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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | ||||||
5 | 10-20.56 and 24-6 and by adding Sections 10-20.82, 34-18.77, | ||||||
6 | and 34-85e as follows: | ||||||
7 | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.56) | ||||||
8 | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-584 ) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 10-20.56. E-learning days. | ||||||
10 | (a) The State Board of Education shall establish and | ||||||
11 | maintain, for implementation in school districts, a program | ||||||
12 | for use of electronic-learning (e-learning) days, as described | ||||||
13 | in this
Section. School districts may utilize a program | ||||||
14 | approved under this Section for use during remote learning | ||||||
15 | days and blended remote learning days under Section 10-30 or | ||||||
16 | 34-18.66. | ||||||
17 | (b) The school board of a school district may, by | ||||||
18 | resolution, adopt a research-based program or
research-based | ||||||
19 | programs for e-learning days district-wide that shall permit | ||||||
20 | student instruction to be received electronically while | ||||||
21 | students are not physically present in lieu of the district's | ||||||
22 | scheduled emergency days as required by Section 10-19 of this | ||||||
23 | Code. The research-based program or programs may not exceed |
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1 | the minimum number of emergency days in the approved school | ||||||
2 | calendar and must be verified by the regional office of | ||||||
3 | education or intermediate service center for the school | ||||||
4 | district on or before September 1st annually to ensure access | ||||||
5 | for all students. The regional office of education or | ||||||
6 | intermediate service center shall ensure that the specific | ||||||
7 | needs of all students are met, including special education | ||||||
8 | students and English learners, and that all mandates are still | ||||||
9 | met using the proposed research-based program. The e-learning | ||||||
10 | program may utilize the Internet, telephones, texts, chat | ||||||
11 | rooms, or other similar means of electronic communication for | ||||||
12 | instruction and interaction between teachers and students that | ||||||
13 | meet the needs of all
learners. The e-learning program shall | ||||||
14 | address the school district's responsibility to ensure that | ||||||
15 | all teachers and staff who may be involved in the provision of | ||||||
16 | e-learning have access to any and all hardware and software | ||||||
17 | that may be required for the program. If a proposed program | ||||||
18 | does not address this responsibility, the school district must | ||||||
19 | propose an alternate program. | ||||||
20 | (c) Before its adoption by a school board, the school | ||||||
21 | board must hold a public hearing on a school district's | ||||||
22 | initial proposal for an e-learning program or for renewal of | ||||||
23 | such a program, at a regular or special meeting of the school | ||||||
24 | board, in which the terms of the proposal must be | ||||||
25 | substantially presented and an opportunity for allowing public | ||||||
26 | comments must be provided. Notice of such public hearing must |
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1 | be provided at least 10 days prior to the hearing by: | ||||||
2 | (1) publication in a newspaper of general circulation | ||||||
3 | in the school district; | ||||||
4 | (2) written or electronic notice designed to reach the | ||||||
5 | parents or guardians of all students enrolled in the | ||||||
6 | school district; and | ||||||
7 | (3) written or electronic notice designed to reach any | ||||||
8 | exclusive collective bargaining representatives of school | ||||||
9 | district employees and all those employees not in a | ||||||
10 | collective bargaining unit. | ||||||
11 | (d) The regional office of education or intermediate | ||||||
12 | service center for the school district must timely verify that | ||||||
13 | a proposal for an e-learning program has met the requirements | ||||||
14 | specified in this Section and that the proposal contains | ||||||
15 | provisions designed to reasonably and practicably accomplish | ||||||
16 | the following: | ||||||
17 | (1) to ensure and verify at least 5 clock hours of | ||||||
18 | instruction or school work, as required under Section | ||||||
19 | 10-19.05, for each student participating in an e-learning | ||||||
20 | day; | ||||||
21 | (2) to ensure access from home or other appropriate | ||||||
22 | remote facility for all students participating, including | ||||||
23 | computers, the Internet, and other forms of electronic | ||||||
24 | communication that must be utilized in the proposed | ||||||
25 | program; | ||||||
26 | (2.5) to ensure that non-electronic materials are made |
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1 | available to students participating in the program who do | ||||||
2 | not have access to the required technology or to | ||||||
3 | participating teachers or students who are prevented from | ||||||
4 | accessing the required technology; | ||||||
5 | (3) to ensure appropriate learning opportunities for | ||||||
6 | students with special needs; | ||||||
