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1    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
510-17a as follows:
 



6    (105 ILCS 5/10-17a)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a)



7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 100-448)
8    Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report 
9cards. 

10    (1) By October 31, 2013 and October 31 of each subsequent 
11school year, the State Board of Education, through the State 
12Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a State report card, 
13school district report cards, and school report cards, and 
14shall by the most economic means provide to each school

15district in this State, including special charter districts and 
16districts
subject to the provisions of Article 34, the report 
17cards for the school district and each of its schools.  
18    (2) In addition to any information required by federal law, 
19the State Superintendent shall determine the indicators and 
20presentation of the school report card, which must include, at 
21a minimum, the most current data collected and maintained by 
22the State Board of Education related to the following:
23        (A)  school characteristics and student demographics, 
 
 
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1    including average class size, average teaching experience,  
2    student racial/ethnic breakdown, and the percentage of 
3    students classified as low-income; the percentage of 
4    students classified as English learners; the percentage of 
5    students who have individualized education plans or 504 
6    plans that provide for special education services; the 
7    number and percentage of all students who have been 
8    assessed for placement in a gifted education or advanced 
9    academic program and, of those students: (i) the racial and 
10    ethnic breakdown, (ii) the percentage who are classified as 
11    low-income, and (iii) the number and percentage of students 
12    who received direct instruction from a teacher who holds a 
13    gifted education endorsement and, of those students, the 
14    percentage who are classified as low-income; the 
15    percentage of students scoring at the "exceeds 
16    expectations" level on the assessments required under 
17    Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code;  the percentage of students 
18    who annually transferred in or out of the school district; 
19    the per-pupil operating expenditure of the school 
20    district; and the per-pupil State average operating 
21    expenditure  for the district type (elementary, high 
22    school, or unit);
23        (B)  curriculum information, including, where 
24    applicable, Advanced Placement, International 
25    Baccalaureate or equivalent courses, dual enrollment 
26    courses, foreign language classes, school personnel 
 
 
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1    resources (including Career Technical Education teachers), 
2    before and after school programs, extracurricular 
3    activities, subjects in which elective classes are 
4    offered, health and wellness initiatives (including the 
5    average number of days of Physical Education per week per 
6    student), approved programs of study, awards received, 
7    community partnerships, and special programs such as 
8    programming for the gifted and talented, students with 
9    disabilities, and work-study students;
10        (C) student outcomes, including, where applicable, the 
11    percentage of students deemed proficient on assessments of 
12    State standards, the percentage of students in the eighth 
13    grade who pass Algebra, the percentage of students who 
14    participated in workplace learning experiences, the 
15    percentage of students enrolled in post-secondary 
16    institutions (including colleges, universities, community 
17    colleges, trade/vocational schools, and training programs 
18    leading to career certification within 2 semesters of high 
19    school graduation), the percentage of students graduating 
20    from high school who are college and career ready, and the 
21    percentage of graduates enrolled in community colleges, 
22    colleges, and universities who are in one or more courses 
23    that the community college, college, or university 
24    identifies as a developmental course; 
25        (D)  student progress, including, where applicable, the 
26    percentage of students in the ninth grade who have earned 5 
 
 
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1    credits or more without failing more than one core class, a 
2    measure of students entering kindergarten ready to learn, a 
3    measure of growth, and the percentage of students who enter 
4    high school on track for college and career readiness;
5        (E)  the school environment, including, where 
6    applicable, the percentage of students with less than 10 
7    absences in a school year, the percentage of teachers with 
8    less than 10 absences in a school year for reasons other 
9    than professional development, leaves taken pursuant to 
10    the federal Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, long-term 
11    disability, or parental leaves, the 3-year average of the 
12    percentage of teachers returning to the school from the 
13    previous year, the number of different principals at the 
14    school in the last 6 years, the number of teachers who hold 
15    a gifted education endorsement, the process and criteria 
16    used by the district to determine whether a student is 
17    eligible for participation in a gifted education program or 
18    advanced academic program and the manner in which parents 
19    and guardians are made aware of the process and criteria, 2 
20    or more indicators from any school climate survey selected 
21    or approved by the State and administered pursuant to 
22    Section 2-3.153 of this Code, with the same or similar 
23    indicators included on school report cards for all surveys 
24    selected or approved by the State pursuant to Section 
25    2-3.153 of this Code, and the combined percentage of 
26    teachers rated as proficient or excellent in their most 
 
