Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB5008 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5008 Introduced , by Rep. Mary Gill SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/34-2.3 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3 Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that a local school council shall have and exercise the power and duty to contract with the Chicago Police Department to have police officers or school resource officers on school grounds. Effective immediately. LRB103 37221 RJT 67340 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5008 Introduced , by Rep. Mary Gill SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/34-2.3 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3 105 ILCS 5/34-2.3 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3 Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that a local school council shall have and exercise the power and duty to contract with the Chicago Police Department to have police officers or school resource officers on school grounds. Effective immediately. LRB103 37221 RJT 67340 b LRB103 37221 RJT 67340 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5008 Introduced , by Rep. Mary Gill SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	105 ILCS 5/34-2.3 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3 105 ILCS 5/34-2.3 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3
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5	5	Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that a local school council shall have and exercise the power and duty to contract with the Chicago Police Department to have police officers or school resource officers on school grounds. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning education.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
15	15	5 34-2.3 as follows:
16	16	6 (105 ILCS 5/34-2.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3)
17	17	7 Sec. 34-2.3. Local school councils; powers and duties.
18	18	8 Each local school council shall have and exercise, consistent
19	19	9 with the provisions of this Article and the powers and duties
20	20	10 of the board of education, the following powers and duties:
21	21	11 1. (A) To annually evaluate the performance of the
22	22	12 principal of the attendance center using a Board approved
23	23	13 principal evaluation form, which shall include the evaluation
24	24	14 of (i) student academic improvement, as defined by the school
25	25	15 improvement plan, (ii) student absenteeism rates at the
26	26	16 school, (iii) instructional leadership, (iv) the effective
27	27	17 implementation of programs, policies, or strategies to improve
28	28	18 student academic achievement, (v) school management, and (vi)
29	29	19 any other factors deemed relevant by the local school council,
30	30	20 including, without limitation, the principal's communication
31	31	21 skills and ability to create and maintain a student-centered
32	32	22 learning environment, to develop opportunities for
33	33	23 professional development, and to encourage parental
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37	37	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5008 Introduced , by Rep. Mary Gill SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
38	38	105 ILCS 5/34-2.3 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3 105 ILCS 5/34-2.3 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3
39	39	105 ILCS 5/34-2.3 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3
40	40	Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that a local school council shall have and exercise the power and duty to contract with the Chicago Police Department to have police officers or school resource officers on school grounds. Effective immediately.
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68	68	1 involvement and community partnerships to achieve school
69	69	2 improvement;
70	70	3 (B) to determine in the manner provided by subsection (c)
71	71	4 of Section 34-2.2 and subdivision 1.5 of this Section whether
72	72	5 the performance contract of the principal shall be renewed;
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74	74	7 (C) to directly select, in the manner provided by
75	75	8 subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2, a new principal (including a
76	76	9 new principal to fill a vacancy) -- without submitting any
77	77	10 list of candidates for that position to the general
78	78	11 superintendent as provided in paragraph 2 of this Section --
79	79	12 to serve under a 4 year performance contract; provided that
80	80	13 (i) the determination of whether the principal's performance
81	81	14 contract is to be renewed, based upon the evaluation required
82	82	15 by subdivision 1.5 of this Section, shall be made no later than
83	83	16 150 days prior to the expiration of the current
84	84	17 performance-based contract of the principal, (ii) in cases
85	85	18 where such performance contract is not renewed -- a direct
86	86	19 selection of a new principal -- to serve under a 4 year
87	87	20 performance contract shall be made by the local school council
88	88	21 no later than 45 days prior to the expiration of the current
89	89	22 performance contract of the principal, and (iii) a selection
90	90	23 by the local school council of a new principal to fill a
91	91	24 vacancy under a 4 year performance contract shall be made
92	92	25 within 90 days after the date such vacancy occurs. A Council
93	93	26 shall be required, if requested by the principal, to provide
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104	104	1 in writing the reasons for the council's not renewing the
105	105	2 principal's contract.
