Illinois House Bill 5036 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-08 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Provides that, before making any decisions on a school closure or school opening, a school board (other than the Chicago Board of Education) shall appoint a district advisory committee to advise and make recommendations to the school board about the school closure or school opening. Sets forth provisions concerning committee membership, compensation, and meetings; information the committee must gather; and public hearings. Requires the committee to make a recommendation to the school board on the school closure or school opening, and requires the school board to take into account the committee's recommendation on the school closure or school opening when making a final decision.

SCH CD-CLOSE/OPEN SCHOOL-COMM

Rep. Margo McDermed [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-08	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2016-03-23	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2016-02-10	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2016-02-10	House	First Reading
2016-02-08	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Margo McDermed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	10-20.58	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5036&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB5036.htm