HB4227 Summary

• Increases required days of actual pupil attendance from 176 days to 181 days for standard school calendars under Section 10-19.

• Increases required days of actual pupil attendance from 180 days to 183 days for full-year school calendars under Section 10-19.1.

• Removes obsolete language concerning the 1980-1981 school year and a specific closure date related to the Iran hostage crisis.

• Adjusts State aid reduction calculations from 1/176 to 1/181 days (or 0.55249% instead of .56818%) for districts failing to meet minimum school term requirements under Section 18-12.