Bill Text: IL HB5811 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Creates the Task Force on Foreign Language Education Requirements to review public policy options relating to foreign language education requirements for secondary education in this State. Sets forth the membership of the task force. Provides for expense reimbursement, meetings, and administrative support. Provides that the task force shall review policy offerings for the education of students in a foreign language and alternatives that may benefit students as students age into the workforce and offer policymaking recommendations related to alternatives to current foreign language education requirements. Sets forth other duties of the task force. Provides that the task force shall report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor by July 1, 2025. Provides that the task force is dissolved and the provisions are repealed on August 1, 2025.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-10 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5811 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5811-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5811 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/22-100 new
Amends the School Code. Creates the Task Force on Foreign Language Education Requirements to review public policy options relating to foreign language education requirements for secondary education in this State. Sets forth the membership of the task force. Provides for expense reimbursement, meetings, and administrative support. Provides that the task force shall review policy offerings for the education of students in a foreign language and alternatives that may benefit students as students age into the workforce and offer policymaking recommendations related to alternatives to current foreign language education requirements. Sets forth other duties of the task force. Provides that the task force shall report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor by July 1, 2025. Provides that the task force is dissolved and the provisions are repealed on August 1, 2025.
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A BILL FOR
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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
22-100 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/22-100 new)
Sec. 22-100. Task Force on Foreign Language Education
Requirements.
(a) The Task Force on Foreign Language Education
Requirements is created for the purpose of reviewing public
policy options relating to foreign language education
requirements for secondary education in this State.
(b) The task force shall be comprised of the following
members:
(1) One member of the General Assembly, appointed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(2) One member of the General Assembly, appointed by
the President of the Senate.
(3) One member of the General Assembly, appointed by
the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(4) One member of the General Assembly, appointed by
the Minority Leader of the Senate.
(5) One representative from a rural school district

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recommended by a statewide advisory council representing
rural school districts, appointed by the State
Superintendent of Education.
(6) The State Superintendent of Education or the State
Superintendent's designee.
(7) One representative of a statewide organization
representing regional superintendents of schools,
appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
(8) One school district superintendent who represents
a large region of this State and one school district
superintendent who represents a small region of this
State, each recommended by an association representing
school district superintendents and each appointed by the
State Superintendent of Education.
Task force members shall serve without compensation but
shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and necessary
expenses from funds appropriated to the State Board of
Education for that purpose, subject to the rules of the
appropriate travel control board.
(c) The task force shall meet initially at the call of the
State Superintendent of Education not later than 90 days from
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
Assembly, shall select one member as chairperson at its
initial meeting, and shall thereafter meet quarterly.
(d) The State Board of Education shall provide
administrative support to the task force.

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