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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 565

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 565 as follows:
 3    on page 1, line 9, by deleting "State"; and

 4    on page 1, line  11,  after  the  period,  by  inserting  the
 5    following:
 6    "The  goal  of  the  Council  is  to  fulfill the vision of a
 7    statewide, high-quality, accessible, and comprehensive  early
 8    learning  system  to benefit all young children whose parents
 9    choose it. The Council shall guide collaborative  efforts  to
10    improve and expand upon existing early childhood programs and
11    services.  This  work  shall  include  making use of existing
12    reports, research, and planning efforts."; and

13    on page 1, line 14, by replacing "with one member" with  "and
14    its  membership  shall reflect regional, racial, and cultural
15    diversity to  ensure  representation  of  the  needs  of  all
16    Illinois children. One member shall be"; and

17    on  page  1,  line  19,  after  "Governor.", by inserting the
18    following:
19    "The Governor's appointments shall include without limitation
20    the following:
21             (1)  A leader of stature from the Governor's office,
22        to serve as co-chairperson of the Council.
 
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 1             (2)  The chief administrators of the following State
 2        agencies: State Board of Education; Department  of  Human
 3        Services;  Department  of  Children  and Family Services;
 4        Department of Public Health; Department  of  Public  Aid;
 5        Board of Higher Education; and Illinois Community College
 6        Board.
 7             (3)  Local government stakeholders and nongovernment
 8        stakeholders with an interest in early childhood care and
 9        education,  including  representation  from the following
10        private-sector fields and constituencies: early childhood
11        education and development; child  care;  child  advocacy;
12        parenting  support;  local community collaborations among
13        early care and education programs and services;  maternal
14        and  child health; children with special needs; business;
15        labor; and law enforcement. The Governor shall  designate
16        one  of the members who is a nongovernment stakeholder to
17        serve as co-chairperson.
18    In addition, the Governor shall request  that  the  Region  V
19    office  of  the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services'
20    Administration for Children and Families appoint a member  to
21    the  Council  to  represent  federal  children's programs and
22    services.
23        Members appointed by General Assembly members and members
24    appointed  by  the  Governor  who  are  local  government  or
25    nongovernment stakeholders shall serve 3-year  terms,  except
26    that  of  the initial appointments, half of these members, as
27    determined by lot, shall be appointed to 2-year terms so that
28    terms are staggered."; and

29    on page 1,  immediately  below  line  20,  by  inserting  the
30    following:

31        "Section 15.  Accountability. The Illinois Early Learning
32    Council  shall  annually  report  to the Governor and General
33    Assembly on the Council's  progress  towards  its  goals  and
 
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 1    objectives.

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