Illinois Representative
Robert Martwick speaking to the RTAC Board of Directoors on March 1,
2017
Illinois Representative Robert Martwick,
chairperson of the Illinois House of Representatives' Committee on
Personnel and Pensions, addressed the Wednesday, March 1, 2017 RTAC
Board meeting. He explained how a legislator becomes a committee
chairperson, the prerogatives of the committee chairperson, and how
proposed legislation progresses forward from a committee to
consideration by the House of Representatives and/or the Illinois
Senate. Representative Martwick also explained his proposed legislation
to convert the Chicago Board of Education from an appointed to an
elected school board. If enacted, the elected Chicago Board of
Education would consist of 20 members representing 20 distinct areas of
the city. Each representative would be elected by the eligible voters
in his/her district. There would be one President who would be elected
citywide by all of Chicago's eligible voters.