SCULLY-MADIGAN,MJ-LANG-ACEVEDO-LOPEZ, MURPHY, BOLAND, NOVAK, HOWARD AND BRADLEY. 105 ILCS 5/2-3.126 new Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to develop a class size reduction schedule for grades K-3 under which the pupil-teacher ratio in each of those grades in each school district in which any or all of those grades are maintained does not exceed or will be reduced to a maximum of 20 pupils to one teacher per class. Requires the State Board of Education to submit the proposed schedule, together with an evaluation thereof and any recommended legislation needed to implement and administer a class size restriction grant program for those grades, to the Governor and General Assembly by October 1, 1998. Also requires the State Board of Education to submit an annual budget request, beginning in 1999, for all amounts necessary to implement and administer the program each year until the maximum pupil-teacher ratio for classes offered in grades K-3 is achieved on a statewide basis. Effective July 1, 1998. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) No additional operational costs; significant impact from class size reduction mandate and grant program would be incurred in FY2000 and thereafter. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) No change from SBE fiscal note. 98-02-17 H FILED WITH CLERK 98-02-17 H FIRST READING 98-02-17 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 98-02-19 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LANG 98-02-25 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 98-03-09 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 98-03-09 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 98-03-09 H COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 98-03-11 H PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO SCULLY 98-03-11 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO MADIGAN,MJ 98-03-19 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 019-000-000 HELM 98-03-19 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MURPHY 98-03-20 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ACEVEDO 98-03-24 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOLAND 98-03-24 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ 98-03-24 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR NOVAK 98-03-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOWARD 98-03-25 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-25 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 98-03-26 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADLEY 98-03-26 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LOPEZ 98-03-31 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-04-02 H 3RD READING 98-04-02 H DEADLINE EXTENDED 98-04-02 H TO APRIL 30, 1998 98-04-02 H CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-04-30 H 3RD READING 98-04-30 H DEADLINE EXTENDED 98-04-30 H TO MAY 22, 1998 98-04-30 H CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-05-22 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