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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, It is important that a school district conduct all 
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of the required checks into the background of any individual 
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seeking employment with the school district; therefore, be it

 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the State Board of 
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Education to create a Records Check Clearinghouse Task Force; 
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and be it further 
 
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    RESOLVED, That the purpose of the Records Check 
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Clearinghouse Task Force shall be to study various ways to 
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facilitate the process that a school district must complete in 
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conducting the required checks into the backgrounds of 
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individuals for the purpose of employment with the school 
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district under Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of the School Code; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Records Check Clearinghouse Task Force 
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shall consist of the following members: 2 members appointed by 
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the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 2 members 
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appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of 
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Representatives; 2 members appointed by the President of the 
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Senate; 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
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Senate; the Director of State Police or his or her designee; 2 
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representatives of the Department of Children and Family 
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Services appointed by the Director of Children and Family 
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Services; a representative of a statewide organization 
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representing school boards; 2 members, each  representing a 
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different statewide professional teachers' organization; a 
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representative of a statewide organization representing 
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regional superintendents of schools; a representative of a 
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statewide organization representing sheriffs; and a 
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representative of a statewide organization representing chiefs 
 


 






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of police; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Records Check Clearinghouse Task Force 
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shall meet at the call of the Speaker of the House of 
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Representatives and the President of the Senate; and be it 
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further 
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Records Check Clearinghouse Task Force 
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shall file a report of its findings and recommendations with 
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the Secretary of the House and the Clerk of the Senate on or 
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before May 1, 2006, and, upon filing its report, the Task Force 
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is dissolved; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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delivered to the State Board of Education, the Director of 
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State Police, and the Director of Children and Family Services.