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ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS & ADVOCACY COMMITTEE
Thursday, February 19, 2015 – 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
President Abraham Lincoln Hotel, Salon C
Springfield, Illinois
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 MEETING (Pages 1-4)
III. FORMULATION OF THE 2015 SPRING LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
A. IASA Legislative Program for 2015 (Page 5)
IV. DISCUSSION ON HOT TOPICS
A. Vision 20/20 legislation (to be distributed)
B. Budget Issues
1. ISBE’s FY 16 Budget request (Pages 6-60)
2. ISBE Weekly Message (Pages 61-62)
C. Education Funding Reform
1. SB 1 (Pages 63-72)
2. Vision 20/20 – Adequacy Model Language (Draft) (Pages 73-76)
D. Pension Update
E. KIDS Assessment
1. DuPage and Lake County concerns regarding KIDS assessment (Page 77-85)
F. Educator Equity Plan (Presentation by Jason Helfer, ISBE Assistant Superintendent - Educator
Effectiveness) (Pages 86-90)
V. LEGISLATIVE ISSUES FROM THE REGION
VI. HOT BILLS LIST (to be distributed)
VII. OTHER BUSINESS
A.
IPAC and APAC (Pages 91-93)
B.
IASA Legislative Activities Calendar (Pages 94-95)
C.
Illinois House and Senate Calendar (Page 96-97)
VIII. FUTURE MEETINGS
A.
There are no meetings scheduled through June 30, 2015.
IX. ADJOURNMENT