STEPHENS-HOLBROOK-HOFFMAN-FLOWERS-SCOTT. (CLAYBORNE-WATSON) 105 ILCS 5/29-3 from Ch. 122, par. 29-3 Amends the School Code. Provides that school districts providing free pupil transportation services for the first time during fiscal years 1999-2000, 2000-2001, or 2001-2002 may receive State funding for those services for the first such year in which those services are provided from a separate appropriation made for that purpose. Establishes the formula under which the amount of a district's funding is determined and provides for quarterly payment of that amount during the school year in which the transportation services are provided. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) For 10,000 students at $150 per pupil, approximately $1.5 mil. would be needed to fully fund the first year. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (SBE) No change from SBE fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/29-3 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/29-18 new Changes the title and replaces everything after the enacting clause. Restores, as a new Section of the School Code, the changes proposed by the bill as introduced. Adds that State funding for school districts furnishing free transportation services for the first time may be provided under a start-up grant program that is to be administered by the State Board of Education and that is to assist school districts that are not providing free pupil transportation on the amendatory Act's effective date. Provides that if a school district receives start-up grant funding under the program it may not claim reimbursement under other provisions of the School Code for costs associated with transporting students who are transported using start-up grant funds. Repeals the Section of the School Code that creates the program on June 30, 2001. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (SBE) No change from previous note. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (SBE) No change from previous note. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Replaces the provisions concerning the grant program for first-time transportation costs with provisions creating a new pupil transportation interest-free start-up loan program to assist school districts that are not providing free transportation (with the provisions of the grant program now applying to the loan program, except that the school district is allowed to claim reimbursement for transportation costs). Provides that funds shall be repaid by subtracting one-tenth of the amount of the loan from the amount due for the school district's reimbursement claim each year. 98-02-04 H FILED WITH CLERK 98-02-04 H FIRST READING 98-02-04 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 98-02-18 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 98-02-18 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 98-02-18 H COMMITTEE RULES 98-02-19 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HOFFMAN 98-02-19 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO STEPHENS 98-02-25 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 98-03-19 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 021-000-000 HELM 98-03-19 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-24 H PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO STEPHENS 98-03-24 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO HOLBROOK 98-03-24 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HOLBROOK 98-03-24 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 98-03-24 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-25 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HOLBROOK 98-03-25 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 003-002-000/HRUL 98-03-25 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-25 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HOLBROOK 98-03-25 H ADOPTED 98-03-25 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-26 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 98-03-26 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 98-03-26 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-000-000 98-03-31 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 98-03-31 S STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED HA 01 98-03-31 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 98-04-01 98-04-22 S CHIEF SPONSOR CLAYBORNE 98-04-22 S FIRST READING 98-04-22 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 98-04-29 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION 98-05-05 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-EDUCATION S 98-05-05 S ADOPTED 98-05-05 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 009-000-000 SESE 98-05-05 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 98-05-06 98-05-06 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 98-05-06 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-CLAYBORNE 98-05-06 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 98-05-06 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR WATSON 98-05-07 S SECOND READING 98-05-07 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 98-05-12 98-05-13 S THIRD READING - PASSED 043-012-002 98-05-13 S TABLED PURSUANT TO RULE 5-4(A) SA 02 98-05-13 S THIRD READING - PASSED 043-012-002 98-05-13 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 98-05-13 H PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01 98-05-14 H MOTION FILED CONCUR 01/STEPHENS 98-05-14 H MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL 98-05-14 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01 98-05-18 H RULES REFERS TO HELM/01 98-05-18 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01 98-05-19 H APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION - COMPLIANCE 01/020-000-001 98-05-19 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01 98-05-20 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FLOWERS 98-05-20 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT 98-05-20 H HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01/116-000-000 98-05-20 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 98-06-18 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 98-08-14 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 98-08-14 H EFFECTIVE DATE 98-08-14 98-08-14 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0756 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary