O'MALLEY. (SAVIANO) 105 ILCS 5/17-2C Amends the School Code. Allows the school board of any school district located in a county with a population of more than 3,000,000 (i) with a population of less than 50,000, (ii) that has sold tax anticipation warrants during the last 3 years, and (iii) that has a tax base of more than 75% residential property to make a one-time transfer from the Tort Immunity Fund and the Transportation Fund to any other school district fund of an amount of money not to exceed a specified amount. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/17-2C Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.131 new Deletes everything. Amends the School Code. Creates a K-5 class size reduction grant program to be implemented and administered by the State Board of Education. Provides for the award of grants by the State Board of Education, from appropriations made for purposes of the program, to school districts that maintain grades K-5, have an average class size for any such grade of at least 23 pupils per classroom at the time of applying for a grant, and agree as a condition of the grant to reduce the size of each classroom maintained for pupils in a grade with respect to which a grant is made by at least 5 pupils per classroom. Provides that no grant funds are to be awarded to enable a district to reduce classroom size to less than 18 pupils. Limits use of the grant funds to operating and maintaining classes in grades K-5 that meet the criteria established by the grant program. Effective July 1, 2000. 00-01-27 S FIRST READING 00-01-27 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-02-09 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION 00-02-16 S DO PASS 006-004-000 SESE 00-02-16 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 00-02-17 00-02-17 S SECOND READING 00-02-17 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 00-02-22 00-02-23 S VERIFIED 00-02-23 S THIRD READING - PASSED 030-023-002 00-02-23 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 00-02-23 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 00-02-25 H HOUSE SPONSOR KOSEL 00-02-29 H FIRST READING 00-02-29 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-03-09 H ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO SCHMITZ 00-03-16 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 00-03-23 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-ELEM SCND ED H 00-03-23 H ADOPTED 00-03-23 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 019-000-000 HELM 00-03-23 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-04-05 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-04-05 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 00-04-07 H 3RD READING 00-04-07 H DEADLINE EXTENDED 00-04-07 H - APRIL 14, 2000 00-04-07 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 00-04-13 H ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO SAVIANO 00-04-14 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 01-01-09 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary