SB2617 Summary

• Removes language exempting school districts with populations exceeding 500,000 inhabitants from the Block Grants Article, effectively applying block grant provisions to Chicago public schools.

• Repeals Article 1D (Block Grants for Chicago Article) entirely, eliminating the separate block grant funding system that previously applied only to Chicago.

• Removes exemption language that excluded special education funding from block grant requirements, making special education funding subject to the same rules as other school funding.

• Removes requirement that certain residential facility placement costs be paid from block grant appropriations, making Chicago subject to the same residential placement funding rules as other school districts.

• Takes effect July 1, 2015.