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Full Text of HB0232 95th General Assembly

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HB0232eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1     AN ACT concerning education.

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

4     Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
5 2-3.142 as follows:

6     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.142 new)
7     Sec. 2-3.142. Task Force on Virtual Education. There is
8 created the Task Force on Virtual Education to consider and
9 recommend best practices in virtual education. The Task Force
10 shall consist of the following members:
11         (1) Two members of the higher education community, one
12     appointed by the Speaker of the House and one appointed by
13     the Minority Leader of the Senate.
14         (2) Two members of professional teachers' unions, one
15     appointed by the President of the Senate and one appointed
16     by the Minority Leader of the House.
17         (3) Two representatives of the State Board of
18     Education, appointed by the State Superintendent of
19     Education.
20         (4) One member appointed by the Illinois Association of
21     School Administrators.
22         (5) One member appointed by the Illinois Association of
23     School Boards.

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1         (6) One representative of the business community
2     appointed by a statewide organization representing
3     businesses.
4         (7) One member of the Chicago Board of Education (or
5     his or her designee) appointed by the President of the
6     Chicago Board of Education.
7         (8) One representative of a statewide virtual school
8     appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
9         (9) The following members to be appointed by the
10     Governor:
11             (A) One member with training or expertise in
12         information and communications technologies.
13             (B) One member who is a current teacher or
14         administrator employed by a virtual school in a city
15         having a population exceeding 500,000.
16             (C) One member with training or expertise in early
17         childhood development.
18             (D) One member who is a parent of a child currently
19         enrolled in a virtual school in a city having a
20         population exceeding 500,000.
21             (E) One member who is a teacher or a parent of a
22         child currently enrolled in a statewide virtual school
23         program.
24     The Task Force shall be facilitated by the State Board of
25 Education.
26     The Task Force shall report its findings and

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1 recommendations to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the
2 State Board of Education on or before 2 years after the
3 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General
4 Assembly. Upon filing its report, the Task Force is dissolved.

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