EDUCATION-TECH Senate SponsorsSen. Andy Manar-Michael Noland-Jacqueline Y. Collins, Heather A. Steans, Martin A. Sandoval-Kimberly A. Lightford-Terry Link, Steve Stadelman, Donne E. Trotter, William Delgado and Patricia Van Pelt House Sponsors(Rep. Christian L. Mitchell-Elizabeth Hernandez-Jehan Gordon-Booth-Avery Bourne, Carol Ammons, Sue Scherer, Cynthia Soto, Anthony DeLuca, Silvana Tabares, Linda Chapa LaVia, Litesa E. Wallace, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Sonya M. Harper, Rita Mayfield, Pamela Reaves-Harris, Brandon W. Phelps, Arthur Turner, Kelly M. Cassidy, Ann M. Williams, Robert Martwick, Jaime M. Andrade, Jr., Luis Arroyo, Barbara Flynn Currie, La Shawn K. Ford, André Thapedi and Sara Feigenholtz) 1/10/2017SenateSession Sine Die 115 ILCS 5/20from Ch. 48, par. 1720Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Act.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:115 ILCS 5/20Adds reference to:20 ILCS 620/7from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 100730 ILCS 105/13.2from Ch. 127, par. 149.235 ILCS 200/18-20035 ILCS 200/18-24940 ILCS 5/16-158from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-15840 ILCS 5/17-127from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-12740 ILCS 15/1.150 ILCS 470/3355 ILCS 85/7from Ch. 34, par. 700755 ILCS 90/50from Ch. 34, par. 805065 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3from Ch. 24, par. 11-74.4-365 ILCS 5/11-74.4-8from Ch. 24, par. 11-74.4-865 ILCS 5/11-74.6-3565 ILCS 110/50105 ILCS 5/1A-8from Ch. 122, par. 1A-8105 ILCS 5/1B-5from Ch. 122, par. 1B-5105 ILCS 5/1B-6from Ch. 122, par. 1B-6105 ILCS 5/1B-7from Ch. 122, par. 1B-7105 ILCS 5/1B-8from Ch. 122, par. 1B-8105 ILCS 5/1C-1105 ILCS 5/1C-2105 ILCS 5/1D-1105 ILCS 5/1E-20105 ILCS 5/1F-20105 ILCS 5/1F-62105 ILCS 5/1H-20105 ILCS 5/1H-70105 ILCS 5/2-3.28from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.28105 ILCS 5/2-3.33from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.33105 ILCS 5/2-3.51.5105 ILCS 5/2-3.66from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.66105 ILCS 5/2-3.66b105 ILCS 5/2-3.84from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.84105 ILCS 5/2-3.109a105 ILCS 5/3-14.21from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.21105 ILCS 5/7-14Afrom Ch. 122, par. 7-14A105 ILCS 5/10-17afrom Ch. 122, par. 10-17a105 ILCS 5/10-19from Ch. 122, par. 10-19105 ILCS 5/10-22.5afrom Ch. 122, par. 10-22.5a105 ILCS 5/10-22.20from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.20105 ILCS 5/10-29105 ILCS 5/11E-135105 ILCS 5/13A-8105 ILCS 5/13B-20.20105 ILCS 5/13B-45105 ILCS 5/13B-50105 ILCS 5/13B-50.10105 ILCS 5/13B-50.15105 ILCS 5/14-7.02from Ch. 122, par. 14-7.02105 ILCS 5/14-7.02b105 ILCS 5/14-7.03from Ch. 122, par. 14-7.03105 ILCS 5/14-13.01from Ch. 122, par. 14-13.01105 ILCS 5/14C-1from Ch. 122, par. 14C-1105 ILCS 5/14C-12from Ch. 122, par. 14C-12105 ILCS 5/17-1from Ch. 122, par. 17-1105 ILCS 5/17-1.2105 ILCS 5/17-1.5105 ILCS 5/17-2.11from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.11105 ILCS 5/17-2Afrom Ch. 122, par. 17-2A105 ILCS 5/17-3.6 new105 ILCS 5/18-4.3from Ch. 122, par. 18-4.3105 ILCS 5/18-8.05105 ILCS 5/18-8.10105 ILCS 5/18-8.15 new105 ILCS 5/18-9from Ch. 122, par. 18-9105 ILCS 5/18-12from Ch. 122, par. 18-12105 ILCS 5/26-16105 ILCS 5/27-8.1from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1105 ILCS 5/27A-9105 ILCS 5/27A-11105 ILCS 5/29-5from Ch. 122, par. 29-5105 ILCS 5/34-2.3from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3105 ILCS 5/34-8.4105 ILCS 5/34-18from Ch. 122, par. 34-18105 ILCS 5/34-18.30105 ILCS 5/34-43.1from Ch. 122, par. 34-43.1105 ILCS 5/34-53from Ch. 122, par. 34-53105 ILCS 70/25305 ILCS 5/5-16.4Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Better Funding for Better Schools Act. Amends the Economic Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act, State Finance Act, Property Tax Code, Illinois Pension Code, State Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act, Innovation Development and Economy Act, County Economic Development Project Area Property Tax Allocation Act, County Economic Development Project Area Tax Increment Allocation Act of 1991, Illinois Municipal Code, Economic Development Project Area Tax Increment Allocation Act of 1995, School Code, Educational Opportunity for Military Children Act, and Illinois Public Aid Code. Sets forth provisions concerning the basis for apportionment of primary State financial aid to the common schools for the 2016-2017 and subsequent school years. Makes changes concerning pensions, block grants, a system for accounting for revenues and expenditures, school district report cards, special education, transitional bilingual education, the transfer of moneys, tax levies, summer school grants, and transportation, and makes other related changes. Effective immediately.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Includes laboratory and alternative schools in the definition of "Hold Harmless State Funding". Defines "Residential Boarding School Program". In provisions concerning supplemental grants, provides that provisions concerning the calculation of operating tax rates by the State Board of Education become operative in the 2018-2019 school year and decreases various thresholds for receiving supplemental adequacy grants. Provides for hold harmless State funding for laboratory and alternative schools in school years 2016-2017 through 2019-2020. Adds provisions concerning an average daily attendance count adjustment for a residential boarding school within certain school districts. Makes other changes.Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Makes changes concerning the primary State aid provisions. With respect to additional weights, changes certain references from "statewide average percentage" to "statewide weighted-average percentage". With respect to available local resources per pupil, removes the language providing that the calculation of available local resources for the Chicago school district shall exclude up to $250,000,000 of any amounts actually paid by the board of education into a Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund. 1/28/2015SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton 1/28/2015SenateFirst Reading 1/28/2015SenateReferred to Assignments 3/18/2015SenateAssigned to Executive 3/26/2015SenateDo Pass Executive; 016-000-000 3/26/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015 4/15/2015SenateSecond Reading 4/15/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015 4/21/2015SenateRe-referred to Assignments 4/5/2016SenateApproved for Consideration Assignments 4/5/2016SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 6, 2016 4/6/2016SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Andy Manar 4/6/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar 4/6/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/6/2016SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland 4/11/2016SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 4/11/2016SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans 4/12/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive 4/12/2016SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval 4/14/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 010-001-006 4/20/2016SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 4/21/2016SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link 4/22/2016SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 13, 2016 5/3/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar 5/3/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 5/3/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive 5/3/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-002-004 5/4/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar 5/4/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments 5/4/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments 5/10/2016SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman 5/10/2016SenateRecalled to Second Reading 5/10/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Manar 5/10/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Manar 5/10/2016SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Manar 5/10/2016SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 5/10/2016SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter 5/10/2016SenateThird Reading - Passed; 031-021-003 5/11/2016HouseArrived in House 5/11/2016HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell 5/11/2016HouseFirst Reading 5/11/2016HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/12/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons 5/16/2016HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 5/16/2016HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2016 5/17/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer 5/17/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto 5/17/2016HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 5/18/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca 5/18/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares 5/18/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 5/18/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace 5/18/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. 5/18/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper 5/18/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield 5/18/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Pamela Reaves-Harris 5/18/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps 5/18/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne 5/18/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner 5/18/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy 5/19/2016HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth 5/19/2016HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne 5/19/2016HouseAlternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Avery Bourne 5/20/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams 5/20/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick 5/23/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. 5/23/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo 5/23/2016SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado 5/25/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 5/26/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 5/26/2016SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt 5/27/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi 5/27/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz 5/27/2016HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2016 5/27/2016HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit 5/27/2016HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 5/30/2016HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee 5/31/2016HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2016 6/30/2016HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 6/30/2016HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/10/2017SenateSession Sine Die