House Sponsors: HANNIG-DURKIN-MCCARTHY-COWLISHAW-HOLBROOK, WINKEL AND RUTHERFORD. Senate Sponsors: CRONIN-DEMUZIO-PARKER Short description: SCH CD-TECHNOLOGY NETWORK Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code. In the provisions authorizing the State Superintendent of Education to provide assistance from appropriated funds to public schools for the implementation or improved utilization of technology, changes the reference to "public schools" to a reference to just "schools". Effective immediately. STATE MANDATES ACT FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Ed.) There would be no impact on the total dollars available to SBE, but the amount of funds available per public school district could be significantly reduced. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.118 Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.449 new 105 ILCS 5/2-3.120 new Changes the title and replaces everything after the enacting clause. Adds provisions amending the School Code. Makes findings relative to providing all elementary and secondary school students with access to educational resources provided by computers. Requires the State Board of Education to provide non-public schools meeting certain criteria with ports to the Board's statewide educational network if that access does not diminish the services available to public schools and students. Requires the State Board of Education to charge for the access and to deposit the charge receipts in the School Technology Revolving Fund that is created in the State Treasury. Provides that moneys in that Fund are to be appropriated to the State Board of Education for purposes of providing the access. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (State Board of Ed.) No fiscal impact on the State or ISBE budgets; costs will be charged back to non-public schools using the network. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (SBE) No change from SBE fiscal note, amended. STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE, H-AM 1 HB 754 would not have an impact on the level of State debt. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.121 new Adds that amounts received under the School Technology Program shall also be deposited in the School Technology Revolving Fund. Pro- vides that amounts in that Fund shall be used for appropriations to the State Board of Eduction for purposes of the School Technology Pro- gram and the purposes specified in the Section relating to non-public school student's access to technology. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/14-7.03 from Ch. 122, par. 14-7.03 105 ILCS 5/14A-5 from Ch. 122, par. 14A-5 105 ILCS 5/14C-12 from Ch. 122, par. 14C-12 105 ILCS 5/18-3 from Ch. 122, par. 18-3 Adds provisions further amending the School Code. Changes the date for submission and payment of certain orphanage, gifted, and transitional bilingual reimbursement claims. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0463 Last action date: 97-08-17 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status