SCH CD-PROGRAMS-EFFICIENCY Senate SponsorsSen. Susan Garrett House Sponsors(Rep. Roger L. Eddy-Pam Roth-Linda Chapa LaVia-Robert W. Pritchard-Keith Farnham, Sandy Cole, Jack D. Franks, Carol A. Sente and Sidney H. Mathias) 8/12/2011SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0357 105 ILCS 5/34-1from Ch. 122, par. 34-1Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the application of the Article and definitions.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:105 ILCS 5/34-1Adds reference to:105 ILCS 5/2-3.62from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.62105 ILCS 5/3-1from Ch. 122, par. 3-1105 ILCS 5/3-1.1from Ch. 122, par. 3-1.1105 ILCS 5/3-2from Ch. 122, par. 3-2105 ILCS 5/3-2.5105 ILCS 5/3-6from Ch. 122, par. 3-6105 ILCS 5/3-15.6from Ch. 122, par. 3-15.6105 ILCS 5/3-15.8from Ch. 122, par. 3-15.8105 ILCS 5/3-15.14from Ch. 122, par. 3-15.14105 ILCS 5/3A-4from Ch. 122, par. 3A-4105 ILCS 5/3A-5from Ch. 122, par. 3A-5105 ILCS 5/3A-6from Ch. 122, par. 3A-6105 ILCS 5/17-1.10 new30 ILCS 105/5.786 newReplaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall appoint an executive director for each educational service center serving that portion of a Class II county school unit outside of a city of 500,000 or more inhabitants. Provides that the State Board of Education shall appoint a regional superintendent of schools in every educational service region, except those having a population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants. Provides that the executive directors and regional superintendents of schools shall serve under a performance-based contract, and provides criteria for the contract. Makes conforming changes in provisions concerning elections and salaries. Requires the regional superintendent to develop proposed joint educational or operational programs and solicit school district participation in the programs. Provides that the State Board of Education may direct the consolidation of educational service regions for specified purposes. Makes changes in provisions concerning financial reports, employees, and reports to the State Board of Education. Requires the State Board of Education to establish criteria and metrics for determining the fiscal efficiency of school districts and for identifying districts that are fiscally inefficient and highly fiscally inefficient. Provides that, for school districts determined by a regional superintendent or executive director of an educational service center to be fiscally inefficient, the regional superintendent or executive director and school district shall jointly prepare a plan that addresses and considers actions that may improve the district's fiscal efficiency. Requires the State Board of Education to establish (i) sanctions for fiscally inefficient districts that fail to adopt or make adequate progress on implementing a plan to improve fiscal efficiency and (ii) incentives for highly fiscally efficient school districts. Provides that the State Board of Education is authorized to administer a Fiscal Efficiency Revolving Loan Program from funds appropriated from the Fiscal Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund for the purpose of financing cooperative educational or operational programs that improve fiscal efficiency. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fiscal Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund as a special fund in the State treasury.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to:105 ILCS 5/2-3.62from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.62105 ILCS 5/3-1from Ch. 122, par. 3-1105 ILCS 5/3-1.1from Ch. 122, par. 3-1.1105 ILCS 5/3-2from Ch. 122, par. 3-2105 ILCS 5/3-2.5105 ILCS 5/3-6from Ch. 122, par. 3-6105 ILCS 5/3-15.6from Ch. 122, par. 3-15.6105 ILCS 5/3-15.8from Ch. 122, par. 3-15.8105 ILCS 5/3A-4from Ch. 122, par. 3A-4105 ILCS 5/3A-5from Ch. 122, par. 3A-5105 ILCS 5/3A-6from Ch. 122, par. 3A-6105 ILCS 5/17-1.10 new30 ILCS 105/5.786 newAdds reference to:105 ILCS 5/3-15.14a new105 ILCS 5/17-1.1 newDeletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Allows a regional superintendent of schools to administer and direct a cooperative or joint operational program or project if 2 or more school districts request and authorize him or her to provide and administer these services. Provides that each regional superintendent of schools is encouraged to offer school districts the opportunity to share in joint educational or operational programs and to urge school districts to participate in such programs when the school district determines that such participation is fiscally prudent. Allows the regional superintendent of schools, at the request of a school district, to present to the school district possible services and functions that multiple schools may share or consolidate. Provides that such services and functions may include, but are not limited to, bidding and purchasing, office functions such as payroll and accounting, information technology, professional development, grant writing, food service management, or administrative positions. Provides that regional superintendents of schools may share best financial practices with school districts that are exploring new methods to become more financially efficient. Requires a school district to annually complete a report developed by the State Board of Education that summarizes district attempts to improve fiscal efficiency through shared services or outsourcing in the prior fiscal year; sets forth report requirements. Provides that, based on data supplied by school districts through the annual financial report, regional superintendents of schools shall annually publish a regional report summarizing district attempts to improve fiscal efficiency through shared services or outsourcing within the educational service region; sets forth report requirements. Provides that for school districts required to develop and submit to the State Board of Education a deficit reduction plan, the regional superintendent of schools and the school district shall jointly prepare a shared services and outsourcing plan that considers actions that may improve the district's fiscal efficiency and how future savings associated with shared services or outsourcing are to be utilized. 2/10/2011SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett 2/10/2011SenateFirst Reading 2/10/2011SenateReferred to Assignments 3/9/2011SenateAssigned to Education 3/14/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett 3/14/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/14/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education 3/15/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/15/2011SenateDo Pass as Amended Education; 006-004-000 3/15/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2011 4/6/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett 4/6/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 4/7/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education 4/11/2011SenateSecond Reading 4/11/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2011 4/12/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000 4/14/2011SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/14/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Garrett 4/14/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/14/2011SenateThird Reading - Passed; 050-002-000 4/15/2011HouseArrived in House 4/15/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/15/2011HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy 4/15/2011HouseFirst Reading 4/15/2011HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/25/2011HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee 4/27/2011HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Pam Roth 5/4/2011HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 015-000-000 5/4/2011HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/5/2011HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 5/5/2011HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard 5/5/2011HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham 5/10/2011HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/10/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/16/2011HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole 5/16/2011HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000 5/16/2011SenatePassed Both Houses 5/16/2011HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks 5/16/2011HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente 5/16/2011HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 6/14/2011SenateSent to the Governor 8/12/2011SenateGovernor Approved 8/12/2011SenateEffective Date January 1, 2012 8/12/2011SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0357