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| Public Act 099-0647 | ||||
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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 | ||||
2-3.167 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.167 new) | ||||
Sec. 2-3.167. Task Force on Computer Science Education. | ||||
(a) The State Board of Education shall establish a Task
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Force on Computer Science Education, to be comprised of all of | ||||
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following members, with an emphasis on bipartisan | ||||
legislative
representation and diverse non-legislative | ||||
stakeholder
representation: | ||||
(1) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
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Representatives. | ||||
(2) One member appointed by the President of the
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Senate. | ||||
(3) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
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House of Representatives. | ||||
(4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
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Senate. | ||||
(5) One member appointed by the head of a statewide | ||||
association
representing teachers. | ||||
(6) One member appointed by the head of an association
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representing teachers in a city of over 500,000 people. | ||
(7) One member appointed by the head of an association
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representing computer science teachers. | ||
(8) One member appointed by the head of an association
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representing school boards. | ||
(9) One member appointed by the head of an association
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representing the media. | ||
(10) One member appointed by the head of an association
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representing the non-profit sector that promotes computer | ||
science
education as a core mission. | ||
(11) One member appointed by the head of an association
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representing the non-profit sector that promotes computer | ||
science education
among the general public. | ||
(12) One member appointed by the president of an
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institution of higher education who teaches college or
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graduate-level government courses or facilitates a program
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dedicated to cultivating computer science education. | ||
(13) One member appointed by the head of an association
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representing principals or district superintendents. | ||
(14) The chief executive officer of the school district | ||
organized under Article 34 of this Code or his or her | ||
designee. | ||
(b) The members of the Task Force shall serve without
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compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and
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necessary expenses from funds appropriated to the State Board
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of Education for that purpose. The members of the Task Force
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shall be reimbursed for their travel expenses from
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appropriations to the State Board of Education available for
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that purpose and subject to the rules of the appropriate travel
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control board. | ||
(c) The members of the Task Force shall be considered
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members with voting rights. A quorum of the Task Force shall
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consist of a simple majority of the members of the Task Force.
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All actions and recommendations of the Task Force must be
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approved by a simple majority vote of the members. | ||
(d) The Task Force shall meet initially at the call of the
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State Superintendent of Education, shall elect one member as
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chairperson at its initial meeting through a simple majority
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vote of the Task Force, and shall thereafter meet at the call
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of the chairperson. | ||
(e) The State Board of Education shall provide
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administrative and other support to the Task Force. | ||
(f) The Task Force is charged with all of the following
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tasks: | ||
(1) To analyze the current state of computer science | ||
education in
this State. | ||
(2) To analyze current computer science education laws | ||
in other
jurisdictions, both mandated and permissive. | ||
(3) To identify best practices in computer science | ||
education in
other jurisdictions. | ||
(4) To make recommendations to the General Assembly
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focused on substantially increasing computer science | ||
education and the
capacity of youth to obtain the requisite | ||
knowledge,
skills, and practices to be educated in computer | ||
science. | ||
(5) To make funding recommendations, if the Task | ||
Force's
recommendations to the General Assembly would | ||
require a
fiscal commitment. | ||
(g) No later than July 1, 2017, the Task Force shall
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summarize its findings and recommendations in a report to the
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General Assembly, filed as provided in Section 3.1 of the
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General Assembly Organization Act. Upon filing its report, the
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Task Force is dissolved. | ||
(h) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2018.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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