SB1786eng 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1786 Engrossed LRB103 25385 RJT 51731 b

AN ACT concerning education.

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

Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 2-3.7a as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.7a) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.7a)

Sec. 2-3.7a. Advisory committees and their composition. To create, form, or appoint task forces, study committees, blue ribbon panels, commissions, or any other type of organization, by whatever name designated, to study or examine educational policy issues, problems, or concerns.

Any task force, study committee, blue ribbon panel, commission, or organization created or appointed by the State Board of Education or the State Superintendent of Education after this amendatory Act takes effect shall include parents or guardians of students involved in or directly affected by the issues, problems, or concerns under study. The parents or guardians appointed to comply with this Section shall not be employed by or administratively connected with any school system or institution of higher learning in Illinois, employed by any educational collective bargaining organization within Illinois, employed by any association of school boards or school administrative officers, employed by the State Board of Education, or members of any school board or board of school trustees of any public or private school, college, university, or technical institution within Illinois.

Any task force, study committee, blue ribbon panel, commission, or organization created or appointed by the State Board of Education or the State Superintendent of Education after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, including one created by the State Board of Education or one mandated by the Governor or General Assembly, shall include representatives that reflect the racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State, including representatives of rural, suburban, and urban areas.

(Source: P.A. 87-916.)