106	106	3 1.5. The local school council's determination of whether
107	107	4 to renew the principal's contract shall be based on an
108	108	5 evaluation to assess the educational and administrative
109	109	6 progress made at the school during the principal's current
110	110	7 performance-based contract. The local school council shall
111	111	8 base its evaluation on (i) student academic improvement, as
112	112	9 defined by the school improvement plan, (ii) student
113	113	10 absenteeism rates at the school, (iii) instructional
114	114	11 leadership, (iv) the effective implementation of programs,
115	115	12 policies, or strategies to improve student academic
116	116	13 achievement, (v) school management, and (vi) any other factors
117	117	14 deemed relevant by the local school council, including,
118	118	15 without limitation, the principal's communication skills and
119	119	16 ability to create and maintain a student-centered learning
120	120	17 environment, to develop opportunities for professional
121	121	18 development, and to encourage parental involvement and
122	122	19 community partnerships to achieve school improvement. If a
123	123	20 local school council fails to renew the performance contract
124	124	21 of a principal rated by the general superintendent, or his or
125	125	22 her designee, in the previous years' evaluations as meeting or
126	126	23 exceeding expectations, the principal, within 15 days after
127	127	24 the local school council's decision not to renew the contract,
128	128	25 may request a review of the local school council's principal
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140	140	1 American Arbitration Association. A local school council
141	141	2 member or members or the general superintendent may support
142	142	3 the principal's request for review. During the period of the
143	143	4 hearing officer's review of the local school council's
144	144	5 decision on whether or not to retain the principal, the local
145	145	6 school council shall maintain all authority to search for and
146	146	7 contract with a person to serve as interim or acting
147	147	8 principal, or as the principal of the attendance center under
148	148	9 a 4-year performance contract, provided that any performance
149	149	10 contract entered into by the local school council shall be
150	150	11 voidable or modified in accordance with the decision of the
151	151	12 hearing officer. The principal may request review only once
152	152	13 while at that attendance center. If a local school council
153	153	14 renews the contract of a principal who failed to obtain a
154	154	15 rating of "meets" or "exceeds expectations" in the general
155	155	16 superintendent's evaluation for the previous year, the general
156	156	17 superintendent, within 15 days after the local school
157	157	18 council's decision to renew the contract, may request a review
158	158	19 of the local school council's principal retention decision by
159	159	20 a hearing officer appointed by the American Arbitration
160	160	21 Association. The general superintendent may request a review
161	161	22 only once for that principal at that attendance center. All
162	162	23 requests to review the retention or non-retention of a
163	163	24 principal shall be submitted to the general superintendent,
164	164	25 who shall, in turn, forward such requests, within 14 days of
165	165	26 receipt, to the American Arbitration Association. The general
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176	176	1 superintendent shall send a contemporaneous copy of the
177	177	2 request that was forwarded to the American Arbitration
178	178	3 Association to the principal and to each local school council
179	179	4 member and shall inform the local school council of its rights
180	180	5 and responsibilities under the arbitration process, including
181	181	6 the local school council's right to representation and the
182	182	7 manner and process by which the Board shall pay the costs of
183	183	8 the council's representation. If the local school council
184	184	9 retains the principal and the general superintendent requests
185	185	10 a review of the retention decision, the local school council
186	186	11 and the general superintendent shall be considered parties to
187	187	12 the arbitration, a hearing officer shall be chosen between
188	188	13 those 2 parties pursuant to procedures promulgated by the
189	189	14 State Board of Education, and the principal may retain counsel
190	190	15 and participate in the arbitration. If the local school
191	191	16 council does not retain the principal and the principal
192	192	17 requests a review of the retention decision, the local school
193	193	18 council and the principal shall be considered parties to the
194	194	19 arbitration and a hearing officer shall be chosen between
195	195	20 those 2 parties pursuant to procedures promulgated by the
196	196	21 State Board of Education. The hearing shall begin (i) within
197	197	22 45 days after the initial request for review is submitted by
198	198	23 the principal to the general superintendent or (ii) if the
199	199	24 initial request for review is made by the general
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212	212	1 shall render a decision within 45 days after the hearing
213	213	2 begins and within 90 days after the initial request for
214	214	3 review. The Board shall contract with the American Arbitration
215	215	4 Association for all of the hearing officer's reasonable and
216	216	5 necessary costs. In addition, the Board shall pay any
217	217	6 reasonable costs incurred by a local school council for
218	218	7 representation before a hearing officer.
219	219	8 1.10. The hearing officer shall conduct a hearing, which
220	220	9 shall include (i) a review of the principal's performance,
221	221	10 evaluations, and other evidence of the principal's service at
222	222	11 the school, (ii) reasons provided by the local school council
223	223	12 for its decision, and (iii) documentation evidencing views of
224	224	13 interested persons, including, without limitation, students,
225	225	14 parents, local school council members, school faculty and
226	226	15 staff, the principal, the general superintendent or his or her
227	227	16 designee, and members of the community. The burden of proof in
228	228	17 establishing that the local school council's decision was
229	229	18 arbitrary and capricious shall be on the party requesting the
230	230	19 arbitration, and this party shall sustain the burden by a
231	231	20 preponderance of the evidence. The hearing officer shall set
232	232	21 the local school council decision aside if that decision, in
233	233	22 light of the record developed at the hearing, is arbitrary and
234	234	23 capricious. The decision of the hearing officer may not be
235	235	24 appealed to the Board or the State Board of Education. If the
236	236	25 hearing officer decides that the principal shall be retained,
237	237	26 the retention period shall not exceed 2 years.
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248	248	1 2. In the event (i) the local school council does not renew
249	249	2 the performance contract of the principal, or the principal
250	250	3 fails to receive a satisfactory rating as provided in
251	251	4 subsection (h) of Section 34-8.3, or the principal is removed
252	252	5 for cause during the term of his or her performance contract in
253	253	6 the manner provided by Section 34-85, or a vacancy in the
254	254	7 position of principal otherwise occurs prior to the expiration
255	255	8 of the term of a principal's performance contract, and (ii)
256	256	9 the local school council fails to directly select a new
257	257	10 principal to serve under a 4 year performance contract, the
258	258	11 local school council in such event shall submit to the general
259	259	12 superintendent a list of 3 candidates -- listed in the local
260	260	13 school council's order of preference -- for the position of
261	261	14 principal, one of which shall be selected by the general
262	262	15 superintendent to serve as principal of the attendance center.
263	263	16 If the general superintendent fails or refuses to select one
264	264	17 of the candidates on the list to serve as principal within 30
265	265	18 days after being furnished with the candidate list, the
266	266	19 general superintendent shall select and place a principal on
267	267	20 an interim basis (i) for a period not to exceed one year or
268	268	21 (ii) until the local school council selects a new principal
269	269	22 with 7 affirmative votes as provided in subsection (c) of
270	270	23 Section 34-2.2, whichever occurs first. If the local school
271	271	24 council fails or refuses to select and appoint a new
272	272	25 principal, as specified by subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2,
273	273	26 the general superintendent may select and appoint a new
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284	284	1 principal on an interim basis for an additional year or until a
285	285	2 new contract principal is selected by the local school
286	286	3 council. There shall be no discrimination on the basis of
287	287	4 race, sex, creed, color or disability unrelated to ability to
288	288	5 perform in connection with the submission of candidates for,
289	289	6 and the selection of a candidate to serve as principal of an
290	290	7 attendance center. No person shall be directly selected,
291	291	8 listed as a candidate for, or selected to serve as principal of
292	292	9 an attendance center (i) if such person has been removed for
293	293	10 cause from employment by the Board or (ii) if such person does
294	294	11 not hold a valid Professional Educator License issued under
295	295	12 Article 21B and endorsed as required by that Article for the
296	296	13 position of principal. A principal whose performance contract
297	297	14 is not renewed as provided under subsection (c) of Section
298	298	15 34-2.2 may nevertheless, if otherwise qualified and licensed
299	299	16 as herein provided and if he or she has received a satisfactory
300	300	17 rating as provided in subsection (h) of Section 34-8.3, be
301	301	18 included by a local school council as one of the 3 candidates
302	302	19 listed in order of preference on any candidate list from which
303	303	20 one person is to be selected to serve as principal of the
304	304	21 attendance center under a new performance contract. The
305	305	22 initial candidate list required to be submitted by a local
306	306	23 school council to the general superintendent in cases where
307	307	24 the local school council does not renew the performance
308	308	25 contract of its principal and does not directly select a new
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320	320	1 be submitted not later than 30 days prior to the expiration of
321	321	2 the current performance contract. In cases where the local
322	322	3 school council fails or refuses to submit the candidate list
323	323	4 to the general superintendent no later than 30 days prior to
324	324	5 the expiration of the incumbent principal's contract, the
325	325	6 general superintendent may appoint a principal on an interim
326	326	7 basis for a period not to exceed one year, during which time
327	327	8 the local school council shall be able to select a new
328	328	9 principal with 7 affirmative votes as provided in subsection
329	329	10 (c) of Section 34-2.2. In cases where a principal is removed
330	330	11 for cause or a vacancy otherwise occurs in the position of
331	331	12 principal and the vacancy is not filled by direct selection by
332	332	13 the local school council, the candidate list shall be
333	333	14 submitted by the local school council to the general
334	334	15 superintendent within 90 days after the date such removal or
335	335	16 vacancy occurs. In cases where the local school council fails
336	336	17 or refuses to submit the candidate list to the general
337	337	18 superintendent within 90 days after the date of the vacancy,
338	338	19 the general superintendent may appoint a principal on an
339	339	20 interim basis for a period of one year, during which time the
340	340	21 local school council shall be able to select a new principal
341	341	22 with 7 affirmative votes as provided in subsection (c) of
342	342	23 Section 34-2.2.
343	343	24 2.5. Whenever a vacancy in the office of a principal
344	344	25 occurs for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled in the
345	345	26 manner provided by this Section by the selection of a new
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356	356	1 principal to serve under a 4 year performance contract.
357	357	2 3. To establish additional criteria to be included as part
358	358	3 of the performance contract of its principal, provided that
359	359	4 such additional criteria shall not discriminate on the basis
360	360	5 of race, sex, creed, color or disability unrelated to ability
361	361	6 to perform, and shall not be inconsistent with the uniform 4
362	362	7 year performance contract for principals developed by the
363	363	8 board as provided in Section 34-8.1 of the School Code or with
364	364	9 other provisions of this Article governing the authority and
365	365	10 responsibility of principals.
366	366	11 4. To approve the expenditure plan prepared by the
367	367	12 principal with respect to all funds allocated and distributed
368	368	13 to the attendance center by the Board. The expenditure plan
369	369	14 shall be administered by the principal. Notwithstanding any
370	370	15 other provision of this Act or any other law, any expenditure
371	371	16 plan approved and administered under this Section 34-2.3 shall
372	372	17 be consistent with and subject to the terms of any contract for
373	373	18 services with a third party entered into by the Chicago School
374	374	19 Reform Board of Trustees or the board under this Act.
375	375	20 Via a supermajority vote of 8 members of a local school
376	376	21 council enrolling students through the 8th grade or 9 members
377	377	22 of a local school council at a secondary attendance center or
378	378	23 an attendance center enrolling students in grades 7 through
379	379	24 12, the Council may transfer allocations pursuant to Section
380	380	25 34-2.3 within funds; provided that such a transfer is
381	381	26 consistent with applicable law and collective bargaining
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392	392	1 agreements.
393	393	2 Beginning in fiscal year 1991 and in each fiscal year
394	394	3 thereafter, the Board may reserve up to 1% of its total fiscal
395	395	4 year budget for distribution on a prioritized basis to schools
396	396	5 throughout the school system in order to assure adequate
397	397	6 programs to meet the needs of special student populations as
398	398	7 determined by the Board. This distribution shall take into
399	399	8 account the needs catalogued in the Systemwide Plan and the
400	400	9 various local school improvement plans of the local school
401	401	10 councils. Information about these centrally funded programs
402	402	11 shall be distributed to the local school councils so that
403	403	12 their subsequent planning and programming will account for
404	404	13 these provisions.
