YOUNGE. (TROTTER) New Act Creates the Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community School Facility Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs and the University of Illinois' Urban School Improvement Program shall implement an EZ/EC program to develop and demonstrate mechanisms to attract federal resources and private sector investments to administer the program and support the repair, renovation, and improvement of school buildings and facilities in communities designated under federal law or regulations as Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities. Specifies types of demonstration methods that employ federal EZ/EC incentives to leverage private investment in support of improving school buildings and facilities. Provides for implementation of the EZ/EC program in conjunction with schools in communities located in Chicago, East St. Louis, and Springfield. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Changes the title and replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Private Activity Bond Task Force Act. Creates an 8 member Task Force to study empowerment zone and enterprise community private activity bond programs as a means of facilitating the construction of schools and other community facilities. Requires the study to include evaluation of funding alternatives and responsibilities that would be required of the State, units of local government, and school districts in administering and implementing the program. Requires the Task Force to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before March 1, 1998. Repeals the Act on May 31, 1998. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Board of Education) No fiscal impact on SBE or local school districts. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (SBE) No change from SBE fiscal note. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 HB2076, with H-am 1, fails to create a State mandate. STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE HB 2076 would not have an impact on the level of State debt. STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE, H-AM 1 No change from previous note. 97-03-10 H FIRST READING 97-03-10 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-03-11 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 97-03-21 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-ELEM SCND ED H 97-03-21 H ADOPTED 97-03-21 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 021-000-000 HELM 97-03-21 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-03-21 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED/BLACK 97-03-21 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED/BLACK 97-03-21 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-11 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 97-04-11 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 97-04-11 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 97-04-11 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-12 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-12 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-14 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 116-000-000 97-04-15 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 97-04-15 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-04-23 97-04-16 S STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE FILED 97-04-16 S STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE FILED AS AMENDED HA 01 97-04-16 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-04-23 97-05-09 S CHIEF SPONSOR TROTTER 97-05-12 S FIRST READING 97-05-12 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary