Public Act 0798 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1882 Enrolled LRB096 08938 NHT 19075 b

Public Act 096-0798

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section 3-13.5 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/3-13.5 new)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on August 2, 2010)

Sec. 3-13.5. Streamlining Illinois' Educational Delivery Systems Task Force.

(a) Recognizing the virtue of the regional offices of education in that locally elected public servants are working closely with local school boards and superintendents and in partnership with the State Board of Education and in an effort to deliver these educational services more efficiently and effectively, there is hereby established a Streamlining Illinois' Educational Delivery Systems Task Force. The Task Force shall explore and examine all duties of the State Board of Education and all regional support systems for school districts, including without limitation the regional offices of education, intermediate service centers, special education cooperatives, education for employments systems, and learning technology centers and the support provided by the State Board of Education to City of Chicago School District 299 pursuant to Section 3-0.01 of this Code, in order to determine which duties and responsibilities should be provided regionally to more appropriately and efficiently deliver services. The Task Force shall include as part of its review an examination of how the regional support systems can centrally coordinate communication with private school systems. The Task Force shall ensure that its recommendations include specifics as to the necessary funding to carry out identified responsibilities.

(b) The Task Force shall consist of all of the following voting members:

(1) One person appointed by the Governor, who shall serve as chairperson of the Task Force.

(2) One member appointed by the President of the Senate.

(3) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.

(4) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(5) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.

(6) One member appointed by an association representing regional superintendents of schools for each of the 6 regional areas.

(7) One member appointed by an association representing school boards.

(8) One member appointed by an association representing school administrators.

(9) One member appointed by an association representing school business officials.

(10) One district superintendent from an urban school district appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.

(11) One district superintendent from a rural school district appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.

(12) One member appointed by an association representing special education administrators.

(13) One member appointed by the Chicago Board of Education.

(14) One member appointed by each of 2 statewide associations representing teachers.

(15) One member appointed by an association representing career and technical administrators.

(16) One member from an intermediate service center appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.

Members appointed by the legislative leaders shall be appointed for the duration of the Task Force; in the event of a vacancy, the appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made by the legislative leader of the same house and party as the leader who made the original appointment.

(c) The Task Force may begin to conduct business upon the appointment of a majority of the voting members.

(d) The State Board of Education shall be the agency responsible for providing staff and administrative support to the Task Force.

(e) Members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation for their participation, but may be reimbursed by the State Board of Education for expenses in connection with their participation, including travel, if funds are available.

(f) The Task Force shall submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before August 1, 2010. The Task Force may submit other reports as it deems appropriate.

(g) The Task Force is abolished on August 2, 2010, and this Section is repealed on August 2, 2010.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.