House Sponsors: GILES. Senate Sponsors: PETKA-WOOLARD Short description: EDUCATION-TECH Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning teacher certification. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/21-2b Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/7-31 new 105 ILCS 5/10-21.9 from Ch. 122, par. 10-21.9 105 ILCS 5/34-18.5 from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.5 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Provides for the detachment of a contiguous portion of an elementary school district from that district and its annexation to an adjoining elementary school district to which the portion is also contiguous and the detachment of a contiguous portion of a high school district from that district and its annexation to an adjoining school district to which the portion is also contiguous, upon the filing of a petition, if certain conditions are met with respect to the petition. Requires student teachers assigned to a school district to authorize a criminal background investigation if the school district so requires. Provides that upon receipt of this authorization, the school district shall submit the student teacher's personal information to the Department of State Police, who shall conduct the investigation. Prohibits a school board from knowingly allowing a person to student teach who has been convicted for a specified offense or for whom a criminal background investigation has not been initiated if the school district requires the student teacher to undergo a criminal background investigation. Effective immediately. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. (Adopted in Senate only) Recommends that the Senate recede from Senate Amendment No. 1. Recommends that the bill be amended as follows: Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. In the provisions concerning annexation, defines "contiguous", changes the description of the Territory, allows certification of boundaries to be made by the clerk of the municipality, changes references from the State Superintendent of Education to the regional board of school trustees, and makes technical changes. Requires student teachers assigned to any school district to authorize a criminal background investigation (not just those student teachers assigned to districts that require an investigation). The annexation provisions effective immediately; the student teacher provisions effective July 1, 2002. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status