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Public Act 91-0241
HB0420 Enrolled LRB9101645NTsb
AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section
10-22.31.1.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
Section 10-22.31.1 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.31.1)
Sec. 10-22.31.1. Withdrawal from certain joint agreement
programs.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10-22.31,
a community unit school district that is the only school
district in its county that is a member of its special
education joint agreement program and that had a 1994-95
average daily attendance of at least 550, but not more than
650, and a 1994 equalized assessed valuation of at least
$40,000,000, but not more than $43,000,000, may withdraw from
its special education joint agreement program consisting of
at least 19 school districts located in at least 9 different
counties upon approval by the school board of the community
unit district and notification to and the filing of an intent
to withdraw statement with the governing board of the joint
agreement program. Such notification and statement shall
specify the effective date of the withdrawal, which in no
case shall be less than 60 days after the date of the filing
of the petition. Upon receipt of the notification and
statement, the governing board of the joint agreement program
shall distribute a copy to each member district of the joint
agreement and shall initiate any appropriate allocation of
assets and liabilities among the remaining member districts
to take effect upon the date of the withdrawal. The
withdrawal shall take effect upon the date specified in the
notification and statement.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10-22.31,
beginning January 1, 1998, a community unit school district
that is located in 3 or more counties and that is a member of
a special education joint agreement program that has a
governing board composed of one member of the school board of
each cooperating school district may withdraw from its
special education joint agreement program upon petition to
and approval by the regional board of school trustees of the
educational service region whose regional superintendent of
schools has supervision and control of that community unit
school district in accordance with the provisions of Section
3-14.2. On the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1999, any matters concerning withdrawal from a special
education joint agreement program pending before any other
affected regional boards of school trustees, township
trustees of schools, or school boards are terminated. All
other requirements for approval of a school district
withdrawal from a special education joint agreement program
under this subsection (b) must be satisfied, including the
hearing process provided in Section 7-6.
(Source: P.A. 90-103, eff. 7-11-97.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
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