98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2242

 

Introduced , by Rep. John M. Cabello

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/2-3.25g  from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25g
105 ILCS 5/22-75
105 ILCS 5/27-8.1  from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1
105 ILCS 5/27-22.05
105 ILCS 5/27-5 rep.
105 ILCS 5/27-6 rep.
105 ILCS 5/27-7 rep.

    Amends the School Code. Repeals Sections of the School Code concerning physical education and training, required courses in physical education, and a physical education course of study. Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2013.


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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 Sections
52-3.25g, 22-75, 27-8.1, and 27-22.05 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25g)  (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25g)
7    Sec. 2-3.25g. Waiver or modification of mandates within the
8School Code and administrative rules and regulations.
9    (a) In this Section:
10        "Board" means a school board or the governing board or
11    administrative district, as the case may be, for a joint
12    agreement.
13        "Eligible applicant" means a school district, joint
14    agreement made up of school districts, or regional
15    superintendent of schools on behalf of schools and programs
16    operated by the regional office of education.
17        "Implementation date" has the meaning set forth in
18    Section 24A-2.5 of this Code.
19        "State Board" means the State Board of Education.
20    (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this School
21Code or any other law of this State to the contrary, eligible
22applicants may petition the State Board of Education for the
23waiver or modification of the mandates of this School Code or

 

 

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1of the administrative rules and regulations promulgated by the
2State Board of Education. Waivers or modifications of
3administrative rules and regulations and modifications of
4mandates of this School Code may be requested when an eligible
5applicant demonstrates that it can address the intent of the
6rule or mandate in a more effective, efficient, or economical
7manner or when necessary to stimulate innovation or improve
8student performance. Waivers of mandates of the School Code may
9be requested when the waivers are necessary to stimulate
10innovation or improve student performance. Waivers may not be
11requested from laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to
12special education, teacher certification, teacher tenure and
13seniority, or Section 5-2.1 of this Code or from compliance
14with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110).
15On and after the applicable implementation date, eligible
16applicants may not seek a waiver or seek a modification of a
17mandate regarding the requirements for (i) student performance
18data to be a significant factor in teacher or principal
19evaluations or (ii) for teachers and principals to be rated
20using the 4 categories of "excellent", "proficient", "needs
21improvement", or "unsatisfactory". On the applicable
22implementation date, any previously authorized waiver or
23modification from such requirements shall terminate.
24    (c) Eligible applicants, as a matter of inherent managerial
25policy, and any Independent Authority established under
26Section 2-3.25f may submit an application for a waiver or

 

 

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1modification authorized under this Section. Each application
2must include a written request by the eligible applicant or
3Independent Authority and must demonstrate that the intent of
4the mandate can be addressed in a more effective, efficient, or
5economical manner or be based upon a specific plan for improved
6student performance and school improvement. Any eligible
7applicant requesting a waiver or modification for the reason
8that intent of the mandate can be addressed in a more
9economical manner shall include in the application a fiscal
10analysis showing current expenditures on the mandate and
11projected savings resulting from the waiver or modification.
12Applications and plans developed by eligible applicants must be
13approved by the board or regional superintendent of schools
14applying on behalf of schools or programs operated by the
15regional office of education following a public hearing on the
16application and plan and the opportunity for the board or
17regional superintendent to hear testimony from staff directly
18involved in its implementation, parents, and students. The time
19period for such testimony shall be separate from the time
20period established by the eligible applicant for public comment
21on other matters. If the applicant is a school district or
22joint agreement requesting a waiver or modification of Section
2327-6 of this Code, the public hearing shall be held on a day
24other than the day on which a regular meeting of the board is
25held.
26    (c-5) If the applicant is a school district, then the

 

 

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1district shall post information that sets forth the time, date,
2place, and general subject matter of the public hearing on its
3Internet website at least 14 days prior to the hearing. If the
4district is requesting to increase the fee charged for driver
5education authorized pursuant to Section 27-24.2 of this Code,
6the website information shall include the proposed amount of
7the fee the district will request. All school districts must
8publish a notice of the public hearing at least 7 days prior to
9the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the
10school district that sets forth the time, date, place, and
11general subject matter of the hearing. Districts requesting to
12increase the fee charged for driver education shall include in
13the published notice the proposed amount of the fee the
14district will request. If the applicant is a joint agreement or
15regional superintendent, then the joint agreement or regional
16superintendent shall post information that sets forth the time,
17date, place, and general subject matter of the public hearing
18on its Internet website at least 14 days prior to the hearing.
19If the joint agreement or regional superintendent is requesting
20to increase the fee charged for driver education authorized
21pursuant to Section 27-24.2 of this Code, the website
22information shall include the proposed amount of the fee the
23applicant will request. All joint agreements and regional
24superintendents must publish a notice of the public hearing at
25least 7 days prior to the hearing in a newspaper of general
26circulation in each school district that is a member of the

 

 

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1joint agreement or that is served by the educational service
2region that sets forth the time, date, place, and general
3subject matter of the hearing, provided that a notice appearing
4in a newspaper generally circulated in more than one school
5district shall be deemed to fulfill this requirement with
6respect to all of the affected districts. Joint agreements or
7regional superintendents requesting to increase the fee
8charged for driver education shall include in the published
9notice the proposed amount of the fee the applicant will
10request. The eligible applicant must notify in writing the
11affected exclusive collective bargaining agent and those State
12legislators representing the eligible applicant's territory of
13its intent to seek approval of a waiver or modification and of
14the hearing to be held to take testimony from staff. The
15affected exclusive collective bargaining agents shall be
16notified of such public hearing at least 7 days prior to the
17date of the hearing and shall be allowed to attend such public
18hearing. The eligible applicant shall attest to compliance with
19all of the notification and procedural requirements set forth
20in this Section.
21    (d) A request for a waiver or modification of
22administrative rules and regulations or for a modification of
23mandates contained in this School Code shall be submitted to
24the State Board of Education within 15 days after approval by
25the board or regional superintendent of schools. The
26application as submitted to the State Board of Education shall

 

 

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1include a description of the public hearing. Except with
2respect to contracting for adaptive driver education, an
3eligible applicant wishing to request a modification or waiver
4of administrative rules of the State Board of Education
5regarding contracting with a commercial driver training school
6to provide the course of study authorized under Section 27-24.2
7of this Code must provide evidence with its application that
8the commercial driver training school with which it will
9contract holds a license issued by the Secretary of State under
10Article IV of Chapter 6 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and that
11each instructor employed by the commercial driver training
12school to provide instruction to students served by the school
13district holds a valid teaching certificate or teaching
14license, as applicable, issued under the requirements of this
15Code and rules of the State Board of Education. Such evidence
16must include, but need not be limited to, a list of each
17instructor assigned to teach students served by the school
18district, which list shall include the instructor's name,
19personal identification number as required by the State Board
20of Education, birth date, and driver's license number. If the
21modification or waiver is granted, then the eligible applicant
22shall notify the State Board of Education of any changes in the
23personnel providing instruction within 15 calendar days after
24an instructor leaves the program or a new instructor is hired.
25Such notification shall include the instructor's name,
26personal identification number as required by the State Board

 

 

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1of Education, birth date, and driver's license number. If a
2school district maintains an Internet website, then the
3district shall post a copy of the final contract between the
4district and the commercial driver training school on the
5district's Internet website. If no Internet website exists,
6then the district shall make available the contract upon
7request. A record of all materials in relation to the
8application for contracting must be maintained by the school
9district and made available to parents and guardians upon
10request. The instructor's date of birth and driver's license
11number and any other personally identifying information as
12deemed by the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994
13must be redacted from any public materials. Following receipt
14of the waiver or modification request, the State Board shall
15have 45 days to review the application and request. If the
16State Board fails to disapprove the application within that 45
17day period, the waiver or modification shall be deemed granted.
18The State Board may disapprove any request if it is not based
19upon sound educational practices, endangers the health or
20safety of students or staff, compromises equal opportunities
21for learning, or fails to demonstrate that the intent of the
22rule or mandate can be addressed in a more effective,
23efficient, or economical manner or have improved student
24performance as a primary goal. Any request disapproved by the
25State Board may be appealed to the General Assembly by the
26eligible applicant as outlined in this Section.

 

 

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1    A request for a waiver from mandates contained in this
2School Code shall be submitted to the State Board within 15
3days after approval by the board or regional superintendent of
4schools. The application as submitted to the State Board of
5Education shall include a description of the public hearing.
6The description shall include, but need not be limited to, the
7means of notice, the number of people in attendance, the number
8of people who spoke as proponents or opponents of the waiver, a
9brief description of their comments, and whether there were any
10written statements submitted. The State Board shall review the
11applications and requests for completeness and shall compile
12the requests in reports to be filed with the General Assembly.
13The State Board shall file reports outlining the waivers
14requested by eligible applicants and appeals by eligible
15applicants of requests disapproved by the State Board with the
16Senate and the House of Representatives before each March 1 and
17October 1. The General Assembly may disapprove the report of
18the State Board in whole or in part within 60 calendar days
19after each house of the General Assembly next convenes after
20the report is filed by adoption of a resolution by a record
21vote of the majority of members elected in each house. If the
22General Assembly fails to disapprove any waiver request or
23appealed request within such 60 day period, the waiver or
24modification shall be deemed granted. Any resolution adopted by
25the General Assembly disapproving a report of the State Board
26in whole or in part shall be binding on the State Board.

 

 

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1    (e) An approved waiver or modification (except a waiver
2from or modification to a physical education mandate) may
3remain in effect for a period not to exceed 5 school years and
4may be renewed upon application by the eligible applicant.
5However, such waiver or modification may be changed within that
65-year period by a board or regional superintendent of schools
7applying on behalf of schools or programs operated by the
8regional office of education following the procedure as set
9forth in this Section for the initial waiver or modification
10request. If neither the State Board of Education nor the
11General Assembly disapproves, the change is deemed granted.
12    An approved waiver from or modification to a physical
13education mandate may remain in effect for a period not to
14exceed 2 school years and may be renewed no more than 2 times
15upon application by the eligible applicant. An approved waiver
16from or modification to a physical education mandate may be
17changed within the 2-year period by the board or regional
18superintendent of schools, whichever is applicable, following
19the procedure set forth in this Section for the initial waiver
20or modification request. If neither the State Board of
21Education nor the General Assembly disapproves, the change is
22deemed granted.
23    (f) (Blank).
24(Source: P.A. 96-861, eff. 1-15-10; 96-1423, eff. 8-3-10;
2597-1025, eff. 1-1-13.)
 

 

 

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1    (105 ILCS 5/22-75)
2    Sec. 22-75. The Eradicate Domestic Violence Task Force.
3    (a) There is hereby created the Eradicate Domestic Violence
4Task Force. The Eradicate Domestic Violence Task Force shall
5develop a statewide effective and feasible prevention course
6for high school students designed to prevent interpersonal,
7adolescent violence based on the Step Back Program for boys and
8girls. The Clerk of the Circuit Court in the First Judicial
9District shall provide administrative staff and support to the
10task force.
11    (b) The Eradicate Domestic Violence Task Force shall do the
12following:
13        (1) Conduct meetings to evaluate the effectiveness and
14    feasibility of statewide implementation of the curricula
15    of the Step Back Program at Oak Park and River Forest High
16    School, located in Cook County, Illinois, for the
17    prevention of domestic violence.
18        (2) Invite the testimony of and confer with experts on
19    relevant topics as needed.
20        (3) Propose content for integration into school
21    curricula aimed at preventing domestic violence.
22        (4) Propose a method of training facilitators on the
23    school curricula aimed at preventing domestic violence.
24        (5) Propose partnerships with anti-violence agencies
25    to assist with the facilitator roles and the nature of the
26    partnerships.

 

 

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1        (6) Evaluate the approximate cost per school or school
2    district to implement and maintain school curricula aimed
3    at preventing domestic violence.
4        (7) Propose a funding source or sources to support
5    school curricula aimed at preventing domestic violence and
6    agencies that provide training to the facilitators, such as
7    a fee to be charged in domestic violence, sexual assault,
8    and related cases to be collected by the clerk of the court
9    for deposit into a special fund in the State treasury and
10    to be used to fund a proposed eradicate domestic violence
11    program in the schools of this State.
12        (8) Propose an evaluation structure to ensure that the
13    school curricula aimed at preventing domestic violence is
14    effectively taught by trained facilitators.
15        (9) Propose a method of evaluation for the purpose of
16    modifying the content of the curriculum over time,
17    including whether studies of the program should be
18    conducted by the University of Illinois' Interpersonal
19    Violence Prevention Information Center.
20        (10) Recommend legislation developed by the task
21    force, such as amending Sections 27-8.1 27-5 through
22    27-13.3 and 27-23.4 of this Code, and legislation to create
23    a fee to be charged in domestic violence, sexual assault,
24    and related cases to be collected by the clerk of court for
25    deposit into a special fund in the State treasury and to be
26    used to fund a proposed eradicate domestic violence program

 

 

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1    in the schools of this State.
2        (11) Produce a report of the task force's findings on
3    best practices and policies, which shall include a plan
4    with a phased and prioritized implementation timetable for
5    implementation of school curricula aimed at preventing
6    domestic violence in schools. The task force shall submit a
7    report to the General Assembly on or before April 1, 2013
8    on its findings, recommendations, and implementation plan.
9    Any task force reports must be published on the State Board
10    of Education's Internet website on the date the report is
11    delivered to the General Assembly.
12    (c) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
13House of Representatives shall each appoint one co-chairperson
14of the Eradicate Domestic Violence Task Force. The Minority
15Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the House of
16Representatives shall each appoint one member to the task
17force. In addition, the task force shall be comprised of the
18following members appointed by the State Board of Education and
19shall be representative of the geographic, racial, and ethnic
20diversity of this State:
21        (1) Four representatives involved with a program for
22    high school students at a high school that is located in a
23    municipality with a population of 2,000,000 or more and the
24    program is a daily, 6-week to 9-week, 45-session,
25    gender-specific, primary prevention course designed to
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1    violence, any systematic conduct that causes measurable
2    physical harm or emotional distress, sexual assault,
3    digital abuse, self-defense, and suicide.
4        (2) A representative of an interpersonal violence
5    prevention program within a State university.
6        (3) A representative of a statewide nonprofit,
7    nongovernmental, domestic violence organization.
8        (4) A representative of a different nonprofit,
9    nongovernmental domestic violence organization that is
10    located in a municipality with a population of 2,000,000 or
11    more.
12        (5) A representative of a statewide nonprofit,
13    nongovernmental, sexual assault organization.
14        (6) A representative of a different nonprofit,
15    nongovernmental, sexual assault organization based in a
16    county with a population of 3,000,000 or more.
17        (7) The State Superintendent of Education or his or her
18    designee.
19        (8) The Chief Executive Officer of City of Chicago
20    School District 299 or his or her designee or the President
21    of the Chicago Board of Education or his or her designee.
22        (9) A representative of the Department of Human
23    Services.
24        (10) A representative of a statewide, nonprofit
25    professional organization representing law enforcement
26    executives.

 

 

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1        (11) A representative of the Chicago Police
2    Department, Youth Services Division.
3        (12) The Clerk of the Circuit Court in the First
4    Judicial District or his or her designee.
5        (13) A representative of a statewide professional
6    teachers organization.
7        (14) A representative of a different statewide
8    professional teachers organization.
9        (15) A representative of a professional teachers
10    organization in a city having a population exceeding
11    500,000.
12        (16) A representative of an organization representing
13    principals.
14        (17) A representative of an organization representing
15    school administrators.
16        (18) A representative of an organization representing
17    school boards.
18        (19) A representative of an organization representing
19    school business officials.
20        (20) A representative of an organization representing
21    large unit school districts.
22    (d) The following underlying purposes should be liberally
23construed by the task force convened under this Section:
24        (1) Recognize that, according to the Centers for
25    Disease Control and Prevention, National Intimate Partner
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1    on average 24 people per minute are victims of rape,
2    physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in
3    the United States, equaling more than 12 million women and
4    men.
5        (2) Recognize that abused children and children
6    exposed to domestic violence in their homes may have short
7    and long-term physical, emotional, and learning problems,
8    including increased aggression, decreased responsiveness
9    to adults, failure to thrive, posttraumatic stress
10    disorder, depression, anxiety, hypervigilance and
11    hyperactivity, eating and sleeping problems, and
12    developmental delays, according to the Journal of
13    Interpersonal Violence and the Futures Without Violence
14    organization.
15        (3) Recognize that the Illinois Violence Prevention
16    Authority has found that children exposed to violence in
17    the media may become numb to the horror of violence, may
18    gradually accept violence as a way to solve problems, may
19    imitate the violence they see, and may identify with
20    certain characters, victims, or victimizers.
21        (4) Recognize that crimes and the incarceration of
22    youth are often associated with a history of child abuse
23    and exposure to domestic violence, according to Futures
24    Without Violence.
25        (5) Recognize that the cost of prosecuting crime in
26    this State is unnecessarily high due to a lack of

 

 

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1    prevention programs designed to eradicate domestic
2    violence.
3        (6) Recognize that sexual violence, stalking, and
4    intimate partner violence are serious and widespread
5    public health problems for children and adults in this
6    State.
7        (7) Recognize that intervention programs aimed at
8    preventing domestic violence may yield better results than
9    programs aimed at treating the victims of domestic
10    violence, because treatment programs may reduce the
11    likelihood that a particular woman will be re-victimized,
12    but might not otherwise reduce the overall amount of
13    domestic violence.
14        (8) Recognize that uniform, effective, feasible, and
15    widespread prevention of sexual violence and intimate
16    partner violence is a high priority in this State.
17        (9) Recognize that the Step Back Program at Oak Park
18    and River Forest High School in Cook County, Illinois, is a
19    daily, 6 to 9 week, 45-session, gender-specific, primary
20    prevention course for high school students designed to
21    raise awareness of topics, including dating and domestic
22    violence, bullying and harassment, sexual assault, digital
23    abuse, self-defense, and suicide. The Step Back Program is
24    co-facilitated by the high school and a nonprofit,
25    nongovernmental domestic violence prevention specialist
26    and service provider.

 

 

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1        (10) Develop a statewide effective prevention course
2    for high school students based on the Step Back Program for
3    boys and girls designed to prevent interpersonal,
4    adolescent violence.
5    (e) Members of the Eradicate Domestic Violence Task Force
6shall receive no compensation for their participation, but may
7be reimbursed by the State Board of Education for expenses in
8connection with their participation, including travel, if
9funds are available.
10    (f) Nothing in this Section or in the prevention course is
11intended to infringe upon any right to exercise free expression
12or the free exercise of religion or religiously based views
13protected under the First Amendment to the United States
14Constitution or under Section 3 or 4 of Article 1 of the
15Illinois Constitution.
16(Source: P.A. 97-1037, eff. 8-20-12.)
 
17    (105 ILCS 5/27-8.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1)
18    Sec. 27-8.1. Health examinations and immunizations.
19    (1) In compliance with rules and regulations which the
20Department of Public Health shall promulgate, and except as
21hereinafter provided, all children in Illinois shall have a
22health examination as follows: within one year prior to
23entering kindergarten or the first grade of any public,
24private, or parochial elementary school; upon entering the
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1school; prior to entrance into any public, private, or
2parochial nursery school; and, irrespective of grade,
3immediately prior to or upon entrance into any public, private,
4or parochial school or nursery school, each child shall present
5proof of having been examined in accordance with this Section
6and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. Any child
7who received a health examination within one year prior to
8entering the fifth grade for the 2007-2008 school year is not
9required to receive an additional health examination in order
10to comply with the provisions of Public Act 95-422 when he or
11she attends school for the 2008-2009 school year, unless the
12child is attending school for the first time as provided in
13this paragraph.
14    A tuberculosis skin test screening shall be included as a
15required part of each health examination included under this
16Section if the child resides in an area designated by the
17Department of Public Health as having a high incidence of
18tuberculosis. Additional health examinations of pupils,
19including eye examinations, may be required when deemed
20necessary by school authorities. Parents are encouraged to have
21their children undergo eye examinations at the same points in
22time required for health examinations.
23    (1.5) In compliance with rules adopted by the Department of
24Public Health and except as otherwise provided in this Section,
25all children in kindergarten and the second and sixth grades of
26any public, private, or parochial school shall have a dental

 

 

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1examination. Each of these children shall present proof of
2having been examined by a dentist in accordance with this
3Section and rules adopted under this Section before May 15th of
4the school year. If a child in the second or sixth grade fails
5to present proof by May 15th, the school may hold the child's
6report card until one of the following occurs: (i) the child
7presents proof of a completed dental examination or (ii) the
8child presents proof that a dental examination will take place
9within 60 days after May 15th. The Department of Public Health
10shall establish, by rule, a waiver for children who show an
11undue burden or a lack of access to a dentist. Each public,
12private, and parochial school must give notice of this dental
13examination requirement to the parents and guardians of
14students at least 60 days before May 15th of each school year.
15    (1.10) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, all
16children enrolling in kindergarten in a public, private, or
17parochial school on or after the effective date of this
18amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly and any student
19enrolling for the first time in a public, private, or parochial
20school on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
21the 95th General Assembly shall have an eye examination. Each
22of these children shall present proof of having been examined
23by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its
24branches or a licensed optometrist within the previous year, in
25accordance with this Section and rules adopted under this
26Section, before October 15th of the school year. If the child

 

 

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1fails to present proof by October 15th, the school may hold the
2child's report card until one of the following occurs: (i) the
3child presents proof of a completed eye examination or (ii) the
4child presents proof that an eye examination will take place
5within 60 days after October 15th. The Department of Public
6Health shall establish, by rule, a waiver for children who show
7an undue burden or a lack of access to a physician licensed to
8practice medicine in all of its branches who provides eye
9examinations or to a licensed optometrist. Each public,
10private, and parochial school must give notice of this eye
11examination requirement to the parents and guardians of
12students in compliance with rules of the Department of Public
13Health. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to allow a
14school to exclude a child from attending because of a parent's
15or guardian's failure to obtain an eye examination for the
16child.
17    (2) The Department of Public Health shall promulgate rules
18and regulations specifying the examinations and procedures
19that constitute a health examination, which shall include the
20collection of data relating to obesity (including at a minimum,
21date of birth, gender, height, weight, blood pressure, and date
22of exam), and a dental examination and may recommend by rule
23that certain additional examinations be performed. The rules
24and regulations of the Department of Public Health shall
25specify that a tuberculosis skin test screening shall be
26included as a required part of each health examination included

 

 

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1under this Section if the child resides in an area designated
2by the Department of Public Health as having a high incidence
3of tuberculosis. The Department of Public Health shall specify
4that a diabetes screening as defined by rule shall be included
5as a required part of each health examination. Diabetes testing
6is not required.
7    Physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its
8branches, advanced practice nurses who have a written
9collaborative agreement with a collaborating physician which
10authorizes them to perform health examinations, or physician
11assistants who have been delegated the performance of health
12examinations by their supervising physician shall be
13responsible for the performance of the health examinations,
14other than dental examinations, eye examinations, and vision
15and hearing screening, and shall sign all report forms required
16by subsection (4) of this Section that pertain to those
17portions of the health examination for which the physician,
18advanced practice nurse, or physician assistant is
19responsible. If a registered nurse performs any part of a
20health examination, then a physician licensed to practice
21medicine in all of its branches must review and sign all
22required report forms. Licensed dentists shall perform all
23dental examinations and shall sign all report forms required by
24subsection (4) of this Section that pertain to the dental
25examinations. Physicians licensed to practice medicine in all
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1examinations required by this Section and shall sign all report
2forms required by subsection (4) of this Section that pertain
3to the eye examination. For purposes of this Section, an eye
4examination shall at a minimum include history, visual acuity,
5subjective refraction to best visual acuity near and far,
6internal and external examination, and a glaucoma evaluation,
7as well as any other tests or observations that in the
8professional judgment of the doctor are necessary. Vision and
9hearing screening tests, which shall not be considered
10examinations as that term is used in this Section, shall be
11conducted in accordance with rules and regulations of the
12Department of Public Health, and by individuals whom the
13Department of Public Health has certified. In these rules and
14regulations, the Department of Public Health shall require that
15individuals conducting vision screening tests give a child's
16parent or guardian written notification, before the vision
17screening is conducted, that states, "Vision screening is not a
18substitute for a complete eye and vision evaluation by an eye
19doctor. Your child is not required to undergo this vision
20screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has completed
21and signed a report form indicating that an examination has
22been administered within the previous 12 months."
23    (3) Every child shall, at or about the same time as he or
24she receives a health examination required by subsection (1) of
25this Section, present to the local school proof of having
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1diseases as the Department of Public Health shall require by
2rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this Section and
3the Communicable Disease Prevention Act.
4    (4) The individuals conducting the health examination,
5dental examination, or eye examination shall record the fact of
6having conducted the examination, and such additional
7information as required, including for a health examination
8data relating to obesity (including at a minimum, date of
9birth, gender, height, weight, blood pressure, and date of
10exam), on uniform forms which the Department of Public Health
11and the State Board of Education shall prescribe for statewide
12use. The examiner shall summarize on the report form any
13condition that he or she suspects indicates a need for special
14services, including for a health examination factors relating
15to obesity. The individuals confirming the administration of
16required immunizations shall record as indicated on the form
17that the immunizations were administered.
18    (5) If a child does not submit proof of having had either
19the health examination or the immunization as required, then
20the child shall be examined or receive the immunization, as the
21case may be, and present proof by October 15 of the current
22school year, or by an earlier date of the current school year
23established by a school district. To establish a date before
24October 15 of the current school year for the health
25examination or immunization as required, a school district must
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1to the earlier established date. If for medical reasons one or
2more of the required immunizations must be given after October
315 of the current school year, or after an earlier established
4date of the current school year, then the child shall present,
5by October 15, or by the earlier established date, a schedule
6for the administration of the immunizations and a statement of
7the medical reasons causing the delay, both the schedule and
8the statement being issued by the physician, advanced practice
9nurse, physician assistant, registered nurse, or local health
10department that will be responsible for administration of the
11remaining required immunizations. If a child does not comply by
12October 15, or by the earlier established date of the current
13school year, with the requirements of this subsection, then the
14local school authority shall exclude that child from school
15until such time as the child presents proof of having had the
16health examination as required and presents proof of having
17received those required immunizations which are medically
18possible to receive immediately. During a child's exclusion
19from school for noncompliance with this subsection, the child's
20parents or legal guardian shall be considered in violation of
21Section 26-1 and subject to any penalty imposed by Section
2226-10. This subsection (5) does not apply to dental
23examinations and eye examinations. Until June 30, 2015, if the
24student is an out-of-state transfer student and does not have
25the proof required under this subsection (5) before October 15
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1district, then he or she may only attend classes (i) if he or
2she has proof that an appointment for the required vaccinations
3has been scheduled with a party authorized to submit proof of
4the required vaccinations. If the proof of vaccination required
5under this subsection (5) is not submitted within 30 days after
6the student is permitted to attend classes, then the student is
7not to be permitted to attend classes until proof of the
8vaccinations has been properly submitted. No school district or
9employee of a school district shall be held liable for any
10injury or illness to another person that results from admitting
11an out-of-state transfer student to class that has an
12appointment scheduled pursuant to this subsection (5).
13    (6) Every school shall report to the State Board of
14Education by November 15, in the manner which that agency shall
15require, the number of children who have received the necessary
16immunizations and the health examination (other than a dental
17examination or eye examination) as required, indicating, of
18those who have not received the immunizations and examination
19as required, the number of children who are exempt from health
20examination and immunization requirements on religious or
21medical grounds as provided in subsection (8). On or before
22December 1 of each year, every public school district and
23registered nonpublic school shall make publicly available the
24immunization data they are required to submit to the State
25Board of Education by November 15. The immunization data made
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1district or school has reported to the State Board of
2Education.
3    Every school shall report to the State Board of Education
4by June 30, in the manner that the State Board requires, the
5number of children who have received the required dental
6examination, indicating, of those who have not received the
7required dental examination, the number of children who are
8exempt from the dental examination on religious grounds as
9provided in subsection (8) of this Section and the number of
10children who have received a waiver under subsection (1.5) of
11this Section.
12    Every school shall report to the State Board of Education
13by June 30, in the manner that the State Board requires, the
14number of children who have received the required eye
15examination, indicating, of those who have not received the
16required eye examination, the number of children who are exempt
17from the eye examination as provided in subsection (8) of this
18Section, the number of children who have received a waiver
19under subsection (1.10) of this Section, and the total number
20of children in noncompliance with the eye examination
21requirement.
22    The reported information under this subsection (6) shall be
23provided to the Department of Public Health by the State Board
24of Education.
25    (7) Upon determining that the number of pupils who are
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1Section is below 90% of the number of pupils enrolled in the
2school district, 10% of each State aid payment made pursuant to
3Section 18-8.05 to the school district for such year may be
4withheld by the State Board of Education until the number of
5students in compliance with subsection (5) is the applicable
6specified percentage or higher.
7    (8) Parents or legal guardians who object to health,
8dental, or eye examinations or any part thereof, or to
9immunizations, on religious grounds shall not be required to
10submit their children or wards to the examinations or
11immunizations to which they so object if such parents or legal
12guardians present to the appropriate local school authority a
13signed statement of objection, detailing the grounds for the
14objection. If the physical condition of the child is such that
15any one or more of the immunizing agents should not be
16administered, the examining physician, advanced practice
17nurse, or physician assistant responsible for the performance
18of the health examination shall endorse that fact upon the
19health examination form. Exempting a child from the health,
20dental, or eye examination does not exempt the child from
21participation in a the program of physical education training
22provided in Sections 27-5 through 27-7 of this Code.
23    (9) For the purposes of this Section, "nursery schools"
24means those nursery schools operated by elementary school
25systems or secondary level school units or institutions of
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1(Source: P.A. 96-953, eff. 6-28-10; 97-216, eff. 1-1-12;
297-910, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
3    (105 ILCS 5/27-22.05)
4    Sec. 27-22.05. Required course substitute. Notwithstanding
5any other provision of this Article or this Code, a school
6board that maintains any of grades 9 through 12 is authorized
7to adopt a policy under which a student who is enrolled in any
8of those grades may satisfy one or more high school course or
9graduation requirements, including but not limited to any
10requirements under Section Sections 27-6 and 27-22, by
11substituting for and successfully completing in place of the
12high school course or graduation requirement a related
13vocational or technical education course. A vocational or
14technical education course shall not qualify as a related
15vocational or technical education course within the meaning of
16this Section unless it contains at least 50% of the content of
17the required course or graduation requirement for which it is
18substituted, as determined by the State Board of Education in
19accordance with standards that it shall adopt and uniformly
20apply for purposes of this Section. No vocational or technical
21education course may be substituted for a required course or
22graduation requirement under any policy adopted by a school
23board as authorized in this Section unless the pupil's parent
24or guardian first requests the substitution and approves it in
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1purposes of this Section.
2(Source: P.A. 88-269.)
 
3    (105 ILCS 5/27-5 rep.)
4    (105 ILCS 5/27-6 rep.)
5    (105 ILCS 5/27-7 rep.)
6    Section 10. The School Code is amended by repealing
7Sections 27-5, 27-6, and 27-7.
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
92013.