Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 2980 — SCH CD-CURRICLR MANDATE WAIVER

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 96th 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.

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Summary

Amends the School Code. Allows a school board to waive, by resolution, any statutory or regulatory curricular mandate for which the school district does not receive a separate State appropriation through the State Board of Education or reimbursement by the State to extend the school day or year (with exceptions for special education requirements, graduation requirements, and any curricular mandate directly related to an Illinois Learning Standard). Provides that if a student requests information on any curricular mandate that has been waived, then the school district shall provide the student with the requested information. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

25 added · 42 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to SB 2980 allows school boards to discontinue state-required instructional mandates when they do not receive specific state funding for those mandates. However, certain requirements, like special education and graduation criteria, remain protected and cannot be waived. This change is significant as it gives schools more flexibility in managing their curriculums based on available resources while ensuring that core educational standards are still upheld.

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*LRB09619654NHT35051b* SB2980 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2010 SB2980 Introduced 2/3/2010, by Sen.
SB2980 Engrossed LRB096 19654 NHT 35051 b AN ACT concerning education.
Edward D.
Maloney SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 5/27-2.5 new Amends the School Code.
Allows a school board to waive, by resolution, any statutory or regulatory curricular mandate for which the school district does not receive a separate State appropriation through the State Board of Education or reimbursement by the State to extend the school day or year (with exceptions for special education requirements, graduation requirements, and any curricular mandate directly related to an Illinois Learning Standard).
Provides that if a student requests information on any curricular mandate that has been waived, then the school district shall provide the student with the requested information.
Effective immediately.
LRB096 19654 NHT 35051 b FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR SB2980 LRB096 19654 NHT 35051 b AN ACT concerning education.
Curricular mandate waivers.
Instructional mandate discontinuance.
(a) Notwithstanding Section 2-3.25g or any other provision of this Code, a school board may waive, by resolution, any statutory or regulatory curricular mandate for which the school district does not receive a separate State appropriation through the State Board of Education or reimbursement by the State to extend the school day or year.
(a) For the purposes of this Section, "instructional mandate" means any State law in this Article that requires a school district to devote any amount of time to the instruction of or engagement by students in a subject or course.
This Section does not apply to special education requirements, graduation requirements, or any curricular mandate directly related to an Illinois Learning Standard.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 2-3.25g or any other provision of this Code, a school board may discontinue, by publicly adopted resolution, any instructional mandate in this Article for which the school district does not receive a separate State appropriation through the State Board of Education or reimbursement by the State to extend the school day or year.
(b) If a student requests information on any curricular mandate that has been waived under this Section, then the school district shall provide the student with the requested information.
This Section, however, does not permit a school board to discontinue by resolution the requirements set forth in Sections 27-5, 27-6, 27-7, and 27-22 of this Code and Sections 27-24 through 27-24.8 of this Code.
(c) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules that it deems necessary for the implementation of this Section.
(c) If a student requests information on any instructional mandate that has been discontinued under this Section, then the SB2980 Engrossed - 2 - LRB096 19654 NHT 35051 b school district shall provide the student with the requested information.
SB2980 - 2 - LRB096 19654 NHT 35051 b Section 99.
(d) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules that it deems necessary for the implementation of this Section.
Section 99.
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Sponsor Removed Sen. Michael Noland

  3. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  4. Remains in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee

  5. Motion Do Pass - Lost Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 009-010-000

  6. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black

  7. Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee

  8. Referred to Rules Committee

  9. First Reading

  10. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  11. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos

  12. Arrived in House

  13. Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-001

  14. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin

  15. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine

  16. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  17. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Maloney

  18. Recalled to Second Reading

  19. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson

  20. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

  21. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

  22. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 009-000-000

  23. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 17, 2010

  24. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Maloney

  25. Second Reading

  26. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi

  27. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Education

  28. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 007-000-000

  29. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments

  30. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney

  31. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education

  32. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments

  33. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney

  34. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 24, 2010

  35. Do Pass as Amended Education; 010-000-000

  36. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  37. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education

  38. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  39. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney

  40. Assigned to Education

  41. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland

  42. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter

  43. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Luechtefeld

  44. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio

  45. Referred to Assignments

  46. First Reading

  47. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney

Sponsors

  • Edward D. Maloney · Cosponsor
  • William B. Black · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Edward D. Maloney
  • William B. Black

Not signed on (181)

181 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 45004
Democrat 8001
Republican 1000
Total 54005
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Hendon — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Meeks — Not Voting
Millner — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Noland — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Radogno — Not Voting
Jones, J. — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Duffy — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Not Voting
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Not Voting
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Garrett — 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 Not Voting
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2980 do?
Amends the School Code. Allows a school board to waive, by resolution, any statutory or regulatory curricular mandate for which the school district does not receive a separate State appropriation through the State Board of Education or reimbursement by the State to extend the school day or year (with exceptions for special education requirements, graduation requirements, and any curricular mandate directly related to an Illinois Learning Standard). Provides that if a student requests information on any curricular mandate that has been waived, then the school district shall provide the student with the requested information. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 2980?
SB 2980 is sponsored by Edward D. Maloney and William B. Black.
What is the current status of SB 2980?
This bill died with 96th 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 SB 2980?
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