Full Text of HB0152 97th General Assembly
HB0152 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HB0152 Introduced 1/18/2011, by Rep. Monique D. Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| New Act | | 20 ILCS 5/5-15 | was 20 ILCS 5/3 | 20 ILCS 5/5-20 | was 20 ILCS 5/4 | 20 ILCS 5/5-338 new | | 105 ILCS 5/1A-3.5 new | | 110 ILCS 205/5.5 new | | 110 ILCS 805/2-9.5 new | |
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Creates the Department of Education Act and amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the School Code, the Board of Higher Education Act, and the Public Community College Act. Creates the Department of Education, with a Secretary of Education as its head. Provides that, in order to create continuity between all levels of education, the Department shall oversee the State Board of Education, the Board of Higher Education, and the Illinois Community College Board and coordinate and streamline the functions of these boards. Requires the Department to create an Elementary and Secondary Education Division and a Vocational Education Division within the Department. Requires the State Board of Education, the Board of Higher Education, and the Illinois Community College Board to report directly to the Department, to comply with all requests from the Department, and to exercise those powers and perform those duties assigned to whichever board by the Department, with the Elementary and Secondary Education Division being the appropriate authority with respect to matters regarding elementary and secondary education and the Vocational Education Division being the appropriate authority with respect to matters regarding vocational education.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Department of Education Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Department defined. In this Act, "Department" | 7 | | means the Department of Education. | 8 | | Section 10. General powers and duties. | 9 | | (a) The Department shall begin operation on July 1, 2012. | 10 | | The Department shall exercise the rights, powers, duties, and | 11 | | functions provided by law. | 12 | | (b) The Department may employee persons, provide | 13 | | facilities, contract for goods and services, and adopt rules as | 14 | | necessary to carry out its functions and purposes, all in | 15 | | accordance with applicable law.
| 16 | | (c) In order to create continuity between all levels of | 17 | | education, the Department shall oversee the State Board of | 18 | | Education, the Board of Higher Education, and the Illinois | 19 | | Community College Board and coordinate and streamline the | 20 | | functions of these boards.
| 21 | | (d) The Department shall create an Elementary and Secondary | 22 | | Education Division and a Vocational Education Division within |
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| 1 | | the Department.
| 2 | | Section 90. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | 3 | | amended by changing Sections 5-15 and 5-20 and by adding | 4 | | Section 5-338 as follows:
| 5 | | (20 ILCS 5/5-15) (was 20 ILCS 5/3)
| 6 | | Sec. 5-15. Departments of State government. The | 7 | | Departments of
State government are created as follows:
| 8 | | The Department on Aging.
| 9 | | The Department of Agriculture.
| 10 | | The Department of Central Management Services.
| 11 | | The Department of Children and Family Services.
| 12 | | The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
| 13 | | The Department of Corrections.
| 14 | | The Department of Education. | 15 | | The Department of Employment Security.
| 16 | | The Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
| 17 | | The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
| 18 | | The Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
| 19 | | The Department of Human Rights.
| 20 | | The Department of Human Services.
| 21 | | The Illinois Power Agency.
| 22 | | The Department of Juvenile Justice.
| 23 | | The Department of Labor.
| 24 | | The Department of the Lottery.
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| 1 | | The Department of Natural Resources.
| 2 | | The Department of Public Health.
| 3 | | The Department of Revenue.
| 4 | | The Department of State Police.
| 5 | | The Department of Transportation.
| 6 | | The Department of Veterans' Affairs.
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-481, eff. 8-28-07; | 8 | | 95-777, eff. 8-4-08; 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
| 9 | | (20 ILCS 5/5-20) (was 20 ILCS 5/4)
| 10 | | Sec. 5-20. Heads of departments. Each department shall have | 11 | | an
officer as its head who shall
be known as director or | 12 | | secretary and who shall, subject to the
provisions of the Civil | 13 | | Administrative Code of Illinois,
execute the powers and | 14 | | discharge the duties
vested by law in his or her respective | 15 | | department.
| 16 | | The following officers are hereby created:
| 17 | | Director of Aging, for the Department on Aging.
| 18 | | Director of Agriculture, for the Department of | 19 | | Agriculture.
| 20 | | Director of Central Management Services, for the | 21 | | Department of Central
Management Services.
| 22 | | Director of Children and Family Services, for the | 23 | | Department of Children and
Family Services.
| 24 | | Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, for
the | 25 | | Department of Commerce
and Economic Opportunity.
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| 1 | | Director of Corrections, for the Department of | 2 | | Corrections.
| 3 | | Secretary of Education, for the Department of Education. | 4 | | Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, for | 5 | | the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
| 6 | | Director of Employment Security, for the Department of | 7 | | Employment Security.
| 8 | | Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, for | 9 | | the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
| 10 | | Director of Healthcare and Family Services, for the | 11 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
| 12 | | Director of Human Rights, for the Department of Human | 13 | | Rights.
| 14 | | Secretary of Human Services, for the Department of Human | 15 | | Services.
| 16 | | Director of the Illinois Power Agency, for the Illinois | 17 | | Power Agency.
| 18 | | Director of Juvenile Justice, for the Department of | 19 | | Juvenile Justice.
| 20 | | Director of Labor, for the Department of Labor.
| 21 | | Director of the Lottery, for the Department of the Lottery.
| 22 | | Director of Natural Resources, for the Department of | 23 | | Natural Resources.
| 24 | | Director of Public Health, for the Department of Public | 25 | | Health.
| 26 | | Director of Revenue, for the Department of Revenue.
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| 1 | | Director of State Police, for the Department of State | 2 | | Police.
| 3 | | Secretary of Transportation, for the Department of | 4 | | Transportation.
| 5 | | Director of Veterans' Affairs, for the Department of | 6 | | Veterans' Affairs.
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-481, eff. 8-28-07; | 8 | | 95-777, eff. 8-4-08; 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
| 9 | | (20 ILCS 5/5-338 new) | 10 | | Sec. 5-338. In the Department of Education. The Secretary | 11 | | of Education shall receive an annual salary as set by the | 12 | | Compensation Review Board. | 13 | | Section 95. The School Code is amended by adding Section | 14 | | 1A-3.5 as follows: | 15 | | (105 ILCS 5/1A-3.5 new) | 16 | | Sec. 1A-3.5. Report to Department of Education. The State | 17 | | Board of Education shall report directly to the Department of | 18 | | Education, shall comply with all requests from the Department | 19 | | of Education, and shall exercise those powers and perform those | 20 | | duties assigned to the State Board of Education by the | 21 | | Department of Education, with the Elementary and Secondary | 22 | | Education Division of the Department of Education being the | 23 | | appropriate authority with respect to matters regarding |
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| 1 | | elementary and secondary education and the Vocational | 2 | | Education Division of the Department of Education being the | 3 | | appropriate authority with respect to matters regarding | 4 | | vocational education. | 5 | | Section 100. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended | 6 | | by adding Section 5.5 as follows: | 7 | | (110 ILCS 205/5.5 new) | 8 | | Sec. 5.5. Report to Department of Education. The Board | 9 | | shall report directly to the Department of Education, shall | 10 | | comply with all requests from the Department of Education, and | 11 | | shall exercise those powers and perform those duties assigned | 12 | | to the Board by the Department of Education. | 13 | | Section 105. The Public Community College Act is amended by | 14 | | adding Section 2-9.5 as follows: | 15 | | (110 ILCS 805/2-9.5 new) | 16 | | Sec. 2-9.5. Report to Department of Education. The State | 17 | | Board shall report directly to the Department of Education, | 18 | | shall comply with all requests from the Department of | 19 | | Education, and shall exercise those powers and perform those | 20 | | duties assigned to the State Board by the Department of | 21 | | Education, with the Vocational Education Division of the | 22 | | Department of Education being the appropriate authority with |
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| 1 | | respect to matters regarding vocational education.
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