House Sponsors: HOEFT-MAUTINO-COWLISHAW. Senate Sponsors: FAWELL-PHILIP Short description: SCHCD-REGIONAL BD SCH TRUSTEES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Election Code and the School Code. Abolishes the regional board of school trustees in educational service regions of fewer than 2,000,000 inhabitants effective upon the first Monday in December, 2003. Provides that no person shall be elected to fill the office of member of a regional board of school trustees at any election held on or after the amendatory Act's immediate effective date. Extends until the first Monday in December, 2003 the term of each person serving as a member of the regional board of school trustees on the amendatory Act's effective date whose term is to expire before that first Monday. Provides that if a hearing on a petition for a change in school district boundaries has already been commenced before but has not yet been completed by a regional board of school trustees on the date the board is to be abolished, the terms of the members of that board are again extended and the board is not abolished until a final administrative decision is reached by the regional board of school trustees or it loses jurisdiction of the case, whichever first occurs. Provides that the regional superintendent of schools of an educational service region that has fewer than 2,000,000 inhabitants and in which the regional board of school trustees is abolished shall succeed to all rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities exercised by the regional board of school trustees before its abolition, including all rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities exercised by the former regional board of school trustees in school boundary change proceedings. Provides that the decision in a school boundary change proceeding made by a regional superintendent of schools (as successor to an abolished regional board of school trustees) is an administrative decision for purposes of judicial review under the Administrative Review Law. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/3-2.5 Changes the title and adds provisions further amending the School Code. Changes the salary schedule for regional superintendents of schools effective the first Monday of August, 1999. Provides for an adjustment to those annual salaries on July 1 of each year thereafter. FISCAL NOTE, AMENDED (State Board of Education) Fiscal impact from abolishing Reg. Boards of Sch. Trustees will be minimal. Regional Sup't. and Assistant Reg. Sup't. salary provisions will require $571,899 beginning FY1999. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, AMENDED (State Board of Education) No change from SBE fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes reference to: 10 ILCS 5/2A-50 rep. 105 ILCS 5/6-20 105 ILCS 5/6-21 105 ILCS 5/6-4 rep. 105 ILCS 5/6-5 rep. 105 ILCS 5/6-10 rep. 105 ILCS 5/6-11 rep. 105 ILCS 5/6-12 rep. Adds reference to: 10 ILCS 5/2A-50 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-50 105 ILCS 5/6-4 from Ch. 122, par. 6-4 105 ILCS 5/6-10 from Ch. 122, par. 6-10 105 ILCS 5/6-11 from Ch. 122, par. 6-11 Replaces the provisions abolishing the regional board of school trustees in educational service regions of fewer than 2,000,000 inhabitants with provisions authorizing the county board of a single county educational service region or the county boards of a multicounty educational service region to abolish, by resolution adopted by vote of a majority of the members of the county board or county boards, the regional board of school trustees for the educational service region and transfer its powers and duties to the regional superintendent of schools. Requires a county board to publicly announce that it will consider and vote upon such a resolution at least 30 days before voting upon the resolution. If the required resolution or resolutions are adopted, extends terms of incumbent members of the regional board of school trustees to the date on which the term of the most recently elected member expires, and abolishes the regional board of school trustees on that date. Makes other related changes. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2 10 ILCS 5/2A-50 105 ILCS 5/3-2.5 105 ILCS 5/6-1 105 ILCS 5/6-2 105 ILCS 5/6-3 105 ILCS 5/6-4 105 ILCS 5/6-10 105 ILCS 5/6-11 105 ILCS 5/6-17 105 ILCS 5/6-18 105 ILCS 5/6-19 105 ILCS 6/7-01 105 ILCS 5/7-04 105 ILCS 5/7-05 new 105 ILCS 5/7-7 Deletes all substantive language. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status