SCH CD-EDUC SUPPORT PERSONNEL House SponsorsRep. Brandon W. Phelps-Lisa M. Dugan-Al Riley-Monique D. Davis, Robert Rita and Patrick J Verschoore Senate Sponsors(Sen. Deanna Demuzio and Randall M. Hultgren-John M. Sullivan-Michael Noland) 8/14/2007HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0148 105 ILCS 5/10-23.5from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.530 ILCS 805/8.31 new Amends the School Code. Provides that if a new school district is formed through the consolidation of pre-existing school districts or a school district is annexed to another school district, then the educational support personnel of the pre-existing school districts or of the annexed school district must be transferred to and shall become employees of the new or annexing district, as the case may be, and these employees must be credited with the length of their continuous service that they held prior to their transfer. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.House Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to:105 ILCS 5/10-22.22bfrom Ch. 122, par. 10-22.22b105 ILCS 5/11E-110Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. With respect to the deactivation of school facilities, sets forth how the positions at the school facilities being deactivated that are held by educational support personnel employees at the time of the deactivation are to be transferred to the control of the board or boards that will be receiving the district's students. With respect to the formation of a new school district or districts, a school district or districts that annex all of the territory of one or more entire other school districts, or a school district receiving students from a deactivated school facility, provides that lists of the educational support personnel employed in the individual districts for the school year immediately prior to the effective date of the new district or districts, annexation, or deactivation shall be combined for the districts forming the new district or districts, for the annexed and annexing districts, or for the deactivating and receiving districts, as the case may be. Provides that if there are more full-time educational support personnel employees on the combined list than there are available positions in the new, annexing, or receiving school district, then the employing school board shall first remove or dismiss those educational support personnel employees with the shorter length of continuing service within the respective category of position, and the employment and position of each educational support personnel employee on the combined list not so removed or dismissed shall be transferred to the new, annexing, or receiving school board. With respect to a school district conversion or multi-unit conversion, sets forth how the positions held by educational support personnel employees are to be transferred. Makes other related changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. 2/23/2007HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps 2/23/2007HouseFirst Reading 2/23/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/27/2007HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee 3/6/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan 3/20/2007HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-003-002 3/20/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/27/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/27/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/19/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps 4/19/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 4/23/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 4/24/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley 4/24/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis 4/24/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita 4/25/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore 4/26/2007HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate 4/26/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote 4/26/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/27/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-004-000 5/1/2007SenateArrive in Senate 5/1/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 5/1/2007SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio 5/1/2007SenateFirst Reading 5/1/2007SenateReferred to Rules 5/2/2007SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren 5/2/2007SenateAssigned to Education 5/10/2007SenateDo Pass Education; 007-002-000 5/10/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007 5/15/2007SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan 5/15/2007SenateSecond Reading 5/15/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007 5/16/2007SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland 5/17/2007SenateThird Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 5/17/2007HousePassed Both Houses 6/15/2007HouseSent to the Governor 8/14/2007HouseGovernor Approved 8/14/2007HouseEffective Date August 14, 2007 8/14/2007HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0148