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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 and by adding Section 2-3.176 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.176 new)
7    Sec. 2-3.176. Computer science education grants.
8    (a) In this Section, "computer science education" means the
9study of computers and algorithmic processes, including their
10principles, hardware and software designs, implementation, and
11impact on society.
12    (b) Subject to appropriation or private donations, the
13State Board of Education shall make available to school
14districts grants to support computer science education. A
15school district must use grant funds awarded under this Section
16for educator salaries, professional development for educators,
17and the equipment needed to facilitate computer science
18education. Of the total grant amount received, a school
19district must use 20% for professional development for
20educators. The State Board shall prioritize the distribution of
21grants under this Section to Organizational Units assigned to
22Tier 1 or Tier 2 under Section 18-8.15.
 

 

 

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1    (105 ILCS 5/10-17a)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a)
2    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 100-448)
3    Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report
4cards.
5    (1) By October 31, 2013 and October 31 of each subsequent
6school year, the State Board of Education, through the State
7Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a State report card,
8school district report cards, and school report cards, and
9shall by the most economic means provide to each school
10district in this State, including special charter districts and
11districts subject to the provisions of Article 34, the report
12cards for the school district and each of its schools.
13    (2) In addition to any information required by federal law,
14the State Superintendent shall determine the indicators and
15presentation of the school report card, which must include, at
16a minimum, the most current data collected and maintained by
17the State Board of Education related to the following:
18        (A) school characteristics and student demographics,
19    including average class size, average teaching experience,
20    student racial/ethnic breakdown, and the percentage of
21    students classified as low-income; the percentage of
22    students classified as English learners; the percentage of
23    students who have individualized education plans or 504
24    plans that provide for special education services; the
25    number and percentage of all students who have been
26    assessed for placement in a gifted education or advanced

 

 

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1    academic program and, of those students: (i) the racial and
2    ethnic breakdown, (ii) the percentage who are classified as
3    low-income, and (iii) the number and percentage of students
4    who received direct instruction from a teacher who holds a
5    gifted education endorsement and, of those students, the
6    percentage who are classified as low-income; the
7    percentage of students scoring at the "exceeds
8    expectations" level on the assessments required under
9    Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code; the percentage of students
10    who annually transferred in or out of the school district;
11    the per-pupil operating expenditure of the school
12    district; and the per-pupil State average operating
13    expenditure for the district type (elementary, high
14    school, or unit);
15        (B) curriculum information, including, where
16    applicable, Advanced Placement, International
17    Baccalaureate or equivalent courses, dual enrollment
18    courses, foreign language classes, computer science
19    courses, school personnel resources (including Career
20    Technical Education teachers), before and after school
21    programs, extracurricular activities, subjects in which
22    elective classes are offered, health and wellness
23    initiatives (including the average number of days of
24    Physical Education per week per student), approved
25    programs of study, awards received, community
26    partnerships, and special programs such as programming for

 

 

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1    the gifted and talented, students with disabilities, and
2    work-study students;
3        (C) student outcomes, including, where applicable, the
4    percentage of students deemed proficient on assessments of
5    State standards, the percentage of students in the eighth
6    grade who pass Algebra, the percentage of students enrolled
7    in post-secondary institutions (including colleges,
8    universities, community colleges, trade/vocational
9    schools, and training programs leading to career
10    certification within 2 semesters of high school
11    graduation), the percentage of students graduating from
12    high school who are college and career ready, and the
13    percentage of graduates enrolled in community colleges,
14    colleges, and universities who are in one or more courses
15    that the community college, college, or university
16    identifies as a developmental course;
17        (D) student progress, including, where applicable, the
18    percentage of students in the ninth grade who have earned 5
19    credits or more without failing more than one core class, a
20    measure of students entering kindergarten ready to learn, a
21    measure of growth, and the percentage of students who enter
22    high school on track for college and career readiness;
23        (E) the school environment, including, where
24    applicable, the percentage of students with less than 10
25    absences in a school year, the percentage of teachers with
26    less than 10 absences in a school year for reasons other

 

 

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1    than professional development, leaves taken pursuant to
2    the federal Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, long-term
3    disability, or parental leaves, the 3-year average of the
4    percentage of teachers returning to the school from the
5    previous year, the number of different principals at the
6    school in the last 6 years, the number of teachers who hold
7    a gifted education endorsement, the process and criteria
8    used by the district to determine whether a student is
9    eligible for participation in a gifted education program or
10    advanced academic program and the manner in which parents
11    and guardians are made aware of the process and criteria, 2
12    or more indicators from any school climate survey selected
13    or approved by the State and administered pursuant to
14    Section 2-3.153 of this Code, with the same or similar
15    indicators included on school report cards for all surveys
16    selected or approved by the State pursuant to Section
17    2-3.153 of this Code, and the combined percentage of
18    teachers rated as proficient or excellent in their most
19    recent evaluation;
20        (F) a school district's and its individual schools'
21    balanced accountability measure, in accordance with
22    Section 2-3.25a of this Code;
23        (G) the total and per pupil normal cost amount the
24    State contributed to the Teachers' Retirement System of the
25    State of Illinois in the prior fiscal year for the school's
26    employees, which shall be reported to the State Board of

 

 

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1    Education by the Teachers' Retirement System of the State
2    of Illinois;
3        (H) for a school district organized under Article 34 of
4    this Code only, State contributions to the Public School
5    Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago and State
6    contributions for health care for employees of that school
7    district;
8        (I) a school district's Final Percent of Adequacy, as
9    defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of Section
10    18-8.15 of this Code;
11        (J) a school district's Local Capacity Target, as
12    defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section
13    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount;
14        (K) a school district's Real Receipts, as defined in
15    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15 of this
16    Code, divided by a school district's Adequacy Target, as
17    defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section
18    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount; and
19        (L) a school district's administrative costs; and .
20        (M) (L) whether or not the school has participated in
21    the Illinois Youth Survey. In this paragraph (M) (L),
22    "Illinois Youth Survey" means a self-report survey,
23    administered in school settings every 2 years, designed to
24    gather information about health and social indicators,
25    including substance abuse patterns and the attitudes of
26    students in grades 8, 10, and 12.

