The annual Digest of Bills Passed summarizes bills passed during the Spring Session of the Illinois General Assembly and sent to the governor for his approval.

Compiled by the Illinois Statewide School Management Alliance, copies are mailed in late July to superintendents, business officials and principals, as well as to each school board's legislative liaison and president.

The purpose of the publication is to encourage local school leaders to contact the governor's office regarding any bill that is important to your local district.

All bills in this publication are pending approval or disapproval by the governor. House and Senate bills are indexed by number and title. Bills are also separated by subjects, including Boards of Education, Elections, Personnel, Regional Office of Education, School Finance, School Safety and Health, State Board of Education, Students, Taxation, and Sales Tax for Construction.

Those bills that are approved and signed into law will be published in early 2008 in another publication entitled: New School Laws.

For more information regarding the Digest or its contents, contact Ben Schwarm, IASB's associate executive director/governmental relations, at bschwarm@iasb.com.

BOARDS OF EDUCATION

HB 18
Bullying Policy
Sponsors:
House: Lang-M.Davis-Ford-Hernandez-Jefferies
Senate: Lightford-Hunter-J.Collins
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/27-23.7
30 ILCS 805/8.31 new
Summary: The bill requires school districts to create and maintain a policy on bullying. The policies must be filed with the State Board of Education, and must be updated every 2 years and re-filed. The bill also provides that the Illinois State Board of Education will monitor the implementation of the policy.
Vote: House 84-30-2; Senate 48-6
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/27/07

HB 425
Pest Management Training
Sponsors:
House: Coulson-May-Bellock
Senate: Schoenberg-Martinez-Delgado-J.Collins-Dillard
Chapter Reference:
225 ILCS 235/10.2
Summary: The bill changes the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) law for school districts. It requires schools to "develop and implement" an IPM program and notify the Department of Public Health (DPH) of the development of the program. Additionally, the bill requires the school district to "assign a designated person" to assume responsibility for oversight of the IPM program, and it requires that the person attend a training course. If a school finds that it is not economically feasible to adopt an IPM program, then the district must provide written notification to DPH and include projected pest control cost comparisons. The bill also authorizes DPH to request copies of the school's IPM program plans and notifications.
Vote: House 107-0; Senate 56-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/13/07

HB 438
Gang Resistance Education
Sponsors:
House: Pritchard-Poe-Sullivan-Fortner-Coulson
Senate: Burzynski-Holmes-J.Collins-Raoul-Trotter
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/27-23.7
Summary: The bill provides that, in addition to providing for instruction in bullying prevention, each school district may provide instruction in gang resistance.
Vote: House 114-0; Senate 56-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

HB 574
Social Security Number Task Force
Sponsors:
House: Munson-Pihos-Fritchey-Feigenholtz-Coladipietro
Senate: Garrett-Hultgren-J.Collins
Chapter Reference:
20 ILCS 4040/10
20 ILCS 4040/15 new
Summary: The bill creates a Social Security Number Protection Task Force to explore the technical and procedural changes needed to implement a unique identification number system, which would replace the use of social security numbers by State and local government agencies. The task force will include a school administrator.
Vote: House 108-0; Senate 57-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

HB 817
Children with Disabilities
Sponsors:
House: Coulson-Pihos-Bellock-Kosel-Ryg
Senate: Demuzio-Althoff
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/14-1.02
Summary: The bill allows students eligible for special education services to continue those services through age 21, which means the day before the student's 22nd birthday.
Vote: House 111-0; Senate 56-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 05/24/07

HB 895
Green Cleaning Schools Act
Sponsors:
House: May-Froehlich-Mathias-Boland-Currie
Senate: Martinez-Delgado-J.Collins-Dillard
Chapter Reference:
30 ILCS 805/8.31 new
Summary: The bill creates the Green Cleaning Schools Act to require school districts to establish a green cleaning policy and purchase and use environmentally-sensitive cleaning products when it is economically feasible. It states that adopting a green cleaning policy is not economically feasible if such adoption would result in an increase in the cleaning costs of the school. If it is not economically feasible, then the school must provide annual written notification to the Illinois Green Government Coordinating Council (IGGCC). The IGGCC, in consultation with other agencies, must establish and amend on an annual basis guidelines and specifications for environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products for use in school facilities.
Vote: House 88-26; Senate 52-5
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/14/07

HB 943
Mercury Added Products Ban
Sponsors:
House: May-Hamos-Nekritz-Coulson-Froehlich
Senate: Hunter-J.Collins-Sandoval-Garrett
Chapter Reference:
410 ILCS 46/1
410 ILCS 46/10
410 ILCS 46/27 new
410 ILCS 46/35 new
Summary: The bill provides that on and after July 1, 2008, no person shall sell, offer to sell, or distribute certain mercury-added products in this State. This includes, but is not limited to, barometers, flow meters, hydrometers, manometers, pyrometers, and thermometers. It provides that the Environmental Protection Agency may consult with other states to promote consistency in the regulation of the product for which an exemption is requested.
Vote: House 115-0; Senate 57-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/14/07

HB 1347
Third Party Contracts
Sponsors:
House: Hannig-Beiser-Washington-Colvin-Brauer
Senate: Harmon-Schoenberg-Holmes-Kotowski-Hunter
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/10-22.34c
30 ILCS 805/8.31 new
Summary: The bill adds burdensome new restrictions for a school board entering into a contract with a third party to perform non-instructional services. For the school board:

• a 90 day written notice would have to be given to the educational support personnel (ESP) before being laid off because of a third party contract (instead of the current 30 day notice);
• the contract could not be entered into during the term of a collective bargaining agreement;
• a contract may only take effect upon the expiration of an existing collective bargaining agreement;
• a contract must not be entered into unless a cost comparison is completed for all expenditure categories and accounts that the school board projects it would incur over the term of the contract; and
• a minimum of one public hearing, conducted by the school board prior to a regularly scheduled board meeting, must be held to discuss the proposal to contract with a third party. The board must give notice of the first hearing on or before the initial date that bids are solicited for the contract or a minimum of 30 days prior to entering into such a contract, whichever provides the greater period of notice.
  For the third party contractor, the third party that submits a bid to perform the non-educational service shall provide:
• evidence of liability insurance in the scope amount equivalent to that provided by the school board;
• a benefits package comparable to that offered by the school board;
• a list of the number of employees who will provide the service, the job classifications of those employees, and the wages of those employees;
• a minimum 3-year cost projection for every expenditure category and account for performing the service;
• composite information about the criminal and disciplinary records (including alcohol or substance abuse, DCFS complaints, traffic violations, etc.) of all employees who may perform the service;
• an affidavit that each employee has completed a criminal background check; and
• a provision that requires the contractor to offer positions to the laid-off school district employees.

HB 1559
Biometric Information
Sponsors:
House: Pritchard
Senate: Lightford
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/10-20.40 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.34 new
30 ILCS 805/8.31 new
Summary: The bill requires school districts to adopt a policy before collecting biometric information (fingerprints, retina scans, etc) from students. The bill requires the policy to address: providing for written permission; the discontinuation of use of the information; the destruction of the information following the discontinuation of use; allowed use of the information; a prohibition on the sale, lease, or other disclosure of the information; and the storage, transmittal, and protection of the information. The bill also provides that the failure to provide written consent for the collection of biometric information shall not be the basis for refusal of any services otherwise available to the student.
Vote: House 112-0; Senate 58-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

HB 1839
Mandate Waiver Limit for PE
Sponsors:
House: Joyce-Bellock-McCarthy-M.Davis
Senate: Delgado-Althoff-Hunter
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/2-3.25g
Summary: The bill limits waivers from the physical education mandate to two year and only allows them to be renewed two times.
Vote: House 104-8; Senate 45-13
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

HB 1964
Summer School Food Program
Sponsors:
House: Berrios-Mendoza-Arroyo
Senate: Martinez-Koehler-J.Collins
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 126-20
Summary: The bill requires school districts, before February 15, 2008, to have a plan to offer a summer breakfast or lunch program for the duration of their summer school program in each school that has at least 50% of the students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. If summer school is not offered, there is no requirement to offer the food service. The program must be implemented during the summer of 2008. A district is allowed to opt out of the summer food program if the expense reimbursement would not fully cover the costs of implementing and operating the program. To opt out, the district must petition the regional superintendent to request an exemption.
Vote: House 114-0; Senate 52-3
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/15/07

HB 3327
Alcohol Consumption Instruction
Sponsors:
House: Beaubien-Cross-Eddy-Pihos-Hassert
Senate: Holmes-J.Collins-Kotowski
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/27-17
Summary: The bill requires the inclusion of the consequences of alcohol consumption and the operation of a motor vehicle in "safety education" instruction.
Vote: House 116-0; Senate 55-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/15/07

