Sen. Heather Steans

Filed: 3/23/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2119

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2119 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
5 2-3.64b as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.64b new)
7     Sec. 2-3.64b. Innovation, Intervention, and Restructuring
8 Task Force.
9     (a) In keeping with the goals outlined in the federal
10 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the State of
11 Illinois hereby creates the Innovation, Intervention, and
12 Restructuring Task Force to develop recommendations for the
13 innovation, intervention, and restructuring of schools,
14 including those that need comprehensive or focused
15 intervention, as those terms are defined by this State's
16 proposal for participation in the No Child Left Behind

 

 

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1 differentiated accountability pilot project.
2     (b) The task force shall consist of the following members:
3         (1) One chairperson, appointed by the Governor.
4         (2) Two additional members, each appointed by the
5     Governor.
6         (3) Two members appointed by the State Superintendent
7     of Education.
8         (4) One member appointed by the President of the
9     Senate.
10         (5) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
11     Representatives.
12         (6) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
13     Senate.
14         (7) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
15     House of Representatives.
16     (c) The task force shall compile data, study, and, pursuant
17 to subsection (e) of this Section, report on all of the
18 following matters, among any others deemed relevant by the task
19 force:
20         (1) Ways in which this State can identify schools
21     requiring more intensive intervention.
22         (2) Strategies for strengthening leadership at
23     struggling schools and otherwise strengthening school
24     district capacity to effectively implement reforms and
25     ensure continuous improvement.
26         (3) Strategies that have been involved in successful

 

 

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1     turnaround efforts and a template for evaluating
2     turnaround efforts.
3         (4) The autonomies, resources, and support that need to
4     be available to achieve and maintain over time a successful
5     turnaround.
6         (5) Mechanisms for model innovations to be captured and
7     shared across this State.
8         (6) The amount of funding necessary to accomplish any
9     and all strategies included in the task force's
10     recommendation.
11         (7) The identification of any statutory or regulatory
12     changes that would be necessary or helpful to promote
13     successful innovation, intervention, and restructuring.
14     (d) In developing its recommendations, the task force shall
15 compile relevant data. Moreover, the task force shall seek
16 input from appropriate organizations, including the Illinois
17 Education Association, the Illinois Federation of Teachers,
18 the Illinois Statewide School Management Alliance, ED-RED, the
19 Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools,
20 the Metropolitan Planning Council, the Illinois PTA, the Civic
21 Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, Voices for
22 Illinois Children, Action for Children, the Legislative
23 Education Network of DuPage County (LEND), the South
24 Cooperative Organization for Public Education (SCOPE), the
25 Ounce of Prevention Fund, the Illinois Business Roundtable, and
26 any other source deemed appropriate.

 

 

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1     (e) The task force shall submit a comprehensive report to
2 the Governor, the General Assembly, and the State
3 Superintendent of Education not later than December 31, 2009.
4 The task force may, with the written approval of the Governor,
5 reconvene for the purposes of continued study and the
6 development of additional recommendations.
 
7     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8 becoming law.".