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This bill mandates a significant restructuring of school districts in Illinois, requiring elementary school districts to consolidate exclusively with other elementary school districts, and high school districts to consolidate exclusively with other high school districts within three years of the bill's effective date. The State Board of Education will play a key role in facilitating these consolidations by providing recommendations about which districts should merge, taking into account factors such as geographic proximity, local school needs, classification of funds and assets, and the educational welfare of students. The bill overrides existing referendum requirements and other laws that might normally prevent such consolidations, effectively compelling school districts to restructure. The goal appears to be creating more efficient and potentially more economically viable school district configurations by forcing districts of similar types (elementary or high school) to combine, with the ultimate aim of improving educational outcomes and resource allocation.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1434&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104