SCH CD-BILINGUAL REIMBURSEMENT Senate SponsorsSen. Kimberly A. Lightford-Martin A. Sandoval House Sponsors(Rep. William Delgado, Richard T. Bradley and Maria Antonia Berrios) 8/4/2005SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0441 105 ILCS 5/14C-12from Ch. 122, par. 14C-12Amends the School Code. Removes the requirement that school districts file estimated reimbursement claims for costs of transitional bilingual education by certain dates and that the State Superintendent of Education transmit vouchers of the estimated claims to the Comptroller by certain dates. Effective July 1, 2005.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 With regard to reimbursement claims for transitional bilingual education programs, provides that failure on the part of the school district to prepare and certify the final adjusted claims may constitute a forfeiture by the school district of its right to State reimbursement (now, failure on the part of the school district to prepare and certify the final adjusted claims on or before July 20 of any year and its failure thereafter to prepare and certify such report to the regional superintendent of schools within 10 days after receipt of a notice of delinquency shall constitute a forfeiture by the school district of its right to State reimbursement). 2/25/2005SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 2/25/2005SenateFirst Reading 2/25/2005SenateReferred to Rules 3/2/2005SenateAssigned to Education 3/10/2005SenateDo Pass Education; 011-000-000 3/10/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2005 3/17/2005SenateSecond Reading 3/17/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 6, 2005 4/11/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 4/11/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 4/12/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education 4/12/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Education; 008-000-000 4/13/2005SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/13/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford 4/13/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2005 4/15/2005SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval 4/15/2005SenateThird Reading - Passed; 040-017-000 4/15/2005HouseArrived in House 4/15/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 5/5/2005HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. William Delgado 5/5/2005HouseFirst Reading 5/5/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/10/2005HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee 5/10/2005HouseCommittee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2005 5/17/2005HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 016-000-000 5/18/2005HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/20/2005HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005 5/24/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/24/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/26/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley 5/26/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios 5/26/2005HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 5/26/2005SenatePassed Both Houses 6/24/2005SenateSent to the Governor 8/4/2005SenateGovernor Approved 8/4/2005SenateEffective Date August 4, 2005 8/4/2005SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0441