KOSEL-O'CONNOR-MITCHELL,BILL-RIGHTER, BOST, MYERS,RICHARD, SOMMER, ZICKUS, HULTGREN, SCHMITZ, CURRY,JULIE, MCGUIRE, DAVIS,STEVE, MCKEON, WOOLARD, PERSICO, CROTTY, GILES, DAVIS,MONIQUE, BELLOCK, OSMOND AND HOFFMAN. (O'MALLEY) 105 ILCS 5/2-3.126 new Amends the School Code. Creates a K-5 class size reduction grant program to be implemented and administered by the State Board of Education. Provides for the award of grants by the State Board of Education, from appropriations made for purposes of the program, to school districts that maintain grades K-5, have an average class size for any such grade of at least 23 pupils per classroom at the time of applying for a grant, and agree as a condition of the grant to reduce the size of each classroom maintained for pupils in a grade with respect to which a grant is made by at least 5 pupils per classroom. Provides that no grant funds are to be awarded to enable a district to reduce classroom size to less than 18 pupils. Limits use of the grant funds to operating and maintaining classes in grades K-5 that meet the criteria established by the grant program. Effective July 1, 1999. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code to add a Section concerning a K-5 class size reduction grant program. Contains only a caption provision. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.126 new Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/17-2C Deletes everything. Amends the School Code. Allows the school board of any school district (i) with a population of less than 50,000, (ii) that has sold tax anticipation warrants during the last 3 years, and (iii) that has a tax base of more than 75% residential property to transfer from the Tort Immunity Fund and the Transportation Fund to any other school district fund an amount of money not to exceed a specified amount. Effective immediately. 98-12-01 H PREFILED WITH CLERK 98-12-01 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR O'CONNOR 98-12-01 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MITCHELL,BILL 98-12-01 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR RIGHTER 98-12-01 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOST 98-12-01 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,JOHN 98-12-01 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MYERS,RICHARD 98-12-01 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SOMMER 98-12-01 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ZICKUS 98-12-01 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HULTGREN 98-12-01 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCHMITZ 98-12-01 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCAULIFFE 99-01-14 H FIRST READING 99-01-14 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-01-27 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 99-02-11 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE 99-02-11 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCGUIRE 99-02-17 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,STEVE 99-02-18 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 023-000-000 HELM 99-02-18 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCKEON 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WOOLARD 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WINKEL 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PERSICO 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CROTTY 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GILES 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE 99-02-24 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-02-24 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BELLOCK 99-03-04 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OSMOND 99-03-09 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 104-000-000 99-03-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOFFMAN 99-03-10 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-10 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-11 99-03-24 S CHIEF SPONSOR O'MALLEY 99-03-24 S FIRST READING 99-03-24 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-22 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION 99-04-28 S POSTPONED 99-05-05 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-EDUCATION S 99-05-05 S ADOPTED 99-05-05 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 008-000-000 SESE 99-05-05 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-05-06 99-05-06 S SECOND READING 99-05-06 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-05-07 99-05-11 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-05-11 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY 99-05-11 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 99-05-12 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY 99-05-12 S RULES REFERS TO SESE 99-05-12 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY 99-05-12 S BE ADOPTED SESE/006-001-003 99-05-12 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING 99-05-12 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY 99-05-12 S ADOPTED 99-05-12 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-05-13 99-05-13 S THIRD READING - PASSED 048-005-000 99-05-13 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-05-13 H PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02 99-06-29 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(B) RULES HRUL 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary