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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 
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10-16.5 and 10-16.7 as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 5/10-16.5  new)
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    Sec. 10-16.5. Oath of office. Each school board member, 
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before taking his or her seat on the board, shall take an oath 
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of office in substantially the following form:
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        I, (name of member or successful candidate), do 
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    solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully discharge 
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    the duties of the office of member of the Board of 
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    Education (or Board of School Directors, as the case may 
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    be) of (name of school district), in accordance with the 
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    Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the 
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    State of Illinois, and the laws of the State of Illinois, 
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    to the best of my ability.
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        I further swear (or affirm) that:
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        I shall respect taxpayer interests by serving as a 
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    faithful protector of the school district's assets;

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        I shall encourage and respect the free expression of 
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    opinion by my fellow board members and others who seek a 
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    hearing before the board, while respecting the privacy of 
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    students and employees;
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        I shall recognize that a board member has no legal 
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    authority as an individual and that decisions can be made 
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    only by a majority vote at a public board meeting; and
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        I shall abide by majority decisions of the board, while 
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    retaining the right to seek changes in such decisions 
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    through ethical and constructive channels.
 
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    (105 ILCS 5/10-16.7 new)

 


 






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    Sec. 10-16.7. School board duties with respect to 
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superintendent. In addition to all other powers and duties 
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enumerated in this Article, the school board shall make all 
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employment decisions pertaining to the superintendent. The  
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school board shall direct, through policy, the superintendent 
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in his or her charge of the administration of the school 
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district, including without limitation considering the 
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recommendations of the superintendent concerning the budget, 
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building plans, the locations of sites, the selection, 
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retention, and dismissal of employees, and the selection of 
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textbooks, instructional material, and courses of study.  The 
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school board shall evaluate the superintendent in his or her 
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administration of school board policies and his or her 
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stewardship of the assets of the district.
 

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