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 1                       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
 2                      CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

 3        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
 4    NINETY-SECOND  GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
 5    SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall  be  submitted  to
 6    the  electors  of  the State for adoption or rejection at the
 7    general election next occurring at least 6 months  after  the
 8    adoption  of this resolution a proposition to amend Section 2
 9    of Article X of the Constitution as follows:

10                              ARTICLE X
11                              EDUCATION

12        (ILCON Art. X, Sec. 2)
13    SECTION 2. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION - STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF
14    EDUCATION CHIEF STATE EDUCATIONAL OFFICER
15        (a)  There is created a State Board of  Education  to  be
16    elected  or  selected  on  a  regional  basis.  The number of
17    members, their qualifications, terms of office and manner  of
18    election  or  selection  shall  be provided by law. The Board
19    shall  advise   the   State   Superintendent   of   Education
20    concerning,  except  as  limited by law, may establish goals,
21    determine  policies,  provide  for  planning  and  evaluating
22    education programs, and recommend financing. The Board  shall
23    have such other duties and powers as provided by law.
24        (b)  A   State   Superintendent  of  Education  shall  be
25    nominated at a general primary election and  elected  by  the
26    electors  of the State at the general election every 4 years,
27    beginning in 2006.  The  State  Superintendent  of  Education
28    shall  hold office for 4 years beginning on the second Monday
29    of January after his or her election.  To be eligible to hold
30    the office of State Superintendent of Education a person must
31    be a United States citizen, at least  25  years  old,  and  a
32    resident  of  the  State  for  10  years preceding his or her
 
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 1    election.
 2        The names of the candidates for State  Superintendent  of
 3    Education  shall  be printed on the ballot directly below the
 4    names of the candidates for Secretary of State.
 5        Any vacancy in the  office  of  State  Superintendent  of
 6    Education shall be filled in the manner provided in Section 7
 7    of Article V.
 8        The  State Superintendent of Education shall be the chief
 9    educational officer of the State.  The  State  Superintendent
10    of  Education  shall  establish  goals,  determine  policies,
11    provide  for  planning and evaluating education programs, and
12    recommend financing.  The State Superintendent  of  Education
13    shall  have  such other duties and powers as provided by law.
14    The State Board of Education  shall  appoint  a  chief  state
15    educational officer.
16    (Source: Illinois Constitution.)

17                              SCHEDULE
18        A  State  Superintendent of Education shall be elected in
19    2006 and  thereafter.    When  the  State  Superintendent  of
20    Education  initially  elected under Section 2 of Article X of
21    the Illinois Constitution takes office, the term of office of
22    the chief state educational officer appointed  by  the  State
23    Board   of   Education   shall  expire.  This  Constitutional
24    Amendment   otherwise   takes   effect   when    the    State
25    Superintendent of Education initially elected under Section 2
26    of Article X of the Illinois Constitution takes office.

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