96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0380


 
Introduced 1/30/2009, by Rep. Elaine Nekritz
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		








  



105 ILCS 5/24-6.3
  from Ch. 122, par. 24-6.3



30 ILCS 805/8.33 new










    Amends the School Code.  Provides that each school board employing an employee who is an elected trustee of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund shall make available to the elected trustee at least 20 days of paid leave of absence per year for the purpose of attending meetings of the Fund's Board of Trustees, committee meetings of the Board, and seminars regarding issues for which the Board is responsible. The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund shall reimburse affected school districts for the actual cost of hiring a substitute employee during such leaves of absence.  Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
















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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY


STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
















 


 


A BILL FOR









 











HB0380

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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 changing Section 
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24-6.3 as follows:
 



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    (105 ILCS 5/24-6.3)  (from Ch. 122, par. 24-6.3)



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    Sec. 24-6.3. Retirement Teacher retirement trustee leave. 
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    (a) Each school board
employing a teacher who is an elected 
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trustee of the Teachers' Retirement
System of the State of 
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Illinois shall make available to the elected trustee
at least 
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20 days of paid leave of absence per year for the purpose of

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attending meetings of the System's Board of Trustees, committee 
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meetings of
such Board, and seminars regarding issues for which 
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such Board is
responsible. The Teachers' Retirement System of 
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the State of Illinois shall
reimburse affected school districts 
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for the actual cost of hiring a
substitute teacher during such 
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leaves of absence.

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    (b) Each school board employing an employee who is an 
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elected trustee of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund shall 
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make available to the elected trustee at least 20 days of paid 
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leave of absence per year for the purpose of attending meetings 
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of the Fund's Board of Trustees, committee meetings of the 
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Board of Trustees, and seminars regarding issues for which the 
 


 






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Board of Trustees is responsible. The Illinois Municipal 
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Retirement Fund shall reimburse affected school districts for 
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the actual cost of hiring a substitute employee during such 
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leaves of absence. 
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(Source: P.A. 87-646.)

 
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    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
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Section 8.33 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 805/8.33 new)
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    Sec. 8.33. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
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of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
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implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of 
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the 96th General Assembly.
 

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