105 ILCS 215/ Chicago Community Schools Study Commission Act. - Illinois Statutes

(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.)

(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.)

(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.)

(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.)

(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.)

(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.)

(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.)