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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1802
Introduced 2/25/2005, by Sen. Dan Cronin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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105 ILCS 5/2-3.25a |
from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25a |
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Amends the School Code. Provides that the subgroup size for determining adequate yearly progress shall be 100 students. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1802 |
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LRB094 11351 MKM 42206 b |
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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 changing Section |
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| 2-3.25a as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25a) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25a)
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| Sec. 2-3.25a. "School district" defined; additional |
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| standards.
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| (a) For the purposes of this Section and Sections 3.25b, |
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| 3.25c,
3.25d, 3.25e, and 3.25f of this Code, "school district" |
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| includes other
public entities responsible for administering |
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| public schools, such as
cooperatives, joint agreements, |
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| charter schools, special charter districts,
regional offices |
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| of
education, local agencies, and the Department of Human |
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| Services.
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| (b) In addition to the standards
established pursuant to |
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| Section 2-3.25, the State Board of Education shall
develop |
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| recognition standards for student performance and school
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| improvement
in all public schools operated by school districts. |
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| The indicators to
determine adequate yearly progress shall be |
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| limited to the State assessment
of student performance in |
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| reading and mathematics, student attendance rates at
the |
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| elementary school level, graduation rates
at the high school |
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| level, and participation rates on student assessments.
The |
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| subgroup size for determining adequate yearly progress shall be |
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| 100 students. The standards
shall be designed to permit the |
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| measurement of student
performance and school improvement by |
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| schools and school districts compared to
student
performance |
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| and school improvement for the preceding academic years.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-470, eff. 8-8-03.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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