Public Act 096-0798
 		





SB1882 Enrolled
LRB096 08938 NHT 19075 b






    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 
3-13.5 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/3-13.5  new)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on August 2, 2010)
    Sec. 3-13.5. Streamlining Illinois' Educational Delivery 
Systems Task Force.
    (a)  Recognizing the virtue of the regional offices of 
education in that locally elected public servants are working 
closely with local school boards and superintendents and in 
partnership with the State Board of Education and in an effort 
to deliver these educational services more efficiently and 
effectively, there is hereby established a Streamlining 
Illinois' Educational Delivery Systems Task Force.  The Task 
Force shall explore and examine all duties of the State Board 
of Education and all regional support systems for school 
districts, including without limitation the regional offices 
of education, intermediate service centers, special education 
cooperatives, education for employments systems, and learning 
technology centers and the support provided by the State Board 
of Education to City of Chicago School District 299 pursuant to 
Section 3-0.01 of this Code, in order to determine which duties 
and responsibilities should be provided regionally to more 
appropriately and efficiently deliver services.  The Task Force 
shall include as part of its review an examination of how the 
regional support systems can centrally coordinate 
communication with private school systems.  The Task Force shall 
ensure that its recommendations include specifics as to the 
necessary funding to carry out identified responsibilities.
    (b)  The Task Force shall consist of all of the following 
voting members:
        (1)  One person appointed by the Governor, who shall 
    serve as chairperson of the Task Force.
        (2)  One member appointed by the President of the 
    Senate.
        (3)  One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
    Senate.
        (4)  One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
    Representatives.
        (5)  One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
    House of Representatives.
        (6)  One member appointed by an association 
    representing regional superintendents of schools for each 
    of the 6 regional areas.
        (7)  One member appointed by an association 
    representing school boards.
        (8)  One member appointed by an association 
    representing school administrators.
        (9)  One member appointed by an association 
    representing school business officials.
        (10) One district superintendent from an urban school 
    district appointed by the State Superintendent of 
    Education.
        (11) One district superintendent from a rural school 
    district appointed by the State Superintendent of 
    Education.
        (12) One member appointed by an association 
    representing special education administrators.
        (13) One member appointed by the Chicago Board of 
    Education.
        (14)  One member appointed by each of 2 statewide 
    associations representing teachers.
        (15)  One member appointed by an association 
    representing career and technical administrators.
        (16) One member from an intermediate service center 
    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
    Members appointed by the legislative leaders shall be 
appointed for the duration of the Task Force; in the event of a 
vacancy, the appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made by 
the legislative leader of the same house and party as the 
leader who made the original appointment.
    (c)  The Task Force may begin to conduct business upon the 
appointment of a majority of the voting members.
    (d)  The State Board of Education shall be the agency 
responsible for providing staff and administrative support to 
the Task Force.
    (e)  Members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation 
for their participation, but may be reimbursed by the State 
Board of Education for expenses in connection with their 
participation, including travel, if funds are available.
    (f)  The Task Force shall submit a final report of its 
findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General 
Assembly on or before August 1, 2010.  The Task Force may submit 
other reports as it deems appropriate.
    (g)  The Task Force is abolished on August 2, 2010, and this 
Section is repealed on August 2, 2010.
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.