Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1009 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1009 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act 105 ILCS 5/10-17a from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a 105 ILCS 5/34-18.24 Creates the Lead in Schools Reporting Act. Provides that on an annual basis the Department of Public Health, in coordination with local departments of public health serving the City of Chicago, shall conduct specified lead testing at public school facilities within the City. Provides that the results from such testing shall be transmitted to the State Board of Education. Provides that the Department shall notify the State Board if a detected lead level meets a level that the Department deems unsafe. Amends the School Code. Provides that the school report cards for the Chicago school district shall include lead testing results and that students in the district may transfer from one attendance center to another attendance center within or outside of the district if any lead levels at his or her current attendance center meet a level that the Department deems unsafe. Makes other changes to the provisions concerning transfers. LRB103 04838 RJT 49848 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1009 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act 105 ILCS 5/10-17a from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a 105 ILCS 5/34-18.24 New Act 105 ILCS 5/10-17a from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a 105 ILCS 5/34-18.24 Creates the Lead in Schools Reporting Act. Provides that on an annual basis the Department of Public Health, in coordination with local departments of public health serving the City of Chicago, shall conduct specified lead testing at public school facilities within the City. Provides that the results from such testing shall be transmitted to the State Board of Education. Provides that the Department shall notify the State Board if a detected lead level meets a level that the Department deems unsafe. Amends the School Code. Provides that the school report cards for the Chicago school district shall include lead testing results and that students in the district may transfer from one attendance center to another attendance center within or outside of the district if any lead levels at his or her current attendance center meet a level that the Department deems unsafe. Makes other changes to the provisions concerning transfers. LRB103 04838 RJT 49848 b LRB103 04838 RJT 49848 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1009 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	New Act 105 ILCS 5/10-17a from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a 105 ILCS 5/34-18.24 New Act 105 ILCS 5/10-17a from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a 105 ILCS 5/34-18.24
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7	7	Creates the Lead in Schools Reporting Act. Provides that on an annual basis the Department of Public Health, in coordination with local departments of public health serving the City of Chicago, shall conduct specified lead testing at public school facilities within the City. Provides that the results from such testing shall be transmitted to the State Board of Education. Provides that the Department shall notify the State Board if a detected lead level meets a level that the Department deems unsafe. Amends the School Code. Provides that the school report cards for the Chicago school district shall include lead testing results and that students in the district may transfer from one attendance center to another attendance center within or outside of the district if any lead levels at his or her current attendance center meet a level that the Department deems unsafe. Makes other changes to the provisions concerning transfers.
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15	15	1 AN ACT concerning education.
16	16	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
17	17	3 represented in the General Assembly:
18	18	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Lead
19	19	5 in Schools Reporting Act.
20	20	6 Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
21	21	7 "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
22	22	8 "Lead inspector" means an individual who has been trained
23	23	9 by a Department-approved training program and is licensed by
24	24	10 the Department to conduct lead inspections; to sample for the
25	25	11 presence of lead in paint, dust, soil, and water; and to
26	26	12 conduct compliance investigations.
27	27	13 Section 10. Lead testing and reporting. On an annual
28	28	14 basis, the Department of Public Health, in coordination with
29	29	15 local departments of public health serving the City of
30	30	16 Chicago, shall employ lead inspectors to test all public
31	31	17 school facilities within the City of Chicago for the presence
32	32	18 of lead in paint, dust, soil, and water. The results of this
33	33	19 lead testing shall be transmitted to the State Board of
34	34	20 Education for the purpose of inclusion in school report cards.
35	35	21 The Department shall notify the State Board of Education if a
36	36	22 lead level detected in the paint, dust, soil, or water at a
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41	41	New Act 105 ILCS 5/10-17a from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a 105 ILCS 5/34-18.24 New Act 105 ILCS 5/10-17a from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a 105 ILCS 5/34-18.24
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45	45	Creates the Lead in Schools Reporting Act. Provides that on an annual basis the Department of Public Health, in coordination with local departments of public health serving the City of Chicago, shall conduct specified lead testing at public school facilities within the City. Provides that the results from such testing shall be transmitted to the State Board of Education. Provides that the Department shall notify the State Board if a detected lead level meets a level that the Department deems unsafe. Amends the School Code. Provides that the school report cards for the Chicago school district shall include lead testing results and that students in the district may transfer from one attendance center to another attendance center within or outside of the district if any lead levels at his or her current attendance center meet a level that the Department deems unsafe. Makes other changes to the provisions concerning transfers.
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81	81	1 public school facility in the City of Chicago meets a level
82	82	2 that the Department deems unsafe, including, but not limited
83	83	3 to, the current State or federal action levels for lead in
84	84	4 drinking water at the time results are transmitted by the
85	85	5 Department to the State Board of Education.
86	86	6 Section 90. The School Code is amended by changing
87	87	7 Sections 10-17a and 34-18.24 as follows:
88	88	8 (105 ILCS 5/10-17a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a)
89	89	9 Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report
90	90	10 cards.
91	91	11 (1) By October 31, 2013 and October 31 of each subsequent
92	92	12 school year, the State Board of Education, through the State
93	93	13 Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a State report
94	94	14 card, school district report cards, and school report cards,
95	95	15 and shall by the most economical means provide to each school
96	96	16 district in this State, including special charter districts
97	97	17 and districts subject to the provisions of Article 34, the
98	98	18 report cards for the school district and each of its schools.
99	99	19 Because of the impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency
100	100	20 during school year 2020-2021, the State Board of Education
101	101	21 shall have until December 31, 2021 to prepare and provide the
102	102	22 report cards that would otherwise be due by October 31, 2021.
103	103	23 During a school year in which the Governor has declared a
104	104	24 disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section
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115	115	1 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, the report
116	116	2 cards for the school districts and each of its schools shall be
117	117	3 prepared by December 31.
118	118	4 (2) In addition to any information required by federal
119	119	5 law, the State Superintendent shall determine the indicators
120	120	6 and presentation of the school report card, which must
121	121	7 include, at a minimum, the most current data collected and
122	122	8 maintained by the State Board of Education related to the
123	123	9 following:
124	124	10 (A) school characteristics and student demographics,
125	125	11 including average class size, average teaching experience,
126	126	12 student racial/ethnic breakdown, and the percentage of
127	127	13 students classified as low-income; the percentage of
128	128	14 students classified as English learners, the number of
129	129	15 students who graduate from a bilingual or English learner
130	130	16 program, and the number of students who graduate from,
131	131	17 transfer from, or otherwise leave bilingual programs; the
132	132	18 percentage of students who have individualized education
133	133	19 plans or 504 plans that provide for special education
134	134	20 services; the number and percentage of all students who
135	135	21 have been assessed for placement in a gifted education or
136	136	22 advanced academic program and, of those students: (i) the
137	137	23 racial and ethnic breakdown, (ii) the percentage who are
138	138	24 classified as low-income, and (iii) the number and
139	139	25 percentage of students who received direct instruction
140	140	26 from a teacher who holds a gifted education endorsement
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151	151	1 and, of those students, the percentage who are classified
152	152	2 as low-income; the percentage of students scoring at the
153	153	3 "exceeds expectations" level on the assessments required
154	154	4 under Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code; the percentage of
155	155	5 students who annually transferred in or out of the school
156	156	6 district; average daily attendance; the per-pupil
157	157	7 operating expenditure of the school district; and the
158	158	8 per-pupil State average operating expenditure for the
159	159	9 district type (elementary, high school, or unit);
160	160	10 (B) curriculum information, including, where
161	161	11 applicable, Advanced Placement, International
162	162	12 Baccalaureate or equivalent courses, dual enrollment
163	163	13 courses, foreign language classes, computer science
164	164	14 courses, school personnel resources (including Career
165	165	15 Technical Education teachers), before and after school
166	166	16 programs, extracurricular activities, subjects in which
167	167	17 elective classes are offered, health and wellness
168	168	18 initiatives (including the average number of days of
169	169	19 Physical Education per week per student), approved
