Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2019	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

105 ILCS 5/2-3.25g

from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25g

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Education Empowerment Act, the purpose of which is to grant school districts greater autonomy to implement practices that improve student academic performance and benefit the whole child by removing obstacles that currently exist in law or rules. Provides that school districts seeking to establish an empowerment area and be designated as such by the State Superintendent of Education must create an empowerment committee to develop a plan; sets forth provisions concerning the committee and plan. Contains provisions concerning statutory and regulatory mandates; plan submission and designation; financial support for planning; empowerment area review, renewal, and revocation; reporting; and rulemaking. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/16/2018	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jason A. Barickman
2/16/2018	Senate	First Reading
2/16/2018	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/27/2018	Senate	Assigned to Education
3/14/2018	Senate	To Subcommittee on Special Issues (ED)
4/13/2018	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 27, 2018
4/27/2018	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2018
5/3/2018	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/9/2019	Senate	Session Sine Die

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