Should school districts report data from the prior or current school year?
We interpret the statutes to require reporting of current school year data. Neither Public Act indicates explicitly whether prior or current year information is sought, and thus it is left to the school board’s discretion to determine what information to include. However, Public Act 096-0434 requires posting information for employees “holding” administrative certificates and “working” in that capacity, and Public Act 096-0266 requires reporting for employees “employed” by the school district. The use of the present tense suggests that current information is sought. The legislative histories also reflect that both bills were passed because of citizen concern with what is occurring in their communities, indicating a need for current data. We recognize that other law firms have advised to include information from the prior year, or information from both the prior and current year. Although these are reasonable interpretations, we do not believe the law requires reporting prior year inform
