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90_SB1712eng
20 ILCS 405/67.35
Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
Changes the caption of the Section dealing with the Office of
Lieutenant Governor to specify the Lieutenant Governor "of
Illinois". Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT concerning the Lieutenant Governor.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
5 changing Section 8.01 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 105/8.01) (from Ch. 23, par. 6108.01)
7 Sec. 8.01. Coordinating Committee; members. The
8 Coordinating Committee of State Agencies Serving Older
9 Persons shall consist of the Director of the Department on
10 Aging as Chairman, the Director of the Lieutenant Governor's
11 Office of Volunteer and Senior Action Centers, the State
12 Superintendent of Education, the Secretary of Human Services,
13 the Secretary of Transportation, and the Directors of the
14 following Departments or agencies: Labor; Veterans' Affairs;
15 Public Health; Public Aid; Children and Family Services;
16 Commerce and Community Affairs; Insurance; Revenue; Illinois
17 Housing Development Authority; and Comprehensive State Health
18 Planning.
19 (Source: P.A. 88-54; 89-249, eff. 8-4-95; 89-507, eff.
20 7-1-97.)
21 Section 10. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
22 amended by changing Sections 46.53 and 67.35 as follows:
23 (20 ILCS 605/46.53) (from Ch. 127, par. 46.53)
24 Sec. 46.53. Keep Illinois Beautiful.
25 (a) There is created the Keep Illinois Beautiful Program
26 Advisory Board consisting of 7 members appointed by the
27 Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Of those
28 7, 4 shall be appointed from a list of at least 10 names
29 submitted by the boards of directors from the various
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1 certified community programs. Each certified community
2 program may submit only one recommendation to be considered
3 by the Governor. The Lieutenant Governor or his designee
4 shall be a member and serve as Chairman, except that (i) when
5 Section 6 of Article V of the Illinois Constitution is
6 operative the officer next in line of succession shall serve
7 as Chairman and (ii) until January 11, 1999 9, 1995, while
8 the office of Lieutenant Governor is otherwise vacant, the
9 powers and duties of the Lieutenant Governor under this
10 Section shall be carried out as provided in Section 67.35 of
11 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The Board shall
12 meet at least quarterly at the discretion of the Chairman and
13 at such other times as the Chairman or any 4 members consider
14 necessary. Four members shall constitute a quorum.
15 (b) The purpose of the Board shall be to assist local
16 governments and community organizations in:
17 (1) educating the public about the need for
18 recycling and reducing solid waste;
19 (2) promoting the establishment of recycling and
20 programs that reduce litter and other solid waste through
21 re-use and diversion;
22 (3) developing local markets for recycled products;
23 (4) cooperating with other State agencies and with
24 local governments having environmental responsibilities;
25 (5) seeking funding from governmental and
26 non-governmental sources.
27 (c) The Lieutenant Governor shall employ and fix the
28 salary of a Statewide coordinator who, to the extent
29 possible, shall assist local governments and community
30 organizations that plan to implement programs set forth in
31 subsection (b). The Board shall establish guidelines for the
32 certification by the Board of local governments and community
33 organizations. Such guidelines shall be approved by a
34 majority of the members of the Board.
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1 The Statewide coordinator may encourage local governments
2 and community organizations to apply for certification of
3 programs by the Board. However, the Statewide coordinator
4 shall give equal consideration to newly certified programs
5 and older certified programs.
6 The Statewide coordinator shall submit proposed programs
7 to the Board. The Board shall approve program proposals by a
8 majority vote of the quorum present. In no event shall the
9 Board veto a program by a vote of fewer than 4 members. A
10 vetoed proposal may be resubmitted to the Board by the
11 Statewide coordinator after necessary changes in the proposal
12 have been made.
13 The Keep Illinois Beautiful Fund is created as a special
14 fund in the State treasury. Moneys from any public or
15 private source may be deposited into the Keep Illinois
16 Beautiful Fund. Moneys in the Keep Illinois Beautiful Fund
17 shall be appropriated only for the purposes of this Section.
18 Pursuant to action by the Board, the Lieutenant Governor may
19 authorize grants from moneys appropriated from the Keep
20 Illinois Beautiful Fund for certified community based
21 programs for up to 50% of the cash needs of the program;
22 provided, that at least 50% of the needs of the program shall
23 be contributed to the program in cash, and not in kind, by
24 local sources.
