School Legislation - Illinois

REGULATION-TECH Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning qualifications for licensure as a cosmetologist by a barber school graduate. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 225 ILCS 410/3-3Adds reference to: 210 ILCS 55/2.11 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act. In provisions concerning the definition [...]

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SCH CD-STIPEND-HARD TO STAFF Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish and administer a program that provides stipends to teachers who choose to teach at hard-to-staff public schools in this State. Provides that under the program, if a teacher agrees to teach at a hard-to-staff school for 5 years, the teacher is entitled to a $20,000 stipend each year for those 5 years. Provides that the stipend may be paid out each year that the teacher teaches at a hard-to-staff school or may be paid as a lump sum after the teacher has completed 5 years of teaching at a hard-to-staff school. House Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as introduced with the following changes. Defines "hard-to-staff school". Provides that a teacher must have at least 2 years of experience at a recognized school. Provides that the $20,000 stipend shall be a total $20,000 stipend over 5 years (instead of [...]

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FUTURE TEACHER-GOLDEN APPLE Amends the School Code. Requires the Chicago Board of Education to develop a plan for implementing a program that seeks to establish common bonds between youth of various backgrounds and ethnicities, which must be similar to that of the Challenge Day organization. House Amendment No. 1 Provides that the Chicago Board of Education may (instead of shall) develop a plan for implementing a program that seeks to establish common bonds between youth of various backgrounds and ethnicities, which may (instead of must) be similar to that of the Challenge Day organization. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/34-18.34 new

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PUBLIC HEALTH-HEALTHY SMILES Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the State Finance Act, and the Illinois Income Tax Act. Authorizes the Department of Public Health to use moneys in the Healthy Smiles Fund to secure federal matching grants for activities relating to school-based, school-linked oral health programs. Creates the Healthy Smiles Fund as a special fund in the State treasury and creates an income tax return checkoff for the fund. Effective immediately. House Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as introduced with the following change: In the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, provides that the Department shall accept and deposit with the State Treasurer any contributions designated for deposit into the Healthy Smiles Fund (now, the State Treasurer accepts and [...]

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CHILD REPRTNG-SCHL DIST REFERL Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that if an employee of a school district has made a report or caused a report to be made to the Department of Children and Family Services under the Act involving the conduct of a current or former employee of the school district and a request is made by another school district for the provision of information concerning the job performance or qualifications of the current or former employee because he or she is an applicant for employment, the general superintendent of the school district to which the request is being made must disclose to the requesting school district the fact that an employee of the school district has made a report involving the conduct of the applicant or caused a report to be made to the Department, as required under the Act. Provides that only the fact that an employee of the school district has made a report involving the conduct of the applicant or caused a [...]

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ETHICS-ADMIN LEAVE-CRIMINAL Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that if any State officer or employee of the executive or legislative branch is placed on administrative leave, either voluntarily or involuntarily, pending the outcome of a criminal investigation or prosecution and that officer or employee is removed from office or employment for one or more reasons directly related to that criminal matter, then the officer or employee is indebted to the State for all compensation and the value of all benefits received during the administrative leave and must forthwith pay the full amount to the State. As a matter of law, applies similar restrictions on officers and employees of units of local government and school districts. Effective immediately. House Amendment No. 1 Changes references from "employee" to "government employee". Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the [...]

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HIGH TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL-TO-WORK Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Illinois Teaching Excellence Program. House Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/21-27Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/10-17afrom Ch. 122, par. 10-17a Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Provides that the number of teachers who hold a Master Certificate must be included on a school district's school report card assessing the performance [...]

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SCH CD-CONVERT/FORM DISTRICTS Amends the School Code. Makes changes in the Conversion and Formation of School Districts Article with respect to voting on a bond issuance, information in the petition filing notice, the presentation of evidence at a hearing, approval or denial of an amended petition, supplementary State aid reimbursement after the deactivation of a school facility or following formation of a new unit district, and references to a school district conversion. Makes changes to the State aid formula provisions concerning the calculation of local property tax revenues per pupil for partial elementary unit districts. Makes changes concerning free transportation for pupils in optional elementary unit districts, combined high school - unit districts, and newly created elementary or high school districts resulting from a high school - unit conversion, a unit to dual conversion, or a multi-unit conversion and the calculation of State reimbursement for transportation costs [...]

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INS CD-EATING DISORDER TRTMENT Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plan Act to provide coverage for eating disorder treatments.  Fiscal Note (Dept. of Healthcare & Family Services) There would be little, if any, cost issue. The State administered benefit plans cover eating disorders. Any increase would only be attributable to possible increased awareness of the benefit.  Fiscal Note (Financial & Professional Regulation) HB 1432 has no fiscal impact to the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional [...]

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REVENUE - GAMING EXPANSION Creates the Chicago Casino Development Authority Act and the Illinois Casino Development Authority Act to create authorities for the purposes of developing and operating casinos. Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes changes concerning the Illinois Racing Board. Allows advance deposit wagering. Adds provisions concerning drug testing for horses. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 and the Riverboat Gambling Act to provide for the conduct of electronic gaming at tracks. Makes other changes. Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Makes changes concerning the Illinois Gaming Board. Authorizes the issuance of an additional riverboat license and 2 casino licenses. Contains provisions regarding the re-issuance of the 10th riverboat license. Allows the Chicago Casino Development Authority and the Illinois Casino Development Authority to receive casino licenses. Changes the short title to the Illinois Gambling Act and [...]

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UTILITIES-NET METERING Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that notwithstanding the definition of "eligible customer" in a specified provision, each electricity provider shall allow meter aggregation for the purposes of net metering eligible renewable electrical generating facilities owned or operated by school districts, community college districts, or units of local government pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement. Provides that electricity providers shall provide net metering to all parties to the intergovernmental agreement so that all energy produced by the eligible renewable electrical generating facilities is applied as a 1:1 kilowatt hour credit for each party to the intergovernmental agreement. Provides that electricity providers shall carry over any excess kilowatt-hour credits earned and apply those credits to subsequent billing periods to offset any customer-generated consumption until all credits are used or until the end of the annualized period. Provides [...]

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