 
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1    recent evaluation;
2        (F) a school district's and its individual schools' 
3    balanced accountability measure, in accordance with 
4    Section 2-3.25a of this Code;
5        (G) the total and per pupil normal cost amount the 
6    State contributed to the Teachers' Retirement System of the 
7    State of Illinois in the prior fiscal year for the school's 
8    employees, which shall be reported to the State Board of 
9    Education by the Teachers' Retirement System of the State 
10    of Illinois;
11        (H) for a school district organized under Article 34 of 
12    this Code only, State contributions to the Public School 
13    Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago and State 
14    contributions for health care for employees of that school 
15    district; 
16        (I) a school district's Final Percent of Adequacy, as 
17    defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of Section 
18    18-8.15 of this Code;
19        (J) a school district's Local Capacity Target, as 
20    defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section 
21    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount;
22        (K) a school district's Real Receipts, as defined in 
23    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15 of this 
24    Code, divided by a school district's Adequacy Target, as 
25    defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section 
26    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount; and 
 
 
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1        (L) a school district's administrative costs; . 
2        (M) (L) whether or not the school has participated in 
3    the Illinois Youth Survey. In this paragraph (M) (L), 
4    "Illinois Youth Survey" means a self-report survey, 
5    administered in school settings every 2 years, designed to 
6    gather information about health and social indicators, 
7    including substance abuse patterns and the attitudes of 
8    students in grades 8, 10, and 12; and . 
9        (N) whether the school offered its students career and 
10    technical education opportunities. 
11    The school report card shall also provide
information that 
12allows for comparing the current outcome, progress, and 
13environment data to the State average, to the school data from 
14the past 5 years, and to the outcomes, progress, and 
15environment of similar schools based on the type of school and 
16enrollment of low-income students, special education students, 
17and English learners.

18    As used in this subsection (2): 
19    "Administrative costs" means costs associated with 
20executive, administrative, or managerial functions within the 
21school district that involve planning, organizing, managing, 
22or directing the school district. 
23    "Advanced academic program" means a course of study to 
24which students are assigned based on advanced cognitive ability 
25or advanced academic achievement compared to local age peers 
26and in which the curriculum is substantially differentiated 
 
 
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1from the general curriculum to provide appropriate challenge 
2and pace. 
3    "Gifted education" means educational services, including 
4differentiated curricula and instructional methods, designed 
5to meet the needs of gifted children as defined in Article 14A 
6of this Code. 
7    (3)  At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the 
8school district report card shall include a subset of the 
9information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of 
10subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information relating 
11to the operating expense per pupil and other finances of the 
12school district, and the State report card shall include a 
13subset of the information identified in paragraphs (A) through 
14(E) and paragraph (N) of subsection (2) of this Section. 
15    (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this 
16Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the 
17State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to 
18amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or 
19State report card. 
20    (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt 
21of the school district and school report cards from the State 
22Superintendent of Education, each school district, including 
23special charter districts and districts subject to the 
24provisions of Article 34, shall present such report
cards at a 
25regular school board meeting subject to
applicable notice 
26requirements, post the report cards
 on the
school district's 
 
 
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1Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web

2site, make the report cards
 available
to a newspaper of general 
3circulation serving the district, and, upon
request, send the 
4report cards
home to a parent (unless the district does not 
5maintain an Internet web site,
in which case
the report card 
6shall be sent home to parents without request).  If the
district 
7posts the report card on its Internet web
site, the district

8shall send a
written notice home to parents stating (i) that 
9the report card is available on
the web site,
(ii) the address 
10of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of the report card

11will be sent to
parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone 
12number that parents may
call to
request a printed copy of the 
13report card.






14    (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 repeals, 
15supersedes, invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in 
16lawsuits pending on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public 
17Act 98-648) in Illinois courts involving the interpretation of 
18Public Act 97-8. 
19(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-193, eff. 7-30-15; 
2099-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-227, eff. 8-18-17; 100-364, eff. 
211-1-18; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 100-807, eff. 8-10-18; 100-863, 
22eff. 8-14-18; 100-1121, eff. 1-1-19; revised 12-19-18.)

 
23    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-448)
24    Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report 
25cards. 

 
 
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1    (1) By October 31, 2013 and October 31 of each subsequent 
2school year, the State Board of Education, through the State 
3Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a State report card, 
4school district report cards, and school report cards, and 
5shall by the most economic means provide to each school

6district in this State, including special charter districts and 
7districts
subject to the provisions of Article 34, the report 
8cards for the school district and each of its schools.  
9    (2) In addition to any information required by federal law, 
10the State Superintendent shall determine the indicators and 
11presentation of the school report card, which must include, at 
12a minimum, the most current data collected and maintained by 
13the State Board of Education related to the following:
14        (A)  school characteristics and student demographics, 
15    including average class size, average teaching experience,  
16    student racial/ethnic breakdown, and the percentage of 
17    students classified as low-income; the percentage of 
18    students classified as English learners; the percentage of 
19    students who have individualized education plans or 504 
20    plans that provide for special education services; the 
21    number and percentage of all students who have been 
22    assessed for placement in a gifted education or advanced 
23    academic program and, of those students: (i) the racial and 
24    ethnic breakdown, (ii) the percentage who are classified as 
25    low-income, and (iii) the number and percentage of students 
26    who received direct instruction from a teacher who holds a 
 
 
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1    gifted education endorsement and, of those students, the 
2    percentage who are classified as low-income; the 
3    percentage of students scoring at the "exceeds 
4    expectations" level on the assessments required under 
5    Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code;  the percentage of students 
6    who annually transferred in or out of the school district; 
7    average daily attendance; the per-pupil operating 
8    expenditure of the school district; and the per-pupil State 
9    average operating expenditure  for the district type 
10    (elementary, high school, or unit);
11        (B)  curriculum information, including, where 
12    applicable, Advanced Placement, International 
13    Baccalaureate or equivalent courses, dual enrollment 
14    courses, foreign language classes, school personnel 
15    resources (including Career Technical Education teachers), 
16    before and after school programs, extracurricular 
17    activities, subjects in which elective classes are 
18    offered, health and wellness initiatives (including the 
19    average number of days of Physical Education per week per 
20    student), approved programs of study, awards received, 
21    community partnerships, and special programs such as 
22    programming for the gifted and talented, students with 
23    disabilities, and work-study students;
24        (C) student outcomes, including, where applicable, the 
25    percentage of students deemed proficient on assessments of 
26    State standards, the percentage of students in the eighth 
 
 
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1    grade who pass Algebra, the percentage of students who 
2    participated in workplace learning experiences, the 
3    percentage of students enrolled in post-secondary 
4    institutions (including colleges, universities, community 
5    colleges, trade/vocational schools, and training programs 
6    leading to career certification within 2 semesters of high 
7    school graduation), the percentage of students graduating 
8    from high school who are college and career ready, and the 
9    percentage of graduates enrolled in community colleges, 
10    colleges, and universities who are in one or more courses 
11    that the community college, college, or university 
12    identifies as a developmental course; 
13        (D)  student progress, including, where applicable, the 
14    percentage of students in the ninth grade who have earned 5 
15    credits or more without failing more than one core class, a 
16    measure of students entering kindergarten ready to learn, a 
17    measure of growth, and the percentage of students who enter 
18    high school on track for college and career readiness;
19        (E)  the school environment, including, where 
20    applicable, the percentage of students with less than 10 
21    absences in a school year, the percentage of teachers with 
22    less than 10 absences in a school year for reasons other 
23    than professional development, leaves taken pursuant to 
24    the federal Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, long-term 
25    disability, or parental leaves, the 3-year average of the 
26    percentage of teachers returning to the school from the 
 
 
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1    previous year, the number of different principals at the 
2    school in the last 6 years, the number of teachers who hold 
3    a gifted education endorsement, the process and criteria 
4    used by the district to determine whether a student is 
5    eligible for participation in a gifted education program or 
6    advanced academic program and the manner in which parents 
7    and guardians are made aware of the process and criteria, 2 
8    or more indicators from any school climate survey selected 
9    or approved by the State and administered pursuant to 
10    Section 2-3.153 of this Code, with the same or similar 
11    indicators included on school report cards for all surveys 
12    selected or approved by the State pursuant to Section 
13    2-3.153 of this Code, and the combined percentage of 
14    teachers rated as proficient or excellent in their most 
15    recent evaluation;
16        (F) a school district's and its individual schools' 
17    balanced accountability measure, in accordance with 
18    Section 2-3.25a of this Code;
19        (G) the total and per pupil normal cost amount the 
20    State contributed to the Teachers' Retirement System of the 
21    State of Illinois in the prior fiscal year for the school's 
22    employees, which shall be reported to the State Board of 
23    Education by the Teachers' Retirement System of the State 
24    of Illinois;
25        (H) for a school district organized under Article 34 of 
26    this Code only, State contributions to the Public School 
 
