Sen. Susan Garrett

Filed: 4/13/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4209

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4209 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
5 27-1.5 as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 5/27-1.5 new)
7     (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2012)
8     Sec. 27-1.5. Instructional Mandates Task Force;
9 moratorium.
10     (a) The General Assembly recognizes the increasing number
11 of instructional mandates that it passes each year. The State
12 Board shall create the Instructional Mandates Task Force.
13     (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following voting
14 members:
15         (1) One member appointed by the Governor, who shall
16     serve as chairperson of the Task Force.

 

 

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1         (2) One member appointed by the President of the
2     Senate.
3         (3) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
4     Senate.
5         (4) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
6     Representatives.
7         (5) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
8     House of Representatives.
9         (6) One member appointed by the State Superintendent of
10     Education.
11         (7) One district superintendent from a rural district
12     appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of an
13     organization representing school administrators.
14         (8) One district superintendent from a suburban school
15     district appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation
16     of an organization representing school administrators.
17         (9) One district superintendent from a urban school
18     district appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation
19     of an organization representing school administrators.
20         (10) One school principal appointed by the Governor
21     upon the recommendation of an association representing
22     school principals.
23         (11) One member appointed by the Governor upon the
24     recommendation of an association representing special
25     education administrators.
26         (12) One member appointed by the Governor upon the

 

 

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1     recommendation of an association representing school
2     boards.
3         (13) One member appointed by the Governor upon the
4     recommendation of the Chicago Board of Education.
5         (14) One member appointed by the Governor upon the
6     recommendation of an organization representing teachers.
7         (15) One member appointed by the Governor upon the
8     recommendation of a different organization representing
9     teachers.
10         (16) One member appointed by the Governor upon the
11     recommendation of an organization representing parents and
12     teachers.
13     Members appointed by the legislative leaders shall be
14 appointed for the duration of the Task Force. In the event of a
15 vacancy, the appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made by
16 the legislative leader of the same chamber and party as the
17 leader who made the original appointment.
18     (c) The Task Force shall explore and examine all
19 instructional mandates governing the public schools of this
20 State that currently exist and shall make recommendations
21 concerning, but not limited to, the propriety of all existing
22 mandates, the imposition of future mandates, and waivers of
23 instructional mandates. The Task Force shall ensure that its
24 recommendations include specifics as to the necessary funding
25 to carry out identified responsibilities.
26     (d) The Task Force may begin to conduct business upon the

 

 

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1 appointment of a majority of the voting members.
2     (e) The State Board of Education shall be responsible for
3 providing staff and administrative support to the Task Force.
4     (f) Members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation
5 for their participation, but may be reimbursed by the State
6 Board of Education for expenses in connection with their
7 participation, including travel, if funds are available.
8     (g) The Task Force shall submit a final report of its
9 findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General
10 Assembly on or before July 1, 2011. The Task Force may submit
11 other reports as it deems appropriate.
12     (h) The Task Force is abolished on July 2, 2011, and this
13 Section is repealed on July 1, 2012.
14     (i) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
15 of the 96th General Assembly and until one year after the Task
16 Force submits a final report to the Governor and General
17 Assembly, there shall be a moratorium on the passage of
18 instructional mandates for public schools. For the purposes of
19 this Section, "instructional mandate" means any State law that
20 requires a school district to devote any amount of time to the
21 instruction of or engagement by students in any subject or
22 course.
 
23     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24 becoming law.".