Illinois House Bill 4272 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on August 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-08-14 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Fund Education First Act. Beginning with fiscal year 2017, requires the General Assembly to appropriate for the general State aid formula under the School Code an amount that is equal to or exceeds the sum of: (i) the total amount appropriated for the general State aid formula during the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year for which the appropriation is being made; and (ii) 55% of total new general funds available for spending from estimated growth in revenues and funds available because of budgeted program growth and decline in the fiscal year for which the appropriation is being made; but in no event shall the sum be less than a certain percentage required under the Act. Requires a continuing appropriation if the General Assembly fails to make sufficient appropriations to fund the general State aid formula. Amends the Illinois Pension Code. In the Downstate Teacher Article, changes the funding goal to 100% and shifts certain costs accruing after July 1, 2016 to local employers. Amends the School Code to make changes concerning a system for accounting for revenues and expenditures and general State aid. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

FUND EDUC FIRST-PEN COST SHIFT

Rep. Christian Mitchell [D]	Rep. Cynthia Soto [D]	Rep. Arthur Turner [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]
Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]	Sen. Elgie Sims [D]	Rep. William Davis [D]	Sen. Robert Martwick [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-08-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
2015-08-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
2015-08-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2015-08-12	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2015-08-12	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2015-08-12	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
2015-08-12	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
2015-08-12	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-08-12	House	First Reading
2015-08-12	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Christian L. Mitchell

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	18-8.05	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	2-3.28	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	2-3.84a	New Code	See Bill Text
30	805	8.39	New Code	See Bill Text
40	5	1-103.3	Amended Code	Citation Text
40	5	16-158	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4272&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB4272.htm