Illinois House Bill HB2986 Introduced / Bill

                    104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 State of Illinois
 2025 and 2026 HB2986 Introduced , by Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Amends the Holocaust and Genocide Commission Act to make changes concerning Commission members. Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall have departments (rather than divisions) within the State Board. Makes changes concerning block grants for Chicago. Removes language encouraging the State Superintendent of Education to establish a program of academic credit for Tech Prep work-based learning for secondary school students with an interest in pursuing such career training. With respect to a school district's required account audit, provides that the auditing firm for each school district shall file with the State Board the Annual Financial Report no later than February 15 following the end of each fiscal year and makes other changes. With respect to a school financial condition statement, removes language providing that any district from which a report is not received when required shall have its portion of the distributive fund withheld for the next ensuing year until the report is filed and makes other changes. Makes changes concerning a statement of affairs and a report on contracts. Removes language providing for enrollment of an English learner in a program in transitional bilingual education for a period of 3 years. Repeals provisions concerning: the Mathematics and Science Block Grant Program Article; rewards; the Reading Improvement Block Grant Program; the Continued Reading Improvement Block Grant Program; the School STEAM Grant Program; and civic education advancement. Makes conforming and other changes in the School Code and the Bikeway Act. Repeals the Illinois Summer School for the Arts Act and the Interagency Board for Children who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing and have an Emotional or Behavioral Disorder Act. LRB104 08403 LNS 18454 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY   A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 State of Illinois
 2025 and 2026 HB2986 Introduced , by Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:  See Index See Index  Amends the Holocaust and Genocide Commission Act to make changes concerning Commission members. Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall have departments (rather than divisions) within the State Board. Makes changes concerning block grants for Chicago. Removes language encouraging the State Superintendent of Education to establish a program of academic credit for Tech Prep work-based learning for secondary school students with an interest in pursuing such career training. With respect to a school district's required account audit, provides that the auditing firm for each school district shall file with the State Board the Annual Financial Report no later than February 15 following the end of each fiscal year and makes other changes. With respect to a school financial condition statement, removes language providing that any district from which a report is not received when required shall have its portion of the distributive fund withheld for the next ensuing year until the report is filed and makes other changes. Makes changes concerning a statement of affairs and a report on contracts. Removes language providing for enrollment of an English learner in a program in transitional bilingual education for a period of 3 years. Repeals provisions concerning: the Mathematics and Science Block Grant Program Article; rewards; the Reading Improvement Block Grant Program; the Continued Reading Improvement Block Grant Program; the School STEAM Grant Program; and civic education advancement. Makes conforming and other changes in the School Code and the Bikeway Act. Repeals the Illinois Summer School for the Arts Act and the Interagency Board for Children who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing and have an Emotional or Behavioral Disorder Act.  LRB104 08403 LNS 18454 b     LRB104 08403 LNS 18454 b   STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY  STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY   A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 State of Illinois
 2025 and 2026 HB2986 Introduced , by Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
See Index See Index
See Index
Amends the Holocaust and Genocide Commission Act to make changes concerning Commission members. Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall have departments (rather than divisions) within the State Board. Makes changes concerning block grants for Chicago. Removes language encouraging the State Superintendent of Education to establish a program of academic credit for Tech Prep work-based learning for secondary school students with an interest in pursuing such career training. With respect to a school district's required account audit, provides that the auditing firm for each school district shall file with the State Board the Annual Financial Report no later than February 15 following the end of each fiscal year and makes other changes. With respect to a school financial condition statement, removes language providing that any district from which a report is not received when required shall have its portion of the distributive fund withheld for the next ensuing year until the report is filed and makes other changes. Makes changes concerning a statement of affairs and a report on contracts. Removes language providing for enrollment of an English learner in a program in transitional bilingual education for a period of 3 years. Repeals provisions concerning: the Mathematics and Science Block Grant Program Article; rewards; the Reading Improvement Block Grant Program; the Continued Reading Improvement Block Grant Program; the School STEAM Grant Program; and civic education advancement. Makes conforming and other changes in the School Code and the Bikeway Act. Repeals the Illinois Summer School for the Arts Act and the Interagency Board for Children who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing and have an Emotional or Behavioral Disorder Act.
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1  AN ACT concerning government.
2  Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3  represented in the General Assembly:
4  Section 5. The Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission
5  Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
6  (20 ILCS 5010/10)
7  (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032)
8  Sec. 10. Composition of the Commission.
9  (a) The Commission is composed of 22 members as follows:
10  (1) 19 public members appointed by the Governor, one
11  of whom shall be a student; and
12  (2) 3 ex officio members as follows:
13  (A) the State Superintendent of Education or his
14  or her designee;
15  (B) the Executive Director of the Board of Higher
16  Education or his or her designee; and
17  (C) the Director of Veterans' Affairs or his or
18  her designee.
19  (b) The President and Minority Leader of the Senate shall
20  each designate a member or former member of the Senate and the
21  Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives
22  shall each designate a member or former member of the House of
23  Representatives to advise the Commission.

 

104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 State of Illinois
 2025 and 2026 HB2986 Introduced , by Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
See Index See Index
See Index
Amends the Holocaust and Genocide Commission Act to make changes concerning Commission members. Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall have departments (rather than divisions) within the State Board. Makes changes concerning block grants for Chicago. Removes language encouraging the State Superintendent of Education to establish a program of academic credit for Tech Prep work-based learning for secondary school students with an interest in pursuing such career training. With respect to a school district's required account audit, provides that the auditing firm for each school district shall file with the State Board the Annual Financial Report no later than February 15 following the end of each fiscal year and makes other changes. With respect to a school financial condition statement, removes language providing that any district from which a report is not received when required shall have its portion of the distributive fund withheld for the next ensuing year until the report is filed and makes other changes. Makes changes concerning a statement of affairs and a report on contracts. Removes language providing for enrollment of an English learner in a program in transitional bilingual education for a period of 3 years. Repeals provisions concerning: the Mathematics and Science Block Grant Program Article; rewards; the Reading Improvement Block Grant Program; the Continued Reading Improvement Block Grant Program; the School STEAM Grant Program; and civic education advancement. Makes conforming and other changes in the School Code and the Bikeway Act. Repeals the Illinois Summer School for the Arts Act and the Interagency Board for Children who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing and have an Emotional or Behavioral Disorder Act.
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1  (Source: P.A. 98-793, eff. 7-28-14; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
2  Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing
3  Sections 1A-10, 1D-1, 2-3.25a, 2-3.115, 2-3.153, 3-7, 3-15.1,
4  10-17, 10-20.44, 14-11.03, 14A-32, 14C-3, 17-1.5, and 27A-12
5  as follows:
6  (105 ILCS 5/1A-10)
7  Sec. 1A-10. Departments Divisions of Board. The State
8  Board of Education shall have, without limitation, the
9  following departments divisions within the Board:
10  (1) Educator Effectiveness.
11  (2) Improvement and Innovation.
12  (3) Fiscal Support Services.
13  (4) (Blank).
14  (5) Internal Auditor.
15  (6) Human Resources.
16  (7) Legal.
17  (8) Special Education Specialized Instruction,
18  Nutrition, and Wellness.
19  (9) Multilingual or Language Development Language and
20  Early Childhood Development.
21  The State Board of Education may, after consultation with the
22  General Assembly, add any departments divisions or functions
23  to the Board that it deems appropriate and consistent with
24  Illinois law.

 

 

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1  (Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15.)
2  (105 ILCS 5/1D-1)
3  (Text of Section from P.A. 100-55 and 103-594)
4  Sec. 1D-1. Block grant funding.
5  (a) For fiscal year 1996 and each fiscal year thereafter,
6  the State Board of Education shall award to a school district
7  having a population exceeding 500,000 inhabitants a general
8  education block grant and an educational services block grant,
9  determined as provided in this Section, in lieu of
10  distributing to the district separate State funding for the
11  programs described in subsections (b) and (c). The provisions
12  of this Section, however, do not apply to any federal funds
13  that the district is entitled to receive. In accordance with
14  Section 2-3.32, all block grants are subject to an audit.
15  Therefore, block grant receipts and block grant expenditures
16  shall be recorded to the appropriate fund code for the
17  designated block grant.
18  (b) The general education block grant shall include the
19  following programs: REI Initiative, Summer Bridges, K-6
20  Comprehensive Arts, School Improvement Support, Urban
21  Education, Scientific Literacy, Substance Abuse Prevention,
22  Second Language Planning, Staff Development, Outcomes and
23  Assessment, K-6 Reading Improvement, 7-12 Continued Reading
24  Improvement, Truants' Optional Education, Hispanic Programs,
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1  Investigations. The general education block grant shall also
2  include Preschool Education, Parental Training, and Prevention
3  Initiative through June 30, 2026. Notwithstanding any other
4  provision of law, all amounts paid under the general education
5  block grant from State appropriations to a school district in
6  a city having a population exceeding 500,000 inhabitants shall
7  be appropriated and expended by the board of that district for
8  any of the programs included in the block grant or any of the
9  board's lawful purposes. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2018, at
10  least 25% of any additional Preschool Education, Parental
11  Training, and Prevention Initiative program funding over and
12  above the previous fiscal year's allocation shall be used to
13  fund programs for children ages 0-3. Beginning in Fiscal Year
14  2018, funding for Preschool Education, Parental Training, and
15  Prevention Initiative programs above the allocation for these
16  programs in Fiscal Year 2017 must be used solely as a
17  supplement for these programs and may not supplant funds
18  received from other sources.
19  (b-5) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2027, the Department of
20  Early Childhood shall award a block grant for Preschool
21  Education, Parental Training, and Prevention Initiative to a
22  school district having a population exceeding 500,000
23  inhabitants. The grants are subject to audit. Therefore, block
24  grant receipts and block grant expenditures shall be recorded
25  to the appropriate fund code for the designated block grant.
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1  under the block grant from State appropriations to a school
2  district in a city having a population exceeding 500,000
3  inhabitants shall be appropriated and expended by the board of
4  that district for any of the programs included in the block
5  grant or any of the board's lawful purposes. The district is
6  not required to file any application or other claim in order to
7  receive the block grant to which it is entitled under this
8  Section. The Department of Early Childhood shall make payments
9  to the district of amounts due under the district's block
10  grant on a schedule determined by the Department. A school
11  district to which this Section applies shall report to the
12  Department of Early Childhood on its use of the block grant in
13  such form and detail as the Department may specify. In
14  addition, the report must include the following description
15  for the district, which must also be reported to the General
16  Assembly: block grant allocation and expenditures by program;
17  population and service levels by program; and administrative
18  expenditures by program. The Department shall ensure that the
19  reporting requirements for the district are the same as for
20  all other school districts in this State. Beginning in Fiscal
21  Year 2018, at least 25% of any additional Preschool Education,
22  Parental Training, and Prevention Initiative program funding
23  over and above the previous fiscal year's allocation shall be
24  used to fund programs for children ages 0-3. Beginning in
25  Fiscal Year 2018, funding for Preschool Education, Parental
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1  allocation for these programs in Fiscal Year 2017 must be used
2  solely as a supplement for these programs and may not supplant
3  funds received from other sources.
4  (c) The educational services block grant shall include the
5  following programs: Regular and Vocational Transportation,
6  State Lunch and Free Breakfast Program, Special Education
7  (Personnel, Transportation, Orphanage, Private Tuition),
8  funding for children requiring special education services,
9  Summer School, Educational Service Centers, and
10  Administrator's Academy. This subsection (c) does not relieve
11  the district of its obligation to provide the services
12  required under a program that is included within the
13  educational services block grant. It is the intention of the
14  General Assembly in enacting the provisions of this subsection
15  (c) to relieve the district of the administrative burdens that
16  impede efficiency and accompany single-program funding. The
17  General Assembly encourages the board to pursue mandate
18  waivers pursuant to Section 2-3.25g.
19  The funding program included in the educational services
20  block grant for funding for children requiring special
21  education services in each fiscal year shall be treated in
22  that fiscal year as a payment to the school district in respect
23  of services provided or costs incurred in the prior fiscal
24  year, calculated in each case as provided in this Section.
25  Nothing in this Section shall change the nature of payments
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1  prior to adoption or amendment of this Section, was on the
2  basis of a payment in a fiscal year in respect of services
3  provided or costs incurred in the prior fiscal year,
4  calculated in each case as provided in this Section.
5  (d) For fiscal year 1996 and each fiscal year thereafter,
6  the amount of the district's block grants shall be determined
7  as follows: (i) with respect to each program that is included
8  within each block grant, the district shall receive an amount
9  equal to the same percentage of the current fiscal year
10  appropriation made for that program as the percentage of the
11  appropriation received by the district from the 1995 fiscal
12  year appropriation made for that program, and (ii) the total
13  amount that is due the district under the block grant shall be
14  the aggregate of the amounts that the district is entitled to
15  receive for the fiscal year with respect to each program that
16  is included within the block grant that the State Board of
17  Education shall award the district under this Section for that
18  fiscal year. In the case of the Summer Bridges program, the
19  amount of the district's block grant shall be equal to 44% of
20  the amount of the current fiscal year appropriation made for
21  that program.
22  (e) The district is not required to file any application
23  or other claim in order to receive the block grants to which it
24  is entitled under this Section. The State Board of Education
25  shall make payments to the district of amounts due under the
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1  Board of Education.
2  (f) A school district to which this Section applies shall
3  report to the State Board of Education on its use of the block
4  grants in such form and detail as the State Board of Education
5  may specify. In addition, the report must include the
6  following description for the district, which must also be
7  reported to the General Assembly: block grant allocation and
8  expenditures by program; population and service levels by
9  program; and administrative expenditures by program. The State
10  Board of Education shall ensure that the reporting
11  requirements for the district are the same as for all other
12  school districts in this State.
13  (g) This paragraph provides for the treatment of block
14  grants under Article 1C for purposes of calculating the amount
15  of block grants for a district under this Section. Those block
16  grants under Article 1C are, for this purpose, treated as
17  included in the amount of appropriation for the various
18  programs set forth in paragraph (b) above. The appropriation
19  in each current fiscal year for each block grant under Article
20  1C shall be treated for these purposes as appropriations for
21  the individual program included in that block grant. The
22  proportion of each block grant so allocated to each such
23  program included in it shall be the proportion which the
24  appropriation for that program was of all appropriations for
25  such purposes now in that block grant, in fiscal 1995.
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1  respect to each program for which payments to school districts
2  generally, as of the date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd
3  General Assembly, are on a reimbursement basis shall continue
4  to be made to the district on a reimbursement basis, pursuant
5  to the provisions of this Code governing those programs.
6  (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any school
7  district receiving a block grant under this Section may
8  classify all or a portion of the funds that it receives in a
9  particular fiscal year from any block grant authorized under
10  this Code or from general State aid pursuant to Section
11  18-8.05 of this Code (other than supplemental general State
12  aid) as funds received in connection with any funding program
13  for which it is entitled to receive funds from the State in
14  that fiscal year (including, without limitation, any funding
15  program referred to in subsection (c) of this Section),
16  regardless of the source or timing of the receipt. The
17  district may not classify more funds as funds received in
18  connection with the funding program than the district is
19  entitled to receive in that fiscal year for that program. Any
20  classification by a district must be made by a resolution of
21  its board of education. The resolution must identify the
22  amount of any block grant or general State aid to be classified
23  under this subsection (h) and must specify the funding program
24  to which the funds are to be treated as received in connection
25  therewith. This resolution is controlling as to the
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1  of the resolution must be sent to the State Superintendent of
2  Education. The resolution shall still take effect even though
3  a copy of the resolution has not been sent to the State
4  Superintendent of Education in a timely manner. No
5  classification under this subsection (h) by a district shall
6  affect the total amount or timing of money the district is
7  entitled to receive under this Code. No classification under
8  this subsection (h) by a district shall in any way relieve the
9  district from or affect any requirements that otherwise would
10  apply with respect to the block grant as provided in this
11  Section, including any accounting of funds by source,
12  reporting expenditures by original source and purpose,
13  reporting requirements, or requirements of provision of
14  services.
15  (Source: P.A. 100-55, eff. 8-11-17; 103-594, eff. 6-25-24.)
16  (Text of Section from P.A. 100-465 and 103-594)
17  Sec. 1D-1. Block grant funding.
18  (a) For fiscal year 1996 through fiscal year 2017, the
19  State Board of Education shall award to a school district
20  having a population exceeding 500,000 inhabitants a general
21  education block grant and an educational services block grant,
22  determined as provided in this Section, in lieu of
23  distributing to the district separate State funding for the
24  programs described in subsections (b) and (c). The provisions
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1  that the district is entitled to receive. In accordance with
2  Section 2-3.32, all block grants are subject to an audit.
3  Therefore, block grant receipts and block grant expenditures
4  shall be recorded to the appropriate fund code for the
5  designated block grant.
6  (b) The general education block grant shall include the
7  following programs: REI Initiative, Summer Bridges, Preschool
8  At Risk, K-6 Comprehensive Arts, School Improvement Support,
9  Urban Education, Scientific Literacy, Substance Abuse
10  Prevention, Second Language Planning, Staff Development,
11  Outcomes and Assessment, K-6 Reading Improvement, 7-12
12  Continued Reading Improvement, Truants' Optional Education,
13  Hispanic Programs, Agriculture Education, Report Cards, and
14  Criminal Background Investigations. The general education
15  block grant shall also include Preschool Education, Parental
16  Training, and Prevention Initiative through June 30, 2026.
17  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts paid
18  under the general education block grant from State
19  appropriations to a school district in a city having a
20  population exceeding 500,000 inhabitants shall be appropriated
21  and expended by the board of that district for any of the
22  programs included in the block grant or any of the board's
23  lawful purposes.
24  (b-5) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2027, the Department of
25  Early Childhood shall award a block grant for Preschool
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1  school district having a population exceeding 500,000
2  inhabitants. The grants are subject to audit. Therefore, block
3  grant receipts and block grant expenditures shall be recorded
4  to the appropriate fund code for the designated block grant.
5  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts paid
6  under the block grant from State appropriations to a school
7  district in a city having a population exceeding 500,000
8  inhabitants shall be appropriated and expended by the board of
9  that district for any of the programs included in the block
10  grant or any of the board's lawful purposes. The district is
11  not required to file any application or other claim in order to
12  receive the block grant to which it is entitled under this
13  Section. The Department of Early Childhood shall make payments
14  to the district of amounts due under the district's block
15  grant on a schedule determined by the Department. A school
16  district to which this Section applies shall report to the
17  Department of Early Childhood on its use of the block grant in
18  such form and detail as the Department may specify. In
19  addition, the report must include the following description
20  for the district, which must also be reported to the General
21  Assembly: block grant allocation and expenditures by program;
22  population and service levels by program; and administrative
23  expenditures by program. The Department shall ensure that the
24  reporting requirements for the district are the same as for
25  all other school districts in this State. Beginning in Fiscal
26  Year 2018, at least 25% of any additional Preschool Education,

 

 

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1  Parental Training, and Prevention Initiative program funding
2  over and above the previous fiscal year's allocation shall be
3  used to fund programs for children ages 0-3. Beginning in
4  Fiscal Year 2018, funding for Preschool Education, Parental
5  Training, and Prevention Initiative programs above the
6  allocation for these programs in Fiscal Year 2017 must be used
7  solely as a supplement for these programs and may not supplant
8  funds received from other sources. (b-10).
9  (c) The educational services block grant shall include the
10  following programs: Regular and Vocational Transportation,
11  State Lunch and Free Breakfast Program, Special Education
12  (Personnel, Transportation, Orphanage, Private Tuition),
13  funding for children requiring special education services,
14  Summer School, Educational Service Centers, and
15  Administrator's Academy. This subsection (c) does not relieve
16  the district of its obligation to provide the services
17  required under a program that is included within the
18  educational services block grant. It is the intention of the
19  General Assembly in enacting the provisions of this subsection
20  (c) to relieve the district of the administrative burdens that
21  impede efficiency and accompany single-program funding. The
22  General Assembly encourages the board to pursue mandate
23  waivers pursuant to Section 2-3.25g.
24  The funding program included in the educational services
25  block grant for funding for children requiring special
26  education services in each fiscal year shall be treated in

 

 

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1  that fiscal year as a payment to the school district in respect
2  of services provided or costs incurred in the prior fiscal
3  year, calculated in each case as provided in this Section.
4  Nothing in this Section shall change the nature of payments
5  for any program that, apart from this Section, would be or,
6  prior to adoption or amendment of this Section, was on the
7  basis of a payment in a fiscal year in respect of services
8  provided or costs incurred in the prior fiscal year,
9  calculated in each case as provided in this Section.
10  (d) For fiscal year 1996 through fiscal year 2017, the
11  amount of the district's block grants shall be determined as
12  follows: (i) with respect to each program that is included
13  within each block grant, the district shall receive an amount
14  equal to the same percentage of the current fiscal year
15  appropriation made for that program as the percentage of the
16  appropriation received by the district from the 1995 fiscal
17  year appropriation made for that program, and (ii) the total
18  amount that is due the district under the block grant shall be
19  the aggregate of the amounts that the district is entitled to
20  receive for the fiscal year with respect to each program that
21  is included within the block grant that the State Board of
22  Education shall award the district under this Section for that
23  fiscal year. In the case of the Summer Bridges program, the
24  amount of the district's block grant shall be equal to 44% of
25  the amount of the current fiscal year appropriation made for
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1  (e) The district is not required to file any application
2  or other claim in order to receive the block grants to which it
3  is entitled under this Section. The State Board of Education
4  shall make payments to the district of amounts due under the
5  district's block grants on a schedule determined by the State
6  Board of Education.
7  (f) A school district to which this Section applies shall
8  report to the State Board of Education on its use of the block
9  grants in such form and detail as the State Board of Education
10  may specify. In addition, the report must include the
11  following description for the district, which must also be
12  reported to the General Assembly: block grant allocation and
13  expenditures by program; population and service levels by
14  program; and administrative expenditures by program. The State
15  Board of Education shall ensure that the reporting
16  requirements for the district are the same as for all other
17  school districts in this State.
18  (g) Through fiscal year 2017, this paragraph provides for
19  the treatment of block grants under Article 1C for purposes of
20  calculating the amount of block grants for a district under
21  this Section. Those block grants under Article 1C are, for
22  this purpose, treated as included in the amount of
23  appropriation for the various programs set forth in paragraph
24  (b) above. The appropriation in each current fiscal year for
25  each block grant under Article 1C shall be treated for these
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1  in that block grant. The proportion of each block grant so
2  allocated to each such program included in it shall be the
3  proportion which the appropriation for that program was of all
4  appropriations for such purposes now in that block grant, in
5  fiscal 1995.
6  Payments to the school district under this Section with
7  respect to each program for which payments to school districts
8  generally, as of the date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd
9  General Assembly, are on a reimbursement basis shall continue
10  to be made to the district on a reimbursement basis, pursuant
11  to the provisions of this Code governing those programs.
12  (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any school
13  district receiving a block grant under this Section may
14  classify all or a portion of the funds that it receives in a
15  particular fiscal year from any block grant authorized under
16  this Code or from general State aid pursuant to Section
17  18-8.05 of this Code (other than supplemental general State
18  aid) as funds received in connection with any funding program
19  for which it is entitled to receive funds from the State in
20  that fiscal year (including, without limitation, any funding
21  program referred to in subsection (c) of this Section),
22  regardless of the source or timing of the receipt. The
23  district may not classify more funds as funds received in
24  connection with the funding program than the district is
25  entitled to receive in that fiscal year for that program. Any
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1  its board of education. The resolution must identify the
2  amount of any block grant or general State aid to be classified
3  under this subsection (h) and must specify the funding program
4  to which the funds are to be treated as received in connection
5  therewith. This resolution is controlling as to the
6  classification of funds referenced therein. A certified copy
7  of the resolution must be sent to the State Superintendent of
8  Education. The resolution shall still take effect even though
9  a copy of the resolution has not been sent to the State
10  Superintendent of Education in a timely manner. No
11  classification under this subsection (h) by a district shall
12  affect the total amount or timing of money the district is
13  entitled to receive under this Code. No classification under
14  this subsection (h) by a district shall in any way relieve the
15  district from or affect any requirements that otherwise would
16  apply with respect to the block grant as provided in this
17  Section, including any accounting of funds by source,
18  reporting expenditures by original source and purpose,
19  reporting requirements, or requirements of provision of
20  services.
21  (Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 103-594, eff. 6-25-24;
22  revised 10-21-24.)
23  (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25a) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25a)
24  Sec. 2-3.25a. "School district" defined; additional
25  standards.

 

 

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1  (a) For the purposes of State accountability in this
2  Section and Sections 2-3.25b and 2-3.25f 3.25b, 3.25c, 3.25e,
3  and 3.25f of this Code, "school district" includes other
4  public entities responsible for administering public schools,
5  such as cooperatives, joint agreements, charter schools,
6  special charter districts, regional offices of education,
7  local agencies, and the Department of Human Services.
8  (b) In addition to the standards established pursuant to
9  Section 2-3.25, the State Board of Education shall develop
10  standards for student performance, such as proficiency levels
11  on State assessments, and school improvement, such as annual
12  summative designations, for all school districts and their
13  individual schools. The State Board of Education is prohibited
14  from having separate performance standards for students based
15  on race or ethnicity.
16  The accountability system that produces the school
17  improvement designations shall be outlined in the State Plan
18  that the State Board of Education submits to the federal
19  Department of Education pursuant to the federal Every Student
20  Succeeds Act. If the federal Every Student Succeeds Act ceases
21  to require a State Plan, the State Board of Education shall
22  develop a written plan in consultation with the Balanced
23  Accountability Committee created under subsection (b-5) of
24  this Section.
25  (b-5) The Balanced Accountability Measure Committee is
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1  representative of a statewide association representing
2  regional superintendents of schools, a representative of a
3  statewide association representing principals, a
4  representative of an association representing principals in a
5  city having a population exceeding 500,000, a representative
6  of a statewide association representing school administrators,
7  a representative of a statewide professional teachers'
8  organization, a representative of a different statewide
9  professional teachers' organization, an additional
10  representative from either statewide professional teachers'
11  organization, a representative of a professional teachers'
12  organization in a city having a population exceeding 500,000,
13  a representative of a statewide association representing
14  school boards, and a representative of a school district
15  organized under Article 34 of this Code. The head of each
16  association or entity listed in this paragraph shall appoint
17  its respective representative. The State Superintendent of
18  Education, in consultation with the Committee, may appoint no
19  more than 2 additional individuals to the Committee, which
20  individuals shall serve in an advisory role and must not have
21  voting or other decision-making rights.
22  The Balanced Accountability Measure Committee shall meet
23  no less than 4 times per year to discuss the accountability
24  system set forth in the State Plan pursuant to the federal
25  Every Student Succeeds Act and to provide stakeholder feedback
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1  regard to the State Plan, which the State Board shall take into
2  consideration. On or before completion of the 2019-2020 school
3  year and no less than once every 3 years thereafter, the
4  Balanced Accountability Measure Committee shall assess the
5  implementation of the State Plan and, if necessary, make
6  recommendations to the State Board for any changes. The
7  Committee shall consider accountability recommendations made
8  by the Illinois P-20 Council established under Section 22-45
9  of this Code, the Illinois Early Learning Council created
10  under the Illinois Early Learning Council Act, and any other
11  stakeholder group established by the State Board in relation
12  to the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. The State Board
13  shall provide to the Committee an annual report with data and
14  other information collected from entities identified by the
15  State Board as learning partners, including, but not limited
16  to, data and information on the learning partners'
17  effectiveness, geographic distribution, and cost to serve as
18  part of a comprehensive statewide system of support.
19  The State Board of Education, in collaboration with the
20  Balanced Accountability Measure Committee set forth in this
21  subsection (b-5), shall adopt rules that further
22  implementation in accordance with the requirements of this
23  Section.
24  (Source: P.A. 103-175, eff. 6-30-23.)
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1  Sec. 2-3.115. Tech Prep Partnership for Careers programs
2  Programs.
3  (a) (Blank). Programs of academic credit. The State
4  Superintendent of Education is encouraged to establish a
5  program of academic credit for Tech Prep work based learning
6  for secondary school students with an interest in pursuing
7  such career training. The program may be instituted by any
8  school district seeking to provide its secondary school
9  students with an opportunity to participate in Tech Prep work
10  based learning programs.
11  (b) Partnership for Careers grants. The State Board of
12  Education may make grants, subject to appropriations for such
13  purpose, to school districts to be used for Tech Prep
14  Partnership for Careers programs. School districts must submit
15  joint applications for the grants along with one or more
16  companies who commit to (i) make off-campus, privately owned
17  facilities available for the use of the program, (ii) provide
18  significant financial contributions to the program in order to
19  supplement State grants, and (iii) provide career
20  opportunities for students who successfully complete the
21  program training. The State Board of Education may use a
22  portion of the funds appropriated for the program to promote
23  its availability and successes with school districts,
24  businesses, and communities.
25  (Source: P.A. 90-649, eff. 7-24-98.)

 

 

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1  (105 ILCS 5/2-3.153)
2  Sec. 2-3.153. Survey of learning conditions.
3  (a) The State Board of Education shall administer a
4  climate survey, identified by and paid for by the State Board
5  of Education, to provide feedback from, at a minimum, students
6  in grades 4 through 12 and teachers on the instructional
7  environment within a school. Each school district shall
8  annually administer the climate survey in every public school
9  attendance center by a date specified by the State
10  Superintendent of Education, and data resulting from the
11  instrument's administration must be provided to the State
12  Board of Education. The survey component that requires
13  completion by the teachers must be administered during teacher
14  meetings or professional development days or at other times
15  that would not interfere with the teachers' regular classroom
16  and direct instructional duties. The State Superintendent
17  shall publicly report on the survey indicators of learning
18  conditions resulting from administration of the instrument at
19  the individual school level , district, and State levels and
20  shall identify whether the indicators result from an anonymous
21  administration of the instrument.
22  (b) A school district may elect to use, on a district-wide
23  basis and at the school district's sole cost and expense, an
24  alternate climate survey of learning conditions instrument
25  pre-approved by the State Superintendent under subsection (c)
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1  provided that:
2  (1) the school district notifies the State Board of
3  Education, on a form provided by the State Superintendent,
4  of its intent to administer an alternate climate survey on
5  or before a date established by the State Superintendent
6  for each school;
7  (2) the notification submitted to the State Board
8  under paragraph (1) of this subsection (b) must be
9  accompanied by a certification signed by the president of
10  the local teachers' exclusive bargaining representative
11  and president of the school board indicating that the
12  alternate survey has been agreed to by the teachers'
13  exclusive bargaining representative and the school board;
14  (3) the school district's administration of the
15  alternate instrument, including providing to the State
16  Board of Education data and reports suitable to be
17  published on school report cards and the State School
18  Report Card Internet website, is performed in accordance
19  with the requirements of subsection (a) of this Section;
20  and
21  (4) the alternate instrument is administered each
22  school year.
23  (c) The State Superintendent, in consultation with
24  teachers, principals, superintendents, and other appropriate
25  stakeholders, shall administer an approval process through
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1  learning conditions instruments will be approved by the State
2  Superintendent following a determination by the State
3  Superintendent that each approved instrument:
4  (1) meets all requirements of subsection (a) of this
5  Section;
6  (2) provides a summation of indicator results of the
7  alternative survey by a date established by the State
8  Superintendent in a manner that allows the indicator
9  results to be included on school report cards pursuant to
10  Section 10-17a of this Code by October 31 of the school
11  year following the instrument's administration;
12  (3) provides summary reports for each district and
13  attendance center intended for parents and community
14  stakeholders;
15  (4) meets scale reliability requirements using
16  accepted testing measures;
17  (5) provides research-based evidence linking
18  instrument content to one or more improved student
19  outcomes; and
20  (6) has undergone and documented testing to prove
21  validity and reliability.
22  The State Superintendent shall periodically review and update
23  the list of approved alternate survey instruments, provided
24  that at least 2, but no more than 3, alternate survey
25  instruments shall be approved for use during any school year.
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1  General Assembly repeals, supersedes, invalidates, or
2  nullifies final decisions in lawsuits pending on the effective
3  date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly in
4  Illinois courts involving the interpretation of Public Act
5  97-8.
6  (Source: P.A. 100-1046, eff. 8-23-18.)
7  (105 ILCS 5/3-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-7)
8  Sec. 3-7. Failure to prepare and forward information.  If
9  the trustees of schools of any township in Class II county
10  school units, or any school district which forms a part of a
11  Class II county school unit but which is not subject to the
12  jurisdiction of the trustees of schools of any township in
13  which such district is located, or any school district in any
14  Class I county school units fail to prepare and forward or
15  cause to be prepared and forwarded to the regional
16  superintendent of schools, reports required by this Act, the
17  regional superintendent of schools shall furnish such
18  information or he shall employ a person or persons to furnish
19  such information, as far as practicable. Such person shall
20  have access to the books, records and papers of the school
21  district to enable him or them to prepare such reports, and the
22  school district shall permit such person or persons to examine
23  such books, records and papers at such time and such place as
24  such person or persons may desire for the purpose aforesaid.
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1  bill the district an amount to cover the cost of preparation of
2  such reports if he employs a person to prepare such reports.
3  Each school district shall, as of June 30 of each year,
4  cause an audit of its accounts to be made by a person lawfully
5  qualified to practice public accounting as regulated by the
6  Illinois Public Accounting Act. Such audit shall include
7  financial statements of the district applicable to the type of
8  records required by other sections of this Act and in addition
9  shall set forth the scope of audit and shall include the
10  professional opinion signed by the auditor, or if such an
11  opinion is denied by the auditor, shall set forth the reasons
12  for such denial. Each school district shall on or before
13  October 15 of each year, submit an original and one copy of
14  such audit to the regional superintendent of schools in the
15  educational service region having jurisdiction in which case
16  the regional superintendent of schools shall be relieved of
17  responsibility in regard to the accounts of the school
18  district. If any school district fails to supply the regional
19  superintendent of schools with a copy of such audit report on
20  or before October 15, or within such time extended by the
21  regional superintendent of schools from that date, not to
22  exceed 60 days, then it shall be the responsibility of the
23  regional superintendent of schools having jurisdiction to
24  cause such audit to be made by employing an accountant
25  licensed to practice in the State of Illinois to conduct such
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1  with the personnel of his office make such audit to his
2  satisfaction and bill the district for such service. In the
3  latter case, if the audit is made by personnel employed in the
4  office of the regional superintendent of schools having
5  jurisdiction, then the regional superintendent of schools
6  shall not be relieved of the responsibility as to the
7  accountability of the school district. The copy of the audit
8  shall be forwarded by the regional superintendent to the State
9  Board of Education on or before November 15 of each year and
10  shall be filed by the State Board of Education.
11  The auditing firm for each school district shall file with
12  the State Board of Education the Annual Financial Report and
13  audit, as required by the rules of the State Board of
14  Education. Such reports shall be filed no later than February
15  15 following the end of each fiscal year.
16  Each school district shall, on or before February 15 of
17  each year, submit one copy of the Annual Financial Report and
18  its audit to the regional superintendent of schools in the
19  educational service region having jurisdiction. Each regional
20  superintendent of schools shall determine and communicate to
21  school districts the preferred format, paper or electronic,
22  for the submission.
23  Each school district that is the administrative district
24  for several school districts operating under a joint agreement
25  as authorized by this Act shall, as of June 30 each year, cause
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1  person lawfully qualified to practice public accounting as
2  regulated by the Illinois Public Accounting Act. Such audit
3  shall include financial statements of the operation of the
4  joint agreement applicable to the type of records required by
5  this Act and, in addition, shall set forth the scope of the
6  audit and shall include the professional opinion signed by the
7  auditor, or if such an opinion is denied, the auditor shall set
8  forth the reason for such denial. Each administrative district
9  of a joint agreement shall on or before October 15 each year,
10  submit an original and one copy of such audit to the regional
11  superintendent of schools in the educational service region
12  having jurisdiction in which case the regional superintendent
13  of schools shall be relieved of responsibility in regard to
14  the accounts of the joint agreement. The copy of the audit
15  shall be forwarded by the regional superintendent to the State
16  Board of Education on or before November 15 of each year and
17  shall be filed by the State Board of Education. The cost of
18  such an audit shall be apportioned among and paid by the
19  several districts who are parties to the joint agreement, in
20  the same manner as other costs and expenses accruing to the
21  districts jointly.
22  The auditing firm for each joint agreement shall file with
23  the State Board of Education the Annual Financial Report and
24  audit, as required by the rules of the State Board of
25  Education. Such reports shall be filed no later than February
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1  Each joint agreement shall, on or before February 15 of
2  each year, submit one copy of the Annual Financial Report and
3  its audit to the regional superintendent of schools in the
4  educational service region having jurisdiction. Each regional
5  superintendent of schools shall determine and communicate to
6  joint agreements the preferred format, paper or electronic,
7  for the submission.
8  The State Board of Education shall determine the adequacy
9  of the audits. All audits shall be kept on file in the office
10  of the State Board of Education.
11  (Source: P.A. 86-1441; 87-473.)
12  (105 ILCS 5/3-15.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-15.1)
13  Sec. 3-15.1. Reports. To require the appointed school
14  treasurer in Class II counties, in each school district which
15  forms a part of a Class II county school unit but which is not
16  subject to the jurisdiction of the trustees of schools of any
17  township in which such district is located, and in each school
18  district of the Class I counties to prepare and forward to his
19  office on or before February October 15, annually, and at such
20  other times as may be required by him or by the State Board of
21  Education a statement exhibiting the financial condition of
22  the school for the preceding year commencing on July 1 and
23  ending June 30.
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1  but which is not subject to the jurisdiction of the trustees of
2  schools of any township in which such school district is
3  located, the statement shall in the case of districts on the
4  accrual basis show the assets, liabilities and fund balance of
5  the funds as of the end of the fiscal year. The statement shall
6  show the operation of the funds for the fiscal year with a
7  reconciliation and analysis of changes in the funds at the end
8  of the period. For districts on a cash basis the statement
9  shall show the receipts and disbursements by funds including
10  the source of receipts and purpose for which the disbursements
11  were made together with the balance at the end of the fiscal
12  year. Each school district that is the administrator of a
13  joint agreement shall cause an Annual Financial Statement to
14  be submitted on forms prescribed by the State Board of
15  Education exhibiting the financial condition of the program
16  established pursuant to the joint agreement, for the fiscal
17  year ending on the immediately preceding June 30.
18  The regional superintendent shall send all required
19  reports to the State Board of Education on or before November
20  15, annually.
21  For all districts the statements shall show bonded debt,
22  tax warrants, taxes received and receivable by funds and such
