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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 
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2-3.148 as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.148  new)
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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 16, 2010)
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    Sec. 2-3.148. Textbook weight; task force.
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    (a)  The State Board of Education shall create a task force 
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to study the impact of carrying and transporting student 
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textbooks and textbook weight on the health of Illinois 
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students within the kindergarten through grade 12 school 
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environment and to make recommendations as to any alternatives 
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that may exist or could be created to the standard textbook 
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format.
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    (b)  The task force shall examine without limitation the 
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following issues:
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        (1)  the types, prevalence, and level of severity of 
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    injuries associated with the carrying or transportation of 
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    textbooks or multiple textbooks, including textbook 
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    weight;  and
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        (2)  the development of alternative textbook formats, 
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    including various digital formats, and any possible 
 


 






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    adaptation of existing standard print textbooks that would 
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    be beneficial to the health of Illinois pupils.
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    (c)  The task force shall consist of 9 members as follows:
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        (1)  one person appointed by the Chairperson of the 
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    State Board of Education, who shall serve as chairperson of 
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    the task force;
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        (2)  one member appointed by the President of the Senate 
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    and one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
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    Senate;
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        (3)  one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
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    Representatives and one member appointed by the Minority 
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    Leader of the House of Representatives;
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        (4)  one member appointed by the Director of Public 
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    Health;
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        (5)  one member appointed by a statewide association 
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    representing parents and teachers;
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        (6)  one member appointed by an association 
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    representing physicians; and
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        (7)  one member appointed by the Governor who shall be a 
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    parent of a student currently enrolled in an Illinois 
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    public elementary or secondary school.
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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 chamber and party as the 
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person who made the original appointment.
 


 






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    (d)  The task force may begin to conduct business upon the 
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appointment of a majority of members.
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    (e)  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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    (f)  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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    (g)  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 January 15, 2010.  The task force  may 
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submit other reports as it deems appropriate.
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    (h)  The task force is abolished on January 16, 2010.  This 
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Section is repealed on January 16, 2010.
 

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