(a) Not later than April 1, 2014, each regional educational service center shall develop a uniform regional school calendar that may be adopted by each local or regional board of education in the area served by such regional educational service center, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Such uniform regional school calendars shall be consistent with the guidelines for a uniform regional school calendar developed pursuant to section 321 of public act 13-247*. Not later than April 1, 2014, each regional educational service center shall submit such uniform regional school calendar to the State Board of Education for approval. Not later than five days after such approval, such regional educational service center shall submit such approved uniform regional school calendar to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.

(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2017, and each school year thereafter, a local or regional board of education may adopt the uniform regional school calendar developed and approved pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Not later than July 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Education shall submit a report on which boards of education have adopted the uniform regional school calendar and the implementation of such uniform regional school calendars, pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and any recommendations for legislation relating to such implementation to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.

(P.A. 13-247, S. 322; P.A. 14-38, S. 1; P.A. 17-220, S. 1.)

*Note: Section 321 of public act 13-247 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.

History: P.A. 13-247 effective June 19, 2013; P.A. 14-38 amended Subsec. (b) by making provisions applicable to school year commencing July 1, 2015, and amended Subsec. (c) by designating existing language as Subdiv. (1) and amending same to add “Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for” and replacing “2015” with “2016”, and adding Subdiv. (2) re delay of implementation of uniform regional school calendar until school year commencing July 1, 2017, effective May 28, 2014; P.A. 17-220 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “to be used” with “that may be adopted” and replacing “subsections (b) and (c)” with “subsection (b)”, amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “July 1, 2014, and July 1, 2015” with “July 1, 2017, and each school year thereafter”, deleted former Subsecs. (c), (d)(1) and (d)(2), and redesignated existing Subsec. (d)(3) re report as Subsec. (c) and amended same by deleting “January 1, 2016, and” and adding “which boards of education have adopted the uniform regional school calendar and”, and made conforming changes, effective July 1, 2017.