Full Text of HB2549 101st 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 State Finance Act is amended by adding | 5 | | Section 5.891 as follows: | 6 | | (30 ILCS 105/5.891 new) | 7 | | Sec. 5.891. The Educational Opportunity and Development | 8 | | Fund. | 9 | | Section 10. The School Code is amended by adding Section | 10 | | 2-3.176 as follows: | 11 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.176 new) | 12 | | Sec. 2-3.176. Roundtable on Educational Opportunity and
| 13 | | Development. | 14 | | (a) There is created the Roundtable on Educational | 15 | | Opportunity and
Development, consisting of all of the following | 16 | | members: | 17 | | (1) A representative from a private organization | 18 | | working to develop economic opportunities for individuals | 19 | | living in the City of Chicago appointed by the State | 20 | | Superintendent of Education. | 21 | | (2) A representative from a private organization |
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| 1 | | working to develop
economic opportunities for this State | 2 | | appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. | 3 | | (3) Three representatives who are from private | 4 | | businesses with over 50 employees and who have | 5 | | administrative roles in those businesses appointed by the | 6 | | State Superintendent of Education. | 7 | | (4) An individual from an organization that represents | 8 | | superintendents
throughout this State appointed by the | 9 | | State Superintendent of Education. | 10 | | (5) A State representative appointed by the Speaker of | 11 | | the House of Representatives. | 12 | | (6) A State representative appointed by the Minority | 13 | | Leader of the
House of Representatives. | 14 | | (7) A State senator appointed by the President of the | 15 | | Senate. | 16 | | (8) A State senator appointed by the Minority Leader of | 17 | | the Senate. | 18 | | (9) The chairperson of the board of education of a | 19 | | school district organized under Article 34 of this Code or | 20 | | his or her designee. | 21 | | (10) A representative who operates as an | 22 | | administrative staffer for a
board of education of a school | 23 | | district organized under Article 34 of this Code appointed | 24 | | by the State Superintendent of Education. | 25 | | (11) An individual from an organization that | 26 | | represents teachers in a
school district organized under |
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| 1 | | Article 34 of this Code appointed by the State | 2 | | Superintendent of Education. | 3 | | (12) An individual from an organization that | 4 | | represents teachers
throughout this State appointed by the | 5 | | State Superintendent of Education. | 6 | | Initial appointees shall serve staggered terms of one year, | 7 | | 2 years, and 3 years as determined by lot. Five of the initial | 8 | | appointees shall serve one-year terms, 5 of the initial | 9 | | appointees shall serve 2-year terms, and the remaining | 10 | | appointees shall serve 3-year terms. After the initial | 11 | | appointments, each successor shall
serve for a 3-year term. | 12 | | Appointed members shall serve until their successors are | 13 | | appointed and have qualified. Members shall annually select a | 14 | | chairperson from among
their number by majority vote. Members | 15 | | shall receive no compensation in the
performance of their | 16 | | duties. | 17 | | The Roundtable shall meet initially at the call of the | 18 | | State Superintendent of Education,
shall elect a chairperson at | 19 | | its initial meeting, and shall thereafter meet at the call of | 20 | | the chairperson. | 21 | | (b) The Roundtable shall study ways to expand educational | 22 | | opportunities and
develop sources of private funding for | 23 | | students in primary and secondary
education in the following | 24 | | areas: | 25 | | (1) developing a business ethics curriculum; | 26 | | (2) promoting and funding the arts; |
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| 1 | | (2.5) developing a before-school, in-school, or | 2 | | after-school drama therapy program that is designed for | 3 | | vulnerable youth with histories of exposure to familial and | 4 | | community violence, school bullying, intolerance or hate | 5 | | crimes, maltreatment or neglect, disrupted caregiving, or | 6 | | any other life adversities and that focuses on the core | 7 | | components of complex trauma intervention, including, but | 8 | | not limited to, a student's safety, self-regulation, | 9 | | healthy attachments, discovery and development of his or | 10 | | her identity, self-worth, esteem, and competency; | 11 | | (2.7) developing a school model for students in | 12 | | kindergarten through grade 6 that integrates an | 13 | | identity-affirming pedagogy with a rigorous, intentional | 14 | | curriculum that utilizes a no-nonsense nurturing framework | 15 | | and prioritizes an arts education; | 16 | | (3) establishing and funding global travel programs; | 17 | | and | 18 | | (4) funding trips to museums. | 19 | | The Roundtable shall study ways to secure private donations | 20 | | and public funding in order to help expand opportunities for | 21 | | students and implement Roundtable recommendations. Funding for | 22 | | programs recommended by the Roundtable must prioritize | 23 | | low-income students, as
defined by the federal census. The | 24 | | State Board of Education, in consultation with the Roundtable, | 25 | | shall provide administrative support to all school districts | 26 | | and their students wishing to utilize these opportunities. |
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| 1 | | (c) The State Board of Education and City of Chicago School | 2 | | District 299 may provide
administrative support to the | 3 | | Roundtable. | 4 | | (d) The Educational Opportunity and Development Fund is | 5 | | created as a special fund in the State treasury. The Fund shall | 6 | | accept private donations and public funding. All money in the | 7 | | Fund shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State | 8 | | Board of Education for the purposes of implementing the | 9 | | priorities and recommendations of the Roundtable. | 10 | | (e) The Roundtable shall report its recommendations to the | 11 | | General Assembly on or before July 1, 2020 and every July 1 | 12 | | thereafter.
| 13 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 14 | | becoming law.
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