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 1                        90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 2                     CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT
 3                         ON SENATE BILL 681
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 6        To the President of the Senate and  the  Speaker  of  the
 7    House of Representatives:
 8        We,  the  conference  committee appointed to consider the
 9    differences between the houses in relation to House Amendment
10    No. 1 to Senate Bill 681, recommend the following:
11        (1)  that the Senate concur in House Amendment No. 1; and
12        (2)  that  Senate  Bill  681,  AS  AMENDED,  be   further
13    amended, in the title, by replacing "amending" with "creating
14    and amending"; and
15    by  renumbering  Sections 3 and 5, as, respectively, Sections
16    Section 90 and 95; and
17    by  inserting  immediately  below  the  enacting  clause  the
18    following:
19        "Section 1.  Short title.  This Act may be cited  as  the
20    Aldo  DeAngelis  Program  for  Educational Involvement in the
21    Performing Arts Act.
22        Section 5.  Program creation.  The Aldo DeAngelis Program
23    for Educational Involvement in the Performing Arts is  hereby
24    created to enable students at a variety of educational levels
25    from  low  and  moderate  income  families  to participate in
26    performing  arts  programming  activities  offered   at   the
27    performing arts center of Governors State University.
28        Section  10.   Program  function.  The  program  shall be
29    designed to promote the involvement of students at a  variety
30    of educational levels from low to moderate income families in
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 1    the  activities  of the performing arts center referred to in
 2    Section 5, and to afford those students  the  opportunity  of
 3    (i)  performing  or  participating,  either  as  part  of the
 4    activities of  the  university  or  through  local  community
 5    organizations,  in  performing  arts  programming,  and  (ii)
 6    attending    nationally    and    internationally    renowned
 7    performances at the performing arts center.
 8        Section  15.  Program  development. The board of trustees
 9    of Governors State University shall develop and  implement  a
10    program or curriculum component to expand student involvement
11    in,  and  increase  student competencies and understanding of
12    the various facets of, the  performing  arts  activities  and
13    programs  offered  through  the  performing arts center. From
14    funds allocated to Governors State University as provided  in
15    Section   20,   Governors   State  University  shall  provide
16    financial support to qualified students as defined in Section
17    5 to participate in the performing arts  student  involvement
18    and  enrichment  programs  that are developed and implemented
19    for purposes of this Act.
20        The procedure for applying and qualifying  for  financial
21    support  to  be  awarded under this Act and the amount of the
22    financial support to be awarded  shall  be  determined  under
23    rules and regulations adopted and promulgated for purposes of
24    administering this Act.
25        Governors  State  University shall annually file a report
26    with the General Assembly setting forth data on  the  student
27    involvement  in  performing  arts programming  activities and
28    the educational effectiveness  of  the  programs  established
29    under  this Act.  In addition, this report shall disclose the
30    financial support distributed during the  period  covered  by
31    the report.
32        Section  20.  Funding; Illinois Performing Arts Oversight
33    Committee.
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 1        (a)  The Aldo DeAngelis Fund for Educational  Involvement
 2    in  the  Performing  Arts  is  hereby  created  as  a special
 3    interest-bearing  account  in  the   State   Treasury.    All
 4    interest,  dividends, and other earnings on investment of the
 5    amounts from  time  to  time  appropriated,  transferred,  or
 6    deposited  into  that Fund shall be credited to, held in, and
 7    constitute a part of that Fund; and all amounts from time  to
 8    time   held  in  the  Aldo  DeAngelis  Fund  for  Educational
 9    Involvement in the Performing Arts,  including  all  earnings
10    from  the  investment  of  those  amounts,  shall be used and
11    appropriated solely for purposes of this Act.
12        (b)  The Illinois Performing Arts Oversight Committee  is
13    hereby  created to exercise the responsibilities provided for
14    in this Section.  The Oversight Committee  shall  consist  of
15    the  persons  from  time-to-time  serving as the President of
16    Governors State University,  the  President  of  the  Student
17    Senate  at  Governors  State  University, the Chairman of the
18    Governors State University Foundation Board, the Director for
19    the Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University,
20    or their respective  designees.   Members  of  the  Oversight
21    Committee shall serve without compensation.
22        (c)  The  Illinois  Performing  Arts Oversight Committee,
23    from appropriations made to it from the Aldo  DeAngelis  Fund
24    for  Educational  Involvement  in  the Performing Arts, shall
25    allocate amounts for financial support  under  this  Act  for
26    distribution   through   the   Governors   State   University
27    Foundation.   Financial   support   shall  be  allocated  for
28    distribution  in  a  manner  determined  by   the   Oversight
29    Committee.
30        (d)  The  Oversight  Committee may accept gifts or grants
31    from the federal government or its agencies or from any other
32    person, firm, or corporation made for purposes  of  enhancing
33    or  facilitating the implementation and administration of the
34    Aldo DeAngelis Program for  Educational  Involvement  in  the
35    Performing  Arts.    All amounts so received by the Oversight
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 1    Committee  shall  immediately  be  forwarded  to  the   State
 2    Treasurer  for  deposit  into  the  Aldo  DeAngelis  Fund for
 3    Educational Involvement in the Performing Arts.
 4        Section 25.  The State Finance Act is amended  by  adding
 5    Section 5.449 as follows:
 6        (30 ILCS 105/5.449 new)
 7        Sec.  5.449.  The  Aldo  DeAngelis  Fund  for Educational
 8    Involvement in the Performing Arts.".
 9        Submitted on                     , 1997.
10    ______________________________  _____________________________
11    Senator Walsh                   Representative Mautino
12    ______________________________  _____________________________
13    Senator Cronin                  Representative Erwin
14    ______________________________  _____________________________
15    Senator O'Malley                Representative Hannig
16    ______________________________  _____________________________
17    Senator Berman                  Representative Churchill
18    ______________________________  _____________________________
19    Senator Demuzio                 Representative Wirsing
20    Committee for the Senate        Committee for the House

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