House Sponsors: STEPHENS-HOLBROOK-HOFFMAN-FLOWERS-SCOTT. Senate Sponsors: CLAYBORNE-WATSON Short description: SCH CD-TRANSPORTN REIMBURSMNT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code. Provides that school districts providing free pupil transportation services for the first time during fiscal years 1999-2000, 2000-2001, or 2001-2002 may receive State funding for those services for the first such year in which those services are provided from a separate appropriation made for that purpose. Establishes the formula under which the amount of a district's funding is determined and provides for quarterly payment of that amount during the school year in which the transportation services are provided. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) For 10,000 students at $150 per pupil, approximately $1.5 mil. would be needed to fully fund the first year. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (SBE) No change from SBE fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/29-3 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/29-18 new Changes the title and replaces everything after the enacting clause. Restores, as a new Section of the School Code, the changes proposed by the bill as introduced. Adds that State funding for school districts furnishing free transportation services for the first time may be provided under a start-up grant program that is to be administered by the State Board of Education and that is to assist school districts that are not providing free pupil transportation on the amendatory Act's effective date. Provides that if a school district receives start-up grant funding under the program it may not claim reimbursement under other provisions of the School Code for costs associated with transporting students who are transported using start-up grant funds. Repeals the Section of the School Code that creates the program on June 30, 2001. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (SBE) No change from previous note. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (SBE) No change from previous note. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Replaces the provisions concerning the grant program for first-time transportation costs with provisions creating a new pupil transportation interest-free start-up loan program to assist school districts that are not providing free transportation (with the provisions of the grant program now applying to the loan program, except that the school district is allowed to claim reimbursement for transportation costs). Provides that funds shall be repaid by subtracting one-tenth of the amount of the loan from the amount due for the school district's reimbursement claim each year. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0756 Last action date: 98-08-14 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status