House Sponsors: YOUNGE. Short description: SCH CD-METRO EAST CONSORTIUM Synopsis of Bill as introduced: 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. 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