405	405	14 Beginning in fiscal year 1991 and in each fiscal year
406	406	15 thereafter, from other amounts available in the applicable
407	407	16 fiscal year budget, the board shall allocate a lump sum amount
408	408	17 to each local school based upon such formula as the board shall
409	409	18 determine taking into account the special needs of the student
410	410	19 body. The local school principal shall develop an expenditure
411	411	20 plan in consultation with the local school council, the
412	412	21 professional personnel leadership committee and with all other
413	413	22 school personnel, which reflects the priorities and activities
414	414	23 as described in the school's local school improvement plan and
415	415	24 is consistent with applicable law and collective bargaining
416	416	25 agreements and with board policies and standards; however, the
417	417	26 local school council shall have the right to request waivers
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428	428	1 of board policy from the board of education and waivers of
429	429	2 employee collective bargaining agreements pursuant to Section
430	430	3 34-8.1a.
431	431	4 The expenditure plan developed by the principal with
432	432	5 respect to amounts available from the fund for prioritized
433	433	6 special needs programs and the allocated lump sum amount must
434	434	7 be approved by the local school council.
435	435	8 The lump sum allocation shall take into account the
436	436	9 following principles:
437	437	10 a. Teachers: Each school shall be allocated funds
438	438	11 equal to the amount appropriated in the previous school
439	439	12 year for compensation for teachers (regular grades
440	440	13 kindergarten through 12th grade) plus whatever increases
441	441	14 in compensation have been negotiated contractually or
442	442	15 through longevity as provided in the negotiated agreement.
443	443	16 Adjustments shall be made due to layoff or reduction in
444	444	17 force, lack of funds or work, change in subject
445	445	18 requirements, enrollment changes, or contracts with third
446	446	19 parties for the performance of services or to rectify any
447	447	20 inconsistencies with system-wide allocation formulas or
448	448	21 for other legitimate reasons.
449	449	22 b. Other personnel: Funds for other teacher licensed
450	450	23 and nonlicensed personnel paid through non-categorical
451	451	24 funds shall be provided according to system-wide formulas
452	452	25 based on student enrollment and the special needs of the
453	453	26 school as determined by the Board.
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464	464	1 c. Non-compensation items: Appropriations for all
465	465	2 non-compensation items shall be based on system-wide
466	466	3 formulas based on student enrollment and on the special
467	467	4 needs of the school or factors related to the physical
468	468	5 plant, including but not limited to textbooks, electronic
469	469	6 textbooks and the technological equipment necessary to
470	470	7 gain access to and use electronic textbooks, supplies,
471	471	8 electricity, equipment, and routine maintenance.
472	472	9 d. Funds for categorical programs: Schools shall
473	473	10 receive personnel and funds based on, and shall use such
474	474	11 personnel and funds in accordance with State and Federal
475	475	12 requirements applicable to each categorical program
476	476	13 provided to meet the special needs of the student body
477	477	14 (including but not limited to, Federal Chapter I,
478	478	15 Bilingual, and Special Education).
479	479	16 d.1. Funds for State Title I: Each school shall
480	480	17 receive funds based on State and Board requirements
481	481	18 applicable to each State Title I pupil provided to meet
482	482	19 the special needs of the student body. Each school shall
483	483	20 receive the proportion of funds as provided in Section
484	484	21 18-8 or 18-8.15 to which they are entitled. These funds
485	485	22 shall be spent only with the budgetary approval of the
486	486	23 Local School Council as provided in Section 34-2.3.
487	487	24 e. The Local School Council shall have the right to
488	488	25 request the principal to close positions and open new ones
489	489	26 consistent with the provisions of the local school
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500	500	1 improvement plan provided that these decisions are
501	501	2 consistent with applicable law and collective bargaining
502	502	3 agreements. If a position is closed, pursuant to this
503	503	4 paragraph, the local school shall have for its use the
504	504	5 system-wide average compensation for the closed position.
505	505	6 f. Operating within existing laws and collective
506	506	7 bargaining agreements, the local school council shall have
507	507	8 the right to direct the principal to shift expenditures
508	508	9 within funds.
