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1 | | an Illinois P-20 Council will develop a statewide agenda that |
2 | | will move the State towards the common goals of improving |
3 | | academic achievement, increasing college access and success, |
4 | | improving use of existing data and measurements, developing |
5 | | improved accountability, fostering innovative approaches to |
6 | | education, promoting lifelong learning, easing the transition |
7 | | to college, and reducing remediation. A pre-kindergarten |
8 | | through grade 20 agenda will strengthen this State's economic |
9 | | competitiveness by producing a highly-skilled workforce. In |
10 | | addition, lifelong learning plans will enhance this State's |
11 | | ability to leverage funding. |
12 | | (b) There is created the Illinois P-20 Council. The |
13 | | Illinois P-20 Council shall include all of the following |
14 | | members: |
15 | | (1) The Governor or his or her designee, to serve as |
16 | | chairperson. |
17 | | (2) Four members of the General Assembly, one appointed |
18 | | by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one |
19 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of |
20 | | Representatives, one appointed by the President of the |
21 | | Senate, and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
22 | | Senate. |
23 | | (3) Six at-large members appointed by the Governor as |
24 | | follows, with 2 members being from the City of Chicago, 2
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25 | | members being from Lake County, McHenry County, Kane
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26 | | County, DuPage County, Will County, or that part of Cook
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1 | | County outside of the City of Chicago, and 2 members being
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2 | | from the remainder of the State: |
3 | | (A) one representative of civic leaders; |
4 | | (B) one representative of local government; |
5 | | (C) one representative of trade unions; |
6 | | (D) one representative of nonprofit organizations |
7 | | or foundations; |
8 | | (E) one representative of parents' organizations; |
9 | | and |
10 | | (F) one education research expert. |
11 | | (4) Five members appointed by statewide business |
12 | | organizations and business trade associations. |
13 | | (5) Six members appointed by statewide professional |
14 | | organizations and associations representing |
15 | | pre-kindergarten through grade 20 teachers, community |
16 | | college faculty, and public university faculty. |
17 | | (6) Two members appointed by associations representing |
18 | | local school administrators and school board members. One |
19 | | of these members must be a special education administrator. |
20 | | (7) One member representing community colleges, |
21 | | appointed by the Illinois Council of Community College |
22 | | Presidents. |
23 | | (8) One member representing 4-year independent |
24 | | colleges and universities, appointed by a statewide |
25 | | organization representing private institutions of higher |
26 | | learning. |
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1 | | (9) One member representing public 4-year |
2 | | universities, appointed jointly by the university |
3 | | presidents and chancellors. |
4 | | (10) Ex-officio members as follows: |
5 | | (A) The State Superintendent of Education or his or |
6 | | her designee. |
7 | | (B) The Executive Director of the Board of Higher
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8 | | Education or his or her designee. |
9 | | (C) The Executive Director of the Illinois |
10 | | Community College Board or his or her designee. |
11 | | (D) The Executive Director of the Illinois Student |
12 | | Assistance Commission or his or her designee. |
13 | | (E) The Co-chairpersons of the Illinois Workforce |
14 | | Investment Board or their designee. |
15 | | (F) The Director of Commerce and Economic |
16 | | Opportunity or his or her designee. |
17 | | (G) The Chairperson of the Illinois Early Learning |
18 | | Council or his or her designee. |
19 | | (H) The President of the Illinois Mathematics and |
20 | | Science Academy or his or her designee. |
21 | | (I) The president of an association representing |
22 | | educators of adult learners or his or her
designee. |
23 | | Ex-officio members shall have no vote on the Illinois P-20 |
24 | | Council. |
25 | | Appointed members shall serve for staggered terms expiring |
26 | | on July 1 of the first, second, or third calendar year |
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1 | | following their appointments or until their successors are |
2 | | appointed and have qualified. Staggered terms shall be |
3 | | determined by lot at the organizing meeting of the Illinois |
4 | | P-20 Council. |
5 | | Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original |
6 | | appointments, and any member so appointed shall serve during |
7 | | the remainder of the term for which the vacancy occurred. |
8 | | (c) The Illinois P-20 Council shall be funded through State |
9 | | appropriations to support staff activities, research, |
10 | | data-collection, and dissemination. The Illinois P-20 Council |
11 | | shall be staffed by the Office of the Governor, in coordination |
12 | | with relevant State agencies, boards, and commissions. The |
13 | | Illinois Education Research Council shall provide research and |
14 | | coordinate research collection activities for the Illinois |
15 | | P-20 Council. |
16 | | (d) The Illinois P-20 Council shall have all of the |
17 | | following duties: |
18 | | (1) To make recommendations to do all of the following: |
19 | | (A) Coordinate pre-kindergarten through grade 20 |
20 | | (graduate school) education in this State through |
21 | | working at the intersections of educational systems to |
22 | | promote collaborative infrastructure. |
23 | | (B) Coordinate and leverage strategies, actions, |
24 | | legislation, policies, and resources of all |
25 | | stakeholders to support fundamental and lasting |
26 | | improvement in this State's public schools, community |
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1 | | colleges, and universities. |
2 | | (C) Better align the high school curriculum with |
3 | | postsecondary expectations. |
4 | | (D) Better align assessments across all levels of |
5 | | education. |
6 | | (E) Reduce the need for students entering |
7 | | institutions of higher education to take remedial |
8 | | courses. |
9 | | (F) Smooth the transition from high school to |
10 | | college. |
11 | | (G) Improve high school and college graduation |
12 | | rates. |
13 | | (H) Improve the rigor and relevance of academic |
14 | | standards for college and workforce readiness. |
15 | | (I) Better align college and university teaching |
16 | | programs with the needs of Illinois schools.
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17 | | (2) To advise the Governor, the General Assembly, the |
18 | | State's education and higher education agencies, and the
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19 | | State's workforce and economic development boards and
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20 | | agencies on policies related to lifelong learning for |
21 | | Illinois students and families. |
22 | | (3) To articulate a framework for systemic educational |
23 | | improvement and innovation that will enable every student |
24 | | to meet or exceed Illinois learning standards and be |
25 | | well-prepared to succeed in the workforce and community. |
26 | | (4) To provide an estimated fiscal impact for |
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1 | | implementation of all Council recommendations.
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2 | | (e) The chairperson of the Illinois P-20 Council may |
3 | | authorize the creation of working groups focusing on areas of |
4 | | interest to Illinois educational and workforce development, |
5 | | including without limitation the following areas: |
6 | | (1) Preparation, recruitment, and certification of |
7 | | highly qualified teachers. |
8 | | (2) Mentoring and induction of highly qualified |
9 | | teachers. |
10 | | (3) The diversity of highly qualified teachers. |
11 | | (4) Funding for highly qualified teachers, including |
12 | | developing a strategic and collaborative plan to seek |
13 | | federal and private grants to support initiatives |
14 | | targeting teacher preparation and its impact on student |
15 | | achievement. |
16 | | (5) Highly effective administrators. |
17 | | (6) Illinois birth through age 3 education, |
18 | | pre-kindergarten, and early childhood education. |
19 | | (7) The assessment, alignment, outreach, and network |
20 | | of college and workforce readiness efforts.
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21 | | (8) Alternative routes to college access. |
22 | | (9) Research data and accountability. |
23 | | (10) Community schools, community participation, and |
24 | | other innovative approaches to education that foster |
25 | | community partnerships. |
26 | | (11) Tuition, financial aid, and other issues related |
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1 | | to keeping postsecondary education affordable for Illinois |
2 | | residents. |
3 | | The chairperson of the Illinois P-20 Council may designate |
4 | | Council members to serve as working group chairpersons. Working |
5 | | groups may invite organizations and individuals representing |
6 | | pre-kindergarten through grade 20 interests to participate in |
7 | | discussions, data collection, and dissemination.
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8 | | (Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-719, eff. 1-1-15 .)".
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