103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4622

 

Introduced 1/31/2024, by Rep. Daniel Didech - Fred Crespo

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the Local School District Mandate Note Act. Provides that, every bill that imposes or could impose a mandate on local school districts, upon the request of any member, shall have prepared for it, before second reading in the house of introduction, a brief explanatory statement or note that shall include a reliable estimate of the anticipated fiscal and operational impact of those mandates on local school districts. Provides that the sponsor of each bill for which a request has been made shall present a copy of the bill with the request for a local school district mandate note to the State Board of Education. Provides that the State Board of Education shall prepare and submit the note to the sponsor of the bill within 5 calendar days, except as specified. Sets forth provisions concerning the requisites and contents of the note; comments or opinions included in the note; and the appearance of State officials and employees in support or opposition of measure.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Local
5School District Mandate Note Act.
 
6    Section 5. Local school district mandate note. Every bill
7that imposes or could impose a mandate on local school
8districts, upon the request of any member, shall have prepared
9for it, before second reading in the house of introduction, a
10brief explanatory statement or note that shall include a
11reliable estimate of the anticipated fiscal and operational
12impact of those mandates on local school districts.
 
13    Section 10. Preparation. The sponsor of each bill for
14which a request under Section 5 has been made shall present a
15copy of the bill with the request for a local school district
16mandate note to the State Board of Education. The State Board
17of Education shall prepare and submit the note to the sponsor
18of the bill within 5 calendar days, except that whenever,
19because of the complexity of the measure, additional time is
20required for the preparation of the note, the State Board of
21Education may inform the sponsor of the bill, and the sponsor
22may approve an extension of the time within which the note is

 

 

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1to be submitted, not to extend, however, beyond June 15,
2following the date of the request. If, in the opinion of the
3State Board of Education, there is insufficient information to
4prepare a reliable estimate of the anticipated impact, a
5statement to that effect can be filed and shall meet the
6requirements of this Act.
 
7    Section 15. Requisites and contents. The note shall be
8factual, brief, and concise and it shall include the immediate
9effect and, if determinable or reasonably foreseeable, the
10long term effect of the measure on local school districts. If,
11after careful investigation, it is determined that an effect
12is not ascertainable, the note shall contain a statement to
13that effect, setting forth the reasons why no ascertainable
14effect can be given.
 
15    Section 20. Comment or opinion; technical or mechanical
16defects. No comment or opinion shall be included in the note
17with regard to the merits of the measure for which the note is
18prepared; however, technical or mechanical defects may be
19noted.
 
20    Section 25. Appearance of State officials and employees in
21support or opposition of measure. The fact that a local school
22district mandate note is prepared for any bill shall not
23preclude or restrict the appearance before any committee of

 

 

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1the General Assembly of any official or authorized employee of
2the State Board of Education, or any other impacted State
3agency, who desires to be heard in support of or in opposition
4to the measure.