101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4560

 

Introduced 2/5/2020, by Rep. Mark Batinick

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/10-19  from Ch. 122, par. 10-19

    Amends the School Code. With respect to the calendar for the school term, provides that in any school district in which all of its schools have received either an exemplary or commendable summative designation by the State Board of Education under this State's federal Every Student Succeeds Act plan, the school board may substitute the required 176 days of actual pupil attendance with 968 clock hours of school work and the 968 clock hours of school work shall be deemed to be the equivalent of 176 days of actual pupil attendance for all purposes under the Code. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
510-19 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-19)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-19)
7    Sec. 10-19. Length of school term; - experimental programs.
8    (a) Each school board shall annually prepare a calendar for
9the school term, specifying the opening and closing dates and
10providing a minimum term of at least 185 days to insure 176
11days of actual pupil attendance, computable under Section
1210-19.05, except that in any school district in which all of
13its schools have received either an exemplary or commendable
14summative designation by the State Board of Education under
15this State's federal Every Student Succeeds Act plan, the board
16may substitute the required 176 days of actual pupil attendance
17with 968 clock hours of school work and the 968 clock hours of
18school work shall be deemed to be the equivalent of 176 days of
19actual pupil attendance for all purposes under this Code for
20the 1980-1981 school year only 175 days of actual pupil
21attendance shall be required because of the closing of schools
22pursuant to Section 24-2 on January 29, 1981 upon the
23appointment by the President of that day as a day of

 

 

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1thanksgiving for the freedom of the Americans who had been held
2hostage in Iran. Any days allowed by law for teachers'
3institutes but not used as such or used as parental institutes
4as provided in Section 10-22.18d shall increase the minimum
5term by the school days not so used. Except as provided in
6Section 10-19.1, the board may not extend the school term
7beyond such closing date unless that extension of term is
8necessary to provide the minimum number of computable days. In
9case of such necessary extension school employees shall be paid
10for such additional time on the basis of their regular
11contracts. A school board may specify a closing date earlier
12than that set on the annual calendar when the schools of the
13district have provided the minimum number of computable days
14under this Section. Nothing in this Section prevents the board
15from employing superintendents of schools, principals and
16other nonteaching personnel for a period of 12 months, or in
17the case of superintendents for a period in accordance with
18Section 10-23.8, or prevents the board from employing other
19personnel before or after the regular school term with payment
20of salary proportionate to that received for comparable work
21during the school term.
22    (b) A school board may make such changes in its calendar
23for the school term as may be required by any changes in the
24legal school holidays prescribed in Section 24-2. A school
25board may make changes in its calendar for the school term as
26may be necessary to reflect the utilization of teachers'

 

 

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1institute days as parental institute days as provided in
2Section 10-22.18d.
3    The calendar for the school term and any changes must be
4submitted to and approved by the regional superintendent of
5schools before the calendar or changes may take effect.
6    (c) With the prior approval of the State Board of Education
7and subject to review by the State Board of Education every 3
8years, any school board may, by resolution of its board and in
9agreement with affected exclusive collective bargaining
10agents, establish experimental educational programs, including
11but not limited to programs for e-learning days as authorized
12under Section 10-20.56 of this Code, self-directed learning, or
13outside of formal class periods, which programs when so
14approved shall be considered to comply with the requirements of
15this Section as respects numbers of days of actual pupil
16attendance and with the other requirements of this Act as
17respects courses of instruction.
18(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 101-12, eff. 7-1-19.)
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.