DANIELS-WINKEL-KOSEL-KLINGLER-JONES,JOHN, JOHNSON,TOM, PANKAU, CHURCHILL, HASSERT, BIGGINS, KRAUSE, STEPHENS, RUTHERFORD, MCAULIFFE, COULSON, BROWN, MITCHELL, RIGHTER, COWLISHAW, HOEFT, LAWFER, BIGGERT, CROSS, WIRSING, LINDNER, NOLAND, TENHOUSE, BEAUBIEN, DURKIN, MYERS, MULLIGAN, WOOD AND ERWIN. 20 ILCS 3105/1A-3 from Ch. 127, par. 783.3 20 ILCS 3105/1A-5 from Ch. 127, par. 783.5 20 ILCS 3105/1A-5.1 from Ch. 127, par. 783.5-1 30 ILCS 330/2 from Ch. 127, par. 652 30 ILCS 330/5 from Ch. 127, par. 655 35 ILCS 630/3 from Ch. 120, par. 2003 35 ILCS 630/4 from Ch. 120, par. 2004 105 ILCS 5/1A-2 from Ch. 122, par. 1A-2 105 ILCS 5/1B-8 from Ch. 122, par. 1B-8 105 ILCS 5/1C-2 105 ILCS 5/2-3.51.5 105 ILCS 5/2-3.64 from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.64 105 ILCS 5/2-3.117a new 105 ILCS 5/7-11 from Ch. 122, par. 7-11 105 ILCS 5/10-20.9a from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.9a 105 ILCS 5/10-20.30 new 105 ILCS 5/10-22.6 from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.6 105 ILCS 5/10-22.20 from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.20 105 ILCS 5/10-22.23 from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.23 105 ILCS 5/10-22.23a from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.23a 105 ILCS 5/10-22.33B 105 ILCS 5/10-22.34c new 105 ILCS 5/10-23.5 from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.5 105 ILCS 5/10-23.8 from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.8 105 ILCS 5/10-23.8a from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.8a 105 ILCS 5/18-4.3 from Ch. 122, par. 18-4.3 105 ILCS 5/18-8 from Ch. 122, par. 18-8 105 ILCS 5/18-8.05 new 105 ILCS 5/18-8.2 from Ch. 122, par. 18-8.2 105 ILCS 5/18-8.4 from Ch. 122, par. 18-8.4 105 ILCS 5/21-1a from Ch. 122, par. 21-1a 105 ILCS 5/21-2 from Ch. 122, par. 21-2 105 ILCS 5/21-2.1 from Ch. 122, par. 21-2.1 105 ILCS 5/21-2a from Ch. 122, par. 21-2a 105 ILCS 5/21-3 from Ch. 122, par. 21-3 105 ILCS 5/21-4 from Ch. 122, par. 21-4 105 ILCS 5/21-5 from Ch. 122, par. 21-5 105 ILCS 5/21-5a from Ch. 122, par. 21-5a 105 ILCS 5/21-5b 105 ILCS 5/21-5c new 105 ILCS 5/21-5d new 105 ILCS 5/21-10 from Ch. 122, par. 21-10 105 ILCS 5/21-11.1 from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.1 105 ILCS 5/21-11.3 from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.3 105 ILCS 5/21-11.4 105 ILCS 5/21-14 from Ch. 122, par. 21-14 105 ILCS 5/24-11 from Ch. 122, par. 24-11 105 ILCS 5/24-12 from Ch. 122, par. 24-12 105 ILCS 5/27-23.6 new 105 ILCS 5/27A-2 105 ILCS 5/27A-7 105 ILCS 5/27A-8 105 ILCS 5/27A-9 105 ILCS 5/27A-11 105 ILCS 5/29-5 from Ch. 122, par. 29-5 105 ILCS 5/34-8.4 105 ILCS 5/34-18 from Ch. 122, par. 34-18 105 ILCS 5/34-18.17 new 105 ILCS 5/34-84 from Ch. 122, par. 34-84 105 ILCS 5/1C-3 rep. 105 ILCS 5/1C-4 rep. 115 ILCS 5/13 from Ch. 48, par. 1713 New Act Amends the Capital Development Board Act to revise the Grant Index and eligibility standards for School Construction and Debt Service Grants. Amends the General Obligation Bond Act to increase the State's bonding authority by $1,500,000,000 for school construction grants, the proceeds from the sale of those bonds to be deposited into the School Construction Fund. Amends the Telecommunications Excise Tax Act to increase the tax from 5% to 6.5%. Also amends the School Code. Creates the School Technology Revolving Loan Program to provide for technology-related investment loans to school districts on a revolving schedule of grade levels. Rewrites the State aid formula for the 1998-99 and subsequent school years and increases the foundation level grant formula for the 1997-98 school year. Revises the teacher certification system, providing for Initial, Standard, and Master level certificates. Revises the IGAP program and the promotion and retention policy for third, fifth, and eighth grade students. Provides for both passing and excellent scores on the Prairie State Achievement Examination and for an attendance certificate (rather than a high school diploma) for students who fail to earn a passing score. Increases the probationary period for teachers first employed by a school district on or after July 1, 1998 to 4 years. Authorizes districts to contract with third parties for noninstructional services. Provides for Professional Development and Early Childhood Education Block Grants for school districts. Amends and adds provisions relative to suspension and expulsion, employment of non-certificated registered professional nurses, honorable dismissal of educational support personnel employees of any time during the school year or at the end of the school year on 30 days' notice, and multi-year superintendent and principal contracts. Provides for an additional year of supplementary State aid for new and certain annexing districts. Requires districts to establish a no pass-no play policy for pupils in grades 9 through 12. Makes numerous changes to the Charter Schools Law in the School Code. Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act to increase the advance notice of strike requirement to 10 days from 5 days. Creates the Comprehensive Property Tax Study Commission Law. Provides for a commission to study the issue of reliance on local property taxes to finance schools. Effective immediately. 97-11-12 H FILED WITH CLERK 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WINKEL 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KOSEL 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KLINGLER 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,JOHN 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JOHNSON,TOM 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KUBIK 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PANKAU 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CHURCHILL 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HASSERT 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BIGGINS 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KRAUSE 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR STEPHENS 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MEYER 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RUTHERFORD 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCAULIFFE 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COULSON 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BROWN 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MITCHELL 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LYONS,EILEEN 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RIGHTER 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COWLISHAW 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOEFT 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LAWFER 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BIGGERT 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CROSS 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WIRSING 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR POE 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LINDNER 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR NOLAND 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TENHOUSE 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BEAUBIEN 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DURKIN 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MYERS 97-11-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WAIT 97-11-12 H FIRST READING 97-11-12 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-11-14 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 97-11-14 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MULLIGAN 97-11-14 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WOOD 98-01-02 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(B) RULES HRUL 98-03-24 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ERWIN 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary