101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2606

 

Introduced , by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 305/4  from Ch. 122, par. 1503-4

    Amends the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Law. Authorizes the Board of Trustees to enter into public-private partnership agreements with private entities for purposes relating to or affecting education in the school. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Law
5is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 305/4)  (from Ch. 122, par. 1503-4)
7    Sec. 4. Powers of the Board. The board is hereby authorized
8to:
9        (a) Accept donations, bequests, or other forms of
10    financial assistance for educational purposes from any
11    public or private person or agency and comply with rules
12    and regulations governing grants from the federal
13    government or from any other person or agency, which are
14    not in contravention of the Illinois Constitution or the
15    laws of the State of Illinois.
16        (b) Purchase equipment and make improvements to
17    facilities necessary for the use of the school, in
18    accordance with applicable law.
19        (c) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules, regulations, and
20    policies necessary or proper for the conduct of the
21    business of the board.
22        (d) Award certificates and issue diplomas for
23    successful completion of programs of study requirements.

 

 

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1        (e) Select a Director who shall be the chief
2    administrative officer of the Academy and who shall
3    administer the rules, regulations, and policies adopted by
4    the Board pursuant hereto. The Director shall also be the
5    chief administrative officer of the Board and shall be
6    responsible for all the administrative functions, duties,
7    and needs of the Board.
8        (f) Determine faculty and staff positions necessary
9    for the efficient operation of the school and select
10    personnel for such positions.
11        (g) Prepare and adopt an annual budget necessary for
12    the continued operation of the school.
13        (h) Enter into contracts and agreements which have been
14    recommended by the Director, in accordance with applicable
15    law, and to the extent that funds are specifically
16    appropriated therefor, with other public agencies with
17    respect to cooperative enterprises and undertaking related
18    to or associated with an educational purpose or program
19    affecting education in the school. This shall not preclude
20    the Board from entering into other such contracts and
21    agreements that it may deem necessary to carry out its
22    duties and functions.
23        (h-5) Enter into public-private partnership agreements
24    with private entities for purposes relating to or affecting
25    education in the school.
26        (i) Perform such other functions as are necessary to

 

 

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1    the supervision and control of those phases of education
2    under its supervision and control.
3    (j) The Board shall delegate to the Director such of its
4administrative powers and duties as it deems appropriate to aid
5the Director in the efficient administration of his
6responsibility for the implementation of the policies of the
7Board.
8    (k) The Academy shall be empowered to lease or purchase
9real and personal property on commercially reasonable terms for
10the use of the Academy. After July 1, 1988, any leases or
11purchases of real or personal property and any disposition
12thereof by the Academy must be in compliance with the
13provisions of The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the
14State Property Control Act. Personal property acquired for the
15use of the Academy shall be inventoried and disposed of in
16accordance with the State Property Control Act.
17    In addition to the authorities granted herein and any
18powers, duties, and responsibilities vested by any other
19applicable laws, the Board shall:
20        (1) Adopt rules, regulations, and policies necessary
21    for the efficient operation of the school.
22        (2) Establish criteria to be used in determining
23    eligibility of applicants for enrollment. Such criteria
24    shall ensure adequate geographic representation of this
25    State and adequate sexual and ethnic representation.
26        (3) Determine subjects and extracurricular activities

 

 

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1    to be offered.
2        (4) Pay salaries and expenses, including but not
3    necessarily restricted to facilities, equipment, and
4    supplies of the faculty and staff of the Academy out of
5    funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the
6    operating and administrative expenses of the Board and the
7    Academy.
8        (5) Exercise budgetary responsibility and allocate for
9    expenditure by the Academy and programs under its
10    jurisdiction, all monies appropriated or otherwise made
11    available for purposes of the Board and of such Academy and
12    programs.
13        (6) Prescribe and select for use in the school free
14    school books and other materials of instruction for
15    children enrolled in the school and programs under its
16    jurisdiction for which the General Assembly provides
17    funds. However, free school books and other materials of
18    instruction need not be provided to students who are not
19    Illinois residents, and a fee may be charged to such
20    students for books and materials.
21        (7) Prepare and adopt or approve programs of study and
22    rules, bylaws, and regulations for the conduct of students
23    and for the government of the school and programs under its
24    jurisdiction.
25        (8) Employ such personnel as may be needed, establish
26    policies governing their employment and dismissal, and fix

 

 

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1    the amount of their compensation. In the employment,
2    establishment of policies and fixing of compensation the
3    board may make no discrimination on account of sex, race,
4    creed, color or national origin.
5    The Academy, its board of trustees, and its employees shall
6be represented and indemnified in certain civil law suits in
7accordance with the State Employee Indemnification Act "An Act
8to provide for representation and indemnification in certain
9civil law suits", approved December 3, 1977, as amended.
10    Neither the Academy, nor its officers, employees or board
11members shall participate in the creation of any corporation,
12joint venture, partnership, association, or other
13organizational entity which exercises, expands, or enhances
14the powers, duties, or responsibilities of the Academy unless
15specifically authorized by the General Assembly by law.
16    This Section does not restrict the Academy from creating
17any organization entity which is within or a part of the
18Academy.
19(Source: P.A. 100-937, eff. 1-1-19; revised 9-28-18.)
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.