House Sponsors: BLACK-JONES,JOHN-WOOLARD-O'BRIEN-MITCHELL,JERRY, DAVIS,MONIQUE, BASSI, COWLISHAW, CROTTY, DELGADO, FOWLER, GILES, HOEFT, JOHNSON,TOM, KRAUSE, MOFFITT, MULLIGAN, PERSICO, SCULLY, SMITH,MICHAEL, WINKEL AND JOHNSON,TIM. Senate Sponsors: MYERS,J Short description: SCH CD-COOPERATIVE HIGH SCHOOL Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the cooperative high school attendance center provisions of the School Code. Changes references from cooperative high school attendance centers to cooperative high schools. Requires joint operation to be taken for a minimum period of 20 (instead of 5) years. Allows a district to withdraw from an agreement for joint operation during its initial 20-year term only if the district is consolidating with one or more districts under other provisions of the School Code. Removes the requirement that the agreement for joint operation be executed on forms provided by the State Board of Education and changes some of the provisions that the agreement must include. Changes references from the advisory board to the governing board. Requires the governing board to administer the cooperative high school in accordance with the agreement. Gives the governing board additional powers. Removes a provision concerning providing transportation for students. Removes provisions setting forth how the per capita cost of educating students is to be computed. Provides instead that the manner of determining per capita cost shall be set forth in the agreement. Requires each district to pay the amount owed to the governing board from the fund that the district would have used if the district had incurred the costs directly. Allows each district to levy taxes and issue bonds to make payments to the governing board. Replaces provisions concerning administrators, teachers, and other staff continuing to be subject to employment by and to maintain all rights, privileges, and benefits in the districts from which they were assigned with provisions requiring the position of a high school teacher to be transferred to the governing board. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Allows the governing board to adopt a budget for the cooperative high school (instead of recommending a budget, which must then be approved by each of the participating districts). HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Allows a district to withdraw from an agreement if the district is reorganizing (instead of consolidating) with one or more districts. Provides that the membership of the governing board shall be set by the agreement (provided that membership is not less than 6 nor more than 10). Changes the provisions concerning the transfer of teachers upon formation of the cooperative high school. Adds provisions concerning the transfer of educational support personnel. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0063 Last action date: 99-07-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status