Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3143 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3143 Introduced , by Rep. Mary Beth Canty SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.19a from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.19a 105 ILCS 5/10-22.18 from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18 105 ILCS 5/26-1 from Ch. 122, par. 26-1 105 ILCS 5/26-2 from Ch. 122, par. 26-2105 ILCS 5/34-19 from Ch. 122, par. 34-19 Amends the School Code. Lowers the compulsory school age from 6 to 5 years of age beginning with the 2023-2024 school year. Requires all school districts to establish kindergarten for the instruction of children who are 5 years of age or older. Effective immediately. LRB103 26997 RJT 53364 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3143 Introduced , by Rep. Mary Beth Canty SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.19a from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.19a 105 ILCS 5/10-22.18 from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18 105 ILCS 5/26-1 from Ch. 122, par. 26-1 105 ILCS 5/26-2 from Ch. 122, par. 26-2105 ILCS 5/34-19 from Ch. 122, par. 34-19 105 ILCS 5/10-20.19a from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.19a 105 ILCS 5/10-22.18 from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18 105 ILCS 5/26-1 from Ch. 122, par. 26-1 105 ILCS 5/26-2 from Ch. 122, par. 26-2 105 ILCS 5/34-19 from Ch. 122, par. 34-19 Amends the School Code. Lowers the compulsory school age from 6 to 5 years of age beginning with the 2023-2024 school year. Requires all school districts to establish kindergarten for the instruction of children who are 5 years of age or older. Effective immediately. LRB103 26997 RJT 53364 b LRB103 26997 RJT 53364 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3143 Introduced , by Rep. Mary Beth Canty SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	105 ILCS 5/10-20.19a from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.19a 105 ILCS 5/10-22.18 from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18 105 ILCS 5/26-1 from Ch. 122, par. 26-1 105 ILCS 5/26-2 from Ch. 122, par. 26-2105 ILCS 5/34-19 from Ch. 122, par. 34-19 105 ILCS 5/10-20.19a from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.19a 105 ILCS 5/10-22.18 from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18 105 ILCS 5/26-1 from Ch. 122, par. 26-1 105 ILCS 5/26-2 from Ch. 122, par. 26-2 105 ILCS 5/34-19 from Ch. 122, par. 34-19
4	4	105 ILCS 5/10-20.19a from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.19a
5	5	105 ILCS 5/10-22.18 from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18
6	6	105 ILCS 5/26-1 from Ch. 122, par. 26-1
7	7	105 ILCS 5/26-2 from Ch. 122, par. 26-2
8	8	105 ILCS 5/34-19 from Ch. 122, par. 34-19
9	9	Amends the School Code. Lowers the compulsory school age from 6 to 5 years of age beginning with the 2023-2024 school year. Requires all school districts to establish kindergarten for the instruction of children who are 5 years of age or older. Effective immediately.
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17	17	1 AN ACT concerning education.
18	18	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
19	19	3 represented in the General Assembly:
20	20	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
21	21	5 10-20.19a, 10-22.18, 26-1, 26-2, and 34-19 as follows:
22	22	6 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.19a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.19a)
23	23	7 Sec. 10-20.19a. Kindergartens. After July 1, 1970, to
24	24	8 establish and maintain kindergartens for the instruction of
25	25	9 children in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed
26	26	10 by the State Board of Education. Such kindergartens may
27	27	11 provide for either a 1/2 day or a full day of attendance for
28	28	12 pupils enrolled therein.
29	29	13 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2023.
30	30	14 (Source: P.A. 84-18.)
31	31	15 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.18) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18)
32	32	16 Sec. 10-22.18. Kindergartens. To establish kindergartens
33	33	17 for the instruction of children between the ages of 4 and 6
34	34	18 years, if in their judgment the public interest requires it,
35	35	19 and to pay the necessary expenses thereof out of the school
36	36	20 funds of the district. Upon petition of at least 50 parents or
37	37	21 guardians of children between the ages of 4 and 6, residing
38	38	22 within any school district and within one mile of the public
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43	43	105 ILCS 5/10-20.19a from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.19a 105 ILCS 5/10-22.18 from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18 105 ILCS 5/26-1 from Ch. 122, par. 26-1 105 ILCS 5/26-2 from Ch. 122, par. 26-2105 ILCS 5/34-19 from Ch. 122, par. 34-19 105 ILCS 5/10-20.19a from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.19a 105 ILCS 5/10-22.18 from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18 105 ILCS 5/26-1 from Ch. 122, par. 26-1 105 ILCS 5/26-2 from Ch. 122, par. 26-2 105 ILCS 5/34-19 from Ch. 122, par. 34-19
44	44	105 ILCS 5/10-20.19a from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.19a
45	45	105 ILCS 5/10-22.18 from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18
46	46	105 ILCS 5/26-1 from Ch. 122, par. 26-1
47	47	105 ILCS 5/26-2 from Ch. 122, par. 26-2
48	48	105 ILCS 5/34-19 from Ch. 122, par. 34-19
49	49	Amends the School Code. Lowers the compulsory school age from 6 to 5 years of age beginning with the 2023-2024 school year. Requires all school districts to establish kindergarten for the instruction of children who are 5 years of age or older. Effective immediately.
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52	52	STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY
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87	87	1 school where such kindergarten is proposed to be established,
88	88	2 the board of directors shall, if funds are available,
89	89	3 establish a kindergarten in connection with the public school
90	90	4 designated in the petition and maintain it as long as the
91	91	5 annual average daily attendance therein is not less than 15.
92	92	6 The board may establish a kindergarten with half-day
93	93	7 attendance or with full-day attendance. If the board
94	94	8 establishes full-day kindergarten, it shall also establish
95	95	9 half-day kindergarten. No one shall be employed to teach in a
96	96	10 kindergarten who does not hold a license as provided by law.
97	97	11 Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, each school
98	98	12 district, including a school district organized under Article
99	99	13 34, must establish kindergarten for the instruction of
100	100	14 children who are 5 years of age or older.
101	101	15 (Source: P.A. 102-894, eff. 5-20-22.)
102	102	16 (105 ILCS 5/26-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-1)
103	103	17 Sec. 26-1. Compulsory school age; exemptions. Whoever has
104	104	18 custody or control of any child (i) between the ages of 7 and
105	105	19 17 years (unless the child has already graduated from high
106	106	20 school) for school years before the 2014-2015 school year or
107	107	21 (ii) between the ages of 6 (on or before September 1) and 17
108	108	22 years (unless the child has already graduated from high
109	109	23 school) for school years before the 2023-2024 beginning with
110	110	24 the 2014-2015 school year or (ii) between the ages of 5 (on or
111	111	25 before September 1) and 17 (unless the child has already
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122	122	1 graduated from high school) beginning with the 2023-2024
123	123	2 school year shall cause such child to attend some public
124	124	3 school in the district wherein the child resides the entire
125	125	4 time it is in session during the regular school term, except as
126	126	5 provided in Section 10-19.1, and during a required summer
127	127	6 school program established under Section 10-22.33B; provided,
128	128	7 that the following children shall not be required to attend
129	129	8 the public schools:
130	130	9 1. Any child attending a private or a parochial school
131	131	10 where children are taught the branches of education taught
132	132	11 to children of corresponding age and grade in the public
133	133	12 schools, and where the instruction of the child in the
134	134	13 branches of education is in the English language;
135	135	14 2. Any child who is physically or mentally unable to
136	136	15 attend school, such disability being certified to the
137	137	16 county or district truant officer by a competent physician
138	138	17 licensed in Illinois to practice medicine and surgery in
139	139	18 all its branches, a chiropractic physician licensed under
140	140	19 the Medical Practice Act of 1987, a licensed advanced
141	141	20 practice registered nurse, a licensed physician assistant,
142	142	21 or a Christian Science practitioner residing in this State
143	143	22 and listed in the Christian Science Journal; or who is
144	144	23 excused for temporary absence for cause by the principal
145	145	24 or teacher of the school which the child attends, with
146	146	25 absence for cause by illness being required to include the
147	147	26 mental or behavioral health of the child for up to 5 days
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158	158	1 for which the child need not provide a medical note, in
159	159	2 which case the child shall be given the opportunity to
160	160	3 make up any school work missed during the mental or
161	161	4 behavioral health absence and, after the second mental
162	162	5 health day used, may be referred to the appropriate school
163	163	6 support personnel; the exemptions in this paragraph (2) do
164	164	7 not apply to any female who is pregnant or the mother of
165	165	8 one or more children, except where a female is unable to
166	166	9 attend school due to a complication arising from her
167	167	10 pregnancy and the existence of such complication is
168	168	11 certified to the county or district truant officer by a
169	169	12 competent physician;
170	170	13 3. Any child necessarily and lawfully employed
171	171	14 according to the provisions of the law regulating child
172	172	15 labor may be excused from attendance at school by the
173	173	16 county superintendent of schools or the superintendent of
174	174	17 the public school which the child should be attending, on
175	175	18 certification of the facts by and the recommendation of
176	176	19 the school board of the public school district in which
177	177	20 the child resides. In districts having part-time
178	178	21 continuation schools, children so excused shall attend
179	179	22 such schools at least 8 hours each week;
180	180	23 4. Any child over 12 and under 14 years of age while in
181	181	24 attendance at confirmation classes;
182	182	25 5. Any child absent from a public school on a
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194	194	1 the reason that he is unable to attend classes or to
195	195	2 participate in any examination, study, or work
196	196	3 requirements on a particular day or days or at a
197	197	4 particular time of day because of religious reasons,
198	198	5 including the observance of a religious holiday or
199	199	6 participation in religious instruction, or because the
200	200	7 tenets of his religion forbid secular activity on a
201	201	8 particular day or days or at a particular time of day. A
202	202	9 school board may require the parent or guardian of a child
203	203	10 who is to be excused from attending school because of
204	204	11 religious reasons to give notice, not exceeding 5 days, of
205	205	12 the child's absence to the school principal or other
206	206	13 school personnel. Any child excused from attending school
207	207	14 under this paragraph 5 shall not be required to submit a
208	208	15 written excuse for such absence after returning to school.
209	209	16 A district superintendent shall develop and distribute to
210	210	17 schools appropriate procedures regarding a student's
211	211	18 absence for religious reasons, how schools are notified of
212	212	19 a student's impending absence for religious reasons, and
213	213	20 the requirements of Section 26-2b of this Code;
214	214	21 6. Any child 16 years of age or older who (i) submits
215	215	22 to a school district evidence of necessary and lawful
216	216	23 employment pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Section and
217	217	24 (ii) is enrolled in a graduation incentives program
218	218	25 pursuant to Section 26-16 of this Code or an alternative
219	219	26 learning opportunities program established pursuant to
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230	230	1 Article 13B of this Code;
231	231	2 7. A child in any of grades 6 through 12 absent from a
232	232	3 public school on a particular day or days or at a
233	233	4 particular time of day for the purpose of sounding "Taps"
234	234	5 at a military honors funeral held in this State for a
235	235	6 deceased veteran. In order to be excused under this
236	236	7 paragraph 7, the student shall notify the school's
237	237	8 administration at least 2 days prior to the date of the
238	238	9 absence and shall provide the school's administration with
239	239	10 the date, time, and location of the military honors
240	240	11 funeral. The school's administration may waive this 2-day
241	241	12 notification requirement if the student did not receive at
242	242	13 least 2 days advance notice, but the student shall notify
243	243	14 the school's administration as soon as possible of the
244	244	15 absence. A student whose absence is excused under this
245	245	16 paragraph 7 shall be counted as if the student attended
246	246	17 school for purposes of calculating the average daily
247	247	18 attendance of students in the school district. A student
248	248	19 whose absence is excused under this paragraph 7 must be
249	249	20 allowed a reasonable time to make up school work missed
250	250	21 during the absence. If the student satisfactorily
251	251	22 completes the school work, the day of absence shall be
252	252	23 counted as a day of compulsory attendance and he or she may
253	253	24 not be penalized for that absence; and
254	254	25 8. Any child absent from a public school on a
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266	266	1 the reason that his or her parent or legal guardian is an
267	267	2 active duty member of the uniformed services and has been
268	268	3 called to duty for, is on leave from, or has immediately
269	269	4 returned from deployment to a combat zone or
270	270	5 combat-support postings. Such a student shall be granted 5
271	271	6 days of excused absences in any school year and, at the
272	272	7 discretion of the school board, additional excused
273	273	8 absences to visit the student's parent or legal guardian
274	274	9 relative to such leave or deployment of the parent or
275	275	10 legal guardian. In the case of excused absences pursuant
276	276	11 to this paragraph 8, the student and parent or legal
277	277	12 guardian shall be responsible for obtaining assignments
278	278	13 from the student's teacher prior to any period of excused
279	279	14 absence and for ensuring that such assignments are
280	280	15 completed by the student prior to his or her return to
281	281	16 school from such period of excused absence.
282	282	17 Any child from a public middle school or high school,
283	283	18 subject to guidelines established by the State Board of
284	284	19 Education, shall be permitted by a school board one school
285	285	20 day-long excused absence per school year for the child who is
286	286	21 absent from school to engage in a civic event. The school board
287	287	22 may require that the student provide reasonable advance notice
288	288	23 of the intended absence to the appropriate school
289	289	24 administrator and require that the student provide
290	290	25 documentation of participation in a civic event to the
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302	302	1 (Source: P.A. 102-266, eff. 1-1-22; 102-321, eff. 1-1-22;
303	303	2 102-406, eff. 8-19-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-981, eff.
304	304	3 1-1-23.)
305	305	4 (105 ILCS 5/26-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-2)
306	306	5 Sec. 26-2. Enrolled pupils not of compulsory school age.
307	307	6 (a) For school years before the 2023-2024 school year, any
308	308	7 Any person having custody or control of a child who is below
309	309	8 the age of 6 years or is 17 years of age or above and who is
310	310	9 enrolled in any of grades kindergarten through 12 in the
311	311	10 public school shall cause the child to attend the public
312	312	11 school in the district wherein he or she resides when it is in
313	313	12 session during the regular school term, unless the child is
314	314	13 excused under Section 26-1 of this Code. Beginning with the
315	315	14 2023-2024 school year, any person having custody or control of
316	316	15 a child who is below the age of 5 years or is 17 years of age
317	317	16 or above and who is enrolled in any of grades kindergarten
318	318	17 through 12 in the public school shall cause the child to attend
319	319	18 the public school in the district wherein he or she resides
320	320	19 when it is in session during the regular school term, unless
321	321	20 the child is excused under Section 26-1 of this Code.
322	322	21 (b) A school district shall deny reenrollment in its
323	323	22 secondary schools to any child 19 years of age or above who has
324	324	23 dropped out of school and who could not, because of age and
325	325	24 lack of credits, attend classes during the normal school year
326	326	25 and graduate before his or her twenty-first birthday. A
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337	337	1 district may, however, enroll the child in a graduation
338	338	2 incentives program under Section 26-16 of this Code or an
339	339	3 alternative learning opportunities program established under
340	340	4 Article 13B. No child shall be denied reenrollment for the
341	341	5 above reasons unless the school district first offers the
342	342	6 child due process as required in cases of expulsion under
343	343	7 Section 10-22.6. If a child is denied reenrollment after being
344	344	8 provided with due process, the school district must provide
345	345	9 counseling to that child and must direct that child to
346	346	10 alternative educational programs, including adult education
347	347	11 programs, that lead to graduation or receipt of a State of
348	348	12 Illinois High School Diploma.
349	349	13 (c) A school or school district may deny enrollment to a
350	350	14 student 17 years of age or older for one semester for failure
351	351	15 to meet minimum attendance standards if all of the following
352	352	16 conditions are met:
353	353	17 (1) The student was absent without valid cause for 20%
354	354	18 or more of the attendance days in the semester immediately
355	355	19 prior to the current semester.
356	356	20 (2) The student and the student's parent or guardian
357	357	21 are given written notice warning that the student is
358	358	22 subject to denial from enrollment for one semester unless
359	359	23 the student is absent without valid cause less than 20% of
360	360	24 the attendance days in the current semester.
361	361	25 (3) The student's parent or guardian is provided with
362	362	26 the right to appeal the notice, as determined by the State
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373	373	1 Board of Education in accordance with due process.
374	374	2 (4) The student is provided with attendance
375	375	3 remediation services, including without limitation
376	376	4 assessment, counseling, and support services.
377	377	5 (5) The student is absent without valid cause for 20%
378	378	6 or more of the attendance days in the current semester.
379	379	7 A school or school district may not deny enrollment to a
380	380	8 student (or reenrollment to a dropout) who is at least 17 years
381	381	9 of age or older but below 19 years for more than one
382	382	10 consecutive semester for failure to meet attendance standards.
383	383	11 (d) No child may be denied reenrollment under this Section
384	384	12 in violation of the federal Individuals with Disabilities
385	385	13 Education Act or the Americans with Disabilities Act.
386	386	14 (e) In this subsection (e), "reenrolled student" means a
387	387	15 dropout who has reenrolled full-time in a public school. Each
388	388	16 school district shall identify, track, and report on the
389	389	17 educational progress and outcomes of reenrolled students as a
390	390	18 subset of the district's required reporting on all
391	391	19 enrollments. A reenrolled student who again drops out must not
392	392	20 be counted again against a district's dropout rate performance
393	393	21 measure. The State Board of Education shall set performance
394	394	22 standards for programs serving reenrolled students.
395	395	23 (f) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
396	396	24 necessary to implement the changes to this Section made by
397	397	25 Public Act 93-803.
398	398	26 (Source: P.A. 102-981, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1100, eff. 1-1-23;
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409	409	1 revised 12-13-22.)
410	410	2 (105 ILCS 5/34-19) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-19)
411	411	3 Sec. 34-19. By-laws, rules and regulations; business
412	412	4 transacted at regular meetings; voting; records. The board
413	413	5 shall, subject to the limitations in this Article, establish
414	414	6 by-laws, rules and regulations, which shall have the force of
415	415	7 ordinances, for the proper maintenance of a uniform system of
416	416	8 discipline for both employees and pupils, and for the entire
417	417	9 management of the schools, and may fix the school age of
418	418	10 pupils, the minimum of which in kindergartens (which,
419	419	11 beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, must be established
420	420	12 under Section 10-22.18 for children 5 years of age or older)
421	421	13 shall not be under 4 years, except that, based upon an
422	422	14 assessment of the child's readiness, children who have
423	423	15 attended a non-public preschool and continued their education
424	424	16 at that school through kindergarten, were taught in
425	425	17 kindergarten by an appropriately certified teacher, and will
426	426	18 attain the age of 6 years on or before December 31 of the year
427	427	19 of the 2009-2010 school term and each school term thereafter
428	428	20 may attend first grade upon commencement of such term, and in
429	429	21 grade schools shall not be under 6 years. It may expel, suspend
430	430	22 or, subject to the limitations of all policies established or
431	431	23 adopted under Section 10-22.6 or 14-8.05, otherwise discipline
432	432	24 any pupil found guilty of gross disobedience, misconduct, or
433	433	25 other violation of the by-laws, rules, and regulations,