23  other information as may be required by the State Board of
24  Education. Any district from which such report is not so
25  received when required shall have its portion of the
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1  such report is filed.
2  If a district is divided by a county line or lines the
3  foregoing required statement shall be forwarded to the
4  regional superintendent of schools having supervision and
5  control of the district.
6  (Source: P.A. 86-1441; 87-473.)
7  (105 ILCS 5/10-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-17)
8  Sec. 10-17. Statement of affairs.
9  (a) In Class I or Class II county school units the school
10  board may use either a cash basis or accrual system of
11  accounting; however, any board so electing to use the accrual
12  system may not change to a cash basis without the permission of
13  the State Board of Education.
14  School Boards using either a cash basis or accrual system
15  of accounting shall maintain records showing the assets,
16  liabilities and fund balances in such minimum forms as may be
17  prescribed by the State Board of Education. No later than
18  October 1 annually, such school boards shall make available to
19  the public a statement of the affairs of the district by
20  posting the statement of affairs on the district's Internet
21  website. School districts that do not maintain an Internet
22  website shall, no later than October 1 annually, publish Such
23  boards shall make available to the public a statement of the
24  affairs of the district prior to December 1 annually by
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1  prescribed by the State Board of Education for posting on the
2  State Board of Education's Internet website, by having copies
3  of the statement of affairs available in the main
4  administrative office of the district, and by publishing in a
5  newspaper of general circulation published in the school
6  district an annual statement of affairs summary containing at
7  a minimum all of the following information:
8  (1) (Blank). A summary statement of operations for all
9  funds of the district, as excerpted from the statement of
10  affairs filed with the State Board of Education. The
11  summary statement must include a listing of all moneys
12  received by the district, indicating the total amounts, in
13  the aggregate, each fund of the district received, with a
14  general statement concerning the source of receipts.
15  (2) Except as provided in subdivision (3) of this
16  subsection (a), a listing of all moneys paid out by the
17  district where the total amount paid during the fiscal
18  year exceeds $2,500 in the aggregate per person, giving
19  the name of each person to whom moneys were paid and the
20  total paid to each person.
21  (3) A listing of all personnel, by name, with an
22  annual fiscal year gross payment in the categories set
23  forth in subdivisions 1 and 2 of subsection (c) of this
24  Section.
25  In this Section, "newspaper of general circulation" means a
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1  district, or, if no newspaper is published in the school
2  district, a newspaper published in the county where the school
3  district is located or, if no newspaper is published in the
4  county, a newspaper published in the educational service
5  region where the regional superintendent of schools has
6  supervision and control of the school district. The submission
7  to the State Board of Education shall include an assurance
8  that the statement of affairs has been made available in the
9  main administrative office of the school district and that the
10  required notice has been published in accordance with this
11  Section.
12  After December 15 annually, upon 10 days prior written
13  notice to the school district, the State Board of Education
14  may discontinue the processing of payments to the State
15  Comptroller's office on behalf of any school district that is
16  not in compliance with the requirements imposed by this
17  Section. The State Board of Education shall resume the
18  processing of payments to the State Comptroller's Office on
19  behalf of the school district once the district is in
20  compliance with the requirements imposed by this Section.
21  The State Board of Education must post, on or before
22  January 15, all statements of affairs timely received from
23  school districts.
24  (b) When any school district is the administrative
25  district for several school districts operating under a joint
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1  disbursements accruing, received or paid out by that school
2  district as such an administrative district shall be included
3  in the statement of affairs of the district required by this
4  Section. However, that district shall have prepared and made
5  available to the public, in accordance with subsection (a) of
6  this Section, in the same manner and subject to the same
7  requirements as are provided in this Section for the statement
8  of affairs of that district, a statement of affairs for the
9  joint agreement showing the cash receipts and disbursements by
10  funds (or the revenue, expenses and financial position, if the
11  accrual system of accounting is used) of the district as such
12  administrative district, in the form prescribed by the State
13  Board of Education. The costs of publishing the notice and
14  summary of this separate statement prepared by such an
15  administrative district shall be apportioned among and paid by
16  the participating districts in the same manner as other costs
17  and expenses accruing to those districts jointly.
18  School districts on a cash basis shall have prepared and
19  made available to the public, in accordance with subsection
20  (a) of this Section, a statement showing the cash receipts and
21  disbursements by funds in the form prescribed by the State
22  Board of Education.
23  School districts using the accrual system of accounting
24  shall have prepared and made available to the public, in
25  accordance with subsection (a) of this Section, a statement of
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1  the form prescribed by the State Board of Education.
2  In Class II county school units such statement shall be
3  prepared and made available to the public, in accordance with
4  subsection (a) of this Section, by the township treasurer of
5  the unit within which such districts are located, except with
6  respect to the school board of any school district that no
7  longer is subject to the jurisdiction and authority of a
8  township treasurer or trustees of schools of a township
9  because the district has withdrawn from the jurisdiction and
10  authority of the township treasurer and trustees of schools of
11  the township or because those offices have been abolished as
12  provided in subsection (b) or (c) of Section 5-1, and as to
13  each such school district the statement required by this
14  Section shall be prepared and made available to the public, in
15  accordance with subsection (a) of this Section, by the school
16  board of such district in the same manner as required for
17  school boards of school districts situated in Class I county
18  school units.
19  (c) The statement of affairs required pursuant to this
20  Section shall contain such information as may be required by
21  the State Board of Education, including:
22  1. (Blank). Annual fiscal year gross payment for
23  certificated personnel to be shown by name, listing each
24  employee in one of the following categories:
25  (a) Under $25,000
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1  (c) $40,000 to $59,999
2  (d) $60,000 to $89,999
3  (e) $90,000 and over
4  2. Annual fiscal year payment for non-certificated
5  personnel to be shown by name, listing each employee in
6  one of the following categories:
7  (a) Under $39,999 $25,000
8  (b) $40,000 to $54,999 $25,000 to $39,999
9  (c) $55,000 to $74,999 $40,000 to $59,999
10  (d) $75,000 $60,000 and over
11  3. Excluding In addition to wages and salaries, all
12  other moneys in the aggregate paid to recipients of $1,000
13  or more, giving the name of the person, firm or
14  corporation and the total amount received by each. This
15  listing shall be inclusive of moneys expended from any
16  revolving fund maintained by the school district.
17  4. Approximate size of school district in square
18  miles.
19  5. Number of school attendance centers.
20  6. Numbers of employees as follows:
21  (a) Full-time certificated employees;
22  (b) Part-time certificated employees;
23  (c) Full-time non-certificated employees;
24  (d) Part-time non-certificated employees.
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1  (b) Total enrolled;
2  (c) Average daily attendance.
3  8. (Blank). Assessed valuation as follows:
4  (a) Total of the district;
5  (b) Per pupil in average daily attendance.
6  9. Tax rate for each district fund.
7  10. (Blank). District financial obligation at the
8  close of the fiscal year as follows:
9  (a) Teachers' orders outstanding;
10  (b) Anticipation warrants outstanding for each
11  fund.
12  11. (Blank). Total bonded debt at the close of the
13  fiscal year.
14  12. (Blank). Percent of bonding power obligated
15  currently.
16  13. (Blank). Value of capital assets of the district
17  including:
18  (a) Land;
19  (b) Buildings;
20  (c) Equipment.
21  14. (Blank). Total amount of investments each fund.
22  15. (Blank). Change in net cash position from the
23  previous report period for each district fund.
24  16. A report on contracts, as required in Section
25  10-20.44.
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1  in the aggregate paid on behalf of recipients of $500 or more,
2  giving the name of the person, firm or corporation and the
3  total amount received by each shall be available in the school
4  district office for public inspection. This listing shall
5  include all wages, salaries and expenditures over $500
6  expended from any revolving fund maintained by the district.
7  Any resident of the school district may receive a copy of this
8  report, upon request, by paying a reasonable charge to defray
9  the costs of preparing such copy.
10  This Section does not apply to cities having a population
11  exceeding 500,000.
12  (Source: P.A. 94-875, eff. 7-1-06.)
13  (105 ILCS 5/10-20.44)
14  Sec. 10-20.44. Report on contracts.
15  (a) This Section applies to all school districts,
16  including a school district organized under Article 34 of this
17  Code.
18  (b) A school board must list on the district's Internet
19  website, if any, all contracts over $25,000 and any contract
20  that the school board enters into with an exclusive bargaining
21  representative.
22  (c) Each year, in conjunction with the publication
23  submission of the Statement of Affairs on the district's
24  Internet website or in a newspaper of general circulation to
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1  provided for in Section 10-17, each school district shall
2  include submit to the State Board of Education an annual
3  report on all contracts over $25,000 awarded by the school
4  district during the previous fiscal year. The report shall
5  include at least the following:
6  (1) the total number of all contracts awarded by the
7  school district;
8  (2) the total value of all contracts awarded;
9  (3) the number of contracts awarded to minority-owned
10  businesses, women-owned businesses, and businesses owned
11  by persons with disabilities, as defined in the Business
12  Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
13  Disabilities Act, and locally owned businesses; and
14  (4) the total value of contracts awarded to
15  minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, and
16  businesses owned by persons with disabilities, as defined
17  in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and
18  Persons with Disabilities Act, and locally owned
19  businesses.
20  The report shall be made available to the public,
21  including publication on the school district's Internet
22  website, if any.
23  (Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)
24  (105 ILCS 5/14-11.03) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-11.03)
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1  Board of Education shall maintain, subject to appropriations
2  for such purpose, the Service Resource Center for children and
3  adolescents through the age of 21 who are deaf or
4  hard-of-hearing and have an emotional or behavioral disorder.
5  For the purpose of this Section, "children and adolescents who
6  are deaf or hard-of-hearing and have an emotional or
7  behavioral disorder" have an auditory impairment that is
8  serious enough to warrant an array of special services and
9  special education programs in order to assist both
10  educationally and socially and the behavior is seriously
11  disruptive and unacceptable to peers, educational staff, and
12  persons in the community, or presents a danger to self or
13  others.
14  The State Board shall operate or contract for the
15  operation of the Illinois Service Resource Center for children
16  and adolescents through the age of 21 who are deaf or
17  hard-of-hearing and have an emotional or behavioral disorder.
18  The Illinois Service Resource Center shall function as the
19  initial point of contact for students, parents, and
20  professionals. All existing and future services shall be
21  coordinated through the Center.
22  The Illinois Service Resource Center shall:
23  (a) Develop and maintain a directory of public and private
24  resources, including crisis intervention.
25  (b) Establish and maintain a Statewide identification and
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1  (c) Develop, obtain, and assure the consistency of
2  screening instruments.
3  (d) Perform case coordination, referral, and consultation
4  services.
5  (e) Provide technical assistance and training for existing
6  programs and providers.
7  (f) Track the allocation and expenditure of State and
8  federal funds.
9  (g) Monitor, evaluate, and assess Statewide resources,
10  identification of services gaps, and the development and
11  delivery of services.
12  (h) Identify by geographical areas the need for
13  establishing evaluation and crisis intervention services and
14  establish a pilot in downstate Illinois. The Service Resource
15  Center shall provide for the coordination of services for
16  children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and have an emotional
17  or behavioral disorder throughout the State and shall pilot a
18  service delivery model to identify the capacity and need for
19  comprehensive evaluation, crisis management, stabilization,
20  referral, transition, family intervention, and follow-up
21  services.
22  (i) (Blank). Integrate the recommendations of the
23  Interagency Board for Children who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing
24  and have an Emotional or Behavioral Disorder regarding
25  policies affecting children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
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1  (j) Provide limited direct services as required.
2  The Center, if established, shall operate on a no-reject
3  basis. Any child or adolescent diagnosed as deaf or
4  hard-of-hearing and having an emotional or behavioral disorder
5  under this Act who is referred to the Center for services shall
6  qualify for services of the Center. The requirement of the
7  no-reject basis shall be paramount in negotiating contracts
8  and in supporting other agency services.
9  (Source: P.A. 88-663, eff. 9-16-94; 89-680, eff. 1-1-97.)
10  (105 ILCS 5/14A-32)
11  Sec. 14A-32. Accelerated placement; school district
12  responsibilities.
13  (a) Each school district shall have a policy that allows
14  for accelerated placement that includes or incorporates by
15  reference the following components:
16  (1) a provision that provides that participation in
17  accelerated placement is not limited to those children who
18  have been identified as gifted and talented, but rather is
19  open to all children who demonstrate high ability and who
20  may benefit from accelerated placement;
21  (2) a fair and equitable decision-making process that
22  involves multiple persons and includes a student's parents
23  or guardians;
24  (3) procedures for notifying parents or guardians of a
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1  in an accelerated placement program; and
2  (4) an assessment process that includes multiple
3  valid, reliable indicators.
4  (a-5) By no later than the beginning of the 2023-2024
5  school year, a school district's accelerated placement policy
6  shall allow for the automatic enrollment, in the following
7  school term, of a student into the next most rigorous level of
8  advanced coursework offered by the high school if the student
9  meets or exceeds State standards in English language arts,
10  mathematics, or science on a State assessment administered
11  under Section 2-3.64a-5 as follows:
12  (1) A student who exceeds State standards in English
13  language arts shall be automatically enrolled into the
14  next most rigorous level of advanced coursework in
15  English, social studies, humanities, or related subjects.
16  (2) A student who exceeds State standards in
17  mathematics shall be automatically enrolled into the next
18  most rigorous level of advanced coursework in mathematics.
19  (3) A student who exceeds State standards in science
20  shall be automatically enrolled into the next most
21  rigorous level of advanced coursework in science.
22  (a-10) By no later than the beginning of the 2027-2028
23  school year, a school district's accelerated placement policy
24  shall allow for automatic eligibility, in the following school
25  term, for a student to enroll in the next most rigorous level
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1  student meets State standards in English language arts,
2  mathematics, or science on a State assessment administered
3  under Section 2-3.64a-5 as follows:
4  (1) A student who meets State standards in English
5  language arts shall be automatically eligible to enroll in
6  the next most rigorous level of advanced coursework in
7  English, social studies, humanities, or related subjects.
8  (2) A student who meets State standards in mathematics
9  shall be automatically eligible to enroll in the next most
10  rigorous level of advanced coursework in mathematics.
11  (3) A student who meets State standards in science
12  shall be automatically eligible to enroll in the next most
13  rigorous level of advanced coursework in science.
14  (a-15) For a student entering grade 12, the next most
15  rigorous level of advanced coursework in English language arts
16  or mathematics shall be a dual credit course, as defined in the
17  Dual Credit Quality Act, an Advanced Placement course, as
18  defined in Section 10 of the College and Career Success for All
19  Students Act, or an International Baccalaureate course;
20  otherwise, the next most rigorous level of advanced coursework
21  under this subsection (a-15) may include a dual credit course,
22  as defined in the Dual Credit Quality Act, an Advanced
23  Placement course, as defined in Section 10 of the College and
24  Career Success for All Students Act, an International
25  Baccalaureate course, an honors class, an enrichment
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1  the district.
2  A school district may use the student's most recent State
3  assessment results to determine whether a student meets or
4  exceeds State standards. For a student entering grade 9,
5  results from the State assessment taken in grades 6 through 8
6  may be used. For other high school grades, the results from a
7  locally selected, nationally normed assessment may be used
8  instead of the State assessment if those results are the most
9  recent.
10  (a-20) A school district's accelerated placement policy
11  may allow for the waiver of a course or unit of instruction
12  completion requirement if (i) completion of the course or unit
13  of instruction is required by this Code or rules adopted by the
14  State Board of Education as a prerequisite to receiving a high
15  school diploma and (ii) the school district has determined
16  that the student has demonstrated mastery of or competency in
17  the content of the course or unit of instruction. The school
18  district shall maintain documentation of this determination of
19  mastery or competency for each student, that shall include
20  identification of the learning standards or competencies
21  reviewed, the methods of measurement used, student
22  performance, the date of the determination, and identification
23  of the district personnel involved in the determination
24  process.
25  (a-25) A school district's accelerated placement policy
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1  each student who meets State standards is provided
2  notification in writing of the student's eligibility for
3  enrollment in accelerated courses. This notification must
4  provide details on the procedures for the parent or guardian
5  to enroll or not enroll the student in accelerated courses, in
6  writing, on forms the school district makes available. If no
7  course selection is made by the parent or guardian in
8  accordance with procedures set forth by the school district,
9  the student shall be automatically enrolled in the next most
10  rigorous level of coursework. A school district must provide
11  the parent or guardian of a student eligible for enrollment
12  under subsection (a-5) or (a-10) with the option to instead
13  have the student enroll in alternative coursework that better
14  aligns with the student's postsecondary education or career
15  goals. If applicable, a school district must provide
16  notification to a student's parent or guardian that the
17  student will receive a waiver of a course or unit of
18  instruction completion requirement under subsection
19  subsections (a-5) or (a-10).
20  Nothing in subsection (a-5) or (a-10) may be interpreted
21  to preclude other students from enrolling in advanced
22  coursework per the policy of a school district.
23  (a-30) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the
24  implementation of policies that allow for automatic enrollment
25  of students who meet standards on State assessments into the
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1  high school.
2  (b) Further, a school district's accelerated placement
3  policy may include or incorporate by reference, but need not
4  be limited to, the following components:
5  (1) procedures for annually informing the community
6  at-large, including parents or guardians, community-based
7  organizations, and providers of out-of-school programs,
8  about the accelerated placement program and the methods
9  used for the identification of children eligible for
10  accelerated placement, including strategies to reach
11  groups of students and families who have been historically
12  underrepresented in accelerated placement programs and
13  advanced coursework;
14  (2) a process for referral that allows for multiple
15  referrers, including a child's parents or guardians; other
16  referrers may include licensed education professionals,
17  the child, with the written consent of a parent or
18  guardian, a peer, through a licensed education
19  professional who has knowledge of the referred child's
20  abilities, or, in case of possible early entrance, a
21  preschool educator, pediatrician, or psychologist who
22  knows the child;
23  (3) a provision that provides that children
24  participating in an accelerated placement program and
25  their parents or guardians will be provided a written plan
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1  and strategies to support the child;
2  (4) procedures to provide support and promote success
3  for students who are newly enrolled in an accelerated
4  placement program;
5  (5) a process for the school district to review and
6  utilize disaggregated data on participation in an
7  accelerated placement program to address gaps among
8  demographic groups in accelerated placement opportunities;
9  and
10  (6) procedures to promote equity, which may
11  incorporate one or more of the following evidence-based
12  practices:
13  (A) the use of multiple tools to assess
14  exceptional potential and provide several pathways
15  into advanced academic programs when assessing student
16  need for advanced academic or accelerated programming;
17  (B) providing enrichment opportunities starting in
18  the early grades to address achievement gaps that
19  occur at school entry and provide students with
20  opportunities to demonstrate their advanced potential;
21  (C) the use of universal screening combined with
22  local school-based norms for placement in accelerated
23  and advanced learning programs;
24  (D) developing a continuum of services to identify
25  and develop talent in all learners ranging from
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1  learning, performance tasks, critical thinking, and
2  career exploration, to accelerated placement and
3  advanced academic programming; and
4  (E) providing professional learning in gifted
5  education for teachers and other appropriate school
6  personnel to appropriately identify and challenge
7  students from diverse cultures and backgrounds who may
8  benefit from accelerated placement or advanced
9  academic programming.
10  (c) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
11  determine data to be collected and disaggregated by
12  demographic group regarding accelerated placement, including
13  the rates of students who participate in and successfully
14  complete advanced coursework, and a method of making the
15  information available to the public.
16  (d) On or before November 1, 2022, following a review of
17  disaggregated data on the participation and successful
18  completion rates of students enrolled in an accelerated
19  placement program, each school district shall develop a plan
20  to expand access to its accelerated placement program and to
21  ensure the teaching capacity necessary to meet the increased
22  demand.
