O'BRIEN-DAVIS,MONIQUE-FOWLER-WOOLARD-FLOWERS, CURRY,JULIE, MITCHELL,JERRY, MURPHY, DELGADO, SCULLY, GILES, SMITH,MICHAEL, HOFFMAN, DAVIS,STEVE, GRANBERG, SCOTT, MCCARTHY AND DART. (MYERS,J) 105 ILCS 5/2-3.126 new Amends the School Code. Creates a K-3 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-3, 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 fewer than 18 pupils. Limits use of the grant funds to operating and maintaining classes in grades K-3 that meet the criteria established by the grant program. Effective July 1, 1999. STATE MANDATES NOTE (State Board of Education) Total cost for full-time teachers using 97-98 data would be $246,601,250. 99-02-11 H FIRST READING 99-02-11 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE 99-02-11 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FOWLER 99-02-11 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-17 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE 99-02-25 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 022-000-001 HELM 99-02-25 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CROTTY 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MITCHELL,JERRY 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MURPHY 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DELGADO 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCULLY 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GILES 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GARRETT 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SMITH,MICHAEL 99-03-01 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO WOOLARD 99-03-02 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-03-02 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-17 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOFFMAN 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,STEVE 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GRANBERG 99-03-18 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO FLOWERS 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRANKS 99-03-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCCARTHY 99-03-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DART 99-03-23 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-000 99-03-24 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-24 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-25 99-04-21 S CHIEF SPONSOR MYERS,J 99-04-22 S FIRST READING 99-04-22 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary