SB 2829 — SCH CD-MISCELLANEOUS

SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b AN ACT concerning education.

The architect or SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b engineer, using the document known as "Building Specifications for Health and Safety in Public Schools" as a guide, shall make a report of the findings of the survey to the school board, giving priority in that report to fire safety problems and recommendations thereon if any such problems exist.

(b) Within 2 years after September 23, the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983, and every 10 years thereafter, or at such other times as the State Board of Education deems SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b necessary or the regional superintendent so orders, each school board subject to the provisions of this Section shall again survey its school buildings and effectuate any recommendations in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.

(D) Urgent and required items shall reference a specific rule in the code authorized by this Section that is currently being violated or will be violated within the next 12 months if the violation is not SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 4 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b remedied.

The combined document shall be known as the "Health/Life Safety Code for Public Schools" and shall be the governing code for all facilities that house public school students or are otherwise used for public school purposes, SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 5 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b whether such facilities are permanent or temporary and whether they are owned, leased, rented, or otherwise used by the district.

SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 6 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b (i) The State Board of Education is authorized to adopt any rules that are necessary relating to the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Section.

Schools on academic watch status that do not meet adequate yearly progress criteria for a fifth or subsequent annual calculation in the same subgroup and in SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 7 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b the same subject or in their participation rate, attendance rate, or graduation rate shall remain on academic watch status.

The revised School Improvement Plan for a school that remains on academic watch status after a fifth annual calculation must be approved by the school board (and by the SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 8 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b school’s local school council in a district operating under Article 34 of this Code, unless the school is on probation pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 34-8.3 of this Code) and the State Superintendent of Education.

SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 9 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b Districts on academic early warning or academic watch status that meet adequate yearly progress criteria for one annual calculation shall be considered as having met expectations and shall be removed from any status designation.

(c) All revised School and District Improvement Plans shall SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 10 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b be developed in collaboration with parents, staff in the affected school or school district, and outside experts.

The State Board of Education shall provide technical assistance to assist with the development and SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 11 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b implementation of School and District Improvement Plans the improvement plan.

If a school district is nonrecognized in its entirety, it shall automatically be dissolved on July 1 following that nonrecognition and its SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 12 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b territory realigned with another school district or districts by the regional board of school trustees in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 7-11 of the School Code.

Waivers may not be SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 13 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b requested from laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to special education, teacher certification, teacher tenure and seniority, or Section 5-2.1 of this Code or from compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110).

If the applicant is a school district, the public hearing must be preceded by at least one published notice occurring at least 7 SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 14 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b days prior to the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the school district that sets forth the time, date, place, and general subject matter of the hearing.

The State Board may disapprove any request if it is not based upon sound SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 15 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b educational practices, endangers the health or safety of students or staff, compromises equal opportunities for learning, or fails to demonstrate that the intent of the rule or mandate can be addressed in a more effective, efficient, or economical manner or have improved student performance as a primary goal.

(e) An approved waiver or modification may remain in effect for a period not to exceed 5 school years and may be renewed SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 16 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b upon application by the eligible applicant.

Following approval of such plans, the State Board of Education shall provide State funds, appropriated for this purpose, to aid in conducting and contracting with not-for-profit SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 17 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b organizations to conduct such programs.

1-24-95.) SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 18 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b (105 ILCS 5/2-3.64) (from Ch.

and (3) all pupils enrolled in the 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 8th grades in SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 19 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b writing during the 2008-2009 school year and each school year thereafter.

Such remediation programs may include, but shall not be limited to, increased or concentrated instructional time, a remedial summer school program of not less than 90 hours, improved instructional approaches, tutorial sessions, retention in SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 20 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b grade, and modifications to instructional materials.

If the school district determines, on a case-by-case individual basis, that a Limited SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 21 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b English Proficient student academic content assessment would likely yield more accurate and reliable information on what the student knows and can do, the school district may make a determination to assess the student using a Limited English Proficient student academic content assessment for a period that does not exceed 2 additional consecutive years, provided that the student has not yet reached a level of English language proficiency sufficient to yield valid and reliable information on what the student knows and can do on the regular State test.

SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 22 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b The State Board of Education shall establish a period of time, to be referred to as the State test window, in each school year for which State testing shall occur to meet the objectives of this Section.

The State Board of Education shall monitor the use of short SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 23 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b answer questions in the math and reading assessments or in other assessments in order to demonstrate that the use of short answer questions results in a statistically significant improvement in student achievement as measured on the State assessments for math and reading or on other State assessments and is justifiable in terms of cost and student performance.

(c) Beginning with the 2000-2001 school year, each school SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 24 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b district that operates a high school program for students in grades 9 through 12 shall annually administer the Prairie State Achievement Examination established under this subsection to its students as set forth below.

For each academic area the State Board SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 25 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b of Education shall establish the score that qualifies for the Prairie State Achievement Award on that portion of the examination.

(d) Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, all schools in this State that are part of the sample drawn by the National SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 26 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b Center for Education Statistics, in collaboration with their school districts and the State Board of Education, shall administer the biennial State academic assessments of 4th and 8th grade reading and mathematics under the National Assessment of Educational Progress carried out under Section m11(b)(2) of the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C.

(a) In Class I or Class II county school units the school board may use either a cash basis or accrual system of SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 27 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b accounting;

In this Section, "newspaper of general circulation" means a newspaper of general circulation published in the school district, or, if no newspaper is published in the school SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 28 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b district, a newspaper published in the county where the school district is located or, if no newspaper is published in the county, a newspaper published in the educational service region where the regional superintendent of schools has supervision and control of the school district.

After December 15 annually the regional superintendent of schools shall withhold from each treasurer any public moneys due to be distributed to the treasurer until the duties required under this Section have SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 29 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b been complied with.

In Class II county school units such statement shall be prepared and made available to the public, in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section, published by the township treasurer of the unit within which such districts are located, SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 30 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b except with respect to the school board of any school district that no longer is subject to the jurisdiction and authority of a township treasurer or trustees of schools of a township because the district has withdrawn from the jurisdiction and authority of the township treasurer and trustees of schools of the township or because those offices have been abolished as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of Section 5-1, and as to each such school district the statement required by this Section shall be prepared and made available to the public, in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section, published by the school board of such district in the same manner as required for school boards of school districts situated in Class I county school units.

In addition to wages and salaries all other moneys in the aggregate paid to recipients of $1,000 or more, giving the name of the person, firm or corporation and the total amount SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 31 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b received by each.

Any SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 32 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b resident of the school district may receive a copy of this report, upon request, by paying a reasonable charge to defray the costs of preparing such copy.

Upon receipt of this authorization, the school SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 33 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b district or the appropriate regional superintendent, as the case may be, shall submit the applicant’s name, sex, race, date of birth, social security number, fingerprint images, and other identifiers, as prescribed by the Department of State Police, to the Department.

(b) Any information concerning the record of convictions obtained by the president of the school board or the regional superintendent shall be confidential and may only be transmitted to the superintendent of the school district or his designee, the appropriate regional superintendent if the check was requested by the school district, the presidents of the SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 34 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b appropriate school boards if the check was requested from the Department of State Police by the regional superintendent, the State Superintendent of Education, the State Teacher Certification Board or any other person necessary to the decision of hiring the applicant for employment.

If a check of an applicant for employment as a substitute or concurrent part-time teacher or concurrent educational support personnel employee in more than one school district was requested by the regional superintendent, and the Department of State Police upon a check ascertains that the applicant has not been convicted of any of the enumerated criminal or drug offenses in subsection (c) or has not been convicted, within 7 years of the application for employment with the school district, of any other felony under the laws of this State or of any offense committed or attempted in any other state or against the laws of the United States that, if committed or attempted in this State, would have been punishable as a felony under the laws of this State and so notifies the regional superintendent and if the regional superintendent upon a check ascertains that the applicant has not been identified in the Sex Offender Database as a sex offender, then the regional superintendent shall issue to the applicant a certificate evidencing that as of the date specified by the Department of State Police the applicant has not been convicted of any of the enumerated criminal or drug offenses in subsection (c) or has not been convicted, within 7 years of the application for employment with the school district, of any other felony under the laws of this State or of any offense committed or attempted in any other state or against the laws of the United States that, if committed or attempted in this State, would have been punishable as a felony SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 35 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b under the laws of this State and evidencing that as of the date that the regional superintendent conducted a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database, the applicant has not been identified in the Database as a sex offender.

Further, no school board shall knowingly employ a person who has been found to be the SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 36 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b perpetrator of sexual or physical abuse of any minor under 18 years of age pursuant to proceedings under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.

revised 8-19-05.) SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 37 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b (105 ILCS 5/27-1) (from Ch.

No student shall be refused admission into or be excluded SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 38 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b from any course of instruction offered in the common schools by reason of that person’s sex.

Any school district, maintaining a school, transporting resident pupils to another school district’s vocational program, offered through a joint agreement approved by the State Board of Education, as provided in Section 10-22.22 or transporting its resident pupils to a school which meets the standards for recognition as established by the State Board of Education which provides transportation meeting the standards of safety, comfort, convenience, efficiency and operation prescribed by the State Board of Education for resident pupils in SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 39 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b kindergarten or any of grades 1 through 12 who:

School day means that period of time which the pupil is SB2829 EngrossedEnrolled - 40 - LRB094 16378 NHT 53311 b required to be in attendance for instructional purposes.