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91_HJ0063
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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, This General Assembly adopted Senate Joint
3 Resolution 46 on December 2, 1999 to give the Task Force on
4 School Safety, initially created under Public Act 91-491,
5 additional time to carry out its work by requiring the task
6 force to submit a report by July 1, 2000 instead of January
7 1, 2000; and
8 WHEREAS, Additional time is needed to carry out the work
9 of the task force; therefore be it
10 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
12 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Task
13 Force on School Safety consisting of 2 members of the Senate
14 appointed by the President of the Senate, one member of the
15 Senate appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, 2
16 members of the House of Representatives appointed by the
17 Speaker of the House, one member of the House of
18 Representatives appointed by the Minority Leader of the
19 House, 2 regional superintendents of schools appointed by the
20 State Superintendent of Education, one teacher who is a
21 member of the Illinois Federation of Teachers and appointed
22 by the State Superintendent of Education, one teacher who is
23 a member of the Illinois Education Association and appointed
24 by the State Superintendent of Education, one member of the
25 Illinois Sheriffs' Association appointed by the Governor, one
26 member 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 as of May 1, 2000 to
9 fill any of the positions mentioned in this resolution shall
10 carry over and remain in effect for the purpose of this
11 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 December 31, 2000; and that upon filing its
29 report 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.