KOSEL-O'CONNOR-JONES,JOHN-MOFFITT-MULLIGAN, SCHMITZ, KURTZ, STEPHENS, MEYER, MATHIAS, HULTGREN, BIGGINS, BERNS AND CROTTY. (RAUSCHENBERGER) 105 ILCS 5/2-3.131 new Amends the School Code. Creates a K-5 class size reduction grant program to be implemented and administered by the State Board of Education. Provides for the award of grants by the State Board of Education to school districts that maintain grades K-5, have an average class size for any such grade of at least 23 pupils per classroom at the time of applying for a grant, and agree as a condition of the grant to reduce the size of each classroom maintained for pupils in a grade with respect to which a grant is made by at least 5 pupils per classroom. Provides that no grant funds are to be awarded to enable a district to reduce classroom size to less than 18 pupils. Limits use of the grant funds to operating and maintaining classes in grades K-5 that meet the criteria established by the grant program. Effective July 1, 2001. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the class size reduction grant program is for grades kindergarten through 3 (instead of 5). Removes a provision that requires the State Board of Education to award grants from available federal class size reduction funds. Changes the criteria required for the award of a grant by providing instead that (i) only those districts that maintain grades kindergarten through 3 shall be grant eligible, (ii) no grant funds shall be used for grades other than kindergarten through 3, (iii) no grant funds shall be awarded to a district where the average class size in grades kindergarten through 3 is already 18 pupils or fewer, and (iv) where feasible, districts must target these grant funds to the grade level where class sizes are highest or to the school or schools where class sizes are highest. JAN-12-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK JAN-30-2001 H FIRST READING JAN-30-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES JAN-31-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED FEB-02-2001 H PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO KOSEL FEB-02-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR O'CONNOR FEB-02-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR JONES,JOHN FEB-02-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MOFFITT FEB-02-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MULLIGAN FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCHMITZ FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KURTZ FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SAVIANO FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR STEPHENS FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MEYER FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MATHIAS FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HULTGREN FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BIGGINS FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LINDNER FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BERNS FEB-15-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-ELEM SCND ED H FEB-15-2001 H ADOPTED FEB-15-2001 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 020-000-000 HELM FEB-15-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-15-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CROTTY FEB-16-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-16-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-22-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 116-000-000 FEB-27-2001 S ARRIVE IN SENATE FEB-27-2001 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 01-02-28 FEB-28-2001 S CHIEF SPONSOR RAUSCHENBERGER FEB-28-2001 S FIRST READING FEB-28-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary