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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the School Discipline
4Reform Task Force is created for the purpose of assessing the
5implementation of the school discipline reform legislation
6passed in 2015, Senate Bill 100 (Public Act 99-456), and making
7recommendations to address any ongoing challenges related to
8the overuse or misuse of exclusionary discipline and what has
9become known as the "school-to-prison pipeline"; and be it
10further
 
11    RESOLVED, That the Senate President shall designate a
12member of the Illinois Senate to serve as chairperson of the
13Task Force; and be it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That the chairperson of the Task Force shall be
15responsible for selecting the members of the Task Force, which
16shall include, at a minimum: a representative from the State
17Board of Education, students, parents, school administrators,
18teachers, education researchers, and experienced advocates in
19this field; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be responsible for
21soliciting feedback from the public through public meetings and
22other methods; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall not incur any expenses
2in the fulfillment of its duties beyond what will be paid for
3by gifts, grants, and donations; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall release a strategic
5plan detailing its intended course of action by July 31, 2018,
6and a final report by January 1, 2019; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That the strategic plan, interim progress
8report, and final report shall be submitted to the Senate
9President and posted on the website of the State Board of
10Education immediately upon completion; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That the report filed with the Secretary of the
12Senate shall be provided to the Secretary in electronic form
13only, in the manner that the Secretary shall direct.