Bill Status of SB 1324   97th General Assembly

Short Description:  SCH CD-DISTRICT CONSOLIDATION

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg-David Koehler

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/11E-140 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to conduct a study on the feasibility and cost saving benefits of consolidating specific school districts in the same geographic area. Provides that the study shall include specific recommendations on which districts should be consolidated. Requires the State Board to compile the results of the study and list the districts recommended for consolidation in a report to be submitted to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before January 1, 2013 and conduct public hearings in each district the report recommends be consolidated within 90 days after the submission of the report to the General Assembly. Requires the General Assembly to vote on accepting or rejecting the report's recommended district consolidations within 90 calendar days after each house of the General Assembly next convenes after the last public hearing has been conducted by adoption of a resolution by a record vote of the majority of members elected in each house. Provides that if the General Assembly fails to vote on accepting or rejecting the report's recommended district consolidations within such 90-day period, then the report's recommended district consolidations shall be deemed required consolidations by law. Provides that any resolution adopted by the General Assembly accepting any of the report's recommended district consolidations shall be binding on the affected district.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/8/2011SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
  2/8/2011SenateFirst Reading
  2/8/2011SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/10/2011SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  2/23/2011SenateAssigned to Executive
  3/3/2011SenateTo Executive Subcommittee on Education
  3/17/2011SenatePostponed - Executive
  3/18/2011SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  2/17/2012SenateRe-assigned to Executive
  3/9/2012SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die

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