23  (Source: P.A. 102-209, eff. 11-30-21 (See Section 5 of P.A.
24  102-671 for effective date of P.A. 102-209); 103-263, eff.
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1  (105 ILCS 5/14C-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-3)
2  Sec. 14C-3. Language classification of children;
3  establishment of program; period of participation;
4  examination. Each school district shall ascertain, not later
5  than the first day of March, under regulations prescribed by
6  the State Board, the number of English learners within the
7  school district, and shall classify them according to the
8  language of which they possess a primary speaking ability, and
9  their grade level, age or achievement level.
10  When, at the beginning of any school year, there is within
11  an attendance center of a school district, not including
12  children who are enrolled in existing private school systems,
13  20 or more English learners in any such language
14  classification, the school district shall establish, for each
15  classification, a program in transitional bilingual education
16  for the children therein. A school district may establish a
17  program in transitional bilingual education with respect to
18  any classification with less than 20 children therein, but
19  should a school district decide not to establish such a
20  program, the school district shall provide a locally
21  determined transitional program of instruction which, based
22  upon an individual student language assessment, provides
23  content area instruction in a language other than English to
24  the extent necessary to ensure that each student can benefit
25  from educational instruction and achieve an early and
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1  Every school-age English learner not enrolled in existing
2  private school systems shall be enrolled and participate in
3  the program in transitional bilingual education established
4  for the classification to which he belongs by the school
5  district in which he resides for a period of 3 years or until
6  such time as he achieves a level of English language skills
7  which will enable him to perform successfully in classes in
8  which instruction is given only in English, whichever shall
9  first occur.
10  An English learner enrolled in a program in transitional
11  bilingual education may, in the discretion of the school
12  district and subject to the approval of the child's parent or
13  legal guardian, continue in that program for a period longer
14  than 3 years.
15  An examination in the oral language (listening and
16  speaking), reading, and writing of English, as prescribed by
17  the State Board, shall be administered annually to all English
18  learners enrolled and participating in a program in
19  transitional bilingual education. No school district shall
20  transfer an English learner out of a program in transitional
21  bilingual education prior to his third year of enrollment
22  therein unless the parents of the child approve the transfer
23  in writing, and unless the child has received a score on said
24  examination which, in the determination of the State Board,
25  reflects a level of English language skills appropriate to his
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1  If later evidence suggests that a child so transferred is
2  still disabled by an inadequate command of English, he may be
3  re-enrolled in the program for a length of time equal to that
4  which remained at the time he was transferred.
5  (Source: P.A. 98-972, eff. 8-15-14; 99-30, eff. 7-10-15.)
6  (105 ILCS 5/17-1.5)
7  Sec. 17-1.5. Limitation of administrative costs.
8  (a) It is the purpose of this Section to establish
9  limitations on the growth of administrative expenditures in
10  order to maximize the proportion of school district resources
11  available for the instructional program, building maintenance,
12  and safety services for the students of each district.
13  (b) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:
14  "Administrative expenditures" mean the annual expenditures
15  of school districts properly attributable to expenditure
16  functions defined by the rules of the State Board of Education
17  as: 2320 (Executive Administration Services); 2330 (Special
18  Area Administration Services); 2490 (Other Support Services -
19  School Administration); 2510 (Direction of Business Support
20  Services); 2570 (Internal Services); and 2610 (Direction of
21  Central Support Services); provided, however, that
22  "administrative expenditures" shall not include early
23  retirement or other pension system obligations required by
24  State law.
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1  population of less than 500,000.
2  (c) For the 1998-99 school year and each school year
3  thereafter, each school district shall undertake budgetary and
4  expenditure control actions so that the increase in
5  administrative expenditures for that school year over the
6  prior school year does not exceed 5%. School districts with
7  administrative expenditures per pupil in the 25th percentile
8  and below for all districts of the same type, as defined by the
9  State Board of Education, may waive the limitation imposed
10  under this Section for any year following a public hearing and
11  with the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the
12  members of the school board of the district. Any district
13  waiving the limitation shall notify the State Board within 45
14  days of such action.
15  (d) School districts shall file with the State Board of
16  Education by November 15, 1998 and by each February November
17  15th thereafter a one-page report that lists (i) the actual
18  administrative expenditures for the prior year from the
19  district's audited Annual Financial Report, and (ii) the
20  projected administrative expenditures for the current year
21  from the budget adopted by the school board pursuant to
22  Section 17-1 of this Code.
23  If a school district that is ineligible to waive the
24  limitation imposed by subsection (c) of this Section by board
25  action exceeds the limitation solely because of circumstances
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1  exhausted all available and reasonable remedies to comply with
2  the limitation, the district may request a waiver pursuant to
3  Section 2-3.25g. The waiver application shall specify the
4  amount, nature, and reason for the relief requested, as well
5  as all remedies the district has exhausted to comply with the
6  limitation. Any emergency relief so requested shall apply only
7  to the specific school year for which the request is made. The
8  State Board of Education shall analyze all such waivers
9  submitted and shall recommend that the General Assembly
10  disapprove any such waiver requested that is not due solely to
11  circumstances beyond the control of the district and for which
12  the district has not exhausted all available and reasonable
13  remedies to comply with the limitation. The State
14  Superintendent shall have no authority to impose any sanctions
15  pursuant to this Section for any expenditures for which a
16  waiver has been requested until such waiver has been reviewed
17  by the General Assembly.
18  If the report and information required under this
19  subsection (d) are not provided by the school district in a
20  timely manner, or are subsequently determined by the State
21  Superintendent of Education to be incomplete or inaccurate,
22  the State Superintendent shall notify the district in writing
23  of reporting deficiencies. The school district shall, within
24  60 days of the notice, address the reporting deficiencies
25  identified.
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1  district has failed to comply with the administrative
2  expenditure limitation imposed in subsection (c) of this
3  Section, the State Superintendent shall notify the district of
4  the violation and direct the district to undertake corrective
5  action to bring the district's budget into compliance with the
6  administrative expenditure limitation. The district shall,
7  within 60 days of the notice, provide adequate assurance to
8  the State Superintendent that appropriate corrective actions
9  have been or will be taken. If the district fails to provide
10  adequate assurance or fails to undertake the necessary
11  corrective actions, the State Superintendent may impose
12  progressive sanctions against the district that may culminate
13  in withholding all subsequent payments of general State aid
14  due the district under Section 18-8.05 of this Code or
15  evidence-based funding due the district under Section 18-8.15
16  of this Code until the assurance is provided or the corrective
17  actions taken.
18  (f) The State Superintendent shall publish a list each
19  year of the school districts that violate the limitation
20  imposed by subsection (c) of this Section and a list of the
21  districts that waive the limitation by board action as
22  provided in subsection (c) of this Section.
23  (Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
24  (105 ILCS 5/27A-12)
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1  of every odd-numbered year, all local school boards with at
2  least one charter school shall submit a report to the State
3  Board containing any information required by the State Board
4  pursuant to applicable rule. The State Board shall post the
5  local school board reports on its Internet website by no later
6  than November 1 of every odd-numbered year. On or before the
7  second Wednesday in January of every even-numbered year, the
8  State Board shall issue a report to the General Assembly and
9  the Governor on its findings for the previous 2 school years.
10  The local school board's State Board's report shall include
11  summarize all of the following:
12  (1) The authorizer's strategic vision for chartering
13  and progress toward achieving that vision.
14  (2) The academic and financial performance of all
15  operating charter schools overseen by the authorizer,
16  according to the performance expectations for charter
17  schools set forth in this Article.
18  (3) The status of the authorizer's charter school
19  portfolio, identifying all charter schools in each of the
20  following categories: approved (but not yet open),
21  operating, renewed, transferred, revoked, not renewed,
22  voluntarily closed, or never opened.
23  (4) The authorizing functions provided by the
24  authorizer to the charter schools under its purview,
25  including the authorizer's operating costs and expenses
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1  must conform with generally accepted accounting
2  principles.
3  Further, in the report required by this Section, the State
4  Board (i) shall compare the performance of charter school
5  pupils with the performance of ethnically and economically
6  comparable groups of pupils in other public schools who are
7  enrolled in academically comparable courses, (ii) shall review
8  information regarding the regulations and policies from which
9  charter schools were released to determine if the exemptions
10  assisted or impeded the charter schools in meeting their
11  stated goals and objectives, and (iii) shall include suggested
12  changes in State law necessary to strengthen charter schools.
13  In addition, the State Board shall undertake and report on
14  periodic evaluations of charter schools that include
15  evaluations of student academic achievement, the extent to
16  which charter schools are accomplishing their missions and
17  goals, the sufficiency of funding for charter schools, and the
18  need for changes in the approval process for charter schools.
19  Based on the information that the State Board receives
20  from authorizers and the State Board's ongoing monitoring of
21  both charter schools and authorizers, the State Board has the
22  power to remove the power to authorize from any authorizer in
23  this State if the authorizer does not demonstrate a commitment
24  to high-quality authorization practices and, if necessary,
25  revoke the chronically low-performing charters authorized by
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1  shall adopt rules as needed to carry out this power, including
2  provisions to determine the status of schools authorized by an
3  authorizer whose authorizing power is revoked.
4  (Source: P.A. 103-175, eff. 6-30-23.)
5  (105 ILCS 5/Art. 1G rep.)
6  (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25c rep.)
7  (105 ILCS 5/2-3.51 rep.)
8  (105 ILCS 5/2-3.51a rep.)
9  (105 ILCS 5/2-3.119a rep.)
10  (105 ILCS 5/3-15.17 rep.)
11  Section 15. The School Code is amended by repealing
12  Article 1G and Sections 2-3.25c, 2-3.51, 2-3.51a, 2-3.119a,
13  and 3-15.17.
14  (105 ILCS 310/Act rep.)
15  Section 20. The Illinois Summer School for the Arts Act is
16  repealed.
17  (325 ILCS 35/Act rep.)
18  Section 25. The Interagency Board for Children who are
19  Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing and have an Emotional or Behavioral
20  Disorder Act is repealed.
21  Section 30. The Bikeway Act is amended by changing Section
22  4 as follows:

 

 

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1  (605 ILCS 30/4) (from Ch. 121, par. 604)
2  Sec. 4. In expending funds available for purposes of this
3  Act, the Department shall cooperate with municipalities,
4  townships, counties, road districts, park districts and other
5  appropriate agencies and organizations and, where possible and
6  practicable, shall allocate its expenditures among the several
7  regions of the State, proportionally to the bicycling
8  population.
9  The Secretary of Transportation shall serve as chairman of
10  and shall at least quarterly convene an interagency council on
11  the bikeways program, comprised of the Director of Natural
12  Resources, the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
13  or his or her designee, the State Superintendent of Education
14  or his or her designee, a county engineer or county
15  superintendent of highways chosen by the statewide association
16  of county engineers, a representative of the Cook County
17  Forest Preserve District, and the Secretary of Transportation,
18  for the purpose of determining policy and priorities in
19  effectuating the purposes of this Act.
20  (Source: P.A. 102-276, eff. 8-6-21.)
HB2986- 60 -LRB104 08403 LNS 18454 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 20 ILCS 5010/104 105 ILCS 5/1A-105 105 ILCS 5/1D-16 105 ILCS 5/2-3.25afrom Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25a7 105 ILCS 5/2-3.1158 105 ILCS 5/2-3.1539 105 ILCS 5/3-7from Ch. 122, par. 3-710 105 ILCS 5/3-15.1from Ch. 122, par. 3-15.111 105 ILCS 5/10-17from Ch. 122, par. 10-1712 105 ILCS 5/10-20.4413 105 ILCS 5/14-11.03from Ch. 122, par. 14-11.0314 105 ILCS 5/14A-3215 105 ILCS 5/14C-3from Ch. 122, par. 14C-316 105 ILCS 5/17-1.517 105 ILCS 5/27A-1218 105 ILCS 5/Art. 1G rep.19 105 ILCS 5/2-3.25c rep.20 105 ILCS 5/2-3.51 rep.21 105 ILCS 5/2-3.51a rep.22 105 ILCS 5/2-3.119a rep.23 105 ILCS 5/3-15.17 rep.24 105 ILCS 310/Act rep.25 325 ILCS 35/Act rep.  HB2986- 61 -LRB104 08403 LNS 18454 b  HB2986- 60 -LRB104 08403 LNS 18454 b   HB2986 - 60 - LRB104 08403 LNS 18454 b  1  INDEX 2  Statutes amended in order of appearance  3  20 ILCS 5010/10   4  105 ILCS 5/1A-10   5  105 ILCS 5/1D-1   6  105 ILCS 5/2-3.25a from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25a  7  105 ILCS 5/2-3.115   8  105 ILCS 5/2-3.153   9  105 ILCS 5/3-7 from Ch. 122, par. 3-7  10  105 ILCS 5/3-15.1 from Ch. 122, par. 3-15.1  11  105 ILCS 5/10-17 from Ch. 122, par. 10-17  12  105 ILCS 5/10-20.44   13  105 ILCS 5/14-11.03 from Ch. 122, par. 14-11.03  14  105 ILCS 5/14A-32   15  105 ILCS 5/14C-3 from Ch. 122, par. 14C-3  16  105 ILCS 5/17-1.5   17  105 ILCS 5/27A-12   18  105 ILCS 5/Art. 1G rep.   19  105 ILCS 5/2-3.25c rep.   20  105 ILCS 5/2-3.51 rep.   21  105 ILCS 5/2-3.51a rep.   22  105 ILCS 5/2-3.119a rep.   23  105 ILCS 5/3-15.17 rep.   24  105 ILCS 310/Act rep.   25  325 ILCS 35/Act rep.    HB2986- 61 -LRB104 08403 LNS 18454 b   HB2986 - 61 - LRB104 08403 LNS 18454 b
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1  INDEX
2  Statutes amended in order of appearance
3  20 ILCS 5010/10
4  105 ILCS 5/1A-10
5  105 ILCS 5/1D-1
6  105 ILCS 5/2-3.25a from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25a
7  105 ILCS 5/2-3.115
8  105 ILCS 5/2-3.153
9  105 ILCS 5/3-7 from Ch. 122, par. 3-7
10  105 ILCS 5/3-15.1 from Ch. 122, par. 3-15.1
11  105 ILCS 5/10-17 from Ch. 122, par. 10-17
12  105 ILCS 5/10-20.44
13  105 ILCS 5/14-11.03 from Ch. 122, par. 14-11.03
14  105 ILCS 5/14A-32
15  105 ILCS 5/14C-3 from Ch. 122, par. 14C-3
16  105 ILCS 5/17-1.5
17  105 ILCS 5/27A-12
18  105 ILCS 5/Art. 1G rep.
19  105 ILCS 5/2-3.25c rep.
20  105 ILCS 5/2-3.51 rep.
21  105 ILCS 5/2-3.51a rep.
22  105 ILCS 5/2-3.119a rep.
23  105 ILCS 5/3-15.17 rep.
24  105 ILCS 310/Act rep.
25  325 ILCS 35/Act rep.
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1  INDEX
2  Statutes amended in order of appearance
3  20 ILCS 5010/10
4  105 ILCS 5/1A-10
5  105 ILCS 5/1D-1
6  105 ILCS 5/2-3.25a from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25a
7  105 ILCS 5/2-3.115
8  105 ILCS 5/2-3.153
9  105 ILCS 5/3-7 from Ch. 122, par. 3-7
10  105 ILCS 5/3-15.1 from Ch. 122, par. 3-15.1
11  105 ILCS 5/10-17 from Ch. 122, par. 10-17
12  105 ILCS 5/10-20.44
13  105 ILCS 5/14-11.03 from Ch. 122, par. 14-11.03
14  105 ILCS 5/14A-32
15  105 ILCS 5/14C-3 from Ch. 122, par. 14C-3
16  105 ILCS 5/17-1.5
17  105 ILCS 5/27A-12
18  105 ILCS 5/Art. 1G rep.
19  105 ILCS 5/2-3.25c rep.
20  105 ILCS 5/2-3.51 rep.
21  105 ILCS 5/2-3.51a rep.
22  105 ILCS 5/2-3.119a rep.
23  105 ILCS 5/3-15.17 rep.
24  105 ILCS 310/Act rep.
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