25 Moneys appropriated for certified community based
26 programs in municipalities of more than 1,000,000 population
27 shall be itemized separately and may not be disbursed to any
28 other community.
29 (Source: P.A. 88-186; 88-553.)
30 (20 ILCS 405/67.35)
31 Sec. 67.35. Matters relating to the Office of the
32 Lieutenant Governor.
33 (a) It is the purpose of this Section to provide for the
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1 administration of the affairs of the Office of the Lieutenant
2 Governor during a period when the Office of Lieutenant
3 Governor is vacant.
4 It is the intent of the General Assembly that all powers
5 and duties of the Lieutenant Governor assumed and exercised
6 by the Director of Central Management Services, the
7 Department of Central Management Services, or another
8 Director, State employee, or State agency designated by the
9 Governor under the provisions of this amendatory Act of 1998
10 1994 be reassumed by the Lieutenant Governor on January 11,
11 1999 9, 1995.
12 (b) Until January 11, 1999 9, 1995, while the office of
13 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the Director of Central
14 Management Services shall assume and exercise the powers and
15 duties given to the Lieutenant Governor under the Illinois
16 Commission on Community Service Act Lieutenant Governor's
17 Office of Voluntary Action Act, Section 46.53 of this Code
18 (relating to the Keep Illinois Beautiful program), Section
19 12-1 of the State Finance Act, the Employee Ownership
20 Assistance Act, the Gifts and Grants to Government Act, and
21 the Illinois Distance Learning Foundation Act.
22 The Director of Central Management Services shall not
23 assume or exercise the powers and duties given to the
24 Lieutenant Governor under the Rural Bond Bank Act.
25 (c) Until January 11, 1999 9, 1995, while the office of
26 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the Department of Central
27 Management Services shall assume and exercise the powers and
28 duties given to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor under
29 Section 2-3.112 of the School Code, the Illinois River
30 Watershed Restoration Act, the Illinois Wildlife Prairie Park
31 Act, Section 12-1 of the State Finance Act, the Lieutenant
32 Governor's Office of Voluntary Action Act and the Illinois
33 Distance Learning Foundation Act.
34 (c-5) Notwithstanding subsection (c): (i) the Governor
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1 shall appoint an interim member, who shall be interim
2 chairperson, of the Illinois River Coordinating Council while
3 the office of the Lieutenant Governor is vacant until January
4 11, 1999 and (ii) the Governor shall appoint an interim
5 member, who shall be interim chairperson, of the Illinois
6 Wildlife Prairie Park Commission while the office of the
7 Lieutenant Governor is vacant until January 11, 1999.
8 (d) Until January 11, 1999 9, 1995, while the office of
9 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the Department of Central
10 Management Services may assume and exercise the powers and
11 duties that have been delegated to the Lieutenant Governor by
12 the Governor.
13 (e) Until January 11, 1999 9, 1995, while the office of
14 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, appropriations to the Office
15 of the Lieutenant Governor may be obligated and expended by
16 the Department of Central Management Services, with the
17 authorization of the Director of Central Management Services,
18 for the purposes specified in those appropriations. These
19 obligations and expenditures shall continue to be accounted
20 for as obligations and expenditures of the Office of the
21 Lieutenant Governor.
22 (f) Until January 11, 1999 9, 1995, while the office of
23 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, all employees of the Office of
24 the Lieutenant Governor who are needed to carry out the
25 responsibilities of the Office are temporarily reassigned to
26 the Department of Central Management Services. This
27 reassignment shall not be deemed to constitute new employment
28 or to change the terms or conditions of employment or the
29 qualifications required of the employees, except that the
30 reassigned employees shall be subject to supervision by the
31 Department during the temporary reassignment period.
32 (g) Until January 11, 1999 9, 1995, while the office of
33 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the Department of Central
34 Management Services shall temporarily assume and exercise the
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1 powers and duties of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor
2 under contracts to which the Office of the Lieutenant
3 Governor is a party. The assumption of rights and duties
4 under this subsection shall not be deemed to change the terms
5 or conditions of the contract.
6 The Department of Central Management Services may amend,
7 extend, or terminate any such contract in accordance with its
8 terms; may agree to terminate a contract at the request of
9 the other party; and may, with the approval of the Governor,
10 enter into new contracts on behalf of the Office of the
11 Lieutenant Governor.
12 (h) The Governor may designate a State employee or
13 director other than the Director of Central Management
14 Services or a State agency other than the Department of
15 Central Management Services to assume and exercise any
16 particular power or duty that would otherwise be assumed and
17 exercised by the Director of Central Management Services or
18 the Department of Central Management Services under
19 subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this Section.
20 Except as provided below, if the Governor designates a
21 State employee or director other than the Director of Central
22 Management Services or a State agency other than the
23 Department of Central Management Services, that person or
24 agency shall be responsible for those duties set forth in
25 subsections (e), (f), and (g) that directly relate to the
26 designation of duties under subsections (b), (c), and (d).
27 If the Governor's designation relates to duties of the
28 Commission on Community Service Voluntary Action Advisory
29 Council or the Distance Learning Foundation, the Director of
30 Central Management Services and the Department of Central
31 Management Services may, if so directed by the Governor,
32 continue to be responsible for those duties set forth in
33 subsections (e), (f), and (g) relating to that designation.
34 (i) Business transacted under the authority of this
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1 Section by entities other than the Office of the Lieutenant
2 Governor shall be transacted on behalf of and in the name of
3 the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Property of the
4 Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall remain the property
5 of that Office and may continue to be used by persons
6 performing the functions of that Office during the vacancy
7 period, except as otherwise directed by the Governor.
8 (Source: P.A. 88-553; 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
9 Section 13. The Illinois Commission on Community Service
10 Act is amended by adding Section 10 as follows:
11 (20 ILCS 710/10 new)
12 Sec. 10. Civil Administrative Code. To the extent that
13 Section 67.35 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
14 applicable to this Act, this Act is subject to the provisions
15 of Section 67.35 of the Civil Administrative Code of
16 Illinois.
17 Section 15. The Illinois River Watershed Restoration Act
18 is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
19 (20 ILCS 3967/15)
20 Sec. 15. Illinois River Coordinating Council.
21 (a) There is established the Illinois River Coordinating
22 Council, consisting of 13 voting members to be appointed by
23 the Governor. One member shall be the Lieutenant Governor who
24 shall serve as a voting member and as chairperson of the
25 Council. The Agency members of the Council shall include the
26 Director, or his or her designee, of each of the following
27 agencies: the Department of Agriculture, the Department of
28 Commerce and Community Affairs, the Illinois Environmental
29 Protection Agency, the Department of Natural Resources, and
30 the Department of Transportation. In addition, the Council
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1 shall include one member representing Soil and Water
2 Conservation Districts located within the Watershed of the
3 Illinois River and its tributaries and 6 members representing
4 local communities, not-for-profit organizations working to
5 protect the Illinois River Watershed, business, agriculture,
6 recreation, conservation, and the environment. The Governor
7 may, at his or her discretion, appoint individuals
8 representing federal agencies to serve as ex officio,
9 non-voting members.
10 (b) Members of the Council shall serve 2-year terms,
11 except that of the initial appointments, 5 members shall be
12 appointed to serve 3-year terms and 4 members to serve
13 one-year terms.
14 (c) The Council shall meet at least quarterly.
15 (d) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall be
16 responsible for the operations of the Council. The Office
17 may reimburse members of the Council for ordinary and
18 contingent expenses incurred in the performance of Council
19 duties.
20 (e) This Section is subject to the provisions of Section
21 67.35 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
22 (Source: P.A. 90-120, eff. 7-16-97.)
