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| Public Act 098-1053 | ||||
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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 | ||||
34-1.05 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/34-1.05 new) | ||||
(Section scheduled to be repealed on May 31, 2016) | ||||
Sec. 34-1.05. The Chicago Educational Governance Task | ||||
Force. | ||||
(a) The General Assembly makes the following findings: | ||||
(1) City of Chicago School District 299 is one of the | ||||
only school districts in this State with an appointed, not | ||||
an elected, school board. | ||||
(2) City of Chicago School District 299 is home to the | ||||
largest elected body in the country, local school councils, | ||||
charged with principal selection and approving the local | ||||
school budget. | ||||
(3) For 15 years, City of Chicago School District 299 | ||||
has implemented reforms, including the extension of the | ||||
school day, the expansion of access to full-day | ||||
kindergarten, probation, student retention, school | ||||
closings, the expansion of access to choice programs | ||||
(including science, technology, mathematics, and | ||||
engineering (STEM) programs, charter schools, and | ||
International Baccalaureate programs), and turnarounds, to | ||
increase student outcomes, including increased graduation | ||
rates, increased college attendance, and improved | ||
performance on State assessments. | ||
(4) Many of these reforms have led to a robust | ||
democratic discussion and decision-making process. | ||
(5) All children must have access to a world-class | ||
education. | ||
(b) The Chicago Educational Governance Task Force is | ||
created for the purpose of recommending the best structure and | ||
procedure for the governance of City of Chicago School District | ||
299 in order to ensure the best educational outcomes for City | ||
of Chicago School District 299 students. | ||
(c) The Task Force shall be composed of the following | ||
members: | ||
(1) Three members appointed by the Speaker of the House | ||
of Representatives and 3 members appointed by the Minority | ||
Leader of the House of Representatives. | ||
(2) Three members appointed by the President of the | ||
Senate and 3 members appointed by the Minority Leader of | ||
the Senate. | ||
(3) The Chief Executive Officer of City of Chicago | ||
School District 299 or her or his designee. | ||
(4) The President of the Chicago Board of Education or | ||
her or his designee. | ||
(5) The president of a Chicago professional teachers' | ||
organization or his or her designee. | ||
(6) The president of the association representing | ||
principals in the schools of the district or his or her | ||
designee. | ||
(7) The student representative from the Chicago Board | ||
of Education or her or his designee. | ||
(d) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall | ||
appoint one of his or her appointees under subdivision (1) of | ||
subsection (c) of this Section as a co-chairperson of the | ||
Chicago Educational Governance Task Force. The President of the | ||
Senate shall appoint one of his or her appointees under | ||
subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of this Section as a | ||
co-chairperson of the Chicago Educational Governance Task | ||
Force. Members appointed by the legislative leaders shall be | ||
appointed for the duration of the Chicago Educational | ||
Governance 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. | ||
(e) The Chicago Board of Education shall provide | ||
administrative and other support to the Task Force. | ||
(f) The members of the Task Force shall serve on a pro bono | ||
basis. These members shall aid in the gathering of pertinent | ||
information on the impact of various school governance | ||
structures, including without limitation an elected | ||
representative school board and mayoral control, as well as | ||
gathering and analyzing data about the district's current | ||
governance structure. | ||
(g) The Task Force shall commence meeting in June of 2015. | ||
The Task Force shall report its recommendation as to which | ||
governance structure is best designed to serve the students of | ||
the City of Chicago to the General Assembly on or before May | ||
30, 2016. | ||
(h) The Task Force is abolished and this Section is | ||
repealed on May 31, 2016.
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