HB1731ham001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. David R. Leitch

Filed: 4/20/2015

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1731

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1731 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is amended by adding Section 5-170 as follows:

(5 ILCS 100/5-170 new)

Sec. 5-170. State Board of Education rulemaking.

(a) Notwithstanding any exemption from the State Mandates Act previously enacted, for each rule proposed to be adopted under Section 5-40 of this Act by the State Board of Education impacting the operations of any school district, during the first notice period under subsection (b) of Section 5-40 of this Act, any interested person may request the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules to determine whether the proposed rule is a State mandate, as defined by Section 3 of the State Mandates Act. If the Joint Committee determines that the proposed rule is a State mandate, then the running of all periods under this Act shall be tolled, and no Certificate of No Objection may be issued for the rule until the rule has been approved by a joint resolution of the General Assembly.

(b) For each rule proposed to be adopted under Section 5-40 of this Act by the State Board of Education, during the first notice period under subsection (b) of Section 5-40 of this Act, any interested person may request the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules to determine whether the proposed rule concerns:

(1) changes to teacher licensure or endorsements that would make it more difficult for teachers to become fully qualified;

(2) changes to State learning standards or assessments;

(3) contracts over $1,000,000 or their renewal; or

(4) application for federal grants that require additional State support.

If the Joint Committee determines that the proposed rule concerns any of items (1) through (4) of this subsection (b), then the running of all periods under this Act shall be tolled, and no Certificate of No Objection may be issued for the rule until the rule has been approved by a joint resolution of the General Assembly.".