23 Section 20. The Illinois Wildlife Prairie Park Act is
24 amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
25 (20 ILCS 4029/15)
26 Sec. 15. Illinois Wildlife Prairie Park Commission. The
27 Illinois Wildlife Prairie Park Commission is created to
28 accept moneys from the State and other private or public
29 entities on behalf of the Illinois Wildlife Prairie Park and
30 to oversee the financial management of any such moneys used
31 for the benefit of the Illinois Wildlife Prairie Park. The
32 Commission shall be composed of 5 members. Membership of the
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1 Commission shall be composed of the Lieutenant Governor, who
2 shall be the chairman of the Commission, and 4 other persons
3 appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the
4 Senate, who have demonstrated an interest in recreation,
5 education, and the conservation of natural resources,
6 including the propagation of wild flowers and plants and the
7 habitat for native fauna. All members shall be ex officio
8 directors of the board of the Foundation or the Foundation's
9 successor. Members of the Commission appointed by the
10 Governor shall be appointed for terms of 4 years and until
11 their successors are appointed; provided that of the
12 Commissioners first appointed, one shall serve a term of 2
13 years, one shall serve a term of 3 years, and 2 shall serve
14 terms of 4 years as determined by drawing lots. Members of
15 the Commission shall receive no compensation for their
16 services, except for their actual and necessary expenses
17 incurred in the performance of their official duties. Three
18 members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum to do
19 business, and the concurrence of at least 3 members shall be
20 necessary for a decision. The Commission shall hold regular
21 quarterly meetings. Special meetings may be called by the
22 chairperson and shall be called on the request of a majority
23 of members, as may be required.
24 The Commission shall provide for the proper and safe
25 keeping of its permanent records. It shall keep a system of
26 accounts showing a true and accurate record of its receipts
27 and disbursements, and it shall cause an audit to be made of
28 its books, records, and accounts.
29 The records of the Commission shall be subject to public
30 inspection at all reasonable hours and under such
31 regulations as the members may prescribe.
32 The Commission shall annually make a full and complete
33 report to the Governor and the General Assembly of the
34 transactions and operations of the Commission for the
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1 preceding year. The report shall contain a full statement of
2 the Commission's receipts and disbursements and the program
3 of work for the period covered, and may include such
4 recommendations as may be deemed advisable.
5 This Section is subject to the provisions of Section
6 67.35 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
7 (Source: P.A. 90-501, eff. 8-19-97.)
8 Section 25. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
9 Section 12-1 as follows:
10 (30 ILCS 105/12-1) (from Ch. 127, par. 148-1)
11 Sec. 12-1. Travel control boards.
12 (a) The following travel control boards are created with
13 the members and jurisdiction set forth below:
14 (1) A Travel Control Board is created within the
15 Office of the Attorney General consisting of the Attorney
16 General as chairman and 2 members of his supervisory
17 staff appointed by him. The board shall have
18 jurisdiction over travel by employees of the office.
19 (2) A Travel Control Board is created within the
20 Office of the State Comptroller consisting of the
21 Comptroller as chairman and 2 members of his supervisory
22 staff appointed by him. The board shall have
23 jurisdiction over travel by employees of the office.
24 (3) The Higher Education Travel Control Board shall
25 consist of 11 members, one to be appointed by each of the
26 following: the Board of Trustees of the University of
27 Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
28 University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State
29 University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois
30 University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State
31 University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State
32 University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern
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1 Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern
2 Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western
3 Illinois University, the Illinois Community College Board
4 and the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Each member
5 shall be an officer, member or employee of the board
6 making the appointment, or of an institution governed or
7 maintained by such board. The board shall have
8 jurisdiction over travel by the Board of Higher
9 Education, the Board of Trustees of the University of
10 Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
11 University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State
12 University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois
13 University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State
14 University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State
15 University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern
16 Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern
17 Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western
18 Illinois University, the Illinois Community College
19 Board, the State Community College of East St. Louis, the
20 Illinois State Scholarship Commission, the State
21 Universities Retirement System, the University Civil
22 Service Merit Board, the Board of Trustees of the
23 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy and all
24 employees of the named Boards, Commission and System and
25 of the institutions governed or maintained by the named
26 Boards. The Higher Education Travel Control Board shall
27 select a chairman from among its members.
28 (4) The Legislative Travel Control Board shall
29 consist of the following members serving ex-officio: The
30 Auditor General as chairman, the President and the
31 Minority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker and the
32 Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. The
33 board shall have jurisdiction over travel by employees
34 of: the General Assembly, legislative boards and
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1 commissions, the Office of the Auditor General and all
2 legislative agencies.