 
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1    Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago and State 
2    contributions for health care for employees of that school 
3    district; 
4        (I) a school district's Final Percent of Adequacy, as 
5    defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of Section 
6    18-8.15 of this Code;
7        (J) a school district's Local Capacity Target, as 
8    defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section 
9    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount;
10        (K) a school district's Real Receipts, as defined in 
11    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15 of this 
12    Code, divided by a school district's Adequacy Target, as 
13    defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section 
14    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount; and 
15        (L) a school district's administrative costs; . 
16        (M) (L) whether or not the school has participated in 
17    the Illinois Youth Survey. In this paragraph (M) (L), 
18    "Illinois Youth Survey" means a self-report survey, 
19    administered in school settings every 2 years, designed to 
20    gather information about health and social indicators, 
21    including substance abuse patterns and the attitudes of 
22    students in grades 8, 10, and 12; and . 
23        (N) whether the school offered its students career and 
24    technical education opportunities. 
25    The school report card shall also provide
information that 
26allows for comparing the current outcome, progress, and 
 
 
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1environment data to the State average, to the school data from 
2the past 5 years, and to the outcomes, progress, and 
3environment of similar schools based on the type of school and 
4enrollment of low-income students, special education students, 
5and English learners.

6    As used in this subsection (2): 
7    "Administrative costs" means costs associated with 
8executive, administrative, or managerial functions within the 
9school district that involve planning, organizing, managing, 
10or directing the school district. 
11    "Advanced academic program" means a course of study to 
12which students are assigned based on advanced cognitive ability 
13or advanced academic achievement compared to local age peers 
14and in which the curriculum is substantially differentiated 
15from the general curriculum to provide appropriate challenge 
16and pace. 
17    "Gifted education" means educational services, including 
18differentiated curricula and instructional methods, designed 
19to meet the needs of gifted children as defined in Article 14A 
20of this Code. 
21    For the purposes of paragraph (A) of this subsection (2), 
22"average daily attendance" means the average of the actual 
23number of attendance days during the previous school year for 
24any enrolled student who is subject to compulsory attendance by 
25Section 26-1 of this Code at each school and charter school. 
26    (3)  At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the 
 
 
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1school district report card shall include a subset of the 
2information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of 
3subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information relating 
4to the operating expense per pupil and other finances of the 
5school district, and the State report card shall include a 
6subset of the information identified in paragraphs (A) through 
7(E) and paragraph (N) of subsection (2) of this Section. The 
8school district report card shall include the average daily 
9attendance, as that term is defined in subsection (2) of this 
10Section, of students who have individualized education 
11programs and students who have 504 plans that provide for 
12special education services within the school district.
13    (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this 
14Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the 
15State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to 
16amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or 
17State report card. 
18    (5) Annually, no more than 30 calendar days after receipt 
19of the school district and school report cards from the State 
20Superintendent of Education, each school district, including 
21special charter districts and districts subject to the 
22provisions of Article 34, shall present such report
cards at a 
23regular school board meeting subject to
applicable notice 
24requirements, post the report cards
 on the
school district's 
25Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web

26site, make the report cards
 available
to a newspaper of general 
 
 
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1circulation serving the district, and, upon
request, send the 
2report cards
home to a parent (unless the district does not 
3maintain an Internet web site,
in which case
the report card 
4shall be sent home to parents without request).  If the
district 
5posts the report card on its Internet web
site, the district

6shall send a
written notice home to parents stating (i) that 
7the report card is available on
the web site,
(ii) the address 
8of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of the report card

9will be sent to
parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone 
10number that parents may
call to
request a printed copy of the 
11report card.






12    (6) Nothing contained in Public Act 98-648 repeals, 
13supersedes, invalidates, or nullifies final decisions in 
14lawsuits pending on July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public 
15Act 98-648) in Illinois courts involving the interpretation of 
16Public Act 97-8. 
17(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 99-193, eff. 7-30-15; 
1899-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-227, eff. 8-18-17; 100-364, eff. 
191-1-18; 100-448, eff. 7-1-19; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 100-807, 
20eff. 8-10-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 100-1121, eff. 1-1-19; 
21revised 12-19-18.)
 
22    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes 
23changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text 
24that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section 
25represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does 
 
 
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1not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes 
2made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other 
3Public Act.
 
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
51, 2020.