[ Search ] [ Legislation ] [ Bill Summary ]
[ Home ] [ Back ] [ Bottom ]
| [ Introduced ] | [ Engrossed ] | [ Enrolled ] |
90_SB1712sam001
LRB9011652JMmbam01
1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1712
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 1712 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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
-2- LRB9011652JMmbam01
1 amended by changing Sections 46.53 and 67.35 as follows:
2 (20 ILCS 605/46.53) (from Ch. 127, par. 46.53)
3 Sec. 46.53. Keep Illinois Beautiful.
4 (a) There is created the Keep Illinois Beautiful Program
5 Advisory Board consisting of 7 members appointed by the
6 Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Of those
7 7, 4 shall be appointed from a list of at least 10 names
8 submitted by the boards of directors from the various
9 certified community programs. Each certified community
10 program may submit only one recommendation to be considered
11 by the Governor. The Lieutenant Governor or his designee
12 shall be a member and serve as Chairman, except that (i) when
13 Section 6 of Article V of the Illinois Constitution is
14 operative the officer next in line of succession shall serve
15 as Chairman and (ii) until January 11, 1999 9, 1995, while
16 the office of Lieutenant Governor is otherwise vacant, the
17 powers and duties of the Lieutenant Governor under this
18 Section shall be carried out as provided in Section 67.35 of
19 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The Board shall
20 meet at least quarterly at the discretion of the Chairman and
21 at such other times as the Chairman or any 4 members consider
22 necessary. Four members shall constitute a quorum.
23 (b) The purpose of the Board shall be to assist local
24 governments and community organizations in:
25 (1) educating the public about the need for
26 recycling and reducing solid waste;
27 (2) promoting the establishment of recycling and
28 programs that reduce litter and other solid waste through
29 re-use and diversion;
30 (3) developing local markets for recycled products;
31 (4) cooperating with other State agencies and with
32 local governments having environmental responsibilities;
33 (5) seeking funding from governmental and
-3- LRB9011652JMmbam01
1 non-governmental sources.
2 (c) The Lieutenant Governor shall employ and fix the
3 salary of a Statewide coordinator who, to the extent
4 possible, shall assist local governments and community
5 organizations that plan to implement programs set forth in
6 subsection (b). The Board shall establish guidelines for the
7 certification by the Board of local governments and community
8 organizations. Such guidelines shall be approved by a
9 majority of the members of the Board.
10 The Statewide coordinator may encourage local governments
11 and community organizations to apply for certification of
12 programs by the Board. However, the Statewide coordinator
13 shall give equal consideration to newly certified programs
14 and older certified programs.
15 The Statewide coordinator shall submit proposed programs
16 to the Board. The Board shall approve program proposals by a
17 majority vote of the quorum present. In no event shall the
18 Board veto a program by a vote of fewer than 4 members. A
19 vetoed proposal may be resubmitted to the Board by the
20 Statewide coordinator after necessary changes in the proposal
21 have been made.
22 The Keep Illinois Beautiful Fund is created as a special
23 fund in the State treasury. Moneys from any public or
24 private source may be deposited into the Keep Illinois
25 Beautiful Fund. Moneys in the Keep Illinois Beautiful Fund
26 shall be appropriated only for the purposes of this Section.
27 Pursuant to action by the Board, the Lieutenant Governor may
28 authorize grants from moneys appropriated from the Keep
29 Illinois Beautiful Fund for certified community based
30 programs for up to 50% of the cash needs of the program;
31 provided, that at least 50% of the needs of the program shall
32 be contributed to the program in cash, and not in kind, by
33 local sources.
34 Moneys appropriated for certified community based
-4- LRB9011652JMmbam01
1 programs in municipalities of more than 1,000,000 population
2 shall be itemized separately and may not be disbursed to any
3 other community.
4 (Source: P.A. 88-186; 88-553.)
5 (20 ILCS 405/67.35)
6 Sec. 67.35. Matters relating to the Office of the
7 Lieutenant Governor.
8 (a) It is the purpose of this Section to provide for the
9 administration of the affairs of the Office of the Lieutenant
10 Governor during a period when the Office of Lieutenant
11 Governor is vacant.
12 It is the intent of the General Assembly that all powers
13 and duties of the Lieutenant Governor assumed and exercised
14 by the Director of Central Management Services, the
15 Department of Central Management Services, or another
16 Director, State employee, or State agency designated by the
17 Governor under the provisions of this amendatory Act of 1998
18 1994 be reassumed by the Lieutenant Governor on January 11,
19 1999 9, 1995.
20 (b) Until January 11, 1999 9, 1995, while the office of
21 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the Director of Central
22 Management Services shall assume and exercise the powers and
23 duties given to the Lieutenant Governor under the Illinois
24 Commission on Community Service Act Lieutenant Governor's
25 Office of Voluntary Action Act, Section 46.53 of this Code
26 (relating to the Keep Illinois Beautiful program), Section
27 12-1 of the State Finance Act, the Employee Ownership
28 Assistance Act, the Gifts and Grants to Government Act, and
29 the Illinois Distance Learning Foundation Act.
30 The Director of Central Management Services shall not
31 assume or exercise the powers and duties given to the
32 Lieutenant Governor under the Rural Bond Bank Act.
33 (c) Until January 11, 1999 9, 1995, while the office of
-5- LRB9011652JMmbam01
1 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the Department of Central
2 Management Services shall assume and exercise the powers and
3 duties given to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor under
4 Section 2-3.112 of the School Code, the Illinois River
5 Watershed Restoration Act, the Illinois Wildlife Prairie Park
6 Act, Section 12-1 of the State Finance Act, the Lieutenant
7 Governor's Office of Voluntary Action Act and the Illinois
8 Distance Learning Foundation Act.
9 (c-5) Notwithstanding subsection (c): (i) the Governor
10 shall appoint an interim member, who shall be interim
11 chairperson, of the Illinois River Coordinating Council while
12 the office of the Lieutenant Governor is vacant until January
13 11, 1999 and (ii) the Governor shall appoint an interim
14 member, who shall be interim chairperson, of the Illinois
15 Wildlife Prairie Park Commission while the office of the
16 Lieutenant Governor is vacant until January 11, 1999.
17 (d) Until January 11, 1999 9, 1995, while the office of
18 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the Department of Central
19 Management Services may assume and exercise the powers and
20 duties that have been delegated to the Lieutenant Governor by
21 the Governor.
22 (e) Until January 11, 1999 9, 1995, while the office of
23 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, appropriations to the Office
24 of the Lieutenant Governor may be obligated and expended by
25 the Department of Central Management Services, with the
26 authorization of the Director of Central Management Services,
27 for the purposes specified in those appropriations. These
28 obligations and expenditures shall continue to be accounted
29 for as obligations and expenditures of the Office of the
30 Lieutenant Governor.
31 (f) Until January 11, 1999 9, 1995, while the office of
32 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, all employees of the Office of
33 the Lieutenant Governor who are needed to carry out the
34 responsibilities of the Office are temporarily reassigned to
-6- LRB9011652JMmbam01
1 the Department of Central Management Services. This
2 reassignment shall not be deemed to constitute new employment
3 or to change the terms or conditions of employment or the
4 qualifications required of the employees, except that the
5 reassigned employees shall be subject to supervision by the
6 Department during the temporary reassignment period.
7 (g) Until January 11, 1999 9, 1995, while the office of
8 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the Department of Central
9 Management Services shall temporarily assume and exercise the
10 powers and duties of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor
11 under contracts to which the Office of the Lieutenant
12 Governor is a party. The assumption of rights and duties
13 under this subsection shall not be deemed to change the terms
14 or conditions of the contract.
15 The Department of Central Management Services may amend,
16 extend, or terminate any such contract in accordance with its
17 terms; may agree to terminate a contract at the request of
18 the other party; and may, with the approval of the Governor,
19 enter into new contracts on behalf of the Office of the
20 Lieutenant Governor.
21 (h) The Governor may designate a State employee or
22 director other than the Director of Central Management
23 Services or a State agency other than the Department of
24 Central Management Services to assume and exercise any
25 particular power or duty that would otherwise be assumed and
26 exercised by the Director of Central Management Services or
27 the Department of Central Management Services under
28 subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this Section.
29 Except as provided below, if the Governor designates a
30 State employee or director other than the Director of Central
31 Management Services or a State agency other than the
32 Department of Central Management Services, that person or
33 agency shall be responsible for those duties set forth in
34 subsections (e), (f), and (g) that directly relate to the
-7- LRB9011652JMmbam01
1 designation of duties under subsections (b), (c), and (d).
2 If the Governor's designation relates to duties of the
3 Commission on Community Service Voluntary Action Advisory
4 Council or the Distance Learning Foundation, the Director of
5 Central Management Services and the Department of Central
6 Management Services may, if so directed by the Governor,
7 continue to be responsible for those duties set forth in
8 subsections (e), (f), and (g) relating to that designation.
9 (i) Business transacted under the authority of this
10 Section by entities other than the Office of the Lieutenant
11 Governor shall be transacted on behalf of and in the name of
12 the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Property of the
13 Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall remain the property
14 of that Office and may continue to be used by persons
15 performing the functions of that Office during the vacancy
16 period, except as otherwise directed by the Governor.
17 (Source: P.A. 88-553; 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
18 Section 13. The Illinois Commission on Community Service
19 Act is amended by adding Section 10 as follows:
20 (20 ILCS 710/10 new)
21 Sec. 10. Civil Administrative Code. To the extent that
22 Section 67.35 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
23 applicable to this Act, this Act is subject to the provisions
24 of Section 67.35 of the Civil Administrative Code of
25 Illinois.
26 Section 15. The Illinois River Watershed Restoration Act
27 is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
28 (20 ILCS 3967/15)
29 Sec. 15. Illinois River Coordinating Council.
30 (a) There is established the Illinois River Coordinating
-8- LRB9011652JMmbam01
1 Council, consisting of 13 voting members to be appointed by
2 the Governor. One member shall be the Lieutenant Governor who
3 shall serve as a voting member and as chairperson of the
4 Council. The Agency members of the Council shall include the
5 Director, or his or her designee, of each of the following
6 agencies: the Department of Agriculture, the Department of
7 Commerce and Community Affairs, the Illinois Environmental
8 Protection Agency, the Department of Natural Resources, and
9 the Department of Transportation. In addition, the Council
10 shall include one member representing Soil and Water
11 Conservation Districts located within the Watershed of the
12 Illinois River and its tributaries and 6 members representing
13 local communities, not-for-profit organizations working to
14 protect the Illinois River Watershed, business, agriculture,
15 recreation, conservation, and the environment. The Governor
16 may, at his or her discretion, appoint individuals
17 representing federal agencies to serve as ex officio,
18 non-voting members.
19 (b) Members of the Council shall serve 2-year terms,
20 except that of the initial appointments, 5 members shall be
21 appointed to serve 3-year terms and 4 members to serve
22 one-year terms.
23 (c) The Council shall meet at least quarterly.
24 (d) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall be
25 responsible for the operations of the Council. The Office
26 may reimburse members of the Council for ordinary and
27 contingent expenses incurred in the performance of Council
28 duties.
29 (e) This Section is subject to the provisions of Section
30 67.35 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
31 (Source: P.A. 90-120, eff. 7-16-97.)
32 Section 20. The Illinois Wildlife Prairie Park Act is
33 amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
-9- LRB9011652JMmbam01
1 (20 ILCS 4029/15)
2 Sec. 15. Illinois Wildlife Prairie Park Commission. The
3 Illinois Wildlife Prairie Park Commission is created to
4 accept moneys from the State and other private or public
5 entities on behalf of the Illinois Wildlife Prairie Park and
6 to oversee the financial management of any such moneys used
7 for the benefit of the Illinois Wildlife Prairie Park. The
8 Commission shall be composed of 5 members. Membership of the
9 Commission shall be composed of the Lieutenant Governor, who
10 shall be the chairman of the Commission, and 4 other persons
11 appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the
12 Senate, who have demonstrated an interest in recreation,
13 education, and the conservation of natural resources,
14 including the propagation of wild flowers and plants and the
15 habitat for native fauna. All members shall be ex officio
16 directors of the board of the Foundation or the Foundation's
17 successor. Members of the Commission appointed by the
18 Governor shall be appointed for terms of 4 years and until
19 their successors are appointed; provided that of the
20 Commissioners first appointed, one shall serve a term of 2
21 years, one shall serve a term of 3 years, and 2 shall serve
22 terms of 4 years as determined by drawing lots. Members of
23 the Commission shall receive no compensation for their
24 services, except for their actual and necessary expenses
25 incurred in the performance of their official duties. Three
26 members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum to do
27 business, and the concurrence of at least 3 members shall be
28 necessary for a decision. The Commission shall hold regular
29 quarterly meetings. Special meetings may be called by the
30 chairperson and shall be called on the request of a majority
31 of members, as may be required.
