Bill Text: IL HB1152 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Creates the Chicago Educational Governance Task Force for the purpose of recommending the best structure and procedure for the governance of City of Chicago School District 299. Sets forth the composition of the Task Force and the duties of the Task Force. Requires the Task Force to report its recommendation to the General Assembly on or before May 30, 2014 as to which governance structure is best designed to serve the students of the City of Chicago. Abolishes the Task Force and repeals these provisions on May 31, 2014.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-26 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1053 [HB1152 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB1152-Engrossed.html

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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
34-1.05 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/34-1.05 new)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on May 31, 2015)
Sec. 34-1.05. The Chicago Educational Governance Task
Force.
(a) The General Assembly makes the following findings:
(1) City of Chicago School District 299 is one of the
only school districts in this State with an appointed, not
an elected, school board.
(2) For 15 years, City of Chicago School District 299
has implemented a staggering number of reforms, including
probation, student retention, school closings, charters,
turnarounds, and the wholesale firing of 1,300 educators in
the summer of 2011.
(3) Many of these reforms are controversial and require
a robust democratic discussion and decision-making
process.
(4) For the past 15 years, citizens have had little to
no voice in school policy.

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(5) All children must be able to walk across the street
to receive a world class education.
(b) The Chicago Educational Governance Task Force is
created for the purpose of recommending the best structure and
procedure for the governance of City of Chicago School District
299 in order to protect the welfare of the students of the City
of Chicago.
(c) The Task Force shall be composed of the following
members:
(1) Three members appointed by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and 3 members appointed by the Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives.
(2) Three members appointed by the President of the
Senate and 3 members appointed by the Minority Leader of
the Senate.
(3) The Chief Executive Officer of City of Chicago
School District 299 or her or his designee.
(4) The President of the Chicago Board of Education or
her or his designee.
(5) The president of a Chicago professional teachers'
organization or his or her designee.
(6) The president of the association representing
principals in the schools of the district or his or her
designee.
(7) The student representative from the Chicago Board
of Education or her or his designee.

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(d) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
appoint one of his or her appointees under subdivision (1) of
subsection (c) of this Section as a co-chairperson of the
Chicago Educational Governance Task Force. The President of the
Senate shall appoint one of his or her appointees under
subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of this Section as a
co-chairperson of the Chicago Educational Governance Task
Force. Members appointed by the legislative leaders shall be
appointed for the duration of the Chicago Educational
Governance Task Force. In the event of a vacancy, the
appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made by the
legislative leader of the same chamber and party as the leader
who made the original appointment.
(e) The Chicago Board of Education shall provide
administrative and other support to the Task Force.
(f) The members of the Task Force shall serve on a pro bono
basis. These members shall aid in the gathering of pertinent
information on the impact of various school governance
structures, including without limitation an elected
representative school board and mayoral control, as well as
gathering and analyzing data about the district's current
governance structure.
(g) The Task Force shall report its recommendation as to
which governance structure is best designed to serve the
students of the City of Chicago to the General Assembly on or
before May 30, 2015.

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(h) The Task Force is abolished and this Section is
repealed on May 31, 2015.