HB4622 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4622

Introduced 1/31/2024, by Rep. Daniel Didech - Fred Crespo

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Local School District Mandate Note Act. Provides that, every bill that imposes or could impose a mandate on local school districts, upon the request of any member, shall have prepared for it, before second reading in the house of introduction, a brief explanatory statement or note that shall include a reliable estimate of the anticipated fiscal and operational impact of those mandates on local school districts. Provides that the sponsor of each bill for which a request has been made shall present a copy of the bill with the request for a local school district mandate note to the State Board of Education. Provides that the State Board of Education shall prepare and submit the note to the sponsor of the bill within 5 calendar days, except as specified. Sets forth provisions concerning the requisites and contents of the note; comments or opinions included in the note; and the appearance of State officials and employees in support or opposition of measure.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Local School District Mandate Note Act.

Section 5. Local school district mandate note. Every bill that imposes or could impose a mandate on local school districts, upon the request of any member, shall have prepared for it, before second reading in the house of introduction, a brief explanatory statement or note that shall include a reliable estimate of the anticipated fiscal and operational impact of those mandates on local school districts.

Section 10. Preparation. The sponsor of each bill for which a request under Section 5 has been made shall present a copy of the bill with the request for a local school district mandate note to the State Board of Education. The State Board of Education shall prepare and submit the note to the sponsor of the bill within 5 calendar days, except that whenever, because of the complexity of the measure, additional time is required for the preparation of the note, the State Board of Education may inform the sponsor of the bill, and the sponsor may approve an extension of the time within which the note is to be submitted, not to extend, however, beyond June 15, following the date of the request. If, in the opinion of the State Board of Education, there is insufficient information to prepare a reliable estimate of the anticipated impact, a statement to that effect can be filed and shall meet the requirements of this Act.

Section 15. Requisites and contents. The note shall be factual, brief, and concise and it shall include the immediate effect and, if determinable or reasonably foreseeable, the long term effect of the measure on local school districts. If, after careful investigation, it is determined that an effect is not ascertainable, the note shall contain a statement to that effect, setting forth the reasons why no ascertainable effect can be given.

Section 20. Comment or opinion; technical or mechanical defects. No comment or opinion shall be included in the note with regard to the merits of the measure for which the note is prepared; however, technical or mechanical defects may be noted.

Section 25. Appearance of State officials and employees in support or opposition of measure. The fact that a local school district mandate note is prepared for any bill shall not preclude or restrict the appearance before any committee of the General Assembly of any official or authorized employee of the State Board of Education, or any other impacted State agency, who desires to be heard in support of or in opposition to the measure.