3 (5) A Travel Control Board is created within the
4 Office of the Lieutenant Governor consisting of the
5 Lieutenant Governor as chairman and 2 members of his
6 supervisory staff appointed by him. The board shall have
7 jurisdiction over travel by employees of the office. The
8 Travel Control Board within the office of the Lieutenant
9 Governor is subject to the provisions of Section 67.35 of
10 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
11 (6) A Travel Control Board is created within the
12 Office of the Secretary of State consisting of the
13 Secretary of State as chairman, and 2 members of his
14 supervisory staff appointed by him. The board shall have
15 jurisdiction over travel by employees of the office.
16 (7) A Travel Control Board is created within the
17 Judicial Branch consisting of a chairman and 2 members
18 appointed by the Supreme Court. The board shall have
19 jurisdiction over travel by personnel of the Judicial
20 Branch, except the circuit courts and the judges.
21 (8) A Travel Control Board is created under the
22 State Board of Education, consisting of the State
23 Superintendent of Education as chairman, and 2 members of
24 his supervisory staff appointed by the State Board of
25 Education. The Board shall have jurisdiction over travel
26 by employees of the State Board of Education.
27 (9) A Travel Control Board is created within the
28 Office of the State Treasurer, consisting of the State
29 Treasurer as chairman and 2 members of his supervisory
30 staff appointed by him. The board shall have
31 jurisdiction over travel by employees of the office.
32 (10) A Governor's Travel Control Board is created
33 consisting of the Governor ex-officio as chairman, and 2
34 members appointed by the Governor. The board shall have
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1 jurisdiction over travel by employees and officers of all
2 State agencies as defined in the Illinois State Auditing
3 Act, except for the following: judges, members of the
4 General Assembly, elected constitutional officers of the
5 State, the Auditor General, and personnel under the
6 jurisdiction of another travel control board created by
7 statute.
8 (a-5) The Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate, the
9 Prisoner Review Board, and the State Fire Marshal shall
10 submit to the Governor's Travel Control Board the quarterly
11 reports required by regulation pertaining to their employees
12 reimbursed for housing.
13 (b) Each travel control board created by this Section
14 shall meet at the call of the chairman at least quarterly to
15 review all vouchers, or a report thereof, for travel
16 reimbursements involving an exception to the State Travel
17 Regulations and Rates. Each travel control board shall
18 prescribe the procedures for submission of an information
19 copy of vouchers involving an exception to the general
20 provisions established by the State Travel Regulations and
21 Reimbursement Rates.
22 (c) Any chairman or member of a travel control board
23 may, with the consent of the respective appointing official,
24 designate a deputy to serve in his place at any or all
25 meetings of the board. The designation shall be in writing
26 and directed to the chairman of the board.
27 (d) No member of a travel control board may receive
28 additional compensation for his service as a member.
29 (e) A report of the travel reimbursement claims reviewed
30 by each travel control board shall be submitted to the
31 Legislative Audit Commission at least once each quarter and
32 that Commission shall comment on all such reports in its
33 annual reports to the General Assembly.
34 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-214, eff. 8-4-95; 89-508,
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1 eff. 7-3-96; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)
2 Section 30. The Gifts and Grants to Government Act is
3 amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
4 (30 ILCS 110/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 168-81)
5 Sec. 1. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
6 General, Secretary of State, Comptroller and Treasurer may
7 accept monetary gifts or grants from any nongovernmental
8 source, upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed, and
9 may expend, subject to appropriation, such gifts or grants
10 for any purpose necessary or desirable in the exercise of the
11 powers or the performance of the duties of their offices.
12 Until January 11, 1999 9, 1995, while the office of
13 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the powers and duties of the
14 Lieutenant Governor under this Act shall be carried out as
15 provided in Section 67.35 of the Civil Administrative Code of
16 Illinois.
17 (Source: P.A. 88-553.)
18 Section 35. The School Code is amended by changing
19 Section 2-3.112 as follows:
20 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.112)
21 Sec. 2-3.112. Service evaluation reports.
22 (a) The Service Evaluation Committee is hereby created
23 to design and develop, under the direction of the Office of
24 the Lieutenant Governor, a form to be used by school
25 districts as provided in this Section to annually evaluate
26 the nature and quality of the services furnished to those
27 school districts by the State Board of Education and the
28 regional offices of education. The Service Evaluation
29 Committee shall be composed of 7 members, consisting of one
30 member from each of the following entities, designated in
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1 each case by the governing board of the entity from which the
2 member is designated:
3 (1) the Regional Superintendents Association;
4 (2) the staff employed by the State Board of
5 Education;
6 (3) the Illinois Parent Teacher Association;
7 (4) the Illinois Education Association;
8 (5) the Illinois Federation of Teachers;
9 (6) the Illinois Association of School Boards; and
10 (7) the Illinois Association of School
11 Administrators.
12 Members of the Service Evaluation Committee shall serve at
13 the pleasure of the governing board of the entity by which
14 they are designated to serve as members of the Committee.
15 Committee members shall serve without compensation but shall
16 be reimbursed for the reasonable expenses which they
17 necessarily incur in the performance of their
18 responsibilities as members of the Committee.
19 (b) Under the direction of the Office of the Lieutenant
20 Governor, the Committee, at periodic intervals not to exceed
21 3 years, shall review the form to be used for the evaluation
22 and make any modifications in the form that it determines are
23 necessary. The design, development, and any modifications
24 that are to be made to the form shall be determined not later
25 than August 1 of each year, beginning in 1998.
26 (c) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall cause
27 the form of evaluation as last designed, developed, or
28 modified under this Section to be printed and distributed to
29 the board of education of each school district in the State
30 not later than September 1 of each year, beginning in 1998.
31 (d) The president of the board of education is
32 authorized to cause the evaluation form to be completed and
33 may sign the form as president of the board of education and
34 forward the completed form to the Office of the Lieutenant
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1 Governor not later than November 1 of each year, beginning in
2 1998. Before completing and signing the evaluation form, the
3 president, acting through the board of education, shall
4 request and receive comments, opinions, and other input from
5 the district's administrators, teachers, and teacher
6 organizations to assist the board of education in evaluating,
7 rating, and reporting, on the form to be transmitted to the
8 Office of the Lieutenant Governor, the nature and quality of
9 the services furnished to the district by the State Board of
10 Education and the regional office of education for the
11 educational service region in which the school district is
12 located.
13 (e) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall review
14 and tally the results of all evaluation forms received from
15 the several school districts of the State and submit a
16 written report of the evaluation results to the Governor, the
17 General Assembly, the members of the State Board of
18 Education, and each of the several regional superintendents
19 of schools not later than December 15 of each year, beginning
20 in 1998. The Office of the Lieutenant Governor, in making
21 the annual written report required by this subsection, shall
22 not report, publish, or otherwise release the evaluation
23 results separately for any regional offices of education but
24 instead the evaluation results with respect to the regional
25 offices of education shall be tallied and reported on an
26 aggregate or composite basis, in such manner as to avoid
27 reporting evaluation results on a regional office of
28 education by regional office of education basis.
29 (f) This Section is subject to the provisions of Section
30 67.35 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
31 (Source: P.A. 89-212, eff. 1-1-96; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96;
32 90-96, eff. 1-1-98; 90-498, eff. 1-1-98.)
33 Section 40. The Illinois Distance Learning Foundation
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1 Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
2 (105 ILCS 40/5)
3 Sec. 5. Creation of Foundation. The General Assembly
4 authorizes the Lieutenant Governor, in accordance with
5 Section 10 of the State Agency Entity Creation Act, to create
6 the Illinois Distance Learning Foundation. Pursuant to this
7 authority, the Lieutenant Governor shall create the Illinois
8 Distance Learning Foundation as a not-for-profit foundation.
9 The Lieutenant Governor shall file articles of incorporation
10 as required under the General Not For Profit Corporation Act
11 of 1986 to create the Foundation. The Foundation's Board of
12 Directors shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor from
13 time to time. The Lieutenant Governor shall serve as
14 Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Foundation. The
15 Director of the Governor's Rural Affairs Council shall serve
16 as the initial Director of the Foundation. No member of the
17 Board of Directors may receive compensation for his or her
18 services to the Foundation.
19 Until January 11, 1999 9, 1995, while the office of
20 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the powers and duties of the
21 Lieutenant Governor and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor
22 under this Act shall be carried out as provided in Section
23 67.35 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
24 (Source: P.A. 88-146; 88-553.)
25 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26 becoming law.