SCH CD-TRANSFER TRANSPARENCY

Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to submit an annual report available to the public, on or before July 1, on its website that includes for each school district: (1) the number of students in the school year seeking admission to transfer to or within a school district or withdrawal from a school in the school district under specified provisions, showing the potential net change; (2) the number of rejected transfer requests in the school year; (3) the reason or reasons why each rejected transfer request was rejected in the school year; and (4) the total number of students that either transferred into, out of, or within each district, showing the actual net change. Provides that each year, the State Board of Education shall randomly select 20 school districts in this State to conduct an audit of each school district's approved and denied transfers based on the provisions of the policies adopted by the respective school district. Provides that on or before the first day of January, April, July, and October of each year, it shall be the duty of the superintendent of a receiving school district to file with the State Board of Education a report showing the total number of students granted transfers to or within the receiving school district and their respective school sites and grade levels. Requires each school district to report to the State Board of Education on or before October 1 of each year: (1) the total student capacity for each school in the school district; (2) the number of transfer students enrolled in each receiving school in the receiving school district; (3) the number of requests for specified transfer received; and (4) the number of requests for transfer denied and the reason or reasons supporting the denial of any request for transfer.

• Andrew S. ChesneyR
• Neil AndersonR
• Terri BryantR