Illinois Senate Bill 97 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Conversion and Formation of School Districts Article of the School Code. Within 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act, requires elementary school districts to form new school districts but only with other elementary school districts and high school districts to form new school districts but only with other high school districts, notwithstanding any referendum requirements or any other laws to the contrary. Provides that the State Board of Education shall facilitate the creation of the new school districts by providing recommendations on which districts must consolidate. Sets forth the factors that the State Board must take into consideration. Effective immediately.

SCH CD-CONSOLIDATE DISTRICTS

Sen. Laura Murphy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-07	Senate	Session Sine Die
2023-03-31	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-03-23	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 31, 2023
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 24, 2023
2023-02-16	Senate	To Executive Subcommittee on Consolidation
2023-01-31	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2023-01-24	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-01-24	Senate	First Reading
2023-01-24	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	11E-132	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=97&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0097.htm