The Illinois Senate, in another rare Sunday session, overrode Governor Bruce Rauner's amendatory veto of Senate Bill 1, which overhauls the state's school aid formula.  The vote was 38 to 19.
The architect of what's known as S-B-one, Democratic State Senator Andy Manar from Bunker Hill, said the legislation would enact a fair method of funding schools in the state for the first time in more than 20 years, and represents years of compromise and negotiation among lawmakers and school superintendents.
S-B-one funds schools on an evidence-based model, and ensures no school district will lose funding according to Manar.
State Senator Sam McCann of Plainview was the lone Republican to vote for overriding Governor Rauner's veto.
The legislation now goes to the Illinois House for consideration, where it will take at least 4 Republican votes, along with all Democrats, for the override to pass. That chamber is to reconvene on Wednesday.
A 2nd bill without the Governor's changes, also passed the Illinois Senate on Sunday, and was also sent to the House for consideration.  The 2nd bill was passed as a way to negotiate a final bill, if the Governor's amendatory veto is not overriden by the House on Wednesday.
School districts across the state missed their first state aid payment for the 2017-18 school year last week.  It's the first time the state has ever missed this payment.