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone
2number that parents may call to request a printed copy of the
3report card.
4    (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 repeals,
5supersedes, invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in
6lawsuits pending on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
7Act 98-648) in Illinois courts involving the interpretation of
8Public Act 97-8.
9(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-193, eff. 7-30-15;
1099-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-227, eff. 8-18-17; 100-364, eff.
111-1-18; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 100-807, eff. 8-10-18; 100-863,
12eff. 8-14-18; 100-1121, eff. 1-1-19; revised 12-19-18.)
 
13    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-448)
14    Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report
15cards.
16    (1) By October 31, 2013 and October 31 of each subsequent
17school year, the State Board of Education, through the State
18Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a State report card,
19school district report cards, and school report cards, and
20shall by the most economic means provide to each school
21district in this State, including special charter districts and
22districts subject to the provisions of Article 34, the report
23cards for the school district and each of its schools.
24    (2) In addition to any information required by federal law,
25the State Superintendent shall determine the indicators and

 

 

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

 

 

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1        (B) curriculum information, including, where
2    applicable, Advanced Placement, International
3    Baccalaureate or equivalent courses, dual enrollment
4    courses, foreign language classes, computer science
5    courses, school personnel resources (including Career
6    Technical Education teachers), before and after school
7    programs, extracurricular activities, subjects in which
8    elective classes are offered, health and wellness
9    initiatives (including the average number of days of
10    Physical Education per week per student), approved
11    programs of study, awards received, community
12    partnerships, and special programs such as programming for
13    the gifted and talented, students with disabilities, and
14    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;
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) a school district's Final Percent of Adequacy, as
21    defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of Section
22    18-8.15 of this Code;
23        (J) 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;
26        (K) a school district's Real Receipts, as defined in

 

 

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1    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15 of this
2    Code, divided by a school district's Adequacy Target, as
3    defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section
4    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount; and
5        (L) a school district's administrative costs ; and .
6        (M) (L) whether or not the school has participated in
7    the Illinois Youth Survey. In this paragraph (M) (L),
8    "Illinois Youth Survey" means a self-report survey,
9    administered in school settings every 2 years, designed to
10    gather information about health and social indicators,
11    including substance abuse patterns and the attitudes of
12    students in grades 8, 10, and 12.
13    The school report card shall also provide information that
14allows for comparing the current outcome, progress, and
15environment data to the State average, to the school data from
16the past 5 years, and to the outcomes, progress, and
17environment of similar schools based on the type of school and
18enrollment of low-income students, special education students,
19and English learners.
20    As used in this subsection (2):
21    "Administrative costs" means costs associated with
22executive, administrative, or managerial functions within the
23school district that involve planning, organizing, managing,
24or directing the school district.
25    "Advanced academic program" means a course of study to
26which students are assigned based on advanced cognitive ability

 

 

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1or advanced academic achievement compared to local age peers
2and in which the curriculum is substantially differentiated
3from the general curriculum to provide appropriate challenge
4and pace.
5    "Gifted education" means educational services, including
6differentiated curricula and instructional methods, designed
7to meet the needs of gifted children as defined in Article 14A
8of this Code.
9    For the purposes of paragraph (A) of this subsection (2),
10"average daily attendance" means the average of the actual
11number of attendance days during the previous school year for
12any enrolled student who is subject to compulsory attendance by
13Section 26-1 of this Code at each school and charter school.
14    (3) At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the
15school district report card shall include a subset of the
16information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of
17subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information relating
18to the operating expense per pupil and other finances of the
19school district, and the State report card shall include a
20subset of the information identified in paragraphs (A) through
21(E) of subsection (2) of this Section. The school district
22report card shall include the average daily attendance, as that
23term is defined in subsection (2) of this Section, of students
24who have individualized education programs and students who
25have 504 plans that provide for special education services
26within the school district.

 

 

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1    (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
2Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the
3State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to
4amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or
5State report card.
6    (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt
7of the school district and school report cards from the State
8Superintendent of Education, each school district, including
9special charter districts and districts subject to the
10provisions of Article 34, shall present such report cards at a
11regular school board meeting subject to applicable notice
12requirements, post the report cards on the school district's
13Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web
14site, make the report cards available to a newspaper of general
15circulation serving the district, and, upon request, send the
16report cards home to a parent (unless the district does not
17maintain an Internet web site, in which case the report card
18shall be sent home to parents without request). If the district
19posts the report card on its Internet web site, the district
20shall send a written notice home to parents stating (i) that
21the report card is available on the web site, (ii) the address
22of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of the report card
23will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone
24number that parents may call to request a printed copy of the
25report card.
26    (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 repeals,

 

 

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1supersedes, invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in
2lawsuits pending on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
3Act 98-648) in Illinois courts involving the interpretation of
4Public Act 97-8.
5(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-193, eff. 7-30-15;
699-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-227, eff. 8-18-17; 100-364, eff.
71-1-18; 100-448, eff. 7-1-19; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 100-807,
8eff. 8-10-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 100-1121, eff. 1-1-19;
9revised 12-19-18.)
 
10    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
11changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
12that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
13represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
14not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
15made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
16Public Act.
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.