7 | (4) to monitor and verify each student's electronic | ||||||
8 | participation; | ||||||
9 | (5) to address the extent to which student | ||||||
10 | participation is within the student's control as to the | ||||||
11 | time, pace, and means of learning; | ||||||
12 | (6) to provide effective notice to students and their | ||||||
13 | parents or guardians of the use of particular days for | ||||||
14 | e-learning; | ||||||
15 | (7) to provide staff and students with adequate | ||||||
16 | training for e-learning days' participation; | ||||||
17 | (8) to ensure an opportunity for any collective | ||||||
18 | bargaining negotiations with representatives of the school | ||||||
19 | district's employees that would be legally required, | ||||||
20 | including all classifications of school district employees | ||||||
21 | who are represented by collective bargaining agreements | ||||||
22 | and who would be affected in the event of an e-learning | ||||||
23 | day; | ||||||
24 | (9) to review and revise the program as implemented to | ||||||
25 | address difficulties confronted; and | ||||||
26 | (10) to ensure that the protocol regarding general |
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1 | expectations and responsibilities of the program is | ||||||
2 | communicated to teachers, staff, and students at least 30 | ||||||
3 | days prior to utilizing an e-learning day. | ||||||
4 | The school board's approval of a school district's initial | ||||||
5 | e-learning program and renewal of the e-learning program shall | ||||||
6 | be for a term of 3 years. | ||||||
7 | (d-10) A school district shall pay to its employees who | ||||||
8 | provide educational support services to the district, | ||||||
9 | including, but not limited to, custodial, transportation, food | ||||||
10 | service providers, classroom assistants, or administrative | ||||||
11 | staff, their daily, regular rate of pay and benefits rendered | ||||||
12 | for any school closure or e-learning day if the closure | ||||||
13 | precludes them from performing their regularly scheduled | ||||||
14 | duties and the employee would have reported for work but for | ||||||
15 | the closure. | ||||||
16 | (d-15) A school district shall make full payment that | ||||||
17 | would have otherwise been paid to its contractors who provide | ||||||
18 | educational support services to the district, including, but | ||||||
19 | not limited to, custodial, transportation, food service | ||||||
20 | providers, classroom assistants, or administrative staff, | ||||||
21 | their daily, regular rate of pay and benefits rendered for any | ||||||
22 | school closure or e-learning day if any closure precludes them | ||||||
23 | from performing their regularly scheduled duties and employees | ||||||
24 | would have reported for work but for the closure. The | ||||||
25 | employees who provide the support services covered by such | ||||||
26 | contracts shall be paid their daily bid package rates and |
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1 | benefits as defined by their local operating agreements or | ||||||
2 | collective bargaining agreements. | ||||||
3 | (e) The State Board of Education may adopt rules | ||||||
4 | consistent with the provision of this Section.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 100-760, eff. 8-10-18; 101-12, eff. 7-1-19; | ||||||
6 | 101-643, eff. 6-18-20.) | ||||||
7 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-584 ) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 10-20.56. E-learning days. | ||||||
9 | (a) The State Board of Education shall establish and | ||||||
10 | maintain, for implementation in school districts, a program | ||||||
11 | for use of electronic-learning (e-learning) days, as described | ||||||
12 | in this
Section. School districts may utilize a program | ||||||
13 | approved under this Section for use during remote learning | ||||||
14 | days and blended remote learning days under Section 10-30 or | ||||||
15 | 34-18.66. | ||||||
16 | (b) The school board of a school district may, by | ||||||
17 | resolution, adopt a research-based program or
research-based | ||||||
18 | programs for e-learning days district-wide that shall permit | ||||||
19 | student instruction to be received electronically while | ||||||
20 | students are not physically present in lieu of the district's | ||||||
21 | scheduled emergency days as required by Section 10-19 of this | ||||||
22 | Code or because a school was selected to be a polling place | ||||||
23 | under Section 11-4.1 of the Election Code. The research-based | ||||||
24 | program or programs may not exceed the minimum number of | ||||||
25 | emergency days in the approved school calendar and must be |
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1 | verified by the regional office of education or intermediate | ||||||
2 | service center for the school district on or before September | ||||||
3 | 1st annually to ensure access for all students. The regional | ||||||
4 | office of education or intermediate service center shall | ||||||
5 | ensure that the specific needs of all students are met, | ||||||
6 | including special education students and English learners, and | ||||||
7 | that all mandates are still met using the proposed | ||||||
8 | research-based program. The e-learning program may utilize the | ||||||
