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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, All children in Illinois are entitled to the
3facilities and resources needed for a high-quality education;
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, Many charter schools are in older, sometimes
6dilapidated buildings that require repair, such as
7tuckpointing, new roofs, or boilers; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Most children in existing charter schools do not
9have the necessary access to special education resource space,
10to adequate space for physical education and athletics, and/or
11to dining facilities; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Thirty-one jurisdictions, including Arizona,
13California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New
14Mexico, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, and Washington D.C.
15currently offer facilities support for existing charter public
16schools through varying resources and can offer expertise on
17best practices; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
19HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
20SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Task Force
21on Charter Public School Facilities to examine charter public

 

 

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1school facilities issues and provide the following:
2        (1) An analysis of the current capital funds and
3    facilities provisions in the Illinois Charter Schools Law
4    for the purpose of ensuring equitable access;
5        (2) A comparative analysis of charter public school
6    facilities funding and access across the United States; and
7        (3) Recommendations for ensuring that charter public
8    schools have equitable access to safe and appropriate
9    facilities; and be it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the
11following members, who shall serve without compensation:
12        (1) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House
13    of Representatives;
14        (2) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
15    House of Representatives;
16        (3) Two members appointed by the President of the
17    Senate;
18        (4) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
19    Senate;
20        (5) The State Superintendent of Education or his or her
21    designee;
22        (6) The chief executive officer of a school district in
23    a city having a population exceeding 500,000 or his or her
24    designee appointed by the State Superintendent of
25    Education;

 

 

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1        (7) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
2    Representatives, upon recommendation of an organization
3    representing teachers in a school district in a city having
4    a population exceeding 500,000;
5        (8) One member appointed by the President of the
6    Senate, upon recommendation of an organization
7    representing teachers in a school district in a city having
8    a population exceeding 500,000;
9        (9) One member appointed by the Governor, upon
10    recommendation of a statewide organization representing
11    charter public schools in this State;
12        (10) A principal of a currently operating,
13    high-performing charter public school in this State,
14    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education;
15        (11) One member appointed by the Governor who is a
16    representative of a community organization that operates
17    charter public schools, upon recommendation of that
18    community organization;
19        (12) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
20    House of Representatives, upon recommendation of an
21    organization representing the business community in this
22    State;
23        (13) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
24    Senate, upon recommendation of an organization
25    representing the business community in this State;
26        (14) One member appointed by the Governor, upon

 

 

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1    recommendation of an education advocacy group that
2    organizes parents and supports high-quality public-school
3    options, including high-quality public charter schools;
4        (15) One member appointed by the state superintendent
5    representing one of the ten currently operating
6    Commission-approved charter public schools in this State,
7    upon recommendation of the leadership of the
8    Commission-approved charter public schools;
9        (16) One member appointed by the Governor, upon
10    recommendation of a large, non-profit community
11    development financial institution (CDFI) in Illinois that
12    provides or has provided specialized loans, real estate
13    development, and additional forms of financial assistance
14    to charter public schools in this State; and
15        (17) One member appointed by the state superintendent
16    who represents a charter school outside of the City of
17    Chicago; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall elect a
19chairperson from among their membership, and the Illinois State
20Board of Education shall provide administrative support; and be
21it further
 
22    RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall be
23appointed within 30 days after the adoption of this resolution
24and shall begin meeting no later than 30 days after the

 

 

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1appointments are finalized; in the event the appointments by
2the Governor are not made within 30 days after the adoption of
3this resolution, the State Superintendent shall make such
4appointments within 15 days of the appointment deadline; and be
5it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall issue a report making
7recommendations on any changes to State laws with regard to
8charter public school facilities access on or before January 1,
92021, and that the Task Force shall be dissolved upon issuance
10of this report; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
12delivered to the Governor, the State Superintendent of
13Education, the Illinois State Board of Education, and the Chief
14Executive Officer of the City of Chicago School District 299.