Full Text of HB2606 101st General Assembly
HB2606 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB2606 Introduced , by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 105 ILCS 305/4 | from Ch. 122, par. 1503-4 |
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Amends the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Law. Authorizes the Board of Trustees to enter into public-private partnership agreements with private entities for purposes relating to or affecting education in the school. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Law | 5 | | is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
| 6 | | (105 ILCS 305/4) (from Ch. 122, par. 1503-4)
| 7 | | Sec. 4. Powers of the Board. The board is hereby authorized | 8 | | to:
| 9 | | (a) Accept donations, bequests, or other forms of | 10 | | financial assistance
for educational purposes from any | 11 | | public or private person or agency and
comply with rules | 12 | | and regulations governing grants from the federal
| 13 | | government or from any other person or agency, which are | 14 | | not in
contravention of the Illinois Constitution or the | 15 | | laws of the State
of Illinois.
| 16 | | (b) Purchase equipment and make improvements to | 17 | | facilities necessary for
the use of the school, in | 18 | | accordance with applicable law.
| 19 | | (c) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules, regulations, and | 20 | | policies necessary
or proper for the conduct of the | 21 | | business of the board.
| 22 | | (d) Award certificates and issue diplomas for | 23 | | successful completion of
programs of study requirements.
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| 1 | | (e) Select a Director who shall be the chief | 2 | | administrative officer of
the Academy and who shall | 3 | | administer the rules, regulations, and policies
adopted by | 4 | | the Board pursuant hereto. The Director shall also be the | 5 | | chief
administrative officer of the Board and shall be | 6 | | responsible for all the
administrative functions, duties, | 7 | | and needs of the Board.
| 8 | | (f) Determine faculty and staff positions necessary | 9 | | for the efficient
operation of the school and select | 10 | | personnel for such positions.
| 11 | | (g) Prepare and adopt an annual budget necessary for | 12 | | the continued
operation of the school.
| 13 | | (h) Enter into contracts and agreements which have been | 14 | | recommended by
the Director, in accordance with applicable | 15 | | law, and to the extent that
funds are specifically | 16 | | appropriated therefor, with other public agencies
with | 17 | | respect to cooperative enterprises and undertaking related | 18 | | to or
associated with an educational purpose or program | 19 | | affecting education in
the school. This shall not preclude | 20 | | the Board from entering into other
such contracts and | 21 | | agreements that it may deem necessary to carry out its
| 22 | | duties and functions.
| 23 | | (h-5) Enter into public-private partnership agreements | 24 | | with private entities for purposes relating to or affecting | 25 | | education in the school. | 26 | | (i) Perform such other functions as are necessary to |
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| 1 | | the supervision and
control of those phases of education | 2 | | under its supervision and control.
| 3 | | (j) The Board shall delegate to the Director such of its | 4 | | administrative
powers and duties as it deems appropriate to aid | 5 | | the Director in the
efficient administration of his | 6 | | responsibility for the implementation of
the policies of the | 7 | | Board.
| 8 | | (k) The Academy shall be empowered to lease or purchase | 9 | | real and
personal property on commercially reasonable terms for | 10 | | the use of the
Academy. After July 1, 1988, any leases or | 11 | | purchases of real or personal
property and any disposition | 12 | | thereof by the Academy must be in compliance
with the | 13 | | provisions of The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the
| 14 | | State Property Control Act. Personal property acquired for the | 15 | | use of the
Academy shall be inventoried and disposed of in | 16 | | accordance with the State
Property Control Act.
| 17 | | In addition to the authorities granted herein and any | 18 | | powers, duties, and
responsibilities vested by any other | 19 | | applicable laws, the Board shall:
| 20 | | (1) Adopt rules, regulations, and policies necessary | 21 | | for the efficient
operation of the school.
| 22 | | (2) Establish criteria to be used in determining | 23 | | eligibility of
applicants for enrollment. Such criteria | 24 | | shall ensure adequate geographic representation of this | 25 | | State and adequate
sexual and ethnic representation.
| 26 | | (3) Determine subjects and extracurricular activities |
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| 1 | | to be offered.
| 2 | | (4) Pay salaries and expenses, including but not | 3 | | necessarily restricted
to facilities, equipment, and | 4 | | supplies of the faculty and staff of the
Academy out of | 5 | | funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the
| 6 | | operating and administrative expenses of the Board and the | 7 | | Academy.
| 8 | | (5) Exercise budgetary responsibility and allocate for
| 9 | | expenditure by the Academy and programs under its | 10 | | jurisdiction, all monies
appropriated or otherwise made | 11 | | available for purposes of the Board and of
such Academy and | 12 | | programs.
| 13 | | (6) Prescribe and select for use in the school free | 14 | | school books and
other materials of instruction for | 15 | | children enrolled in the school and
programs under its | 16 | | jurisdiction for which the General
Assembly provides | 17 | | funds. However, free school books and other materials of | 18 | | instruction need not be provided to students who are not | 19 | | Illinois residents, and a fee may be charged to such | 20 | | students for books and materials.
| 21 | | (7) Prepare and adopt or approve programs of study and | 22 | | rules, bylaws,
and regulations for the conduct of students | 23 | | and for the government of the
school and programs under its | 24 | | jurisdiction.
| 25 | | (8) Employ such personnel as may be needed, establish | 26 | | policies governing
their employment and dismissal, and fix |
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| 1 | | the amount of their compensation.
In the employment, | 2 | | establishment of policies and fixing of compensation the
| 3 | | board may make no discrimination on account of sex, race, | 4 | | creed, color or
national origin.
| 5 | | The Academy, its board of trustees, and its employees shall | 6 | | be
represented and indemnified in certain civil law suits in | 7 | | accordance with the State Employee Indemnification Act
"An Act | 8 | | to provide for representation and indemnification in certain | 9 | | civil
law suits", approved December 3, 1977, as amended .
| 10 | | Neither the Academy, nor its officers, employees or board | 11 | | members shall
participate in the creation of any corporation, | 12 | | joint venture, partnership,
association, or other | 13 | | organizational entity which exercises, expands, or
enhances | 14 | | the powers, duties, or responsibilities of the Academy unless
| 15 | | specifically authorized by the General Assembly by law.
| 16 | | This Section does not restrict the Academy from creating | 17 | | any organization
entity which is within or a part of the | 18 | | Academy.
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 100-937, eff. 1-1-19; revised 9-28-18.)
| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 21 | | becoming law.
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