Bill Status of SB 2795   94th General Assembly

Short Description:  CONVERT/FORM SCHOOL DISTRICT

Senate Sponsors
Sen. George P. Shadid-Miguel del Valle-Deanna Demuzio-John M. Sullivan-Dale E. Risinger, William E. Peterson and Mike Jacobs

House Sponsors
(Rep. Michael K. Smith-Roger L. Eddy-Calvin L. Giles-Jerry L. Mitchell-Renee Kosel, Robert W. Pritchard, Mike Boland, Thomas Holbrook, Patrick J Verschoore, Larry McKeon, Aaron Schock, Frank J. Mautino and Shane Cultra)


Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  7/10/2006SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1019

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
10 ILCS 5/28-2from Ch. 46, par. 28-2
105 ILCS 5/1B-21
105 ILCS 5/5-32from Ch. 122, par. 5-32
105 ILCS 5/7-02from Ch. 122, par. 7-02
105 ILCS 5/7-6from Ch. 122, par. 7-6
105 ILCS 5/7-11from Ch. 122, par. 7-11
105 ILCS 5/9-11.2from Ch. 122, par. 9-11.2
105 ILCS 5/9-12from Ch. 122, par. 9-12
105 ILCS 5/10-10from Ch. 122, par. 10-10
105 ILCS 5/10-10.5 new
105 ILCS 5/10-11from Ch. 122, par. 10-11
105 ILCS 5/10-16from Ch. 122, par. 10-16
105 ILCS 5/10-21.12from Ch. 122, par. 10-21.12
105 ILCS 5/11C-6from Ch. 122, par. 11C-6
105 ILCS 5/11C-9from Ch. 122, par. 11C-9
105 ILCS 5/Art. 11E heading new
105 ILCS 5/11E-5 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-10 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-15 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-20 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-25 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-30 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-35 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-40 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-45 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-50 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-55 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-60 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-65 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-70 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-75 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-80 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-85 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-90 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-95 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-100 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-105 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-110 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-115 new
105 ILCS 5/17-2from Ch. 122, par. 17-2
105 ILCS 5/17-3from Ch. 122, par. 17-3
105 ILCS 5/17-5from Ch. 122, par. 17-5
105 ILCS 5/18-8.05
105 ILCS 5/19-1from Ch. 122, par. 19-1
105 ILCS 5/Art. 7A rep.
105 ILCS 5/Art. 11A rep.
105 ILCS 5/Art. 11B rep.
105 ILCS 5/Art. 11D rep.
105 ILCS 5/18-8.2 rep.
105 ILCS 5/18-8.3 rep.
105 ILCS 5/18-8.5 rep.
105 ILCS 555/5

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Creates a new Article concerning the conversion and formation of school districts. Contains provisions concerning school district conversions; combined school district formation; unit school district formation; partial elementary unit school district formation; petitions; the holding of an election; taxes, bonds, and working cash funds; the effective date of a change; a map showing the change; assets, liabilities, bonded indebtedness, and tax rates; teachers in contractual continued service; limitations on contesting boundary changes; a limitation on successive petitions; a school district's nonrecognition status; unit district formation and a joint agreement vocational education program; and incentives. Repeals provisions concerning unit school district conversion in districts with not more than 250 students in grades 9 through 12, unit school district formation, school district combination, school district conversion, and supplementary State aid for new, annexing, and resulting districts. Makes related changes in the School Code and Election Code. Effective July 1, 2006.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Adds reference to:
105 ILCS 5/11E-120
105 ILCS 5/11E-125
105 ILCS 5/11E-130
105 ILCS 5/11E-135
105 ILCS 5/20-2from Ch. 122, par. 20-2

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill, but makes changes concerning references to various provisions; the purposes of the new Article; definitions; school district conversions; partial elementary unit district formations; petition filings; notice and petition amendments; hearings; approval or denial of petitions and administrative review; the holding of elections; ballots; passage requirements; the effective date of changes; assets, liabilities, and bonded indebtedness and tax rates; teachers in contractual continued service; limitations on contesting bonds; limitations on successive petitions; incentives; tax levies, purposes, and rates; the State aid formula; debt limitations of school districts; and the savings clause. Also removes a provision concerning taxes, bonds, and working cash funds and adds provisions concerning the specification of taxing purposes and rates; tax levies and borrowing authority, bonds, and working cash funds for districts other than partial elementary unit districts; the classification of property, taxes, bonds, and funds for combined school - unit districts and optional elementary unit districts; and the timing of the extension of tax levies. Effective July 1, 2006.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 3
Makes changes concerning residential requirements for school board members, definitions, dissolving and joining an optional elementary unit district, petition requirements, hearing requirements, administrative review of a petition decision, notice of referendum requirements, ballot requirements, the classification of property taxes, bonds, and funds for combined high school - unit districts and for optional elementary unit districts, the debt service extension base of a dissolved district, and the debt limitation of a partial elementary unit district. Makes technical changes concerning a notice of referendum, a ballot, a Section heading, and certain references.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 4
In the new Article, defines "school needs". Makes additional changes with respect to an elementary school district that votes to join an optional elementary unit district issuing funding bonds, the notice of referendum to join an optional elementary unit district, and the ballot for an elementary school district to dissolve and join an optional elementary unit district.

House Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
105 ILCS 5/17-2
105 ILCS 5/17-3
105 ILCS 5/17-5

Makes changes concerning the conditions under which an optional elementary unit district may be organized; the specification of taxing purposes and rates with respect to a unit district and a tax for capital improvement purposes; and, for optional elementary unit districts, the tax rates set forth in the petition, a tax for capital improvement purposes, an annual rate reduction, and increasing the tax rate. Removes provisions amending Sections of the School Code concerning tax levies, purposes, and rates; additional levies and the submission to voters; and increasing tax rates for operations and maintenance purposes.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/20/2006SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. George P. Shadid
  1/20/2006SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. Miguel del Valle
  1/20/2006SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
  1/20/2006SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
  1/20/2006SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
  1/20/2006SenateFirst Reading
  1/20/2006SenateReferred to Rules
  2/1/2006SenateAssigned to Education
  2/15/2006SenateDo Pass Education; 011-000-000
  2/15/2006SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2006
  2/21/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. George P. Shadid
  2/21/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
  2/21/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. George P. Shadid
  2/21/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
  2/23/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
  2/23/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education
  2/23/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. George P. Shadid
  2/23/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules
  2/24/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
  2/24/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Education
  2/24/2006SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson
  2/28/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. George P. Shadid
  2/28/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules
  2/28/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Education
  2/28/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Education
  3/1/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
  3/1/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Held in Education
  3/1/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
  3/1/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
  3/1/2006SenateSecond Reading
  3/1/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Shadid
  3/1/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Shadid
  3/1/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Shadid
  3/1/2006SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 2, 2006
  3/1/2006SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
  3/2/2006SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
  3/2/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
  3/2/2006HouseArrived in House
  3/2/2006HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  3/9/2006HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
  3/14/2006HouseFirst Reading
  3/14/2006HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/15/2006HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
  3/23/2006HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
  3/24/2006HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
  4/10/2006HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 13, 2006
  4/10/2006HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
  4/13/2006HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 30, 2006
  4/19/2006HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
  4/19/2006HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
  4/19/2006HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 019-000-000
  4/19/2006HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  4/19/2006HouseAlternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
  4/19/2006HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
  4/19/2006HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
  4/19/2006HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renee Kosel
  4/19/2006HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  4/19/2006HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  4/26/2006HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
  4/26/2006HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
  4/26/2006HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
  4/26/2006HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
  4/26/2006HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
  4/26/2006HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
  4/26/2006HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
  4/26/2006HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-001
  4/27/2006SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
  4/27/2006SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 2, 2006
  4/27/2006SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. George P. Shadid
  4/27/2006SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
  5/2/2006SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education
  5/3/2006SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 011-000-000
  5/3/2006SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
  5/3/2006SenatePassed Both Houses
  6/1/2006SenateSent to the Governor
  7/10/2006SenateGovernor Approved
  7/10/2006SenateEffective Date July 10, 2006
  7/10/2006SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1019

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