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91_HJ0036
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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Public Act 91-491 amended the School Code by
3 adding Section 22-26, which creates the Task Force on School
4 Safety and is scheduled to be repealed on January 2, 2000;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Additional time is needed to carry out the work
7 of the task force, and additional persons have requested
8 appointment to the task force; therefore be it
9 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
11 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that, beginning on January 3, 2000,
12 there is created the Task Force on School Safety consisting
13 of 2 members of the Senate appointed by the President of the
14 Senate, one member of the Senate appointed by the Minority
15 Leader of the Senate, 2 members of the House of
16 Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, one
17 member of the House of Representatives appointed by the
18 Minority Leader of the House, 2 regional superintendents of
19 schools appointed by the State Superintendent of Education,
20 one teacher who is a member of the Illinois Federation of
21 Teachers and appointed by the State Superintendent of
22 Education, one teacher who is a member of the Illinois
23 Education Association and appointed by the State
24 Superintendent of Education, one member of the Illinois
25 Sheriffs' Association appointed by the Governor, one member
26 of the State's Attorneys Association appointed by the
27 Governor, one member of the Illinois Public Defenders
28 Association appointed by the Governor, one member of the
29 Illinois Violence Prevention Authority appointed by the
30 Governor, one member appointed by the Governor, one member of
31 the Illinois Principals Association appointed by the Illinois
32 Principals Association, 2 superintendents of school districts
33 appointed by the State Superintendent of Education, one
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1 member of the Office of the Illinois Attorney General
2 appointed by the Attorney General, one member of the Illinois
3 Association of Chiefs of Police appointed by the Governor,
4 one member of the Department of State Police appointed by the
5 Governor, and the State Superintendent of Education or the
6 State Superintendent of Education's designee; and be it
7 further
8 RESOLVED, That any appointments made under Section 22-26
9 of the School Code to fill any of the positions mentioned in
10 this resolution shall carry over and remain in effect for the
11 purpose of this resolution; and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That the task force shall meet initially at the
13 call of the Speaker of the House and the President of the
14 Senate, shall select one member as chairperson at its initial
15 meeting, shall thereafter meet at the call of the
16 chairperson, shall identify and review all school safety
17 programs offered by schools and State agencies and make
18 recommendations of successful programs, including without
19 limitation peer mediation, shall study alternative education
20 programs and their current status, waiting lists, and capital
21 needs, shall, in cooperation with the State Board of
22 Education, develop uniform criteria to be implemented in
23 school safety plans, shall make recommendations on the
24 streamlining, centralization, and coordination of school
25 safety resources and programs offered by various entities,
26 agencies, and government units, and shall submit a report on
27 its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and
28 the Governor by July 1, 2000; and that upon filing its report
29 the task force is dissolved; and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
31 delivered to the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader
32 of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the Minority Leader
33 of the House, the Governor, the State Superintendent of
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1 Education, the Illinois Principals Association, and the
2 Attorney General.