90th General Assembly
Summary of HB0689
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House Sponsors:
PHELPS-PERSICO-WOOLARD.

Senate Sponsors:
BURZYNSKI-MAHAR

Short description: 
SCH CD-MANDATE WAIVER HEARINGS                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends provisions of the School  Code  relating  to  waivers  and      
   modifications  of  School  Code  mandates.  Prohibits school districts      
   from requesting waivers  of  anything  that  would  jeopardize  school      
   accreditation.   Requires  the  local  public  hearing on a district's      
   waiver or modification application to be held on a day  other  than  a      
   regular  school  board  meeting  day,  requires  the  district to give      
   written notice of the public hearing to affected collective bargaining      
   agents and to the State legislators who represent  the  district,  and      
   requires  a  district  to  attest  to  the  district's compliance with      
   applicable notification and procedural  requirements.   Requires  (now      
   authorizes) the State Board of Education to disapprove a request for a      
   waiver  or modification of an administrative rule or a modification of      
   a mandate in specified instances.  Provides that the  State  Board  of      
   Education  waiver  request  reports that are required to be filed with      
   the General Assembly must include an analysis of how the waiver  would      
   address   statutory  criteria  for  waiver  approval.    Eliminates  a      
   requirement of filing waiver reports  with  the  Secretary  of  State.      
   Provides  that  a  waiver  or  modification  may be changed during the      
   period that it is to remain in effect under the same procedure  as  is      
   applicable to an initial waiver or modification request, and adds that      
   if  neither  the  State  Board  of  Education nor the General Assembly      
   disapproves, the change is deemed granted. Effective immediately.           
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Eliminates the requirement that the local  public  hearing  on  a      
   district's  waiver  or modification application be held on a day other      
   than a regular school board meeting day.                                    
          FISCAL IMPACT NOTE (State Bd. of Ed.)                                
          Costs, incurred only if a dist. sought a waiver or modifica-         
          tion,  would not appear to increase fiscal burdens. New costs        
          for notification are nominal and could be absorbed in existing       
          budgets. Costs to SBE could be absorbed in existing budget.          
          STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (SBE)                                     
          No change from SBE fiscal note.                                      
          FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Bd. of Ed.)                               
          HB689, with H-am 1, will have only a minor fiscal impact on SBE      
          and local school districts. These costs can be absorbed within       
          current budgets.                                                     
          STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (SBE)                             
          No change from SBE fiscal note.                                      
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3.                                                 
        Replaces everything after the enacting clause.  Amends provisions      
   of the School Code relating to waivers  and  modifications  of  School      
   Code  mandates.    Requires  a  school  district to notify those State      
   legislators who represent the district of the time, date,  place,  and      
   general  subject  matter  of  a  public  hearing  that the district is      
   required  to  hold  concerning  its  intent  to  obtain  a  waiver  or      
   modification  of  School  Code  mandates  or   administrative   rules.      
   Provides  that  the  notice  of  the  hearing  that affected exclusive      
   collective bargaining agents are entitled to receive shall be given at      
   least 7 days before the date of the hearing.  Provides that  a  waiver      
   or  modification may be changed during the period that it is to remain      
   in effect under the same procedure as  is  applicable  to  an  initial      
   waiver  or  modification  request,  and adds that if neither the State      
   Board of Education nor the General Assembly disapproves, the change is      
   deemed granted.  Effective immediately.                                     
          FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 3 (State Bd. of Ed.)                               
          HB 689, with H-am 3 will have only a minor fiscal impact.            
          STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 3 (SBE)                             
          No change from SBE fiscal note, with H-am 3.                         
          STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE, H-AM 3                                       
          HB689, with H-ams 1 and 3, would not impact State debt.              
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
        Eliminates a proposal  to  require  a  school  district  to  give      
   written  notice to the State legislators who represent the district of      
   a public hearing that the  district  must  hold  before  requesting  a      
   waiver or modification of a mandate.                                        
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0462

   Last action date: 97-08-17

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   2     SENATE -   1


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