Full Text of HJR0068 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, In its legislative declaration, the Charter | 3 | | Schools Law states that the purpose of charter schools in this | 4 | | State is to improve pupil learning, increase learning | 5 | | opportunities for all children, with special emphasis on | 6 | | expanding options for at-risk pupils, encourage innovation, | 7 | | parental engagement, community involvement, and expanded | 8 | | public school options, create new professional opportunities | 9 | | for teachers, and hold charter schools accountable; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The vast majority of students enrolled in charter | 11 | | schools across this State come from low-income families and are | 12 | | minorities, potentially making charter schools a key component | 13 | | in the effort to close the achievement gaps that persist; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, In authorizing Public Act 100-465, the General | 15 | | Assembly created a new evidence-based funding system to provide | 16 | | all students in the State of Illinois with a high quality | 17 | | education; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Public Act 100-465 includes a goal to reduce, with | 19 | | a goal of eliminating, the achievement gap between at-risk and | 20 | | non-at-risk students by raising the performance of at-risk | 21 | | students while not reducing standards; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Charter schools authorized by the State Charter | 2 | | School Commission are supported by State funds otherwise due to | 3 | | the local school district; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 6 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Task Force on the Funding of | 7 | | Commission-authorized Charter Schools is created to: | 8 | | (1)Examine the current funding provision in the | 9 | | Charter Schools Law for the purpose of ensuring funding | 10 | | equity, including but not limited to the range of funding | 11 | | available to commission-authorized charter schools and the | 12 | | source of the funds; | 13 | | (2)Examine the current funding provisions in the | 14 | | Charter Schools Law and their impact on the local school | 15 | | district following the evidence-based funding provisions | 16 | | of Public Act 100-465 in light of the legislative purpose | 17 | | and intent behind that legislation; | 18 | | (3)Review the effect of the commission-authorized | 19 | | charter schools on the students served by the charter, the | 20 | | students in the home school district, and the home school | 21 | | district's budget, with a focus upon the expansion in | 22 | | facilities, operations, and personnel costs associated | 23 | | with the creation of the charter school; and | 24 | | (4)Examine the role of the local school district in | 25 | | the renewal process for the commission-authorized charter |
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| 1 | | schools; and be it further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | 3 | | following members, who shall serve without compensation: | 4 | | (1) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of | 5 | | Representatives; | 6 | | (2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 7 | | House of Representatives; | 8 | | (3) One member appointed by the President of the | 9 | | Senate; | 10 | | (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 11 | | Senate; | 12 | | (5) The State Superintendent of Education or his or her | 13 | | designee; | 14 | | (6) The Superintendent/Chief Executive Officer or his | 15 | | or her designee of each school district currently having a | 16 | | commission-authorized charter school; | 17 | | (7) One member, appointed by the Governor, upon the | 18 | | recommendation of the chief executive officer or his or her | 19 | | designee of each commission-authorized charter school, | 20 | | except that, where multiple such charter schools operate | 21 | | within a single district, a single representative shall | 22 | | appointed; | 23 | | (8) One member appointed by the Governor, upon the | 24 | | recommendation of an organization representing teachers in | 25 | | a school district in a city having a population exceeding |
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| 1 | | 500,000; | 2 | | (9) One member appointed by the Governor, upon the | 3 | | recommendation of the largest statewide organization | 4 | | representing teachers; | 5 | | (10) One member appointed by the Governor, upon the | 6 | | recommendation of the second-largest statewide | 7 | | organization representing teachers; | 8 | | (11) One member appointed by the Governor, upon the | 9 | | recommendation of a statewide organization representing | 10 | | charter schools in the State; | 11 | | (12) One member appointed by the Governor, upon the | 12 | | recommendation of the largest statewide association | 13 | | representing school boards; | 14 | | (13) One member appointed by the Governor, upon the | 15 | | recommendation of the largest statewide association | 16 | | representing school administrators; | 17 | | (14) One member appointed by the Governor, upon the | 18 | | recommendation of the largest statewide association | 19 | | representing school business officials; and | 20 | | (15) One member appointed by the Governor, who shall be | 21 | | a current or former commissioner of the State Charter | 22 | | School Commission; and be it further | 23 | | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall be | 24 | | appointed within 30 days after the adoption of this resolution | 25 | | and shall begin meeting no later than 30 days after the |
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| 1 | | appointments are finalized; in the event that the appointments | 2 | | by the Governor are not made within 30 days after the adoption | 3 | | of this resolution, the State Superintendent of Education shall | 4 | | make such appointments within 15 days after the appointment | 5 | | deadline; and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall elect a | 7 | | chairperson from among their membership, and the Illinois State | 8 | | Board of Education shall provide administrative support; and be | 9 | | it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall issue a report making | 11 | | recommendations on any changes to State laws with regard to | 12 | | charter school funding on or before February 15, 2020 and upon | 13 | | the filing of its report is dissolved; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 15 | | delivered to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the | 16 | | President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the House, the | 17 | | Minority Leader of the Senate, the Governor, the State | 18 | | Superintendent of Education, and the Chief Executive Officer of | 19 | | City of Chicago School District 299.
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