103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4622 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Local School District Mandate Note Act. Provides that, every bill that imposes or could impose a mandate on local school districts, upon the request of any member, shall have prepared for it, before second reading in the house of introduction, a brief explanatory statement or note that shall include a reliable estimate of the anticipated fiscal and operational impact of those mandates on local school districts. Provides that the sponsor of each bill for which a request has been made shall present a copy of the bill with the request for a local school district mandate note to the State Board of Education. Provides that the State Board of Education shall prepare and submit the note to the sponsor of the bill within 5 calendar days, except as specified. Sets forth provisions concerning the requisites and contents of the note; comments or opinions included in the note; and the appearance of State officials and employees in support or opposition of measure. LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4622 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Local School District Mandate Note Act. Provides that, every bill that imposes or could impose a mandate on local school districts, upon the request of any member, shall have prepared for it, before second reading in the house of introduction, a brief explanatory statement or note that shall include a reliable estimate of the anticipated fiscal and operational impact of those mandates on local school districts. Provides that the sponsor of each bill for which a request has been made shall present a copy of the bill with the request for a local school district mandate note to the State Board of Education. Provides that the State Board of Education shall prepare and submit the note to the sponsor of the bill within 5 calendar days, except as specified. Sets forth provisions concerning the requisites and contents of the note; comments or opinions included in the note; and the appearance of State officials and employees in support or opposition of measure. LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4622 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act New Act Creates the Local School District Mandate Note Act. Provides that, every bill that imposes or could impose a mandate on local school districts, upon the request of any member, shall have prepared for it, before second reading in the house of introduction, a brief explanatory statement or note that shall include a reliable estimate of the anticipated fiscal and operational impact of those mandates on local school districts. Provides that the sponsor of each bill for which a request has been made shall present a copy of the bill with the request for a local school district mandate note to the State Board of Education. Provides that the State Board of Education shall prepare and submit the note to the sponsor of the bill within 5 calendar days, except as specified. Sets forth provisions concerning the requisites and contents of the note; comments or opinions included in the note; and the appearance of State officials and employees in support or opposition of measure. LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b A BILL FOR HB4622LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b HB4622 LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b HB4622 LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b 1 AN ACT concerning State government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Local 5 School District Mandate Note Act. 6 Section 5. Local school district mandate note. Every bill 7 that imposes or could impose a mandate on local school 8 districts, upon the request of any member, shall have prepared 9 for it, before second reading in the house of introduction, a 10 brief explanatory statement or note that shall include a 11 reliable estimate of the anticipated fiscal and operational 12 impact of those mandates on local school districts. 13 Section 10. Preparation. The sponsor of each bill for 14 which a request under Section 5 has been made shall present a 15 copy of the bill with the request for a local school district 16 mandate note to the State Board of Education. The State Board 17 of Education shall prepare and submit the note to the sponsor 18 of the bill within 5 calendar days, except that whenever, 19 because of the complexity of the measure, additional time is 20 required for the preparation of the note, the State Board of 21 Education may inform the sponsor of the bill, and the sponsor 22 may approve an extension of the time within which the note is 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4622 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act New Act Creates the Local School District Mandate Note Act. Provides that, every bill that imposes or could impose a mandate on local school districts, upon the request of any member, shall have prepared for it, before second reading in the house of introduction, a brief explanatory statement or note that shall include a reliable estimate of the anticipated fiscal and operational impact of those mandates on local school districts. Provides that the sponsor of each bill for which a request has been made shall present a copy of the bill with the request for a local school district mandate note to the State Board of Education. Provides that the State Board of Education shall prepare and submit the note to the sponsor of the bill within 5 calendar days, except as specified. Sets forth provisions concerning the requisites and contents of the note; comments or opinions included in the note; and the appearance of State officials and employees in support or opposition of measure. LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b A BILL FOR New Act LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b HB4622 LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b HB4622- 2 -LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b HB4622 - 2 - LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b HB4622 - 2 - LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b 1 to be submitted, not to extend, however, beyond June 15, 2 following the date of the request. If, in the opinion of the 3 State Board of Education, there is insufficient information to 4 prepare a reliable estimate of the anticipated impact, a 5 statement to that effect can be filed and shall meet the 6 requirements of this Act. 7 Section 15. Requisites and contents. The note shall be 8 factual, brief, and concise and it shall include the immediate 9 effect and, if determinable or reasonably foreseeable, the 10 long term effect of the measure on local school districts. If, 11 after careful investigation, it is determined that an effect 12 is not ascertainable, the note shall contain a statement to 13 that effect, setting forth the reasons why no ascertainable 14 effect can be given. 15 Section 20. Comment or opinion; technical or mechanical 16 defects. No comment or opinion shall be included in the note 17 with regard to the merits of the measure for which the note is 18 prepared; however, technical or mechanical defects may be 19 noted. 20 Section 25. Appearance of State officials and employees in 21 support or opposition of measure. The fact that a local school 22 district mandate note is prepared for any bill shall not 23 preclude or restrict the appearance before any committee of HB4622 - 2 - LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b HB4622- 3 -LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b HB4622 - 3 - LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b HB4622 - 3 - LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b HB4622 - 3 - LRB103 38478 SPS 68614 b