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| Public Act 098-0301 | ||||
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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 | ||||
2-3.157 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.157 new) | ||||
(Section scheduled to be repealed on May 31, 2015) | ||||
Sec. 2-3.157. Task Force on Civic Education. | ||||
(a) The State Board of Education shall establish the Task | ||||
Force on Civic Education, to be comprised of all of the | ||||
following members, with an emphasis on bipartisan legislative | ||||
representation and diverse non-legislative stakeholder | ||||
representation: | ||||
(1) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||
Representatives. | ||||
(2) One member appointed by the President of the | ||||
Senate. | ||||
(3) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||
House of Representatives. | ||||
(4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||
Senate. | ||||
(5) One member appointed by the head of an association | ||||
representing a teachers union. | ||||
(6) One member appointed by the head of an association | ||
representing the Chicago Teachers Union. | ||
(7) One member appointed by the head of an association | ||
representing social studies teachers. | ||
(8) One member appointed by the head of an association | ||
representing school boards. | ||
(9) One member appointed by the head of an association | ||
representing the media. | ||
(10) One member appointed by the head of an association | ||
representing the non-profit sector that promotes civic | ||
education as a core mission. | ||
(11) One member appointed by the head of an association | ||
representing the non-profit sector that promotes civic | ||
engagement among the general public. | ||
(12) One member appointed by the president of an | ||
institution of higher education who teaches college or | ||
graduate-level government courses or facilitates a program | ||
dedicated to cultivating civic leaders. | ||
(13) One member appointed by the head of an association | ||
representing principals or district superintendents. | ||
(b) The members of the Task Force 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. The members of the Task Force | ||
shall be reimbursed for their travel expenses from | ||
appropriations to the State Board of Education available for | ||
that purpose and subject to the rules of the appropriate travel | ||
control board. | ||
(c) The members of the Task Force shall be considered | ||
members with voting rights. A quorum of the Task Force shall | ||
consist of a simple majority of the members of the Task Force. | ||
All actions and recommendations of the Task Force must be | ||
approved by a simple majority vote of the members. | ||
(d) The Task Force shall meet initially at the call of the | ||
State Superintendent of Education, shall elect one member as | ||
chairperson at its initial meeting through a simple majority | ||
vote of the Task Force, and shall thereafter meet at the call | ||
of the chairperson. | ||
(e) The State Board of Education shall provide | ||
administrative and other support to the Task Force. | ||
(f) The Task Force is charged with all of the following | ||
tasks: | ||
(1) To analyze the current state of civic education in | ||
this State. | ||
(2) To analyze current civic education laws in other | ||
jurisdictions, both mandated and permissive. | ||
(3) To identify best practices in civic education in | ||
other jurisdictions. | ||
(4) To 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. | ||
(5) To make funding recommendations if the Task Force's | ||
recommendations to the General Assembly would require a | ||
fiscal commitment. | ||
(g) No later than May 31, 2014, the Task Force shall | ||
summarize its findings and recommendations in a report to the | ||
General Assembly, filed as provided in Section 3.1 of the | ||
General Assembly Organization Act. Upon filing its report, the | ||
Task Force is dissolved. | ||
(h) This Section is repealed on May 31, 2015.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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