Bill Text: IL SB1896 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Community College Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning territory not included in a community college district.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-20 - Referred to Assignments [SB1896 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB1896-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 SB1896 Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Pat McGuire SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 805/3-1 from Ch. 122, par. 103-1
Amends the Public Community College Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning territory not included in a community college district.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by
changing Section 3-1 as follows:
(110 ILCS 805/3-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-1)
Sec. 3-1. Any contiguous and and compact territory, no part
of which is included within any community college district,
unless all of such district is included which has an equalized
assessed valuation of not less than $150,000,000 and contains a
population of not less than 60,000 persons may be organized
into a community college district within the State system.
For the purpose of this section and Sections 6-5.3, 6-5.5,
and 6-6.1 any territory which is completely surrounded by a
community college district governed by the provisions of
Article 7 of this Act, shall be considered contiguous to any
territory beyond the boundaries of such community college
district governed by the provisions of Article 7, the closest
boundary of which is not more than 5 miles from the boundary of
such territory so surrounded. Any territory which comprises a
special charter school district and which is completely
surrounded by a non-district territory shall be considered
contiguous to any community college district beyond the

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boundaries of such non-district territory, the closest
boundary of which is not more than 20 miles from the boundary
of such territory so surrounded. The contiguity of such
territory shall not be affected by any subsequent change in the
status of the surrounding non-district territory, including
the inclusion of such non-district territory in a community
college district other than the district to which the original
territory was annexed.
A petition signed by at least 500 or more voters residing
in the territory described in the petition shall be filed with
the State Board. The petition shall:
(1) Request the calling of an election for the purpose of
voting for or against the establishment of a community college
district.
(2) Describe the territory comprising the proposed
district.
(3) Describe the extent to which educational programs will
be provided by contract with existing public or private
educational institutions.
(4) Set forth the maximum tax rates for educational
purposes and for operations and maintenance of facilities
purposes. The proposed district shall be authorized to levy
rates which shall not exceed .75 per cent of the value, as
equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, for
educational purposes, and .1 per cent for operations and
maintenance of facilities purposes.

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(Source: P.A. 85-1335.)