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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1571         </title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-CHI-CLOSURE MORATORIUM</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. William Delgado-Jacqueline Y. Collins-Mattie Hunter</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/34-18.43a new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that there shall be a moratorium on school closings, consolidations, and phase-outs in the school district in the 2013-2014 school year. Provides that any of these actions that are subsequently appropriate must be carried out no sooner than the end of the 2014-2015 school year, subject to any new set of requirements adopted by the General Assembly. During this moratorium period, requires the district to establish polices that address and remedy the academic performance of schools in which Illinois Standards Achievement Test scores reflect students performing at or below 75%. Requires these policies to establish clear criteria or processes for establishing criteria for making school facility decisions and include clear criteria for setting priorities with respect to school openings, school closings, school consolidations, school turnarounds, school phase-outs, school construction, school repairs, school modernizations, school boundary changes, and other related school facility decisions, including the encouragement of multiple community uses for school space. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Deletes reference to:</reftype><reference>105 ILCS 5/34-18.43a new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reftype>Adds reference to:</reftype><reference>105 ILCS 5/34-1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 122, par. 34-1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of the Article and definitions.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/13/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Education</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Education</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended Education;  008-003-000</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2013</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>4/18/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Education</action>
<statusdate>4/30/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Approved for Consideration Assignments</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2013</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013</action>
<statusdate>8/9/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>8/9/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Re-referred to Assignments;  3-9(b)</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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