Bill Text: IL HB2549 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the State Finance Act and the School Code. Creates the Roundtable on Educational Opportunity and Development. Contains provisions concerning the members of the Roundtable, meetings of the Roundtable, administrative support to the Roundtable, and annual reports to the General Assembly. Provides that the Roundtable shall study ways to expand educational opportunities and develop sources of private funding for students in primary and secondary education in the areas of (i) developing a business ethics curriculum, (ii) promoting and funding the arts, (iii) establishing and funding global travel programs, and (iv) funding trips to museums. Requires the Roundtable to study ways to secure private donations and public funding in order to help expand opportunities for students and implement Roundtable recommendations. Provides that funding for programs recommended by the Roundtable must prioritize low-income students. Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Roundtable, to provide administrative support to all school districts and their students wishing to utilize these opportunities. Creates the Educational Opportunity and Development Fund as a special fund in the State treasury to accept private donations and public funding. Provides that all money in the Fund shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board of Education for the purposes of implementing the priorities and recommendations of the Roundtable. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-04-12 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [HB2549 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB2549-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.891 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.891 new)
Sec. 5.891. The Educational Opportunity and Development
Fund.
Section 10. The School Code is amended by adding Section
2-3.176 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.176 new)
Sec. 2-3.176. Roundtable on Educational Opportunity and
Development.
(a) There is created the Roundtable on Educational
Opportunity and Development, consisting of all of the following
members:
(1) A representative from a private organization
working to develop economic opportunities for individuals
living in the City of Chicago appointed by the State
Superintendent of Education.
(2) A representative from a private organization

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working to develop economic opportunities for this State
appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
(3) Three representatives who are from private
businesses with over 50 employees and who have
administrative roles in those businesses appointed by the
State Superintendent of Education.
(4) An individual from an organization that represents
superintendents throughout this State appointed by the
State Superintendent of Education.
(5) A State representative appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives.
(6) A State representative appointed by the Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives.
(7) A State senator appointed by the President of the
Senate.
(8) A State senator appointed by the Minority Leader of
the Senate.
(9) The chairperson of the board of education of a
school district organized under Article 34 of this Code or
his or her designee.
(10) A representative who operates as an
administrative staffer for a board of education of a school
district organized under Article 34 of this Code appointed
by the State Superintendent of Education.
(11) An individual from an organization that
represents teachers in a school district organized under

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Article 34 of this Code appointed by the State
Superintendent of Education.
(12) An individual from an organization that
represents teachers throughout this State appointed by the
State Superintendent of Education.
Initial appointees shall serve staggered terms of one year,
2 years, and 3 years as determined by lot. Five of the initial
appointees shall serve one-year terms, 5 of the initial
appointees shall serve 2-year terms, and the remaining
appointees shall serve 3-year terms. After the initial
appointments, each successor shall serve for a 3-year term.
Appointed members shall serve until their successors are
appointed and have qualified. Members shall annually select a
chairperson from among their number by majority vote. Members
shall receive no compensation in the performance of their
duties.
The Roundtable shall meet initially at the call of the
State Superintendent of Education, shall elect a chairperson at
its initial meeting, and shall thereafter meet at the call of
the chairperson.
(b) The Roundtable shall study ways to expand educational
opportunities and develop sources of private funding for
students in primary and secondary education in the following
areas:
(1) developing a business ethics curriculum;
(2) promoting and funding the arts;

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(2.5) developing a before-school, in-school, or
after-school drama therapy program that is designed for
vulnerable youth with histories of exposure to familial and
community violence, school bullying, intolerance or hate
crimes, maltreatment or neglect, disrupted caregiving, or
any other life adversities and that focuses on the core
components of complex trauma intervention, including, but
not limited to, a student's safety, self-regulation,
healthy attachments, discovery and development of his or
her identity, self-worth, esteem, and competency;
(2.7) developing a school model for students in
kindergarten through grade 6 that integrates an
identity-affirming pedagogy with a rigorous, intentional
curriculum that utilizes a no-nonsense nurturing framework
and prioritizes an arts education;
(3) establishing and funding global travel programs;
and
(4) funding trips to museums.
The Roundtable shall study ways to secure private donations
and public funding in order to help expand opportunities for
students and implement Roundtable recommendations. Funding for
programs recommended by the Roundtable must prioritize
low-income students, as defined by the federal census. The
State Board of Education, in consultation with the Roundtable,
shall provide administrative support to all school districts
and their students wishing to utilize these opportunities.

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(c) The State Board of Education and City of Chicago School
District 299 may provide administrative support to the
Roundtable.
(d) The Educational Opportunity and Development Fund is
created as a special fund in the State treasury. The Fund shall
accept private donations and public funding. All money in the
Fund shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the State
Board of Education for the purposes of implementing the
priorities and recommendations of the Roundtable.
(e) The Roundtable shall report its recommendations to the
General Assembly on or before July 1, 2020 and every July 1
thereafter.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.