2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 105 Schools 105 ILCS 310/ Illinois Summer School for the Arts Act.
(105 ILCS 310/1) (from Ch. 122, par. 1751)
Sec. 1.
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois
Summer School for the Arts Act".
(Source: P.A. 84‑1351.)
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(105 ILCS 310/2) (from Ch. 122, par. 1752)
Sec. 2.
Policy and purposes.
It shall be the policy of the State of
Illinois to seek out and nurture the artistic talent of high school
students from throughout the State who exhibit unique artistic ability in
the expressive areas of Dance, Language Arts, Media, Music, Theatre, and
Visual Arts, in order to preserve and enhance the State's historic
commitment to the cultural richness which contributes to the ability of the
State to attract and maintain a citizenry who choose to reside in Illinois
for its support of a quality life as well as for its economic advantages.
It shall further be the policy to enlist the support of the educational,
professional, and commercial communities in a cooperative effort to provide
excellence in ARTS education and to serve as a model for the development of
innovative instructional techniques and curricula. As a symbol of this
cooperative endeavor, there shall be established the Illinois Summer School
for the Arts to serve the people of Illinois as a place to nourish the
creativity of its youth who possess outstanding talent in the various arts
areas, and to return these young people to their home community better
prepared to make a contribution to the cultural opportunities available in their town.
The primary mission of the Illinois Summer School for the Arts is to seek
out the artistically talented high school students from throughout the
State and to immerse them in a challenging residential arts programs,
unlike those typically available in local schools, where under the
instruction of outstanding teachers and professional artists they will
better understand how their talents can be further developed.
Additionally, the summer arts school will provide opportunities to test new
approaches in the teaching of the arts and staff development, and serve as
a model for school programming which can be carried out in community
schools State‑wide. The Summer Arts School shall also carry a
responsibility to provide instruction about how the participants whether
students, intern, or teacher can make a positive contribution to the
development of the arts in their local community upon their return home.
The mission of the Illinois Summer School for the Arts shall be carried
out through the following means:
(a) Regionally based talent searches shall be conducted to identify the
most artistically talented high school students from throughout the State
from grades 9, 10, and 11 in the six arts components.
(b) Teachers for the Summer Arts School shall be selected from
throughout the State based upon criteria which insure the highest quality
faculty represented by professional artists known for the quality of their
work, teachers of the arts recognized for their excellence in teaching and
curriculum development by their colleagues, and individuals possessing
unique insights about the commercial and professional possibilities
available to aspiring artists.
(c) The instructional program shall be enhanced by visiting lecturers,
performers and special exhibits open to the public by way of open houses
and audience participation.
(d) The Summer Arts School shall network with existing professional
organizations, universities, and arts programs to foster the exchange of
personnel, equipment, and conceptual enrichment. Such interaction shall
include contributions in kind as well as consulting relationships.
(e) Faculty of the Summer Arts School shall present professional papers
and lectures around the State
and in professional conferences nationally about the program and the
potential for improved arts programming at the local level.
(f) Participants will have access to facilities and equipment seldom
available in most high school settings where they will be able to expand
their knowledge of the mediums available to creative artists in the
professional and commercial worlds.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1028.)
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(105 ILCS 310/3) (from Ch. 122, par. 1753)
Sec. 3.
Establishment, funding, and location.
There is hereby
created the Illinois Summer School for the arts which shall be a
residential arts program, conducted in the summer, at a State operated
institution which successfully bids to host the program and which affords
the program appropriate laboratory space, equipment, office space,
recreational opportunities, and housing. The Summer Arts School shall be
funded by Federal grants and State appropriations. Private contributions
and endowment programs may be established. Special scholarships shall be
available to assist economically disadvantaged students and special needs
students who require assistance or who may have other exceptional needs
which if not addressed would deny their participation in
the program. The Illinois Summer School for the Arts shall admit those
students who have completed the 9th, 10th, or 11th grades, and who have
been determined to be eligible to attend based upon the criteria
established for the arts area of their talent. Furthermore, students shall be
selected from throughout the State to maintain a geographically representative population.
(Source: P.A. 84‑1351.)
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(105 ILCS 310/4) (from Ch. 122, par. 1754)
Sec. 4.
Board of trustees.
