LANG-FOWLER-FORBY-HOWARD-KENNER, MAY, YARBROUGH AND GILES. 30 ILCS 105/5.545 new 35 ILCS 5/901 from Ch. 120, par. 9-901 35 ILCS 105/9 from Ch. 120, par. 439.9 35 ILCS 110/9 from Ch. 120, par. 439.39 35 ILCS 115/9 from Ch. 120, par. 439.109 35 ILCS 120/3 from Ch. 120, par. 442 105 ILCS 5/18-21 new 105 ILCS 5/18-22 new 105 ILCS 5/18-23 new 105 ILCS 5/18-24 new 105 ILCS 5/18-25 new Amends the School Code, State Finance Act, Illinois Income Tax Act, and the use and occupation tax Acts. Provides that 1.79% of specified income tax collections and 1.81% of specified net revenues realized under use and occupation tax collections shall be deposited in the Teach Illinois Fund, which is created in the State treasury. Provides for allocation of moneys in the Fund by the Department of Revenue to school districts based upon their average daily attendance as determined by the State Board of Education and certified by the State Superintendent of Education to the Department of Revenue, and for distribution of the amounts so allocated to school districts by the State Board of Education. Requires school districts to deposit moneys distributed to them from the Teach Illinois Fund in a separate school district fund to be used for employing and paying the compensation of additional classroom teachers or, under certain conditions, for paying expenses incurred to provide further training or continuing education or both for its classroom teachers. Provides for random audits of school districts by the State Board of Education to determine that allocated moneys are used solely for authorized purposes. Provides that school districts that are certified by the State Board of Education to have violated statutory provisions limiting the use of those funds by districts are ineligible to receive future allocations and distributions from the Teach Illinois Fund for one year. Allows districts to elect not to receive distributions from the Teach Illinois Fund. Effective immediately. DEC-08-2000 H PREFILED WITH CLERK JAN-10-2001 H FIRST READING JAN-10-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FOWLER JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FORBY JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HOWARD JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KENNER JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MAY JAN-31-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE REVENUE FEB-07-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR YARBROUGH FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GILES MAR-16-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary