103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2396 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.104a new Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to create a Committee on Mandate Review. Provides that the purpose of the committee is to complete a statewide review of State mandates on school districts. Sets forth the membership of the committee. Contains provisions concerning meetings, administrative support, and reporting. Repeals these provisions on December 31, 2025. Effective immediately. LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2396 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.104a new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.104a new Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to create a Committee on Mandate Review. Provides that the purpose of the committee is to complete a statewide review of State mandates on school districts. Sets forth the membership of the committee. Contains provisions concerning meetings, administrative support, and reporting. Repeals these provisions on December 31, 2025. Effective immediately. LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2396 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.104a new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.104a new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.104a new Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to create a Committee on Mandate Review. Provides that the purpose of the committee is to complete a statewide review of State mandates on school districts. Sets forth the membership of the committee. Contains provisions concerning meetings, administrative support, and reporting. Repeals these provisions on December 31, 2025. Effective immediately. LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b A BILL FOR SB2396LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b SB2396 LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b SB2396 LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section 5 2-3.104a as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.104a new) 7 Sec. 2-3.104a. Committee on Mandate Review. 8 (a) In this Section, "school district category" includes 9 unit school districts, rural school districts, suburban school 10 districts, and a school district organized under Article 34 of 11 this Code. 12 (b) The State Board of Education shall create a Committee 13 on Mandate Review for the purpose of completing a statewide 14 review of State mandates on school districts. 15 (c) The membership of the committee shall include, but is 16 not limited to, all of the following members: 17 (1) The State Superintendent of Education or a 18 designee who shall serve as chairperson. 19 (2) One member representing a statewide association of 20 regional superintendents of schools appointed by the 21 chairperson of the State Board of Education. 22 (3) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House 23 of Representatives. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2396 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.104a new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.104a new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.104a new Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to create a Committee on Mandate Review. Provides that the purpose of the committee is to complete a statewide review of State mandates on school districts. Sets forth the membership of the committee. Contains provisions concerning meetings, administrative support, and reporting. Repeals these provisions on December 31, 2025. Effective immediately. LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b A BILL FOR 105 ILCS 5/2-3.104a new LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b SB2396 LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b SB2396- 2 -LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b SB2396 - 2 - LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b SB2396 - 2 - LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b 1 (4) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of 2 the House of Representatives. 3 (5) Two members appointed by the President of the 4 Senate. 5 (6) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of 6 the Senate. 7 (7) A representative of a school district organized 8 under Article 34 of this Code appointed by the chairperson 9 of the State Board of Education. 10 (8) A representative of a statewide organization 11 representing individuals who hold professional educator 12 licenses and are employed by a school district organized 13 under Article 34 of this Code appointed by the chairperson 14 of the State Board of Education. 15 (9) One regional superintendent of schools 16 representing a suburban school district appointed by the 17 chairperson of the State Board of Education. 18 (10) One regional superintendent of schools 19 representing a rural school district appointed by the 20 chairperson of the State Board of Education. 21 (11) One superintendent representing a unit school 22 district appointed by the chairperson of the State Board 23 of Education. 24 (12) One superintendent representing a high school 25 district appointed by the chairperson of the State Board 26 of Education. SB2396 - 2 - LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b SB2396- 3 -LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b SB2396 - 3 - LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b SB2396 - 3 - LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b 1 (13) One member representing a statewide association 2 representing school administrators appointed by the 3 chairperson of the State Board of Education. 4 (14) One member representing a statewide association 5 representing principals appointed by the chairperson of 6 the State Board of Education. 7 (15) One school business official representing a 8 school district designated as Tier 1 or Tier 2 under 9 Section 18-8.15 of this Code appointed by the chairperson 10 of the State Board of Education. 11 (16) One school business official representing a 12 school district designated as Tier 1 or Tier 2 under 13 Section 18-8.15 of this Code appointed by the chairperson 14 of the State Board of Education. 15 (17) One member from an urban area from an 16 organization representing teachers. 17 (18) One member from a suburban area from an 18 organization representing teachers. 19 (19) One member from a rural area from an organization 20 representing teachers. 21 (20) One member from an urban area from an 22 organization representing students. 23 (21) One member from a suburban area from an 24 organization representing students. 25 (22) One member from a rural area from an organization 26 representing students. SB2396 - 3 - LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b SB2396- 4 -LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b SB2396 - 4 - LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b SB2396 - 4 - LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b 1 (d) The committee shall meet at the call of the 2 chairperson. Members of the committee shall serve without 3 compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and 4 necessary expenses from funds appropriated to the State Board 5 of Education for that purpose, including travel, subject to 6 the rules of the appropriate travel control board. The State 7 Board of Education shall provide administrative and other 8 support to the committee. 9 (e) The committee shall report its findings and 10 recommendations to the State Board of Education and General 11 Assembly on or before December 1, 2024. 12 The report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the 13 following items: 14 (1) An analysis of the cost to implement a mandate by 15 each school district category. 16 (2) An analysis of the amount of staff time and the 17 number of staff needed to implement the mandate by each 18 school district category. 19 (3) An analysis of the resources available for the 20 consistent implementation of the mandate by each school 21 district category. 22 (4) An analysis of the duplication of any mandates 23 that school districts are required to implement and are 24 related to a legislative mandate. 25 (5) A summary of the practices used by school 26 districts that have been granted waivers of a legislative SB2396 - 4 - LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b SB2396- 5 -LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b SB2396 - 5 - LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b SB2396 - 5 - LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b 1 mandate. 2 (6) An analysis of the waiver and modification 3 process, including, but not limited to, the role of 4 regional offices of education. 5 Upon filing its report, the committee is dissolved. 6 (f) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2025. 7 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 8 becoming law. SB2396 - 5 - LRB103 30769 RJT 57253 b