HB0495ham001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

Filed: 3/22/2013

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 495

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 495 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 10-16a as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/10-16a)

Sec. 10-16a. School board member's leadership training.

(a) This Section applies to all school board members serving pursuant to Section 10-10 of this Code who have been elected after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly or appointed to fill a vacancy of at least one year's duration after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.

(b) Every voting member of a school board of a school district elected or appointed for a term beginning after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, within a year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly or the first year of his or her first term, shall complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development leadership training covering topics in education and labor law, financial oversight and accountability, and fiduciary responsibilities of a school board member. The school district shall maintain on its Internet website, if any, the names of all voting members of the school board who have successfully completed the training.

(c) The training on financial oversight, accountability, and fiduciary responsibilities may be provided by an association established under this Code for the purpose of training school board members or by other qualified providers approved by the State Board of Education, in conjunction consultation with an association so established.

(Source: P.A. 97-8, eff. 6-13-11.)".