HB 3624
School Bus—Call Numbers
Sponsors:
House: Lang-May-Chapa-LaVia-Joyce
Senate: Silverstein
Chapter Reference:
625 ILCS 5/12-821 new
Summary: The bill requires that each school bus display at the rear of the bus a visible and readable sign indicating the telephone number of the owner of the school bus, and indicating that the number is to be called to report erratic driving by the school bus driver. The owner of each school bus shall establish procedures for accepting and documenting these calls.
Vote: House 82-34; Senate 53-2
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/15/07

SB 46
Green Governments Illinois
Sponsors:
Senate: Garrett-Althoff-J.Collins-Halvorson-Koehler
House: Nekritz-Cole-May-Mathias-Riley
Chapter Reference:
New Act
Summary: The bill creates the Green Governments Illinois Act to provide for the creation of the Green Governments Coordinating Council. The Council would have the authority to solicit and receive grants to fulfill the Council's functions and to solicit, use, and publish advice and information to assist in the Council's duties. School districts would be able to share their environmentally friendly policies with others via a website managed by the Lieutenant Governor's office.
Vote: Senate 58-0; House 115-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

SB 79
Special Education—Autism
Sponsors:
Senate: Garrett-Sandoval-Dillard-Silverstein-J.Collins
House: Bellock-Froehlich-Mathias-Smith-Bassi
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/14-8.02
Summary: The bill provides that, in the development of the individualized education program for a student who has a disability on the autism spectrum, the IEP team shall consider and specifically address the following factors:

• the verbal and nonverbal communication needs of the child;
• the need to develop social interaction skills and proficiencies;
• the needs resulting from the child's unusual responses to sensory experiences;
• the needs resulting from resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines;
• the needs resulting from engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements;
• the need for any positive behavioral interventions, strategies, and supports to address behavioral difficulties resulting from autism spectrum disorder; and
• other needs resulting from the child's disability that impact progress in the general curriculum, including social and emotional development.

SB 166
School Bus Inspection
Sponsors:
Senate: Radogno-Silverstein-Peterson
House: Cole-Mathias-Pihos-Munson-Bellock
Chapter Reference:
625 ILCS 5/12-816 new
Summary: The bill provides that each school district shall have in place by January 1, 2008, a policy to ensure that the school bus driver is the last person leaving every school bus and that no passenger is left behind or remains on the vehicle at the end of a route, a work shift, or the work day. The policy's procedure shall include provisions to ensure that the bus driver walk to the rear of the bus and check in and under each seat for sleeping children and to ensure that the bus driver activate the interior lights of the bus to assist the driver's visual sweep of the bus. The policy may include the installation of a mechanical or electronic post-trip inspection reminder system which requires the school bus driver to walk to the rear of the bus to deactivate the system before the driver leaves the bus.
Vote: Senate 55-0; House 115-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

SB 423
Trustees of Schools—Withdraw
Sponsors:
Senate: Sandoval-Harmon
House: Hernandez
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/5-1
Summary: The bill allows the respective school boards of Berwyn North School District 98, Berwyn South School District 100, Cicero School District 99, and J.S. Morton High School District 201 to withdraw from the jurisdiction and authority of the trustees of schools of Cicero Township and the township treasurer.
Vote: Senate 57-0; House 114-2
Last Action: Public Act 95-0004; Effective Date May 31, 2007

SB 424
Required High School Courses
Sponsors:
Senate: Delgado-Cronin-Maloney
House: Winters-Pritchard
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/27-22.10 new
Summary: The bill provides that the school board of a high school is authorized to adopt a policy under which a student enrolled in grade 7 or 8 (who is enrolled in the unit school district or would be enrolled in the high school district upon completion of the 8th grade) may enroll in a high school course required to receive a high school diploma. Such enrollment is provided that the course is offered by the high school that the student will attend, the student participates in the class at the location of the high school, and the pre-high schooler's enrollment would not prevent a high school student from enrolling in the class. The policy must grant academic credit to a pre-high school student who successfully completes the high school course, and that credit shall satisfy the high school graduation requirements.
Vote: Senate 57-0; House 114-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/21/07

SB 446
Grow Your Own Teacher
Sponsors:
Senate: Martinez-J.Collins-Hunter
House: Golar-Yarbrough
Chapter Reference:
110 ILCS 48/5
110 ILCS 48/10
110 ILCS 48/20
110 ILCS 48/25
Summary: The bill provides that in any fiscal year in which an appropriation for the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Initiative is made, the consortium shall guarantee that support will be available to an admitted cohort for the cohort's training for that fiscal year (instead of a full period of training). The bill also makes changes concerning expenditures under the Initiative with regard to requests for waivers or deferrals of the teaching obligation, the way grants are awarded to provide the required support for a cohort of candidates, and what a program budget must include. Additionally, it provides that grant funds may be used by any member of a consortium to offset the costs of child care and other indirect expenses that are necessary to permit candidates to maintain their class schedules.
Vote: Senate 54-0; House 115-1
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

SB 495
Fire Sprinkler Inspection
Sponsors:
Senate: Munoz-Haine
House: Rita-Boland-Burke-Tryon-Sacia
Chapter Reference:
225 ILCS 317/30
Summary: The bill provides that inspections and testing of existing fire sprinkler systems and control equipment must be performed by a licensee or an individual employed or contracted by (instead of just employed by) a licensee. It sets criteria used to prove certification.
Vote: Senate 58-0; House 89-25
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/21/07

SB 538
School Facilities—Community Use
Sponsors:
Senate: Raoul
House: W.Davis-Yarbrough
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/10-20.40 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.34 new
Summary: The bill encourages school boards to allow community organizations to use school facilities during non-school hours and if such use is allowed, the board must adopt a formal policy governing such use.
Vote: Senate 46-10; House 100-13
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/21/07

SB 543
Kindergarten Enrollment Attendance
Sponsors:
Senate: Raoul-Meeks
House: Graham-Smith
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/26-2
Summary: The bill requires parents of a child who is below the compulsory school age (age 7) and who is enrolled in kindergarten in a public school to ensure the child attends.
Vote: Senate 49-3; House 84-31
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

SB 654
Diabetes Initiative Act
Sponsors:
Senate: Hunter-J.Collins-Martinez-Delgado
House: Davis-Coulson-Cross-Rita-Jefferies
Chapter Reference:
New Act
20 ILCS 4055/5
20 ILCS 4055/10
Summary: The bill provides that the Department of Human Services shall develop a strategic plan to slow the rate of diabetes as a result of obesity and other environmental factors by the year 2010. The Department shall collaborate with the Illinois State Diabetes Commission and may convene work groups that could include high school or college health educators. Additionally, the bill requires the Department to deliver the plan to the Governor and to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2008.
Vote: Senate 57-0; House 116-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/27/07

SB 665
Eavesdropping Exemption for School Buses
Sponsors:
Senate: Keohler
House: Schock
Chapter Reference:
720 ILCS 5/14-3
Summary: The bill exempts from an eavesdropping violation, an electronic recording made of the interior of a school bus while the school bus is being used in the transportation of students to and from school and school-sponsored activities, when the school board has adopted a policy authorizing such recording. The recordings may only be used by school officials (or their designees) and law enforcement personnel for investigations, school disciplinary actions and hearings, proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and criminal prosecutions, related to incidents occurring in or around the school bus.
Vote: Senate 52-5; House 116-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/27/07

SB 746
Laptop Computer Project
Sponsors:
Senate: Demuzio-Cronin-J.Collins-Crotty
House: Smith-Poe-Beiser-Ford-M.Davis
Chapter Reference:
30 ILCS 105/5.635
105 ILCS 5/2-3.135
Summary: The bill extends the technology immersion pilot project, which provides laptop computers to 7th graders, for another three years.
Vote: Senate 53-4; House 115-0-1
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/27/07

SB 843
Wind Turbine Farms
Sponsors:
Senate: Noland-E.Jones-Risinger-J.Collins-Millner
House: Moffitt-Biggins-Holbrook-Eddy-Mautino
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/10-20.40 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.34 new
110 ILCS 805/3-42.3 new
Summary: The bill allows school districts and community college districts to own and operate wind generation turbine farms that directly or indirectly reduce energy or other operating costs.
Vote: Senate 56-0; House 116-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/27/07

SB 1183
School Energy Conservation
Sponsors:
Senate: Harmon-Cronin-Meeks
House: Jakobsson-Mathias-Verschoore-Reitz-Phelps
Chapter Reference:
50 ILCS 515/25
105 ILCS 5/19b-1.1
105 ILCS 5/19b-1.4
105 ILCS 5/19b-2
105 ILCS 5/19b-3
105 ILCS 5/19b-5
105 ILCS 5/19b-15 new
105 ILCS 5/19b-20 new
110 ILCS 62/25
110 ILCS 805/5A-45
Summary: The bill provides that a unit of local government, school district, area vocational center, community college district, or public university may enter into an installment payment contract or lease purchase agreement with a qualified provider or third-party lender for the funding and financing of energy conservation measures by a qualified provider. In the School Code Article concerning energy conservation and saving measures, the bill makes changes to the definitions of "energy conservation measure" and "request for proposals". The bill also provides that a licensed architect or registered professional engineer evaluating a proposal must not have any financial or contractual relationship with a qualified provider or other source that would constitute a conflict of interest, and provides that contracts let or awarded must be published in the next available subsequent Illinois Procurement Bulletin.
Vote: Senate 56-0; House 114-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

SB 1428
Child Abuse Reporting
Sponsors:
Senate: Sandoval
House: Hernandez-Chapa LaVia-M.Davis-Acevedo
Chapter Reference:
325 ILCS 5/4
Summary: The bill amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act to add members of a school board, the Chicago Board of Education, or the governing body of a private school as mandated reporters. The bill, however, clarifies that board members are only mandated reporters if such an allegation is raised to a school board member during the course of a school board meeting.
Vote: Senate 55-0; House 116-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/27/07

SB 1463
Silent Reflection Requirement
Sponsors:
Senate: Lightford-Meeks-J.Collins-Martinez
House: W.Davis-Reis-Crespo-Ford-M.Davis
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 20/1
Summary: The bill amends the Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act to require (instead of allow) a teacher to observe a brief period of silence at the opening of every school day with the participation of all pupils assembled.
Vote: Senate: 58-1; House 86-26-3
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

SB 1472
Internet Safety Education
Sponsors:
Senate: Kotowski-Wilhelmi-Silverstein-Garrett-Holmes
House: Miller-Pihos-Crespo-Flider
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/27-13.3 new
Summary: The bill authorizes schools to adopt an age-appropriate curriculum for Internet safety instruction for students in grades K-12. The bill also sets forth recommendations regarding minimum hours of instruction and curriculum topics.
Vote: Senate 59-0; House 116-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

SB 1474
Chicago Teacher Evaluation
Sponsors:
Senate: Lightford-J.Collins-Martinez-Trotter-Crotty
House: Currie-Jefferies-M.Davis-Ford
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/24A-2
105 ILCS 5/24A-4
105 ILCS 5/24A-5
105 ILCS 5/24A-7
105 ILCS 5/34-8.1
105 ILCS 5/34-85
105 ILCS 5/34-85b
105 ILCS 5/34-85c new
Summary: The bill authorizes the Chicago Board of Education and the exclusive representative of the school district's teachers to enter into an agreement to establish alternative procedures for teacher evaluation, remediation, and removal for cause after remediation, including an alternative system for peer evaluation and recommendations, for teachers who have completed their probationary period.
Vote: Senate 59-0; House 116-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

SB 1557
Driver Education Distractions
Sponsors:
Senate: Frerichs-J.Collins-Martinez
House: Jakobsson-Froehlich
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/27-24.2
Summary: The bill requires a driver education course to include classroom instruction on distracted driving as a major traffic safety issue.
Vote: Senate 56-0; House 102-14
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

SB 1576
Foreign Corporation Judgments
Sponsors:
Senate: Noland
House: Gordon-McGuire
Chapter Reference:
805 ILCS 5/13.50
805 ILCS 5/13.55
805 ILCS 5/13.70
805 ILCS 180/45-35
805 ILCS 180/45-50
Summary: The bill revokes the authority of a foreign corporation or foreign limited liability company to transact business in this State when the Secretary of State receives a copy of a memorandum of judgment relating to a judgment entered for money owed to a unit of local government or school district.
Vote: Senate 57-0; House 116-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

SB 1702
Biometric Information
Sponsors:
Senate: Lightford-Martinez
House: Riley-Pritchard-Dunkin-M.Davis-Jefferson
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/10-20.40 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.34 new
30 ILCS 805/8.31 new
Summary: The bill requires school districts to adopt a policy before collecting biometric information (fingerprints, retina scans, etc) from students. The bill requires the policy to address: providing for written permission; the discontinuation of use of the information; the destruction of the information following the discontinuation of use; allowed use of the information; a prohibition on the sale, lease, or other disclosure of the information; and the storage, transmittal, and protection of the information. The bill also provides that the failure to provide written consent for the collection of biometric information shall not be the basis for refusal of any services otherwise available to the student.
Vote: Senate 59-0; House 115-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

HR 162
School Board Members Day
Sponsors:
House: Kosel-Froehlich-Mathias
Summary: The resolution proclaims November 15, 2007, and November 15 of each year thereafter, as School Board Members Day in the State of Illinois.
Last Action: Adopted

HJR 1
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education
Sponsors:
House: Meyer-Nekritz-Fortner-Hassert-Ryg
Senate: Garrett-J.Collins
Summary: The resolution changes the entities who will appoint the non-legislative members of the task force; and provides that the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission shall collectively administer and prepare all reports deemed necessary in conjunction with the task force actively.
Last Action: Adopted by both Houses

HJR 64
Youth Connection Charter School
Sponsors:
House: Mitchell-Bassi-Eddy-Acevedo
Summary: The resolution requests that the Chicago Board of Education renew the charter of Youth Connection Charter School.
Last Action: Adopted

ELECTIONS

HB 426
Elections—Change Primary Date
Sponsors:
House: Madigan-Howard-Schock
Senate: E.Jones-Link-J.Collins-Noland-Raoul
Chapter Reference:
10 ILCS 5/1A-8
10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1
10 ILCS 5/7-8
10 ILCS 5/8-4
10 ILCS 5/9-10
105/ILCS 5/33-1
25 ILCS 115/4
25 ILCS 130/9-2.5
Summary: The bill moves the primary election from the third Tuesday in March to the first Tuesday in February in even-numbered years.
Vote: House 110-4; Senate 48-10
Last Action: Public Act 95-0006; Effective Date June 20, 2007

HB 1872
Canvass of Elections
Sponsors:
House: Nekritz
Senate: Crotty
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/9-10
105 ILCS 5/9-18 rep.
Summary: The bill repeals the section of the School Code requiring school boards to canvass the vote. This makes the School Code consistent with the Election Code.
Vote: House 109-0; Senate 58-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/15/07

SB 299
Election—Poll Watchers
Sponsors:
Senate: Halvorson-Althoff-Kotowski-Crotty-Harmon
House: Nekritz-Coulson-Riley-Acevedo-Pritchard
Chapter Reference:
10 ILCS 5/7-34
10 ILCS 5/17-23
Summary: The bill permits State non-partisan civic organizations that meet certain criteria to appoint precinct poll-
watchers.
Vote: Senate 57-0; House 78-37
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

HR 25
Constitutional Convention
Sponsors:
House: Fritchey-Joyce-Froehlich-Black-Fortner
Summary: The resolution urges the support of the electorate on the question of whether a Constitutional Convention should be called and encourages the electorate's attention to this initiative.
Last Action: Adopted

PERSONNEL

HB 121
Speech Pathology Extension
Sponsors:
House: Saviano-Fritchey-Biggins-Brady-McCarthy
Senate: Maloney-Crotty
Chapter Reference:
5 ILCS 80/4.18
5 ILCS 80/4.28 new
225 ILCS 110/3
225 ILCS 110/5
225 ILCS 110/7
225 ILCS 110/8
225 ILCS 110/8.5
225 ILCS 110/10
225 ILCS 110/11
225 ILCS 110/13
225 ILCS 110/15
225 ILCS 110/16
225 ILCS 110/17
225 ILCS 110/18
225 ILCS 110/19
225 ILCS 110/20
225 ILCS 110/21
225 ILCS 110/21.1 new
225 ILCS 110/21.2 new
225 ILCS 110/22
225 ILCS 110/23
225 ILCS 110/24
225 ILCS 110/24.1 new
225 ILCS 110/25
225 ILCS 110/28
225 ILCS 110/28.5
225 ILCS 110/29
225 ILCS 110/26 rep.
Summary: The bill makes changes in provisions concerning the Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, the requirement of licensure, qualifications for licensure, the roster of licensees, expiration, renewal, and restoration of licenses, licensing of applicants from other states, refusal, revocation, or suspension of licenses, and administrative procedure.
Vote: House 115-0; Senate 54-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

HB 147
Insurance—Breast Exam
Sponsors:
House: Harris-Crespo-Chapa LaVia-Jefferies-Nekritz
Senate: Koehler-Sandoval-Althoff-Garrett-Crotty
Chapter Reference:
215 ILCS 5/356g.5 new
215 ILCS 125/4-6.5
215 ILCS 165/10
20 ILCS 2310/2310-345
5 ILCS 375/6.11
55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3
65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3
105 ILCS 5/10-22.3f
305 ILCS 5/5-16.8
Summary: The bill requires every insurer to provide coverage for an examination of the breast annually for women 18 years of age and older or at any time at the recommendation of the woman's health care provider.
Vote: House 115-0; Senate 52-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

HB 223
Educational Partnership Act
Sponsors:
House: Lindner-Chapa LaVia-Eddy-M.Davis-Cross
Senate: Holmes-Lauzen-Hultgren
Chapter Reference:
110 ILCS 40/5.5 new
Summary: The bill amends the Educational Partnership Act to provide that public and private institutions of higher education that have approved teacher education programs may engage pre-service teacher candidates in the tutorial services provided for in the Act. It allows these students to receive compensation for such tutorial services while also receiving academic or clinical experience credit, or both.
Vote: House 115-1; Senate 57-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/13/07

HB 742
Whistleblower Act
Sponsors:
House: Hamos-Fritchey-Washington
Senate: Frerichs
Chapter Reference:
740 ILCS 174/5
740 ILCS 174/15
740 ILCS 174/40 new
740 ILCS 175/2
740 ILCS 175/3
Summary: The bill includes school districts as employers that are covered under the Whistle Blower Protection Act.
Vote: House 116-0; Senate 56-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/14/07

HB 804
IMRF—Military Service
Sponsors:
House: McGuire-Boland
Senate: Wilhelmi-Cronin-Noland
Chapter Reference:
40 ILCS 5/7-139
30 ILCS 805/8.31 new
40 ILCS 5/3-109
40 ILCS 5/14-104
Summary: Among many other changes in the bill, it amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code to increase the amount of creditable service a participating employee may be granted for service in the armed forces of the United States from 24 months to 48 months.
Vote: House 116-0; Senate 51-2-3
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

HB 1268
Sexual Harassment—Schools
Sponsors:
House: Bellock-Fritchey
Senate: Lightford-Hunter
Chapter Reference:
775 ILCS 5/1-102
775 ILCS 5/Art.5A heading
775 ILCS 5/5A-101
775 ILCS 5/5A-102
775 ILCS 5/6-101
775 ILCS 5/7-106
775 ILCS 5/7-108
Summary: The bill adds elementary and secondary schools to be covered under the "Freedom from Sexual Harassment" provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
Vote: House 115-0; Senate 56-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

HB 1647
Certification—School Service Personnel
Sponsors:
House: Pihos-Chapa LaVia-Pritchard-J.Mitchell-Coulson
Senate: Cronin-Maloney-Delgado
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/21-25
Summary: The bill provides that school service personnel certificates are renewable every 5 years and sets forth the requirements and procedures for renewal, including requiring the completion of at least 80 hours of continuing professional development (with exceptions).
Vote: House 116-0; Senate 59-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

HB 1847
Educational Support Personnel—Consolidation
Sponsors:
House: Phelps-Dugan-Riley-M.Davis
Senate: Demuzio-Sullivan-Noland
Chapter Reference:
30 ILCS 805/8.31 new
105 ILCS 5/10-22.22b
105 ILCS 5/10-23.5
105 ILCS 5/11E-110
Summary: The bill makes changes regarding Educational Support Personnel (ESP) during the deactivation of school facilities, school district consolidations, or reorganizations. The bill sets forth how the ESP positions at the school facilities being deactivated are to be transferred to the control of the board or boards that will be receiving the district's students. The bill also provides that lists of the ESPs employed in the individual districts for the school year immediately prior to the effective date of the new district must be combined. If there are more full-time ESP employees on the combined list than there are available positions in the new district, then the employing school board shall first remove or dismiss those ESPs with the shorter length of continuing service within the respective category of position, and the employment and position of each ESP on the revised combined list shall be transferred to the new school.
Vote: House 112-4; Senate 59-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/15/07

HB 1877
Sick Leave—Birth or Adoption
Sponsors:
House: Sommer-Franks-Chapa LaVia
Senate: Garrett-Althoff-J.Collins
Chapter Reference:
30 ILCS 805/8.31 new
105 ILCS 5/24-6
Summary: The bill will allow teachers to take sick leave for adoption, or placement for adoption if teachers are allowed to use sick leave for birth.
Vote: House 116-0; Senate 59-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/15/07

HB 3654
Grow Your Own Teacher
Sponsors:
House: Golar-Jefferies-M.Davis
Senate: Martinez-J.Collins
Chapter Reference:
110 ILCS 48/5
110 ILCS 48/10
110 ILCS 48/20
110 ILCS 48/25
Summary: The bill provides that in any fiscal year in which an appropriation for the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Initiative is made, the consortium shall guarantee that support will be available to an admitted cohort for the cohort's training for that fiscal year (instead of providing that the consortium shall guarantee that support will be available to an admitted cohort through the cohort's full period of training). It makes changes concerning expenditures under the Initiative with regard to requests for waivers or deferrals of the teaching obligation, the way grants are awarded to provide the required support for a cohort of candidates, and what a program budget must include. It provides that grant funds may be used by any member of a consortium to offset the costs of child care and other indirect expenses that are necessary to permit candidates to maintain their class schedules.
Vote: House 115-1; Senate 55-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

SB 122
Professional Worker Definition
Sponsors:
Senate: Garrett-Lightford
House: Pritchard-Ryg-Franks-Chapa LaVia-Nekritz
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/14-1.10
Summary: The bill adds school counselor and school counselor intern to the list of professions included in the definition of "professional worker" under the law regarding special
education.
Vote: Senate 57-0; House 114-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/26/07

SB 306
Alternative Teacher Certification Changes
Sponsors:
Senate: Link-Garrett-Meeks-J.Collins-Lightford
House: Franks-Eddy-Coulson-Boland-M.Davis
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/21-5b
Summary: The bill allows that a provisional alternative teaching certificate be issued to an applicant who has attained at least a cumulative grade average of a "B" if the individual is assigned either to: (1) a school district that has not met the annual measurable objective for highly qualified teachers; or (2) to a school district whose data filed with the State Board of Education indicates that the district's poor and minority students are taught by teachers who are not highly qualified at a higher rate than other students. Currently, a certificate can only be issued if the applicant has been employed for a period of at least 5 years in an area requiring application of the individual's education.
Vote: Senate 58-0; House 115-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

SB 395
Safety Education—Teachers
Sponsors:
Senate: Frerichs
House: Jakobsson-McCarthy-Black-Soto-Flowers
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/27-17
Summary: The bill provides that the required safety education instruction for teachers must be appropriate to the grade level of the teaching certificate.
Vote: Senate 55-0; House 116-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/27/07

SB 404
AEDs—Immunity
Sponsors:
Senate: Demuzio
House: Osmond
Chapter Reference:
210 ILCS 50/3.150
745 ILCS 49/12
745 ILCS 49/68 new
410 ILCS 4/20
Summary: The bill provides that any person who in good faith and without fee or compensation renders emergency medical care involving the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) in accordance with his or her training is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission, except for willful and wanton misconduct, by that person in rendering that care.
Vote: Senate 58-0; House 113-0-1
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/28/07

SB 1224
Teacher Homebuyer Assistance
Sponsors:
Senate: Holmes-J.Collins-Lightford-Kotowski-Garrett
House: Washington-Jefferies-Froehlich
Chapter Reference:
New Act
Summary: The bill requires the Illinois Housing Development Authority to establish and administer a program to provide down payment assistance to public school teachers, who teach in hard-to-staff schools or hard-to-staff positions, for purchasing residences within the school district.
Vote: Senate 56-0; House 117-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/28/07

SB 1365
Insurance—Breast Ultrasound Screening
Sponsors:
Senate: Kotowski-Forby-Sullivan-Holmes-J.Collins
House: Cole-Coulson-Tracy-Reboletti-Schock
Chapter Reference:
215 ILCS 5/356g
215 ILCS 125/4-6.1
Summary: The bill provides that every insurer shall provide coverage for a comprehensive ultrasound screening of an entire breast or breasts if: (1) a mammogram demonstrates heterogeneous or dense breast tissue, (2) a family history or prior personal history of breast cancer, (3) positive genetic testing, or (4) other indications as determined by a woman's health care provider.
Vote: Senate 59-0; House 116-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/28/07

SB 1467
Civil Rights Act—Gender
Sponsors:
Senate: Harmon-Martinez-Silverstein-J.Collins-Raoul
House: Fritchey-Hamos-Nekritz-Mathias-Froehlich
Chapter Reference:
740 ILCS 23/5
Summary: The bill provides that gender (at present, race, color, or national origin) is a characteristic for which a person shall not be discriminated against by any unit of State, county or local government in Illinois.
Vote: Senate 58-0; House 116-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

SB 1560
Education Support Personnel—Hours Reduced
Sponsors:
Senate: Demuzio-Garrett
House: Hannig-Beiser
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/10-23.5
Summary: The bill provides that if the hours an educational support personnel (ESP) employee works are reduced for certain reasons, then written notice must be given to the employee. Additionally, if a reduction in hours is due to an unforeseen reduction in the student population, then the written notice must be mailed and given to the employee at least 5 days (instead of 30 days) before the hours are reduced. The bill also requires a school board that has any vacancies for the following school term to offer the positions to the ESP employees who were removed from that category or any other category of position, so far as they are qualified to hold the positions.
Vote: Senate 44-15; House 111-4
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/27/07

REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION

HB 1651
Deactivation of School Facility
Sponsors:
House: Eddy
Senate: Demuzio
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/10-22.22b
Summary: The bill, with respect to deactivation and reactivation of a school facility, removes references to the regional superintendent of schools from the notice of referendum form.
Vote: House 117-0; Senate 55-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/14/07

HB 2787
Civic Education Advancement
Sponsors:
House: W.Davis-Bassi-Smith-M.Davis
Senate: Delgado-J.Collins-Cronin
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/3-15.17 new
Summary: The bill allows the regional superintendent to make grants for professional development of the school's staff from the Civic Education Trust Fund for high schools that have completed and submitted a Civic Audit.
Vote: House 116-0; Senate 59-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

SB 850
Life Skills Programs
Sponsors:
Senate: Halvorson-E.Jones
House: Dugan
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/4-10.5 new
Summary: The bill authorizes a county board to allow reasonable expenses of the regional superintendent of schools to administer life-skills programs related to the healthy social and emotional development of children.
Vote: Senate 50-0-5; House 116-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/27/07

HR 450
Folic Acid Information
Sponsors:
House: Moffitt-Osterman-Pihos
Summary: The resolution urges all Regional Superintendents of Schools in the State of Illinois to distribute information to schools in their region on the importance of folic acid.
Last Action: Adopted

SCHOOL FINANCE

HB 202
Grants—Youthbuild
Sponsors:
House: Arroyo-Sacia-Granberg-Saviano-Washington
Senate: Link-Syverson-Clayborne-Delgado
Chapter Reference:
20 ILCS 1315/15
20 ILCS 1315/25
20 ILCS 1315/30
20 ILCS 1315/35
20 ILCS 1315/40
20 ILCS 1315/45 new
Summary: The bill provides that the Secretary of Human Services shall, subject to appropriation, make grants to applicants for the purpose of carrying out Youthbuild programs. It provides that youths in foster care, youth offenders, youths with disabilities, children of incarcerated parents, and migrant youth are eligible to participate in Youthbuild programs.
Vote: House 109-0; Senate 55-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

HB 258
Grants—CPR/AED Training
Sponsors:
House: Smith-Gordon-Dugan-Jakobsson
Senate: Koehler
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 110/3
Summary: The bill requires the State Board of Education to establish a matching grant program to pay school districts for half the cost of providing training in CPR or on how to use an automated external defibrillator.
Vote: House 108-0; Senate 55-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/13/07

HB 285
Grants—Renewable Energy
Sponsors:
House: J.Mitchell-Reis-Eddy-Holbrook-Froehlich
Senate: Noland-Sieben-Kotowski-J.Collins-Risinger
Chapter Reference:
20 ILCS 687/6-5.5 new
Summary: The bill requires, subject to appropriation, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish and operate a renewable energy grant program to assist school districts in the installation, acquisition, construction, and improvement of renewable energy sources in the public schools.
Vote: House 116-0; Senate 57-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/13/07

HB 357
Interfund Transfers
Sponsors:
House: Chapa LaVia-Eddy-Froehlich-Dugan
Senate: Noland-Holmes
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/17-2A
Summary: The bill extends the expiration date for school district interfund transfers from June 30, 2007, to June 30, 2010.
Vote: House 116-0; Senate 55-1
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/13/07

HB 1910
State Aid—Partial Day
Sponsors:
House: Prtichard-Reis
Senate: Garrett
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/18-12
Summary: The bill provides that if, during a school day, a school district has provided at least one clock hour of instruction but must dismiss students early due to a condition beyond the control of the school district, then the partial day of attendance may be counted as a full day of attendance.
Vote: House 115-1; Senate 58-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/15/07

SB 208
Grants—Green Cities
Sponsors:
Senate: Holmes-Althoff-Koehler-Noland-J.Collins
House: Mathias-Froehlich-Coulson-Cole-Fortner
Chapter Reference:
20 ILCS 605/605-980 new
Summary: The bill provides that the Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity shall establish and administer a program to make grants to municipalities whose buildings conform with nationally recognized and accepted green building guidelines. Grants may be used for new construction, existing buildings, homes, schools, or neighborhood development.
Vote: Senate 57-0; House 97-18
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

SB 220
Affordable Housing Reimbursements
Sponsors:
Senate: Martinez-Link-J.Collins-Meeks-Lightford
House: Yarbrough-Chapa LaVia-Froehlich-Ford-Graham
Chapter Reference:
20 ILCS 662/25
20 ILCS 662/30
20 ILCS 662/46 new
Summary: The bill amends the Local Planning Technical Assistance Act to provide for reimbursement to school districts for increased education costs associated with affordable housing that is part of an affordable housing plan.
Vote: Senate 50-6-1; House 113-2
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/22/07

SB 398
Special Education—Orphanage Reimbursement
Sponsors:
Senate: Demuzio
House: Lang-Smith-Schock
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/14-7.03
Summary: Subject to appropriation, the bill provides reimbursement for costs related to educating a disabled student who is placed residentially by the State.
Vote: Senate 58-0; House 114-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/21/07

SB 505
School Construction Grant—Green Building
Sponsors:
Senate: Cullerton-J.Collins-Holmes-Garrett-Schoenberg
House: Winters-Smith-Fortner-Coulson
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 230/5-40
Summary: The bill amends the School Construction Law to provide that school districts that apply on or after July 1, 2007, for a school construction grant, must receive certification for their project from either the Unites States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System, the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes Green Building Rating System, or meet green building standards of the Capital Development Board's Green Building Advisory Committee.
Vote: Senate 48-8; House 113-1
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/28/07

HR 115
School Impact Fee Task Force
Sponsors:
House: Tryon-Eddy
Summary: The resolution establishes the School Impact Fee Task Force for the purpose of studying impact fees in Illinois. Two members of the task force will be appointed by the Illinois Association of School Boards.
Last Action: Adopted

SCHOOL SAFETY AND HEALTH

HB 263
Sex Offender—Early Voting
Sponsors:
House: Osmond-Coulson-Eddy-Crespo-Ramey
Senate: Link-Dillard
Chapter Reference:
10 ILCS 5/11-4.1
10 ILCS 5/19-1
10 ILCS 5/19-2
10 ILCS 5/19-3
10 ILCS 5/19-5
10 ILCS 5/19A-10.5 new
720 ILCS 5/11-9.3
Summary: The bill provides that when a qualified elector's precinct polling place is a school and the elector will be unable to enter the school to vote because the elector is a child sex offender, the elector may vote early or by absentee ballot. It also requires that an election authority that designates permanent or temporary early voting polling places must designate at least one that a child sex offender may lawfully enter. Further, the bill amends the Criminal Code in the provision prohibiting a child sex offender from entering a school, to remove language providing that a child sex offender has the right to be present in a school building to vote. Finally, it provides that it is a Class 4 felony for a child sex offender to knowingly be present within 100 feet of a bus stop when one or more persons under the age of 18 are present at the site.
Vote: House 110-3-2; Senate 59-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/28/07

HB 286
Adult Entertainment Facility
Sponsors:
House: Reis-Bradley-Cross-Smith-Fortner
Senate: J.Jones-Forby-Sullivan
Chapter Reference:
65 ILCS 5/11-5-1.5
Summary: Adult bookstores and video stores are currently prohibited from being located within 1,000 feet of a school. This bill clarifies that an adult bookstore and video store is one in which 25% or more of its merchandise is sexually explicit material.
Vote: House 108-0; Senate 58-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/13/07

