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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 27-23.11 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-23.11 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 27-23.11. Emotional Intelligence and Social and |
| 8 | | Emotional Learning Task Force. The Emotional Intelligence and |
| 9 | | Social and Emotional Learning Task Force is created to develop |
| 10 | | curriculum and assessment guidelines and best practices on |
| 11 | | emotional intelligence and social and emotional learning. The |
| 12 | | Task Force shall consist of the State Superintendent of |
| 13 | | Education or his or her designee and all of the following |
| 14 | | members, appointed by the State Superintendent: |
| 15 | | (1) A representative of a school district organized |
| 16 | | under Article 34 of this Code. |
| 17 | | (2) A representative of a statewide organization |
| 18 | | representing school boards. |
| 19 | | (3) A representative of a statewide organization |
| 20 | | representing individuals holding professional educator |
| 21 | | licenses with school support personnel endorsements under |
| 22 | | Article 21B of this Code, including school social workers, |
| 23 | | school psychologists, and school nurses. |
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| 1 | | (4) A representative of a statewide organization |
| 2 | | representing children's mental health experts. |
| 3 | | (5) A representative of a statewide organization |
| 4 | | representing school principals. |
| 5 | | (6) An employee of a school under Article 13A of this |
| 6 | | Code. |
| 7 | | (7) A school psychologist employed by a school district |
| 8 | | in Cook County. |
| 9 | | (8) Representatives of other appropriate State |
| 10 | | agencies, as determined by the State Superintendent. |
| 11 | | Members appointed by the State Superintendent shall serve |
| 12 | | without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their |
| 13 | | reasonable and necessary expenses from funds appropriated to |
| 14 | | the State Board of Education for that purpose, including |
| 15 | | travel, subject to the rules of the appropriate travel control |
| 16 | | board. The Task Force shall meet at the call of the State |
| 17 | | Superintendent. The State Board of Education shall provide |
| 18 | | administrative and other support to the Task Force. |
| 19 | | The Task Force shall develop age-appropriate, emotional |
| 20 | | intelligence and social and emotional learning curriculum and |
| 21 | | assessment guidelines and best practices for elementary |
| 22 | | schools and high schools. The guidelines shall, at a minimum, |
| 23 | | include teaching how to recognize, direct, and positively |
| 24 | | express emotions. The Task Force shall complete the guidelines |
| 25 | | on or before January 1, 2019. Upon completion of the guidelines |
| 26 | | the Task Force is dissolved.
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