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| Public Act 101-0451 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections | ||||
2-3.136a, 10-20.69, and 34-18.61 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.136a new) | ||||
Sec. 2-3.136a. Class size report. | ||||
(a) In this Section: | ||||
"Class" means a setting in which organized instruction of | ||||
academic course content is regularly provided to a group of | ||||
students for a given scheduled period of time. | ||||
"Class instructor" means a teacher who has been assigned to | ||||
teach students in a class at a public school. | ||||
"Class section" means a single class where a class | ||||
instructor is assigned to teach more than one class per school | ||||
day. | ||||
"Class size" means the number of students in a class who | ||||
appear on the class roster and for whom the class instructor is | ||||
primarily responsible and accountable. | ||||
"Pupil-teacher ratio" means the total number of students in | ||||
a school divided by the total number of teachers working in | ||||
that school. | ||||
"Teacher" means an individual instructing students at a | ||||
public school. | ||
(b) No later than January 31, 2021, and annually | ||
thereafter, the State Board of Education must make available on | ||
its website all of the following information: | ||
(1) The total number of teachers actively employed | ||
within each school district, listed by individual school. | ||
(2) The pupil-teacher ratios for each school district. | ||
(3) The number of class instructors, by grade level and | ||
subject, in each school district. | ||
(4) The class size for each class and class section at | ||
each school in a school district and the total number of | ||
classes or class sections in each school that exceeds the | ||
class size guidelines under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) | ||
of Section 18-8.15. | ||
(105 ILCS 5/10-20.69 new) | ||
Sec. 10-20.69. Class size reporting. No later than November | ||
16, 2020, and annually thereafter, each school district must | ||
report to the State Board of Education information on the | ||
school district described under subsection (b) of Section | ||
2-3.136a and must make that information available on its | ||
website. | ||
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.61 new) | ||
Sec. 34-18.61. Class size reporting. No later than November | ||
16, 2020, and annually thereafter, the school district must | ||
report to the State Board of Education information on the | ||
school district described under subsection (b) of Section | ||
2-3.136a and must make that information available on its | ||
website.
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