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Public Act 097-1102
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| SB3374 Enrolled | LRB097 19816 NHT 65090 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
22-75 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/22-75 new) |
(Section scheduled to be repealed on September 1, 2013) |
Sec. 22-75. Enhance Physical Education Task Force. |
(a) The Enhance Physical Education Task Force is |
established. The task force shall consist of the following |
voting members: |
(1) a member of the General Assembly, appointed by the |
Speaker of the House of Representatives; |
(2) a member of the General Assembly, appointed by the |
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; |
(3) a member of the General Assembly, appointed by the |
President of the Senate; |
(4) a member of the General Assembly, appointed by the |
Minority Leader of the Senate; |
(5) the Lieutenant Governor or his or her designee; |
(6) the State Superintendent of Education or his or her |
designee, who shall serve as a co-chairperson of the task |
force; |
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(7) the Director of Public Health or his or her |
designee, who shall serve as a co-chairperson of the task |
force; |
(8) the chief executive officer of City of Chicago |
School District 299 or his or her designee; |
(9) 2 representatives from a statewide organization |
representing health, physical education, recreation, and |
dance, appointed by the head of that organization; |
(10) a representative of City of Chicago School |
District 299, appointed by the Chicago Board of Education; |
(11) 2 representatives of a statewide professional |
teachers' organization, appointed by the head of that |
organization; |
(12) 2 representatives of a different statewide |
professional teachers' organization, appointed by the head |
of that organization; |
(13) a representative of an organization representing |
professional teachers in a city having a population |
exceeding 500,000, appointed by the head of that |
organization; |
(14) a representative of a statewide organization |
representing principals, appointed by the head of that |
organization; |
(15) a representative of a statewide organization |
representing school administrators, appointed by the head |
of that organization; |
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(16) a representative of a statewide organization |
representing school boards, appointed by the head of that |
organization; |
(17) a representative of a statewide organization |
representing school business officials, appointed by the |
head of that organization; |
(18) a representative of a statewide organization |
representing parents, appointed by the head of that |
organization; |
(19) a representative of a national research and |
advocacy organization focused on cardiovascular health and |
wellness, appointed by the head of that organization; |
(20) a representative of an organization that |
advocates for healthy school environments, appointed by |
the head of that organization; |
(21) a representative of a not-for-profit organization |
serving children and youth, appointed by the head of that |
organization; and |
(22) a representative of a not-for-profit organization |
that partners to promote prevention and improve public |
health systems that maximize the health and quality of life |
of the people of this State, appointed by the head of that |
organization. |
Additional members may be appointed to the task force with the |
approval of the task force's co-chairpersons. |
(b)
The task force shall meet at the call of the |
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co-chairpersons, with the initial meeting of the task force |
being held as soon as possible after the effective date of this |
amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. |
(c)
The State Board of Education and the Department of |
Public Health shall provide assistance and necessary staff |
support services to the task force. |
(d)
The purpose of the task force is to promote and |
recommend enhanced physical education programs that can be |
integrated with a broader wellness strategy and health |
curriculum in elementary and secondary schools in this State, |
including educating and promoting leadership on enhanced |
physical education among school district and school officials; |
developing and utilizing metrics to assess the impact of |
enhanced physical education; promoting training and |
professional development in enhanced physical education for |
teachers and other school and community stakeholders; |
identifying and seeking local, State, and national resources to |
support enhanced physical education; and such other strategies |
as may be identified by the task force. |
(e) The task force shall
make recommendations to the |
Governor and the General Assembly on Goals 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, |
and 24 of the Illinois Learning Standards for Physical |
Development and Health. The task force shall focus on updating |
the standards based on research in neuroscience that impacts |
the relationship between physical activity and learning. |
(f)
On or before August 31, 2013, the task force must make |