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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 3 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 4 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Local Government and School | ||||||
| 5 | District Consolidation Task Force is created for the purpose of | ||||||
| 6 | recommending the best procedure and governmental structure for | ||||||
| 7 | consolidating units of local government, school districts, and | ||||||
| 8 | library districts; and be it further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be composed of 11 | ||||||
| 10 | members as follows: | ||||||
| 11 | (1) one member each appointed by the President of the
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| 12 | Senate and the Senate Minority Leader; | ||||||
| 13 | (2) one member each appointed by the Speaker of the | ||||||
| 14 | House and the House Minority Leader; | ||||||
| 15 | (3) the State Superintendent of Education, as an ex | ||||||
| 16 | officio member of the Task Force; | ||||||
| 17 | (4) the Secretary of State, as an ex officio member of | ||||||
| 18 | the Task Force; and | ||||||
| 19 | (5) 5 members appointed by the Governor as follows: | ||||||
| 20 | (A) one member selected from recommendations | ||||||
| 21 | provided by an association representing labor; | ||||||
| 22 | (B) one member selected from recommendations | ||||||
| 23 | provided by an association representing | ||||||
| 24 | municipalities; | ||||||
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| 1 | (C) one member selected from recommendations | ||||||
| 2 | provided by an association representing fire | ||||||
| 3 | protection districts; | ||||||
| 4 | (D) one member selected from recommendations | ||||||
| 5 | provided by an association representing park | ||||||
| 6 | districts; and | ||||||
| 7 | (E) one member selected from recommendations | ||||||
| 8 | provided by an association representing teachers; and | ||||||
| 9 | be it further | ||||||
| 10 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State shall serve as the | ||||||
| 11 | chairperson of the Task Force; and be it further | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, That a member of the Task Force is not entitled | ||||||
| 13 | to compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary | ||||||
| 14 | expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties | ||||||
| 15 | as members of the Task Force; and be it further | ||||||
| 16 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet at least monthly | ||||||
| 17 | at the times and places that the chair designates; and be it | ||||||
| 18 | further | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, That a majority of the members of the Task Force | ||||||
| 20 | constitute a quorum for transacting Task Force business; and be | ||||||
| 21 | it further | ||||||
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force must study the costs and | ||||||
| 2 | benefits of consolidating units of local government, school | ||||||
| 3 | districts, and library districts; and be it further | ||||||
| 4 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall prepare and issue a | ||||||
| 5 | report to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, | ||||||
| 6 | 2012, recommending the best procedure and governmental | ||||||
| 7 | structure for consolidating units of local government, school | ||||||
| 8 | districts, and library districts; and be it further | ||||||
| 9 | RESOLVED, That the report must include recommendations for | ||||||
| 10 | legislation to implement the consolidation of units of local | ||||||
| 11 | government, school districts, and library districts; and be it | ||||||
| 12 | further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
| 14 | Opportunity shall provide administrative and other support to | ||||||
| 15 | the Task Force.
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