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| Bill | SCH CD-DIST REALIGNMENT COMM | Amends the School Code. Establishes the School District Realignment and Consolidation Commission to make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on the number of school districts in this State, the optimal amount of enrollment for a school district, and where consolidation and realignment would be beneficial. Provides that within 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Commission must vote on its recommendations and file a report with the Governor and the General Assembly. Provides that if the Commission adopts the report by a three-fifths vote, then the General Assembly must, within 14 days after the report is filed by the Commission, vote on whether to accept the report by the adoption of a resolution by a record vote of a majority of the members elected in each house. Provides that if the General Assembly is not in session on the day that the report is filed, then the General Assembly must vote on whether to accept the report within 14 days after the General Assembly convenes for the first time after the report is filed. Dissolves the Commission on the day after the report is filed with both the Governor and the General Assembly. Repeals these provisions on January 1, 2012. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 97th | HB 1216 | Illinois HB 1216 (97th) |
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enacted | 3 | 65 | 3 | 2011-02-08 | 2011-08-23 | openstates | ocd-bill/d469b240-1162-40bd-8e39-1a9754d58bfe | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1216&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57174&SessionID=84&GA=97 | 4ea82f59e5503e9cf5061504a95618277ee743d2944f7bb3acfd42052594951d | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 1216 (97th) — SCH CD-DIST REALIGNMENT COMM
Amends the School Code. Establishes the School District Realignment and Consolidation Commission to make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on the number of school districts in this State, the optimal amount of enrollment for a school district, and where consolidation and realignment would be beneficial. Provides that within 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Commission must vote on its recommendations and file a report with the Governor and the General Assembly. Provides that if the Commission adopts the report by a three-fifths vote, then the General Assembly must, within 14 days after the report is filed by the Commission, vote on whether to accept the report by the adoption of a resolution by a record vote of a majority of the members elected in each house. Provides that if the General Assembly is not in session on the day that the report is filed, then the General Assembly must vote on whether to accept the report within 14 days after the General Assembly convenes for the first time after the report is filed. Dissolves the Commission on the day after the report is filed with both the Governor and the General Assembly. Repeals these provisions on January 1, 2012. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 104–6 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 39–16 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — 106–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2011-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
filing - 2011-02-08 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-02-14 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
referral-committee - 2011-03-02 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- 2011-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
amendment-introduction - 2011-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- 2011-03-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2011-03-09 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 024-000-000
committee-passage - 2011-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- 2011-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- 2011-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2011-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-03-17 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
amendment-introduction - 2011-03-17 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-03-17 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-03-17 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-03-28 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2011-03-29 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-03-29 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-03-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
amendment-introduction - 2011-03-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-03-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2011-04-05 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2011-04-05 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2011-04-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-04-06 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-006-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-04-07 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2011-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-04-07 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- 2011-04-07 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- 2011-04-07 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-04-07 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-04-27 Assigned to Education
referral-committee - 2011-04-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler
amendment-introduction - 2011-04-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-05-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- 2011-05-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2011-05-05 Do Pass as Amended Education; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2011-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- 2011-05-12 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2011-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- 2011-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- 2011-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 039-016-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-05-17 Arrived in House
introduction - 2011-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2011-05-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2011-05-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-05-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- 2011-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 106-001-000
- 2011-05-28 Passed Both Houses
- 2011-06-24 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2011-08-23 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2011-08-23 Effective Date August 23, 2011
- 2011-08-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0503
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d469b240-1162-40bd-8e39-1a9754d58bfe. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).