Bill Text: IL HB1466 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code with respect to the Internet safety education curriculum. Makes changes concerning legislative findings and declarations. Provides that beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, a school district must include in the age-appropriate curriculum topics regarding the appropriate use of electronic communication devices, including, but not limited to, the risks and consequences of dissemination and transmission of sexually explicit images and video. Provides that State Board of Education resource materials may include the dissemination and transmission of images and video. Effective July 1, 2011.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-3)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1466 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB1466-Amended.html

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Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

Filed: 5/8/2012

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1466
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1466, AS AMENDED, by
replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
following:
"Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
1B-5 and 1H-20 and by adding Sections 1B-5.5 and 1H-117 as
follows:
(105 ILCS 5/1B-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 1B-5)
Sec. 1B-5. When a petition for emergency financial
assistance for a school district is allowed by the State Board
under Section 1B-4, the State Superintendent shall within 10
days thereafter appoint 3 members to serve at the State
Superintendent's pleasure on a Financial Oversight Panel for
the district. The State Superintendent shall designate one of
the members of the Panel to serve as its Chairman. In the event
of vacancy or resignation the State Superintendent shall

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appoint a successor within 10 days of receiving notice thereof.
Members of the Panel shall be selected primarily on the
basis of their experience and education in financial
management, with consideration given to persons knowledgeable
in education finance. A member of the Panel may not be a board
member or employee of the district for which the Panel is
constituted, nor may a member have a direct financial interest
in that district.
A board may petition the State Superintendent for the
removal, replacement, or reassignment of any member of a Panel.
The State Superintendent shall grant such a petition if a Panel
has been established for the district for at least 3 years or
if the State Superintendent determines that granting the
petition is in the best interests of the district. If the
petition is granted, the State Superintendent shall remove,
replace, or reassign the Panel member within 60 days.
Panel members shall serve without compensation, but may be
reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses incurred in
the performance of their official duties by the State Board.
The amount reimbursed Panel members for their expenses shall be
charged to the school district as part of any emergency
financial assistance and incorporated as a part of the terms
and conditions for repayment of such assistance or shall be
deducted from the district's general State aid as provided in
Section 1B-8.
The first meeting of the Panel shall be held at the call of

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the Chairman. The Panel may elect such other officers as it
deems appropriate. The Panel shall prescribe the times and
places for its meetings and the manner in which regular and
special meetings may be called, and shall comply with the Open
Meetings Act.
Two members of the Panel shall constitute a quorum, and the
affirmative vote of 2 members shall be necessary for any
decision or action to be taken by the Panel.
The Panel and the State Superintendent shall cooperate with
each other in the exercise of their respective powers. The
Panel shall report not later than September 1 annually to the
State Board and the State Superintendent with respect to its
activities and the condition of the school district for the
previous fiscal year.
Any Financial Oversight Panel established under this
Article shall remain in existence for not less than 2 3 years
nor more than 10 years from the date the State Board grants the
petition under Section 1B-4. In addition to the right to
dissolution set forth in Section 1B-5.5 of this Code, if If
after 3 years the school district has repaid all of its
obligations resulting from emergency State financial
assistance provided under this Article and has improved its
financial situation, the board of education may, not more
frequently than once in any 12 month period, petition the State
Board to dissolve the Financial Oversight Panel, terminate the
oversight responsibility, and remove the district's

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certification under Section 1A-8 as a district in financial
difficulty. In acting on such a petition the State Board shall
give additional weight to the recommendations of the State
Superintendent and the Financial Oversight Panel.
(Source: P.A. 88-618, eff. 9-9-94.)
(105 ILCS 5/1B-5.5 new)
Sec. 1B-5.5. Right to dissolution. A Panel established
pursuant to a petition from a board shall be dissolved by the
State Board following the State Board's receipt of a petition
from the board certifying that the following requirements have
been satisfied for at least 2 consecutive fiscal years:
(1) The district has maintained a budget that has been
balanced in accordance with the accounting system and
procedure prescribed by the Panel.
(2) The Panel has approved the financial plan submitted
from the district.
(3) The district has received a clean or unqualified
opinion from the auditor conducting the annual audit
required under this Article.
(4) The State Board has placed the district in its
highest financial category.
Any outstanding obligations that resulted from emergency
State financial assistance provided under this Article must be
repaid by the board prior to or upon the dissolution of the
Panel.

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(105 ILCS 5/1H-20)
Sec. 1H-20. Members of Panel; meetings.
(a) Upon establishment of a Financial Oversight Panel under
Section 1H-15 of this Code, the State Superintendent shall
within 15 working days thereafter appoint 5 members to serve on
a Financial Oversight Panel for the district. Members appointed
to the Panel shall serve at the pleasure of the State
Superintendent. The State Superintendent shall designate one
of the members of the Panel to serve as its Chairperson. In the
event of vacancy or resignation, the State Superintendent
shall, within 10 days after receiving notice, appoint a
successor to serve out that member's term.
(b) Members of the Panel shall be selected primarily on the
basis of their experience and education in financial
management, with consideration given to persons knowledgeable
in education finance. Two members of the Panel shall be
residents of the school district that the Panel serves. A
member of the Panel may not be a member of the district's
school board or an employee of the district nor may a member
have a direct financial interest in the district.
(b-5) A board of education for a district may petition the
State Superintendent for the removal, replacement, or
reassignment of any member of a Panel. The State Superintendent
shall grant such a petition if a Panel has been established for
the district for at least 3 years or if the State

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Superintendent determines that granting the petition is in the
best interests of the district. If the petition is granted, the
State Superintendent shall remove, replace, or reassign the
Panel member within 60 days.
(c) Panel members may be reimbursed by the State Board for
travel and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance
of their official duties. The amount reimbursed members for
their expenses shall be charged to the school district as part
of any emergency financial assistance and incorporated as a
part of the terms and conditions for repayment of the
assistance or shall be deducted from the district's general
State aid as provided in Section 1H-65 of this Code.
(d) With the exception of the chairperson, who shall be
designated as provided in subsection (a) of this Section, the
Panel may elect such officers as it deems appropriate.
(e) The first meeting of the Panel shall be held at the
call of the Chairperson. The Panel shall prescribe the times
and places for its meetings and the manner in which regular and
special meetings may be called and shall comply with the Open
Meetings Act. The Panel shall also comply with the Freedom of
Information Act.
(f) Three members of the Panel shall constitute a quorum. A
majority of members present is required to pass a measure.
(Source: P.A. 97-429, eff. 8-16-11.)
(105 ILCS 5/1H-117 new)

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Sec. 1H-117. Right to dissolution. A Panel established
pursuant to a petition from a board of education shall be
dissolved by the State Board following the State Board's
receipt of a petition from the board of education certifying
that the following requirements have been satisfied for at
least 2 consecutive fiscal years:
(1) the district has maintained a budget that has been
balanced in accordance with the accounting system and
procedure prescribed by the Panel;
(2) the Panel has approved the financial plan submitted
from the district;
(3) the district has received a clean or unqualified
opinion from the auditor conducting the annual audit
required under this Article; and
(4) the State Board has placed the district in its
highest financial category.
Any outstanding obligations must be repaid by the board of
education prior to or upon the dissolution of the Panel.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".