Senate Sponsors: O'MALLEY. House Sponsors: CURRIE-JOHNSON,TOM-MITCHELL-LYONS,JOSEPH-WOOLARD Short description: SCH CD-BRD ED-GA-STANDARDS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code. Prohibits the State Board of Education from promulgating, distributing, or basing any Board action on any list of State education goals or any final academic standards until such goals and standards have been reviewed and ratified by the General Assembly. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.64 Deletes the changes proposed by the bill as introduced and re- places them with provisions that amend the School Code to require the State Board of Education to adopt lists of Illinois goals for educa- tion and State goals for learning. Requires the State Board to submit the list of goals to the General Assembly, which is to review and ratify them, in whole or in part, by joint resolution. Prohibits the State Board from distributing or basing any Board action on goals that have not been ratified by the General Assembly. FISCAL NOTE, AMENDED (State Bd. of Ed.) There is no fiscal impact on the State Board of Education. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, AMENDED (SBE) No change from SBE fiscal note. STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE, H-AM 1 SB 560, as amended by H-am 1 would not have an impact. FISCAL NOTE, H-AMS 1 & 2 (State Board of Education) No additional funds or no fiscal impact associated with: (1) development of revised IGAP tests; (2) sprinkler provisions; (3) allocation of State Chapter 1 funds in Chicago. There would be significant cost savings to local school districts for con- struction of small additions or use of small temporary bldgs. Special education full funding will cost an estimated addi- tional $112,706,800 in FY1999. Bloom Township H.S. management audit will cost an estimated $30,000. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AMS 1 & 2 (SBE) No change from SBE fiscal note, H-ams 1 & 2. HOME RULE IMPACT NOTE, H-AM 2 SB560, with H-am 2, does not preempt home rule authority. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. (House recedes January 12, 1999) Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.63a new Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/18-8 from Ch. 122, par. 18-8 105 ILCS 5/18-8.05 Deletes everything. Amends the School Code. In the State aid formula applicable to the 1997-98 school year and in the State aid formula applicable to subsequent school years, provides that the low-income eligible pupil count used to compute the supplemental State aid grant of a high school district meeting certain criteria shall be determined using the district's low-income eligible pupil count from the earlier of the 2 most recent federal censuses. Effective immediately, except the change to the State aid formula applicable to the 1998-99 and subsequent school years takes effect July 1, 1998. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 3 (State Board of Education) For 1997-98, St. Anne would be entitled to an additional $7,503. For 1998-99, additional State cost is $530,000. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 3 (SBE) No change from SBE fiscal note, H-am 3. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 7. (House recedes January 12, 1999) Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/14-7.02 from Ch. 122, par. 14-7.02 105 ILCS 5/14-7.02a from Ch. 122, par. 14-7.02a 105 ILCS 5/14-12.01 from Ch. 122, par. 14-12.01 105 ILCS 5/14-13.01 from Ch. 122, par. 14-13.01 105 ILCS 5/18-4.3 from Ch. 122, par. 18-4.3 Further amends the School Code. Increases to $2,500 from $2,000 the maximum reimbursement over one per capita tuition charge for providing extraordinary special education services. Provides for reimbursement for teachers, school psychologists, professional workers, and a qualified director who furnish special education services in a recognized school to children with disabilities based on 22% of the State's average teacher salary (rather than on a flat-rate of $8,000). Eliminates provisions authorizing proportionate payment of claims for reimbursement for providing special education services. Requires all special education reimbursement to be made at 100%, and provides for payment in a succeeding fiscal year (before payment of current claims for that succeeding fiscal year) if the amount appropriated in a fiscal year is insufficient to provide for full reimbursement of all filed claims. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 8. (House recedes January 12, 1999) Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/1A-8 from Ch. 122, par. 1A-8 Adds provisions that further amend the School Code to authorize the State Board of Education to certify that a school district is in financial difficulty if the district previously has been so certified and requests to be recertified due to continuing financial problems, or if the district previously has been certified as a financially distressed district under a specific Section of the School Code. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. Recommends that the House recede from H-ams 3, 7, and 8 Recommends that the bill be amended as follows: Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.63a new Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.12 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.12 105 ILCS 5/2-3.12a new 105 ILCS 5/3-14.23 from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.23 105 ILCS 5/19-3 from Ch. 122, par. 19-3 105 ILCS 5/21-1a from Ch. 122, par. 21-1a 105 ILCS 5/21-2 from Ch. 122, par. 21-2 105 ILCS 5/21-2.1 from Ch. 122, par. 21-2.1 105 ILCS 5/21-3 from Ch. 122, par. 21-3 105 ILCS 5/21-4 from Ch. 122, par. 21-4 105 ILCS 5/21-5 from Ch. 122, par. 21-5 105 ILCS 5/21-14 from Ch. 122, par. 21-14 105 ILCS 5/27-24.5 from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.5 105 ILCS 5/34-3 from Ch. 122, par. 34-3 105 ILCS 10/4 from Ch. 122, par. 50-4 Deletes everything. Amends the School Code. Makes changes concerning correcting items in a safety survey report for school buildings by a certain date, creating the Health/Life Safety Advisory Committee, an appropriation to ensure adequate and sufficient school bus driver training, notice of a bond referendum, the date a new system of certification for teachers is implemented and administered, submitting claims for driver education reimbursement, and the secretary of the Chicago Board of Education. Amends the Illinois School Student Records Act. Adds as an exception to the prohibition on the disclosure of student temporary records provisions under a Section concerning parties that are entitled to access to school student records (instead of the prohibition applying notwithstanding the provisions of that Section). Provides that the prior notice that must be given to a parent before a school student record is destroyed or information is deleted from it must be given at the parent's last known address. Effective immediately, except that provisions amending the Illinois School Student Records Act take effect January 1, 1999. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0811 Last action date: 99-01-26 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 3 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status