Public Act 103-0549
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
24-14 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/24-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 24-14)
Sec. 24-14. Termination of contractual continued service
by teacher. As used in this Section, "teaching assignment"
means any full-time position that requires licensure under
Article 21B of this Code.
A teacher, as defined in Section 24-11 of this Code, who
has entered into contractual continued service may resign at
any time by obtaining concurrence of the board or by serving at
least 30 days' written notice upon the secretary of the board.
During the school term, However, no teacher may resign during
the school term, without the concurrence of the board, in
order to accept another teaching assignment. Outside of a
school term, a resignation submitted by any teacher after the
completion of the school year must be submitted in writing to
the secretary of the board a minimum of 30 calendar days prior
to the first student attendance day of the following school
year or else the teacher will be deemed to have resigned during
the school term. Any teacher terminating said service not in
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accordance with this Section may be referred by the board to
the State Superintendent of Education. A referral to the State
Superintendent for an alleged violation of this Section must
include (i) a dated copy of the teacher's resignation letter,
(ii) a copy of the reporting district's current school year
calendar, (iii) proof of employment for the school year at
issue, (iv) documentation showing that the district's board
did not accept the teacher's resignation, and (v) evidence
that the teacher left the district in order to accept another
teaching assignment. If the district intends to submit a
referral to the State Superintendent, the district shall
submit the referral to the State Superintendent within 10
business days after the board denies acceptance of the
resignation. The district shall notify the teacher that it
submitted the referral to the State Superintendent within 5
business days after submitting the referral to the State
Superintendent. The State Superintendent or his or her
designee shall convene an informal evidentiary hearing no
later than 90 days after receipt of the required documentation
from the school district as required in this Section of a
resolution by the board. The teacher shall receive a written
determination from the State Superintendent or his or her
designee no later than 14 days after the hearing is completed.
If the State Superintendent or his or her designee finds that
the teacher resigned during the school term without the
concurrence of the board to accept another teaching
assignment, the State Superintendent must suspend the
teacher's license for one calendar year. In lieu of a hearing
and finding, the teacher may agree to a lesser licensure
sanction at the discretion of the State Superintendent or his
or her designee.
(Source: P.A. 101-531, eff. 8-23-19; 102-552, eff. 1-1-22.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.