CROTTY-DAVIS,MONIQUE, FLOWERS, SLONE, JEFFERSON, MCKEON, BRADLEY, RYAN, MCGUIRE AND YOUNGE. (MADIGAN,L) 105 ILCS 5/1D-1 105 ILCS 5/2-3.51a new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.51 rep. Amends the School Code. Repeals provisions concerning the Reading Improvement Block Grant Program. Provides instead that the State Board of Education shall make reading improvement grants to school districts in order to improve the reading and study skills of students in kindergarten through twelfth grade (from a separate appropriation made for these purposes). Provides that the State Board may use up to 2% of the appropriation for the purpose of providing teacher training and retraining. Provides that of the remaining funds (i) up to the first $5,000,000 in new funds in the 2002-2003 school year shall be distributed to districts serving grades 7 through 12 and (ii) the remainder of the appropriation shall be distributed to districts serving kindergarten through grade 6. Includes provisions concerning application requirements, reporting assessment results, eligibility in the third or subsequent years, requirements for the use of grants, and reporting results to the General Assembly. Effective July 1, 2002. JAN-30-2002 H FILED WITH CLERK JAN-30-2002 H FIRST READING JAN-30-2002 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-05-2002 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED FEB-15-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FLOWERS FEB-15-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SLONE FEB-22-2002 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 021-000-000 HELM FEB-22-2002 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-22-2002 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-22-2002 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE APR-04-2002 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-04-2002 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 117-001-000 APR-04-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE APR-04-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JEFFERSON APR-04-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCKEON APR-04-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCCARTHY APR-04-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADLEY APR-04-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RYAN APR-04-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCGUIRE APR-04-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR YOUNGE APR-04-2002 S ARRIVE IN SENATE APR-04-2002 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 02-04-09 APR-04-2002 S CHIEF SPONSOR MADIGAN,L APR-09-2002 S FIRST READING APR-09-2002 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-12-2002 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LIGHTFORD JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary