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    AN ACT concerning education.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:




 
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    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
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2-3.64b as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.64b  new)
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    Sec. 2-3.64b. Innovation, Intervention, and Restructuring 
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Task Force.
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    (a) In keeping with the goals outlined in the federal 
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the State of 
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Illinois hereby creates the Innovation, Intervention, and 
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Restructuring Task Force to develop recommendations for the 
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innovation, intervention, and restructuring of schools, 
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including those that need comprehensive or focused 
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intervention, as those terms are defined by this State's 
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proposal for participation in the No Child Left Behind 
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differentiated accountability pilot project.
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    (b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 
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        (1)  One chairperson, appointed by the Governor.
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        (2) Two additional members, each appointed by the 
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    Governor.
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        (3)  Two members appointed by the State Superintendent 
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    of Education.
 


 






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        (4)  One member appointed by the President of the 
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    Senate.
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        (5)  One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
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    Representatives.
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        (6)  One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
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    Senate.
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        (7)  One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
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    House of
Representatives.
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    (c)  The task force shall compile data, study, and, pursuant 
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to subsection (e) of this Section, report on all of the 
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following matters, among any others deemed relevant by the task 
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force:
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        (1) Ways in which this State can identify schools 
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    requiring more intensive intervention.
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        (2) Strategies for strengthening leadership at 
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    struggling schools and otherwise strengthening school 
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    district capacity to effectively implement reforms and 
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    ensure continuous improvement.
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        (3)  Strategies that have been involved in successful 
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    turnaround efforts and a template for evaluating 
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    turnaround efforts.
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        (4) The autonomies, resources, and support that need to 
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    be available to achieve and maintain over time a successful 
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    turnaround.
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        (5) Mechanisms for model innovations to be captured and 
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    shared across this State.
 


 






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        (6) The amount of funding necessary to accomplish any 
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    and all strategies included in the task force's 
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    recommendation.
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        (7) The identification of any statutory or regulatory 
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    changes that would be necessary or helpful to promote 
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    successful innovation, intervention, and restructuring.
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    (d)  In developing its recommendations, the task force shall 
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compile relevant data.  Moreover, the task force shall seek 
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input from statewide school community organizations, including 
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organizations representing teachers, administrators, and 
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parents, as well as civic, business, and child advocacy 
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organizations and any other source deemed appropriate.
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    The State Board of Education shall provide administrative 
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support to the task force. 
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    (e) The task force shall submit a comprehensive report to 
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the Governor, the General Assembly, and the State 
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Superintendent of Education not later than December 31, 2009. 
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The task force may, with the written approval of the Governor, 
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reconvene for the purposes of continued study and the 
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development of additional recommendations.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.