Public Act 096-1374
 
HB4209 EnrolledLRB096 08833 NHT 18967 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 adding Section
27-1.5 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/27-1.5 new)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2012)
    Sec. 27-1.5. Instructional Mandates Task Force;
moratorium.
    (a) The General Assembly recognizes the increasing number
of instructional mandates that it passes each year. The State
Board shall create the Instructional Mandates Task Force.
    (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following voting
members:
        (1) One member appointed by the Governor, who shall
    serve as chairperson of the Task Force.
        (2) One member appointed by the President of the
    Senate.
        (3) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
    Senate.
        (4) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
    Representatives.
        (5) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
    House of Representatives.
        (6) One member appointed by the State Superintendent of
    Education.
        (7) One district superintendent from a rural district
    appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of an
    organization representing school administrators.
        (8) One district superintendent from a suburban school
    district appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation
    of an organization representing school administrators.
        (9) One district superintendent from a urban school
    district appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation
    of an organization representing school administrators.
        (10) One school principal appointed by the Governor
    upon the recommendation of an association representing
    school principals.
        (11) One member appointed by the Governor upon the
    recommendation of an association representing special
    education administrators.
        (12) One member appointed by the Governor upon the
    recommendation of an association representing school
    boards.
        (13) One member appointed by the Governor upon the
    recommendation of the Chicago Board of Education.
        (14) One member appointed by the Governor upon the
    recommendation of an organization representing teachers.
        (15) One member appointed by the Governor upon the
    recommendation of a different organization representing
    teachers.
        (16) One member appointed by the Governor upon the
    recommendation of an organization representing parents and
    teachers.
    Members appointed by the legislative leaders shall be
appointed for the duration of the Task Force. In the event of a
vacancy, the appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made by
the legislative leader of the same chamber and party as the
leader who made the original appointment.
    (c) The Task Force shall explore and examine all
instructional mandates governing the public schools of this
State that currently exist and shall make recommendations
concerning, but not limited to, the propriety of all existing
mandates, the imposition of future mandates, and waivers of
instructional mandates. The Task Force shall ensure that its
recommendations include specifics as to the necessary funding
to carry out identified responsibilities.
    (d) The Task Force may begin to conduct business upon the
appointment of a majority of the voting members.
    (e) The State Board of Education shall be responsible for
providing staff and administrative support to the Task Force.
    (f) Members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation
for their participation, but may be reimbursed by the State
Board of Education for expenses in connection with their
participation, including travel, if funds are available.
    (g) The Task Force shall submit a final report of its
findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General
Assembly on or before July 1, 2011. The Task Force may submit
other reports as it deems appropriate.
    (h) The Task Force is abolished on July 2, 2011, and this
Section is repealed on July 1, 2012.
    (i) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
of the 96th General Assembly and until one year after the Task
Force submits a final report to the Governor and General
Assembly, there shall be a moratorium on the passage of
instructional mandates for public schools. For the purposes of
this Section, "instructional mandate" means any State law that
requires a school district to devote any amount of time to the
instruction of or engagement by students in any subject or
course.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.