Date	Chamber	Action
12/3/2014	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 5/34-200

105 ILCS 5/34-210

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Makes changes concerning the Educational Facility Master Plan. Provides that updates to the plan must be reviewed and approved 2 1/2 years after the approval of the initial plan (instead of requiring updates 2 1/2 years after approval). Provides that the first revision to the plan must be completed and approved on or before January 1, 2015, and the district is prohibited from completing any sale of vacant school buildings identified in the initial master plan until this first revision is approved. Requires each revision and update to the plan to include certain data and analysis. Requires the chief executive officer to prepare a summary for each school prior to approving a plan or update; specifies what the summary must include. Requires the district to hold local school council meetings, meet with its community action councils, work with a task force, the Chicago Teachers Union, and the Chicago Principals & Administrators Association, and hold public hearings before the approval of a plan or update. With respect to the first revision and update to the plan, provides that the revised draft master plan must be published on or before October 1, 2014 and must be immediately followed by a public comment period of at least 15 days. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
11/5/2013	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Cynthia Soto
11/5/2013	House	First Reading
11/5/2013	House	Referred to Rules Committee
12/3/2014	House	Session Sine Die

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