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| Public Act 101-0486 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning employment.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Visitation Rights Act is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 15 and 35 as follows:
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(820 ILCS 147/15)
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Sec. 15. School conference and activity leave.
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(a) An employer must grant an employee leave of up to a | ||||
total of 8 hours
during any school year, and no more than 4 | ||||
hours of which may be taken on
any given day, to attend school | ||||
conferences, behavioral meetings, or academic meetings | ||||
classroom activities related
to the employee's child if the | ||||
conference or meeting classroom activities cannot be
scheduled | ||||
during nonwork hours; however, no leave may be taken by an
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employee of an employer that is subject to this Act unless the | ||||
employee has
exhausted all accrued vacation leave, personal | ||||
leave, compensatory leave and
any other leave that may be | ||||
granted to the employee except sick leave and
disability leave. | ||||
Before arranging attendance at the conference or activity,
the | ||||
employee shall provide the employer with a written request for | ||||
leave at
least 7 days in advance of the time the employee is | ||||
required to utilize the
visitation right. In emergency | ||||
situations, no more than 24 hours' hours notice
shall be | ||||
required. The employee must consult with the employer to | ||
schedule
the leave so as not to disrupt unduly the operations | ||
of the employer.
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(b) Nothing in this Act requires that the leave be paid.
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(c) For regularly scheduled, nonemergency visitations, | ||
schools shall
make time available for visitation during both | ||
regular school hours and
evening hours.
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(Source: P.A. 87-1240.)
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(820 ILCS 147/35)
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Sec. 35. Employee rights. | ||
(a) No employee shall lose any employee
benefits, except as | ||
provided for in Section 20 of this Act, for exercising
his or | ||
her rights under this Act. Nothing in this Act shall be | ||
construed to
affect an employer's obligation to comply with any | ||
collective bargaining
agreement or employee benefit plan. | ||
Nothing in this Act shall prevent an
employer from providing | ||
school visitation rights in excess of the requirements
of this | ||
Act. The rights afforded by this Act shall not be diminished by | ||
any
collective bargaining act or by any employee benefit plan.
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(b) An employer may not terminate an employee for an | ||
absence from work if the absence is due solely to the | ||
employee's attendance at a school conference, behavioral | ||
meeting, or academic meeting, as provided in Section 15. | ||
(Source: P.A. 87-1240.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect August 1, | ||
2020.
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