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| Public Act 096-0798 |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||
3-13.5 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/3-13.5 new) | ||||
(Section scheduled to be repealed on August 2, 2010) | ||||
Sec. 3-13.5. Streamlining Illinois' Educational Delivery | ||||
Systems Task Force. | ||||
(a) Recognizing the virtue of the regional offices of | ||||
education in that locally elected public servants are working | ||||
closely with local school boards and superintendents and in | ||||
partnership with the State Board of Education and in an effort | ||||
to deliver these educational services more efficiently and | ||||
effectively, there is hereby established a Streamlining | ||||
Illinois' Educational Delivery Systems Task Force. The Task | ||||
Force shall explore and examine all duties of the State Board | ||||
of Education and all regional support systems for school | ||||
districts, including without limitation the regional offices | ||||
of education, intermediate service centers, special education | ||||
cooperatives, education for employments systems, and learning | ||||
technology centers and the support provided by the State Board | ||||
of Education to City of Chicago School District 299 pursuant to | ||||
Section 3-0.01 of this Code, in order to determine which duties | ||
and responsibilities should be provided regionally to more | ||
appropriately and efficiently deliver services. The Task Force | ||
shall include as part of its review an examination of how the | ||
regional support systems can centrally coordinate | ||
communication with private school systems. The Task Force shall | ||
ensure that its recommendations include specifics as to the | ||
necessary funding to carry out identified responsibilities. | ||
(b) The Task Force shall consist of all of the following | ||
voting members: | ||
(1) One person 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 an association | ||
representing regional superintendents of schools for each | ||
of the 6 regional areas. | ||
(7) One member appointed by an association | ||
representing school boards. | ||
(8) One member appointed by an association | ||
representing school administrators. | ||
(9) One member appointed by an association | ||
representing school business officials. | ||
(10) One district superintendent from an urban school | ||
district appointed by the State Superintendent of | ||
Education. | ||
(11) One district superintendent from a rural school | ||
district appointed by the State Superintendent of | ||
Education. | ||
(12) One member appointed by an association | ||
representing special education administrators. | ||
(13) One member appointed by the Chicago Board of | ||
Education. | ||
(14) One member appointed by each of 2 statewide | ||
associations representing teachers. | ||
(15) One member appointed by an association | ||
representing career and technical administrators. | ||
(16) One member from an intermediate service center | ||
appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. | ||
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 house and party as the | ||
leader who made the original appointment. | ||
(c) The Task Force may begin to conduct business upon the | ||
appointment of a majority of the voting members. | ||
(d) The State Board of Education shall be the agency | ||
responsible for providing staff and administrative support to | ||
the Task Force. | ||
(e) 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. | ||
(f) The Task Force shall submit a final report of its | ||
findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General | ||
Assembly on or before August 1, 2010. The Task Force may submit | ||
other reports as it deems appropriate. | ||
(g) The Task Force is abolished on August 2, 2010, and this | ||
Section is repealed on August 2, 2010.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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