Senate Sponsors: WATSON-CRONIN-LUECHTEFELD-MAHAR-WALSH,L, HALVORSON, BERMAN, LINK AND O'MALLEY. House Sponsors: KOSEL-LYONS,EILEEN-BOLAND-ZICKUS-SCHOENBERG Short description: SCHOOLS-AID-SUPPLEMENT GRANTS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code and the General State Aid Continuing Appropriation Law. For supplementary grants in aid, provides that the amount of the aggregate general State aid in combination with supplemental general State aid for which each school district is eligible for the 1998-1999 school year and any subsequent school year (instead of just the 1998-1999 school year) shall be no less than the amount of the aggregate general State aid entitlement that was received by the district for the 1997-98 school year and removes the provision that requires the supplementary payments that districts are to receive to be prorated if the amount appropriated is insufficient. Adds references to provisions concerning supplementary grants in aid to the General State Aid Continuing Appropriation Law. Effective July 1, 1998. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/27-12 from Ch. 122, par. 27-12 Further amends the School Code. Requires all public school teachers to teach pupils discipline and respect for others. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Board of Education) Increased hold harmless funding projections: FY99, no change ($56 M currently); FY2000, $70 M ($64 M currently); FY01, $91 M ($73 M currently). STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (SBE) No change from SBE fiscal note, H-am 1. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. (Adopted in House only) Recommends that the House recede from H-am 1. Recommends that the bill be amended as follows: Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/19-1 from Ch. 122, par. 19-1 105 ILCS 230/5-15 105 ILCS 230/5-20 Further amends the Section concerning the basis for apportionment of general State financial aid and supplemental general State aid. In provisions concerning available local resources, provides that, for school districts maintaining grades 9 through 12, local property tax revenues per pupil shall be the applicable equalized assessed valuation of the district multiplied by 1.10% (instead of 1.20%) and divided by the district's Average Daily Attendance figure. In provisions concerning equalized assessed valuation data, provides that the real property equalized assessed valuation for a school district shall be adjusted by subtracting from the real property value an amount computed by dividing the amount of any abatement of taxes by 1.10% (instead of 1.20%) for a district maintaining grades 9 through 12 and adjusted by an amount computed by dividing the amount of any abatement of taxes by 1.10% (instead of 1.20%). In provisions concerning supplemental general State aid, changes the manner of determining the Low Income Concentration Level of school districts of less than 500,000 inhabitants for the 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 school years. Amends the School Construction Law and the School Code. Requires the Capital Development Board to certify to a school district that has been issued a grant entitlement for a school construction project the amount of the project cost that the district will be required to finance with non-grant funds. Authorizes such a district, if it has no unused bonding capacity or if its remaining bonding capacity is less than the amount certified by the Capital Development Board, to by referendum incur additional indebtedness by the issuance of school construction project bonds in an amount not exceeding the project cost that the district must finance with non-grant funds. Makes other related changes. The provisions concerning school construction effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status