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1 | | greatest amount of funding. |
2 | | (b) The Commission shall consist of all of the following |
3 | | members: |
4 | | (1) One representative appointed by the Speaker of the |
5 | | House of Representatives, who shall serve as |
6 | | co-chairperson. |
7 | | (2) One representative appointed by the Minority |
8 | | Leader of the House of Representatives. |
9 | | (3) One senator appointed by the President of the |
10 | | Senate, who shall serve as co-chairperson. |
11 | | (4) One senator appointed by the Minority Leader of |
12 | | the Senate. |
13 | | (5) The State Superintendent of Education or a |
14 | | designee. |
15 | | (6) The Director of the Governor's Office of |
16 | | Management and Budget or a designee. |
17 | | (7) The Chairperson of the Advisory Council on the |
18 | | Education of Children with Disabilities or a designee. |
19 | | Additionally, within 60 days after the effective date of |
20 | | this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the State |
21 | | Superintendent of Education shall appoint all of the following |
22 | | individuals to the Commission: |
23 | | (A) One representative of a statewide association that |
24 | | represents private special education schools. |
25 | | (B) One representative of a statewide association that |
26 | | represents special education cooperatives. |
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1 | | (C) One educator from a special education cooperative, |
2 | | recommended by a statewide association that represents |
3 | | teachers. |
4 | | (D) One educator from a special education cooperative, |
5 | | recommended by a different statewide association that |
6 | | represents teachers. |
7 | | (E) One educator from a nonpublic special education |
8 | | school. |
9 | | (F) One representative of a statewide association that |
10 | | represents school administrators. |
11 | | (G) One representative of a statewide association that |
12 | | represents school business officials. |
13 | | (H) One parent of a high-cost special education |
14 | | student. |
15 | | Members appointed to the Commission must reflect the |
16 | | racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. |
17 | | (c) Members of the Commission shall serve without |
18 | | compensation, but may be reimbursed for their reasonable and |
19 | | necessary expenses from funds appropriated to the State Board |
20 | | of Education for that purpose. |
21 | | (d) The State Board of Education shall provide |
22 | | administrative support to the Commission. |
23 | | (e) To ensure that high-quality services are provided to |
24 | | ensure equitable outcomes for high-cost special education |
25 | | students, the Commission shall do all the following: |
26 | | (1) Review the current system of funding high-cost |
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1 | | special education students in this State. |
2 | | (2) Review the needs of high-cost special education |
3 | | students in this State and the associated costs to ensure |
4 | | high quality services are provided to these students. |
5 | | (3) Review how other states fund high-cost special |
6 | | education students. |
7 | | (4) If available, review other proposals and best |
8 | | practices for funding high-cost special education |
9 | | students. |
10 | | (f) On or before November 30, 2021, the Commission shall |
11 | | report its recommendations to the Governor and the General |
12 | | Assembly. |
13 | | (g) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2022.
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14 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
15 | | becoming law.".
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