Sen. Linda Holmes
Filed: 3/2/2012
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3374
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3374 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 | 22-75 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (105 ILCS 5/22-75 new) | ||||||
7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on September 1, 2013) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 22-75. Enhance Physical Education Task Force. | ||||||
9 | (a) The Enhance Physical Education Task Force is | ||||||
10 | established. The task force shall consist of the following | ||||||
11 | voting members: | ||||||
12 | (1) a member of the General Assembly, appointed by the | ||||||
13 | Speaker of the House of Representatives; | ||||||
14 | (2) a member of the General Assembly, appointed by the | ||||||
15 | Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; | ||||||
16 | (3) a member of the General Assembly, appointed by the |
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1 | President of the Senate; | ||||||
2 | (4) a member of the General Assembly, appointed by the | ||||||
3 | Minority Leader of the Senate; | ||||||
4 | (5) the Lieutenant Governor or his or her designee; | ||||||
5 | (6) the State Superintendent of Education or his or her | ||||||
6 | designee, who shall serve as a co-chairperson of the task | ||||||
7 | force; | ||||||
8 | (7) the Director of Public Health or his or her | ||||||
9 | designee, who shall serve as a co-chairperson of the task | ||||||
10 | force; | ||||||
11 | (8) the chief executive officer of City of Chicago | ||||||
12 | School District 299 or his or her designee; | ||||||
13 | (9) 2 representatives from a statewide organization | ||||||
14 | representing health, physical education, recreation, and | ||||||
15 | dance, appointed by the head of that organization; | ||||||
16 | (10) a representative of City of Chicago School | ||||||
17 | District 299, appointed by the Chicago Board of Education; | ||||||
18 | (11) 2 representatives of a statewide professional | ||||||
19 | teachers' organization, appointed by the head of that | ||||||
20 | organization; | ||||||
21 | (12) 2 representatives of a different statewide | ||||||
22 | professional teachers' organization, appointed by the head | ||||||
23 | of that organization; | ||||||
24 | (13) a representative of an organization representing | ||||||
25 | professional teachers in a city having a population | ||||||
26 | exceeding 500,000, appointed by the head of that |
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1 | organization; | ||||||
2 | (14) a representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
3 | representing principals, appointed by the head of that | ||||||
4 | organization; | ||||||
5 | (15) a representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
6 | representing school administrators, appointed by the head | ||||||
7 | of that organization; | ||||||
8 | (16) a representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
9 | representing school boards, appointed by the head of that | ||||||
10 | organization; | ||||||
11 | (17) a representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
12 | representing school business officials, appointed by the | ||||||
13 | head of that organization; | ||||||
14 | (18) a representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
15 | representing parents, appointed by the head of that | ||||||
16 | organization; | ||||||
17 | (19) a representative of a national research and | ||||||
18 | advocacy organization focused on cardiovascular health and | ||||||
19 | wellness, appointed by the head of that organization; | ||||||
20 | (20) a representative of an organization that | ||||||
21 | advocates for healthy school environments, appointed by | ||||||
22 | the head of that organization; | ||||||
23 | (21) a representative of a not-for-profit organization | ||||||
24 | serving children and youth, appointed by the head of that | ||||||
25 | organization; and | ||||||
26 | (22) a representative of a not-for-profit organization |
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1 | that partners to promote prevention and improve public | ||||||
2 | health systems that maximize the health and quality of life | ||||||
3 | of the people of this State, appointed by the head of that | ||||||
4 | organization. | ||||||
5 | Additional members may be appointed to the task force with the | ||||||
6 | approval of the task force's co-chairpersons. | ||||||
7 | (b)
The task force shall meet at the call of the | ||||||
8 | co-chairpersons, with the initial meeting of the task force | ||||||
9 | being held as soon as possible after the effective date of this | ||||||
10 | amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. | ||||||
11 | (c)
The State Board of Education and the Department of | ||||||
12 | Public Health shall provide assistance and necessary staff | ||||||
13 | support services to the task force. | ||||||
14 | (d)
The purpose of the task force is to promote and | ||||||
15 | implement enhanced physical education programs that can be | ||||||
16 | integrated with a broader wellness strategy and health | ||||||
17 | curriculum in elementary and secondary schools in this State. | ||||||
18 | (e) The Task Force shall
make recommendations to the | ||||||
19 | Governor and the General Assembly on Goals 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, | ||||||
20 | and 24 of the Illinois Learning Standards for Physical | ||||||
21 | Development and Health. The task force shall focus on updating | ||||||
22 | the standards based on research in neuroscience that impacts | ||||||
23 | the relationship between physical activity and learning. | ||||||
24 | (f)
On or before August 31, 2013, the task force must make | ||||||
25 | recommendations and file a report with the Governor and the | ||||||
26 | General Assembly. |
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1 | (g) This Section is repealed on September 1, 2013.
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2 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
3 | becoming law.".
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