Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2007	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 5/21-1

from Ch. 122, par. 21-1

105 ILCS 5/24-4.1

from Ch. 122, par. 24-4.1

105 ILCS 5/34-83.1

from Ch. 122, par. 34-83.1

30 ILCS 805/8.29 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Provides that no one may teach in the public schools of this State who is not State-certified and highly qualified as defined in the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Provides that residency within a school district must be considered in determining the employment and compensation of a teacher and whether to retain, promote, assign, or transfer that teacher (now, there is a general prohibition). Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective August 15, 2005.

House Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	105 ILCS 5/21-1

105 ILCS 5/24-4.1

105 ILCS 5/34-83.1

	Adds reference to:
	105 ILCS 5/27A-10

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Provides that a charter school that is operating in Chicago may not employ an individual in an instructional position who is not State-certified and highly qualified as defined in the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Provides that with respect to a charter school that is operating in Chicago, residency within the city must be considered in determining the employment and compensation of a teacher and whether to retain, promote, assign, or transfer that teacher. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective August 15, 2005.

House Amendment No. 2
Provides that with respect to teachers employed prior to August 15, 2006 by a charter school that is operating in a city having a population exceeding 500,000, residency within the city must not be considered in determining a teacher's employment or compensation or whether to retain, promote, assign, or transfer a teacher. Changes the effective date from August 15, 2005 to August 15, 2006.

	Fiscal Note (H-AM 1 & 2) State Board of Education)
	House Bill 164 (H-AM 1 & 2) has no effect on the Illinois State Board of Education, but Amendment 1 is in conflict with the Charter School Law (105 ILCS 5/27A) which was created to allow charter schools additional flexibility, including employment of teachers who are not certified.

	State Mandates Fiscal Note (H-AM 1 & 2) State Board of Education)
	House Bill 164 (H-AM 1 & 2) creates new mandates regarding teacher certification and/or residency requirements.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2005	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis
1/12/2005	House	First Reading
1/12/2005	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/26/2005	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
2/17/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
2/17/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
2/17/2005	House	Remains in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
2/17/2005	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
2/24/2005	House	House Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
2/24/2005	House	House Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
2/24/2005	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 011-006-000
2/25/2005	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/1/2005	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black; As Amended
3/1/2005	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black; As Amended
3/3/2005	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
3/29/2005	House	Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1,2
3/29/2005	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1,2
4/8/2005	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/8/2005	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/15/2005	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/9/2007	House	Session Sine Die

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