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444	444	1 including gross disobedience or misconduct perpetuated by
445	445	2 electronic means. An expelled pupil may be immediately
446	446	3 transferred to an alternative program in the manner provided
447	447	4 in Article 13A or 13B of this Code. A pupil must not be denied
448	448	5 transfer because of the expulsion, except in cases in which
449	449	6 such transfer is deemed to cause a threat to the safety of
450	450	7 students or staff in the alternative program. A pupil who is
451	451	8 suspended in excess of 20 school days may be immediately
452	452	9 transferred to an alternative program in the manner provided
453	453	10 in Article 13A or 13B of this Code. A pupil must not be denied
454	454	11 transfer because of the suspension, except in cases in which
455	455	12 such transfer is deemed to cause a threat to the safety of
456	456	13 students or staff in the alternative program. The bylaws,
457	457	14 rules and regulations of the board shall be enacted, money
458	458	15 shall be appropriated or expended, salaries shall be fixed or
459	459	16 changed, and textbooks, electronic textbooks, and courses of
460	460	17 instruction shall be adopted or changed only at the regular
461	461	18 meetings of the board and by a vote of a majority of the full
462	462	19 membership of the board; provided that notwithstanding any
463	463	20 other provision of this Article or the School Code, neither
464	464	21 the board or any local school council may purchase any
465	465	22 textbook for use in any public school of the district from any
466	466	23 textbook publisher that fails to furnish any computer
467	467	24 diskettes as required under Section 28-21. Funds appropriated
468	468	25 for textbook purchases must be available for electronic
469	469	26 textbook purchases and the technological equipment necessary
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480	480	1 to gain access to and use electronic textbooks at the local
481	481	2 school council's discretion. The board shall be further
482	482	3 encouraged to provide opportunities for public hearing and
483	483	4 testimony before the adoption of bylaws, rules and
484	484	5 regulations. Upon all propositions requiring for their
485	485	6 adoption at least a majority of all the members of the board
486	486	7 the yeas and nays shall be taken and reported. The by-laws,
487	487	8 rules and regulations of the board shall not be repealed,
488	488	9 amended or added to, except by a vote of 2/3 of the full
489	489	10 membership of the board. The board shall keep a record of all
490	490	11 its proceedings. Such records and all by-laws, rules and
491	491	12 regulations, or parts thereof, may be proved by a copy thereof
492	492	13 certified to be such by the secretary of the board, but if they
493	493	14 are printed in book or pamphlet form which are purported to be
494	494	15 published by authority of the board they need not be otherwise
495	495	16 published and the book or pamphlet shall be received as
496	496	17 evidence, without further proof, of the records, by-laws,
497	497	18 rules and regulations, or any part thereof, as of the dates
498	498	19 thereof as shown in such book or pamphlet, in all courts and
499	499	20 places where judicial proceedings are had.
500	500	21 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Article or in
501	501	22 the School Code, the board may delegate to the general
502	502	23 superintendent or to the attorney the authorities granted to
503	503	24 the board in the School Code, provided such delegation and
504	504	25 appropriate oversight procedures are made pursuant to board
505	505	26 by-laws, rules and regulations, adopted as herein provided,
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516	516	1 except that the board may not delegate its authorities and
517	517	2 responsibilities regarding (1) budget approval obligations;
518	518	3 (2) rule-making functions; (3) desegregation obligations; (4)
519	519	4 real estate acquisition, sale or lease in excess of 10 years as
520	520	5 provided in Section 34-21; (5) the levy of taxes; or (6) any
521	521	6 mandates imposed upon the board by "An Act in relation to
522	522	7 school reform in cities over 500,000, amending Acts herein
523	523	8 named", approved December 12, 1988 (P.A. 85-1418).
524	524	9 (Source: P.A. 99-456, eff. 9-15-16.)
525	525	10 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
526	526	11 becoming law.
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