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91_HB0420enr
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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section
2 10-22.31.1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
6 Section 10-22.31.1 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.31.1)
8 Sec. 10-22.31.1. Withdrawal from certain joint agreement
9 programs.
10 (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10-22.31,
11 a community unit school district that is the only school
12 district in its county that is a member of its special
13 education joint agreement program and that had a 1994-95
14 average daily attendance of at least 550, but not more than
15 650, and a 1994 equalized assessed valuation of at least
16 $40,000,000, but not more than $43,000,000, may withdraw from
17 its special education joint agreement program consisting of
18 at least 19 school districts located in at least 9 different
19 counties upon approval by the school board of the community
20 unit district and notification to and the filing of an intent
21 to withdraw statement with the governing board of the joint
22 agreement program. Such notification and statement shall
23 specify the effective date of the withdrawal, which in no
24 case shall be less than 60 days after the date of the filing
25 of the petition. Upon receipt of the notification and
26 statement, the governing board of the joint agreement program
27 shall distribute a copy to each member district of the joint
28 agreement and shall initiate any appropriate allocation of
29 assets and liabilities among the remaining member districts
30 to take effect upon the date of the withdrawal. The
31 withdrawal shall take effect upon the date specified in the
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1 notification and statement.
2 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10-22.31,
3 beginning January 1, 1998, a community unit school district
4 that is located in 3 or more counties and that is a member of
5 a special education joint agreement program that has a
6 governing board composed of one member of the school board of
7 each cooperating school district may withdraw from its
8 special education joint agreement program upon petition to
9 and approval by the regional board of school trustees of the
10 educational service region whose regional superintendent of
11 schools has supervision and control of that community unit
12 school district in accordance with the provisions of Section
13 3-14.2. On the effective date of this amendatory Act of
14 1999, any matters concerning withdrawal from a special
15 education joint agreement program pending before any other
16 affected regional boards of school trustees, township
17 trustees of schools, or school boards are terminated. All
18 other requirements for approval of a school district
19 withdrawal from a special education joint agreement program
20 under this subsection (b) must be satisfied, including the
21 hearing process provided in Section 7-6.
22 (Source: P.A. 90-103, eff. 7-11-97.)
23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24 becoming law.
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