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 1                       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, Public Act 91-491 amended  the  School  Code  by
 3    adding  Section 22-26, which creates the Task Force on School
 4    Safety and is scheduled to be repealed on  January  2,  2000;
 5    and

 6        WHEREAS,  Additional time is needed to carry out the work
 7    of the task force,  and  additional  persons  have  requested
 8    appointment to the task force; therefore be it

 9        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
10    ASSEMBLY OF THE  STATE  OF  ILLINOIS,  THE  HOUSE  CONCURRING
11    HEREIN,  that, beginning on January 3, 2000, there is created
12    the Task Force on School Safety consisting of  2  members  of
13    the  Senate  appointed  by  the  President of the Senate, one
14    member of the Senate appointed by the Minority Leader of  the
15    Senate,  2  members of the House of Representatives appointed
16    by the Speaker of the House,  one  member  of  the  House  of
17    Representatives  appointed  by  the  Minority  Leader  of the
18    House, 2 regional superintendents of schools appointed by the
19    State Superintendent of  Education,  one  teacher  who  is  a
20    member  of  the Illinois Federation of Teachers and appointed
21    by the State Superintendent of Education, one teacher who  is
22    a  member of the Illinois Education Association and appointed
23    by the State Superintendent of Education, one member  of  the
24    Illinois Sheriffs' Association appointed by the Governor, one
25    member  of the State's Attorneys Association appointed by the
26    Governor,  one  member  of  the  Illinois  Public   Defenders
27    Association  appointed  by  the  Governor,  one member of the
28    Illinois  Violence  Prevention  Authority  appointed  by  the
29    Governor, one member appointed by the Governor, one member of
30    the Illinois Principals Association appointed by the Illinois
31    Principals Association, 2 superintendents of school districts
32    appointed by  the  State  Superintendent  of  Education,  one
33    member  of  the  Office  of  the  Illinois  Attorney  General
 
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 1    appointed by the Attorney General, one member of the Illinois
 2    Association  of  Chiefs  of Police appointed by the Governor,
 3    one member of the Department of State Police appointed by the
 4    Governor, and the State Superintendent of  Education  or  the
 5    State  Superintendent  of  Education's  designee;  and  be it
 6    further

 7        RESOLVED, That any appointments made under Section  22-26
 8    of  the School Code to fill any of the positions mentioned in
 9    this resolution shall carry over and remain in effect for the
10    purpose of this resolution; and be it further

11        RESOLVED, That the task force shall meet initially at the
12    call of the Speaker of the House and  the  President  of  the
13    Senate, shall select one member as chairperson at its initial
14    meeting,   shall   thereafter   meet   at  the  call  of  the
15    chairperson, shall identify  and  review  all  school  safety
16    programs  offered  by  schools  and  State  agencies and make
17    recommendations of  successful  programs,  including  without
18    limitation  peer mediation, shall study alternative education
19    programs and their current status, waiting lists, and capital
20    needs,  shall,  in  cooperation  with  the  State  Board   of
21    Education,  develop  uniform  criteria  to  be implemented in
22    school  safety  plans,  shall  make  recommendations  on  the
23    streamlining,  centralization,  and  coordination  of  school
24    safety resources and programs offered  by  various  entities,
25    agencies,  and government units, and shall submit a report on
26    its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly  and
27    the Governor by July 1, 2000; and that upon filing its report
28    the task force is dissolved; and be it further

29        RESOLVED,  That  suitable  copies  of  this resolution be
30    delivered to the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader
31    of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the Minority  Leader
32    of  the  House,  the  Governor,  the  State Superintendent of
33    Education,  the  Illinois  Principals  Association,  and  the
 
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 1    Attorney General.

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