170	170	20 programs of study, awards received, community
171	171	21 partnerships, and special programs such as programming for
172	172	22 the gifted and talented, students with disabilities, and
173	173	23 work-study students;
174	174	24 (C) student outcomes, including, where applicable, the
175	175	25 percentage of students deemed proficient on assessments of
176	176	26 State standards, the percentage of students in the eighth
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187	187	1 grade who pass Algebra, the percentage of students who
188	188	2 participated in workplace learning experiences, the
189	189	3 percentage of students enrolled in post-secondary
190	190	4 institutions (including colleges, universities, community
191	191	5 colleges, trade/vocational schools, and training programs
192	192	6 leading to career certification within 2 semesters of high
193	193	7 school graduation), the percentage of students graduating
194	194	8 from high school who are college and career ready, and the
195	195	9 percentage of graduates enrolled in community colleges,
196	196	10 colleges, and universities who are in one or more courses
197	197	11 that the community college, college, or university
198	198	12 identifies as a developmental course;
199	199	13 (D) student progress, including, where applicable, the
200	200	14 percentage of students in the ninth grade who have earned
201	201	15 5 credits or more without failing more than one core
202	202	16 class, a measure of students entering kindergarten ready
203	203	17 to learn, a measure of growth, and the percentage of
204	204	18 students who enter high school on track for college and
205	205	19 career readiness;
206	206	20 (E) the school environment, including, where
207	207	21 applicable, high school dropout rate by grade level, the
208	208	22 percentage of students with less than 10 absences in a
209	209	23 school year, the percentage of teachers with less than 10
210	210	24 absences in a school year for reasons other than
211	211	25 professional development, leaves taken pursuant to the
212	212	26 federal Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, long-term
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223	223	1 disability, or parental leaves, the 3-year average of the
224	224	2 percentage of teachers returning to the school from the
225	225	3 previous year, the number of different principals at the
226	226	4 school in the last 6 years, the number of teachers who hold
227	227	5 a gifted education endorsement, the process and criteria
228	228	6 used by the district to determine whether a student is
229	229	7 eligible for participation in a gifted education program
230	230	8 or advanced academic program and the manner in which
231	231	9 parents and guardians are made aware of the process and
232	232	10 criteria, the number of teachers who are National Board
233	233	11 Certified Teachers, disaggregated by race and ethnicity, 2
234	234	12 or more indicators from any school climate survey selected
235	235	13 or approved by the State and administered pursuant to
236	236	14 Section 2-3.153 of this Code, with the same or similar
237	237	15 indicators included on school report cards for all surveys
238	238	16 selected or approved by the State pursuant to Section
239	239	17 2-3.153 of this Code, the combined percentage of teachers
240	240	18 rated as proficient or excellent in their most recent
241	241	19 evaluation, and, beginning with the 2022-2023 school year,
242	242	20 data on the number of incidents of violence that occurred
243	243	21 on school grounds or during school-related activities and
244	244	22 that resulted in an out-of-school suspension, expulsion,
245	245	23 or removal to an alternative setting, as reported pursuant
246	246	24 to Section 2-3.162;
247	247	25 (F) a school district's and its individual schools'
248	248	26 balanced accountability measure, in accordance with
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259	259	1 Section 2-3.25a of this Code;
260	260	2 (G) the total and per pupil normal cost amount the
261	261	3 State contributed to the Teachers' Retirement System of
262	262	4 the State of Illinois in the prior fiscal year for the
263	263	5 school's employees, which shall be reported to the State
264	264	6 Board of Education by the Teachers' Retirement System of
265	265	7 the State of Illinois;
266	266	8 (H) for a school district organized under Article 34
267	267	9 of this Code only, State contributions to the Public
268	268	10 School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago
269	269	11 and State contributions for health care for employees of
270	270	12 that school district;
271	271	13 (I) a school district's Final Percent of Adequacy, as
272	272	14 defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of Section
273	273	15 18-8.15 of this Code;
274	274	16 (J) a school district's Local Capacity Target, as
275	275	17 defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section
276	276	18 18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount;
277	277	19 (K) a school district's Real Receipts, as defined in
278	278	20 paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15 of this
279	279	21 Code, divided by a school district's Adequacy Target, as
280	280	22 defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section
281	281	23 18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount;
282	282	24 (L) a school district's administrative costs;
283	283	25 (M) whether or not the school has participated in the
284	284	26 Illinois Youth Survey. In this paragraph (M), "Illinois
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295	295	1 Youth Survey" means a self-report survey, administered in
296	296	2 school settings every 2 years, designed to gather
297	297	3 information about health and social indicators, including
298	298	4 substance abuse patterns and the attitudes of students in
299	299	5 grades 8, 10, and 12; and
300	300	6 (N) whether the school offered its students career and
301	301	7 technical education opportunities; and .
302	302	8 (O) for a school in a school district organized under
303	303	9 Article 34 of this Code, the lead levels at the school as
304	304	10 reported to the State Board of Education under the Lead in
305	305	11 Schools Reporting Act, including whether any lead levels
306	306	12 meet a level the Department of Public Health deems unsafe.
307	307	13 The school report card shall also provide information that
308	308	14 allows for comparing the current outcome, progress, and
309	309	15 environment data to the State average, to the school data from
310	310	16 the past 5 years, and to the outcomes, progress, and
311	311	17 environment of similar schools based on the type of school and
312	312	18 enrollment of low-income students, special education students,
313	313	19 and English learners.
314	314	20 As used in this subsection (2):
315	315	21 "Administrative costs" means costs associated with
316	316	22 executive, administrative, or managerial functions within the
317	317	23 school district that involve planning, organizing, managing,
318	318	24 or directing the school district.
319	319	25 "Advanced academic program" means a course of study to
320	320	26 which students are assigned based on advanced cognitive
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331	331	1 ability or advanced academic achievement compared to local age
332	332	2 peers and in which the curriculum is substantially
333	333	3 differentiated from the general curriculum to provide
334	334	4 appropriate challenge and pace.
335	335	5 "Computer science" means the study of computers and
336	336	6 algorithms, including their principles, their hardware and
337	337	7 software designs, their implementation, and their impact on
338	338	8 society. "Computer science" does not include the study of
339	339	9 everyday uses of computers and computer applications, such as
340	340	10 keyboarding or accessing the Internet.
341	341	11 "Gifted education" means educational services, including
342	342	12 differentiated curricula and instructional methods, designed
343	343	13 to meet the needs of gifted children as defined in Article 14A
344	344	14 of this Code.
345	345	15 For the purposes of paragraph (A) of this subsection (2),
346	346	16 "average daily attendance" means the average of the actual
347	347	17 number of attendance days during the previous school year for
348	348	18 any enrolled student who is subject to compulsory attendance
349	349	19 by Section 26-1 of this Code at each school and charter school.
350	350	20 (3) At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the
351	351	21 school district report card shall include a subset of the
352	352	22 information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of
353	353	23 subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information
354	354	24 relating to the operating expense per pupil and other finances
355	355	25 of the school district, and the State report card shall
356	356	26 include a subset of the information identified in paragraphs
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367	367	1 (A) through (E) and paragraph (N) of subsection (2) of this
368	368	2 Section. The school district report card shall include the
369	369	3 average daily attendance, as that term is defined in
370	370	4 subsection (2) of this Section, of students who have
371	371	5 individualized education programs and students who have 504
372	372	6 plans that provide for special education services within the
373	373	7 school district.
374	374	8 (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
375	375	9 Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the
376	376	10 State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to
377	377	11 amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or
378	378	12 State report card.
379	379	13 (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt
380	380	14 of the school district and school report cards from the State
381	381	15 Superintendent of Education, each school district, including
382	382	16 special charter districts and districts subject to the
383	383	17 provisions of Article 34, shall present such report cards at a
384	384	18 regular school board meeting subject to applicable notice
385	385	19 requirements, post the report cards on the school district's
386	386	20 Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web
387	387	21 site, make the report cards available to a newspaper of
388	388	22 general circulation serving the district, and, upon request,
389	389	23 send the report cards home to a parent (unless the district
390	390	24 does not maintain an Internet web site, in which case the
391	391	25 report card shall be sent home to parents without request). If
392	392	26 the district posts the report card on its Internet web site,
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403	403	1 the district shall send a written notice home to parents
404	404	2 stating (i) that the report card is available on the web site,
405	405	3 (ii) the address of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of
406	406	4 the report card will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv)
407	407	5 the telephone number that parents may call to request a
408	408	6 printed copy of the report card.
409	409	7 (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 repeals,
410	410	8 supersedes, invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in
411	411	9 lawsuits pending on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
412	412	10 Act 98-648) in Illinois courts involving the interpretation of
413	413	11 Public Act 97-8.
414	414	12 (Source: P.A. 101-68, eff. 1-1-20; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
415	415	13 101-654, eff. 3-8-21; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-294, eff.
416	416	14 1-1-22; 102-539, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-594,
417	417	15 eff. 7-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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419	419	17 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-466)
420	420	18 Sec. 34-18.24. Transfer of students.
421	421	19 (a) The board shall establish and implement a policy
422	422	20 governing the transfer of a student from one attendance center
423	423	21 to another within the school district upon the request of the
424	424	22 student's parent or guardian. A student may not transfer to
425	425	23 any of the following attendance centers, except by change in
426	426	24 residence if the policy authorizes enrollment based on
427	427	25 residence in an attendance area, if subsection (e) applies, or
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438	438	1 unless approved by the board on an individual basis:
439	439	2 (1) An attendance center that exceeds or as a result
440	440	3 of the transfer would exceed its attendance capacity.
441	441	4 (2) An attendance center for which the board has
442	442	5 established academic criteria for enrollment in compliance
443	443	6 with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act or the federal
444	444	7 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act if the student
445	445	8 does not meet the criteria.
446	446	9 (3) Any attendance center if the transfer would
447	447	10 prevent the school district from meeting its obligations
448	448	11 under a State or federal law, including the federal
449	449	12 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; court order; ,
450	450	13 or consent decree applicable to the school district.
451	451	14 (b) The board shall establish and implement a policy
452	452	15 governing the transfer of students within the school district
453	453	16 from a persistently dangerous attendance center to another
454	454	17 attendance center in that district that is not deemed to be
455	455	18 persistently dangerous. In order to be considered a
456	456	19 persistently dangerous attendance center, the attendance
457	457	20 center must meet all of the following criteria for 2
458	458	21 consecutive years:
459	459	22 (1) Have greater than 3% of the students enrolled in
460	460	23 the attendance center expelled for violence-related
461	461	24 conduct.
462	462	25 (2) Have one or more students expelled for bringing a
463	463	26 firearm to school as defined in 18 U.S.C. 921.
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474	474	1 (3) Have at least 3% of the students enrolled in the
475	475	2 attendance center exercise the individual option to
476	476	3 transfer attendance centers pursuant to subsection (c) of
477	477	4 this Section.
478	478	5 (c) A student may transfer from one attendance center to
479	479	6 another attendance center within the district if the student
480	480	7 is a victim of a violent crime as defined in Section 3 of the
481	481	8 Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. The violent crime
482	482	9 must have occurred on school grounds during regular school
483	483	10 hours or during a school-sponsored event.
484	484	11 (d) (Blank).
485	485	12 (f) A student may transfer from one attendance center to
486	486	13 another attendance center within or outside of the district if
487	487	14 any lead levels at his or her current attendance center meet a
488	488	15 level the Department of Public Health deems unsafe.
489	489	16 (Source: P.A. 100-1046, eff. 8-23-18.)
