90th General Assembly
Summary of HB2396
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House Sponsors:
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.

Short description: 
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION-AID-REFORM                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        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.                                                      
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 99-01-12

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0


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