32 The Commission shall provide for the proper and safe
33 keeping of its permanent records. It shall keep a system of
34 accounts showing a true and accurate record of its receipts
-10- LRB9011652JMmbam01
1 and disbursements, and it shall cause an audit to be made of
2 its books, records, and accounts.
3 The records of the Commission shall be subject to public
4 inspection at all reasonable hours and under such
5 regulations as the members may prescribe.
6 The Commission shall annually make a full and complete
7 report to the Governor and the General Assembly of the
8 transactions and operations of the Commission for the
9 preceding year. The report shall contain a full statement of
10 the Commission's receipts and disbursements and the program
11 of work for the period covered, and may include such
12 recommendations as may be deemed advisable.
13 This Section is subject to the provisions of Section
14 67.35 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
15 (Source: P.A. 90-501, eff. 8-19-97.)
16 Section 25. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
17 Section 12-1 as follows:
18 (30 ILCS 105/12-1) (from Ch. 127, par. 148-1)
19 Sec. 12-1. Travel control boards.
20 (a) The following travel control boards are created with
21 the members and jurisdiction set forth below:
22 (1) A Travel Control Board is created within the
23 Office of the Attorney General consisting of the Attorney
24 General as chairman and 2 members of his supervisory
25 staff appointed by him. The board shall have
26 jurisdiction over travel by employees of the office.
27 (2) A Travel Control Board is created within the
28 Office of the State Comptroller consisting of the
29 Comptroller 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 (3) The Higher Education Travel Control Board shall
-11- LRB9011652JMmbam01
1 consist of 11 members, one to be appointed by each of the
2 following: the Board of Trustees of the University of
3 Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
4 University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State
5 University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois
6 University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State
7 University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State
8 University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern
9 Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern
10 Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western
11 Illinois University, the Illinois Community College Board
12 and the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Each member
13 shall be an officer, member or employee of the board
14 making the appointment, or of an institution governed or
15 maintained by such board. The board shall have
16 jurisdiction over travel by the Board of Higher
17 Education, the Board of Trustees of the University of
18 Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
19 University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State
20 University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois
21 University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State
22 University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State
23 University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern
24 Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern
25 Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western
26 Illinois University, the Illinois Community College
27 Board, the State Community College of East St. Louis, the
28 Illinois State Scholarship Commission, the State
29 Universities Retirement System, the University Civil
30 Service Merit Board, the Board of Trustees of the
31 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy and all
32 employees of the named Boards, Commission and System and
33 of the institutions governed or maintained by the named
34 Boards. The Higher Education Travel Control Board shall
-12- LRB9011652JMmbam01
1 select a chairman from among its members.
2 (4) The Legislative Travel Control Board shall
3 consist of the following members serving ex-officio: The
4 Auditor General as chairman, the President and the
5 Minority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker and the
6 Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. The
7 board shall have jurisdiction over travel by employees
8 of: the General Assembly, legislative boards and
9 commissions, the Office of the Auditor General and all
10 legislative agencies.
11 (5) A Travel Control Board is created within the
12 Office of the Lieutenant Governor consisting of the
13 Lieutenant Governor 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. The
16 Travel Control Board within the office of the Lieutenant
17 Governor is subject to the provisions of Section 67.35 of
18 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
19 (6) A Travel Control Board is created within the
20 Office of the Secretary of State consisting of the
21 Secretary of State as chairman, and 2 members of his
22 supervisory staff appointed by him. The board shall have
23 jurisdiction over travel by employees of the office.
24 (7) A Travel Control Board is created within the
25 Judicial Branch consisting of a chairman and 2 members
26 appointed by the Supreme Court. The board shall have
27 jurisdiction over travel by personnel of the Judicial
28 Branch, except the circuit courts and the judges.
29 (8) A Travel Control Board is created under the
30 State Board of Education, consisting of the State
31 Superintendent of Education as chairman, and 2 members of
32 his supervisory staff appointed by the State Board of
33 Education. The Board shall have jurisdiction over travel
34 by employees of the State Board of Education.
-13- LRB9011652JMmbam01
1 (9) A Travel Control Board is created within the
2 Office of the State Treasurer, consisting of the State
3 Treasurer as chairman and 2 members of his supervisory
4 staff appointed by him. The board shall have
5 jurisdiction over travel by employees of the office.
6 (10) A Governor's Travel Control Board is created
7 consisting of the Governor ex-officio as chairman, and 2
8 members appointed by the Governor. The board shall have
9 jurisdiction over travel by employees and officers of all
10 State agencies as defined in the Illinois State Auditing
11 Act, except for the following: judges, members of the
12 General Assembly, elected constitutional officers of the
13 State, the Auditor General, and personnel under the
14 jurisdiction of another travel control board created by
15 statute.
16 (a-5) The Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate, the
17 Prisoner Review Board, and the State Fire Marshal shall
18 submit to the Governor's Travel Control Board the quarterly
19 reports required by regulation pertaining to their employees
20 reimbursed for housing.
21 (b) Each travel control board created by this Section
22 shall meet at the call of the chairman at least quarterly to
23 review all vouchers, or a report thereof, for travel
24 reimbursements involving an exception to the State Travel
25 Regulations and Rates. Each travel control board shall
26 prescribe the procedures for submission of an information
27 copy of vouchers involving an exception to the general
28 provisions established by the State Travel Regulations and
29 Reimbursement Rates.
30 (c) Any chairman or member of a travel control board
31 may, with the consent of the respective appointing official,
32 designate a deputy to serve in his place at any or all
33 meetings of the board. The designation shall be in writing
34 and directed to the chairman of the board.
-14- LRB9011652JMmbam01
1 (d) No member of a travel control board may receive
2 additional compensation for his service as a member.
3 (e) A report of the travel reimbursement claims reviewed
4 by each travel control board shall be submitted to the
5 Legislative Audit Commission at least once each quarter and
6 that Commission shall comment on all such reports in its
7 annual reports to the General Assembly.
8 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-214, eff. 8-4-95; 89-508,
9 eff. 7-3-96; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)
10 Section 30. The Gifts and Grants to Government Act is
11 amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
12 (30 ILCS 110/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 168-81)
13 Sec. 1. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
14 General, Secretary of State, Comptroller and Treasurer may
15 accept monetary gifts or grants from any nongovernmental
16 source, upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed, and
17 may expend, subject to appropriation, such gifts or grants
18 for any purpose necessary or desirable in the exercise of the
19 powers or the performance of the duties of their offices.
20 Until January 11, 1999 9, 1995, while the office of
21 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the powers and duties of the
22 Lieutenant Governor under this Act shall be carried out as
23 provided in Section 67.35 of the Civil Administrative Code of
24 Illinois.
25 (Source: P.A. 88-553.)
26 Section 35. The School Code is amended by changing
27 Section 2-3.112 as follows:
28 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.112)
29 Sec. 2-3.112. Service evaluation reports.
30 (a) The Service Evaluation Committee is hereby created
-15- LRB9011652JMmbam01
1 to design and develop, under the direction of the Office of
2 the Lieutenant Governor, a form to be used by school
3 districts as provided in this Section to annually evaluate
4 the nature and quality of the services furnished to those
5 school districts by the State Board of Education and the
6 regional offices of education. The Service Evaluation
7 Committee shall be composed of 7 members, consisting of one
8 member from each of the following entities, designated in
9 each case by the governing board of the entity from which the
10 member is designated:
11 (1) the Regional Superintendents Association;
12 (2) the staff employed by the State Board of
13 Education;
14 (3) the Illinois Parent Teacher Association;
15 (4) the Illinois Education Association;
16 (5) the Illinois Federation of Teachers;
17 (6) the Illinois Association of School Boards; and
18 (7) the Illinois Association of School
19 Administrators.
20 Members of the Service Evaluation Committee shall serve at
21 the pleasure of the governing board of the entity by which
22 they are designated to serve as members of the Committee.
23 Committee members shall serve without compensation but shall
24 be reimbursed for the reasonable expenses which they
25 necessarily incur in the performance of their
26 responsibilities as members of the Committee.
27 (b) Under the direction of the Office of the Lieutenant
28 Governor, the Committee, at periodic intervals not to exceed
29 3 years, shall review the form to be used for the evaluation
30 and make any modifications in the form that it determines are
31 necessary. The design, development, and any modifications
32 that are to be made to the form shall be determined not later
33 than August 1 of each year, beginning in 1998.
34 (c) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall cause
-16- LRB9011652JMmbam01
1 the form of evaluation as last designed, developed, or
2 modified under this Section to be printed and distributed to
3 the board of education of each school district in the State
4 not later than September 1 of each year, beginning in 1998.
5 (d) The president of the board of education is
6 authorized to cause the evaluation form to be completed and
7 may sign the form as president of the board of education and
8 forward the completed form to the Office of the Lieutenant
9 Governor not later than November 1 of each year, beginning in
10 1998. Before completing and signing the evaluation form, the
11 president, acting through the board of education, shall
12 request and receive comments, opinions, and other input from
13 the district's administrators, teachers, and teacher
14 organizations to assist the board of education in evaluating,
15 rating, and reporting, on the form to be transmitted to the
16 Office of the Lieutenant Governor, the nature and quality of
17 the services furnished to the district by the State Board of
18 Education and the regional office of education for the
19 educational service region in which the school district is
20 located.
21 (e) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall review
22 and tally the results of all evaluation forms received from
23 the several school districts of the State and submit a
24 written report of the evaluation results to the Governor, the
25 General Assembly, the members of the State Board of
26 Education, and each of the several regional superintendents
27 of schools not later than December 15 of each year, beginning
28 in 1998. The Office of the Lieutenant Governor, in making
29 the annual written report required by this subsection, shall
30 not report, publish, or otherwise release the evaluation
31 results separately for any regional offices of education but
32 instead the evaluation results with respect to the regional
33 offices of education shall be tallied and reported on an
34 aggregate or composite basis, in such manner as to avoid
-17- LRB9011652JMmbam01
1 reporting evaluation results on a regional office of
2 education by regional office of education basis.
3 (f) This Section is subject to the provisions of Section
4 67.35 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
5 (Source: P.A. 89-212, eff. 1-1-96; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96;
6 90-96, eff. 1-1-98; 90-498, eff. 1-1-98.)
7 Section 40. The Illinois Distance Learning Foundation
8 Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
9 (105 ILCS 40/5)
10 Sec. 5. Creation of Foundation. The General Assembly
11 authorizes the Lieutenant Governor, in accordance with
12 Section 10 of the State Agency Entity Creation Act, to create
13 the Illinois Distance Learning Foundation. Pursuant to this
14 authority, the Lieutenant Governor shall create the Illinois
15 Distance Learning Foundation as a not-for-profit foundation.
16 The Lieutenant Governor shall file articles of incorporation
17 as required under the General Not For Profit Corporation Act
18 of 1986 to create the Foundation. The Foundation's Board of
19 Directors shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor from
20 time to time. The Lieutenant Governor shall serve as
21 Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Foundation. The
22 Director of the Governor's Rural Affairs Council shall serve
23 as the initial Director of the Foundation. No member of the
24 Board of Directors may receive compensation for his or her
25 services to the Foundation.
26 Until January 11, 1999 9, 1995, while the office of
27 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the powers and duties of the
28 Lieutenant Governor and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor
29 under this Act shall be carried out as provided in Section
30 67.35 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
31 (Source: P.A. 88-146; 88-553.)
-18- LRB9011652JMmbam01
1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.".