490	490	17 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-466)
491	491	18 Sec. 34-18.24. Transfer of students.
492	492	19 (a) The board shall establish and implement a policy
493	493	20 governing the transfer of a student from one attendance center
494	494	21 to another within the school district upon the request of the
495	495	22 student's parent or guardian. A student may not transfer to
496	496	23 any of the following attendance centers, except by change in
497	497	24 residence if the policy authorizes enrollment based on
498	498	25 residence in an attendance area, if subsection (e) applies, or
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509	509	1 unless approved by the board on an individual basis:
510	510	2 (1) An attendance center that exceeds or as a result
511	511	3 of the transfer would exceed its attendance capacity.
512	512	4 (2) An attendance center for which the board has
513	513	5 established academic criteria for enrollment in compliance
514	514	6 with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act or the federal
515	515	7 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act if the student
516	516	8 does not meet the criteria.
517	517	9 (3) Any attendance center if the transfer would
518	518	10 prevent the school district from meeting its obligations
519	519	11 under a State or federal law, including the federal
520	520	12 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; court order; ,
521	521	13 or consent decree applicable to the school district.
522	522	14 (b) The board shall establish and implement a policy
523	523	15 governing the transfer of students within the school district
524	524	16 from a persistently dangerous attendance center to another
525	525	17 attendance center in that district that is not deemed to be
526	526	18 persistently dangerous. In order to be considered a
527	527	19 persistently dangerous attendance center, the attendance
528	528	20 center must meet all of the following criteria for 2
529	529	21 consecutive years:
530	530	22 (1) Have greater than 3% of the students enrolled in
531	531	23 the attendance center expelled for violence-related
532	532	24 conduct.
533	533	25 (2) Have one or more students expelled for bringing a
534	534	26 firearm to school as defined in 18 U.S.C. 921.
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545	545	1 (3) Have at least 3% of the students enrolled in the
546	546	2 attendance center exercise the individual option to
547	547	3 transfer attendance centers pursuant to subsection (c) of
548	548	4 this Section.
549	549	5 (c) A student may transfer from one attendance center to
550	550	6 another attendance center within the district if the student
551	551	7 is a victim of a violent crime as defined in Section 3 of the
552	552	8 Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. The violent crime
553	553	9 must have occurred on school grounds during regular school
554	554	10 hours or during a school-sponsored event.
555	555	11 (d) (Blank).
556	556	12 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, a
557	557	13 student who is a victim of domestic or sexual violence, as
558	558	14 defined in Article 26A, must be allowed to transfer to another
559	559	15 school immediately and as needed if the student's continued
560	560	16 attendance at a particular attendance center, school facility,
561	561	17 or school location poses a risk to the student's mental or
562	562	18 physical well-being or safety. A student who transfers to
563	563	19 another school under this subsection (e) due to domestic or
564	564	20 sexual violence must have full and immediate access to
565	565	21 extracurricular activities and any programs or activities
566	566	22 offered by or under the auspices of the school to which the
567	567	23 student has transferred. The school district may not require a
568	568	24 student who is a victim of domestic or sexual violence to
569	569	25 transfer to another school. No adverse or prejudicial effects
570	570	26 may result to any student who is a victim of domestic or sexual
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581	581	1 violence because of the student availing himself or herself of
582	582	2 or declining the provisions of this subsection (e). The school
583	583	3 district may require a student to verify his or her claim of
584	584	4 domestic or sexual violence under Section 26A-45 before
585	585	5 approving a transfer to another school under this subsection
586	586	6 (e).
587	587	7 (f) A student may transfer from one attendance center to
588	588	8 another attendance center within or outside of the district if
589	589	9 any lead levels at his or her current attendance center meet a
590	590	10 level the Department of Public Health deems unsafe.
591	591	11 (Source: P.A. 102-466, eff. 7-1-25.)
592	592	12 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
593	593	13 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
594	594	14 that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
595	595	15 represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
596	596	16 not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
597	597	17 made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
598	598	18 Public Act.
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