Bill Text: IL HR1276 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urges the members of this body to cease their efforts to pass Senate Bill 16 to make certain that all aspects of the Senate Education Funding Advisory Committee report are analyzed and discussed thoroughly and publicly by all members of the General Assembly, taxpayers, parents, and the education community.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 21-5)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HR1276 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HR1276-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, In 2013, the Illinois Senate adopted Senate
Resolution 431, which created the Senate Education Funding
Advisory Committee; and
WHEREAS, The purpose of the Senate Education Funding
Advisory Committee was to propose a State education funding
system that provides adequate, equitable, transparent, and
accountable distribution of funds to school districts that will
prepare students for achievement and success after high school;
and
WHEREAS, On January 31, 2014, the Senate Education Funding
Advisory Committee filed its recommendations, which included
ending the current General State Aid formula and mandating
categorical funding, and replacing it with a new single
weighted formula that assigns weighting criteria for students,
such as low-income, English Language Learner, transportation
needs, special education, and gifted students; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 16 was amended in April of 2014 to
include the Senate Education Funding Advisory Committee
recommendations; a public hearing was held in the Senate and
the bill was changed significantly to secure passage from the
Senate; and

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WHEREAS, The bill is now a piecemeal reallocation of State
tax dollars that will negatively impact hundreds of school
districts, causing deep budget reductions and financial
uncertainty; and
WHEREAS, There is no doubt that education funding reform is
a priority to ensure all students are academically successful
and prepared for post-secondary education and the workforce;
and
WHEREAS, A more equitable and reasonable approach to
education funding reform must be taken to make certain that a
comprehensive and meaningful reform is achieved; and
WHEREAS, Education funding reform deserves thoughtful and
thorough discussion that includes all education stakeholders,
parents, teachers, and all members of the General Assembly;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we urge the members of this body to cease their efforts to pass
Senate Bill 16 to make certain that all aspects of the Senate
Education Funding Advisory Committee report are analyzed and
discussed thoroughly and publicly by all members of the General

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Assembly, taxpayers, parents, and the education community.