SCH CD-CLASS SIZE GOALS

Amends the School Code. Provides that, no later than day 60 of instruction in each school year, a school board shall report to the State Board of Education for kindergarten through grade 12 classes certain information about actively employed teachers, pupil-teacher ratios, class instructors, and class sections; defines terms. Requires the State Board of Education to publish the information contained in the reports on its Internet website no later than December 1, 2020 and annually thereafter. Sets forth class size goals to be achieved by the 2021-2022 school year. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Provides that, no later than January 31, 2021, and annually thereafter, the State Board of Education must make available on its website information about actively employed teachers within each school district, pupil-teacher ratios for each school district, class instructors by grade level and subject in each school district, and class size in each school; defines terms. Requires each school district to report the information required for the State Board's report no later November 16, 2021, and annually thereafter, and also make that information available on its website. Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (State Board of Education) House Bill 254, with House Amendment 1, is estimated to have a fiscal impact of $10,000 on the Illinois State Board of Education's budget for information technology development and project costs to collect and report the required data State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State mandate. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Requires each school district to report the information required for the State Board of Education's report no later than November 16, 2020 (rather than November 16, 2021) and annually thereafter.