2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 105 Schools 105 ILCS 215/ Chicago Community Schools Study Commission Act.
(105 ILCS 215/0.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 1300)
Sec. 0.01.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the
Chicago Community Schools Study Commission Act.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1324.)
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(105 ILCS 215/1) (from Ch. 122, par. 1301)
Sec. 1.
Creation.
There is created the Chicago Community Schools Study
Commission consisting of 27 members as follows: 6 members of
the Senate, 3 each to be appointed by the President and the Minority Leader
of the Senate, and 6 members of the House of Representatives, 3 each to
be appointed by the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House, who have a particular
interest in education in Chicago; the State Superintendent of Education
or his designee; the General Superintendent of Schools of the Board
of Education of the City of Chicago or his designee; the Superintendent
of the Cook County Educational Service Region or his designee; and 12
citizens to be appointed, 3 each by the President and Minority Leader of
the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House, who are actively
interested in the education of children in Chicago. Vacancies in the Commission's
membership shall be filled in
the same manner as the original appointments are made. A vacancy is created
if a legislative member is not reelected to the General Assembly or if he
retires from that body, except that Commission members who are members of
the 82nd General Assembly shall serve on the Commission until the reporting
date specified in paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of Section 2. Where a
member of the 82nd General Assembly not returning to the legislature serves
on the Commission until such reporting date, a vacancy is created after
such reporting date. The Commission shall select from its membership a
chairman and such other officers as it considers
necessary. Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation but
shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(Source: P.A. 82‑998.)
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(105 ILCS 215/2) (from Ch. 122, par. 1302)
Sec. 2.
Duties of Commission.
(a) The Commission shall study:
(1) The matter of the creation of separate autonomous school districts within
the City of Chicago for all regular school purposes to be operated in accord
with Articles 1 through 33 of The School Code, and the restructuring of
the Chicago Board of Education so as to provide education for certain limited
designated purposes such as alternative, vocational, special, exceptional,
gifted and magnet quality education.
(2) All aspects of a transition to such an educational framework for the
City of Chicago and all necessary modifications to existing statutes, ordinances,
policies, and programs. This shall include, but not be limited to, the
following matters:
the Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago and the
Board of Trustees of the Fund; the issuance of bonds; the issuance of tax
anticipation warrants; working cash fund; the adoption of a school budget;
the various funds held by the Board of Education of the City of
Chicago; the operable tax rates levied by the Board of Education of the
City of Chicago; the ownership and utilization of property presently owned
or controlled by the Board of Education and the City of Chicago; labor contracts
with professional employees' organizations and labor unions; employees who
hold permanent
appointments; contracts and grants with public and private entities; and
litigation involving the Board of Education of the City of Chicago.
(b) The Commission may:
(1) recommend a plan to effectuate the transition of the educational system
within Chicago from that of a single unit to that of separate units as
described herein.
(2) provide in its plan for local school boards of elected members
who may not hold or run for any other elective office during the period
of board membership.
(3) submit to the General Assembly proposed legislation to effectuate
the described plan.
(4) suggest boundary lines and propose tax rates, to be included in the
legislative proposals, for approval by the General Assembly and the registered
voters of Chicago.
(5) report to the General Assembly on or before March 1, 1983 its findings,
recommendations and proposed legislation.
(Source: P.A. 82‑998.)
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(105 ILCS 215/3) (from Ch. 122, par. 1303)
Sec. 3.
Subcommittee.
The Commission may select a subcommittee and
provide it with an adequate staff to study any specific area designated
by the Commission. The report of such subcommittee shall be included in
the report of the Commission to the General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 82‑241.)
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(105 ILCS 215/4) (from Ch. 122, par. 1304)
Sec. 4.
Special study groups.
The Commission may appoint members of
the General Assembly to act as special study groups to operate under the
direction of the Commission and such appointed members shall receive only
actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(Source: P.A. 82‑241.)
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(105 ILCS 215/5) (from Ch. 122, par. 1305)
Sec. 5.
Donations and grants.
The Commission may receive donations
and grants intended to promote the work of the Commission and shall hold
all such grants and donations in trust for the designated purpose.
(Source: P.A. 82‑241.)
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(105 ILCS 215/6) (from Ch. 122, par. 1306)
Sec. 6.
Employees.
The Commission shall employ and fix the compensation
of such employees as it deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 82‑241.)
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