9 | Internet, telephones, texts, chat rooms, or other similar | ||||||
10 | means of electronic communication for instruction and | ||||||
11 | interaction between teachers and students that meet the needs | ||||||
12 | of all
learners. The e-learning program shall address the | ||||||
13 | school district's responsibility to ensure that all teachers | ||||||
14 | and staff who may be involved in the provision of e-learning | ||||||
15 | have access to any and all hardware and software that may be | ||||||
16 | required for the program. If a proposed program does not | ||||||
17 | address this responsibility, the school district must propose | ||||||
18 | an alternate program. | ||||||
19 | (c) Before its adoption by a school board, the school | ||||||
20 | board must hold a public hearing on a school district's | ||||||
21 | initial proposal for an e-learning program or for renewal of | ||||||
22 | such a program, at a regular or special meeting of the school | ||||||
23 | board, in which the terms of the proposal must be | ||||||
24 | substantially presented and an opportunity for allowing public | ||||||
25 | comments must be provided. Notice of such public hearing must | ||||||
26 | be provided at least 10 days prior to the hearing by: |
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1 | (1) publication in a newspaper of general circulation | ||||||
2 | in the school district; | ||||||
3 | (2) written or electronic notice designed to reach the | ||||||
4 | parents or guardians of all students enrolled in the | ||||||
5 | school district; and | ||||||
6 | (3) written or electronic notice designed to reach any | ||||||
7 | exclusive collective bargaining representatives of school | ||||||
8 | district employees and all those employees not in a | ||||||
9 | collective bargaining unit. | ||||||
10 | (d) The regional office of education or intermediate | ||||||
11 | service center for the school district must timely verify that | ||||||
12 | a proposal for an e-learning program has met the requirements | ||||||
13 | specified in this Section and that the proposal contains | ||||||
14 | provisions designed to reasonably and practicably accomplish | ||||||
15 | the following: | ||||||
16 | (1) to ensure and verify at least 5 clock hours of | ||||||
17 | instruction or school work, as required under Section | ||||||
18 | 10-19.05, for each student participating in an e-learning | ||||||
19 | day; | ||||||
20 | (2) to ensure access from home or other appropriate | ||||||
21 | remote facility for all students participating, including | ||||||
22 | computers, the Internet, and other forms of electronic | ||||||
23 | communication that must be utilized in the proposed | ||||||
24 | program; | ||||||
25 | (2.5) to ensure that non-electronic materials are made | ||||||
26 | available to students participating in the program who do |
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1 | not have access to the required technology or to | ||||||
2 | participating teachers or students who are prevented from | ||||||
3 | accessing the required technology; | ||||||
4 | (3) to ensure appropriate learning opportunities for | ||||||
5 | students with special needs; | ||||||
6 | (4) to monitor and verify each student's electronic | ||||||
7 | participation; | ||||||
8 | (5) to address the extent to which student | ||||||
9 | participation is within the student's control as to the | ||||||
10 | time, pace, and means of learning; | ||||||
11 | (6) to provide effective notice to students and their | ||||||
12 | parents or guardians of the use of particular days for | ||||||
13 | e-learning; | ||||||
14 | (7) to provide staff and students with adequate | ||||||
15 | training for e-learning days' participation; | ||||||
16 | (8) to ensure an opportunity for any collective | ||||||
17 | bargaining negotiations with representatives of the school | ||||||
18 | district's employees that would be legally required, | ||||||
19 | including all classifications of school district employees | ||||||
20 | who are represented by collective bargaining agreements | ||||||
21 | and who would be affected in the event of an e-learning | ||||||
22 | day; | ||||||
23 | (9) to review and revise the program as implemented to | ||||||
24 | address difficulties confronted; and | ||||||
25 | (10) to ensure that the protocol regarding general | ||||||
26 | expectations and responsibilities of the program is |
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1 | communicated to teachers, staff, and students at least 30 | ||||||
2 | days prior to utilizing an e-learning day. | ||||||
3 | The school board's approval of a school district's initial | ||||||
4 | e-learning program and renewal of the e-learning program shall | ||||||
5 | be for a term of 3 years. | ||||||
6 | (d-5) A school district shall pay to its contractors who | ||||||
7 | provide educational support services to the district, | ||||||
8 | including, but not limited to, custodial, transportation, or | ||||||
9 | food service providers, their daily, regular rate of pay or | ||||||
10 | billings rendered for any e-learning day that is used because | ||||||
11 | a school was selected to be a polling place under Section | ||||||
12 | 11-4.1 of the Election Code, except that this requirement does | ||||||
13 | not apply to contractors who are paid under contracts that are | ||||||
