WATSON-O'MALLEY-OBAMA-SHAW. New Act 20 ILCS 3105/1A-9 from Ch. 127, par. 783.9 30 ILCS 105/5.449 new 30 ILCS 330/2 from Ch. 127, par. 652 30 ILCS 330/5 from Ch. 127, par. 655 30 ILCS 330/5.5 new 30 ILCS 330/12 from Ch. 127, par. 662 30 ILCS 330/19 from Ch. 127, par. 669 Creates the School Technology Improvement Act, to be administered by the State Board of Education as a State-school district matching technology improvement grant program. Amends the General Obligation Bond Act to increase the State's bonding authority by $1,000,000,000, earmarking $500,000,000 of that increase for grants to be made by the State Board for School Technology Improvement Act purposes and $500,000,000 of that increase for school construction grants. Amends the State Finance Act to create the School Technology Fund in the State Treasury. Amends the Capital Development Board Act to establish revised standards for the priority of school construction projects. Effective immediately. 97-01-22 S FIRST READING 97-01-22 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-01-28 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR O'MALLEY 97-02-05 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE 97-02-05 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR OBAMA 97-02-05 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SHAW 97-02-28 S TO SUBCOMMITTEE 97-02-28 S COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE 97-03-15 S RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 3-9(A) RULES 99-01-12 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary