HB2670 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2670

Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. David Friess

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/10-22.4

from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.4

Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning the dismissal of teachers, includes releasing student record information to unauthorized parties, engaging in aggressive physical contact with a student or a member of staff if the physical contact does not serve to promote greater safety, and disparaging a student or a member of staff based on protected characteristics as sufficient causes to dismiss a teacher. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 10-22.4 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/10-22.4) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.4)

Sec. 10-22.4. Dismissal of teachers. To dismiss a teacher for incompetency, cruelty, negligence, immorality, or other sufficient cause, including releasing student record information to unauthorized parties, engaging in aggressive physical contact with a student or a member of staff if the physical contact does not serve to promote greater safety, or disparaging a student or a member of staff based on protected characteristics, to dismiss any teacher on the basis of performance, and to dismiss any teacher whenever, in its opinion, the teacher he is not qualified to teach, or whenever, in its opinion, the interests of the schools require it, subject, however, to the provisions of Sections 24-10 to 24-16.5, inclusive. Temporary mental or physical incapacity to perform teaching duties, as found by a medical examination, is not a cause for dismissal. Marriage is not a cause of removal.

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

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.