SCH CD-CHI-SCHOOL CLOSING
Summary
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. With regard to a proposed school closure, requires the chief executive officer to publish on the school district's website a full financial report on the closure that includes an analysis of the closure's costs and benefits to the district. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Provides that the chief executive officer must post the full financial report on a school closure on the school district's website 8 months after he or she publishes notice of the proposed school closure (rather than at the time he or she publishes notice of the proposed school closure). Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Apr 10, 2019
Signed Jul 26, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2019 · House Apr 10, 2019
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 48
May 21, 2019
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jul 26, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 011-000-000
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Apr 12, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 10, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-0-5)
house
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School; 008-000-000
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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