HB5042 Summary

• Removes requirement for State Board of Education to establish a reading instruction advisory group concerning dyslexia training modules for teachers and education professionals.

• Eliminates reference to State Charter School Commission chairperson in the Attendance Commission membership structure.

• Removes provisions creating a physical fitness assessment task force, simplifying implementation requirements for health-related fitness assessments in grades 3-12.

• Changes Chicago Educational Facilities Task Force from meeting "at least once annually" to meeting "upon the call of the chairs" for compliance reviews.

• Repeals two School Code sections: Section 2-3.11 (report on condition of schools) and Section 2-3.168 (Advisory Council on At-Risk Students).

• Effective date: July 1, 2020.