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Public Act 096-0568 |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
3A-16 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/3A-16)
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Sec. 3A-16. Regional office of education advisory board.
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(a) Beginning October 1, 2009 April 1, 1995 , a regional | ||||
office of education advisory board
shall be established within | ||||
each region serving Class I counties or within each group of | ||||
regions participating in an intergovernmental agreement for | ||||
the provision of professional development to advise
the | ||||
regional superintendent of schools of the region or regions | ||||
involved concerning the planning
and
delivery of professional | ||||
development programs and services under Section 2-3.62 and
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other programs under the control of
the regional superintendent | ||||
of
schools .
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(b) The advisory board shall consist of at least 9 the | ||||
following
13 members . All members of the advisory board shall | ||||
be certified pursuant to Article 21 of this Code and be | ||||
currently employed in positions requiring certification by a | ||||
school district, special education cooperative, joint | ||||
agreement, or regional office of education program. A majority |
of members shall be nominated by statewide organizations | ||
representing teachers within the region or regions and selected | ||
by the regional superintendent of the region or regions | ||
involved. Administrators shall be nominated by statewide | ||
organizations representing administrators within the region or | ||
regions and selected by the regional superintendent of the | ||
region or regions involved. :
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(1) 7 public members, at least one from each county in | ||
the region,
selected by the presidents of the region's | ||
school parent groups at a meeting
held each April. Public | ||
members shall be geographically balanced throughout
the | ||
region. Public members shall meet the same criteria as | ||
members of
local boards of education but shall not be | ||
members of a local board of
education or school district | ||
employees.
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(2) 4 teachers, none of whom shall be from the same | ||
school district,
nominated and selected by all the teachers | ||
in the region.
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(3) 2 administrators, from different school districts, | ||
nominated and
selected by all the administrators in the | ||
region.
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Members of the advisory board shall serve 4-year terms,
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except that of the
initial members, 5 shall serve until April | ||
30, 1996, 4 shall serve until April
30, 1997, and 4 shall serve | ||
until April 30, 1998, as determined by lot.
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(c) The regional office of education advisory
board shall |
meet at least annually
bi-monthly 6 times a year for the | ||
performance of its advisory duties under
Section 3-11 and | ||
subsection (a) of this Section 3A-16 .
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(Source: P.A. 88-89; 89-335, eff. 1-1-96.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. |