SB1799 EngrossedLRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b SB1799 Engrossed LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b SB1799 Engrossed LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 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 10-22.34c as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.34c) 7 Sec. 10-22.34c. Third party non-instructional services. 8 (a) A board of education may enter into a contract with a 9 third party for non-instructional services currently performed 10 by any employee or bargaining unit member or lay off those 11 educational support personnel employees upon 90 days written 12 notice to the affected employees, provided that: 13 (1) a contract must not be entered into and become 14 effective during the term of a collective bargaining 15 agreement, as that term is set forth in the agreement, 16 covering any employees who perform the non-instructional 17 services; 18 (2) a contract may only take effect upon the 19 expiration of an existing collective bargaining agreement; 20 (3) any third party that submits a bid to perform the 21 non-instructional services shall provide the following: 22 (A) evidence of liability insurance in scope and 23 amount equivalent to the liability insurance provided SB1799 Engrossed LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b SB1799 Engrossed- 2 -LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b SB1799 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b SB1799 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b 1 by the school board pursuant to Section 10-22.3 of 2 this Code; 3 (B) a benefits package for the third party's 4 employees who will perform the non-instructional 5 services comparable to the benefits package provided 6 to school board employees who perform those services; 7 (C) a list of the number of employees who will 8 provide the non-instructional services, the job 9 classifications of those employees, and the wages the 10 third party will pay those employees; 11 (D) a minimum 3-year cost projection, using 12 generally accepted accounting principles and which the 13 third party is prohibited from increasing if the bid 14 is accepted by the school board, for each and every 15 expenditure category and account for performing the 16 non-instructional services; 17 (E) composite information about the criminal and 18 disciplinary records, including alcohol or other 19 substance abuse, Department of Children and Family 20 Services complaints and investigations, traffic 21 violations, and license revocations or any other 22 licensure problems, of any employees who may perform 23 the non-instructional services, provided that the 24 individual names and other identifying information of 25 employees need not be provided with the submission of 26 the bid, but must be made available upon request of the SB1799 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b SB1799 Engrossed- 3 -LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b SB1799 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b SB1799 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b 1 school board; and 2 (F) an affidavit, notarized by the president or 3 chief executive officer of the third party, that each 4 of its employees has completed a criminal background 5 check as required by Section 10-21.9 of this Code 6 within 3 months prior to submission of the bid, 7 provided that the results of such background checks 8 need not be provided with the submission of the bid, 9 but must be made available upon request of the school 10 board; 11 (4) a contract must not be entered into unless the 12 school board provides a cost comparison, using generally 13 accepted accounting principles, of each and every 14 expenditure category and account that the school board 15 projects it would incur over the term of the contract if it 16 continued to perform the non-instructional services using 17 its own employees with each and every expenditure category 18 and account that is projected a third party would incur if 19 a third party performed the non-instructional services; 20 (5) review and consideration of all bids by third 21 parties to perform the non-instructional services shall 22 take place in open session of a regularly scheduled school 23 board meeting, unless the exclusive bargaining 24 representative of the employees who perform the 25 non-instructional services, if any such exclusive 26 bargaining representative exists, agrees in writing that SB1799 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b SB1799 Engrossed- 4 -LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b SB1799 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b SB1799 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b 1 such review and consideration can take place in open 2 session at a specially scheduled school board meeting; 3 (6) a minimum of one public hearing, conducted by the 4 school board prior to a regularly scheduled school board 5 meeting, to discuss the school board's proposal to 6 contract with a third party to perform the 7 non-instructional services must be held before the school 8 board may enter into such a contract; the school board 9 must provide notice to the public of the date, time, and 10 location of the first public hearing on or before the 11 initial date that bids to provide the non-instructional 12 services are solicited or a minimum of 30 days prior to 13 entering into such a contract, whichever provides a 14 greater period of notice; 15 (7) a contract shall contain provisions requiring the 16 contractor to offer available employee positions pursuant 17 to the contract to qualified school district employees 18 whose employment is terminated because of the contract; 19 and 20 (8) a contract shall contain provisions requiring the 21 contractor to comply with a policy of nondiscrimination 22 and equal employment opportunity for all persons and to 23 take affirmative steps to provide equal opportunity for 24 all persons. 25 (b) As used in this subsection (b), "emergency situation" 26 means a sudden and unforeseen event or change in circumstances SB1799 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b SB1799 Engrossed- 5 -LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b SB1799 Engrossed - 5 - LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b SB1799 Engrossed - 5 - LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b 1 that calls for immediate action. 2 Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Section, a board of 3 education may enter into a contract, of no longer than 3 months 4 in duration, with a third party for non-instructional services 5 currently performed by an employee or bargaining unit member 6 for the purpose of augmenting the current workforce in an 7 emergency situation that threatens the safety or health of the 8 school district's students or staff, provided that (i) the 9 school board meets all of its obligations under the Illinois 10 Educational Labor Relations Act and (ii) the board of 11 education posts all vacant positions used for augmenting the 12 current workforce on the school district's website, in a 13 manner that is easily accessible to the affected bargaining 14 unit, if applicable, and the general public, as well as on all 15 other platforms on which the board of education advertises its 16 vacancies, including, but not limited to, online job portals, 17 databases, and social media sites. The board of education must 18 post all vacant positions in the manner described in this 19 subsection (b) for the entirety of an emergency contract and 20 the entirety of any reviewed emergency contract until the 21 emergency contract expires. 22 A board of education that attempts to renew or enter into 23 any new contract of any type whatsoever for any reason 24 whatsoever with a third party for non-instructional services 25 to augment the current workforce for a group of employees in an 26 emergency situation under this subsection (b) 2 times must SB1799 Engrossed - 5 - LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b SB1799 Engrossed- 6 -LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b SB1799 Engrossed - 6 - LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b SB1799 Engrossed - 6 - LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b 1 follow all of the steps set forth in paragraph (6) of 2 subsection (a) or obtain mutual agreement with the affected 3 bargaining unit, if any. The mutual agreement must be separate 4 from the collective bargaining agreement that the affected 5 bargaining unit has with the board of education. 6 A board of education that attempts to renew or enter into 7 any new contract of any type whatsoever for any reason 8 whatsoever with a third party for non-instructional services 9 to augment the current workforce for a group of employees in an 10 emergency situation under this subsection (b) 3 times or more 11 is required to obtain mutual agreement with the affected 12 bargaining unit, if any. The mutual agreement must be separate 13 from the collective bargaining agreement that the affected 14 bargaining unit has with the board of education. 15 (c) The changes to this Section made by this amendatory 16 Act of the 95th General Assembly are not applicable to 17 non-instructional services of a school district that on the 18 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General 19 Assembly are performed for the school district by a third 20 party. 21 (Source: P.A. 95-241, eff. 8-17-07; 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.) 22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 23 2026. SB1799 Engrossed - 6 - LRB104 08157 LNS 18205 b