SCH CD-CHI-CLOSURE MORATORIUM Senate SponsorsSen. Iris Y. Martinez-Jacqueline Y. Collins-Annazette R. Collins-Mattie Hunter-William Delgado, Kimberly A. Lightford, Emil Jones, III, Kwame Raoul and Michael Noland 1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die 105 ILCS 5/34-18.43a newAmends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that there shall be a moratorium on school closings, consolidations, and phase-outs in the school district in the 2012-2013 school year. Provides that any of these actions that are subsequently appropriate must be carried out no sooner than the end of the 2013-2014 school year, subject to any new set of requirements adopted by the General Assembly. During this moratorium period, requires the district to establish polices that address and remedy the academic performance of schools in which Illinois Standards Achievement Test scores reflect students performing at or below 75%. Requires these policies to establish clear criteria or processes for establishing criteria for making school facility decisions and include clear criteria for setting priorities with respect to school openings, school closings, school consolidations, school turnarounds, school phase-outs, school construction, school repairs, school modernizations, school boundary changes, and other related school facility decisions, including the encouragement of multiple community uses for school space. Effective immediately. 2/1/2012SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 2/1/2012SenateFirst Reading 2/1/2012SenateReferred to Assignments 2/7/2012SenateAssigned to Education 2/7/2012SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 2/22/2012SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Annazette R. Collins 2/22/2012SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 2/22/2012SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado 2/22/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 2/22/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 2/23/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education 2/24/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education 2/24/2012SenatePostponed - Education 2/27/2012SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 2/29/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Education 2/29/2012SenateHeld in Education 2/29/2012SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III 3/7/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education 3/7/2012SenatePostponed - Education 3/9/2012SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 30, 2012 3/21/2012SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul 3/22/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education 3/22/2012SenatePostponed - Education 3/27/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education 3/27/2012SenatePostponed - Education 3/30/2012SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As April 26, 2012 4/18/2012SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland 4/26/2012SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 11, 2012 5/11/2012SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2012 5/25/2012SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 5/25/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die