WOOLARD-MITCHELL,JERRY-COWLISHAW-BASSI-CROTTY, CURRY,JULIE, DELGADO, HOEFT, JOHNSON,TOM, FOWLER, GILES, MURPHY, JONES,JOHN, KRAUSE, MOFFITT, O'BRIEN, SMITH,MICHAEL, MULLIGAN, PERSICO, WINKEL, LYONS,EILEEN, BLACK, GASH AND MATHIAS. (PARKER-CRONIN-BERMAN-RADOGNO-SULLIVAN) 105 ILCS 5/1D-1 105 ILCS 5/14-7.02 from Ch. 122, par. 14-7.02 105 ILCS 5/14-7.02b new 105 ILCS 5/14-8.01 from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.01 105 ILCS 5/18-4.3 from Ch. 122, par. 18-4.3 105 ILCS 5/14-7.02a rep. Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning the educational services block grant for a school district having a population exceeding 500,000 inhabitants, provides that the grant shall include funding for children requiring special education services. Removes the extraordinary and private tuition components of the Special Education program that the educational services block grant includes. In provisions concerning children with disabilities attending private schools, public out-of-state schools, public school residential facilities, or private special education facilities, removes the requirement that transportation to and from home to a residential school more than once each school term be subject to prior approval by the State Superintendent of Education. Replaces certain provisions in the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code concerning State reimbursement to a school district with new provisions governing payments for children requiring special education services. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) This proposal will cost $61.63 million in FY2000 and $230 million over a four-year phase-in period. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) Same as SBE fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the IDEA child count upon which the appropriation for funding for children requiring special education services is based shall be the IDEA child count on December 1 of the fiscal year 2 years preceding (instead of the 2 preceding fiscal years). Makes a technical change. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that the funding program included in the educational services block grant for children requiring special education services in each fiscal year shall be treated in that fiscal year as a payment to the school district in respect of services provided or costs incurred in the prior fiscal year. Provides that nothing in the provisions concerning block grant funding for a school district having a population exceeding 500,000 inhabitants shall change the nature of payments for any program that, apart from those provisions, would be or, prior to adoption or amendment of those provisions, was on the basis of a payment in a fiscal year in respect of services provided or costs incurred in the prior fiscal year. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall eliminate any reimbursement obligation owed as of the effective date of the amendatory Act to a school district with in excess of 500,000 inhabitants. 99-02-03 H FIRST READING 99-02-03 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MITCHELL,JERRY 99-02-03 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-10 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CROTTY 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DELGADO 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COWLISHAW 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOEFT 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BASSI 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JOHNSON,TOM 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FOWLER 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GARRETT 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GILES 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,JOHN 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KRAUSE 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MOFFITT 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCULLY 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SMITH,MICHAEL 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MULLIGAN 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PERSICO 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WINKEL 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MURPHY 99-02-18 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 023-000-000 HELM 99-02-18 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-02-18 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-02-18 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-02-18 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-02-18 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO COWLISHAW 99-02-18 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO BASSI 99-02-18 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO CROTTY 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LYONS,EILEEN 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OSMOND 99-02-23 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BLACK 99-02-26 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-WOOLARD 99-02-26 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-02-26 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-10 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WOOLARD 99-03-10 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-03-10 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-15 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GASH 99-03-18 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-WOOLARD 99-03-18 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/003-002-000 99-03-18 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WOOLARD 99-03-18 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/003-002-000 99-03-18 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-18 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-WOOLARD 99-03-18 H ADOPTED 99-03-18 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WOOLARD 99-03-18 H ADOPTED 99-03-18 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-19 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 116-000-000 99-03-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MATHIAS 99-03-22 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-22 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-23 99-03-22 S CHIEF SPONSOR PARKER 99-03-22 S FIRST READING 99-03-22 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-06 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CRONIN 99-04-15 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DEMUZIO 99-04-15 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR BERMAN 99-04-15 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR RADOGNO 99-04-15 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SULLIVAN 99-04-15 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,W 99-04-20 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WALSH,T 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary