SCH CD-CHI-CLOSURE MORATORIUM House SponsorsRep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.-Emanuel Chris Welch-Mary E. Flowers-La Shawn K. Ford, Maria Antonia Berrios, Mike Smiddy, André M. Thapedi, Anthony DeLuca, Sam Yingling, Kelly Burke, Thaddeus Jones, Silvana Tabares, Arthur Turner, Esther Golar, Rita Mayfield, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Monique D. Davis, William Davis, Al Riley, Jerry F. Costello, II, Daniel V. Beiser, Brandon W. Phelps, Donald L. Moffitt, Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr., Charles E. Jefferson, Kenneth Dunkin, Derrick Smith, Jehan A. Gordon-Booth, Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr., Camille Y. Lilly, Elizabeth Hernandez and Greg Harris 12/3/2014HouseSession Sine Die 105 ILCS 5/34-18.43a new Amends 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 2013-2014 school year. Provides that any of these actions that are subsequently appropriate must be carried out no sooner than the end of the 2014-2015 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. 2/26/2013HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. 2/26/2013HouseFirst Reading 2/26/2013HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/6/2013HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch 3/13/2013HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers 3/13/2013HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo 3/13/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 3/28/2013HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris 4/9/2013HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo 12/3/2014HouseSession Sine Die