Amends the Illinois School Student Records Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 10/1 Adds reference to: New Act Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Commission on Equitable Public University Funding Act. Creates the Commission on Equitable Public University Funding for the purpose of recommending specific data-driven criteria and approaches to the General Assembly to adequately, equitably, and stably fund public universities in this State and to evaluate existing funding methods. Sets forth the membership of the Commission. Sets forth the recommendations the Commission must include in the report to the General Assembly. Contains provisions concerning administrative support, compensation, meetings, reporting, and compliance. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds the chairperson of the Higher Education Working Group to the membership of the Commission. Provides that the recommendations made by the Commission may be informed by the data-driven findings and recommendations established by the Chicago State University Equity Working Group and other groups (rather than by the Chicago State University Equity Working Group or other groups). House Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the engrossed bill with changes. Adds to the membership of the Commission on Equitable Public University Funding. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adds the Minority Spokesperson of the Higher Education Committee of the House of Representatives and the Minority Spokesperson of the Higher Education Committee of the Senate to the membership of the Commission.
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Amends the Student Online Personal Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 85/1 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.62 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.62 105 ILCS 5/27-9.1a new 105 ILCS 5/27-9.1b new 105 ILCS 5/27A-5 105 ILCS 5/34-18.8 from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.8 105 ILCS 110/3 105 ILCS 5/27-9.1 rep. 105 ILCS 5/27-9.2 rep. 105 ILCS 5/27-11 rep. Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. In the Courses of Study Article, repeals the sex education, family life, and instruction on diseases provisions. Instead, beginning no later than July 1, 2023, requires a school district, including a charter school, to provide comprehensive personal health and safety education in kindergarten through the 5th grade and comprehensive sexual health education in the 6th through 12th grades in all public schools. Sets forth the criteria that all classes that teach comprehensive personal health and safety and comprehensive sexual health education must satisfy. Contains, among other provisions, provisions concerning guest lecturers or resource persons, participation, the review of instructional materials, learning standards, resource materials, and reporting. Requires a school district, including a charter school, to provide age and developmentally appropriate consent education in the 3rd through 12th grades; sets forth what the instruction and materials must include. Makes changes in the Chicago School District Article concerning AIDS training. Amends the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act to make changes concerning the program established under the Act. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Makes changes to the definitions of "complete", "comprehensive personal health and safety education", and "comprehensive sexual health education" and the learning standards. Provides that the annual report to the General Assembly must be submitted for a period of 2 (rather than 5) years. Requires age and developmentally appropriate consent education to be provided in kindergarten (rather than the 3rd grade) through the 12th grade. Corrects a grammatical error. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 110/3 Removes provisions concerning the comprehensive health education program. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by Senate Amendments Nos. 2 and 3, with the following changes. In provisions requiring the State Board of Education to develop and adopt learning standards, specifies that the comprehensive personal health and safety education learning standards shall be adopted for pupils in kindergarten through the 5th grade and the comprehensive sexual health education learning standards shall be adopted for pupils in the 6th through 12th grades. Removes a provision requiring school districts to provide comprehensive personal health and safety education and comprehensive sexual health education by no later than July 1, 2023. Provides that the annual report to the General Assembly must be submitted for a period of 5 (rather than 2) years. Provides that a school district may (rather than shall) provide age and developmentally appropriate consent education in kindergarten through the 12th grade. Makes grammatical and typographical changes. Effective immediately. Balanced Budget Note (Office of Management and Budget) Please be advised that the Balanced Budget Note Act does not apply to Senate Bill 818 as il is not a supplemental appropriation that increases or decreases appropriations. Under the Act, a balanced budget note must be prepared only for bills that change a general funds appropriation for the fiscal year in which the new bill is enacted. Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts) This legislation would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the state of Illinois. Home Rule Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not pre-empt home rule authority. Pension Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 0818, as engrossed, will not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in the State of Illinois. State Debt Impact Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability) SB 0818, as Engrossed, would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness. Housing Affordability Impact Note (Housing Development Authority) This bill will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence. Fiscal Note (Dept. of Human Services) No fiscal impact to IDHS related to the changes proposed in SB 818. State Mandates Fiscal Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State mandate. Correctional Note (Dept of Corrections) This amendment has no fiscal impact or population impact on the department. Fiscal Note (Dept. of Public Health) SB 818 would not pose any fiscal cost aside from standard staff time helping ISBE develop standards, where the cost would be negligible. Land Conveyance Appraisal Note (Dept. of Transportation) No land conveyances are included in Senate Bill 818; therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed. Fiscal Note (State Board of Education) SB 818 will have a fiscal impact of $2,175,588.61 over 3 fiscal years.
Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning employee rights. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 115 ILCS 5/3 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/21A-5 105 ILCS 5/21A-10 105 ILCS 5/21A-15 105 ILCS 5/21A-20 105 ILCS 5/21A-20.5 new 105 ILCS 5/21A-25 105 ILCS 5/21A-25.5 new 105 ILCS 5/21A-30 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the New Teacher Induction and Mentoring Article of the School Code. Makes changes concerning the development, establishment, implementation, and evaluation of new teacher induction and mentoring programs; program requirements and standards; funding; and the creation of a Teaching Induction and Mentoring Advisory Group. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.53a 105 ILCS 5/21A-5 105 ILCS 5/21A-10 105 ILCS 5/21A-15 105 ILCS 5/21A-20 105 ILCS 5/21A-20.5 new 105 ILCS 5/21A-25 105 ILCS 5/21A-25.5 new 105 ILCS 5/21A-30 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code to make changes concerning the new principal mentoring program, including changes relating to the establishment of a competitive grant program and approval of eligible entities to provide services to new principals, professional growth, appropriations, required mentoring hours, compensation, contact hours, and a comprehensive evaluation of the program. In provisions relating to the new teacher induction and mentoring program, makes changes concerning the development, establishment, implementation, and evaluation of new teacher induction and mentoring programs; program requirements and standards; funding; and the creation of a Teaching Induction and Mentoring Advisory Group. Effective immediately.
Amends the Article of the School Code relating to children with disabilities. Provides that the State Superintendent of Education may determine that the location of the parent or guardian of a student is unknown after considering information submitted from the school district that last enrolled the student or from the school or special education facility providing special education and related services to meet the needs of the student. Provides that the information submitted to the State Superintendent must include an affidavit from that school district's superintendent or the facility's director attesting that the location of the parent or guardian is unknown and 4 items of documentary evidence that a minimum of 4 separate attempts were made to locate the parent or guardian. Provides that any determination by the State Superintendent that the location of a parent or guardian is unknown is final, but that any determination made by the State Superintendent is subject to review and reconsideration any time a parent's or guardian's location becomes known. Effective immediately.
Amends various Acts to make changes concerning references to specified racial and ethnic groups. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 30 ILCS 575/2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill, and removes references to "Descendant of American Slaves". Makes conforming changes.
Repeals the Commission on the Elimination of Poverty Act. Effective immediately.
Creates the Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare Task Force Act. Creates the Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare Task Force within the Department of Children and Family Services. Requires the Task Force to examine the historical and current role of mandatory reporting and its impact on the racial and gender disparities of families involved with the Department of Children and Family Services; examine the underlying factors that bring families into contact with the Department and the factors that lead to child removal; review the Department's progress on the planning and implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act; examine the current processes and policies, data, and data collection methods for families involved simultaneously in the child welfare, juvenile justice, or criminal justice systems; explore policies and protocols for race-blind child protection screenings and child removal reviews; and other duties. Contains provisions concerning the composition of the Task Force and Task Force meetings. Requires the Task Force to submit a report to the General Assembly and the Governor within one year after the Task Force has its first meeting. Provides that the report shall contain policy recommendations that seek to prioritize preserving and reunifying families involved in the child welfare system, particularly Black families; reduce child welfare system involvement, particularly for Black families; and eliminate racial disproportionality in system involvement and the disproportionate impact of system involvement on families. Provides that the Task Force is dissolved, and the Act repealed, on January 1, 2024. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the Task Force shall include one member (rather than 2 members) from an organization with expertise in the child welfare system that advocates to preserve and reunify families, appointed by the Governor's Office; 2 members who provide legal representation on behalf of the State of Illinois in child protection cases, one from the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, appointed by the Governor's Office, and one from a State's Attorney's office outside of Cook County, appointed by the Governor's Office; and one member from a statewide organization advocating for the advancement of civil liberties for at least 80 years in Illinois, appointed by the Governor's Office. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall facilitate the prompt and timely collection and provision of data as requested by or on behalf of the Task Force. Requires the Task Force to explore policies and protocols that honor language, culture, and heritage in identity formation and familial relationships, including, but not limited to, race-blind child protection screenings and child removal reviews, as implemented in other jurisdictions around the United States, and to make recommendations for implementation in Illinois. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that any data provided by the Department of Children and Family Services to the Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare Task Force shall not contain any personally identifiable information of any clients or families in accordance with the provisions of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
Amends the School Code and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Revises language to make certain actions permissible rather than mandatory with respect to truancy. Eliminates the requirement that the Chicago Board of Education establish an Office of Chronic Truant Adjudication. Instead, requires the chief executive officer or the chief executive officer's designee to implement a socio-emotional focused attendance approach that targets the underlying causes of chronic truancy. Makes changes concerning the Chicago school district's truancy intervention services for a pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian. Makes other changes, including changes concerning penalties. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill with the following changes. Restores current law with respect to the provisions concerning a truant officer's determination as to compliance. Instead, provides that those provisions do not apply to the Chicago school district.
Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to adopt written policies related to absences and missed homework or classwork assignments as a result of or related to a student's pregnancy. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code to create the State Education Equity Committee within the State Board of Education. Provides that the purpose of the committee is to strive to ensure equity in education for all children from birth through grade 12. Sets forth the membership of the task force. Contains provisions concerning meetings, duties, and reporting. Repeals a Section concerning the Advisory Council on At-Risk Students. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill with the following changes. Makes changes concerning the membership of the Committee, including adding members. Provides that the members of the Committee must reflect, as much as possible, the racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. Provides that members appointed by the State Superintendent of Education may (rather than shall) be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses. Effective immediately.