Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1493

Amends the School Code with regard to county school units. Allows the school boards of 2 elementary school districts and the school board of a high school district, if the districts meet certain criteria, to withdraw the school district from the jurisdiction and authority of the trustees of schools of the township or townships in which the school district is located and from the jurisdiction and authority of the township treasurer, provided that the school board of the school district elects or appoints its own school treasurer. Effective immediately.

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning county school units.

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Trustees of Schools Article of the School Code. Provides that the school board of any elementary school district that is located in a Class II county school unit and whose territory includes all or any part of the territory included within a high school district that crosses township boundaries may, by resolution, withdraw from the jurisdiction and authority of the township treasurer and the trustees of schools that currently serve the elementary school district and transfer and otherwise submit to the jurisdiction and authority of the township treasurer or trustees of schools of another township that then serves the high school district. Provides that an elector who resides in a high school district that crosses township boundaries and has been assigned to the jurisdiction of the trustees of an adjoining township shall be eligible to vote for both the trustees of the township in which he or she resides and the trustees of the township having jurisdiction over the high school district in which he or she resides. Provides that a waiver of a mandate established under a provision concerning eligible voters may not be requested. Effective immediately.

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Changes which elementary school districts may withdraw and transfer. Sets forth conditions that must be met before the withdrawal and transfer may take place, including requiring a referendum. Provides for an effective date for the transfer. Adds provisions governing the transfer. Repeals the provisions concerning the withdrawal and transfer on January 1, 2010. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
8/2/2005	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0432

Date	Chamber	Action
2/23/2005	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
2/23/2005	Senate	First Reading
2/23/2005	Senate	Referred to Rules
3/9/2005	Senate	Assigned to Education
3/10/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
3/10/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/15/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
3/17/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/17/2005	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Education; 007-000-000
3/17/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
4/7/2005	Senate	Second Reading
4/7/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2005
4/11/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
4/11/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
4/11/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education
4/12/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Education; 011-000-000
4/13/2005	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
4/15/2005	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/15/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Harmon
4/15/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/15/2005	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-002-000
4/15/2005	House	Arrived in House
4/15/2005	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/27/2005	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
4/28/2005	House	First Reading
4/28/2005	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/28/2005	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
4/28/2005	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
4/28/2005	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
4/28/2005	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
5/3/2005	House	Re-assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
5/13/2005	House	Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2005
5/20/2005	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
5/24/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
5/24/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
5/24/2005	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 017-000-000
5/25/2005	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/25/2005	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/25/2005	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/25/2005	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
5/25/2005	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
5/26/2005	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
5/26/2005	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
5/26/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 27, 2005.
5/26/2005	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon
5/26/2005	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
5/27/2005	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education
5/27/2005	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 007-000-000
5/27/2005	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
5/27/2005	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/24/2005	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/2/2005	Senate	Governor Approved
8/2/2005	Senate	Effective Date August 2, 2005
8/2/2005	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0432

	Adds reference to:
	105 ILCS 5/2-3.25g	from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25g