Bill Text: IL HJRCA0029 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposes to amend Section 1 of Article X of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that the amount appropriated to the State Board of Education to provide funding to school districts may not be reduced in a given fiscal year from the previous fiscal year without the concurrence of three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. Effective upon being declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-06 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HJRCA0029 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HJRCA0029-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | this resolution a proposition to amend Section 1 of Article X | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
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10 | ARTICLE X
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11 | EDUCATION
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12 | (ILCON Art. X, Sec. 1)
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13 | SECTION 1. GOAL - FREE SCHOOLS
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14 | A fundamental goal of the People of the State is the | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | educational
development of all persons to the limits of their | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | capacities.
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17 | The State shall provide for an efficient system of high | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | quality
public educational institutions and services. | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Education in public
schools through the secondary level shall | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | be free. There may be such
other free education as the General | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | Assembly provides by law.
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22 | The State has the primary responsibility for financing the | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | system of
public education. Notwithstanding Section 8 of |
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1 | Article IV of this Constitution or any other law to the | ||||||
2 | contrary, the amount appropriated to the State Board of | ||||||
3 | Education to provide funding to school districts may not be | ||||||
4 | reduced in a given fiscal year from the previous fiscal year | ||||||
5 | without the concurrence of three-fifths of the members elected | ||||||
6 | to each house of the General Assembly.
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7 | (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
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8 | SCHEDULE
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9 | This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being | ||||||
10 | declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois | ||||||
11 | Constitutional Amendment Act.
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