90th General Assembly
Summary of SB0551
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Senate Sponsors:
PARKER.

House Sponsors:
SCHOENBERG-GASH-DAVIS,MONIQUE

Short description: 
SCH CD-JOINT AGREEMENT MEMBERS                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the School Code.  Limits to joint agreements that  do  not      
   have  an  administrative  district and that have 20 cooperating school      
   districts (a majority of which are located wholly or  partly  in  Cook      
   County)  the  requirements  that  a  majority  of  the governing board      
   members be members of school boards of cooperating districts and those      
   who  are  not  school  board  members  be  superintendents  from   the      
   cooperating districts.  Effective immediately.                              
          STATE DEBT NOTE, ENGROSSED                                           
          SB551, engrossed, would not impact the level of State debt.          
          FISCAL NOTE, ENGROSSED (State Board of Education)                    
          For the one joint agreement that currently matches the proposal      
          the 7-member executive board could be composed of fewer school       
          board members and more sup'ts. rather than exclusively board         
          members. There would be no additional costs.                         
          STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, ENGROSSED (State Board of Ed.)           
          No change from SBE fiscal note, engrossed.                           
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.  (House recedes May 29, 1997)                   
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          105 ILCS 5/10-22.24a            from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.24a         
          105 ILCS 5/10-22.24b new                                             
        Changes the title and adds provisions further amending the School      
   Code.  Replaces provisions authorizing school boards to employ  school      
   counselors  certified  by the State Teacher Certification Board and to      
   supervise certain school counselor interns with provisions authorizing      
   school boards to employ school counselors who are  qualified  guidance      
   specialists  and hold or are qualified for an elementary, high school,      
   or special certificate and  a  school  service  personnel  certificate      
   endorsed  in  guidance.   Authorizes  individuals  who  have completed      
   approved programs in other  states  to  apply  for  a  school  service      
   personnel  certificate  endorsed  for guidance if they hold or qualify      
   for an elementary, high school, or special certificate  in  their  own      
   state.   Provides  that  school counseling services may be provided in      
   the public schools by persons who are school counselors and  specifies      
   types of services that are included as school counseling services.          
          FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Bd. of Ed.)                               
          SB 551, amended, would have no fiscal impact.                        
          STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Bd. of Ed.)                
          No change from SBE fiscal note, H-am 1.                              
          STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE, H-AMS 1, 2, 3                                
          No change from previous State debt note.                             
          BALANCED BUDGET NOTE, H-AMS 2, & 3                                   
          There may be a significant fiscal impact on the State but the        
          bill does not authorize, increase, decrease, or reallocate any       
          general funds appropriation for FY97.                                
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0515

   Last action date: 97-08-22

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   0


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