Sen. Dan Cronin
Filed: 3/25/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1882 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1882  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
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3-13.5 as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 5/3-13.5  new)
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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on August 2, 2010)
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    Sec. 3-13.5. Streamlining Illinois' Educational Delivery 
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Systems Task Force.
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    (a)  Recognizing the virtue of the regional offices of 
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education in that locally elected public servants are working 
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closely with local school boards and superintendents and in 
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partnership with the State Board of Education and in an effort 
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to deliver these educational services more efficiently and 
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effectively, there is hereby established a Streamlining 
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Illinois' Educational Delivery Systems Task Force.  The Task 
 


 






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Force shall explore and examine all duties of the State Board 
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of Education and all regional support systems for school 
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districts, including without limitation the regional offices 
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of education, intermediate service centers, special education 
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cooperatives, education for employments systems, and learning 
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technology centers and the support provided by the State Board 
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of Education to City of Chicago School District 299 pursuant to 
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Section 3-0.01 of this Code, in order to determine which duties 
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and responsibilities should be provided regionally to more 
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appropriately and efficiently deliver services.  The Task Force 
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shall include as part of its review an examination of how the 
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regional support systems can centrally coordinate 
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communication with private school systems.  The Task Force shall 
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ensure that its recommendations include specifics as to the 
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necessary funding to carry out identified responsibilities.
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    (b)  The Task Force shall consist of all of the following 
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voting members:
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        (1)  One person appointed by the Governor, who shall 
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    serve as chairperson of the Task Force.
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        (2)  One member appointed by the President of the 
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    Senate.
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        (3)  One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
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    Senate.
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        (4)  One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
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    Representatives.
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        (5)  One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
 


 






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    House of Representatives.
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        (6)  One member appointed by an association 
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    representing regional superintendents of schools for each 
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    of the 6 regional areas.
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        (7)  One member appointed by an association 
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    representing school boards.
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        (8)  One member appointed by an association 
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    representing school administrators.
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        (9)  One member appointed by an association 
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    representing school business officials.
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        (10) One district superintendent from an urban school 
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    district appointed by the State Superintendent of 
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    Education.
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        (11) One district superintendent from a rural school 
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    district appointed by the State Superintendent of 
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    Education.
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        (12) One member appointed by an association 
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    representing special education administrators.
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        (13) One member appointed by the Chicago Board of 
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    Education.
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        (14)  One member appointed by each of 2 statewide 
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    associations representing teachers.
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    Members appointed by the legislative leaders shall be 
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appointed for the duration of the Task Force; in the event of a 
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vacancy, the appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made by 
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the legislative leader of the same house and party as the 
 


 






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leader who made the original appointment.
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    (c)  The Task Force may begin to conduct business upon the 
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appointment of a majority of the voting members.
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    (d)  The State Board of Education shall be the agency 
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responsible for providing staff and administrative support to 
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the Task Force.
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    (e)  Members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation 
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for their participation, but may be reimbursed by the State 
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Board of Education for expenses in connection with their 
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participation, including travel, if funds are available.
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    (f)  The Task Force shall submit a final report of its 
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findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General 
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Assembly on or before August 1, 2010.  The Task Force may submit 
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other reports as it deems appropriate.
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    (g)  The Task Force is abolished on August 2, 2010, and this 
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Section is repealed on August 2, 2010.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".