Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB0809

Amends the School Code. In a Section allowing school boards to enter into joint agreements with other school boards with respect to special education matters, provides that an amendment to an agreement may include the removal of a school district from or the addition of a school district to the joint agreement without a petition as otherwise required in the Section if all member districts adopt concurring resolutions to that effect. Makes changes concerning a petition for withdrawal of a district from the joint agreement, including requiring the hearing on the petition to be in accordance with State Board of Education rules and changing how the vote on approval of the petition is determined. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply to all changes to special education joint agreement membership initiated after July 1, 2009. Provides that the contract of a director of a joint agreement program may not be offered or accepted for less than one year or more than 3 years (instead of for less than or more than 3 years). Effective immediately.

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Local Government Property Transfer Act. Includes in the definition of "municipality" and "transferee municipality" 2 or more school districts operating a cooperative or joint special education program. Amends the School Code. In a Section allowing school boards to enter into joint agreements with other school boards with respect to special education matters, provides that the agreement shall include the method or methods to be employed for disposing of property upon withdrawal of a school district or dissolution of the joint agreement and shall specify procedures for the withdrawal of districts from the joint agreement. Provides that no later than 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, all existing agreements shall be amended to be consistent with the amendatory Act. Removes a provision requiring the withdrawal of districts from the joint agreement to be by petition to the regional board of school trustees, a provision concerning when an agreement may be amended, and a provision requiring an agreement or amendment to be filed with the State Board of Education. Provides for the employment of a full-time director of special education of the joint agreement program under a one-year or multi-year contract (instead of a director of a joint agreement program under a multi-year contract), which contract may not be offered or accepted for less than one year (instead of for less than or more than 3 years). Sets forth the process for the withdrawal from or dissolution of a joint agreement. Provides that the amendatory provisions apply to withdrawals from or dissolutions of special education joint agreements initiated after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Repeals a Section concerning withdrawal from certain joint agreement programs. Effective July 1, 2009.

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