Bill Text: IL HB3687 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Requires the Chicago Board of Education to approve a change to the name of a school building if a petition is filed with the board requesting a change to the school building's name and the petition is signed by at least 5,000 members of the community in which the building is located. Provides that if the board has approved a change to the name of a school building after January 1, 2013 and before September 1, 2013, then the board shall rescind that approval and the original name of the school building must be restored. Effective June 1, 2014.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB3687 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB3687-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB3687 Introduced , by Rep. Monique D. Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/34-18.49 new
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Requires the Chicago Board of Education to approve a change to the name of a school building if a petition is filed with the board requesting a change to the school building's name and the petition is signed by at least 5,000 members of the community in which the building is located. Provides that if the board has approved a change to the name of a school building after January 1, 2013 and before September 1, 2013, then the board shall rescind that approval and the original name of the school building must be restored. Effective June 1, 2014.
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
34-18.49 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.49 new)
Sec. 34-18.49. School building name change. The board shall
approve a change to the name of a school building if a petition
is filed with the board requesting a change to the school
building's name and the petition is signed by at least 5,000
members of the community in which the building is located. If
the board has approved a change to the name of a school
building after January 1, 2013 and before September 1, 2013,
then the board shall rescind that approval and the original
name of the school building must be restored.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1,
2014.