HB 508
School Crossings—Reckless Homicide
Sponsors:
House: Nekritz-May-Hamos-Chapa LaVia-Franks
Senate: Garrett-Wilhelmi
Chapter Reference:
625 ILCS 5/11-503
720 ILCS 5/9-3
Summary: The bill provides that, if a defendant is convicted of reckless driving that causes bodily harm to a child in a school crossing guard zone when a guard is present, the defendant is guilty of a Class 4 felony. If the violation causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement, the defendant is guilty of aggravated reckless driving which is a Class 3 felony. Penalties are also increased for reckless homicide in a school zone.
Vote: House 113-0; Senate 58-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

HB 1238
School Bus Strobe Lamp
Sponsors:
House: Watson
Senate: Demuzio
Chapter Reference:
625 ILCS 5/12-815
Summary: The bill allows school buses to use strobe lamps any time the bus is in use as a school bus, and is bearing one or more pupils instead of only when the bus is stopped or moving very slowly under those circumstances.
Vote: House 114-0; Senate 54-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/22/07

HB 1475
School Bus—Illegal Passing
Sponsors:
House: Brauer
Senate: Bomke
Chapter Reference:
625 ILCS 5/6-206
625 ILCS 5/11-1414
Summary: The bill provides that, if the owner of a vehicle that illegally passed a stopped school bus contends that another person was driving the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation, the State's Attorney may require the owner to identify the driver in a written statement or deposition. If the vehicle owner fails to do so, then the vehicle registration shall be suspended for 3 months.
Vote: House 116-0; Senate 54-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/14/07

HB 1911
Employment Safety
Sponsors:
House: Hoffman
Senate: Harmon
Chapter Reference:
820 ILCS 220/.02
820 ILCS 220/1
820 ILCS 220/2
820 ILCS 220/2.2
820 ILCS 220/2.3
820 ILCS 220/2.4
820 ILCS 220/2.5
820 ILCS 220/2.6
820 ILCS 220/2.7
820 ILCS 220/2.8
820 ILCS 220/2.10
820 ILCS 220/8
820 ILCS 220/10
820 ILCS 220/11
820 ILCS 220/12 new
820 ILCS 225/.01
820 ILCS 225/2
820 ILCS 225/3
820 ILCS 225/4
820 ILCS 225/4.1
820 ILCS 225/4.2
820 ILCS 225/7
820 ILCS 225/7.01
820 ILCS 225/7.02
820 ILCS 225/7.04
820 ILCS 225/7.05
820 ILCS 225/7.07
820 ILCS 225/7.10
820 ILCS 225/7.11
820 ILCS 225/7.12
820 ILCS 225/7.18
820 ILCS 225/8
820 ILCS 225/9
820 ILCS 225/12
820 ILCS 225/14
820 ILCS 225/15
820 ILCS 225/17
820 ILCS 225/22
820 ILCS 225/1.5 new
Summary: The bill provides that the Division of Safety Inspection and Education under the Director of Labor shall ensure that the health and safety of the public employees in Illinois are protected by a program at least as effective as the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) program. If the Director of the department believes that an imminent danger exists in the working conditions, he may require that steps be taken to abate, avoid, correct, or remove the danger and prohibit the employment or presence of individuals in those locations.
Vote: House 109-0; Senate 58-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

HB 3512
Criminal History Information
Sponsors:
House: Brady
Senate: Haine-Martinez-Brady-J.Collins
Chapter Reference:
725 ILCS 190/3
Summary: The bill amends the Privacy of Child Victims of Criminal Sexual Offenses Act to provide that if the law enforcement agency knows that a school district employee or any individual contractually employed by a school district has committed or is alleged to have committed a criminal sexual offense, the superintendent of schools of the district shall be immediately provided a copy of the criminal history record information.
Vote: House 116-0; Senate 55-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

SB 143
Background Check—Private School
Sponsors:
Senate: J.Collins-Maloney-Martinez-Lauzen-Trotter
House: Brosnahan-Joyce-McCarthy-Crespo
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/2-3.25o
Summary: The bill would require private schools to perform the same background checks of employees as public schools.
Vote: Senate 57-0; House 115-1
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/27/07

SB 308
School Entrance Road—IDOT
Sponsors:
Senate: Sullivan
House: Tracy-Black
Chapter Reference:
20 ILCS 2705/2705-580 new
Summary: The bill requires the Department of Transportation to evaluate, fund, and repair within the right-of-way, the entrances to public educational facilities that border State
highways.
Vote: Senate 58-0; House 115-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

SB 441
School Crosswalk—Yield
Sponsors:
Senate: Hultgren-Pankau-Dahl
House: Mathias-Fortner
Chapter Reference:
625 ILCS 5/2-120
625 ILCS 5/11-1002.5 new
730 ILCS 5/5-6-1
Summary: The bill creates the offense of failure to stop for or yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk in a school zone. It provides that a first violation is a petty offense with a minimum fine of $150, and a second violation is a petty offense with a minimum fine of $300.
Vote: Senate 58-0; House 114-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/21/07

SB 715
Health Centers in Schools
Sponsors:
Senate: Trotter-Martinez-Hunter-J.Collins-Lightford
House: Feigenholtz-Hamos-Mulligan-Osterman-Currie
Chapter Reference:
New Act
Summary: Subject to appropriation, the bill requires the Department of Human Services to initiate 20 new school health centers over a 5-year period beginning July 1, 2007, and build capacity with existing school health centers in the State. It provides that all students in the school are eligible for services. If they are under the age of 18, they must obtain written parental consent. The bill also provides that the school health center shall provide a list of the health care services available, and that any parent, legal guardian, or student has as the right to refuse any health care services.
Vote: Senate 32-22-1; House 74-40
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

SB 937
HPV Vaccine
Sponsors:
Senate: Halvorson-E.Jones-Meeks
House: Coulson-Jakobsson-Chapa LaVia-Bellock-Feigenholtz
Chapter Reference:
5 ILCS 375/6.11
20 ILCS 2310/2310-617 new
55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3
65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3
105 ILCS 5/10-22.3f
105 ILCS 5/27-8.1
215 ILCS 5/356z.9 new
215 ILCS 125/5-3
215 ILCS 165/10
410 ILCS 315/2e new
Summary: The bill requires all health insurance plans to cover the vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV) and requires the Department of Public Health to establish a program that pays for the HPV vaccination for girls under age 18 in families that do not have other insurance coverage. The bill also changes from 5th to 6th grade when students must have their school health examinations. Additionally, the bill requires the Department of Public Health to provide all female students who are entering 6th grade, and their parents or legal guardians, written information about the link between HPV and cervical cancer and the availability of an HPV vaccine.
Vote: Senate 40-15; House 116-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/27/07

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

HB 1024
Agriculture Plates
Sponsors:
House: Myers-Cross-Tryon-Bellock-Moffitt
Senate: Sullivan
Chapter Reference:
30 ILCS 105/5.675 new
625 ILCS 5/3-664 new
Summary: The bill creates the Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom Fund in the State treasury, and it provides for the issuance of Agriculture in the Classroom license plates. The plate will cost an additional $40 at original issuance and $27 for renewal in subsequent years. Moneys from the fee shall be deposited into the Agriculture in the Classroom Fund and paid as grants to the Illinois Agricultural Association Foundation to support Agriculture in the Classroom programming for schools.
Vote: House 106-1; Senate 57-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/14/07

HB 1030
Special Education Expenses Report
Sponsors:
House: Pihos-Munson-Coulson-Bellock-Kosel
Senate: Garrett-Crotty-Cronin-J.Collins
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/2-3.142 new
Summary: The bill provides that the State Board of Education shall issue an annual report to the General Assembly and Governor that identifies each school district's special education expenditures, receipts received from State, federal, and local sources, and net special education expenditures over revenues received. The ISBE will use data obtained from the Annual Financial Report, the Funding and Child Tracking System, and district enrollment information. The report must be issued on or before May 1, 2008 and on or before each May 1 thereafter.
Vote: House 116-0; Senate 58-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

HB 1330
Ensuring Success in School
Sponsors:
House: Yarbrough-Osterman-Soto-Ryg-Mulligan
Senate: Martinez-Hunter-J.Collins
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/10-22.39
105 ILCS 5/2-3.142 new
Summary: The bill requires the State Board of Education to convene an Ensuring Success in School Task Force to develop policies, procedures, and protocols to be adopted by school districts for addressing the educational and related needs of children and youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence to ensure their ability to stay in school, stay safe while in school, and successfully complete their education. The task force is required to submit a report to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2009 on its findings, recommendations, and implementation plan. The Illinois Association of School Boards and the Illinois Principals Association will have representation on the task force. At least once every 2 years an in-service training program for school personnel who work with pupils must be conducted by persons with expertise in domestic and sexual violence and the needs of expectant and parenting youth.
Vote: House 76-38; Senate 56-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

HB 1363
Grants—Psychology Interships
Sponsors:
House: Brauer-M.Davis-J.Mitchell-Poe-Wait
Senate: Bomke-Brady
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/2-3.142 new
Summary: The bill requires the State Board of Education to provide money for grants to the Illinois School Psychology Internship Consortium.
Vote: House 108-0; Senate 56-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/14/07

SB 1165
Repeals—Provisions of School Code
Sponsors:
Senate: Demuzio-Cronin
House: Eddy-Flider-Smith
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/6-2.1
105 ILCS 5/14C-8
105 ILCS 5/3-14.11 rep.
105 ILCS 5/3-14.19 rep.
105 ILCS 5/6-11 rep.
105 ILCS 5/21-19 rep.
105 ILCS 5/29-17 rep.
105 ILCS 5/2-3.142 new
105 ILCS 5/3-9
105 ILCS 5/3-14.3
105 ILCS 5/3-14.12
105 ILCS 5/10-21.4
105 ILCS 5/18-9
105 ILCS 5/18-11
105 ILCS 5/27-8.1
105 ILCS 5/34-8
105 ILCS 5/3-14.4 rep.
105 ILCS 5/3-14.5 rep.
105 ILCS 5/3-14.27 rep.
105 ILCS 5/3-15.11 rep.
105 ILCS 5/26-3a
Summary: The bill is an Illinois State Board of Education initiative to repeal several obsolete provisions in the School Code.
Vote: Senate 53-0; House 116-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

HR 228
Shaken Baby Syndrome
Sponsors:
House: Rose-Black-Cole-Tracy-Wait
Summary: The resolution urges the State Board of Education to develop a curriculum for implementing shaken baby syndrome prevention and awareness for junior high and high school students.
Last Action: Adopted

HR 384
After School Fund Task Force
Sponsors:
House: Ryg-Osterman-Pritchard-Crespo-Ford
Summary: The resolution establishes the After-school Funding Policy Task Force to develop recommendations for the administration and coordination of the after-school, mentoring, and student support line item in the State Board of Education's budget. The task force will have one member appointed by the State Board of Education.
Last Action: Adopted as Amended

HR 396
No Child Left Behind—Congress
Sponsors:
House: Nekritz-Eddy-Pritchard-Pihos
Summary: The Resolution urges the United States Congress to address certain concerns when considering the reauthorization of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
Last Action: Adopted

HJR 41
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Sponsors:
House: Riley-Froehlich
Summary: The resolution urges urge the Department of Human Services, in collaboration with the Departments of Children and Family Services, Healthcare and Family Services, Corrections, Financial Institutions and Professional Regulation, and the Illinois State Board of Education to complete an assessment of existing State and federal assistance programs involving Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.
Last Action: Adopted

HJR 66
School Leadership Task Force
Sponsors:
House: Smith-Fortner-Pihos-Chapa LaVia-Verschoore
Summary: The resolution resolves that the State Board of Education, the Board of Higher Education, and the Office of the Governor shall jointly appoint a task force to recommend a sequence of strategic steps to implement improvements in school leadership preparation in this State. The Illinois Association of School Boards shall appoint one member to the task force.
Last Action: Adopted

SJR 21
Kindergarten Day
Sponsors:
Senate: Raoul
House: Riley
Summary: The resolution proclaims the second Tuesday in September of each year as Kindergarten Day in the State of Illinois.
Last Action: Adopted by both Houses

SJR 26
Deaf Education Options Task Force Extension
Sponsors:
Senate: Garrett-J.Collins
House: Meyer-Bellock-Nekritz
Summary: The resolution reconstitutes the Joint Task Force on Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education Options created under House Joint Resolution 43 of the 94th General Assembly. Requires the Joint Task Force to submit a report to the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2008. The State Board of Education shall appoint one member to the task force.
Last Action: Adopted by both Houses

STUDENTS

HB 518
Driving Records—Minors
Sponsors:
House: D'Amico-Mendoza-Lyons-Gordon-Fortner
Senate: Cullerton-Munoz-Hunter-Koehler-Brady
Chapter Reference:
625 ILCS 5/2-123
625 ILCS 5/6-204
625 ILCS 5/11-501.1
625 ILCS 5/11-501.8
Summary: The bill provides that the Secretary of State may, without fee, allow the parent or guardian of a person under the age of 18 years, who holds a graduated driver's license or an instruction permit, to view the person's driving record online.
Vote: House 114-0; Senate 57-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

HB 816
Special Education—Delegation of Rights
Sponsors:
House: Coulson-Bellock-Kosel-Ryg-Krause
Senate: Demuzio
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/14-6.10 new
Summary: The bill provides that when a student reaches 18 years all rights accorded to the student's parents transfer to the student except for certain provisions under this legislation, and requires the school district to notify the student and student's parents of the transfer of rights in writing during the year that the student turns 17 years.
Vote: House 111-0; Senate 58-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

HB 1922
Agricultural Teacher Training
Sponsors:
House: Moffitt-Smith-Sacia-Flowers-Myers
Senate: Sullivan-Burzynski
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/2-3.80a new
Summary: The bill requires the Illinois State Board of Education to develop an agricultural education teacher training continuum, and provide grants to universities for agriculture education teacher education programs.
Vote: House 105-0; Senate 58-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/15/07

SB 140
Cell Phones—Prohibition
Sponsors:
Senate: Cullerton-Silverstein
House: D'Amico-Boland-Ford-Froehlich
Chapter Reference:
625 ILCS 5/12-610.1
Summary: The bill prohibits a person under the age of 19 years (instead of 18 years) who holds an instruction permit or a graduated license from driving on a roadway while using a wireless phone, except for emergency purposes.
Vote: Senate 55-2; House 92-23
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/22/07

SB 172
Graduated Driver's License
Sponsors:
Senate: Cullerton-Munoz-Hunter-Koehler-Brady
House: D'Amico-Cross-Hoffman-Dunkin-Flowers
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/27-24.3
625 ILCS 5/4-203
625 ILCS 5/6-103
625 ILCS 5/6-106.2
625 ILCS 5/6-106.3
625 ILCS 5/6-106.4
625 ILCS 5/6-107
625 ILCS 5/6-107.1
625 ILCS 5/6-110
625 ILCS 5/6-113
625 ILCS 5/6-204
625 ILCS 5/6-205
625 ILCS 5/6-206
625 ILCS 5/6-306.3
625 ILCS 5/6-306.4
625 ILCS 5/11-506 new
625 ILCS 5/12-603.1
625 ILCS 5/12-610.1
625 ILCS 5/16-107
625 ILCS 5/11-504 rep.
625 ILCS 25/4b
730 ILCS 5/5-6-1
Summary: The bill makes several significant changes to Illinois' graduated drivers' license requirements, including:

• requires students to hold an instruction permit for 9 months (instead of the current 3 months);
• extends the use of the graduated license for those over 18 years old under certain circumstances;
• imposes a curfew for driving with a permit – not after 10:00 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and not after 11:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday;
• changes the curfews for drivers who drive on a graduated license – not after 10:00 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and not after 11:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday;
• limits the number of passengers allowed in a vehicle driven by a newly licensed driver to one person under the age of 20 (and provides that a citation may be given to, not only the driver in this case, but to those extra passengers under the age of 20);
• deletes the provisions that allow school districts to use proficiency examinations for practice driving; and
• prohibits the use of simulators in the classroom (six hours of driving – in a car with an instructor – would be required)

SB 313
Higher Education—Remedial Coursework
Sponsors:
Senate: Maloney
House: Myers-Fortner
Chapter Reference:
110 ILCS 205/9.07
Summary: The bill provides that if a State university determines that a student needs remedial coursework, then the university must require that the student complete the remedial coursework before pursuing his or her major course of study.
Vote: Senate 58-0; House 113-0-2
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

SB 396
Special Education—Delegation of Rights
Sponsors:
Senate: Demuzio-J.Collins-Wilhelmi-Halvorson
House: Coulson
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/14-6.10 new
Summary: The bill provides that when a student reaches 18 years all rights accorded to the student's parents transfer to the student except for certain provisions under this legislation, and requires the school district to notify the student and student's parents of the transfer of rights in writing during the year that the student turns 17 years.
Vote: Senate 58-0; House 116-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/27/07

