Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB5009 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5009 Introduced , by Rep. Margaret Croke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/24-2 Amends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning holidays, provides that no deduction shall be made from the time or compensation of a school employee, including an educational support personnel employee, on account of any legal or special holiday during which time the employee is contractually employed (instead of on account of any legal or special holiday in which that employee would have otherwise been scheduled to work but for the legal or special holiday). LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5009 Introduced , by Rep. Margaret Croke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/24-2 105 ILCS 5/24-2 Amends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning holidays, provides that no deduction shall be made from the time or compensation of a school employee, including an educational support personnel employee, on account of any legal or special holiday during which time the employee is contractually employed (instead of on account of any legal or special holiday in which that employee would have otherwise been scheduled to work but for the legal or special holiday). LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
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5	5	Amends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning holidays, provides that no deduction shall be made from the time or compensation of a school employee, including an educational support personnel employee, on account of any legal or special holiday during which time the employee is contractually employed (instead of on account of any legal or special holiday in which that employee would have otherwise been scheduled to work but for the legal or special holiday).
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13	13	1 AN ACT concerning education.
14	14	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
15	15	3 represented in the General Assembly:
16	16	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
17	17	5 24-2 as follows:
18	18	6 (105 ILCS 5/24-2)
19	19	7 Sec. 24-2. Holidays.
20	20	8 (a) Teachers shall not be required to teach on Saturdays,
21	21	9 nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section,
22	22	10 shall teachers, educational support personnel employees, or
23	23	11 other school employees, other than noncertificated school
24	24	12 employees whose presence is necessary because of an emergency
25	25	13 or for the continued operation and maintenance of school
26	26	14 facilities or property, be required to work on legal school
27	27	15 holidays, which are January 1, New Year's Day; the third
28	28	16 Monday in January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King,
29	29	17 Jr.; February 12, the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln;
30	30	18 the first Monday in March (to be known as Casimir Pulaski's
31	31	19 birthday); Good Friday; the day designated as Memorial Day by
32	32	20 federal law; June 19, Juneteenth National Freedom Day; July 4,
33	33	21 Independence Day; the first Monday in September, Labor Day;
34	34	22 the second Monday in October, Columbus Day; November 11,
35	35	23 Veterans' Day; the Thursday in November commonly called
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39	39	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5009 Introduced , by Rep. Margaret Croke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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42	42	Amends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning holidays, provides that no deduction shall be made from the time or compensation of a school employee, including an educational support personnel employee, on account of any legal or special holiday during which time the employee is contractually employed (instead of on account of any legal or special holiday in which that employee would have otherwise been scheduled to work but for the legal or special holiday).
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76	76	1 Thanksgiving Day; and December 25, Christmas Day. School
77	77	2 boards may grant special holidays whenever in their judgment
78	78	3 such action is advisable. No deduction shall be made from the
79	79	4 time or compensation of a school employee, including an
80	80	5 educational support personnel employee, on account of any
81	81	6 legal or special holiday during which time the employee is
82	82	7 contractually employed in which that employee would have
83	83	8 otherwise been scheduled to work but for the legal or special
84	84	9 holiday.
85	85	10 (b) A school board or other entity eligible to apply for
86	86	11 waivers and modifications under Section 2-3.25g of this Code
87	87	12 is authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes,
88	88	13 parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third
89	89	14 Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King,
90	90	15 Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln);
91	91	16 the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's
92	92	17 birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); and
93	93	18 November 11 (Veterans' Day), provided that:
94	94	19 (1) the person or persons honored by the holiday are
95	95	20 recognized through instructional activities conducted on
96	96	21 that day or, if the day is not used for student attendance,
97	97	22 on the first school day preceding or following that day;
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99	99	24 (2) the entity that chooses to exercise this authority
100	100	25 first holds a public hearing about the proposal. The
101	101	26 entity shall provide notice preceding the public hearing
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112	112	1 to both educators and parents. The notice shall set forth
113	113	2 the time, date, and place of the hearing, describe the
114	114	3 proposal, and indicate that the entity will take testimony
115	115	4 from educators and parents about the proposal.
116	116	5 (c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified
117	117	6 patriotic, civic, cultural or historical persons, activities,
118	118	7 or events, are regular school days. Commemorative holidays
119	119	8 are: January 17 (the birthday of Muhammad Ali), January 28 (to
120	120	9 be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and observed as a
121	121	10 commemoration of space exploration), February 15 (the birthday
122	122	11 of Susan B. Anthony), March 29 (Viet Nam War Veterans' Day),
123	123	12 September 11 (September 11th Day of Remembrance), September 17
124	124	13 (Constitution Day), the school day immediately preceding
125	125	14 Veterans' Day (Korean War Veterans' Day), October 1 (Recycling
126	126	15 Day), October 7 (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance
127	127	16 Day), December 7 (Pearl Harbor Veterans' Day), and any day so
128	128	17 appointed by the President or Governor. School boards may
129	129	18 establish commemorative holidays whenever in their judgment
130	130	19 such action is advisable. School boards shall include
131	131	20 instruction relative to commemorated persons, activities, or
132	132	21 events on the commemorative holiday or at any other time
133	133	22 during the school year and at any point in the curriculum when
134	134	23 such instruction may be deemed appropriate. The State Board of
135	135	24 Education shall prepare and make available to school boards
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137	137	26 activities, or events which may be used by school boards in
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148	148	1 conjunction with any instruction provided pursuant to this
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150	150	3 (d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe
151	151	4 March 4 of each year as a commemorative holiday. This holiday
152	152	5 shall be known as Mayors' Day which shall be a day to
153	153	6 commemorate and be reminded of the past Chief Executive
154	154	7 Officers of the City of Chicago, and in particular the late
155	155	8 Mayor Richard J. Daley and the late Mayor Harold Washington.
156	156	9 If March 4 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be
157	157	10 observed on the following Monday.
158	158	11 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to
159	159	12 the contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known
160	160	13 as 2020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout
161	161	14 the State pursuant to Public Act 101-642 this amendatory Act
162	162	15 of the 101st General Assembly. All government offices, with
163	163	16 the exception of election authorities, shall be closed unless
164	164	17 authorized to be used as a location for election day services
165	165	18 or as a polling place.
166	166	19 Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the
167	167	20 contrary, November 8, 2022 shall be a State holiday known as
168	168	21 2022 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the
169	169	22 State under Public Act 102-15.
170	170	23 Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the
171	171	24 contrary, November 5, 2024 shall be a State holiday known as
172	172	25 2024 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout
173	173	26 this State pursuant to Public Act 103-467 this amendatory Act
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