14 | entered into, amended, or renewed on or after March 15, 2022 or | ||||||
15 | to contracts that otherwise address compensation for such | ||||||
16 | e-learning days. | ||||||
17 | (d-10) A school district shall pay to its employees who | ||||||
18 | provide educational support services to the district, | ||||||
19 | including, but not limited to, custodial, transportation, food | ||||||
20 | service providers, classroom assistants, or administrative | ||||||
21 | staff, their daily, regular rate of pay and benefits rendered | ||||||
22 | for any school closure or e-learning day if the closure | ||||||
23 | precludes them from performing their regularly scheduled | ||||||
24 | duties and the employee would have reported for work but for | ||||||
25 | the closure. | ||||||
26 | (d-15) A school district shall make full payment that |
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1 | would have otherwise been paid to its contractors who provide | ||||||
2 | educational support services to the district, including, but | ||||||
3 | not limited to, custodial, transportation, food service | ||||||
4 | providers, classroom assistants, or administrative staff, | ||||||
5 | their daily, regular rate of pay and benefits rendered for any | ||||||
6 | school closure or e-learning day if any closure precludes them | ||||||
7 | from performing their regularly scheduled duties and employees | ||||||
8 | would have reported for work but for the closure. The | ||||||
9 | employees who provide the support services covered by such | ||||||
10 | contracts shall be paid their daily bid package rates and | ||||||
11 | benefits as defined by their local operating agreements or | ||||||
12 | collective bargaining agreements. | ||||||
13 | (e) The State Board of Education may adopt rules | ||||||
14 | consistent with the provision of this Section.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 101-12, eff. 7-1-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; | ||||||
16 | 102-584, eff. 6-1-22.) | ||||||
17 | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.82 new) | ||||||
18 | Sec. 10-20.82. COVID-19 paid administrative leave. | ||||||
19 | (a) During any time a school district, the State or any of | ||||||
20 | its agencies, or a local public health department has issued | ||||||
21 | guidance, mandates, or rules related to COVID-19 that restrict | ||||||
22 | an employee of the school district for purposes related to | ||||||
23 | COVID-19 and public health from being on school district | ||||||
24 | property, the employee of the school district shall receive as | ||||||
25 | many days of administrative leave as required to abide by such |
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1 | public health guidance, mandates, and requirements issued by | ||||||
2 | the Department of Public Health, unless a longer period of | ||||||
3 | paid administrative leave has been negotiated with the | ||||||
4 | exclusive bargaining representative, when the Governor has | ||||||
5 | declared a disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant | ||||||
6 | to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. | ||||||
7 | (b) An employee of a school district shall receive paid | ||||||
8 | administrative leave pursuant to subsection (a), unless a | ||||||
9 | longer period of paid administrative leave has been negotiated | ||||||
10 | with the exclusive bargaining representative, to care for a | ||||||
11 | child of the employee if the child is unable to attend | ||||||
12 | elementary or secondary school because the child must be | ||||||
13 | isolated or quarantined from others because the child has: | ||||||
14 | (1) a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a | ||||||
15 | molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a | ||||||
16 | polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19; | ||||||
17 | (2) a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen | ||||||
18 | diagnostic test; or | ||||||
19 | (3) been in close contact with a person who has a | ||||||
20 | confirmed case of COVID-19. | ||||||
21 | (c) An employee of a school district who is on paid | ||||||
22 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all | ||||||
23 | documentation requested by the school board. | ||||||
24 | (d) An employee of a school district who is on paid | ||||||
25 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive | ||||||
26 | the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid |
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1 | administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to | ||||||
2 | this Section shall not diminish any other leave or benefits of | ||||||
3 | the employee. | ||||||
4 | (e) An employee of the school district may not accrue paid | ||||||
5 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section. | ||||||
6 | (f) For an employee of a school district to be eligible to | ||||||
7 | receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section, | ||||||
8 | the employee must: | ||||||
9 | (1) have received the recommended dose of a COVID-19 | ||||||
10 | vaccine approved by the United States Food and Drug | ||||||
11 | Administration; or | ||||||
12 | (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program | ||||||
13 | provided by the school district at least once a week.
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14 | (105 ILCS 5/24-6)
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15 | Sec. 24-6. Sick leave. The school boards of all school | ||||||
16 | districts, including special charter
districts, but not | ||||||
17 | including school districts in municipalities of 500,000
or | ||||||
18 | more, shall grant their full-time teachers, and also shall | ||||||
19 | grant
such of their other employees as are eligible to | ||||||
20 | participate in the
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund under | ||||||
21 | the "600-Hour Standard"
established, or under such other | ||||||
22 | eligibility participation standard as may
from time to time be | ||||||
23 | established, by rules and regulations now or hereafter
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24 | promulgated by the Board of that Fund under Section 7-198 of | ||||||
25 | the Illinois
Pension Code, as now or hereafter amended, sick |
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1 | leave
provisions not less in amount than 10 days at full pay in | ||||||
2 | each school year.
If any such teacher or employee does not use | ||||||
3 | the full amount of annual leave
thus allowed, the unused | ||||||
4 | amount shall be allowed to accumulate to a minimum
available | ||||||
5 | leave of 180 days at full pay, including the leave of the | ||||||
6 | current
year. Sick leave shall be interpreted to mean personal | ||||||
7 | illness, quarantine
at home, or serious illness or death in | ||||||
8 | the immediate family or household.
The school board may | ||||||
9 | require a certificate from a physician licensed in Illinois to | ||||||
10 | practice medicine and surgery in all its branches, a | ||||||
11 | chiropractic physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act | ||||||
12 | of 1987, a licensed advanced practice registered nurse, a | ||||||
13 | licensed physician assistant, or, if the treatment
is by | ||||||
14 | prayer or spiritual means, a spiritual adviser or
practitioner | ||||||
15 | of the teacher's or employee's faith as a basis for pay during | ||||||
16 | leave after
an absence of 3 days for personal illness or as the | ||||||
17 | school board may deem necessary in
other cases. If the school | ||||||
18 | board does require a
certificate
as a basis for pay during | ||||||
19 | leave of
less than 3 days for personal illness, the school | ||||||
20 | board shall pay, from school funds, the
expenses incurred by | ||||||
21 | the teachers or other employees in obtaining the certificate.
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22 | Sick leave shall also be interpreted to mean birth, | ||||||
23 | adoption, placement for adoption, and the acceptance of a | ||||||
24 | child in need of foster care. Teachers and other employees to | ||||||
25 | which this Section applies are entitled to use up to 30 days of | ||||||
26 | paid sick leave because of the birth of a child that is not |
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1 | dependent on the need to recover from childbirth. Paid sick | ||||||
2 | leave because of the birth of a child may be used absent | ||||||
3 | medical certification for up to 30 working school days, which | ||||||
4 | days may be used at any time within the 12-month period | ||||||
5 | following the birth of the child. The use of up to 30 working | ||||||
6 | school days of paid sick leave because of the birth of a child | ||||||
7 | may not be diminished as a result of any intervening period of | ||||||
8 | nonworking days or school not being in session, such as for | ||||||
9 | summer, winter, or spring break or holidays, that may occur | ||||||
10 | during the use of the paid sick leave. For paid sick leave for | ||||||
11 | adoption, placement for adoption, or the acceptance of a child | ||||||
12 | in need of foster care, the school board may require that the | ||||||
13 | teacher or other employee to which this Section applies | ||||||
14 | provide evidence that the formal adoption process or the | ||||||
15 | formal foster care process is underway, and such sick leave is | ||||||
16 | limited to 30 days unless a longer leave has been negotiated | ||||||
17 | with the exclusive bargaining representative. Paid sick leave | ||||||
18 | for adoption, placement for adoption, or the acceptance of a | ||||||
19 | child in need of foster care need not be used consecutively | ||||||
20 | once the formal adoption process or the formal foster care | ||||||
21 | process is underway, and such sick leave may be used for | ||||||
22 | reasons related to the formal adoption process or the formal | ||||||
23 | foster care process prior to taking custody of the child or | ||||||
24 | accepting the child in need of foster care, in addition to | ||||||
25 | using such sick leave upon taking custody of the child or | ||||||
26 | accepting the child in need of foster care. |
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1 | If, by reason of any change in the boundaries of school | ||||||
2 | districts, or by
reason of the creation of a new school | ||||||
3 | district, the employment of a
teacher is transferred to a new | ||||||
4 | or different board, the accumulated sick
leave of such teacher | ||||||
5 | is not thereby lost, but is transferred to such new
or | ||||||
6 | different district.
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7 | Any sick leave used by a teacher or employee during the | ||||||
8 | 2021-2022 school year for reasons related to guidance, | ||||||
9 | mandates, or rules issued by the school district, the State or | ||||||
10 | any of its agencies, or a local public health department | ||||||
11 | related to COVID-19 and public health shall be returned to the | ||||||
12 | teacher or employee. | ||||||
13 | For purposes of this Section, "immediate family" shall | ||||||
14 | include parents,
spouse, brothers, sisters, children, | ||||||
15 | grandparents, grandchildren,
parents-in-law, brothers-in-law, | ||||||
16 | sisters-in-law, and legal guardians.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 102-275, eff. 8-6-21.)
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18 | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.77 new) | ||||||
19 | Sec. 34-18.77. COVID-19 paid administrative leave. | ||||||
20 | (a) During any time the school district, the State or any | ||||||
21 | of its agencies, or a local public health department has | ||||||
22 | issued guidance, mandates, or rules related to COVID-19 that | ||||||
23 | restrict an employee of the school district for purposes | ||||||
24 | related to COVID-19 and public health from being on school | ||||||
25 | district property, the employee of the school district shall |
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1 | receive as many days of administrative leave as required to | ||||||
2 | abide by such public health guidance, mandates, and | ||||||
3 | requirements issued by the Department of Public Health, unless | ||||||
4 | a longer period of paid administrative leave has been | ||||||
5 | negotiated with the exclusive bargaining representative, when | ||||||
6 | the Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health | ||||||
7 | emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency | ||||||
8 | Management Agency Act. | ||||||
9 | (b) An employee of the school district shall receive paid | ||||||
10 | administrative leave pursuant to subsection (a), unless a | ||||||
11 | longer period of paid administrative leave has been negotiated | ||||||
12 | with the exclusive bargaining representative, to care for a | ||||||
13 | child of the employee if the child is unable to attend | ||||||
14 | elementary or secondary school because the child must be | ||||||
15 | isolated or quarantined from others because the child has: | ||||||
16 | (1) a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a | ||||||
17 | molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a | ||||||
18 | polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19; | ||||||
19 | (2) a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen | ||||||
20 | diagnostic test; or | ||||||
21 | (3) been in close contact with a person who has a | ||||||
22 | confirmed case of COVID-19. | ||||||
23 | (c) An employee of the school district who is on paid | ||||||
24 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all | ||||||
25 | documentation requested by the board. | ||||||
26 | (d) An employee of the school district who is on paid |
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1 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive | ||||||
2 | the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid | ||||||
3 | administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to | ||||||
4 | this Section shall not diminish any other leave or benefits of | ||||||
5 | the employee. | ||||||
6 | (e) An employee of the school district may not accrue paid | ||||||
7 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section. | ||||||
8 | (f) For an employee of the school district to be eligible | ||||||
9 | to receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section, | ||||||
10 | the employee must: | ||||||
11 | (1) have received the recommended dose of a COVID-19 | ||||||
12 | vaccine approved by the United States Food and Drug | ||||||
13 | Administration; or | ||||||
14 | (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program | ||||||
15 | provided by the school district at least once a week. | ||||||
16 | (105 ILCS 5/34-85e new) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 34-85e. Sick leave related to COVID-19. Any sick | ||||||
18 | leave used by a teacher or employee during the 2021-2022 | ||||||
19 | school year for reasons related to guidance, mandates, or | ||||||
20 | rules issued by the school district, the State or any of its | ||||||
21 | agencies, or a local public health department related to | ||||||
22 | COVID-19 and public health shall be returned to the teacher or | ||||||
23 | employee. | ||||||
24 | Section 10. The University of Illinois Act is amended by |
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1 | adding Section 125 as follows: | ||||||
2 | (110 ILCS 305/125 new) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 125. COVID-19 paid administrative leave. | ||||||
4 | (a) During any time the Board of Trustees, the State or any | ||||||
5 | of its agencies, or a local public health department has | ||||||
6 | issued guidance, mandates, or rules related to COVID-19 that | ||||||
7 | restrict an employee of the university for purposes related to | ||||||
8 | COVID-19 and public health from being on university property, | ||||||
