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Full Text of HB2984 97th General Assembly

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HB2984eng 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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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 22-70 as follows:

6     (105 ILCS 5/22-70 new)
7     Sec. 22-70. Tuition Voucher Program Task Force.
8     (a) The Tuition Voucher Program Task Force is created to
9 study the feasibility of a statewide tuition voucher program.
10 The task force shall consist of all of the following members:
11         (1) Two members of the public appointed by the
12     Governor.
13         (2) Two members of the General Assembly appointed by
14     the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
15         (3) Two members of the General Assembly appointed by
16     the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
17         (4) Two members of the General Assembly appointed by
18     the President of the Senate.
19         (5) Two members of the General Assembly appointed by
20     the Minority Leader of the Senate.
21         (6) One representative of a statewide professional
22     teachers organization appointed by the head of that
23     organization.

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1         (7) One representative of a different statewide
2     professional teachers organization appointed by the head
3     of that organization.
4         (8) Two representatives of a statewide school
5     management alliance organization.
6         (9) One representative of the State Board of Education.
7     The members of the task force shall serve without
8 compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and
9 necessary expenses from appropriations to the State Board of
10 Education for that purpose. Reimbursement for travel expenses
11 shall be subject to the rules of the appropriate travel control
12 board.
13     The members of the task force shall meet initially at the
14 call of the Governor, shall select one member as chairperson at
15 its initial meeting, and shall thereafter meet at the call of
16 the chairperson.
17     The State Board of Education shall provide administrative
18 and other support to the task force.
19     (b) The Tuition Voucher Program Task Force shall file a
20 report on the feasibility of a statewide tuition voucher
21 program with the Governor and the General Assembly as provided
22 in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act. The
23 following topics must be included without limitation in the
24 report:
25         (1) Eligible students, either in grades kindergarten
26     through 7 or in grades kindergarten through 12.

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1         (2) Education expenses and what are the reasonable
2     costs incurred by a student in attending a nonpublic
3     school, such as for books, tuition, fees, and extra
4     curricular activities.
5         (3) What qualifies as a nonpublic school to be eligible
6     for a tuition voucher program and whether the school must
7     consent to participate in the tuition voucher program.
8         (4) Application processes and application date
9     limitations as prescribed in Senate Bill 2494 of the 96th
10     General Assembly.
11         (5) The amount of a voucher as prescribed in Senate
12     Bill 2494 of the 96th General Assembly.
13         (6) Assessments of students using vouchers as
14     prescribed in Senate Bill 2494 of the 96th General
15     Assembly.
16         (7) Possible fiscal impacts of a tuition voucher
17     program.
18     Upon filing its report with the Governor and the General
19 Assembly, the Tuition Voucher Program Task Force is dissolved.

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