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91_SJ0019
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1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The State's objective is to establish an
3 efficient system of high quality public educational
4 institutions and services at the elementary and secondary
5 school levels; therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
8 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the
9 School Code Review Committee consisting of one member of the
10 House appointed by the Speaker of the House, one member of
11 the House appointed by the Minority Leader of the House, one
12 member of the Senate appointed by the President of the
13 Senate, one member of the Senate appointed by the Minority
14 Leader of the Senate, and a chairperson appointed by the
15 Governor, all of whom shall be appointed within 30 days after
16 adoption of this resolution and shall serve without
17 compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and
18 necessary expenses from funds available for that purpose; and
19 be it further
20 RESOLVED, That the committee may meet at the call of the
21 chairperson or by a vote of the majority of the members at
22 any time after the appointment of a majority of the members,
23 shall receive the assistance of the State Board of Education,
24 including the provision of staff, shall undertake a
25 comprehensive and thorough review of every Article of the
26 School Code and related laws, rules, and regulations
27 impacting Illinois K-12 schools with the intent of
28 eliminating unnecessary and burdensome mandates on school
29 districts, increasing accountability and efficiency in
30 schools, returning control of school districts to
31 locally-elected school officials, teachers, administrators,
32 and parents, and improving the educational performance of
33 students, and shall issue a report detailing specific
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1 recommended changes to the School Code to the General
2 Assembly and the Governor on or before April 1, 2001; and
3 that upon issuing its report the committee is dissolved.