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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		-	24-2 as follows:
9		-	(105 ILCS 5/24-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 24-2)
10		-	Sec. 24-2. Holidays.
11		-	(a) Teachers shall not be required to teach on Saturdays,
12		-	nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section,
13		-	shall teachers, educational support personnel employees, or
14		-	other school employees, other than noncertificated school
15		-	employees whose presence is necessary because of an emergency
16		-	or for the continued operation and maintenance of school
17		-	facilities or property, be required to work on legal school
18		-	holidays, which are January 1, New Year's Day; the third
19		-	Monday in January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King,
20		-	Jr.; February 12, the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln;
21		-	the first Monday in March (to be known as Casimir Pulaski's
22		-	birthday); Good Friday; the day designated as Memorial Day by
23		-	federal law; June 19, Juneteenth National Freedom Day; July 4,
24		-	Independence Day; the first Monday in September, Labor Day;
25		-	the second Monday in October, Columbus Day; November 11,
26		-	Veterans' Day; the Thursday in November commonly called
	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 24-2 as follows:
	8	+	6 (105 ILCS 5/24-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 24-2)
	9	+	7 Sec. 24-2. Holidays.
	10	+	8 (a) Teachers shall not be required to teach on Saturdays,
	11	+	9 nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section,
	12	+	10 shall teachers, educational support personnel employees, or
	13	+	11 other school employees, other than noncertificated school
	14	+	12 employees whose presence is necessary because of an emergency
	15	+	13 or for the continued operation and maintenance of school
	16	+	14 facilities or property, be required to work on legal school
	17	+	15 holidays, which are January 1, New Year's Day; the third
	18	+	16 Monday in January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King,
	19	+	17 Jr.; February 12, the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln;
	20	+	18 the first Monday in March (to be known as Casimir Pulaski's
	21	+	19 birthday); Good Friday; the day designated as Memorial Day by
	22	+	20 federal law; June 19, Juneteenth National Freedom Day; July 4,
	23	+	21 Independence Day; the first Monday in September, Labor Day;
	24	+	22 the second Monday in October, Columbus Day; November 11,
	25	+	23 Veterans' Day; the Thursday in November commonly called
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33		-	Thanksgiving Day; and December 25, Christmas Day. School
34		-	boards may grant special holidays whenever in their judgment
35		-	such action is advisable. No deduction shall be made from the
36		-	time or compensation of a school employee, including an
37		-	educational support personnel employee, on account of any
38		-	legal or special holiday in which that employee would have
39		-	otherwise been scheduled to work but for the legal or special
40		-	holiday.
41		-	(b) A school board or other entity eligible to apply for
42		-	waivers and modifications under Section 2-3.25g of this Code
43		-	is authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes,
44		-	parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third
45		-	Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King,
46		-	Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln);
47		-	the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's
48		-	birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); and
49		-	November 11 (Veterans' Day), provided that:
50		-	(1) the person or persons honored by the holiday are
51		-	recognized through instructional activities conducted on
52		-	that day or, if the day is not used for student attendance,
53		-	on the first school day preceding or following that day;
54		-	and
55		-	(2) the entity that chooses to exercise this authority
56		-	first holds a public hearing about the proposal. The
57		-	entity shall provide notice preceding the public hearing
58		-	to both educators and parents. The notice shall set forth
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	34	+	1 Thanksgiving Day; and December 25, Christmas Day. School
	35	+	2 boards may grant special holidays whenever in their judgment
	36	+	3 such action is advisable. No deduction shall be made from the
	37	+	4 time or compensation of a school employee, including an
	38	+	5 educational support personnel employee, on account of any
	39	+	6 legal or special holiday in which that employee would have
	40	+	7 otherwise been scheduled to work but for the legal or special
	41	+	8 holiday.
	42	+	9 (b) A school board or other entity eligible to apply for
	43	+	10 waivers and modifications under Section 2-3.25g of this Code
	44	+	11 is authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes,
	45	+	12 parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third
	46	+	13 Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King,
	47	+	14 Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln);
	48	+	15 the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's
	49	+	16 birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); and
	50	+	17 November 11 (Veterans' Day), provided that:
	51	+	18 (1) the person or persons honored by the holiday are
	52	+	19 recognized through instructional activities conducted on
	53	+	20 that day or, if the day is not used for student attendance,
	54	+	21 on the first school day preceding or following that day;
	55	+	22 and
	56	+	23 (2) the entity that chooses to exercise this authority
	57	+	24 first holds a public hearing about the proposal. The
	58	+	25 entity shall provide notice preceding the public hearing
	59	+	26 to both educators and parents. The notice shall set forth
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61		-	the time, date, and place of the hearing, describe the
62		-	proposal, and indicate that the entity will take testimony
63		-	from educators and parents about the proposal.
64		-	(c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified
65		-	patriotic, civic, cultural or historical persons, activities,
66		-	or events, are regular school days. Commemorative holidays
67		-	are: January 17 (the birthday of Muhammad Ali), January 28 (to
68		-	be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and observed as a
69		-	commemoration of space exploration), February 15 (the birthday
70		-	of Susan B. Anthony), March 29 (Viet Nam War Veterans' Day),
71		-	September 11 (September 11th Day of Remembrance), the school
72		-	day immediately preceding Veterans' Day (Korean War Veterans'
73		-	Day), October 1 (Recycling Day), October 7 (Iraq and
74		-	Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance Day), December 7 (Pearl
75		-	Harbor Veterans' Day), and any day so appointed by the
76		-	President or Governor. School boards may establish
77		-	commemorative holidays whenever in their judgment such action
78		-	is advisable. School boards shall include instruction relative
79		-	to commemorated persons, activities, or events on the
80		-	commemorative holiday or at any other time during the school
81		-	year and at any point in the curriculum when such instruction
82		-	may be deemed appropriate. The State Board of Education shall
83		-	prepare and make available to school boards instructional
84		-	materials relative to commemorated persons, activities, or
85		-	events which may be used by school boards in conjunction with
86		-	any instruction provided pursuant to this paragraph.
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89		-	(d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe
90		-	March 4 of each year as a commemorative holiday. This holiday
91		-	shall be known as Mayors' Day which shall be a day to
92		-	commemorate and be reminded of the past Chief Executive
93		-	Officers of the City of Chicago, and in particular the late
94		-	Mayor Richard J. Daley and the late Mayor Harold Washington.
95		-	If March 4 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be
96		-	observed on the following Monday.
97		-	(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to
98		-	the contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known
99		-	as 2020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout
100		-	the State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General
101		-	Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of
102		-	election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be
103		-	used as a location for election day services or as a polling
104		-	place.
105		-	Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the
106		-	contrary, November 8, 2022 shall be a State holiday known as
107		-	2022 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the
108		-	State under Public Act 102-15.
109		-	(Source: P.A. 101-642, eff. 6-16-20; 102-14, eff. 1-1-22;
110		-	102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-334, eff. 8-9-21; 102-411, eff.
111		-	1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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	70	+	1 the time, date, and place of the hearing, describe the
	71	+	2 proposal, and indicate that the entity will take testimony
	72	+	3 from educators and parents about the proposal.
	73	+	4 (c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified
	74	+	5 patriotic, civic, cultural or historical persons, activities,
	75	+	6 or events, are regular school days. Commemorative holidays
	76	+	7 are: January 17 (the birthday of Muhammad Ali), January 28 (to
	77	+	8 be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and observed as a
	78	+	9 commemoration of space exploration), February 15 (the birthday
	79	+	10 of Susan B. Anthony), March 29 (Viet Nam War Veterans' Day),
	80	+	11 September 11 (September 11th Day of Remembrance), the school
	81	+	12 day immediately preceding Veterans' Day (Korean War Veterans'
	82	+	13 Day), October 1 (Recycling Day), October 7 (Iraq and
	83	+	14 Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance Day), December 7 (Pearl
	84	+	15 Harbor Veterans' Day), and any day so appointed by the
	85	+	16 President or Governor. School boards may establish
	86	+	17 commemorative holidays whenever in their judgment such action
	87	+	18 is advisable. School boards shall include instruction relative
	88	+	19 to commemorated persons, activities, or events on the
	89	+	20 commemorative holiday or at any other time during the school
	90	+	21 year and at any point in the curriculum when such instruction
	91	+	22 may be deemed appropriate. The State Board of Education shall
	92	+	23 prepare and make available to school boards instructional
	93	+	24 materials relative to commemorated persons, activities, or
	94	+	25 events which may be used by school boards in conjunction with
	95	+	26 any instruction provided pursuant to this paragraph.
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	106	+	1 (d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe
	107	+	2 March 4 of each year as a commemorative holiday. This holiday
	108	+	3 shall be known as Mayors' Day which shall be a day to
	109	+	4 commemorate and be reminded of the past Chief Executive
	110	+	5 Officers of the City of Chicago, and in particular the late
	111	+	6 Mayor Richard J. Daley and the late Mayor Harold Washington.
	112	+	7 If March 4 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be
	113	+	8 observed on the following Monday.
	114	+	9 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to
	115	+	10 the contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known
	116	+	11 as 2020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout
	117	+	12 the State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General
	118	+	13 Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of
	119	+	14 election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be
	120	+	15 used as a location for election day services or as a polling
	121	+	16 place.
	122	+	17 Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the
	123	+	18 contrary, November 8, 2022 shall be a State holiday known as
	124	+	19 2022 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the
	125	+	20 State under Public Act 102-15.
	126	+	21 (Source: P.A. 101-642, eff. 6-16-20; 102-14, eff. 1-1-22;
	127	+	22 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-334, eff. 8-9-21; 102-411, eff.
	128	+	23 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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