91st General Assembly
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KOSEL-O'CONNOR-MITCHELL,BILL-RIGHTER-BOST, 
   SCHOENBERG AND MATHIAS.

   105 ILCS 5/2-3.131 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, 2000.          
   00-01-19  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   00-01-19  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 O'CONNOR              
   00-01-19  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 MITCHELL,BILL         
   00-01-19  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 RIGHTER               
   00-01-19  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 BOST                  
   00-01-19  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   00-02-08  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               ELEM SCND ED          
   00-02-08  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    DAVIS,MONIQUE         
   00-02-16  H  DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE                     018-000-000   HELM    
   00-02-16  H  PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE                       
   00-02-22  H  SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE                                    
   00-02-22  H  PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE                        
   00-02-22  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    SCHOENBERG            
   00-02-23  H  THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED        115-000-000           
   00-02-23  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    MATHIAS               
   00-02-24  S  ARRIVE IN SENATE                                               
   00-02-24  S  PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING   00-02-25              
   01-01-09  H  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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