HB0464 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0464

Introduced 1/29/2007, by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/34-83.1	from Ch. 122, par. 34-83.1
30 ILCS 805/8.31 new

Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Prohibits residency within the school district from being considered in determining the employment of a teacher. Also, prohibits residency within the district from being considered in determining a teacher's compensation or whether to retain, promote, assign, or transfer that teacher (now, this prohibition applies only if residency within the district was not required at the time of employment as a qualification of employment). Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

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 34-83.1 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/34-83.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-83.1)

Sec. 34-83.1. Residence requirements. Residency within any school district governed by this Article, if not required at the time of employment as a qualification of employment, shall not be considered in determining the employment or the compensation of a teacher or whether to retain, promote, assign, or transfer that teacher.

(Source: P.A. 82-381.)

Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding Section 8.31 as follows:

(30 ILCS 805/8.31 new)

Sec. 8.31. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.