Amends the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
House Floor Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. In provisions concerning impasse procedures, provides that for collective bargaining between the Chicago school district and an exclusive representative of educational employees who are forbidden from striking under the Act, educational employees who are forbidden from striking have the right to submit all negotiation disputes, including, but not limited to, mid-term disputes and impact bargaining disputes, for resolution through specified mandatory arbitration procedures. Makes other changes regarding educational employees who are forbidden from striking. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply only to collective bargaining agreements entered into, modified, extended, or renewed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill, and makes the following changes: Provides that the new provisions apply only to collective bargaining between a public school district organized under Article 34 of the School Code and an exclusive representative of educational employees who are forbidden from striking under the Act after the parties reach impasse when bargaining an initial and any successor collective bargaining agreements. Provides that educational employees who are forbidden from striking have the right to submit negotiation disputes regarding wages, hours, and conditions of employment that are mandatory subjects of bargaining for resolution. Removes language providing that if certain fact-finding procedures were utilized, the parties shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirement to engage in mediation before requesting arbitration. Provides that if the parties fail to notify the Board of their selection of a neutral chairperson within 7 days after receipt of the list of impartial arbitrators, the Board shall appoint, at random, a neutral chairperson from the list. Provides that the arbitration decision shall be limited to mandatory subjects of bargaining. Makes changes to the list of factors that the arbitration panel or sole arbitrator shall base its findings, opinions, and order upon. Makes other changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 105 ILCS 13/1
Engrossed: 115 ILCS 5/12