Public Act 097-0370
 
HB1415 EnrolledLRB097 06295 NHT 46371 b


  
    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
 
    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Sections 
2-3.25f and 10-19.1 as follows:
 



    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25f)  (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25f)



    Sec. 2-3.25f. State interventions. 

    (a) The State Board of Education shall provide technical

assistance to assist with the development and implementation of 
School and District Improvement Plans.

    Schools or school districts that fail to make reasonable 
efforts to
implement an
approved Improvement Plan may suffer 
loss of State funds by school
district, attendance center, or 
program as the State Board of Education
deems appropriate.

    (a-5)  In this subsection (a-5), "school" means any of the 
following named public schools or their successor name:
        (1)  Dirksen Middle School in Dolton School District 
    149.
        (2)  Diekman Elementary School in Dolton School 
    District 149.
        (3)  Caroline Sibley Elementary School in Dolton School 
    District 149.
        (4)  Berger-Vandenberg Elementary School in Dolton 
    School District 149.
        (5)  Carol Moseley Braun School in Dolton School 
    District 149.
        (6)  New Beginnings Learning Academy in Dolton School 
    District 149.
        (7)  McKinley Junior High School in South Holland School 
    District 150.
        (8)  Greenwood Elementary School in South Holland 
    School District 150.
        (9)  McKinley Elementary School in South Holland School 
    District 150.
        (10)  Eisenhower School in South Holland School 
    District 151.
        (11)  Madison School in South Holland School District 
    151.
        (12)  Taft School in South Holland School District 151.
        (13)  Wolcott School in Thornton School District 154.
        (14)  Memorial Junior High School in Lansing School 
    District 158.
        (15)  Oak Glen Elementary School in Lansing School 
    District 158.
        (16)  Lester Crawl Primary Center in Lansing School 
    District 158.
        (17)  Brookwood Junior High School in Brookwood School 
    District 167.
        (18)  Brookwood Middle School in Brookwood School 
    District 167.
        (19)  Hickory Bend Elementary School in Brookwood 
    School District 167.
        (20)  Medgar Evers Primary Academic Center in Ford 
    Heights School District 169.
        (21)  Nathan Hale Elementary School in Sunnybrook 
    School District 171.
        (22)  Ira F. Aldridge Elementary School in City of 
    Chicago School District 299.
        (23) William E.B.  DuBois Elementary School in City of 
    Chicago School District 299.
    If, after 2 years following its placement on academic watch 
status, a school remains on academic watch status, then, 
subject to federal appropriation money being available, the 
State Board of Education shall allow the school board to opt in 
the process of operating that school on a pilot full-year 
school plan approved by the State Board of Education upon 
expiration of its teachers' current collective bargaining 
agreement until the expiration of the next collective 
bargaining agreement. A school board must notify the State 
Board of Education of its intent to opt in the process of 
operating a school on a pilot full-year school plan. 
    (b) In addition, if after 3 years following its placement 
on
academic
watch status a school district or school remains on

academic watch status, the
State Board of Education shall take 
one of the following actions for the
district or
school:


        (1) The State Board of Education may authorize the 
    State
Superintendent
of Education to direct the regional 
    superintendent of schools to remove
school board members 
    pursuant to Section 3-14.28 of this Code. Prior
to such 
    direction the State Board of Education shall permit members 
    of the
local board of education to present written and oral 
    comments to the State
Board of Education. The State Board 
    of Education may direct the State
Superintendent of 
    Education to appoint an Independent Authority that shall

    exercise such powers and duties as may be necessary to 
    operate a school or
school district for purposes of 
    improving pupil performance and school
improvement.  The 
    State Superintendent of Education shall designate one

    member of the Independent Authority to serve as chairman. 
    The Independent
Authority shall serve for a period of time 
    specified by the State Board of
Education upon the 
    recommendation of the State Superintendent of
Education.


        (2) The State Board of Education may (A)
change the 
    recognition status of the school district or school to

    nonrecognized, or (B) authorize the State Superintendent

    of Education to direct the reassignment of pupils
or direct 
    the reassignment or replacement of school district 
    personnel who
are relevant to the
failure
to
meet adequate 
    yearly progress criteria.  If
a school district is 
    nonrecognized in its entirety, it shall automatically
be 
    dissolved on July 1 following that nonrecognition and its 
    territory
realigned with another school district or 
    districts by the regional board
of school trustees in 
    accordance with the procedures set forth in Section
7-11 of 
    the School Code.  The effective date of the nonrecognition 
    of a school
shall be July 1 following the nonrecognition.

    (c) All federal requirements apply to schools and school 
districts
utilizing
federal funds under Title I, Part A of the 
federal Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.

(Source: P.A. 93-470, eff. 8-8-03; 94-875, eff. 7-1-06.)

 



    (105 ILCS 5/10-19.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-19.1)



    Sec. 10-19.1. Full year school plan. 
    (a) Any school district may, by resolution of its board, 
operate one or
more schools within the district on a full year 
school plan approved by
the State Board of Education.
Any board 
which operates under
this subsection (a) Section shall devise a 
plan so that a student's required attendance
in school shall be 
for a minimum term of 180 days of actual attendance,
including 
not more than 4 institute days, during a 12 month period, but

shall not exceed 185 days. Under such plan, no teacher shall be 
required
to teach more than 185 days. A calendar of 180 days 
may be established
with the approval of the State Board of 
Education.

    (b)  Any school board that operates one or more schools 
within the school district on a pilot full-year school plan 
under subsection (a-5) of Section 2-3.25f of this Code shall 
devise a plan so that a student's required attendance in school 
shall be for a minimum term of 215 days of actual attendance, 
including not more than 4 institute days, during a 12-month 
period.  A calendar of 215 days may be established with the 
approval of the State Board of Education. 
(Source: P.A. 81-1508.)




Effective Date:  1/1/2012