HARRIS-DAVIS,MONIQUE-PUGH-GASH-BLACK, JONES,LOU AND GILES. 105 ILCS 5/2-3.131 new Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to award grants to school districts to offset the expenses associated with educating foster children. Effective July 1, 2000. STATE MANDATES NOTE (State Board of Education) It is not clear what costs HB 3858 is intended to fund so it is difficult to estimate a cost. Current law and appropriations already subsidize all special education costs associated with such children and their regular education costs are funded in the general State aid formula. DCFS estimates that the number of foster children likely to be in public schools and partici- pate in this program will be 20,000. Given the inclusive nature of the costs HB 3858 appears to cover, as well as the needs of foster children who typically score below average on State tests, it is likely that a school district's minimum documented costs, above the general State aid formula, will range from $1000 to $3000. It is also possible that these costs could be as high as $5000 per child (above the GSA amount). Thus, HB 3858 could cost between $20 and $100 million. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) Same as SBE State Mandates note. 00-01-25 H FILED WITH CLERK 00-01-25 H FIRST READING 00-01-25 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-02-02 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE 00-02-02 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR PUGH 00-02-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,LOU 00-02-08 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 00-02-15 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR GASH 00-02-15 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BLACK 00-02-16 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 020-000-002 HELM 00-02-16 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-16 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED TENHOUSE 00-02-16 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED TENHOUSE 00-02-16 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-16 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GILES 00-02-24 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 00-02-24 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-25 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 00-02-25 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-29 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-29 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 00-03-03 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary