YOUNGE. 105 ILCS 5/2-3.126 new Amends the School Code to require the State Board of Education to establish Metro East Consortium of Education officials to provide corrective incentives to improve the quality of education in Metro East school districts. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) Costs cannot be estimated. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) No change from SBE fiscal note. FISCAL NOTE, AMENDED (State Board of Education) Unless there is a need for additional resources via contract for member assistance, expenses incurred would be minimal. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, AMENDED (SBE) No change from SBE fiscal note, amended. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.126 new Adds reference to: New Act Deletes everything. Creates the Metro East Consortium for Student Advocacy Act. Creates the Metro East Consortium for Student Advocacy consisting of the State Superintendent of Education, the regional superintendents of schools of the education service regions located in St. Clair and Madison Counties, and the superintendents of specified school districts. Requires the Consortium to develop a plan for upgrading the skills of teachers in math and science, to develop a plan for providing corrective incentives to improve the quality of education, to create proposals concerning pre-kindergarten programs, reading improvement programs, and math and science improvement programs, to develop a proposal for enhancing learning technology, and to work with private industry, community leadership, parents, students, and departments of State government to put into place programs whose purpose is to remove the inhibitors to learning and align programming with the Illinois Academic Learning Standards. Requires the Consortium to report on its responsibilities to the State Board of Education and the General Assembly. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes everything. Creates the Consortium for Student Advocacy Act. Creates the Consortium for Student Advocacy consisting of the State Superintendent of Education and the superintendents of certain school districts. Requires the Consortium to develop a plan for upgrading the skills of teachers in math and science, to develop a plan for providing corrective incentives to improve the quality of education, to create proposals concerning pre-kindergarten programs, reading improvement programs, and math and science improvement programs, to develop a proposal for enhancing learning technology, and to work with private industry, community leadership, parents, students, and departments of State government to put into place programs whose purpose is to remove the inhibitors to learning and align programming with the Illinois Academic Learning Standards. Requires the Consortium to report on its responsibilities to the State Board of Education and the General Assembly. 98-02-03 H FILED WITH CLERK 98-02-03 H FIRST READING 98-02-03 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 98-02-17 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 98-02-17 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 98-02-17 H COMMITTEE RULES 98-02-19 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 98-03-19 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 021-000-000 HELM 98-03-19 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-25 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-25 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 98-03-26 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-YOUNGE 98-03-26 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 98-03-26 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 98-03-30 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 98-03-30 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 98-03-30 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-YOUNGE 98-03-30 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HRUL 98-03-30 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-YOUNGE 98-03-30 H ADOPTED 98-03-30 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-31 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-31 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-YOUNGE 98-03-31 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 98-03-31 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HRUL 98-03-31 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 98-04-01 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-YOUNGE 98-04-01 H ADOPTED 98-04-01 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-04-02 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary