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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 857    </title>
<shortdesc>EDUCATION-TECH</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.-Emil Jones, Jr.-David Luechtefeld</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>House Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Rep. Dan Reitz-Wyvetter H. Younge)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>6/27/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0952</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>105 ILCS 5/34-12</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 122, par. 34-12</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Chicago school district.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Deletes reference to:</reftype><reference>105 ILCS 5/34-12</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reftype>Adds reference to:</reftype><reference>105 ILCS 5/19-1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 122, par. 19-1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. In a Section concerning the debt limitations of school districts, provides that bonds issued by a community consolidated school district maintaining grades K through 8 shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory limitation and may be issued (subject to referendum) in an amount or amounts, including existing indebtedness, in excess of any heretofore or hereafter imposed statutory limitation as to indebtedness, if, among other conditions, (i) residential and farm property comprises more than 80% of the equalized assessed valuation of the district for each of the 4 most recent years, (ii) the bond proceeds are to be used to acquire and improve school sites and build and equip a school building, (iii) the school sites and building additions are needed because of an increase in enrollment, and (iv) the principal amount of the bonds, including existing indebtedness, does not exceed 20% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property in the district. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/18/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Education</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Education;  007-004-000</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 15, 2005</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005</action>
<statusdate>7/1/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>11/4/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to January 9, 2007</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Approved for Consideration Rules</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2006</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to  Education</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education;  007-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Luechtefeld</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Recalled to Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Clayborne</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Arrived in House</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 7, 2006</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 13, 2006</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Elementary &amp; Secondary Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/13/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 30, 2006</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary &amp; Secondary Education Committee;  012-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/25/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 060-042-000</action>
<statusdate>4/25/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>6/27/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Governor Approved</action>
<statusdate>6/27/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Effective Date June 27, 2006</action>
<statusdate>6/27/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0952</action>
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