509	509	10 g. (Blank).
510	510	11 Any funds unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall be
511	511	12 available to the board of education for use as part of its
512	512	13 budget for the following fiscal year.
513	513	14 5. To make recommendations to the principal concerning
514	514	15 textbook selection and concerning curriculum developed
515	515	16 pursuant to the school improvement plan which is consistent
516	516	17 with systemwide curriculum objectives in accordance with
517	517	18 Sections 34-8 and 34-18 of the School Code and in conformity
518	518	19 with the collective bargaining agreement.
519	519	20 6. To advise the principal concerning the attendance and
520	520	21 disciplinary policies for the attendance center, subject to
521	521	22 the provisions of this Article and Article 26, and consistent
522	522	23 with the uniform system of discipline established by the board
523	523	24 pursuant to Section 34-19.
524	524	25 7. To approve a school improvement plan developed as
525	525	26 provided in Section 34-2.4. The process and schedule for plan
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536	536	1 development shall be publicized to the entire school
537	537	2 community, and the community shall be afforded the opportunity
538	538	3 to make recommendations concerning the plan. At least twice a
539	539	4 year the principal and local school council shall report
540	540	5 publicly on progress and problems with respect to plan
541	541	6 implementation.
542	542	7 8. To evaluate the allocation of teaching resources and
543	543	8 other licensed and nonlicensed staff to the attendance center
544	544	9 to determine whether such allocation is consistent with and in
545	545	10 furtherance of instructional objectives and school programs
546	546	11 reflective of the school improvement plan adopted for the
547	547	12 attendance center; and to make recommendations to the board,
548	548	13 the general superintendent and the principal concerning any
549	549	14 reallocation of teaching resources or other staff whenever the
550	550	15 council determines that any such reallocation is appropriate
551	551	16 because the qualifications of any existing staff at the
552	552	17 attendance center do not adequately match or support
553	553	18 instructional objectives or school programs which reflect the
554	554	19 school improvement plan.
555	555	20 9. To make recommendations to the principal and the
556	556	21 general superintendent concerning their respective
557	557	22 appointments, after August 31, 1989, and in the manner
558	558	23 provided by Section 34-8 and Section 34-8.1, of persons to
559	559	24 fill any vacant, additional or newly created positions for
560	560	25 teachers at the attendance center or at attendance centers
561	561	26 which include the attendance center served by the local school
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572	572	1 council.
573	573	2 10. To request of the Board the manner in which training
574	574	3 and assistance shall be provided to the local school council.
575	575	4 Pursuant to Board guidelines a local school council is
576	576	5 authorized to direct the Board of Education to contract with
577	577	6 personnel or not-for-profit organizations not associated with
578	578	7 the school district to train or assist council members. If
579	579	8 training or assistance is provided by contract with personnel
580	580	9 or organizations not associated with the school district, the
581	581	10 period of training or assistance shall not exceed 30 hours
582	582	11 during a given school year; person shall not be employed on a
583	583	12 continuous basis longer than said period and shall not have
584	584	13 been employed by the Chicago Board of Education within the
585	585	14 preceding six months. Council members shall receive training
586	586	15 in at least the following areas:
587	587	16 1. school budgets;
588	588	17 2. educational theory pertinent to the attendance
589	589	18 center's particular needs, including the development of
590	590	19 the school improvement plan and the principal's
591	591	20 performance contract; and
592	592	21 3. personnel selection.
593	593	22 Council members shall, to the greatest extent possible,
594	594	23 complete such training within 90 days of election.
595	595	24 11. In accordance with systemwide guidelines contained in
596	596	25 the System-Wide Educational Reform Goals and Objectives Plan,
597	597	26 criteria for evaluation of performance shall be established
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608	608	1 for local school councils and local school council members. If
609	609	2 a local school council persists in noncompliance with
610	610	3 systemwide requirements, the Board may impose sanctions and
611	611	4 take necessary corrective action, consistent with Section
612	612	5 34-8.3.
613	613	6 12. Each local school council shall comply with the Open
614	614	7 Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Each local
615	615	8 school council shall issue and transmit to its school
616	616	9 community a detailed annual report accounting for its
617	617	10 activities programmatically and financially. Each local school
618	618	11 council shall convene at least 2 well-publicized meetings
619	619	12 annually with its entire school community. These meetings
620	620	13 shall include presentation of the proposed local school
621	621	14 improvement plan, of the proposed school expenditure plan, and
622	622	15 the annual report, and shall provide an opportunity for public
623	623	16 comment.
624	624	17 13. Each local school council is encouraged to involve
625	625	18 additional non-voting members of the school community in
626	626	19 facilitating the council's exercise of its responsibilities.
627	627	20 14. The local school council may adopt a school uniform or
628	628	21 dress code policy that governs the attendance center and that
629	629	22 is necessary to maintain the orderly process of a school
630	630	23 function or prevent endangerment of student health or safety,
631	631	24 consistent with the policies and rules of the Board of
632	632	25 Education. A school uniform or dress code policy adopted by a
633	633	26 local school council: (i) shall not be applied in such manner
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644	644	1 as to discipline or deny attendance to a transfer student or
645	645	2 any other student for noncompliance with that policy during
646	646	3 such period of time as is reasonably necessary to enable the
647	647	4 student to acquire a school uniform or otherwise comply with
648	648	5 the dress code policy that is in effect at the attendance
649	649	6 center into which the student's enrollment is transferred;
650	650	7 (ii) shall include criteria and procedures under which the
651	651	8 local school council will accommodate the needs of or
652	652	9 otherwise provide appropriate resources to assist a student
653	653	10 from an indigent family in complying with an applicable school
654	654	11 uniform or dress code policy; (iii) shall not include or apply
655	655	12 to hairstyles, including hairstyles historically associated
656	656	13 with race, ethnicity, or hair texture, including, but not
657	657	14 limited to, protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and
658	658	15 twists; and (iv) shall not prohibit the right of a student to
659	659	16 wear or accessorize the student's graduation attire with items
660	660	17 associated with the student's cultural, ethnic, or religious
661	661	18 identity or any other protected characteristic or category
662	662	19 identified in subsection (Q) of Section 1-103 of the Illinois
663	663	20 Human Rights Act. A student whose parents or legal guardians
664	664	21 object on religious grounds to the student's compliance with
665	665	22 an applicable school uniform or dress code policy shall not be
666	666	23 required to comply with that policy if the student's parents
667	667	24 or legal guardians present to the local school council a
668	668	25 signed statement of objection detailing the grounds for the
669	669	26 objection. If a local school council does not comply with the
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680	680	1 requirements and prohibitions set forth in this paragraph 14,
681	681	2 the attendance center is subject to the penalty imposed
682	682	3 pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 2-3.25.
683	683	4 15. All decisions made and actions taken by the local
684	684	5 school council in the exercise of its powers and duties shall
685	685	6 comply with State and federal laws, all applicable collective
686	686	7 bargaining agreements, court orders and rules properly
687	687	8 promulgated by the Board.
688	688	9 15a. To grant, in accordance with board rules and
689	689	10 policies, the use of assembly halls and classrooms when not
690	690	11 otherwise needed, including lighting, heat, and attendants,
691	691	12 for public lectures, concerts, and other educational and
692	692	13 social activities.
693	693	14 15b. To approve, in accordance with board rules and
694	694	15 policies, receipts and expenditures for all internal accounts
695	695	16 of the attendance center, and to approve all fund-raising
696	696	17 activities by nonschool organizations that use the school
697	697	18 building.
698	698	19 16. (Blank).
699	699	20 17. Names and addresses of local school council members
700	700	21 shall be a matter of public record.
701	701	22 18. To contract with the Chicago Police Department to have
702	702	23 police officers or school resource officers on school grounds.
703	703	24 (Source: P.A. 102-360, eff. 1-1-22; 102-677, eff. 12-3-21;
704	704	25 102-894, eff. 5-20-22; 103-463, eff. 8-4-23.)
705	705	26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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