House Sponsors: PHELPS-KOSEL-WOOLARD AND HOLBROOK. Senate Sponsors: MAHAR-CLAYBORNE Short description: SCH CD-CERTIFICATION-TECHNICAL Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code. In the provisions relating to grades of teaching certificates, makes grammatical changes. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) No fiscal impact until substantive language is added. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) No change from SBE fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/21-2 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/19-1 from Ch. 122, par. 19-1 Changes the title, deletes everything after the enacting clause, and adds provisions amending the School Code. Authorizes a school district, which previously availed itself of a statutory exception to an otherwise applicable debt limitation in order to issue bonds for the construction of additional facilities necessary for a quality educational program, to again seek referendum approval to issue bonds for that purpose. Also authorizes an elementary school district to issue bonds up to an amount not exceeding 18% of the district's EAV if specified statutory criteria are met, including requirements that the bonds be approved at a referendum held after July 1, 1998 and issued by July 1, 1999. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 230/5-5 Adds provisions amending the School Construction Law. Includes in the definition of "approved school construction bonds" bonds that are issued on or after January 1, 1993 and before January 1, 1996, as authorized by a specified subsection of a Section of the School Code applicable when a school building was closed because of mine subsidence damage. FISCAL NOTE, H-AMS 1 & 2 (State Board of Education) H-am #1 affects New Simpson Hill Dist. #32 in Johnson Cty. Its debt limitation would be expanded locally to expand Tunnel Hill Sch. to serve students in grades pre-K thru 8. H-am #2 affects Benton Dist. #47 in Franklin Cty. That dist. issued bonds in 1993 to address mine subsidence damage. There are still over 250 students in an inappropriate elementary sch. bldg. It seeks to apply for sch. construction bonds to finish addressing the mine subsidence damage. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AMS 1 & 2 (SBE) No change from SBE fiscal note. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 & 2 (State Board of Education) No change from previous SBE fiscal note with H-ams 1 & 2. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status