Bill Status of HB3597  99th General Assembly

Short Description:  U OF I-STUDY-CLOSED SCHOOLS

House Sponsors
Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth - Christian L. Mitchell - La Shawn K. Ford and Arthur Turner

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
110 ILCS 305/12.10 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the University of Illinois Act. Requires the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct a study with regard to public elementary and secondary school buildings that have been closed within 5 years before the effective date of the amendatory Act. Requires the study to determine how many of the school buildings have remained schools, how many have been successfully redeveloped, and how many are vacant. Provides that the University shall report its findings and recommendations for facilitating successful redevelopment of these school buildings to the General Assembly.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following change: provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (rather than the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) shall conduct a study with regard to public elementary and secondary school buildings that have been closed within 5 years.

 Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
 The fiscal impact of HB 3597 (H-AM 1) cannot be determined at this time because detailed information regarding the project and its funding structure are unknown.

 Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 2 (Capital Development Board)
 The Capital Development Board would need to hire 5 more professional services staff with at least one having experience in the field of commercial development. The average salary of professional services staff with experience is $90,000. Retirement, social security and group insurance add another $60,000. Travel, equipment and other related cost bring the total to about $175,000 per person per year. Five staff at $175,000 totals $875,000 per year

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/26/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
  2/26/2015HouseFirst Reading
  2/26/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/10/2015HouseAssigned to Higher Education Committee
  3/23/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
  3/23/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/23/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
  3/23/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/24/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
  3/25/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/25/2015HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 009-006-000
  3/25/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
  3/26/2015HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  4/9/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
  4/14/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ron Sandack
  4/16/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
  4/16/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  4/20/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  4/22/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  4/22/2015HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  4/22/2015HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  4/24/2015HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die