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Rep. Cynthia Soto
Filed: 3/1/2006
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2012
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2012 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
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| 34-18.33 as follows: |
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| (105 ILCS 5/34-18.33 new) |
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| Sec. 34-18.33. Closure of school. Prior to the board voting |
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| to close any school in the district, the board shall announce |
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| its intention to do so at least 6 months prior to the vote. |
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| Before the vote, the board shall conduct 3 public hearings, |
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| each in a separate location, at times and places determined by |
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| the board. The time of place of each hearing must be chosen to |
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| ensure maximum participation within the school's local |
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| attendance area. |
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| If a preponderance of the testimony at the hearings is in |
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| opposition to the closure, the board and any parties opposing |
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| the closure must submit to federal mediation. A mediator from |
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| the National Mediation Board shall be appointed to work with |
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| the board and the opposing parties to determine whether the |
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| school should be closed. |
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| If there is no resolution within 60 days after submitting |
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| to mediation, the board may not close the school until the |
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| question of closing the school has been submitted to the |
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| electors of the school's local attendance area at a regular |