9 | the employee of the university shall receive as many days of | ||||||
10 | administrative leave as required to abide by such public | ||||||
11 | health guidance, mandates, and requirements issued by the | ||||||
12 | Department of Public Health, unless a longer period of paid | ||||||
13 | administrative leave has been negotiated with the exclusive | ||||||
14 | bargaining representative, when the Governor has declared a | ||||||
15 | disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section | ||||||
16 | 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. | ||||||
17 | (b) An employee of the university shall receive paid | ||||||
18 | administrative leave pursuant to subsection (a), unless a | ||||||
19 | longer period of paid administrative leave has been negotiated | ||||||
20 | with the exclusive bargaining representative, to care for a | ||||||
21 | child of the employee if the child is unable to attend | ||||||
22 | elementary or secondary school because the child must be | ||||||
23 | isolated or quarantined from others because the child has: | ||||||
24 | (1) a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a | ||||||
25 | molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a |
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1 | polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19; | ||||||
2 | (2) a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen | ||||||
3 | diagnostic test; or | ||||||
4 | (3) been in close contact with a person who has a | ||||||
5 | confirmed case of COVID-19. | ||||||
6 | (c) An employee of the university who is on paid | ||||||
7 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all | ||||||
8 | documentation requested by the Board of Trustees. | ||||||
9 | (d) An employee of the university who is on paid | ||||||
10 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive | ||||||
11 | the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid | ||||||
12 | administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to | ||||||
13 | this Section shall not diminish any other leave or benefits of | ||||||
14 | the employee. | ||||||
15 | (e) An employee of the university may not accrue paid | ||||||
16 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section. | ||||||
17 | (f) For an employee of the university to be eligible to | ||||||
18 | receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section, | ||||||
19 | the employee must: | ||||||
20 | (1) have received the recommended dose of a COVID-19 | ||||||
21 | vaccine approved by the United States Food and Drug | ||||||
22 | Administration; or | ||||||
23 | (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program | ||||||
24 | provided by the university at least once a week. | ||||||
25 | Section 15. The Southern Illinois University Management |
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1 | Act is amended by adding Section 105 as follows: | ||||||
2 | (110 ILCS 520/105 new) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 105. COVID-19 paid administrative leave. | ||||||
4 | (a) During any time the Board, the State or any of its | ||||||
5 | agencies, or a local public health department has issued | ||||||
6 | guidance, mandates, or rules related to COVID-19 that restrict | ||||||
7 | an employee of the university for purposes related to COVID-19 | ||||||
8 | and public health from being on university property, the | ||||||
9 | employee of the university shall receive as many days of | ||||||
10 | administrative leave as required to abide by such public | ||||||
11 | health guidance, mandates, and requirements issued by the | ||||||
12 | Department of Public Health, unless a longer period of paid | ||||||
13 | administrative leave has been negotiated with the exclusive | ||||||
14 | bargaining representative, when the Governor has declared a | ||||||
15 | disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section | ||||||
16 | 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. | ||||||
17 | (b) An employee of the university shall receive paid | ||||||
18 | administrative leave pursuant to subsection (a), unless a | ||||||
19 | longer period of paid administrative leave has been negotiated | ||||||
20 | with the exclusive bargaining representative, to care for a | ||||||
21 | child of the employee if the child is unable to attend | ||||||
22 | elementary or secondary school because the child must be | ||||||
23 | isolated or quarantined from others because the child has: | ||||||
24 | (1) a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a | ||||||
25 | molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a |
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1 | polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19; | ||||||
2 | (2) a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen | ||||||
3 | diagnostic test; or | ||||||
4 | (3) been in close contact with a person who has a | ||||||
5 | confirmed case of COVID-19. | ||||||
6 | (c) An employee of the university who is on paid | ||||||
7 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all | ||||||
8 | documentation requested by the Board. | ||||||
9 | (d) An employee of the university who is on paid | ||||||
10 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive | ||||||
11 | the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid | ||||||
12 | administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to | ||||||
