Fall Veto Session

The fall veto session is now taking place in Springfield. We have no expectations that there will be any action taken that will have an impact on our local schools during this session. It has been reported that this week will be spent wrangling over the Governor’s move to increase the minimum wage, continuing the rate hike moratorium for the electric companies and maintaining the 7% assessment cap in Cook County.

There are some educational issues that have a slim chance of moving forward this week. These issues include action to deal with a school construction bill that would allow the 24 school districts waiting since 2002 to receive the funds that were promised for school construction projects but never paid. In DuPage County this includes; Winfield District 34, Community SD 93 and Villa Park District 45. SB 1856 also may be called. This bill is a 90 page bill to repeal “obsolete and duplicative” provisions of the School Code. SB 2796, which deals with students with disabilities, may also see action.

This session may indicate how smoothly the democratic majority will be willing to work together for the good of the citizens of Illinois. It appears that there is already division between the Senate and House leadership.