Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Defines terms. Provides that no school district is obligated to comply with any mandate in any school year in which the school district is designated as a Tier 3 or Tier 4 organizational unit with specified exceptions. Provides that before discontinuing or modifying a mandate, the school district shall conduct a public hearing separate from a regular school board meeting. Provides notice requirements for the public hearing. Provides that the discontinuation and modification of a mandate shall be valid for not more than 5 years and while the school district is still designated as either Tier 3 or Tier 4. Provides that the voters of a school district may submit a petition to place a question on the ballot at the next regularly scheduled election to discontinue or modify a mandate. Provides that no school district that discontinues or modifies a mandate shall be limited in their authority to participate in interscholastic athletics or activities or any other extracurricular events. Effective July 1, 2022.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-27 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5122 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Deanne Mazzochi [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-047	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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