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Rep. Carol Sente
Filed: 4/6/2016
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5236
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5236 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 22-17.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/22-17.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 22-17.5. Task Force on Zoning and Schools. |
| 8 | | (a) There is created the Task Force on Zoning and Schools, |
| 9 | | composed of the following voting members: |
| 10 | | Four members of the General Assembly, one appointed by |
| 11 | | the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one appointed |
| 12 | | by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, one |
| 13 | | appointed by the President of the Senate, and one appointed |
| 14 | | by the Minority Leader of the Senate. The Speaker of the |
| 15 | | House of Representatives and the President of the Senate |
| 16 | | shall each appoint a co-chair for the Task Force. |
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| 1 | | One member appointed by the State Board of Education. |
| 2 | | One member representing an organization representing |
| 3 | | school administrators and school districts, appointed by |
| 4 | | the co-chairs. |
| 5 | | One member representing regional superintendents of |
| 6 | | schools, appointed by the co-chairs. |
| 7 | | One member representing municipal governments in |
| 8 | | Illinois, appointed by the co-chairs. |
| 9 | | One member representing county officials in Illinois, |
| 10 | | appointed by the co-chairs. |
| 11 | | One member representing the general public, appointed |
| 12 | | by the co-chairs. |
| 13 | | One member representing architects, appointed by the |
| 14 | | co-chairs. |
| 15 | | One member representing civil engineers, appointed by |
| 16 | | the co-chairs. |
| 17 | | One member representing land surveyors, appointed by |
| 18 | | the co-chairs. |
| 19 | | At their discretion, the co-chairs may appoint additional, |
| 20 | | non-voting members to the Task Force. |
| 21 | | The members of the Task Force shall serve without |
| 22 | | compensation. Vacancies shall be filled by the respective |
| 23 | | appointing authorities in the same manner as the original |
| 24 | | appointment. |
| 25 | | (b) The Task Force shall examine the needs of |
| 26 | | municipalities and counties to establish comprehensive systems |
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| 1 | | of local land use that promote the public health, safety, and |
| 2 | | welfare through zoning as well as the needs of schools as |
| 3 | | unique property owners serving the public good by providing |
| 4 | | free public education. The Task Force shall investigate laws, |
| 5 | | rules, and ordinances applicable to the interaction of zoning |
| 6 | | and school buildings, together with efforts at practical |
| 7 | | solutions via ordinance, regulation, intergovernmental |
| 8 | | agreement, or otherwise implemented in this State or other |
| 9 | | jurisdictions, including, but not limited to, the results of |
| 10 | | the implementation of any such practical solutions. |
| 11 | | Based on its findings, the Task Force shall make specific |
| 12 | | recommendations for change and shall provide its |
| 13 | | recommendations in the form of proposed legislation drafted by |
| 14 | | the Legislative Reference Bureau. |
| 15 | | (c) The State Board of Education shall provide meeting |
| 16 | | space and technical and administrative support to the Task |
| 17 | | Force. |
| 18 | | (d) The Task Force shall report its findings and |
| 19 | | recommendations, including proposed legislation, to the |
| 20 | | Governor and the General Assembly no later than January 1, |
| 21 | | 2017. |
| 22 | | (e) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2018.
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| 23 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 24 | | becoming law.".
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