Bill Text: IL HB2984 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Creates the Tuition Voucher Program Task Force to study the feasibility of a statewide tuition voucher program. Requires the State Board of Education to provide administrative and other support to the task force. Requires the task force to file a report with the Governor and the General Assembly. Sets forth topics that the report must include. Provides that upon filing its report, the task force is dissolved.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB2984 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB2984-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Creates the Tuition Voucher Program Task Force to study the feasibility of a statewide tuition voucher program. Requires the State Board of Education to provide administrative and other support to the task force. Requires the task force to file a report with the Governor and the General Assembly. Sets forth topics that the report must include. Provides that upon filing its report, the task force is dissolved.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB2984 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB2984-Introduced.html
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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 | 22-65 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/22-65 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 22-65. Tuition Voucher Program Task Force. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) The Tuition Voucher Program Task Force is created to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | study the feasibility of a statewide tuition voucher program. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | The task force shall consist of all of the following members: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (1) Five members of the public appointed by the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Governor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (2) Two members of the General Assembly appointed by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | the Speaker of the House of Representatives. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | (3) Two members of the General Assembly appointed by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (4) Two members of the General Assembly appointed by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | the President of the Senate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (5) Two members of the General Assembly appointed by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | the Minority Leader of the Senate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | The members of the task force shall serve without | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | necessary expenses from appropriations to the State Board of |
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1 | Education for that purpose. Reimbursement for travel expenses | ||||||
2 | shall be subject to the rules of the appropriate travel control | ||||||
3 | board. | ||||||
4 | The members of the task force shall meet initially at the | ||||||
5 | call of the Governor, shall select one member as chairperson at | ||||||
6 | its initial meeting, and shall thereafter meet at the call of | ||||||
7 | the chairperson. | ||||||
8 | The State Board of Education shall provide administrative | ||||||
9 | and other support to the task force. | ||||||
10 | (b) The Tuition Voucher Program Task Force shall file a | ||||||
11 | report on the feasibility of a statewide tuition voucher | ||||||
12 | program with the Governor and the General Assembly as provided | ||||||
13 | in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act. The | ||||||
14 | following topics must be included without limitation in the | ||||||
15 | report: | ||||||
16 | (1) Eligible students, either in grades kindergarten | ||||||
17 | through 7 or in grades kindergarten through 12. | ||||||
18 | (2) Education expenses and what are the reasonable | ||||||
19 | costs incurred by a student in attending a nonpublic | ||||||
20 | school, such as for books, tuition, fees, and extra | ||||||
21 | curricular activities. | ||||||
22 | (3) What qualifies as a nonpublic school to be eligible | ||||||
23 | for a tuition voucher program and whether the school must | ||||||
24 | consent to participate in the tuition voucher program. | ||||||
25 | (4) Application processes and application date | ||||||
26 | limitations as prescribed in Senate Bill 2494 of the 96th |
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1 | General Assembly. | ||||||
2 | (5) The amount of a voucher as prescribed in Senate | ||||||
3 | Bill 2494 of the 96th General Assembly. | ||||||
4 | (6) Assessments of students using vouchers as | ||||||
5 | prescribed in Senate Bill 2494 of the 96th General | ||||||
6 | Assembly. | ||||||
7 | (7) Possible fiscal impacts of a tuition voucher | ||||||
8 | program. | ||||||
9 | Upon filing its report with the Governor and the General | ||||||
10 | Assembly, the Tuition Voucher Program Task Force is dissolved.
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