Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1552 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1552 Introduced , by Rep. Tony M. McCombie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the School District Impact Note Act. Requires every bill that could have a negative impact on the finances of a school district in the State or that could cause a school district to expend additional staffing resources to have prepared for it by the Illinois State Board of Education a brief explanatory statement or note describing the bill's anticipated impact on education in the State. Specifies the contents of the note and the circumstances under which the note is to be prepared. Clarifies that the preparation of such a note does not preclude a State official or employee from participating in legislative hearings concerning the bill. Provides that the subject matter of bills submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education shall be kept in strict confidence, and no information relating to the bill or its anticipated impact on education in the State shall be divulged, before the bill's introduction in the General Assembly, by any State official or employee of the State Board, except to the bill's sponsor or his or her designee. Effective immediately. LRB104 03439 LNS 13462 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1552 Introduced , by Rep. Tony M. McCombie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the School District Impact Note Act. Requires every bill that could have a negative impact on the finances of a school district in the State or that could cause a school district to expend additional staffing resources to have prepared for it by the Illinois State Board of Education a brief explanatory statement or note describing the bill's anticipated impact on education in the State. Specifies the contents of the note and the circumstances under which the note is to be prepared. Clarifies that the preparation of such a note does not preclude a State official or employee from participating in legislative hearings concerning the bill. Provides that the subject matter of bills submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education shall be kept in strict confidence, and no information relating to the bill or its anticipated impact on education in the State shall be divulged, before the bill's introduction in the General Assembly, by any State official or employee of the State Board, except to the bill's sponsor or his or her designee. Effective immediately. LRB104 03439 LNS 13462 b LRB104 03439 LNS 13462 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Creates the School District Impact Note Act. Requires every bill that could have a negative impact on the finances of a school district in the State or that could cause a school district to expend additional staffing resources to have prepared for it by the Illinois State Board of Education a brief explanatory statement or note describing the bill's anticipated impact on education in the State. Specifies the contents of the note and the circumstances under which the note is to be prepared. Clarifies that the preparation of such a note does not preclude a State official or employee from participating in legislative hearings concerning the bill. Provides that the subject matter of bills submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education shall be kept in strict confidence, and no information relating to the bill or its anticipated impact on education in the State shall be divulged, before the bill's introduction in the General Assembly, by any State official or employee of the State Board, except to the bill's sponsor or his or her designee. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the School
15	15	5 District Impact Note Act.
16	16	6 Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
17	17	7 "Impact on education in the State" means the total sum
18	18	8 that the State Board estimates school districts in the State
19	19	9 will expend to implement a bill and the total number of
20	20	10 additional hours that the State Board estimates teachers and
21	21	11 school administrators in the State will expend implementing
22	22	12 the requirements of a bill.
23	23	13 "State Board" means the Illinois State Board of Education.
24	24	14 Section 10. Applicability. Every bill that could have a
25	25	15 negative impact on the finances of a school district in the
26	26	16 State or that could cause a school district to expend
27	27	17 additional staffing resources shall have prepared for it by
28	28	18 the State Board, before second reading in the house of
29	29	19 introduction, a brief explanatory statement or note describing
30	30	20 the bill's anticipated impact on education in the State.
31	31	21 Section 15. Preparation of the School District Impact
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35	35	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1552 Introduced , by Rep. Tony M. McCombie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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38	38	Creates the School District Impact Note Act. Requires every bill that could have a negative impact on the finances of a school district in the State or that could cause a school district to expend additional staffing resources to have prepared for it by the Illinois State Board of Education a brief explanatory statement or note describing the bill's anticipated impact on education in the State. Specifies the contents of the note and the circumstances under which the note is to be prepared. Clarifies that the preparation of such a note does not preclude a State official or employee from participating in legislative hearings concerning the bill. Provides that the subject matter of bills submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education shall be kept in strict confidence, and no information relating to the bill or its anticipated impact on education in the State shall be divulged, before the bill's introduction in the General Assembly, by any State official or employee of the State Board, except to the bill's sponsor or his or her designee. Effective immediately.
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66	66	1 Note.
67	67	2 (a) Upon request of the sponsor of a bill described in
68	68	3 Section 10, the State Board shall prepare a written note
69	69	4 setting forth the information required by Section 10. The note
70	70	5 shall be designated as a School District Impact Note and shall
71	71	6 be furnished to the sponsor within 10 calendar days after the
72	72	7 request. If, because of the complexity of the bill, additional
73	73	8 time is required for preparation of the School District Impact
74	74	9 Note, the State Board may so notify the sponsor and request an
75	75	10 extension of time not to exceed 5 additional days within which
76	76	11 to furnish the School District Impact Note. An extension may
77	77	12 not, however, be beyond May 15 following the date of the
78	78	13 request.
79	79	14 (b) Whenever the sponsor of any bill is of the opinion that
80	80	15 no School District Impact Note is necessary, any member of
81	81	16 either house may thereafter request that a School District
82	82	17 Impact Note be obtained, and in such case, the matter shall be
83	83	18 decided by majority vote of those present and voting in the
84	84	19 house of which he or she is a member. If the sponsor believes
85	85	20 that a School District Impact Note request has been filed in
86	86	21 bad faith, the sponsor may ask for a vote to render one or more
87	87	22 School District Impact Note requests inapplicable.
88	88	23 (c) Whenever a bill is amended on the floor of either house
89	89	24 in a manner as to bring it within the description of bills set
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91	91	26 no action be taken upon the amendment until the sponsor of the
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102	102	1 amendment presents a School District Impact Note to the
103	103	2 members.
104	104	3 Section 20. Content of the School District Impact Note.
105	105	4 (a) The School District Impact Note shall be factual,
106	106	5 brief, and concise and shall provide as reliable of a
107	107	6 statement of the bill's anticipated impact on education in the
108	108	7 State as is possible under the circumstances. The School
109	109	8 District Impact Note shall include both the immediate
110	110	9 financial impact and, if determinable or reasonably
111	111	10 foreseeable, the long-range financial impact of the bill, as
112	112	11 well as short-term and long-term estimates of additional
113	113	12 staffing needs. The School District Impact Note must also
114	114	13 state whether the bill will have a disparate impact on the
115	115	14 finances or staffing needs of school districts in the State.
116	116	15 (b) No comment or opinion shall be included in the School
117	117	16 District Impact Note with regard to the merits of the bill for
118	118	17 which the School District Impact Note is prepared; however,
119	119	18 technical or mechanical defects in the bill may be noted. The
120	120	19 School District Impact Note shall be signed by the State
121	121	20 Superintendent of Education or his or her designee.
122	122	21 Section 25. Participation in hearing. The fact that a
123	123	22 School District Impact Note is prepared for any bill shall not
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136	136	1 desires to be heard in support of or in opposition to the bill.
137	137	2 Section 30. Confidentiality. The subject matter of bills
138	138	3 submitted to the State Board shall be kept in strict
139	139	4 confidence by the State Board, and no information relating to
140	140	5 the bill or its anticipated impact on education in the State
141	141	6 shall be divulged, before the bill's introduction in the
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143	143	8 State Board, except to the bill's sponsor or his or her
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