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92_HB2502

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning an East St. Louis teacher's academy for
 2    math, science, and technology.

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

 5        Section  1.  Short  title.   This Act may be cited as the
 6    East St. Louis  Teacher's  Academy  for  Math,  Science,  and
 7    Technology Act.

 8        Section  5.   Policy and purposes. It shall be the policy
 9    of the State of Illinois to provide excellence in mathematics
10    and  science  education  in  order  to  nourish  an  informed
11    citizenry, assure technological skills for  the  work  force,
12    and  assist  in the preparation of professionals to serve the
13    interests  of  Illinois  in  such  fields   as   engineering,
14    research,   teaching,  and  computer  technology.   It  shall
15    further  be  the  policy  to  enlist  the  support   of   the
16    educational,  industrial,  and  scientific  communities  in a
17    cooperative effort  to  provide  excellence  in  science  and
18    mathematics  education.   As  a  symbol  of  this cooperative
19    endeavor, there shall  be  established  the  East  St.  Louis
20    Teacher's  Academy for Math, Science, and Technology to serve
21    the people of Illinois as a  teacher's  institution  and  the
22    school  system  of the State as a catalyst and laboratory for
23    the advancement of teaching.
24        The Academy shall carry  a  responsibility  to  stimulate
25    further  excellence  for  all Illinois schools in mathematics
26    and science.  That responsibility may  be  exercised  through
27    any or all of the following means:
28             (1)  Stimulating    curriculum    development    and
29        revisions   through  the  collaborative  efforts  of  the
30        interacting  institutions  involved   in   the   Academy,
31        including universities, secondary schools, the industrial
 
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 1        sector, and national laboratories.
 2             (2)  Providing preservice training sites for persons
 3        in   preparation   for   the   teaching  of  science  and
 4        mathematics.
 5             (3)  Hosting  summer  institute  opportunities   for
 6        Illinois  teachers  modeled after the successful National
 7        Science Foundation program prevalent in the 1960s.
 8             (4)  Offering  speakers  and  programs  for  teacher
 9        institutes and in-service training around the State.
10             (5)  Producing   videotapes    of    lectures    and
11        experiments for use in the schools of this State.

12        Section  10.  Establishment, funding, and location. There
13    is hereby created the East St. Louis  Teacher's  Academy  for
14    Math,  Science, and Technology, which shall be an institution
15    located in East St. Louis, Illinois. The Academy shall  be  a
16    State   agency,   funded  by  State  appropriations,  private
17    contributions, and endowments.    The  Academy  may  offer  a
18    program  of  postsecondary  course  work to teachers. Minimal
19    fees for students may be charged.
20        In order to be eligible  for  State  appropriations,  the
21    Academy  shall  submit  to  the Board of Higher Education not
22    later than the 1st day of October of  each  year  its  budget
23    proposal  for  the operation and capital needs of the Academy
24    for its next fiscal year.

25        Section 15.   Board  of  Trustees.  The  East  St.  Louis
26    Teacher's  Academy for Math, Science, and Technology shall be
27    governed by a Board of Trustees, which shall consist  of  the
28    following members:
29             (1)  Four ex officio nonvoting members, who shall be
30        the  State  Superintendent  of  Education,  the Executive
31        Director of the Illinois  Community  College  Board,  the
32        Executive   Director   of   the  State  Board  of  Higher
 
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 1        Education, and  the  Superintendent  of  Schools  in  the
 2        school district in which the Academy is located.
 3             (2)  Three  Representatives  of Secondary Education,
 4        one of whom must be a math or science teacher,  appointed
 5        by the State Superintendent of Education.
 6             (3)  Two Representatives of Higher Education, one of
 7        whom  must  be  a  Dean  of  Education,  appointed by the
 8        Executive Director of the Board of Higher Education.
 9             (4)  Three   representatives   of   the   scientific
10        community in Illinois appointed by the Governor.
11             (5)  Three representatives of the  Illinois  private
12        industrial sector appointed by the Governor.
13             (6)  Two   members  representative  of  the  general
14        public at large appointed by the Governor.
15        With the  exception  of  the  initial  appointments,  the
16    members  terms  of office shall be for 6 years.  At the first
17    meeting members shall draw lots for appointments  of  2-year,
18    4-year,  or  6-year initial terms.  Vacancies shall be filled
19    for the unexpired portion of the terms by appointment of  the
20    officer  who  appointed the person causing such vacancy.  The
21    initial  terms  shall  commence  upon  appointment  and  upon
22    expiration of a term, the member shall continue serving until
23    a successor is appointed. The Board shall select a chair from
24    among its members who shall serve a  2-year  term  as  chair.
25    Members  shall  receive no salary but shall be reimbursed for
26    all ordinary and necessary expenses  incurred  in  performing
27    their duties as members of the Board.

28        Section 20.  Powers of the Board.
29        (a)  The Board of Trustees is hereby authorized to:
30             (1)  Accept  donations,  bequests, or other forms of
31        financial assistance for educational  purposes  from  any
32        public  or private person or agency and comply with rules
33        and  regulations  governing  grants  from   the   federal
 
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 1        government  or from any other person or agency, which are
 2        not in contravention of the Illinois Constitution or  the
 3        laws of the State of Illinois.
 4             (2)  Purchase  equipment  and  make  improvements to
 5        facilities necessary  for  the  use  of  the  school,  in
 6        accordance with applicable law.
 7             (3)  Adopt, amend, or repeal rules, regulations, and
 8        policies  necessary  or  proper  for  the  conduct of the
 9        business of the Board.
10             (4)  Award certificates for successful completion of
11        programs of study requirements.
12             (5)  Select  a  Director  who  shall  be  the  chief
13        administrative officer  of  the  Academy  and  who  shall
14        administer  the  rules, regulations, and policies adopted
15        by the Board pursuant hereto.  The Director shall also be
16        the chief administrative officer of the Board  and  shall
17        be  responsible  for  all  the  administrative functions,
18        duties, and needs of the Board.
19             (6)  Determine faculty and staff positions necessary
20        for the efficient operation  of  the  school  and  select
21        personnel for such positions.
22             (7)  Prepare  and  adopt  an annual budget necessary
23        for the continued operation of the school.
24             (8)  Enter into contracts and agreements  that  have
25        been  recommended  by  the  Director,  in accordance with
26        applicable  law,  and  to  the  extent  that  funds   are
27        specifically  appropriated  therefor,  with  other public
28        agencies with  respect  to  cooperative  enterprises  and
29        undertaking  related to or associated with an educational
30        purpose or program affecting  education  in  the  school.
31        This  shall  not  preclude  the  Board from entering into
32        other such contracts and  agreements  that  it  may  deem
33        necessary to carry out its duties and functions.
34             (9)  Perform  such  other functions as are necessary
 
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 1        to  the  supervision  and  control  of  those  phases  of
 2        education under its supervision and control.
 3        (b)  The Board shall delegate to the Director such of its
 4    administrative powers and duties as it deems  appropriate  to
 5    aid  the  Director  in  the  efficient  administration of his
 6    responsibility for the implementation of the policies of  the
 7    Board.
 8        (c)  The  Academy shall be empowered to lease or purchase
 9    real and personal property on commercially  reasonable  terms
10    for  the use of the Academy.  Any leases or purchases of real
11    or personal property  and  any  disposition  thereof  by  the
12    Academy  must  be  in  compliance  with the provisions of the
13    Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the State  Property
14    Control  Act.   Personal property acquired for the use of the
15    Academy shall be inventoried and disposed  of  in  accordance
16    with the State Property Control Act.
17        (d)  In  addition  to  the authorities granted herein and
18    any powers, duties, and responsibilities vested by any  other
19    applicable laws, the Board shall:
20             (1)  Adopt    rules,   regulations,   and   policies
21        necessary for the efficient operation of the school.
22             (2)  Establish criteria to be  used  in  determining
23        eligibility of applicants for enrollment.
24             (3)  Determine subjects to be offered.
25             (4)  Pay  salaries  and  expenses, including but not
26        necessarily  restricted  to  facilities,  equipment,  and
27        supplies of the faculty and staff of the Academy  out  of
28        funds  appropriated  or  otherwise made available for the
29        operating and administrative expenses of  the  Board  and
30        the Academy.
31             (5)  Exercise  budgetary responsibility and allocate
32        for expenditure by the Academy  and  programs  under  its
33        jurisdiction,  all  moneys appropriated or otherwise made
34        available for purposes of the Board and of  such  Academy
 
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 1        and programs.
 2             (6)  Prepare  and adopt or approve programs of study
 3        and rules, bylaws, and regulations for the government  of
 4        the school and programs under its jurisdiction.
 5             (7)  Employ   such   personnel  as  may  be  needed,
 6        establish  policies  governing   their   employment   and
 7        dismissal,  and fix the amount of their compensation.  In
 8        the employment, establishment of policies, and fixing  of
 9        compensation  the  Board  may  make  no discrimination on
10        account of sex, race, creed, color or national origin.
11        (e)  The  Academy,  its  Board  of  Trustees,   and   its
12    employees  shall  be  represented  and indemnified in certain
13    civil law suits in accordance with "An  Act  to  provide  for
14    representation  and  indemnification  in  certain  civil  law
15    suits", approved December 3, 1977, as amended.
16        (f)  Neither  the Academy nor its officers, employees, or
17    Board members  shall  participate  in  the  creation  of  any
18    corporation,  joint  venture,  partnership,  association,  or
19    other  organizational  entity  that  exercises,  expands,  or
20    enhances  the  powers,  duties,  or  responsibilities  of the
21    Academy  unless  specifically  authorized  by   the   General
22    Assembly by law.
23        This  Section does not restrict the Academy from creating
24    any organization entity which is within  or  a  part  of  the
25    Academy.

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