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4		-	AN ACT concerning education.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
8		-	24-2 as follows:
9		-	(105 ILCS 5/24-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 24-2)
10		-	Sec. 24-2. Holidays.
11		-	(a) Teachers shall not be required to teach on Saturdays,
12		-	nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section,
13		-	shall teachers or other school employees, other than
14		-	noncertificated school employees whose presence is necessary
15		-	because of an emergency or for the continued operation and
16		-	maintenance of school facilities or property, be required to
17		-	work on legal school holidays, which are January 1, New Year's
18		-	Day; the third Monday in January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin
19		-	Luther King, Jr.; February 12, the Birthday of President
20		-	Abraham Lincoln; the first Monday in March (to be known as
21		-	Casimir Pulaski's birthday); Good Friday; the day designated
22		-	as Memorial Day by federal law; June 19, Juneteenth National
23		-	Freedom Day; July 4, Independence Day; the first Monday in
24		-	September, Labor Day; the second Monday in October, Columbus
25		-	Day; November 11, Veterans' Day; the Thursday in November
26		-	commonly called Thanksgiving Day; and December 25, Christmas
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning education.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
	7	+	5 24-2 as follows:
	8	+	6 (105 ILCS 5/24-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 24-2)
	9	+	7 Sec. 24-2. Holidays.
	10	+	8 (a) Teachers shall not be required to teach on Saturdays,
	11	+	9 nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section,
	12	+	10 shall teachers or other school employees, other than
	13	+	11 noncertificated school employees whose presence is necessary
	14	+	12 because of an emergency or for the continued operation and
	15	+	13 maintenance of school facilities or property, be required to
	16	+	14 work on legal school holidays, which are January 1, New Year's
	17	+	15 Day; the third Monday in January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin
	18	+	16 Luther King, Jr.; February 12, the Birthday of President
	19	+	17 Abraham Lincoln; the first Monday in March (to be known as
	20	+	18 Casimir Pulaski's birthday); Good Friday; the day designated
	21	+	19 as Memorial Day by federal law; June 19, Juneteenth National
	22	+	20 Freedom Day; July 4, Independence Day; the first Monday in
	23	+	21 September, Labor Day; the second Monday in October, Columbus
	24	+	22 Day; November 11, Veterans' Day; the Thursday in November
	25	+	23 commonly called Thanksgiving Day; and December 25, Christmas
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33		-	Day. School boards may grant special holidays whenever in
34		-	their judgment such action is advisable. No deduction shall be
35		-	made from the time or compensation of a school employee on
36		-	account of any legal or special holiday.
37		-	(b) A school board or other entity eligible to apply for
38		-	waivers and modifications under Section 2-3.25g of this Code
39		-	is authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes,
40		-	parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third
41		-	Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King,
42		-	Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln);
43		-	the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's
44		-	birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); and
45		-	November 11 (Veterans' Day), provided that:
46		-	(1) the person or persons honored by the holiday are
47		-	recognized through instructional activities conducted on
48		-	that day or, if the day is not used for student attendance,
49		-	on the first school day preceding or following that day;
50		-	and
51		-	(2) the entity that chooses to exercise this authority
52		-	first holds a public hearing about the proposal. The
53		-	entity shall provide notice preceding the public hearing
54		-	to both educators and parents. The notice shall set forth
55		-	the time, date, and place of the hearing, describe the
56		-	proposal, and indicate that the entity will take testimony
57		-	from educators and parents about the proposal.
58		-	(c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified
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	34	+	1 Day. School boards may grant special holidays whenever in
	35	+	2 their judgment such action is advisable. No deduction shall be
	36	+	3 made from the time or compensation of a school employee on
	37	+	4 account of any legal or special holiday.
	38	+	5 (b) A school board or other entity eligible to apply for
	39	+	6 waivers and modifications under Section 2-3.25g of this Code
	40	+	7 is authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes,
	41	+	8 parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third
	42	+	9 Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King,
	43	+	10 Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln);
	44	+	11 the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's
	45	+	12 birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); and
	46	+	13 November 11 (Veterans' Day), provided that:
	47	+	14 (1) the person or persons honored by the holiday are
	48	+	15 recognized through instructional activities conducted on
	49	+	16 that day or, if the day is not used for student attendance,
	50	+	17 on the first school day preceding or following that day;
	51	+	18 and
	52	+	19 (2) the entity that chooses to exercise this authority
	53	+	20 first holds a public hearing about the proposal. The
	54	+	21 entity shall provide notice preceding the public hearing
	55	+	22 to both educators and parents. The notice shall set forth
	56	+	23 the time, date, and place of the hearing, describe the
	57	+	24 proposal, and indicate that the entity will take testimony
	58	+	25 from educators and parents about the proposal.
