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 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 5/24-2 105 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 LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR HB5009LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b HB5009 LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b HB5009 LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 5 24-2 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/24-2) 7 Sec. 24-2. Holidays. 8 (a) Teachers shall not be required to teach on Saturdays, 9 nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, 10 shall teachers, educational support personnel employees, or 11 other school employees, other than noncertificated school 12 employees whose presence is necessary because of an emergency 13 or for the continued operation and maintenance of school 14 facilities or property, be required to work on legal school 15 holidays, which are January 1, New Year's Day; the third 16 Monday in January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, 17 Jr.; February 12, the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln; 18 the first Monday in March (to be known as Casimir Pulaski's 19 birthday); Good Friday; the day designated as Memorial Day by 20 federal law; June 19, Juneteenth National Freedom Day; July 4, 21 Independence Day; the first Monday in September, Labor Day; 22 the second Monday in October, Columbus Day; November 11, 23 Veterans' Day; the Thursday in November commonly called 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 5/24-2 105 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 LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 105 ILCS 5/24-2 LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY HB5009 LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b HB5009- 2 -LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b HB5009 - 2 - LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b HB5009 - 2 - LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b 1 Thanksgiving Day; and December 25, Christmas Day. School 2 boards may grant special holidays whenever in their judgment 3 such action is advisable. No deduction shall be made from the 4 time or compensation of a school employee, including an 5 educational support personnel employee, on account of any 6 legal or special holiday during which time the employee is 7 contractually employed in which that employee would have 8 otherwise been scheduled to work but for the legal or special 9 holiday. 10 (b) A school board or other entity eligible to apply for 11 waivers and modifications under Section 2-3.25g of this Code 12 is authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes, 13 parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third 14 Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, 15 Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln); 16 the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's 17 birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); and 18 November 11 (Veterans' Day), provided that: 19 (1) the person or persons honored by the holiday are 20 recognized through instructional activities conducted on 21 that day or, if the day is not used for student attendance, 22 on the first school day preceding or following that day; 23 and 24 (2) the entity that chooses to exercise this authority 25 first holds a public hearing about the proposal. The 26 entity shall provide notice preceding the public hearing HB5009 - 2 - LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b HB5009- 3 -LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b HB5009 - 3 - LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b HB5009 - 3 - LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b 1 to both educators and parents. The notice shall set forth 2 the time, date, and place of the hearing, describe the 3 proposal, and indicate that the entity will take testimony 4 from educators and parents about the proposal. 5 (c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified 6 patriotic, civic, cultural or historical persons, activities, 7 or events, are regular school days. Commemorative holidays 8 are: January 17 (the birthday of Muhammad Ali), January 28 (to 9 be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and observed as a 10 commemoration of space exploration), February 15 (the birthday 11 of Susan B. Anthony), March 29 (Viet Nam War Veterans' Day), 12 September 11 (September 11th Day of Remembrance), September 17 13 (Constitution Day), the school day immediately preceding 14 Veterans' Day (Korean War Veterans' Day), October 1 (Recycling 15 Day), October 7 (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance 16 Day), December 7 (Pearl Harbor Veterans' Day), and any day so 17 appointed by the President or Governor. School boards may 18 establish commemorative holidays whenever in their judgment 19 such action is advisable. School boards shall include 20 instruction relative to commemorated persons, activities, or 21 events on the commemorative holiday or at any other time 22 during the school year and at any point in the curriculum when 23 such instruction may be deemed appropriate. The State Board of 24 Education shall prepare and make available to school boards 25 instructional materials relative to commemorated persons, 26 activities, or events which may be used by school boards in HB5009 - 3 - LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b HB5009- 4 -LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b HB5009 - 4 - LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b HB5009 - 4 - LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b 1 conjunction with any instruction provided pursuant to this 2 paragraph. 3 (d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe 4 March 4 of each year as a commemorative holiday. This holiday 5 shall be known as Mayors' Day which shall be a day to 6 commemorate and be reminded of the past Chief Executive 7 Officers of the City of Chicago, and in particular the late 8 Mayor Richard J. Daley and the late Mayor Harold Washington. 9 If March 4 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be 10 observed on the following Monday. 11 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to 12 the contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known 13 as 2020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout 14 the State pursuant to Public Act 101-642 this amendatory Act 15 of the 101st General Assembly. All government offices, with 16 the exception of election authorities, shall be closed unless 17 authorized to be used as a location for election day services 18 or as a polling place. 19 Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the 20 contrary, November 8, 2022 shall be a State holiday known as 21 2022 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the 22 State under Public Act 102-15. 23 Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the 24 contrary, November 5, 2024 shall be a State holiday known as 25 2024 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout 26 this State pursuant to Public Act 103-467 this amendatory Act HB5009 - 4 - LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b HB5009- 5 -LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b HB5009 - 5 - LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b HB5009 - 5 - LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b HB5009 - 5 - LRB103 38655 RJT 68792 b