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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1561         </title>
<shortdesc>SCH CONSTRUCTION-GRANT INDEX</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Andy Manar</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>House Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Rep. Chad Hays)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 230/5-5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the School Construction Law. Provides that for school districts that have consolidated or approved a cooperative high school within a prior fiscal year, the grant index shall be calculated for each of those school districts that form the new school district or cooperative high school. Provides that whichever grant index is the highest shall be used as the grant index for the newly consolidated school district or approved cooperative high school. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/20/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Education</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Education;  013-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2015</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2015</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Arrived in House</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief House Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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