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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		-	24-14 as follows:
9		-	(105 ILCS 5/24-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 24-14)
10		-	Sec. 24-14. Termination of contractual continued service
11		-	by teacher. As used in this Section, "teaching assignment"
12		-	means any full-time position that requires licensure under
13		-	Article 21B of this Code.
14		-	A teacher, as defined in Section 24-11 of this Code, who
15		-	has entered into contractual continued service may resign at
16		-	any time by obtaining concurrence of the board or by serving at
17		-	least 30 days' written notice upon the secretary of the board.
18		-	During the school term, However, no teacher may resign during
19		-	the school term, without the concurrence of the board, in
20		-	order to accept another teaching assignment. Outside of a
21		-	school term, a resignation submitted by any teacher after the
22		-	completion of the school year must be submitted in writing to
23		-	the secretary of the board a minimum of 30 calendar days prior
24		-	to the first student attendance day of the following school
25		-	year or else the teacher will be deemed to have resigned during
26		-	the school term. Any teacher terminating said service not in
	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 24-14 as follows:
	8	+	6 (105 ILCS 5/24-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 24-14)
	9	+	7 Sec. 24-14. Termination of contractual continued service
	10	+	8 by teacher. As used in this Section, "teaching assignment"
	11	+	9 means any full-time position that requires licensure under
	12	+	10 Article 21B of this Code.
	13	+	11 A teacher, as defined in Section 24-11 of this Code, who
	14	+	12 has entered into contractual continued service may resign at
	15	+	13 any time by obtaining concurrence of the board or by serving at
	16	+	14 least 30 days' written notice upon the secretary of the board.
	17	+	15 During the school term, However, no teacher may resign during
	18	+	16 the school term, without the concurrence of the board, in
	19	+	17 order to accept another teaching assignment. Outside of a
	20	+	18 school term, a resignation submitted by any teacher after the
	21	+	19 completion of the school year must be submitted in writing to
	22	+	20 the secretary of the board a minimum of 30 calendar days prior
	23	+	21 to the first student attendance day of the following school
	24	+	22 year or else the teacher will be deemed to have resigned during
	25	+	23 the school term. Any teacher terminating said service not in
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33		-	accordance with this Section may be referred by the board to
34		-	the State Superintendent of Education. A referral to the State
35		-	Superintendent for an alleged violation of this Section must
36		-	include (i) a dated copy of the teacher's resignation letter,
37		-	(ii) a copy of the reporting district's current school year
38		-	calendar, (iii) proof of employment for the school year at
39		-	issue, (iv) documentation showing that the district's board
40		-	did not accept the teacher's resignation, and (v) evidence
41		-	that the teacher left the district in order to accept another
42		-	teaching assignment. If the district intends to submit a
43		-	referral to the State Superintendent, the district shall
44		-	submit the referral to the State Superintendent within 10
45		-	business days after the board denies acceptance of the
46		-	resignation. The district shall notify the teacher that it
47		-	submitted the referral to the State Superintendent within 5
48		-	business days after submitting the referral to the State
49		-	Superintendent. The State Superintendent or his or her
50		-	designee shall convene an informal evidentiary hearing no
51		-	later than 90 days after receipt of the required documentation
52		-	from the school district as required in this Section of a
53		-	resolution by the board. The teacher shall receive a written
54		-	determination from the State Superintendent or his or her
55		-	designee no later than 14 days after the hearing is completed.
56		-	If the State Superintendent or his or her designee finds that
57		-	the teacher resigned during the school term without the
58		-	concurrence of the board to accept another teaching
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	34	+	1 accordance with this Section may be referred by the board to
	35	+	2 the State Superintendent of Education. A referral to the State
	36	+	3 Superintendent for an alleged violation of this Section must
	37	+	4 include (i) a dated copy of the teacher's resignation letter,
	38	+	5 (ii) a copy of the reporting district's current school year
	39	+	6 calendar, (iii) proof of employment for the school year at
	40	+	7 issue, (iv) documentation showing that the district's board
	41	+	8 did not accept the teacher's resignation, and (v) evidence
	42	+	9 that the teacher left the district in order to accept another
	43	+	10 teaching assignment. If the district intends to submit a
	44	+	11 referral to the State Superintendent, the district shall
	45	+	12 submit the referral to the State Superintendent within 10
	46	+	13 business days after the board denies acceptance of the
	47	+	14 resignation. The district shall notify the teacher that it
	48	+	15 submitted the referral to the State Superintendent within 5
	49	+	16 business days after submitting the referral to the State
	50	+	17 Superintendent. The State Superintendent or his or her
	51	+	18 designee shall convene an informal evidentiary hearing no
	52	+	19 later than 90 days after receipt of the required documentation
	53	+	20 from the school district as required in this Section of a
	54	+	21 resolution by the board. The teacher shall receive a written
	55	+	22 determination from the State Superintendent or his or her
	56	+	23 designee no later than 14 days after the hearing is completed.
	57	+	24 If the State Superintendent or his or her designee finds that
	58	+	25 the teacher resigned during the school term without the
	59	+	26 concurrence of the board to accept another teaching
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61		-	assignment, the State Superintendent must suspend the
62		-	teacher's license for one calendar year. In lieu of a hearing
63		-	and finding, the teacher may agree to a lesser licensure
64		-	sanction at the discretion of the State Superintendent or his
65		-	or her designee.
66		-	(Source: P.A. 101-531, eff. 8-23-19; 102-552, eff. 1-1-22.)
67		-	Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
68		-	becoming law.
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	70	+	1 assignment, the State Superintendent must suspend the
	71	+	2 teacher's license for one calendar year. In lieu of a hearing
	72	+	3 and finding, the teacher may agree to a lesser licensure
	73	+	4 sanction at the discretion of the State Superintendent or his
	74	+	5 or her designee.
	75	+	6 (Source: P.A. 101-531, eff. 8-23-19; 102-552, eff. 1-1-22.)
	76	+	7 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
	77	+	8 becoming law.
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