House Sponsors: KENNER. Senate Sponsors: HENDON Short description: CHI TASK FORCE-HARASSMENT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code. Provides for the creation by the Chicago Board of Education of a Task Force on Harassment Suppression to receive and investigate charges of, and take other related action with respect to, harassing and punitive action taken by school officials or other school employees against local school council members or members of their families. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) Estimated office-related costs for the Chicago School Reform Board would be $22,000. Liability insurance for members and investigators and attorneys' fees for outside attorneys would add a substantial amount. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (SBE) No change from SBE fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Revises the size of the Task Force and the manner in which its members are to be appointed. Eliminates provisions under which the Task Force may act by a panel of 9 members. Provides that if the general superintendent of schools determines that suspension or removal for cause proceedings should not be instituted with respect to a matter referred by the Task Force, that the general superintendent of schools shall provide written reasons for that determination to both the Task Force and the board of education. STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE HB 1202 would not have an impact on the level of State debt. FISCAL NOTE (State Bd. of Ed.) We estimate that the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees would incur an expense of approximately $11,000 for these costs. Task force members and persons conducting investigations on their behalf are likely to need liability insurance. There will undoubtedly be attorneys' fees associated with the work of the task force. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status