Illinois Senate Bill 2016 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-23 - Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Creates the School District Efficiency Commission. Provides for the membership, meetings, and support of the Commission. Requires the Commission to make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on the number of school districts in this State, the optimal amount of enrollment for a school district, and where reorganization and realignment of school districts would be beneficial in this State; specifies the areas on which the recommendations must focus. Provides that, on or before May 1, 2022, the Commission must vote on its recommended propositions and file a report with the Governor and the General Assembly. Provides that if the Commission adopts the report by an affirmative vote of at least 11 of its members, then the Commission's specific propositions for reorganization of school districts into unit school districts shall be filed with the appropriate regional superintendent of schools; sets forth the regional superintendent's duties with respect to a proposition. Repeals these provisions on January 31, 2023. Makes a change in the Conversion and Formation of School Districts Article concerning financial incentives. Effective immediately.

SCH DISTRICT EFFICIENCY COMM

Sen. Don Harmon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-23	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
2021-04-16	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2021-03-24	Senate	To Executive- Consolidation
2021-03-16	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2021-02-26	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-02-26	Senate	First Reading
2021-02-26	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	11E-135	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	11E-140	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2016&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB2016.htm