House Sponsors: SANTIAGO AND LOPEZ. Short description: CHI SCHOOLS-PROFESSNL DEVELPMT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code. Requires the Chicago Board of Education for FY 1997-98 and each succeeding fiscal year to reserve and allocate an aggregate amount equal to 7% of its total personnel budget to develop and implement a district-wide, comprehensive, sustained professional development strategy that is designed to retool, rectify, and upgrade the educational workforce of the district in order to realize sustained and permanent improvement in student achievement at all grade levels. Provides that 47.5% of the aggregate amount reserved shall be used by the Chicago Board of Education to create and fund contracts entered into by the Board with service providers that are to provide expertise to assist teachers and administrators in creating and delivering instructional programs that are aligned with national and State standards for content, pedagogy, and professional development. Provides that 2.5% of the aggregate amount is to be used by the Chicago Board of Education to fund a management program for the chief executive officer and other staff of the Board's Central Office. Provides that 47.5% of the aggregate amount shall be used for block grants to local school attendance centers to create and implement support systems responsive to the educational needs of the local communities served by the attendance centers. Provides that the remaining 2.5% of the aggregate amount shall be used for grants to local school attendance centers to provide management and instructional training and consultative services for principals, assistant principals, and other members of school leadership teams. Effective July 1, 1997. FISCAL NOTE (State Bd. of Ed.) HB1282 requires no additional funds and has no fiscal impact. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (State Bd. of Ed.) No change from SBE fiscal note. STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE HB 1282 would not have an impact on the level of State debt. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status