House Sponsors: WIRSING-WOOLARD-BLACK. Senate Sponsors: O'MALLEY-O'DANIEL Short description: COMM COLLEGE-AUDITS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that the board of community college districts shall be required to file the uniform financial statements from the audit report (now the audit report) with the State Board. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE In the opinion of DCCA, HB1180 fails to create a State mandate. FISCAL NOTE (Community College Bd.) There is no fiscal impact on State revenues or expenditures. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 110 ILCS 805/2-16.02 from Ch. 122, par. 102-16.02 Adds provisions further amending the Public Community College Act. Authorizes the Illinois Community College Board to specify the measures that will be used to distribute grants to community colleges. Authorizes the Board to apply a percentage factor to the statewide threshold in determining the level of equalization funding and a minimum equalization grant for a qualifying district that becomes ineligible for any or for full equalization funding due to threshold prorations. Requires community college districts to maintain in-district tuition rates per semester credit hour as determined by the State Board and provides for a reduction in equalization funding for districts that fail to meet the minimum required rate until, by July 1, 2001, districts fail to qualify for equalization funding if they do not meet the required minimum in-district tuition rate. Also revises provisions relative to small district, special populations, and workforce preparation grants and provides for deferred maintenance grants based upon criteria established by the State Board. Eliminates provisions under which a one-time operating expense start-up grant was provided to Community College District No. 540. Adds a July 1, 1997 effective date. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Further amends the Public Community College Act. Raises from $1,500,000 to $4,500,000 the limit on amounts a local community college district can borrow for alterations or repairs necessary for energy conservation, health or safety, environmental protection, or handicapped accessibility. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0468 Last action date: 97-08-17 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status