104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1434 Introduced 1/31/2025, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/11E-132 new Amends the Conversion and Formation of School Districts Article of the School Code. Within 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act, requires elementary school districts to form new school districts but only with other elementary school districts and high school districts to form new school districts but only with other high school districts, notwithstanding any referendum requirements or any other laws to the contrary. Provides that the State Board of Education shall facilitate the creation of the new school districts by providing recommendations on which districts must consolidate. Sets forth the factors that the State Board must take into consideration. Effective immediately. LRB104 08037 LNS 18083 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1434 Introduced 1/31/2025, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/11E-132 new 105 ILCS 5/11E-132 new Amends the Conversion and Formation of School Districts Article of the School Code. Within 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act, requires elementary school districts to form new school districts but only with other elementary school districts and high school districts to form new school districts but only with other high school districts, notwithstanding any referendum requirements or any other laws to the contrary. Provides that the State Board of Education shall facilitate the creation of the new school districts by providing recommendations on which districts must consolidate. Sets forth the factors that the State Board must take into consideration. Effective immediately. LRB104 08037 LNS 18083 b LRB104 08037 LNS 18083 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1434 Introduced 1/31/2025, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/11E-132 new 105 ILCS 5/11E-132 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-132 new
Amends the Conversion and Formation of School Districts Article of the School Code. Within 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act, requires elementary school districts to form new school districts but only with other elementary school districts and high school districts to form new school districts but only with other high school districts, notwithstanding any referendum requirements or any other laws to the contrary. Provides that the State Board of Education shall facilitate the creation of the new school districts by providing recommendations on which districts must consolidate. Sets forth the factors that the State Board must take into consideration. Effective immediately.
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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY
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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 11E-132 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/11E-132 new)
7 Sec. 11E-132. Elementary and high school district
8 consolidation required. Within 3 years after the effective
9 date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly,
10 elementary school districts shall form new school districts
11 but only with other elementary school districts and high
12 school districts shall form new school districts but only with
13 other high school districts, notwithstanding any referendum
14 requirements or any other laws to the contrary. The State
15 Board of Education shall facilitate the creation of the new
16 school districts by providing recommendations on which
17 districts must consolidate. The State Board shall take into
18 consideration the location of the affected districts in
19 relationship to each other, the school needs and conditions of
20 the affected districts and in the area adjacent to those
21 districts, the classification of funds and assets that will
22 result from the consolidation, the best interests of the
23 schools of the affected districts, and the best interests and
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1434 Introduced 1/31/2025, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/11E-132 new 105 ILCS 5/11E-132 new
105 ILCS 5/11E-132 new
Amends the Conversion and Formation of School Districts Article of the School Code. Within 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act, requires elementary school districts to form new school districts but only with other elementary school districts and high school districts to form new school districts but only with other high school districts, notwithstanding any referendum requirements or any other laws to the contrary. Provides that the State Board of Education shall facilitate the creation of the new school districts by providing recommendations on which districts must consolidate. Sets forth the factors that the State Board must take into consideration. Effective immediately.
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LRB104 08037 LNS 18083 b
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
105 ILCS 5/11E-132 new
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1 the educational welfare of the pupils residing in the affected
2 districts.
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