HB0303ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Margaret Croke

Filed: 4/15/2024

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 303

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 303 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section 34-18.87 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/34-18.87 new)

Sec. 34-18.87. Selective enrollment schools; moratorium on closures, changes to standards of admission, and disproportionate decreases in funding.

(a) Until February 1, 2027, the board shall not close any attendance center within the school district that has selective admission requirements that apply to the entire student body and that are approved by the board.

(b) Until February 1, 2027, the board shall not change the standards for admission to any attendance center within the school district that has selective admission requirements that apply to the entire student body and that are approved by the board.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the board shall not take any action, until February 1, 2027, that results in a disproportionate decrease in either the total amount or percentage of funds allocated to an attendance center within the school district that has selective admission requirements that apply to the entire student body and that are approved by the board compared to other attendance centers of comparable size.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".