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Bill Status of HB3143 93rd General Assembly

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Short Description: SCH CD K-3 CLASS SIZE REDUC

House Sponsors
Rep. Renee Kosel - Joe Dunn - Sidney H. Mathias, Frank Aguilar, Elizabeth Coulson, Randall M. Hultgren, Bill Mitchell and Rosemary Mulligan

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 5/2-3.131 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Creates a K-3 class size reduction grant program to be implemented and administered by the State Board of Education. Requires that the grant criteria prescribed by the State Board provide that (i) only those districts that maintain grades kindergarten through 3 shall be grant eligible, (ii) no grant funds shall be used for grades other than kindergarten through 3, (iii) no grant funds shall be awarded to a district if the average class size in grades kindergarten through 3 is already 18 pupils or fewer, and (iv) where feasible, districts must target these grant funds to the grade level where class sizes are highest or to the school or schools where class sizes are highest. Effective July 1, 2003.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/27/2003	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Renee Kosel
2/27/2003	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Dunn
2/27/2003	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
2/27/2003	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar
2/27/2003	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
2/27/2003	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Randall M. Hultgren
2/27/2003	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
2/27/2003	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
2/27/2003	House	First Reading
2/27/2003	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/28/2003	House	Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
3/13/2003	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

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