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HB2012 Engrossed |
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LRB094 02841 NHT 32842 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
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| 34-18.33 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/34-18.33 new) |
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| Sec. 34-18.33. Closure of school. Prior to the board voting |
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| to close any school in the district, the board shall announce |
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| its intention to do so at least 6 months prior to the vote. |
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| Before the vote, the board shall conduct 3 public hearings, |
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| each in a separate location, at times and places determined by |
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| the board. The time of place of each hearing must be chosen to |
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| ensure maximum participation within the school's local |
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| attendance area. |
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| If a preponderance of the testimony at the hearings is in |
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| opposition to the closure, the board and any parties opposing |
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| the closure must submit to federal mediation. A mediator from |
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| the National Mediation Board shall be appointed to work with |
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| the board and the opposing parties to determine whether the |
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| school should be closed. |
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| If there is no resolution within 60 days after submitting |
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| to mediation, the board may not close the school until the |
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| question of closing the school has been submitted to the |
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| electors of the school's local attendance area at a regular |
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| election and approved by a majority of the electors voting on |
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| the question. The board must certify the question to the proper |
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| election authority, which must submit the question at an |
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| election in accordance with the Election Code. The election |
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| authority must submit the question in substantially the |
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| following form:
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| Shall the Chicago Board of Education be authorized to close |