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State board takes initial steps to
reduce rules and regulations imposed on local school districts
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[OCT. 22, 2004]
SPRINGFIELD -- On Thursday Gov. Rod Blagojevich
applauded the Illinois State Board of Education and Interim
Superintendent Dr. Randy Dunn for taking quick action to develop a
plan to reduce the 2,800 pages of rules and regulations burdening
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"I'm pleased the Illinois
State Board of Education is beginning the process of reducing the
administrative burdens on local schools, and I look forward to the
process producing real results," said Gov. Blagojevich. At a
meeting in Springfield yesterday, staff members of the state board
outlined a plan to reduce the number of unnecessary rules and
paperwork school districts contend with. The plan includes seeking
input from educators, the public, advisory groups and committees
focused on specific areas like student transportation, health and
life safety, and bilingual education. Staff members at the state
board have already started identifying rules related to inactive
programs, which represent 20 percent of rules on the books.
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Gov. Blagojevich made reducing rules and mandates burdening local
school districts one of the top priorities for the new State Board
of Education and Interim Superintendent Dunn. The state board
expects to begin adopting rules changes in as little as three
months.
[News release from the governor's office]
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