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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 27

  
 
2    WHEREAS, In 2010 the State of Illinois enacted a new set of 
3pension benefits for public employees in State-funded pension 
4systems; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Public employees hired on or after January 1, 2011 
6are commonly referred to as "Tier 2" members; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, These Tier 2 members include public school 
8teachers in K-12 classrooms throughout the State of Illinois; 
9and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Public school teachers do not receive Social 
11Security, and many pension experts believe that Tier 2 benefits 
12do not provide a pension that is at least equal to that federal 
13program; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, It is essential that Illinois provide a benefit 
15and pay package that will attract the most talented and 
16ambitious teachers in the country to our schools; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, These benefits have been in effect for newly hired 
18public school teachers for over two years with no study of how 
19this has impacted recruitment and retention of teachers in 
20Illinois; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS,  It is appropriate for the General Assembly to 
2study the impact of these benefits on the State's ability to 
3provide the best teachers to our children; therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
5NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
6SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Teacher Recruiting and 
7Retention Task Force be created to study the impact of these 
8Tier 2 pension benefits on the ability of school districts to 
9recruit and retain teachers in public school classrooms; and be 
10it further
  
 
  
11    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of 2 members of 
12the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the 
13House, one of whom shall serve as co-chair, 2 members of the 
14House of Representatives appointed by the Minority Leader of 
15the House, 2 members of the Senate appointed by the President 
16of the Senate, one of whom shall serve as co-chair, 2 members 
17of the Senate appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, 
18and 2 members appointed by the Governor; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That 2 members from a statewide school alliance 
20and  2 members from separate unions representing public school 
21teachers statewide shall be appointed by the co-chairs to the 
22Task Force; and be it further
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That the State Board of Education shall provide 
2all necessary support to the Task Force; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report its findings to 
4the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 
52014.