093_SB0564enr
SB564 Enrolled LRB093 10777 NHT 11191 b
1 AN ACT concerning education.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
5 Sections 5.504, 5.505, and 5.506 as follows:
6 (30 ILCS 105/5.504)
7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 16, 2003)
8 Sec. 5.504. The State Board of Education Fund. This
9 Section is repealed 8 4 years after the effective date of
10 this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.
11 (Source: P.A. 91-143, eff. 7-16-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
12 (30 ILCS 105/5.505)
13 (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 16, 2003)
14 Sec. 5.505. The State Board of Education Special Purpose
15 Trust Fund. This Section is repealed 8 4 years after the
16 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General
17 Assembly.
18 (Source: P.A. 91-143, eff. 7-16-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
19 (30 ILCS 105/5.506)
20 (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 16, 2003)
21 Sec. 5.506. The Private Business and Vocational Schools
22 Fund. This Section is repealed 8 4 years after the effective
23 date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.
24 (Source: P.A. 91-143, eff. 7-16-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
25 Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing
26 Sections 2-3.126, 2-3.127, and 34-3.4 as follows:
27 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.126)
SB564 Enrolled -2- LRB093 10777 NHT 11191 b
1 (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 16, 2003)
2 Sec. 2-3.126. State Board of Education Fund. The State
3 Board of Education Fund is created as a special fund in the
4 State treasury. Unless specifically directed to be deposited
5 into any other funds or into the General Revenue Fund, all
6 moneys received by the State Board of Education in connection
7 with any fees, registration amounts, or other moneys
8 collected by the State Board of Education for various
9 purposes shall be deposited into this Fund. Moneys in this
10 Fund shall be used, subject to appropriation by the General
11 Assembly, by the State Board of Education for expenses
12 incurred in administering programs, initiatives, and
13 activities implemented or supported by the State Board of
14 Education as authorized by statute or rule. The State Board
15 of Education may expend moneys in this Fund in such amounts
16 and at such times as it deems necessary or desirable,
17 including for payment of administrative costs, staff
18 services, and costs for other lawful purposes. Moneys in
19 this Fund shall be used together with and supplemental to
20 regular appropriations to the State Board of Education for
21 any purpose, and nothing in this Section shall be construed
22 to prohibit appropriations from the General Revenue Fund for
23 expenses incurred in the administration of programs,
24 initiatives, or activities implemented or supported by the
25 State Board of Education. This Section is repealed 8 4 years
26 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st
27 General Assembly.
28 (Source: P.A. 91-143, eff. 7-16-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
29 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.127)
30 (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 16, 2003)
31 Sec. 2-3.127. State Board of Education Special Purpose
32 Trust Fund. The State Board of Education Special Purpose
33 Trust Fund is created as a special fund in the State
SB564 Enrolled -3- LRB093 10777 NHT 11191 b
1 treasury. Unless specifically directed to be deposited into
2 other funds, all moneys received by the State Board of
3 Education from federal aid and grants and from gifts and
4 grants from any source, public or private, shall be deposited
5 into this Fund. Moneys in this Fund shall be used, subject
6 to appropriation by the General Assembly, by the State Board
7 of Education for the purposes established by the federal aid
8 or grants or other gifts or grants. This Section is repealed
9 8 4 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
10 the 91st General Assembly.
11 (Source: P.A. 91-143, eff. 7-16-99.)
12 (105 ILCS 5/34-3.4)
13 (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2004)
14 Sec. 34-3.4. Chicago Schools Academic Accountability
15 Council.
16 (a) The Chicago Schools Academic Accountability Council,
17 hereinafter in this Section referred to as the "Council",
18 shall be created as provided in this Section to assist the
19 board and the State Board of Education in ensuring the
20 continuous improvement in all schools operated by the board.
21 (b) The purpose of the Council is to develop and
22 implement a comprehensive system of review, evaluation, and
23 analysis of school performance within the Chicago public
24 schools.
25 (c) The Trustees in consultation with the State Board of
26 Education shall establish the Chicago Schools Academic
27 Accountability Council to develop and implement an evaluation
28 system of the academic achievement of schools in districts
29 having a population that exceeds 500,000. The Trustees, in
30 consultation with the State Board of Education, shall
31 determine the size and makeup of the Council, the terms of
32 office of its members, and the process for appointment,
33 removal, and replacement of Council members. Evaluations will
SB564 Enrolled -4- LRB093 10777 NHT 11191 b
1 be provided to the Trustees, the chief educational officer,
2 the respective principals, the respective local school
3 councils, and the State Superintendent of Education.
4 Evaluations may make recommendations to support future school
5 improvement, including recognition for exemplary achievement,
6 and initiation of remediation, probation, intervention, or
7 closure for an attendance center not meeting academic
8 standards. Consultation with the State Board of Education
9 shall be directed at ensuring consistency of evaluations and
10 preventing duplicative evaluation efforts.
11 (d) Nothing in this Section is designed to limit or
12 otherwise affect the general powers and responsibilities of
13 the chief educational officer to intervene or otherwise act
14 with respect to any attendance center not meeting standards
15 of academic performance and improvement specified by the
16 board, including intervention or action through remediation,
17 probation, intervention or closure.
18 (e) The Trustees and the chief educational officer may
19 request the Council to conduct or arrange for evaluations of
20 educational programs, policies, and procedures as may be
21 deemed necessary to ensure the academic progress of the
22 attendance centers in the system.
23 (f) The annual budget of the Council shall be determined
24 by the Trustees. Revenues needed to support the operations
25 of the Council may be derived from any available sources,
26 including, but not limited to, State aid received by the
27 board that was previously paid to the School Finance
28 Authority. Revenues may also be derived from grants and
29 other contributions from civic, business, and community-based
30 foundations and from other private sources.
31 (g) The Council shall be subject to the provisions of
32 the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act.
33 (h) This Section is repealed on June 30, 2009 2004.
34 (Source: P.A. 91-622, eff. 8-19-99.)
SB564 Enrolled -5- LRB093 10777 NHT 11191 b
1 Section 15. The Private Business and Vocational Schools
2 Act is amended by changing Section 11.5 as follows:
3 (105 ILCS 425/11.5)
4 (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 16, 2003)
5 Sec. 11.5. Private Business and Vocational Schools Fund.
6 The Private Business and Vocational Schools Fund is created
7 as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys received
8 by the Superintendent from application and renewal fees under
9 Sections 10 and 11 of this Act shall be deposited into this
10 Fund. Moneys in this Fund shall be used, subject to
11 appropriation by the General Assembly, by the Board, with the
12 advice and recommendation of the Superintendent, to provide
13 technology, equipment, staff, professional development, and
14 other resources necessary to support records management and
15 other projects in administering this Act. The State Board
16 may expend moneys in this Fund in such amounts and at such
17 times as it deems necessary or desirable for the purposes of
18 this Act. This Section is repealed 8 4 years after the
19 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General
20 Assembly.
21 (Source: P.A. 91-143, eff. 7-16-99.)
22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.