BUTLER. (WINKEL-MITCHELL-MAUTINO-CURRIE-BOLAND) 105 ILCS 5/2-3.17a from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.17a Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to annually cause an audit to be made of the financial statements of all accounts, funds, and moneys of all educational service centers (other than those of an educational service center serving a school district located in Chicago) in the same manner as such audits are made of the financial statements of the accounts, funds, and moneys in the care, custody, or control of regional superintendents. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.66 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.66 105 ILCS 5/10-22.20 from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.20 105 ILCS 5/13A-8 105 ILCS 5/18-8.05 Further amends the School Code. Permits school districts and regional offices of education to claim general State aid for students enrolled in truants' alternative and optional education programs, if those students are receiving services supplemental to a program leading to a high school diploma and are otherwise eligible to be claimed for general State aid. Provides that a school district claiming reimbursement for providing services under an approved adult education program may also claim general State aid for those students in the program who are under age 21, who are enrolled in courses accepted for graduation from elementary or high school, and who otherwise meet the requirements of the general State aid formula applicable to Illinois school districts. Establishes a formula for providing funding for alternative school programs operated under the Safe Schools Law. From amounts annually appropriated for such alternative school programs provides that each program will receive $30,000 plus an additional amount based on average daily attendance and low-income eligible pupil counts. Provides for a hold-harmless level of funding for FY 99 with distributions for FY 98 serving as the base year. Authorizes the State Board of Education to retain up to 1.1% of the funding provided during the fiscal year for the alternative school programs for use in assisting in the implementation of and in evaluating those programs. In the State aid formula applicable to alternative schools in the 1998-99 and subsequent school years, authorizes a regional superintendent of schools to contract with a school district or public community college to operate an alternative school, and provides that alternative schools serving more than one educational service region may be operated under such terms as the regional superintendents of those regions may agree. These provisions effective July 1, 1998. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/1A-8 from Ch. 122, par. 1A-8 105 ILCS 5/1B-8 from Ch. 122, par. 1B-8 Changes the title and further amends the School Code. Authorizes the State Board of Education to certify a school district to be in financial difficulty if the district previously has been so certified and requests to be recertified due to continuing financial problems. Authorizes appropriations to the State Board of Education from the School District Emergency Financial Assistance Fund for distribution to school districts as emergency financial assistance grants in amounts not exceeding $250 per enrolled pupil, and provides that districts may receive emergency financial assistance loans (as permitted under current law) as well as emergency financial assistance grants. FISCAL NOTE, H-AMS 1 & 2 (State Board of Education) Fiscal impact: ISC audits, $45,000; increased general State Aid, negligible; hold harmless provisions, $110,000 to $350,000; financial difficulty amendatory language, as much as $56,250,000 to 20 eligible decertified districts. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AMS 1 & 2 (SBE) No change from SBE fiscal note, H-ams 1 & 2. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Changes the interest rate payable on approved loans made to school districts from the School District Emergency Financial Assistance Fund from a simple interest rate of 4% to a simple interest rate equal to 50% of the discount rate on one-year U.S. Treasury Bills as determined by the last auction of those bills that precedes the date on which a district's loan is approved by the State Board of Education. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 4. In the provisions of the State aid formula applicable to alternative schools beginning on July 1, 1998, replaces a proposal under which an alternative school serving more than one educational service region could be operated under such terms as the regional superintendents of those regions agree with a proposal to authorize such an alternative school to be established by the regional superintendents of the regions to be served by that school. GOVERNOR'S AMENDATORY VETO MESSAGE In the provision allowing the State Board of Education to certify a school district to be in financial difficulty if the district previously has been so certified and requests to be recertified due to continuing financial problems, recommends limiting the provision to districts that had an enrollment of no fewer than 4,000 pupils during the 1997-1998 school year. Recommends that no recertification be made under the provision after December 31, 1999. 98-02-19 S FIRST READING 98-02-19 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 98-02-25 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION 98-03-04 S DO PASS 008-000-000 SESE 98-03-04 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 98-03-05 98-03-10 S SECOND READING 98-03-10 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 98-03-11 98-03-24 S THIRD READING - PASSED 055-000-000 98-03-24 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 98-03-24 H HOUSE SPONSOR MAUTINO 98-03-24 H FIRST READING 98-03-24 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 98-04-22 H ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO MITCHELL 98-04-22 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MAUTINO 98-04-22 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 98-04-23 H ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO WINKEL 98-04-23 H JOINT-ALTERNATE-SPONSOR CHANGED TO MITCHELL 98-04-23 H RE-ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE 98-04-28 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRIE 98-04-29 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-EXECUTIVE H 98-04-29 H ADOPTED 98-04-29 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-EXECUTIVE H 98-04-29 H ADOPTED 98-04-29 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HEXC 98-04-29 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-04-30 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-04-30 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 98-04-30 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 98-04-30 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-04-30 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BOLAND 98-05-07 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-05-07 H AMENDMENT NO. 03-SCULLY 98-05-07 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 98-05-07 H AMENDMENT NO. 04-WINKEL 98-05-07 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 98-05-07 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 98-05-12 H AMENDMENT NO. 03-SCULLY 98-05-12 H RULES REFERS TO HELM 98-05-12 H AMENDMENT NO. 04-WINKEL 98-05-12 H RULES REFERS TO HELM 98-05-12 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 98-05-13 H AMENDMENT NO. 03-SCULLY 98-05-13 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 014-000-000/HELM 98-05-13 H AMENDMENT NO. 04-WINKEL 98-05-13 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 016-000-000/HELM 98-05-13 H AMENDMENT NO. 03-SCULLY 98-05-13 H ADOPTED 98-05-13 H AMENDMENT NO. 04-WINKEL 98-05-13 H ADOPTED 98-05-13 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-05-13 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 116-001-000 98-05-14 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01,02,03,04 98-05-14 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 98-05-14 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02,03,04 98-05-14 S -BUTLER 98-05-14 S MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL 98-05-14 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02,03,04 98-05-14 S -BUTLER 98-05-14 S RULES REFERS TO SESE 98-05-20 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02,03,04 98-05-20 S -BUTLER 98-05-20 S BE ADOPTED SESE/008-000-000 98-05-22 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02,03,04 98-05-22 S -BUTLER 98-05-22 S SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02,03, 98-05-22 S SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 04/058-000-000 98-05-22 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 98-06-19 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 98-08-14 S GOVERNOR AMENDATORY VETO 98-11-05 S PLACED CALENDAR AMENDATORY VETO NOVEMBER 17, 1998 98-11-05 S MOTION FILED ACCEPT AMENDATORY VETO BUTLER 98-11-17 S ACCEPT AMENDATORY VETO - SENATE PASSED 043-010-000 98-11-19 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 98-11-19 H PLACED CALENDAR AMENDATORY VETO DECEMBER 1, 1998 98-12-01 H MOTION FILED ACCEPT AMENDATORY VETO #1/WINKEL 98-12-01 H MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL 98-12-01 H PLACED CALENDAR AMENDATORY VETO 98-12-02 H MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL 98-12-02 H APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION - COMPLIANCE 004-000-000 98-12-02 H 3/5 VOTE REQUIRED 98-12-02 H ACCEPT AMENDATORY VETO - HOUSE PASSED 111-003-000 98-12-02 S BOTH HOUSES ACCEPT AMENDATORY VETO 98-12-11 S RETURNED TO GOVERNOR FOR CERTIFICATION 98-12-15 S GOVERNOR CERTIFIES CHANGES 98-12-15 S EFFECTIVE DATE 98-12-15 98-12-15 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0802 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary