SB 2031

Abstract

Amends the School Code. Adds specified information concerning high schools that must be included in the school report cards prepared by the State Superintendent of Education. For the school district report cards prepared by the State Superintendent, provides that indicators from the school report card shall be aggregated at the course level, department level, and school level, and the course-level indicators shall be collected from each course. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. By October 31, 2024 and October 31 each subsequent year, requires the State Board of Education, through the State Superintendent of Education, to prepare a report covering school districts and schools, to be referred to as the Expanded School Snapshot Report. Sets forth how the Report is to be made available. Requires the Report to include (i) a listing of all standard coursework or programs offered by a school, (ii) a listing of all advanced-track coursework or programs offered by a school, (iii) a listing of all English learner coursework or programs offered by a school, (iv) a listing of all special education coursework or programs offered by a school, (v) data tables and graphs comparing advanced-track coursework or programs with standard coursework or programs according to specified parameters, and (vi) specified data for each race and ethnicity category and gender category, as defined by the most recent federal decennial census. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of Senate Amendment No. 1 but changes the name of the report from "Expanded School Snapshot Report" to "Expanded High School Snapshot Report". Makes conforming changes by changing references of "school" to "high school" and other related changes. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that the State Board of Education shall prepare the initial Expanded High School Snapshot Report by October 31, 2027 (instead of October 31, 2025).