Full Text of SJR0017 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The transportation of elementary and secondary | 3 | | education students is an important public policy issue; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Whether or not a school district in Illinois may | 5 | | use a multi-function school activity bus for transportation is | 6 | | continually up for debate; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, There is a need for accurate and consistent | 8 | | information regarding the legal and appropriate mode of | 9 | | transportation of students in grades K through 12 made | 10 | | available to administrators, educators, parents and | 11 | | transportation companies; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 14 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Task Force on | 15 | | Modes of School Transportation for Elementary and Secondary | 16 | | Education, consisting of the following:
| 17 | | (1) the State Superintendent of Education or his or her | 18 | | designee, who shall serve as Chair of the Task Force; | 19 | | (2) the Secretary of State or his or her designee; | 20 | | (3) the Secretary of Transportation or his or her designee; | 21 | | (4) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by the | 22 | | President of the Senate; |
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| 1 | | (5) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by the | 2 | | Minority Leader of the Senate; | 3 | | (6) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by the | 4 | | Speaker of the House of Representatives; | 5 | | (7) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by the | 6 | | Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; | 7 | | (8) a representative of a statewide association | 8 | | representing school board members, appointed by the State | 9 | | Superintendent of Education; | 10 | | (9) a representative of an association representing | 11 | | private special education centers, appointed by the State | 12 | | Superintendent of Education; | 13 | | (10) a representative of a statewide association | 14 | | representing regional superintendents of schools, appointed by | 15 | | the State Superintendent of Education; | 16 | | (11) a representative of a statewide association | 17 | | representing teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent | 18 | | of Education; | 19 | | (12) a representative of a different statewide association | 20 | | representing teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent | 21 | | of Education; | 22 | | (13) a representative of an association representing | 23 | | teachers in a city with 500,000 or more inhabitants, appointed | 24 | | by the State Superintendent of Education; | 25 | | (14) a representative of an association representing | 26 | | private contractors providing school transportation, appointed |
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| 1 | | by the State Superintendent of Education; | 2 | | (15) a representative of an association representing large | 3 | | unit school districts, appointed by the State Superintendent of | 4 | | Education; | 5 | | (16) a representative of a statewide association | 6 | | representing principals, appointed by the State Superintendent | 7 | | of Education; | 8 | | (17) a representative of a statewide association | 9 | | representing school administrators, appointed by the State | 10 | | Superintendent of Education; | 11 | | (18) a representative of an association representing | 12 | | school boards, appointed by the State Superintendent of | 13 | | Education; and | 14 | | (19) a representative of an association representing | 15 | | suburban school districts, appointed by the State | 16 | | Superintendent of Education; and, be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall:
| 18 | | (1) conduct a thorough review of existing State and federal | 19 | | law regarding the use of the various modes to transport | 20 | | elementary and secondary education students; | 21 | | (2) develop concise and consistent information to be | 22 | | considered for use by the State Board of Education, the | 23 | | Department of Transportation, and the Secretary of State to | 24 | | inform the public about the legal means by which elementary and | 25 | | secondary education students may be transported, including, |
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| 1 | | but not limited to: | 2 | | (A) the type of vehicle and the required equipment to | 3 | | transport elementary and secondary education students; | 4 | | (B) the allowed purpose of the transportation and any | 5 | | other limits of transportation of elementary and secondary | 6 | | education students by vehicle type; | 7 | | (C) the type of driver's license required to transport | 8 | | elementary and secondary education students; and | 9 | | (D) the requirements for driver licensing and vehicle | 10 | | licensing and inspection; and | 11 | | (3) make recommendations to the State Board of Education | 12 | | and the General Assembly regarding the safe transportation of | 13 | | elementary and secondary education students in our State; and | 14 | | be it further | 15 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall seek input from | 16 | | stakeholders and members of the public on the issues to be | 17 | | reviewed and reported on by the Task Force; and be it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That members of the Task Force shall serve | 19 | | without compensation, and the State Board of Education shall | 20 | | provide administrative and other support to the Task Force; and | 21 | | be it further | 22 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet at the request of | 23 | | the Task Force Chair, but shall meet a minimum of 4 times prior |
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| 1 | | to December 15, 2017; and be it further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall present its legislative | 3 | | and administrative recommendations to the Governor and the | 4 | | General Assembly no later than December 15, 2017; and be it | 5 | | further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be dissolved after | 7 | | submitting its recommendations to the Governor and the General | 8 | | Assembly.
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