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1 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
2 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT
3 ON SENATE BILL 681
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6 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
7 House of Representatives:
8 We, the conference committee appointed to consider the
9 differences between the houses in relation to House Amendment
10 No. 1 to Senate Bill 681, recommend the following:
11 (1) that the Senate concur in House Amendment No. 1; and
12 (2) that Senate Bill 681, AS AMENDED, be further
13 amended, in the title, by replacing "amending" with "creating
14 and amending"; and
15 by renumbering Sections 3 and 5, as, respectively, Sections
16 Section 90 and 95; and
17 by inserting immediately below the enacting clause the
18 following:
19 "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
20 Aldo DeAngelis Program for Educational Involvement in the
21 Performing Arts Act.
22 Section 5. Program creation. The Aldo DeAngelis Program
23 for Educational Involvement in the Performing Arts is hereby
24 created to enable students at a variety of educational levels
25 from low and moderate income families to participate in
26 performing arts programming activities offered at the
27 performing arts center of Governors State University.
28 Section 10. Program function. The program shall be
29 designed to promote the involvement of students at a variety
30 of educational levels from low to moderate income families in
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1 the activities of the performing arts center referred to in
2 Section 5, and to afford those students the opportunity of
3 (i) performing or participating, either as part of the
4 activities of the university or through local community
5 organizations, in performing arts programming, and (ii)
6 attending nationally and internationally renowned
7 performances at the performing arts center.
8 Section 15. Program development. The board of trustees
9 of Governors State University shall develop and implement a
10 program or curriculum component to expand student involvement
11 in, and increase student competencies and understanding of
12 the various facets of, the performing arts activities and
13 programs offered through the performing arts center. From
14 funds allocated to Governors State University as provided in
15 Section 20, Governors State University shall provide
16 financial support to qualified students as defined in Section
17 5 to participate in the performing arts student involvement
18 and enrichment programs that are developed and implemented
19 for purposes of this Act.
20 The procedure for applying and qualifying for financial
21 support to be awarded under this Act and the amount of the
22 financial support to be awarded shall be determined under
23 rules and regulations adopted and promulgated for purposes of
24 administering this Act.
25 Governors State University shall annually file a report
26 with the General Assembly setting forth data on the student
27 involvement in performing arts programming activities and
28 the educational effectiveness of the programs established
29 under this Act. In addition, this report shall disclose the
30 financial support distributed during the period covered by
31 the report.
32 Section 20. Funding; Illinois Performing Arts Oversight
33 Committee.
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1 (a) The Aldo DeAngelis Fund for Educational Involvement
2 in the Performing Arts is hereby created as a special
3 interest-bearing account in the State Treasury. All
4 interest, dividends, and other earnings on investment of the
5 amounts from time to time appropriated, transferred, or
6 deposited into that Fund shall be credited to, held in, and
7 constitute a part of that Fund; and all amounts from time to
8 time held in the Aldo DeAngelis Fund for Educational
9 Involvement in the Performing Arts, including all earnings
10 from the investment of those amounts, shall be used and
11 appropriated solely for purposes of this Act.
12 (b) The Illinois Performing Arts Oversight Committee is
13 hereby created to exercise the responsibilities provided for
14 in this Section. The Oversight Committee shall consist of
15 the persons from time-to-time serving as the President of
16 Governors State University, the President of the Student
17 Senate at Governors State University, the Chairman of the
18 Governors State University Foundation Board, the Director for
19 the Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University,
20 or their respective designees. Members of the Oversight
21 Committee shall serve without compensation.
22 (c) The Illinois Performing Arts Oversight Committee,
23 from appropriations made to it from the Aldo DeAngelis Fund
24 for Educational Involvement in the Performing Arts, shall
25 allocate amounts for financial support under this Act for
26 distribution through the Governors State University
27 Foundation. Financial support shall be allocated for
28 distribution in a manner determined by the Oversight
29 Committee.
30 (d) The Oversight Committee may accept gifts or grants
31 from the federal government or its agencies or from any other
32 person, firm, or corporation made for purposes of enhancing
33 or facilitating the implementation and administration of the
34 Aldo DeAngelis Program for Educational Involvement in the
35 Performing Arts. All amounts so received by the Oversight
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1 Committee shall immediately be forwarded to the State
2 Treasurer for deposit into the Aldo DeAngelis Fund for
3 Educational Involvement in the Performing Arts.
4 Section 25. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5 Section 5.449 as follows:
6 (30 ILCS 105/5.449 new)
7 Sec. 5.449. The Aldo DeAngelis Fund for Educational
8 Involvement in the Performing Arts.".
9 Submitted on , 1997.
10 ______________________________ _____________________________
11 Senator Walsh Representative Mautino
12 ______________________________ _____________________________
13 Senator Cronin Representative Erwin
14 ______________________________ _____________________________
15 Senator O'Malley Representative Hannig
16 ______________________________ _____________________________
17 Senator Berman Representative Churchill
18 ______________________________ _____________________________
19 Senator Demuzio Representative Wirsing
20 Committee for the Senate Committee for the House
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