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 Bill Status of SB1571  98th General Assembly


Short Description:  SCH CD-CHI-CLOSURE MORATORIUM

Senate Sponsors
Sen. William Delgado - Jacqueline Y. Collins - Mattie Hunter

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/34-18.43a new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that there shall be a moratorium on school closings, consolidations, and phase-outs in the school district in the 2013-2014 school year. Provides that any of these actions that are subsequently appropriate must be carried out no sooner than the end of the 2014-2015 school year, subject to any new set of requirements adopted by the General Assembly. During this moratorium period, requires the district to establish polices that address and remedy the academic performance of schools in which Illinois Standards Achievement Test scores reflect students performing at or below 75%. Requires these policies to establish clear criteria or processes for establishing criteria for making school facility decisions and include clear criteria for setting priorities with respect to school openings, school closings, school consolidations, school turnarounds, school phase-outs, school construction, school repairs, school modernizations, school boundary changes, and other related school facility decisions, including the encouragement of multiple community uses for school space. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
105 ILCS 5/34-18.43a new
Adds reference to:
105 ILCS 5/34-1from Ch. 122, par. 34-1

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of the Article and definitions.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/13/2013SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
  2/13/2013SenateFirst Reading
  2/13/2013SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/19/2013SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  3/6/2013SenateAssigned to Education
  3/12/2013SenatePostponed - Education
  3/15/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
  3/15/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  3/19/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
  3/19/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
  3/19/2013SenateDo Pass as Amended Education; 008-003-000
  3/19/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2013
  3/20/2013SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  4/15/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
  4/15/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
  4/18/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
  4/24/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Education
  4/30/2013SenateRe-referred to Assignments
  5/2/2013SenateApproved for Consideration Assignments
  5/2/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2013
  5/2/2013SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013
  8/9/2013SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
  8/9/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Re-referred to Assignments; 3-9(b)
  1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die

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