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 4    Safety and is scheduled to be repealed on  January  2,  2000;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

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

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

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

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