Sen. William R. Haine

Filed: 4/30/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2706

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2706 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
53A-4 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/3A-4)  (from Ch. 122, par. 3A-4)
7    Sec. 3A-4. Mandatory consolidation of educational service
8regions.
9    (a) After July 1, 2015 October 15, 1993, each region must
10contain at least 61,000 43,000 inhabitants. Before June 30,
112013, regions Regions may be consolidated voluntarily under
12Section 3A-3 or by joint resolution of the county boards of
13regions seeking to join a voluntary consolidation, effective
14July 1, 2015, to meet these population requirements. The
15boundaries of regions already meeting these population
16requirements on the effective date of this amendatory Act of

 

 

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1the 97th General Assembly 1993 may not be changed except to
2consolidate with another region or a whole county portion of
3another region which does not meet these population
4requirements. If, before January 1, 2014, locally determined
5consolidation decisions result in more than 35 45 regions of
6population greater than 61,000 43,000 each, the State Board of
7Education shall, before June 1, 2014, direct further
8consolidation, beginning with the region of lowest population,
9until the number of 35 45 regions is achieved.
10    (b) (Blank).
11    (c) If, within 90 days after the most recent certified
12federal census, a region does not meet the population
13requirements of this Section, then regions may be consolidated
14voluntarily under Section 3A-3 of this Code or by joint
15resolution of the county boards of regions seeking to join a
16voluntary consolidation to meet these population requirements.
17If locally determined consolidation decisions result in a
18region not meeting the population requirements of this Section
19or result in more than 35 regions, then the State Board of
20Education shall have the authority to impose further
21consolidation by order of the State Superintendent of
22Education. Such an order shall be a final order and is subject
23to the Administrative Review Law. If any region does not meet
24the population requirements of this Section the State Board of
25Education, within 15 days after the above said dates, shall
26direct such consolidation of that region with another region or

 

 

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1regions to which it is contiguous as will result in a region
2conforming to these population requirements.
3    (d) All population determinations shall be based on the
4most recent federal census.
5(Source: P.A. 88-89; 89-608, eff. 8-2-96.)
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.".