SCH CD-TRANS-COTERMINOUS DIST House SponsorsRep. Ron Sandack and Linda Chapa LaVia Senate Sponsors(Sen. Kwame Raoul-Karen McConnaughay) 8/15/2014HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0907 105 ILCS 5/29-20 new Amends the Transportation Article of the School Code. Provides that any 2 or more school districts that share the same boundaries may combine transportation activities to achieve savings to these school districts as well as this State. Provides that for any school districts electing to combine such transportation, the State Board of Education shall reimburse the school districts in an amount in addition to any other transportation reimbursement or other moneys owed to the school districts. Sets forth provisions concerning calculating the reimbursement, dividing the reimbursement, entering into contracts, and applying for reimbursement. Effective July 1, 2014.House Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Transportation Article of the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to study shared services contracts in current student transportation in this State, as well as the opportunity for increased savings for future shared services contracts, and report its findings to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2015. Requires the study to look at school districts that have entered into shared services contracts for student transportation and to examine school districts with shared boundaries and apply examples of savings that a school district could save if it entered into a shared services contract. Provides that the State Board need not examine school districts on a statewide basis, but may use individual representative examples in completing this study. Repeals these provisions on January 1, 2016. Effective immediately. 2/4/2014HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Ron Sandack 2/4/2014HouseFirst Reading 2/4/2014HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/27/2014HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee 3/21/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ron Sandack 3/21/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/24/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee 3/25/2014HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 3/25/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ron Sandack 3/25/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 3/25/2014HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 014-000-000 3/25/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 3/25/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 3/25/2014HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/3/2014HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ron Sandack 4/3/2014HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee 4/7/2014HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee 4/8/2014HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 014-000-000 4/9/2014HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/9/2014HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted 4/9/2014HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/10/2014HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000 4/11/2014SenateArrive in Senate 4/11/2014SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/11/2014SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul 4/11/2014SenateFirst Reading 4/11/2014SenateReferred to Assignments 4/23/2014SenateAssigned to Education 4/29/2014SenateDo Pass Education; 012-000-000 4/29/2014SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2014 4/30/2014SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay 5/8/2014SenateSecond Reading 5/8/2014SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2014 5/21/2014SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 5/21/2014HousePassed Both Houses 6/19/2014HouseSent to the Governor 8/15/2014HouseGovernor Approved 8/15/2014HouseEffective Date August 15, 2014 8/15/2014HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0907