SB231 | Illinois 2015-2016 | EDUCATION-TECH

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On June 30, 2016 in the House:

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

On May 31, 2016 in the House:

Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2016

On May 30, 2016 in the House:

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee

On May 27, 2016 in the House:

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2016

On May 19, 2016 in the House:

Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Avery Bourne

On May 16, 2016 in the House:

Assigned to Executive Committee
Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2016

On May 11, 2016 in the House:

Referred to Rules Committee
First Reading
Arrived in House

On May 10, 2016 in the Senate:

Third Reading - Passed; 031-021-003
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Manar
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Manar
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Manar
Recalled to Second Reading

On May 4, 2016 in the Senate:

Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments

On May 3, 2016 in the Senate:

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-002-004
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar

On April 22, 2016 in the Senate:

Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 13, 2016

On April 14, 2016 in the Senate:

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 010-001-006

On April 12, 2016 in the Senate:

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive

On April 6, 2016 in the Senate:

Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Andy Manar
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

On April 5, 2016 in the Senate:

Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 6, 2016
Approved for Consideration Assignments

On April 21, 2015 in the Senate:

Re-referred to Assignments

On April 15, 2015 in the Senate:

Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015
Second Reading

On March 26, 2015 in the Senate:

Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000

On March 18, 2015 in the Senate:

Assigned to Executive

On January 28, 2015 in the Senate:

Referred to Assignments
First Reading
Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

Makes changes concerning the primary State aid provisions. With respect to additional weights, changes certain references from "statewide average percentage" to "statewide weighted-average percentage". With respect to available local resources per pupil, removes the language providing that the calculation of available local resources for the Chicago school district shall exclude up to $250,000,000 of any amounts actually paid by the board of education into a Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund.

Senate Amendment 002

Includes laboratory and alternative schools in the definition of "Hold Harmless State Funding". Defines "Residential Boarding School Program". In provisions concerning supplemental grants, provides that provisions concerning the calculation of operating tax rates by the State Board of Education become operative in the 2018-2019 school year and decreases various thresholds for receiving supplemental adequacy grants. Provides for hold harmless State funding for laboratory and alternative schools in school years 2016-2017 through 2019-2020. Adds provisions concerning an average daily attendance count adjustment for a residential boarding school within certain school districts. Makes other changes.

Senate Amendment 001

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Better Funding for Better Schools Act. Amends the Economic Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act, State Finance Act, Property Tax Code, Illinois Pension Code, State Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act, Innovation Development and Economy Act, County Economic Development Project Area Property Tax Allocation Act, County Economic Development Project Area Tax Increment Allocation Act of 1991, Illinois Municipal Code, Economic Development Project Area Tax Increment Allocation Act of 1995, School Code, Educational Opportunity for Military Children Act, and Illinois Public Aid Code. Sets forth provisions concerning the basis for apportionment of primary State financial aid to the common schools for the 2016-2017 and subsequent school years. Makes changes concerning pensions, block grants, a system for accounting for revenues and expenditures, school district report cards, special education, transitional bilingual education, the transfer of moneys, tax levies, summer school grants, and transportation, and makes other related changes. Effective immediately.