CROSS. 105 ILCS 5/17-2 from Ch. 122, par. 17-2 105 ILCS 5/34-53 from Ch. 122, par. 34-53 Amends the School Code. Prohibits school districts outside of Chicago from levying any tax for educational purposes for any school year after the 1997-98 school year, and makes the educational purposes taxes levied by school districts for extension and collection in calendar year 1998 the final tax that those districts may levy for educational purposes. Reduces the composite rate at which the Chicago Board of Education may levy its tax for educational purposes by 2.11% beginning with fiscal year 1999 (that reduction being equal to the rate at which the Chicago Board of Education was authorized to levy its educational purposes tax before a composite rate for educational and other school purposes was established and designated as a tax for educational purposes). Effective immediately. 97-03-10 H FIRST READING 97-03-10 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-03-11 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 97-03-21 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary