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 1        AN ACT concerning education.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5. The School Code is amended by  adding  Section
 5    22-26.5 as follows:

 6        (105 ILCS 5/22-26.5 new)
 7        Sec.  22-26.5.  Four-Day  School  Week  Task  Force.  The
 8    Four-Day  School  Week  Task  Force  is  created to study the
 9    effectiveness of a 4-day school week. The  Task  Force  shall
10    consist of the following members:
11             (1)  The State Superintendent of Education or his or
12        her designee.
13             (2)  Two  members  of  the  House of Representatives
14        appointed by the Speaker of the House.
15             (3)  Two members of  the  House  of  Representatives
16        appointed by the Minority Leader of the House.
17             (4)  Two  members  of  the  Senate  appointed by the
18        President of the Senate.
19             (5)  Two members of  the  Senate  appointed  by  the
20        Minority Leader of the Senate.
21             (6)  One  teacher  who  is  a member of the Illinois
22        Education   Association,   appointed   by    the    State
23        Superintendent of Education.
24             (7)  One  teacher  who  is  a member of the Illinois
25        Federation  of   Teachers,   appointed   by   the   State
26        Superintendent of Education.
27             (8)  One  member  of  the  Illinois Statewide School
28        Management   Alliance,    appointed    by    the    State
29        Superintendent of Education.
30        The  members  of  the  Task  Force  shall  serve  without
31    compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and
 
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 1    necessary  expenses from funds appropriated for that purpose.
 2    The Task Force shall meet initially at the call of the  State
 3    Superintendent  of  Education,  shall  select  one  member as
 4    chairperson at its initial meeting, and shall thereafter meet
 5    at the call of the chairperson. The Task Force shall  receive
 6    the  assistance of staff of the State Board of Education. The
 7    Task Force shall report its  results  on  the  study  to  the
 8    General Assembly before January 1, 2004.

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