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Legislation has been introduced and is moving through the General Assembly that would dramatically change the way we fund public education in Illinois. As currently drafted, Senate Bill 16 will have a direct and negative impact on Kane County schools by diverting millions in General State Aid for Education away from local school districts, to other districts in Illinois.
Senator Karen McConnaughay (R- St. Charles)
argues education funding reform should be crafted in a bipartisan manner, where
all stakeholders are brought to the table to negotiate a comprehensive,
equitable school funding formula. Sen. McConnaughay does not believe Illinois’
system of funding schools should create “winners” or “losers,” but instead equitably
finance public education in this state to give all Illinois school children the
best opportunity for scholastic advancement and academic success.
If you agree, please add your name to the
following petition, and contribute to this effort by sharing the petition with
your friends, family and colleagues.
In addition to signing the petition, Sen.
McConnaughay asks that you contact your state representative and state senator
personally to express your misgivings about this measure and ask them to vote
“No" on Senate Bill 16.
Senate Bill 16 is not the best we can do. Illinois lawmakers need to go back to the drawing board and engage in a meaningful, bipartisan discussion about how the state’s precious education resources should be allocated.
What is Senate Bill 16?
Last July, a committee of state legislators was
charged with recommending ways to improve public education funding in Illinois,
which has remained unchanged since 1997. Despite the bipartisan efforts of the
committee, Democrat lawmakers unilaterally acted to draft SB 16, legislation
that failed to incorporate many of the committee’s recommendations and which
does not address the glaring inequities in how education is funded in Illinois.
If enacted into law, SB 16 will make sweeping changes in how the state funds education. Generally, school districts with higher assessed property values, like ours, will receive much less state funding. Other districts will receive much more in state funding.
SB 16 is a redistribution of current state resources that dramatically changes the way in which limited state funding is distributed among school districts
How will SB16 impact Kane County?
The financial impact on Kane County is substantial. If the bill becomes law in its current form, 73 percent of Kane County school districts will lose $500,000 to $8 million in state aid funding. This would greatly impact the district’s ability to provide a quality education to its students, and could potentially put us in a position of needing to reduce programs and services.
Due to Senate Bill 16, a total of 11 school districts in Kane County face
significant funding cuts. Of those 11 districts, six will have their funding
cut by over 75 percent.
When totaled, this results in a combined loss of $31.5 million for 11 out of
15 school districts in Kane County.
Not only will the loss in funding leave Kane County schools significantly
underfunded, but SB16 will potentially result in unnecessary harm to the
county’s tax payers who could possibly be forced to supplement the loss in
funds through increases in property taxes.
What can you do?
SB16 has already passed the Senate. The State Senators who serve Kane County:
VOTED NO - Senator Pam Althoff, District 32, [email protected], (815)-455-6330
VOTED Present - Senator Dave Syverson, District 35, (815) 987-7555,
[email protected].
VOTED NO - Senator Dan Duffy, District 26, (847) 277-7100,
[email protected].
VOTED NO - Senator Jim Oberweis, District 25, (630) 800-1992, [email protected]
VOTED YES - Senator Andy Manar, District 48, (618) 635-2583
VOTED YES - Senator Michael Noland, District 22, (847) 214- 8864
VOTED YES - Senator Linda Holmes, District 42
holmes42Wsenatedem.illinois.gov, (630) 801-8985.
It is expected that the House will vote on SB16 this fall. We need your help. Please contact your Illinois Representative and voice your opinion. Kane County is served by the following State Representatives:
Representative Mike Fortner, District 49, (630) 293-9344,
[email protected]
Representative Kay Hatcher, District 47, (630) 553-3223
Representative David McSweeney, District 52, [email protected], (847) 516-0052
Representative Timothy Schmitz, District 65, [email protected], (630) 845-9590
Representative Michael Tyron, District 66, [email protected], (815) 459-6453
Representative Robert Pritchard, District 70, [email protected], (815) 748-3494
Representative Linda Chapa LaVia, District 83, [email protected], (630) 264-6855
Representative Stephanie Kifowit, District 84, [email protected], (630) 585-1308
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
October 15, 2014
October 13, 2014
We are approaching 500 signatures. Help us hit this milestone today by sending the link to your contacts.
Reached 100 supporters
October 8, 2014
October 6, 2014
We are approaching one hundred signatures. Please use the link to sign on the website now.
268 Comments
This bill must be voted down. Pulling money from districts that are doing well is not going to fix what's wrong with CPS. Money can't buy values and a want to succeed. Let's stop trying to punish those who've worked hard and work hard to get ahead to reward those who don't. Let Cook county take care of itself.
I am so very saddened at the proposal of this bill. I moved to St. Charles and pay terribly high property taxes to send my children to these schools. Where is the fairness in this bill?
A few items in this bill do not seem legal. Is this Constitutional? Senator McConnaughay, if SB16 passes, I would prefer we get zero dollars in funding from the state and therefore would not be tied to the state board of education's funding formula.
please don't let this bill pass, I am afraid that if it does, the first thing thst will get cuts is the music and drama program, both of which are extreamly important to me. I was working the meeting you guys had this tuesday with the schools tech crew, which is really important to me and i don't want it taken away.
If the state would simply fulfill its promise to fully fund education in Illinois instead of making partial payments each year, EVERY school district in the state would win and we wouldn't have to play this shell game of rearranging dollars!
It is an outrage to make us pay the unbelievably high taxes that we pay and then use that money and fund other schools. Our kids' education should not suffer in order to improve the educations of others. The money and distribution if funds needs to be reworked. Please do not sign Senate Bull 16.
It is an outrage to make us pay the unbelievably high taxes that we pay and then use that money and fund other schools. Our kids' education should not suffer in order to improve the educations of others. The money and distribution if funds needs to be reworked. Please do not sign Senate Bull 16.
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We apologize for any inconvenience. We value your support, and encourage you to circulate this petition among friends and family. As a collective voice we can have the greatest impact!
Legislation has been introduced and is moving through the General Assembly that would dramatically change the way we fund public education in Illinois. As currently drafted, Senate Bill 16 will have a direct and negative impact on Kane County schools by diverting millions in General State Aid for Education away from local school districts, to other districts in Illinois.
Senator Karen McConnaughay (R- St. Charles)
argues education funding reform should be crafted in a bipartisan manner, where
all stakeholders are brought to the table to negotiate a comprehensive,
equitable school funding formula. Sen. McConnaughay does not believe Illinois’
system of funding schools should create “winners” or “losers,” but instead equitably
finance public education in this state to give all Illinois school children the
best opportunity for scholastic advancement and academic success.
If you agree, please add your name to the
following petition, and contribute to this effort by sharing the petition with
your friends, family and colleagues.
In addition to signing the petition, Sen.
McConnaughay asks that you contact your state representative and state senator
personally to express your misgivings about this measure and ask them to vote
“No" on Senate Bill 16.
Senate Bill 16 is not the best we can do. Illinois lawmakers need to go back to the drawing board and engage in a meaningful, bipartisan discussion about how the state’s precious education resources should be allocated.
What is Senate Bill 16?
Last July, a committee of state legislators was
charged with recommending ways to improve public education funding in Illinois,
which has remained unchanged since 1997. Despite the bipartisan efforts of the
committee, Democrat lawmakers unilaterally acted to draft SB 16, legislation
that failed to incorporate many of the committee’s recommendations and which
does not address the glaring inequities in how education is funded in Illinois.
If enacted into law, SB 16 will make sweeping changes in how the state funds education. Generally, school districts with higher assessed property values, like ours, will receive much less state funding. Other districts will receive much more in state funding.
SB 16 is a redistribution of current state resources that dramatically changes the way in which limited state funding is distributed among school districts
How will SB16 impact Kane County?
The financial impact on Kane County is substantial. If the bill becomes law in its current form, 73 percent of Kane County school districts will lose $500,000 to $8 million in state aid funding. This would greatly impact the district’s ability to provide a quality education to its students, and could potentially put us in a position of needing to reduce programs and services.
Due to Senate Bill 16, a total of 11 school districts in Kane County face
significant funding cuts. Of those 11 districts, six will have their funding
cut by over 75 percent.
When totaled, this results in a combined loss of $31.5 million for 11 out of
15 school districts in Kane County.
Not only will the loss in funding leave Kane County schools significantly
underfunded, but SB16 will potentially result in unnecessary harm to the
county’s tax payers who could possibly be forced to supplement the loss in
funds through increases in property taxes.
What can you do?
SB16 has already passed the Senate. The State Senators who serve Kane County:
VOTED NO - Senator Pam Althoff, District 32, [email protected], (815)-455-6330
VOTED Present - Senator Dave Syverson, District 35, (815) 987-7555,
[email protected].
VOTED NO - Senator Dan Duffy, District 26, (847) 277-7100,
[email protected].
VOTED NO - Senator Jim Oberweis, District 25, (630) 800-1992, [email protected]
VOTED YES - Senator Andy Manar, District 48, (618) 635-2583
VOTED YES - Senator Michael Noland, District 22, (847) 214- 8864
VOTED YES - Senator Linda Holmes, District 42
holmes42Wsenatedem.illinois.gov, (630) 801-8985.
It is expected that the House will vote on SB16 this fall. We need your help. Please contact your Illinois Representative and voice your opinion. Kane County is served by the following State Representatives:
Representative Mike Fortner, District 49, (630) 293-9344,
[email protected]
Representative Kay Hatcher, District 47, (630) 553-3223
Representative David McSweeney, District 52, [email protected], (847) 516-0052
Representative Timothy Schmitz, District 65, [email protected], (630) 845-9590
Representative Michael Tyron, District 66, [email protected], (815) 459-6453
Representative Robert Pritchard, District 70, [email protected], (815) 748-3494
Representative Linda Chapa LaVia, District 83, [email protected], (630) 264-6855
Representative Stephanie Kifowit, District 84, [email protected], (630) 585-1308
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
October 15, 2014
October 13, 2014
We are approaching 500 signatures. Help us hit this milestone today by sending the link to your contacts.
Reached 100 supporters
October 8, 2014
October 6, 2014
We are approaching one hundred signatures. Please use the link to sign on the website now.
268 Comments
No more Madigan secret meetings, no to this theft of school funding, no to the resulting higher real estate taxes, no to redistributing taxpayer fubds to pay for Chicago Teacher Pension Funds!
This bill must be voted down. Pulling money from districts that are doing well is not going to fix what's wrong with CPS. Money can't buy values and a want to succeed. Let's stop trying to punish those who've worked hard and work hard to get ahead to reward those who don't. Let Cook county take care of itself.
I am so very saddened at the proposal of this bill. I moved to St. Charles and pay terribly high property taxes to send my children to these schools. Where is the fairness in this bill?
A few items in this bill do not seem legal. Is this Constitutional? Senator McConnaughay, if SB16 passes, I would prefer we get zero dollars in funding from the state and therefore would not be tied to the state board of education's funding formula.
please don't let this bill pass, I am afraid that if it does, the first thing thst will get cuts is the music and drama program, both of which are extreamly important to me. I was working the meeting you guys had this tuesday with the schools tech crew, which is really important to me and i don't want it taken away.
If the state would simply fulfill its promise to fully fund education in Illinois instead of making partial payments each year, EVERY school district in the state would win and we wouldn't have to play this shell game of rearranging dollars!
It is an outrage to make us pay the unbelievably high taxes that we pay and then use that money and fund other schools. Our kids' education should not suffer in order to improve the educations of others. The money and distribution if funds needs to be reworked. Please do not sign Senate Bull 16.
It is an outrage to make us pay the unbelievably high taxes that we pay and then use that money and fund other schools. Our kids' education should not suffer in order to improve the educations of others. The money and distribution if funds needs to be reworked. Please do not sign Senate Bull 16.
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