The Illinois Summer School for the Arts
shall become an independent, free standing program governed by a board of
trustees. The board
shall be appointed by the Governor of Illinois from nominations submitted
by the Illinois Arts Council and
State Superintendent of Education. Representation on the board shall
include individuals knowledgeable about each of six arts components, quality
educational standards, and the business community. The board of trustees
shall be not fewer than 11 nor greater than 17. Each
nominating organization/institution shall nominate two candidates for
consideration by the Governor for each vacancy. With the exception of the
initial appointments, the members' terms of office shall be for 6
years. At the first meeting members shall draw lots for appointments of 2,
4 or 6 year initial terms. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired
portion of the terms by appointment of a nominated candidate submitted by
the organization/institution having nominated the person causing such
vacancy. The initial terms shall commence upon appointment and upon
expiration of a term. The member shall continue to serve until a successor
is appointed. The Board shall select a chair from among its members who
shall serve a 2 year term as chair. Members shall receive no salary
but shall be reimbursed for all ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in
performing their duties as members of the Board.
Within 30 days after the effective date of this Act nominations shall be
submitted to the Governor for membership on the Board of Trustees. The
Governor shall appoint a minimum of 11 members to the Board of Trustees
within 60 days of receiving the nominations for board membership from the
Illinois Arts Council and the State Superintendent of Education. The Board
of Trustees shall convene within 30 days of being appointed. The first
order of business shall be the selection of a chair and the selection of a
Director for the Illinois Summer School for the Arts.
Upon the effective date of this Act, the planning committee established
under the authority of the Illinois Arts Council for the Illinois Summer
School for the Arts shall serve as the interim board for the Summer Arts
School and shall assume all those powers and duties of the board including
authorization to appoint an interim director until such time as the Board
of Trustees is appointed by the Governor under this Act. Upon convening
of the Board of Trustees appointed by the Governor under this Act, the interim
board shall cease to function.
(Source: P.A. 84‑1351.)
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(105 ILCS 310/5) (from Ch. 122, par. 1755)
Sec. 5.
Powers of the board.
The board is hereby authorized to:
(a) Accept non‑cash donations and direct financial assistance toward
scholarships from any public or private person or agency, to seek out
federal grants and comply with rules and
regulations governing grants from the federal
government or from any other person or agency, which are not in
contravention of the Illinois Constitution or the laws of the State of Illinois.
(b) Purchase equipment, materials and supplies necessary for the use of
the Summer Arts School in accordance with
"The Illinois Purchasing Act", as now or hereafter amended.
(c) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules, regulations, and policies necessary
or proper for the conduct of the business of the board.
(d) Award certificates, recognition and distinguished service or
professional accomplishment distinctions for persons deserving of such recognition.
(e) Appoint a Director who shall be the chief administrative officer of
the Academy and who shall administer the rules, regulations, and policies
adopted by the Board pursuant hereto. The Director shall also be the chief
administrative officer of the Board and shall be responsible for all the administrative
functions, duties and needs of the Board.
(f) Determine faculty and staff positions necessary for the efficient
operation of the school and select personnel for such positions. The
appointment of such faculty and staff shall not be subject to the Personnel Code.
(g) Prepare and adopt an annual budget necessary for the continued
operation of the school.
(h) Enter into contracts and agreements in accordance with applicable
law, and to the extent that
funds are specifically appropriated therefore, with other public agencies
with respect to cooperative enterprises and undertakings related to or
associated with an education in the Summer Arts School. This shall not
preclude the Board from entering into other such contracts and agreements
that may be deemed necessary to carry out its duties and functions.
(i) Perform such other functions as are necessary to the supervision and
control of those phases of education under its supervision and control.
(j) The Board shall delegate to the Director such of its administrative
powers and duties as it deems appropriate to aid the Director in the
efficient administration of his responsibility for the implementation of
the policies of the Board.
In addition to the authorities granted herein and any powers, duties, and
responsibilities vested by any other applicable laws the Board shall:
(1) Adopt rules, regulations, and policies necessary for the efficient
operation of the school.
(2) Establish criteria to be used in determining eligibility of
applicants for enrollment. Such criteria shall ensure adequate geographic,
sexual and ethnic representation.
(3) Determine subject/arts experiences and extracurricular activities
to be offered.
(4) Pay salaries and expenses, including but not necessarily restricted
to facilities, equipment, and supplies of the faculty and staff of the
Summer Arts School out of funds appropriated or otherwise made available
for the operating and administrative expenses of the Board of the Summer Arts School.
(5) Exercise budgetary responsibility and allocate for expenditure by
the Summer Arts School and programs under its jurisdiction, all monies
appropriated or otherwise made available for purposes of the Board and of
such Summer Arts School programs.
(6) Prepare and adopt or approve programs of study and rules, by laws
and regulations for the conduct of students and for the government of the
Summer Arts School and programs under its jurisdiction.
(7) Employ such personnel
as may be needed, establish policies governing their employment and
dismissal, and fix the amount of their compensation. In the employment,
establishment of policies and fixing of compensation the Board may make no
discrimination on account of sex, race creed, color or national origin.
(Source: P.A. 84‑1351.)
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