Senate Sponsors: CRONIN. House Sponsors: MCKEON-DELGADO-GILES-MCCARTHY-ACEVEDO Short description: SCH CD-ST BD ED-IMPLEMENT-TECH Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning implementing the provisions of Public Act 87-559. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.25j Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27-24 from Ch. 122, par. 27-24 105 ILCS 5/27-24.9 new 105 ILCS 5/27-24.10 new 105 ILCS 5/27-24.11 new 105 ILCS 5/27-24.12 new 625 ILCS 5/6-107 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-107 Amends the Driver Education Act in the School Code. Provides for driver education directed by a parent or guardian. Establishes requirements for eligibility and performance for parents and guardians wishing to provide classroom and practice driving instruction to their children. Provides that the training materials used must meet standards prescribed by the State Board of Education. Provides that the person or company providing the course materials must be registered to do business in Illinois and must have professional liability insurance with the State of Illinois as an additional insured. Creates the offense of unauthorized transfer of a certificate of completion of a driver education course, a Class C misdemeanor, committed when any parent or guardian knowingly transfers or possesses with intent to transfer a certificate to an individual or entity not authorized to possess it. Creates the offense of unauthorized possession of a certificate of completion of a driver education course, a Class C misdemeanor, committed when a parent or guardian knowingly possesses a certificate when he or she is not authorized to possess it. Provides that the State Board of Education may take corrective action if a member believes there has been a violation of these provisions. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to make conforming changes. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27-24.12 new Changes the requirements concerning parent-directed or guardian-directed driver education, including requiring a course to follow a particular teaching sequence. Adds other penalties. Removes the provision allowing the State Board of Education to order appropriate sanctions for violations of the parent-directed or guardian-directed driver education provisions (instead, requires the State Board to terminate approval of the course). HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27-24 105 ILCS 5/27-24.9 new 105 ILCS 5/27-24.10 new 105 ILCS 5/27-24.11 new 625 ILCS 5/6-107 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27A-4 105 ILCS 5/27A-5 105 ILCS 5/27A-6 105 ILCS 5/27A-10 105 ILCS 5/34-3.5 new 105 ILCS 5/34-8.1 from Ch. 122, par. 34-8.1 105 ILCS 5/34-18 from Ch. 122, par. 34-18 115 ILCS 5/4.5 115 ILCS 5/12 from Ch. 48, par. 1712 Deletes everything. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Chicago Education Reform Act of 2002. Amends the School Code and the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Requires the Chicago Board of Education and the chief executive officer to enter into a partnership agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union with regard to advancing student achievement. Makes changes concerning permissive and mandatory subjects of bargaining, adoption of a grievance resolution procedure for the discharge or suspension of employees, and establishment of a Labor Management Council. Amends the Charter Schools Law of the School Code. Makes changes concerning the City of Chicago with respect to increasing the number of schools that may operate, limiting operation of a school to one campus, prohibiting a for-profit entity from operating or managing a school, requiring the administration of nationally recognized standardized tests, requiring a certain percentage of employees in instructional positions to hold teaching certificates, and obtaining alternative teacher certification. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Makes changes concerning the prohibition on a Chicago charter school contracting with a for-profit entity to manage or operate the school, the decisions relating to matters of inherent managerial policy necessary to comply with the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 being permissive subjects of bargaining in the Chicago school district, the grievance resolution procedure for the discharge or suspension of non-certified employees and the termination of certified employees in the Chicago school district, and the dispute resolution procedure for a dispute or impasse between the Chicago school district and the exclusive bargaining representative. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 3 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status