Sen. Susan Garrett
Filed: 2/23/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3000 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3000 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
 
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    "Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
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27-1.5 as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 5/27-1.5 new)
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    Sec. 27-1.5. Instructional Mandates Task Force.
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    (a) The General Assembly recognizes the increasing number 
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of instructional mandates that it passes each year. The State 
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Board shall create the Instructional Mandates Task Force.
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    (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following voting 
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members:
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        (1) One member appointed by the Governor, who shall 
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    serve as chairperson of the Task Force.
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        (2) One member appointed by the President of the 
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    Senate.
 


 






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        (3) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
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    Senate.
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        (4) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
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    Representatives.
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        (5) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
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    House of Representatives.
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        (6) One member appointed by the State Superintendent of 
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    Education.
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        (7) One district superintendent from a rural district 
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    appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of an 
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    organization representing school administrators.
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        (8) One district superintendent from a suburban school 
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    district appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation 
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    of an organization representing school administrators.
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        (9) One district superintendent from a urban school 
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    district appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation 
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    of an organization representing school administrators.
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        (10) One school principal appointed by the Governor 
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    upon the recommendation of an association representing 
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    school principals.
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        (11) One member appointed by the Governor upon the 
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    recommendation of an association representing special 
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    education administrators.
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        (12) One member appointed by the Governor upon the 
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    recommendation of an association representing school 
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    boards.
 


 






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        (13) One member appointed by the Governor upon the 
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    recommendation of the Chicago Board of Education. 
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        (14) One member appointed by the Governor upon the 
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    recommendation of an organization representing teachers. 
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        (15) One member appointed by the Governor upon the 
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    recommendation of a different organization representing 
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    teachers. 
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    Members appointed by the legislative leaders shall be 
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appointed for the duration of the Task Force. In the event of a 
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vacancy, the appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made by 
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the legislative leader of the same chamber and party as the 
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leader who made the original appointment. 
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    (c) The Task Force shall explore and examine all 
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instructional mandates governing the public schools of this 
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State that currently exist and shall make recommendations 
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concerning, but not limited to, the propriety of all existing 
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mandates, the imposition of future mandates, and waivers of 
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instructional mandates. The Task Force shall ensure that its 
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recommendations include specifics as to the necessary funding 
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to carry out identified responsibilities.
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    (d) The Task Force may begin to conduct business upon the 
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appointment of a majority of the voting members.
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    (e) The State Board of Education shall be responsible for 
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providing staff and administrative support to the Task  Force.
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    (f) Members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation 
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for their participation, but may be reimbursed by the State 
 


 






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Board of Education for expenses in connection with their 
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participation, including travel, if funds are available.
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    (g) The Task Force shall submit a final report of its 
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findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General 
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Assembly on or before July 1, 2011. The Task Force may submit 
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other reports as it deems appropriate.
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    (h) The Task Force is abolished on July 2, 2011 and this 
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Section is repealed on January 2, 2014.
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    (i) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act 
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of the 96th General Assembly, there shall be a 4-year 
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moratorium on the passage of instructional mandates for public 
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schools unless authorized by a unanimous vote in both the House 
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of Representatives and Senate.  For the purposes of this 
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Section, "instructional mandate" means any State law that 
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requires a school district to devote any amount of time to the 
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instruction of or engagement by students in any subject or 
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course.
  
 

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