Bill Status of HB 4301   99th General Assembly

Short Description:  SCH CD-SUPERINTENDENT-CEO

House Sponsors
Rep. Fred Crespo-Anna Moeller

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/10-21.4from Ch. 122, par. 10-21.4
105 ILCS 5/10-23.8from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.8

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. In provisions requiring a school board (other than the Chicago school district) to employ a superintendent, allows the school board in a school district with boundaries that lie in 3 counties, one county of which has a population exceeding 1,000,000 inhabitants, that has on staff properly licensed assistant superintendents or directors in the areas of instruction, finance, special education, assessments, and career and technology education, to instead appoint a chief executive officer to serve as its superintendent. Requires this chief executive officer to be a person of recognized administrative ability and management experience, hold a master's degree, have been employed with the school district for a minimum of 5 years in an administrative capacity, be responsible for the management of the district, and have all other powers and duties of a superintendent. Exempts the chief executive officer from provisions of the School Code concerning educator qualifications for a period of 5 years. Allows the school board to reappoint the chief executive officer after the 5-year period if the chief executive officer has made substantial progress towards a standard or alternative administrative license, if a program for such is available. Makes related changes.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as introduced, but requires the school district to have an enrollment of more than 35,000 students in order for the school board to appoint a chief executive officer to serve as its superintendent and removes the amendatory language allowing a school board to reappoint the chief executive officer if the chief executive officer has made substantial progress towards a standard or alternative administrative license.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  9/25/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo
  10/14/2015HouseFirst Reading
  10/14/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/16/2016HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  3/23/2016HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight
  3/24/2016HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo
  3/24/2016HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  4/4/2016HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight
  4/5/2016HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight; by Voice Vote
  4/5/2016HouseMotion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight; 002-002-000
  4/5/2016HouseRemains in Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing Oversight
  4/8/2016HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 22, 2016
  4/22/2016HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

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