SB 397
Special Education—Reimbursement
Sponsors
Senate: Demuzio-J.Collins-Wilhelmi-Crotty-Holmes
House: J.Mitchell-Pihos-Bellock-Coulson
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/14-13.01
105 ILCS 5/28-21
Summary: The bill provides that when a school district operates a school or program for a number of days in excess of the adopted school calendar but not to exceed 235 school days, reimbursement shall be increased by 1/180 (instead of 1/185) of the amount or rate paid under the reimbursement provisions for each day the school is operated in excess of 180 (instead of 185) days per calendar year. Additionally, the bill contains provisions about accessible formats of printed textbooks for children with print disabilities.
Vote: Senate 53-0; House 114-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/27/07

SB 641
Vision Exam Requirement
Sponsors:
Senate: Demuzio-J.Collins-Sandoval-Raoul
House: Tracy-Pihos-Chapa LaVia-Schock
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/27-8.1
30 ILCS 805/8.31 new
Summary: The bill requires all children enrolling in kindergarten, and any student enrolling in a public or private school for the first time, to have an eye examination. The child shall present proof of having been examined within the previous year before October 15th of the school year or the school may hold the child's report card until one of the following occurs: (i) the child presents proof of a completed eye examination or (ii) the child presents proof that an eye examination will take place within 60 days after October 15th. The bill requires the Department of Public Health to establish a waiver for children who show an undue burden or a lack of access to an eligible physician and requires every school to report to the ISBE by June 30 the number of children who have received the required eye examination.
Vote: Senate 56-0; House 116-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

SB 841
Advanced Placement Fees
Sponsors:
Senate: Munoz-E.Jones-J.Collins-Meeks
House: Mendoza-Schock-Ford
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 302/25 new
Summary: Subject to appropriation, the bill requires the Illinois State Board of Education to create a program to pay advanced placement exam fees for students in public schools where at least 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, and whose fees were not covered by other means.
Vote: Senate 31-19-4; House 116-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

SB 853
High School Equivalency Testing
Sponsors:
Senate: Maloney-E.Jones-Lightford-Crotty-Trotter
House: Black-Schock
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/3-15.12
Summary: The bill allows an individual to apply for a GED if he or she is 17 (instead of 18) years of age or older and is not a high school graduate (instead of is not a high school graduate, but whose high school class has graduated).
Vote: Senate 55-0; House 114-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

HJR 36
Dual Credit
Sponsors:
House: Eddy
Summary: The resolution resolves that the Board of Higher Education establish a task force to study issues related to dual credit. The Task Force shall consist of one representative from the Illinois Federation of Teachers, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Community College Board, and of the Illinois State Board of Education.
Last Action: Adopted

HJR 40
Reenrollment of Students
Sponsors:
House: M.Davis-Eddy-Bassi-J.Mitchell-A.Collins
Senate: Lightford
Summary: The resolution creates the Council on Re-enrolling Students Who Dropped Out of School in order to carry on the work of the Task Force of the same name. The council will examine and develop ways to address the growing issue of students who left school before earning a high school diploma. The State Board of Education shall appoint one member to the task force.
Last Action: Adopted by both Houses

TAXATION

HB 576
PTELL Adjustments
Sponsors:
House: Tryon-Franks-Bellock
Senate: Althoff-Lauzen-Murphy
Chapter Reference:
35 ILCS 200/18-135
35 ILCS 200/18-185
Summary: The bill sets forth procedures for calculating certain adjustments with respect to the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
Vote: House 116-0; Senate 59-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/28/07

HB 620
Wind Farms—Zoning
Sponsors:
House: Rose-Franks-Chapa LaVia
Senate: Righter-Koehler
Chapter Reference:
55 ILCS 5/5-12020 new
65 ILCS 5/11-13-26 new
Summary: The bill provides that a county may establish standards for, and regulate the siting of, wind farms and electric-generating wind devices in unincorporated areas of the county outside of the zoning jurisdiction of a municipality. The bill also provides that a municipality may regulate wind farms and electric-generating wind devices within its zoning jurisdiction. Additionally, the bill provides that there shall be at least one public hearing not more than 30 days prior to a siting decision by a county or municipality.
Vote: House 115-0; Senate 57-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

HB 1242
Tax Credit—Child Care
Sponsors:
House: Cole-Coladipietro-Reboletti-Munson-Durkin
Senate: Bond-Althoff
Chapter Reference:
35 ILCS 5/210.5
Summary: The bill reinstates, for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2007, the tax credit for start-up costs for providing employee child care.
Vote: House 112-0; Senate 58-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

HB 1562
Tort Immunity Tax
Sponsors:
House: Washington-Osmond
Senate: Link
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/17-2.5
745 ILCS 10/9-107
Summary: The bill provides that the tort immunity tax that school boards and local public entities are authorized to levy may also be used for the purpose of paying judgments and settlements under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 and the Environmental Protection Act. This provision applies only until December 31, 2010.
Vote: House 72-43; Senate 52-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

HB 1969
Bond Authority; Rochester, Prairie Grove, Prairie Hill
Sponsors:
House: Brauer
Senate: Bomke-Althoff
Chapter Reference:
105 ILCS 5/19-1
Summary: The bill increases the debt limits for Rochester CUSD #3A, Prairie Grove CSD #46, and Prairie Hill CCSD #133.
Vote: House 72-33; Senate 59-0
Last Action: Passed Both Houses

HB 2036
TIF—Villa Grove
Sponsors:
House: Rose-Leich-Black
Senate: Righter
Chapter Reference:
65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3
65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-7
Summary: The bill extends the TIF district in the City of Villa Grove until 2034.
Vote: House 114-2; Senate 59-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/15/07

HB 2307
TIF—Village of Riverdale
Sponsors:
House: W.Davis-Chapa LaVia-Rita
Senate: Meeks
Chapter Reference:
65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3
65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-7
Summary: The bill extends the TIF district created in the Village of Riverdale until 2027.
Vote: House 114-2; Senate 59-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 05/23/07

HB 3434
TIF Study
Sponsors:
House: Arroyo-Froehlich-Boland
Senate: Cullerton
Chapter Reference:
20 ILCS 2505/2505-555 new
Summary: The bill requires the Department of Revenue to conduct a study to determine the feasibility for each county to include, for each property tax bill, information concerning any TIF project that affects the taxpayer.
Vote: House 70-46; Senate 58-0
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

SB 241
Appropriations for Construction
Sponsors:
Senate: Trotter
House: Hannig
Chapter Reference:
(Appropriation)
Summary: The bill contains supplemental appropriations that included $150 million in school construction funds for the 24 school districts that have been waiting for their grants from the school construction grant program since 2003. "Supplemental appropriations" add money to the current fiscal year budget, FY '07. Among the other appropriations made in the bill, it contains funding for the pay raises for members of the legislature.
Vote: Senate 37-21; House 62-54
Last Action: Sent to Governor 6/14/07

SB 247
TIF Extension—Mt Zion
Sponsors:
Senate: Watson
House: Flider
Chapter Reference:
65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3
65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-7
Summary: The bill extends the TIF district in the City of Mt. Zion until 2022.
Vote: Senate 56-1; House 111-4
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/20/07

SB 561
TIF Extension—West Chicago
Sponsors:
Senate: Hultgren
House: Ramey-Fortner
Chapter Reference:
65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3
65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-7
Summary: The bill extends the TIF district in the City of West Chicago until 2025.
Vote: Senate 54-0; House 113-3
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/22/07

SALES TAX FOR CONSTRUCTION

SB 835
Sponsors:
Senate: Jacobs-Jones, E.
House: Verschoore-Pihos-Fortner-Eddy
Chapter Reference:
30 ILCS 350/15
55 ILCS 5/5-1006.7
105 ILCS 5/3-14.31 new
105 ILCS 5/10-20.40 new
105 ILCS 5/10-22.36
105 ILCS 17-2.11
Summary: The bill would allow a county board to place a question on the ballot to implement a sales tax for distribution to school districts within the county whose voters approve the measure for school district facility needs. Besides allowing the county board to put the sales tax question on the ballot, it authorizes school boards that represent at least 51% of the student enrollment within the county to adopt a resolution to require the county to certify the referendum question of imposing the tax. It establishes procedures for regional superintendents of schools to distribute the tax proceeds to school districts on an enrollment basis and requires school districts to deposit the proceeds in a special school facility occupation tax fund and use those moneys only for school-facility purposes.
Vote: Senate 31-24; House 74-41
Last Action: Sent to Governor 6/28/07

SB 1363
TIF Extension—Oak Forest
Sponsors:
Senate: Crotty-Trotter
House: McCarthy-Rita-Riley-W.Davis
Chapter Reference:
65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3
65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-7
Summary: The bill extends the TIF district in the City of Oak Forest until 2021.
Vote: Senate 55-0; House 95-21
Last Action: Sent to Governor 06/28/07