	59	+	26 (c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified
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61		-	patriotic, civic, cultural or historical persons, activities,
62		-	or events, are regular school days. Commemorative holidays
63		-	are: January 17 (the birthday of Muhammad Ali), January 28 (to
64		-	be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and observed as a
65		-	commemoration of space exploration), February 15 (the birthday
66		-	of Susan B. Anthony), March 29 (Viet Nam War Veterans' Day),
67		-	September 11 (September 11th Day of Remembrance), September 17
68		-	(Constitution Day), the school day immediately preceding
69		-	Veterans' Day (Korean War Veterans' Day), October 1 (Recycling
70		-	Day), October 7 (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance
71		-	Day), December 7 (Pearl Harbor Veterans' Day), and any day so
72		-	appointed by the President or Governor. School boards may
73		-	establish commemorative holidays whenever in their judgment
74		-	such action is advisable. School boards shall include
75		-	instruction relative to commemorated persons, activities, or
76		-	events on the commemorative holiday or at any other time
77		-	during the school year and at any point in the curriculum when
78		-	such instruction may be deemed appropriate. The State Board of
79		-	Education shall prepare and make available to school boards
80		-	instructional materials relative to commemorated persons,
81		-	activities, or events which may be used by school boards in
82		-	conjunction with any instruction provided pursuant to this
83		-	paragraph.
84		-	(d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe
85		-	March 4 of each year as a commemorative holiday. This holiday
86		-	shall be known as Mayors' Day which shall be a day to
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89		-	commemorate and be reminded of the past Chief Executive
90		-	Officers of the City of Chicago, and in particular the late
91		-	Mayor Richard J. Daley and the late Mayor Harold Washington.
92		-	If March 4 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be
93		-	observed on the following Monday.
94		-	(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to
95		-	the contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known
96		-	as 2020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout
97		-	the State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General
98		-	Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of
99		-	election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be
100		-	used as a location for election day services or as a polling
101		-	place.
102		-	Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the
103		-	contrary, November 8, 2022 shall be a State holiday known as
104		-	2022 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the
105		-	State under Public Act 102-15.
106		-	(Source: P.A. 101-642, eff. 6-16-20; 102-14, eff. 1-1-22;
107		-	102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-334, eff. 8-9-21; 102-411, eff.
108		-	1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
109		-	Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
110		-	2023.
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	70	+	1 patriotic, civic, cultural or historical persons, activities,
	71	+	2 or events, are regular school days. Commemorative holidays
	72	+	3 are: January 17 (the birthday of Muhammad Ali), January 28 (to
	73	+	4 be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and observed as a
	74	+	5 commemoration of space exploration), February 15 (the birthday
	75	+	6 of Susan B. Anthony), March 29 (Viet Nam War Veterans' Day),
	76	+	7 September 11 (September 11th Day of Remembrance), September 17
	77	+	8 (Constitution Day), the school day immediately preceding
	78	+	9 Veterans' Day (Korean War Veterans' Day), October 1 (Recycling
	79	+	10 Day), October 7 (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance
	80	+	11 Day), December 7 (Pearl Harbor Veterans' Day), and any day so
	81	+	12 appointed by the President or Governor. School boards may
	82	+	13 establish commemorative holidays whenever in their judgment
	83	+	14 such action is advisable. School boards shall include
	84	+	15 instruction relative to commemorated persons, activities, or
	85	+	16 events on the commemorative holiday or at any other time
	86	+	17 during the school year and at any point in the curriculum when
	87	+	18 such instruction may be deemed appropriate. The State Board of
	88	+	19 Education shall prepare and make available to school boards
	89	+	20 instructional materials relative to commemorated persons,
	90	+	21 activities, or events which may be used by school boards in
	91	+	22 conjunction with any instruction provided pursuant to this
	92	+	23 paragraph.
	93	+	24 (d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe
	94	+	25 March 4 of each year as a commemorative holiday. This holiday
	95	+	26 shall be known as Mayors' Day which shall be a day to
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	106	+	1 commemorate and be reminded of the past Chief Executive
	107	+	2 Officers of the City of Chicago, and in particular the late
	108	+	3 Mayor Richard J. Daley and the late Mayor Harold Washington.
	109	+	4 If March 4 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be
	110	+	5 observed on the following Monday.
	111	+	6 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to
	112	+	7 the contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known
	113	+	8 as 2020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout
	114	+	9 the State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General
	115	+	10 Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of
	116	+	11 election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be
	117	+	12 used as a location for election day services or as a polling
	118	+	13 place.
	119	+	14 Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the
	120	+	15 contrary, November 8, 2022 shall be a State holiday known as
	121	+	16 2022 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the
	122	+	17 State under Public Act 102-15.
	123	+	18 (Source: P.A. 101-642, eff. 6-16-20; 102-14, eff. 1-1-22;
	124	+	19 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-334, eff. 8-9-21; 102-411, eff.
	125	+	20 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
	126	+	21 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
	127	+	22 2023.
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