Bill Text: IL SB2396 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to create a Committee on Mandate Review. Provides that the purpose of the committee is to complete a statewide review of State mandates on school districts. Sets forth the membership of the committee. Contains provisions concerning meetings, administrative support, and reporting. Repeals these provisions on December 31, 2025. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-10 - Referred to Assignments [SB2396 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB2396-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2396 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/2-3.104a new
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to create a Committee on Mandate Review. Provides that the purpose of the committee is to complete a statewide review of State mandates on school districts. Sets forth the membership of the committee. Contains provisions concerning meetings, administrative support, and reporting. Repeals these provisions on December 31, 2025. Effective immediately.
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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 School Code is amended by adding Section
2-3.104a as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.104a new)
Sec. 2-3.104a. Committee on Mandate Review.
(a) In this Section, "school district category" includes
unit school districts, rural school districts, suburban school
districts, and a school district organized under Article 34 of
this Code.
(b) The State Board of Education shall create a Committee
on Mandate Review for the purpose of completing a statewide
review of State mandates on school districts.
(c) The membership of the committee shall include, but is
not limited to, all of the following members:
(1) The State Superintendent of Education or a
designee who shall serve as chairperson.
(2) One member representing a statewide association of
regional superintendents of schools appointed by the
chairperson of the State Board of Education.
(3) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives.

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(4) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of
the House of Representatives.
(5) Two members appointed by the President of the
Senate.
(6) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of
the Senate.
(7) A representative of a school district organized
under Article 34 of this Code appointed by the chairperson
of the State Board of Education.
(8) A representative of a statewide organization
representing individuals who hold professional educator
licenses and are employed by a school district organized
under Article 34 of this Code appointed by the chairperson
of the State Board of Education.
(9) One regional superintendent of schools
representing a suburban school district appointed by the
chairperson of the State Board of Education.
(10) One regional superintendent of schools
representing a rural school district appointed by the
chairperson of the State Board of Education.
(11) One superintendent representing a unit school
district appointed by the chairperson of the State Board
of Education.
(12) One superintendent representing a high school
district appointed by the chairperson of the State Board
of Education.

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(13) One member representing a statewide association
representing school administrators appointed by the
chairperson of the State Board of Education.
(14) One member representing a statewide association
representing principals appointed by the chairperson of
the State Board of Education.
(15) One school business official representing a
school district designated as Tier 1 or Tier 2 under
Section 18-8.15 of this Code appointed by the chairperson
of the State Board of Education.
(16) One school business official representing a
school district designated as Tier 1 or Tier 2 under
Section 18-8.15 of this Code appointed by the chairperson
of the State Board of Education.
(17) One member from an urban area from an
organization representing teachers.
(18) One member from a suburban area from an
organization representing teachers.
(19) One member from a rural area from an organization
representing teachers.
(20) One member from an urban area from an
organization representing students.
(21) One member from a suburban area from an
organization representing students.
(22) One member from a rural area from an organization
representing students.

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(d) The committee shall meet at the call of the
chairperson. Members of the committee shall serve without
compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and
necessary expenses from funds appropriated to the State Board
of Education for that purpose, including travel, subject to
the rules of the appropriate travel control board. The State
Board of Education shall provide administrative and other
support to the committee.
(e) The committee shall report its findings and
recommendations to the State Board of Education and General
Assembly on or before December 1, 2024.
The report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the
following items:
(1) An analysis of the cost to implement a mandate by
each school district category.
(2) An analysis of the amount of staff time and the
number of staff needed to implement the mandate by each
school district category.
(3) An analysis of the resources available for the
consistent implementation of the mandate by each school
district category.
(4) An analysis of the duplication of any mandates
that school districts are required to implement and are
related to a legislative mandate.
(5) A summary of the practices used by school
districts that have been granted waivers of a legislative

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mandate.
(6) An analysis of the waiver and modification
process, including, but not limited to, the role of
regional offices of education.
Upon filing its report, the committee is dissolved.
(f) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2025.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.