92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB1927
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House Sponsors:
DELGADO-MCKEON-FEIGENHOLTZ-BASSI-COWLISHAW, 
   SOTO AND ERWIN.

Senate Sponsors:
SIEBEN-OBAMA-MAHAR-MADIGAN,L

Short description: 
SCH CD-MANDATE WAIVERS-PE                                                  

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the School Code.  Makes changes concerning the  waiver  or      
   modification  of  School  Code  mandates  and State Board of Education      
   rules.  Requires a copy of the published notice of  a  public  hearing      
   concerning   a   school   district's   application  for  a  waiver  or      
   modification to be included with the district's waiver or modification      
   request.  Requires the Board to disapprove  a  request  under  certain      
   circumstances.    Changes  the  dates before which the Board must file      
   reports with the General Assembly.  Reduces  the  period  of  time  an      
   approved  waiver or modification from a physical education mandate may      
   remain in effect and adds requirements for renewal of  the  waiver  or      
   modification,  with  the  period  of time and requirements for renewal      
   depending  on  the  reason  the  waiver  was   requested.    Effective      
   immediately.                                                                
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Requires a school district making application for a  waiver  from      
   or  modification  to  a physical education mandate to provide baseline      
   data in the application to show how  well  its  students  are  meeting      
   State  learning  standards  in physical development and health.  Makes      
   changes to the period of time the wavier or modification may remain in      
   effect and the requirements for renewal of the waiver or modification.      
          FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education)                               
          HB 1927 amends the way that waivers or modifications of law          
          may be provided, particularly with regard to the daily physical      
          education requirement. It does not increase costs but may            
          affect savings that districts seek from existing legal mandates      
          education requirement.It does not increase costs but may affect      
          savings that districts seek from existing legal mandates.            
          To the extent it makes such cost savings more difficult to get       
          approved, it could have a negative fiscal impact on a district.      
          It is too speculative to predict which school districts may          
          seek waivers and which may be for the purpose of cost savings.       
          FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Board of Education)                       
          The one specific cost imposed by HB 1927, with H-am 1, is the        
          requirement to provide baseline data on how well students meet       
          the State learning standards in physical development and             
          health. The cost of an assessment tool to provide such data          
          is likely to be minimal, less than $1,000 per district.              
          STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Board of Education)               
          Same as SBE fiscal note, with H-am 1.                                
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                 
        Increases the period of time certain physical  education  mandate      
   waivers and modifications are effective.                                    
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   2     SENATE -   0


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