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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2428 Introduced , by Rep. Deborah Conroy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish the Task Force on Civic Education. Sets forth provisions concerning the members of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall (1) analyze the current state of civic education in this State; (2) analyze current civic education laws in other jurisdictions, both mandated and permissive; (3) identify best practices in civic education in other jurisdictions; (4) make recommendations to the General Assembly focused on substantially increasing civic literacy and the capacity of youth to obtain the requisite knowledge, skills, and practices to be civically informed members of the public; and (5) make funding recommendations if the Task Force's recommendations to the General Assembly would require a fiscal commitment. Provides that no later than May 31, 2014, the Task Force shall summarize its findings and recommendations in a report to the General Assembly. Repeals these provisions on May 31, 2015. Effective immediately.
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| | HB2428 | | LRB098 08627 NHT 38746 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
5 | | 2-3.157 as follows:
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6 | | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.157 new) |
7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on May 31, 2015) |
8 | | Sec. 2-3.157. Task Force on Civic Education. |
9 | | (a) The State Board of Education shall establish the Task |
10 | | Force on Civic Education, to be comprised of all of the |
11 | | following members, with an emphasis on bipartisan legislative |
12 | | representation and diverse non-legislative stakeholder |
13 | | representation: |
14 | | (1) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
15 | | Representatives. |
16 | | (2) One member appointed by the President of the |
17 | | Senate. |
18 | | (3) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
19 | | House of Representatives. |
20 | | (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
21 | | Senate. |
22 | | (5) One member appointed by the head of an association |
23 | | representing a teachers union. |