance by
7Section 26-1 of this Code at each school and charter school.
8    (3) At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the
9school district report card shall include a subset of the
10information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of
11subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information relating
12to the operating expense per pupil and other finances of the
13school district, and the State report card shall include a
14subset of the information identified in paragraphs (A) through
15(E) of subsection (2) of this Section. The school district
16report card shall include the average daily attendance, as that
17term is defined in subsection (2) of this Section, of students
18who have individualized education programs and students who
19have 504 plans that provide for special education services
20within the school district.
21    (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
22Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the
23State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to
24amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or
25State report card.
26    (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt

 

 

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1of the school district and school report cards from the State
2Superintendent of Education, each school district, including
3special charter districts and districts subject to the
4provisions of Article 34, shall present such report cards at a
5regular school board meeting subject to applicable notice
6requirements, post the report cards on the school district's
7Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web
8site, make the report cards available to a newspaper of general
9circulation serving the district, and, upon request, send the
10report cards home to a parent (unless the district does not
11maintain an Internet web site, in which case the report card
12shall be sent home to parents without request). If the district
13posts the report card on its Internet web site, the district
14shall send a written notice home to parents stating (i) that
15the report card is available on the web site, (ii) the address
16of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of the report card
17will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone
18number that parents may call to request a printed copy of the
19report card.
20    (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 this amendatory
21Act of the 98th General Assembly repeals, supersedes,
22invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in lawsuits pending
23on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-648) this
24amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly in Illinois courts
25involving the interpretation of Public Act 97-8.
26(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-193, eff. 7-30-15;

 

 

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199-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-227, eff. 8-18-17; 100-364, eff.
21-1-18; 100-448, eff. 7-1-19; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; revised
39-25-17.)
 
4    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
5changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
6that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
7represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
8not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
9made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
10Public Act.
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.