Amends the Data Governance and Organization to Support Equity and Racial Justice Act. Provides that the State Board of Education is not required to collect and report personally identifiable information on the categories of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity unless required for federal reporting. Amends the School Code. Makes changes regarding school district standards, recognition levels and annual summative designations, rewards, priority and focus districts, including changing the terminology to Targeted, Comprehensive, and Intensive schools, State interventions, and an Independent Authority. In provisions regarding isolated time out, time out, and physical restraint, changes certain references concerning schools and school districts to entities; defines "entities". In various provisions regarding allergens, replaces references to the "Illinois Food Allergy Emergency Action Plan and Treatment Authorization Form" with "allergy emergency action plan". Makes changes concerning a direct support professional training program, residential placement in nonpublic special education facilities, evidence-based funding, parenting education, and charter schools, including removing references to the State Charter School Commission. Repeals provisions concerning visiting charitable institutions, 2 years as a priority school, a Lincoln's ChalleNGe Academy study, and the Committee of Cooperative Services. Amends the Educational Opportunity for Military Children Act. Provides for additional members on the State Council. Amends the School Safety Drill Act. Makes changes concerning definitions, reporting, and a threat assessment procedure. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
House Floor Amendment No. 1: In provisions concerning data governance and organization to support equity and racial justice, provides that the State Board of Education shall not be required (instead of is not required) to collect personally identifiable information and report statistical data on specified categories. In provisions concerning the rewards system implemented by the State Board of Education, provides that the State Board may recognize schools that have substantial growth (instead of substantial growth performance) over the 3 years immediately preceding the year in which recognition is awarded. In provisions concerning Targeted, Comprehensive, and Intensive schools, provides that a "comprehensive" school shall be a school that is among the lowest performing 5% of schools in this State based on the multi-measures accountability system defined in the State Plan with respect to the performance of the "all students" group (instead of the "all students" group for the percentage of students deemed proficient in English/language arts and mathematics combined and demonstrates a lack of progress as defined by the State Board of Education). Changes an additional reference to the Illinois Food Allergy Emergency Action Plan and Treatment Authorization Form.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 20 ILCS 65/20, 105 ILCS 5/2, 105 ILCS 5/10, 105 ILCS 5/14, 105 ILCS 5/18, 105 ILCS 5/22, 105 ILCS 5/27, 105 ILCS 5/34, 105 ILCS 5/13, 105 ILCS 70/20, 105 ILCS 70/40, 105 ILCS 128/5, 105 ILCS 128/30, 105 ILCS 128/45
Engrossed: 20 ILCS 65/20, 105 ILCS 5/2, 105 ILCS 5/10, 105 ILCS 5/14, 105 ILCS 5/18, 105 ILCS 5/22, 105 ILCS 5/27, 105 ILCS 5/34, 105 ILCS 5/13, 105 ILCS 70/20, 105 ILCS 70/40, 105 ILCS 128/5, 105 ILCS 128/30, 105 ILCS 128/45
Enrolled: 20 ILCS 65/20, 105 ILCS 5/2, 105 ILCS 5/10, 105 ILCS 5/14, 105 ILCS 5/18, 105 ILCS 5/22, 105 ILCS 5/27, 105 ILCS 5/34, 105 ILCS 5/13, 105 ILCS 70/20, 105 ILCS 70/40, 105 ILCS 128/5, 105 ILCS 128/30, 105 ILCS 128/45
Public Act: 20 ILCS 65/20, 105 ILCS 5/2, 105 ILCS 5/10, 105 ILCS 5/14, 105 ILCS 5/18, 105 ILCS 5/22, 105 ILCS 5/27, 105 ILCS 5/34, 105 ILCS 5/13, 105 ILCS 70/20, 105 ILCS 70/40, 105 ILCS 128/5, 105 ILCS 128/30, 105 ILCS 128/45