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| Public Act 096-0401 |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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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 Code is amended by adding Sections | ||||
1B-7.5 and 1B-7.10 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/1B-7.5 new) | ||||
Sec. 1B-7.5. Hiring of a district superintendent or chief | ||||
executive officer. | ||||
(a) Upon expiration of the contract of the school | ||||
district's superintendent who is serving at the time the | ||||
Financial Oversight Panel is established, a school district | ||||
under the authority of a Financial Oversight Panel, after | ||||
consultation with the Financial Oversight Panel, shall have the | ||||
authority to appoint a district superintendent with a type 75 | ||||
certificate or a chief executive officer who has the skills of | ||||
school operations and school finance and who shall have the | ||||
ultimate responsibility for implementing the policies, | ||||
procedures, directives, and decisions of the school board and | ||||
the Financial Oversight Panel. | ||||
(b) The chief executive officer shall have the authority to | ||||
determine the agenda and order of business at school board | ||||
meetings, as needed in order to carry forward and implement the | ||||
objectives and priorities of the school board and Financial | ||||
Oversight Panel in the administration and management of the | ||
school district. | ||
(c) The chief executive officer shall have all of the | ||
powers and duties of a school district superintendent under | ||
this Code and such other duties as may be assigned by the | ||
school board and Financial Oversight Panel, in accordance with | ||
this Code. The district shall not thereafter employ a | ||
superintendent during the period that a chief executive officer | ||
is serving the district. | ||
(d) The Financial Oversight Panel shall have the final | ||
approval of the superintendent or chief executive officer | ||
position under this Section as well as the person, based upon | ||
his or her skills to fulfill the position. | ||
(105 ILCS 5/1B-7.10 new) | ||
Sec. 1B-7.10. Hiring of a chief fiscal officer. | ||
(a) In lieu of a Financial Oversight Panel Financial | ||
Administrator under Section 1B-7 of this Code, a school | ||
district under the authority of a Financial Oversight Panel, | ||
after consultation with the Financial Oversight Panel, may | ||
appoint a chief fiscal officer who, under the direction of the | ||
school board and Financial Oversight Panel, shall have the | ||
powers and duties of the district's chief school business | ||
official and any other duties regarding budgeting, accounting, | ||
and other financial matters that are assigned by the school | ||
board or Financial Oversight Panel in accordance with this | ||
Code. The district may not employ a chief school business | ||
official during the period that the chief fiscal officer is | ||
serving in the district. The chief fiscal officer may but is | ||
not required to hold a certificate with a chief school business | ||
official endorsement issued under Article 21 of this Code. | ||
(b) The Financial Oversight Panel shall have the final | ||
approval of the chief fiscal officer position under this | ||
Section as well as the person, based upon his or her skills to | ||
fulfill the position.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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