SCH CD MANDATE WAIVER REPORT
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SJR 90 — SCH CD MANDATE WAIVER REPORT
Last action — Adopted Both Houses
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 95th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Encourages the General Assembly to promptly review and evaluate the Report on Waiver of School Code Mandates filed by the State Board of Education to determine if the Report should be disapproved in whole or in part.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
79 added · 13 removedPlain-language change summary
The amended version of SJR 90 now disapproves certain waiver requests from school districts for physical education mandates, specifically for Zion-Benton THSD 126 and Knoxville CUSD 202. Additionally, it approves other waiver requests for only one year but disapproves them for the remaining four years, rather than leaving the decision to the General Assembly. This change is significant because it gives clearer guidance on which waivers are outright rejected and limits the duration of those that are approved, ensuring that schools must regularly reassess their compliance with mandates.
*LRB09520586NHT48603r* SJ009009500SJ0090 Engrossed LRB095 20586 NHT 48603 r SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION WHEREAS,NO. The State Board of Education has filed its Report on Waiver of School Code Mandates, dated March 1, 2008, with the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of State of Illinois as required by Section 2-3.25g of the School Code;
therefore,90 be(As itAmended RESOLVED,by BYSenate THEAmendment SENATENo. OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that the General Assembly is encouraged to promptly review and evaluate the Report and determine whether to disapprove, in whole or in part, the Report or any waiver request or appealed request outlined in the Report.
2) WHEREAS, The State Board of Education has filed its Report on Waiver of School Code Mandates, dated March 1, 2008, with the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of State of Illinois as required by Section 2-3.25g of the School Code;
therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that each of the school district waiver requests identified below by school district name and by the identifying number and subject area of the waiver request, as summarized in the report filed by the State Board of Education, is disapproved:
(1) Zion-Benton THSD 126 - Lake, WM100-4630, physical education;
and (2) Knoxville CUSD 202 - Knox, WM100-4639, physical education;
and be it further RESOLVED, That each of the school district waiver requests identified below by school district name and by the identifying number and subject area of the waiver request, as summarized in the report filed by the State Board of Education, is approved for only one year and disapproved for the remaining 4 years:
09500SJ0090 Engrossed -2- LRB095 20586 NHT 48603 r (1) Naperville CUSD 203 - DuPage, WM100-4575, driver education - behind-the-wheel instruction;
(2) Crystal Lake CHSD 155 - McHenry, WM100-4589, driver education - behind-the-wheel instruction;
(3) St.
Charles CUSD 303 - Kane, WM100-4591, driver education - behind-the-wheel instruction;
(4) West Chicago CHSD 94 - DuPage, WM100-4600-2, driver education - behind-the-wheel instruction;
(5) Lyons THSD 204 - Cook, WM100-4601, driver education - behind-the-wheel instruction;
(6) Oak Park - River Forest HSD 200 - Cook, WM100-4608-2, driver education - behind-the-wheel instruction;
(7) Lake Park CHSD 108 - DuPage, WM100-4611, driver education - behind-the-wheel instruction;
(8) Glenbard THSD 87 - DuPage, WM100-4625, driver education - behind-the-wheel instruction;
(9) Aurora West USD 129 - Kane, WM100-4634, driver education - behind-the-wheel instruction;
and (10) Niles TCHSD 219 - Cook, WM100-4648-2, driver education - behind-the-wheel instruction;
and be it further RESOLVED, That the waiver request made by Rockford SD 205 - Winnebago with respect to general State aid and average daily attendance calculations, identified in the report filed by the 09500SJ0090 Engrossed -3- LRB095 20586 NHT 48603 r State Board of Education as request WM100-4640-1, is approved for only one year and disapproved for the remaining 4 years;
and be it further RESOLVED, That the waiver request made by Midlothian SD 143 - Cook with respect to substitute teachers, identified in the report filed by the State Board of Education as request WM100-4598, is approved for only one year and disapproved for the remaining 4 years;
and be it further RESOLVED, That each of the school district waiver requests identified below by school district name and by the identifying number of the waiver request with respect to driver education - fee limits, as summarized in the report filed by the State Board of Education, is approved for only up to $250 and is disapproved for the remaining amount:
(1) Chadwick - Milledgeville CUSD 399 - Carroll, Whiteside, WM100-4495;
(2) Elmhurst SD 205 - DuPage, WM100-4536;
(3) Orland Park CHSD 230 - Cook, WM100-4590;
(4) West Chicago CHSD 94 - DuPage, WM100-4600-1;
(5) Jacksonville SD 117 - Morgan, WM100-4621-2;
and (6) Rockford SD 205 - Winnebago, WM100-4640-3;
and be it further RESOLVED, That the waiver request made by Niles TCHSD 219 - 09500SJ0090 Engrossed -4- LRB095 20586 NHT 48603 r Cook with respect to driver education - fee limits, identified in the report filed by the State Board of Education as request WM100-4648-1, is approved for only up to $350 and is disapproved for the remaining amount.
Action History
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Adopted Both Houses
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Resolution Adopted 069-032-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions
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Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
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Referred to Rules Committee
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
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Arrived in House
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
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Resolution Adopted as Amended 048-001-000
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Lightford
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Rules
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in 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. Kimberly A. Lightford
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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Placed on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions April 16, 2008
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Approved for Consideration Rules
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Referred to Rules
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Filed with Secretary
Sponsors
- Kimberly A. Lightford · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (1)
- Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 61 | 30 | 0 | 14 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 69 | 32 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 27% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Jefferies | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Nay |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Lyons | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Munson | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Bradley, John | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Dugan | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Golar | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Nay |
| Brady | — | Nay |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Nay |
| Meyer | — | Nay |
| Moffitt | — | Nay |
| Mulligan | — | Not Voting |
| Myers | — | Nay |
| Osterman | — | Not Voting |
| Pihos | — | Nay |
| Schock | — | Not Voting |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Not Voting |
| Sommer | — | Nay |
| Watson | — | Not Voting |
| Tryon | — | Nay |
| Sullivan | — | Not Voting |
| Washington | — | Not Voting |
| Burke | — | Not Voting |
| Winters | — | Nay |
| Coladipietro | — | Nay |
| Cole | — | Nay |
| Cross | — | Nay |
| Cultra | — | Nay |
| Dunkin | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Durkin | — | Not Voting |
| Eddy | — | Nay |
| Fortner | — | Nay |
| Franks | — | Not Voting |
| Gordon | — | Not Voting |
| Kosel | — | Nay |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Nay |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Pritchard | — | Nay |
| Ramey | — | Nay |
| Reboletti | — | Nay |
| Reis | — | Nay |
| Riley | — | Yea |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Nay |
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Nay |
| Lindner | — | Nay |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Arroyo | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Nay |
| Beaubien | — | Nay |
| Beiser | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Nay |
| Black | — | Not Voting |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Nay |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Not Voting |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Nay |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 40 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 48 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 2% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Not Voting |
| Noland | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Not Voting |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Steans | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Not Voting |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Wilhelmi | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Not Voting |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| Dahl | — | Not Voting |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Not Voting |
| Frerichs | — | Yea |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Kotowski | — | Yea |
| Raoul | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Nay |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| Sandoval | — | Not Voting |
| Lauzen | — | Not Voting |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bivins | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Bond | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SJR 90 do?
- Encourages the General Assembly to promptly review and evaluate the Report on Waiver of School Code Mandates filed by the State Board of Education to determine if the Report should be disapproved in whole or in part.
- Who sponsors SJR 90?
- SJR 90 is sponsored by Kimberly A. Lightford (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SJR 90?
- This bill died with 95th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SJR 90?
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