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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2311   </title>
<shortdesc>SCHOOL SAFE ROUTES PROGRAM</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Susan Garrett-Jeffrey M. Schoenberg-Michael W. Frerichs</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>House Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Rep. Jay C. Hoffman)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Creates the Transportation Enhancements and Safe Routes to School Transparency Act. Establishes grants review committees, appointed by the Secretary of Transportation, to evaluate, score, and rank all applications for funding under the federal Transportation Enhancements Program and the Safe Routes to School Program. Sets forth the grants review process. Provides that application evaluation, scoring, and ranking decisions of the committees are binding upon the Department of Transportation. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Provides that the members of the grant review committees shall be appointed for a 4-year term.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/14/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2008</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 11, 2008</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>4/2/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to  State Government and Veterans Affairs</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Recalled to Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Garrett</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2008</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Arrived in House</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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