HB 754 — SCH CD-SCHOOL BUDGET-TECH
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0799
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2003. Enacted.
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Summary
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the annual budgets of school districts other than the Chicago school district.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
517 added · 87 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendments to HB 754 involve removing older regulations regarding annual budget adoption for school districts with populations under 500,000 and replacing some financial limitations for school districts around debt levels. Specifically, school districts will now not be bound by the 1928 law that restricted their borrowing based on population size. This change allows them greater flexibility to manage finances, which is important for ensuring they can adequately fund education and maintain facilities, especially in areas where costs may have risen significantly since the original law was enacted.
HB0754 EngrossedEnrolled LRB093 05410 NHT 05500 b AN ACT relating to schools.
The School Code is amended by changing Section 17-119-1 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/17-1)5/19-1) (from Ch.
17-1)19-1) Sec.
17-1.19-1.
AnnualDebt Budget.limitations of school districts.
The(a) boardSchool ofdistricts educationshall ofnot eachbe schoolsubject districtto underthe 500,000provisions inhabitantslimiting shall,their withinindebtedness orprescribed beforein the"An firstAct quarterto oflimit eachthe fiscalindebtedness year,of adoptcounties anhaving annuala budgetpopulation whichof itless deemsthan necessary500,000 to defray all necessary expenses and liabilitiestownships, ofschool thedistricts district, and inother ____municipal ----corporations annualhaving budgeta shallpopulation specify the objects and purposes of eachless itemthan and300,000", amountapproved neededFebruary for15, each1928, objectas oramended. purpose.
TheNo budgetschool shalldistricts bemaintaining enteredgrades uponK athrough School8 Districtor Budget9 formthrough prepared12 andshall providedbecome byindebted thein Stateany Boardmanner ofor Educationfor andany thereinpurpose shallto containan aamount, statementincluding ofexisting indebtedness, in the cashaggregate onexceeding hand6.9% aton the beginningvalue of the fiscaltaxable year,property antherein estimateto ofbe theascertained cashby expectedthe tolast beassessment receivedfor duringState suchand fiscalcounty yeartaxes fromor, alluntil sources,January an1, estimate1983, ofif greater, the expendituressum contemplatedthat foris suchproduced fiscalby year,multiplying andthe aschool statementdistrict’s of1978 equalized assessed valuation by the estimateddebt cashlimitation expectedpercentage toin beeffect on handJanuary at1, 1979, previous to the endincurring of such year.indebtedness.
TheNo estimateschool ofdistricts taxesmaintaining grades K through 12 shall become indebted in any manner or for any purpose to bean receivedamount, mayincluding beexisting basedindebtedness, uponin the amountaggregate ofexceeding actual13.8% cashon receiptsthe thatvalue mayof reasonablythe taxable property therein to be expectedascertained by the districtlast duringassessment suchfor fiscalState year,and estimatedcounty fromtaxes or, until January 1, 1983, if greater, the experiencesum ofthat is produced by multiplying the districtschool indistrict’s prior1978 yearsequalized andassessed withvaluation dueby regardthe fordebt otherlimitation circumstancespercentage thatin mayeffect substantiallyon affectJanuary 1, 1979, previous to the incurring of such receipts.HB0754 Enrolled - 2 - LRB093 05410 NHT 05500 b indebtedness.
NothingNotwithstanding inthe thisprovisions Sectionof shallany beother construedlaw asto requiringthe contrary, in any case in which the voters of a school district have approved a proposition for the issuance of bonds of such school district at an election held prior to changeJanuary or1, preventing1979, anyand all of the bonds approved at such election have not been issued, the debt limitation applicable to such school district fromduring changingthe fromcalendar ayear cash1979 basisshall be computed by multiplying the value of financingtaxable property therein, including personal property, as ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes, previous to athe surplusincurring orof deficitsuch basisindebtedness, by the percentage limitation applicable to such school district under the provisions of financing;this subsection (a).
or(b) asNotwithstanding requiringthe anydebt districtlimitation toprescribed changein orsubsection preventing(a) anyof districtthis fromSection, changingadditional itsindebtedness systemmay be incurred in an amount not to exceed the estimated cost of HB0754acquiring Engrossedor -2-improving LRB093school 05410sites NHTor 05500constructing band accounting.equipping additional building facilities under the following conditions:
The(1) Whenever the enrollment of students for the next school year is estimated by the board of education to increase over the actual present enrollment by not less than 35% or by not less than 200 students or the actual present enrollment of eachstudents districthas shallincreased fixover athe fiscalprevious school year therefor.by not less than 35% or by not less than 200 students and the board of education determines that additional school sites or building facilities are required as a result of such increase in enrollment;
Ifand the(2) beginningWhen of the fiscalRegional yearSuperintendent of aSchools districthaving isjurisdiction subsequentover to the timeschool thatdistrict and the taxState levySuperintendent dueof toEducation beconcur made in such fiscalenrollment yearprojection shallor beincrease made,and thenapprove suchthe annualneed budgetfor shallsuch beadditional adoptedschool priorsites toor thebuilding timefacilities suchand taxthe levyestimated shallcost bethereof; made.
Theand failure(3) byWhen the voters in the school district approve a boardproposition offor educationthe issuance of anybonds districtfor tothe adoptpurpose anof annualHB0754 budget,Enrolled or- to3 comply- inLRB093 any05410 respectNHT with05500 theb provisionsacquiring ofor thisimproving Section,such shallneeded notschool affectsites theor validityconstructing ofand anyequipping taxsuch levyneeded ofadditional thebuilding districtfacilities otherwiseat inan conformityelection withcalled theand law.held for that purpose.
WithNotice respectof tosuch taxesan leviedelection eithershall before,state on,that or after the effectiveamount date of thisindebtedness amendatoryproposed Act of the 91st General Assembly, (i) a tax levy is made for the fiscal year in which the levy is due to be madeincurred regardlesswould ofexceed which fiscal year the proceedsdebt oflimitation the levy are expended or are intended to be expended, and (ii) except as otherwise providedapplicable by law, a board of education's adoption of an annual budget in conformity with this Section is not a prerequisite to the adoptionschool ofdistrict. a valid tax levy and is not a limit on the amount of the levy.
SuchThe budgetballot shallfor besuch preparedproposition inshall tentativestate formwhat bypercentage someof person or persons designated by the board,equalized andassessed invaluation suchwill tentative form shall be madeoutstanding convenientlyin availablebonds toif publicthe inspectionproposed forissuance atof leastbonds 30is daysapproved priorby tothe finalvoters; action thereon.
Ator least(4) 1Notwithstanding publicthe hearingprovisions shallof beparagraphs held(1) asthrough (3) of this subsection (b), if the school board determines that additional facilities are needed to provide a quality educational program and not less than 2/3 of those voting in an election called by the school board on the question approve the issuance of bonds for the construction of such budgetfacilities, priorthe toschool finaldistrict actionmay thereon.issue bonds for this purpose;
Noticeor (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of availabilityparagraphs for(1) publicthrough inspection(3) andof this subsection (b), if (i) the school district has previously availed itself of suchthe publicprovisions hearingof shallparagraph be(4) givenof bythis publicationsubsection in(b) to enable it to issue bonds, (ii) the voters of the school district have not defeated a newspaperproposition publishedfor the issuance of bonds since the referendum described in suchparagraph district,(4) atof leastthis 30subsection days(b) priorwas held, (iii) the school board determines that additional facilities are needed to provide a quality educational program, and (iv) a majority of those voting in an election called by the timeschool board on the question approve the issuance of bonds for the construction of such hearing.facilities, the school district may issue bonds for this purpose.
IfIn thereno isevent noshall newspaperthe publishedindebtedness inincurred suchpursuant district,to noticethis subsection (b) and the existing indebtedness of suchthe publicschool hearingdistrict shallexceed 15% of the value of the taxable property therein to be givenascertained by postingthe noticeslast thereofassessment infor 5State and HB0754 Enrolled - 4 - LRB093 05410 NHT 05500 b county taxes, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness or, until January 1, 1983, if greater, the mostsum publicthat placesis produced by multiplying the school district’s 1978 equalized assessed valuation by the debt limitation percentage in sucheffect district.on January 1, 1979.
ItThe shallindebtedness beprovided thefor dutyby ofthis thesubsection secretary(b) ofshall suchbe boardin toaddition make such tentative budget available to public inspection, and toin HB0754excess Engrossedof -3-any LRB093other 05410debt NHTlimitation. 05500 b arrange for such public hearing.
The(c) boardNotwithstanding maythe fromdebt timelimitation toprescribed timein makesubsection transfers(a) betweenof this Section, in any case in which a public question for the variousissuance itemsof bonds of a proposed school district maintaining grades kindergarten through 12 received at least 60% of the valid ballots cast on the question at an election held on or prior to November 8, 1994, and in anywhich fundthe bonds approved at such election have not exceedingbeen inissued, the aggregateschool 10%district pursuant to the requirements of Section 11A-10 may issue the total amount of bonds approved at such fundelection asfor setthe forthpurpose stated in the budget.question.
The(d) boardNotwithstanding the debt limitation prescribed in subsection (a) of this Section, a school district that meets all the criteria set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection (d) may fromincur timean additional indebtedness in an amount not to timeexceed amend$4,500,000, sucheven budgetthough the amount of the additional indebtedness authorized by this subsection (d), when incurred and added to the sameaggregate procedureamount asof isindebtedness hereinof providedthe fordistrict itsexisting originalimmediately adoption.prior to the district incurring the additional indebtedness authorized by this subsection (d), causes the aggregate indebtedness of the district to exceed the debt limitation otherwise applicable to that district under subsection (a):
Beginning(1) JulyThe 1,additional 1976,indebtedness authorized by this subsection (d) is incurred by the boardschool district through the issuance of education,bonds orunder regionaland superintendent,in oraccordance governingwith boardSection responsible17-2.11a for the administrationpurpose of replacing a jointschool agreementbuilding shall,which, bybecause Septemberof 1mine subsidence damage, has been closed as provided in paragraph (2) of eachthis fiscalsubsection year(d) thereafter,or adoptthrough anthe annualissuance budgetof bonds under and in accordance with HB0754 Enrolled - 5 - LRB093 05410 NHT 05500 b Section 19-3 for the jointpurpose agreementof inincreasing the samesize mannerof, andor subjectproviding tofor theadditional samefunctions requirementsin, assuch arereplacement providedschool inbuildings, thisor Section.both such purposes.
(2) The Statebonds Boardissued by the school district as provided in paragraph (1) above are issued for the purposes of Educationconstruction shallby exercisethe powersschool anddistrict dutiesof relatinga new school building pursuant to budgetsSection 17-2.11, to replace an existing school building that, because of mine subsidence damage, is closed as providedof the end of the 1992-93 school year pursuant to action of the regional superintendent of schools of the educational service region in which the district is located under Section 2--3.273-14.22 or are issued for the purpose of thisincreasing Act.the size of, or providing for additional functions in, the new school building being constructed to replace a school building closed as the result of mine subsidence damage, or both such purposes.
By(e) fiscalNotwithstanding yearthe 1982debt alllimitation prescribed in subsection (a) of this Section, a school districtsdistrict shallthat usemeets all the Programcriteria Budgetset Accountingforth System.in paragraphs (1) through (5) of this subsection (e) may, without referendum, incur an additional indebtedness in an amount not to exceed the lesser of $5,000,000 or 1.5% of the value of the taxable property within the district even though the amount of the additional indebtedness authorized by this subsection (e), when incurred and added to the aggregate amount of indebtedness of the district existing immediately prior to the district incurring that additional indebtedness, causes the aggregate indebtedness of the district to exceed or increases the amount by which the aggregate indebtedness of the district already exceeds the debt limitation otherwise applicable to that district under subsection (a):
In(1) theThe case of a school district receiving emergency State financialBoard assistanceof underEducation Articlecertifies 1B, the school boarddistrict shall also be subject to the requirements established under ArticleSection 1B19-1.5 withas respecta tofinancially thedistressed annualdistrict. budget.
(2) The additional indebtedness authorized by this subsection (e) is incurred by the financially distressed HB0754 Enrolled - 6 - LRB093 05410 NHT 05500 b district during the school year or school years in which the certification of the district as a financially distressed district continues in effect through the issuance of bonds for the lawful school purposes of the district, pursuant to resolution of the school board and without referendum, as provided in paragraph (5) of this subsection.
(3) The aggregate amount of bonds issued by the financially distressed district during a fiscal year in which it is authorized to issue bonds under this subsection does not exceed the amount by which the aggregate expenditures of the district for operational purposes during the immediately preceding fiscal year exceeds the amount appropriated for the operational purposes of the district in the annual school budget adopted by the school board of the district for the fiscal year in which the bonds are issued.
(4) Throughout each fiscal year in which certification of the district as a financially distressed district continues in effect, the district maintains in effect a gross salary expense and gross wage expense freeze policy under which the district expenditures for total employee salaries and wages do not exceed such expenditures for the immediately preceding fiscal year.
Nothing in this paragraph, however, shall be deemed to impair or to require impairment of the contractual obligations, including collective bargaining agreements, of the district or to impair or require the impairment of the vested rights of any employee of the district under the terms of any contract or agreement in effect on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1994.
(5) Bonds issued by the financially distressed district under this subsection shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate authorized by law at the time of the making of the contract, shall mature within 40 years from their date of issue, and shall be signed by HB0754 Enrolled - 7 - LRB093 05410 NHT 05500 b the president of the school board and treasurer of the school district.
In order to issue bonds under this subsection, the school board shall adopt a resolution fixing the amount of the bonds, the date of the bonds, the maturities of the bonds, the rates of interest of the bonds, and their place of payment and denomination, and shall provide for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable property in the district sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the bonds to maturity.
Upon the filing in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the financially distressed district is located of a certified copy of the resolution, it is the duty of the county clerk to extend the tax therefor in addition to and in excess of all other taxes at any time authorized to be levied by the district.
If bond proceeds from the sale of bonds include a premium or if the proceeds of the bonds are invested as authorized by law, the school board shall determine by resolution whether the interest earned on the investment of bond proceeds or the premium realized on the sale of the bonds is to be used for any of the lawful school purposes for which the bonds were issued or for the payment of the principal indebtedness and interest on the bonds.
The proceeds of the bond sale shall be deposited in the educational purposes fund of the district and shall be used to pay operational expenses of the district.
This subsection is cumulative and constitutes complete authority for the issuance of bonds as provided in this subsection, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary.
(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section or of any other law, bonds in not to exceed the aggregate amount of $5,500,000 and issued by a school district meeting the following criteria shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory limitation and may be issued in an amount or amounts, including existing indebtedness, in excess of any heretofore or hereafter imposed HB0754 Enrolled - 8 - LRB093 05410 NHT 05500 b statutory limitation as to indebtedness:
(1) At the time of the sale of such bonds, the board of education of the district shall have determined by resolution that the enrollment of students in the district is projected to increase by not less than 7% during each of the next succeeding 2 school years.
(2) The board of education shall also determine by resolution that the improvements to be financed with the proceeds of the bonds are needed because of the projected enrollment increases.
(3) The board of education shall also determine by resolution that the projected increases in enrollment are the result of improvements made or expected to be made to passenger rail facilities located in the school district.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section or of any other law, a school district that has availed itself of the provisions of this subsection (f) prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly may also issue bonds approved by referendum up to an amount, including existing indebtedness, not exceeding 25% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property in the district if all of the conditions set forth in items (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection (f) are met.
(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section or any other law, bonds in not to exceed an aggregate amount of 25% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property of a school district and issued by a school district meeting the criteria in paragraphs (i) through (iv) of this subsection shall not be considered indebtedness for purposes of any statutory limitation and may be issued pursuant to resolution of the school board in an amount or amounts, including existing indebtedness, in excess of any statutory limitation of indebtedness heretofore or hereafter imposed:
(i) The bonds are issued for the purpose of constructing a new high school building to replace two adjacent existing buildings which together house a single HB0754 Enrolled - 9 - LRB093 05410 NHT 05500 b high school, each of which is more than 65 years old, and which together are located on more than 10 acres and less than 11 acres of property.
(ii) At the time the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds is adopted, the cost of constructing a new school building to replace the existing school building is less than 60% of the cost of repairing the existing school building.
(iii) The sale of the bonds occurs before July 1, 1997.
(iv) The school district issuing the bonds is a unit school district located in a county of less than 70,000 and more than 50,000 inhabitants, which has an average daily attendance of less than 1,500 and an equalized assessed valuation of less than $29,000,000.
(h) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section or the provisions of any other law, until January 1, 1998, a community unit school district maintaining grades K through 12 may issue bonds up to an amount, including existing indebtedness, not exceeding 27.6% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property in the district, if all of the following conditions are met:
(i) The school district has an equalized assessed valuation for calendar year 1995 of less than $24,000,000;
(ii) The bonds are issued for the capital improvement, renovation, rehabilitation, or replacement of existing school buildings of the district, all of which buildings were originally constructed not less than 40 years ago;
(iii) The voters of the district approve a proposition for the issuance of the bonds at a referendum held after March 19, 1996;
and (iv) The bonds are issued pursuant to Sections 19-2 through 19-7 of this Code.
(i) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section or the provisions of any other law, until January 1, 1998, a community unit school district maintaining grades K through 12 may issue bonds up to an amount, including existing HB0754 Enrolled - 10 - LRB093 05410 NHT 05500 b indebtedness, not exceeding 27% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property in the district, if all of the following conditions are met:
(i) The school district has an equalized assessed valuation for calendar year 1995 of less than $44,600,000;
(ii) The bonds are issued for the capital improvement, renovation, rehabilitation, or replacement of existing school buildings of the district, all of which existing buildings were originally constructed not less than 80 years ago;
(iii) The voters of the district approve a proposition for the issuance of the bonds at a referendum held after December 31, 1996;
and (iv) The bonds are issued pursuant to Sections 19-2 through 19-7 of this Code.
(j) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section or the provisions of any other law, until January 1, 1999, a community unit school district maintaining grades K through 12 may issue bonds up to an amount, including existing indebtedness, not exceeding 27% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property in the district if all of the following conditions are met:
(i) The school district has an equalized assessed valuation for calendar year 1995 of less than $140,000,000 and a best 3 months average daily attendance for the 1995-96 school year of at least 2,800;
(ii) The bonds are issued to purchase a site and build and equip a new high school, and the school district’s existing high school was originally constructed not less than 35 years prior to the sale of the bonds;
(iii) At the time of the sale of the bonds, the board of education determines by resolution that a new high school is needed because of projected enrollment increases;
(iv) At least 60% of those voting in an election held after December 31, 1996 approve a proposition for the HB0754 Enrolled - 11 - LRB093 05410 NHT 05500 b issuance of the bonds;
and (v) The bonds are issued pursuant to Sections 19-2 through 19-7 of this Code.
(k) Notwithstanding the debt limitation prescribed in subsection (a) of this Section, a school district that meets all the criteria set forth in paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection (k) may issue bonds to incur an additional indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 even though the amount of the additional indebtedness authorized by this subsection (k), when incurred and added to the aggregate amount of indebtedness of the school district existing immediately prior to the school district incurring such additional indebtedness, causes the aggregate indebtedness of the school district to exceed or increases the amount by which the aggregate indebtedness of the district already exceeds the debt limitation otherwise applicable to that school district under subsection (a):
(1) the school district is located in 2 counties, and a referendum to authorize the additional indebtedness was approved by a majority of the voters of the school district voting on the proposition to authorize that indebtedness;
(2) the additional indebtedness is for the purpose of financing a multi-purpose room addition to the existing high school;
(3) the additional indebtedness, together with the existing indebtedness of the school district, shall not exceed 17.4% of the value of the taxable property in the school district, to be ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes;
and (4) the bonds evidencing the additional indebtedness are issued, if at all, within 120 days of the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998.
(l) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section or the provisions of any other law, until January 1, 2000, a school district maintaining grades kindergarten through 8 may issue bonds up to an amount, including existing indebtedness, HB0754 Enrolled - 12 - LRB093 05410 NHT 05500 b not exceeding 15% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property in the district if all of the following conditions are met:
(i) the district has an equalized assessed valuation for calendar year 1996 of less than $10,000,000;
(ii) the bonds are issued for capital improvement, renovation, rehabilitation, or replacement of one or more school buildings of the district, which buildings were originally constructed not less than 70 years ago;
(iii) the voters of the district approve a proposition for the issuance of the bonds at a referendum held on or after March 17, 1998;
and (iv) the bonds are issued pursuant to Sections 19-2 through 19-7 of this Code.
(m) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section or the provisions of any other law, until January 1, 1999, an elementary school district maintaining grades K through 8 may issue bonds up to an amount, excluding existing indebtedness, not exceeding 18% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property in the district, if all of the following conditions are met:
(i) The school district has an equalized assessed valuation for calendar year 1995 or less than $7,700,000;
(ii) The school district operates 2 elementary attendance centers that until 1976 were operated as the attendance centers of 2 separate and distinct school districts;
(iii) The bonds are issued for the construction of a new elementary school building to replace an existing multi-level elementary school building of the school district that is not handicapped accessible at all levels and parts of which were constructed more than 75 years ago;
(iv) The voters of the school district approve a proposition for the issuance of the bonds at a referendum held after July 1, 1998;
and (v) The bonds are issued pursuant to Sections 19-2 HB0754 Enrolled - 13 - LRB093 05410 NHT 05500 b through 19-7 of this Code.
(n) Notwithstanding the debt limitation prescribed in subsection (a) of this Section or any other provisions of this Section or of any other law, a school district that meets all of the criteria set forth in paragraphs (i) through (vi) of this subsection (n) may incur additional indebtedness by the issuance of bonds in an amount not exceeding the amount certified by the Capital Development Board to the school district as provided in paragraph (iii) of this subsection (n), even though the amount of the additional indebtedness so authorized, when incurred and added to the aggregate amount of indebtedness of the district existing immediately prior to the district incurring the additional indebtedness authorized by this subsection (n), causes the aggregate indebtedness of the district to exceed the debt limitation otherwise applicable by law to that district:
(i) The school district applies to the State Board of Education for a school construction project grant and submits a district facilities plan in support of its application pursuant to Section 5-20 of the School Construction Law.
(ii) The school district’s application and facilities plan are approved by, and the district receives a grant entitlement for a school construction project issued by, the State Board of Education under the School Construction Law.
(iii) The school district has exhausted its bonding capacity or the unused bonding capacity of the district is less than the amount certified by the Capital Development Board to the district under Section 5-15 of the School Construction Law as the dollar amount of the school construction project’s cost that the district will be required to finance with non-grant funds in order to receive a school construction project grant under the School Construction Law.
(iv) The bonds are issued for a "school construction HB0754 Enrolled - 14 - LRB093 05410 NHT 05500 b project", as that term is defined in Section 5-5 of the School Construction Law, in an amount that does not exceed the dollar amount certified, as provided in paragraph (iii) of this subsection (n), by the Capital Development Board to the school district under Section 5-15 of the School Construction Law.
(v) The voters of the district approve a proposition for the issuance of the bonds at a referendum held after the criteria specified in paragraphs (i) and (iii) of this subsection (n) are met.
(vi) The bonds are issued pursuant to Sections 19-2 through 19-7 of the School Code.
(o) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section or the provisions of any other law, until November 1, 2007, a community unit school district maintaining grades K through 12 may issue bonds up to an amount, including existing indebtedness, not exceeding 20% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property in the district if all of the following conditions are met:
(i) the school district has an equalized assessed valuation for calendar year 2001 of at least $737,000,000 and an enrollment for the 2002-2003 school year of at least 8,500;
(ii) the bonds are issued to purchase school sites, build and equip a new high school, build and equip a new junior high school, build and equip 5 new elementary schools, and make technology and other improvements and additions to existing schools;
(iii) at the time of the sale of the bonds, the board of education determines by resolution that the sites and new or improved facilities are needed because of projected enrollment increases;
(iv) at least 57% of those voting in a general election held prior to January 1, 2003 approved a proposition for the issuance of the bonds;
and (v) the bonds are issued pursuant to Sections 19-2 HB0754 Enrolled - 15 - LRB093 05410 NHT 05500 b through 19-7 of this Code.
91-75,93-13, eff.
7-9-99.)6-9-03.) Section 99.
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Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0799
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Effective Date July 22, 2004
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 069-048-001
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Sponsor Removed Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 018-000-000
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Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jack McGuire
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael J. Madigan
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Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
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Arrived in House
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
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Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 18, 2004
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Walsh
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Recalled to Second Reading
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Education; 006-000-000
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Education
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 5, 2004
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Approved for Consideration Rules
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Re-referred to Rules
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
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Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
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Assigned to Education
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Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
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Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, to December 31, 2003.
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
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Do Pass Executive; 007-004-000
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Assigned to Executive
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2003
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Arrive in Senate
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-044-004
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate **
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Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate **
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
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Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000
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Assigned to Executive Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
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Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan
Sponsors
- Jack McGuire · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
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- Jack McGuire
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| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 59 | 46 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 69 | 48 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 41% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Nay |
| Sommer | — | Nay |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Kurtz | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Aguilar | — | Nay |
| Bassi | — | Nay |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Nay |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Nay |
| Black | — | Nay |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| May | — | Nay |
| Bost | — | Nay |
| Brauer | — | Nay |
| Coulson | — | Nay |
| Cultra | — | Nay |
| Daniels | — | Nay |
| Hultgren | — | Nay |
| Munson | — | Nay |
| Myers | — | Nay |
| Osmond | — | Nay |
| Wait | — | Nay |
| Washington | — | Nay |
| Winters | — | Nay |
| Watson | — | Nay |
| Davis, Monique | — | Not Voting |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Capparelli | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Nay |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Nay |
| Jakobsson | — | Nay |
| Jefferson | — | Nay |
| Pankau | — | Nay |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Lindner | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Parke | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| McKeon | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Nay |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Nay |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| Slone | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Tenhouse | — | Nay |
| Davis, Steve | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Nay |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Yea |
| Bradley, John | — | Nay |
| Brady | — | Nay |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Nay |
| Sullivan | — | Nay |
| Churchill | — | Nay |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Dugan | — | Nay |
| Eddy | — | Nay |
| Flider | — | Nay |
| Franks | — | Nay |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Gordon | — | Nay |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Grunloh | — | Nay |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Nay |
| Poe | — | Nay |
| Pritchard | — | Nay |
| Ryg | — | Nay |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Nay |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 46 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 53 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Sieben | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, D. | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, J. | — | Yea |
| Petka | — | Yea |
| Obama | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Jones, W. | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Shadid | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Soden | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Not Voting |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Winkel | — | Not Voting |
| Wojcik | — | Not Voting |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Not Voting |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Geo-Karis | — | Not Voting |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Rauschenberger | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Roskam | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| del Valle | — | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 62 | 40 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 69 | 44 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 37% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| Slone | — | Nay |
| Sommer | — | Nay |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Not Voting |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Aguilar | — | Nay |
| Mathias | — | Nay |
| Bassi | — | Nay |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Nay |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Nay |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| May | — | Nay |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Nay |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Nay |
| Jefferson | — | Nay |
| Pankau | — | Nay |
| Lindner | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| McKeon | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Novak | — | Yea |
| O'Brien | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Wirsing | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Capparelli | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Hartke | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Nay |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Davis, Steve | — | Yea |
| Kurtz | — | Nay |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Nay |
| Moffitt | — | Nay |
| Munson | — | Nay |
| Nekritz | — | Nay |
| Osmond | — | Nay |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Parke | — | Not Voting |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Nay |
| Sullivan | — | Nay |
| Pihos | — | Nay |
| Tenhouse | — | Nay |
| Turner | — | Not Voting |
| Verschoore | — | Nay |
| Wait | — | Nay |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Yea |
| Churchill | — | Nay |
| Coulson | — | Nay |
| Cultra | — | Nay |
| Daniels | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Nay |
| Flider | — | Nay |
| Forby | — | Nay |
| Franks | — | Nay |
| Fritchey | — | Not Voting |
| Froehlich | — | Nay |
| Hultgren | — | Nay |
| Jakobsson | — | Nay |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Nay |
| Poe | — | Nay |
| Ryg | — | Nay |
| Sacia | — | Nay |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Nay |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Nay |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Nay |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Not Voting |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 754 do?
- Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the annual budgets of school districts other than the Chicago school district.
- Who sponsors HB 754?
- HB 754 is sponsored by Jack McGuire.
- What is the current status of HB 754?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2003. Enacted.
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