13 | this Section shall not diminish any other leave or benefits of | ||||||
14 | the employee. | ||||||
15 | (e) An employee of the university may not accrue paid | ||||||
16 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section. | ||||||
17 | (f) For an employee of the university to be eligible to | ||||||
18 | receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section, | ||||||
19 | the employee must: | ||||||
20 | (1) have received the recommended dose of a COVID-19 | ||||||
21 | vaccine approved by the United States Food and Drug | ||||||
22 | Administration; or | ||||||
23 | (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program | ||||||
24 | provided by the university at least once a week. | ||||||
25 | Section 20. The Chicago State University Law is amended by |
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1 | adding Section 5-215 as follows: | ||||||
2 | (110 ILCS 660/5-215 new) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 5-215. COVID-19 paid administrative leave. | ||||||
4 | (a) During any time the Board, the State or any of its | ||||||
5 | agencies, or a local public health department has issued | ||||||
6 | guidance, mandates, or rules related to COVID-19 that restrict | ||||||
7 | an employee of the university for purposes related to COVID-19 | ||||||
8 | and public health from being on university property, the | ||||||
9 | employee of the university shall receive as many days of | ||||||
10 | administrative leave as required to abide by such public | ||||||
11 | health guidance, mandates, and requirements issued by the | ||||||
12 | Department of Public Health, unless a longer period of paid | ||||||
13 | administrative leave has been negotiated with the exclusive | ||||||
14 | bargaining representative, when the Governor has declared a | ||||||
15 | disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section | ||||||
16 | 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. | ||||||
17 | (b) An employee of the university shall receive paid | ||||||
18 | administrative leave pursuant to subsection (a), unless a | ||||||
19 | longer period of paid administrative leave has been negotiated | ||||||
20 | with the exclusive bargaining representative, to care for a | ||||||
21 | child of the employee if the child is unable to attend | ||||||
22 | elementary or secondary school because the child must be | ||||||
23 | isolated or quarantined from others because the child has: | ||||||
24 | (1) a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a | ||||||
25 | molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a |
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1 | polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19; | ||||||
2 | (2) a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen | ||||||
3 | diagnostic test; or | ||||||
4 | (3) been in close contact with a person who has a | ||||||
5 | confirmed case of COVID-19. | ||||||
6 | (c) An employee of the university who is on paid | ||||||
7 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all | ||||||
8 | documentation requested by the Board. | ||||||
9 | (d) An employee of the university who is on paid | ||||||
10 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive | ||||||
11 | the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid | ||||||
12 | administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to | ||||||
13 | this Section shall not diminish any other leave or benefits of | ||||||
14 | the employee. | ||||||
15 | (e) An employee of the university may not accrue paid | ||||||
16 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section. | ||||||
17 | (f) For an employee of the university to be eligible to | ||||||
18 | receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section, | ||||||
19 | the employee must: | ||||||
20 | (1) have received the recommended dose of a COVID-19 | ||||||
21 | vaccine approved by the United States Food and Drug | ||||||
22 | Administration; or | ||||||
23 | (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program | ||||||
24 | provided by the university at least once a week. | ||||||
25 | Section 25. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended |
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1 | by adding Section 10-215 as follows: | ||||||
2 | (110 ILCS 665/10-215 new) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 10-215. COVID-19 paid administrative leave. | ||||||
4 | (a) During any time the Board, the State or any of its | ||||||
5 | agencies, or a local public health department has issued | ||||||
6 | guidance, mandates, or rules related to COVID-19 that restrict | ||||||
7 | an employee of the university for purposes related to COVID-19 | ||||||
8 | and public health from being on university property, the | ||||||
9 | employee of the university shall receive as many days of | ||||||
10 | administrative leave as required to abide by such public | ||||||
11 | health guidance, mandates, and requirements issued by the | ||||||
12 | Department of Public Health, unless a longer period of paid | ||||||
13 | administrative leave has been negotiated with the exclusive | ||||||
14 | bargaining representative, when the Governor has declared a | ||||||
15 | disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section | ||||||
16 | 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. | ||||||
17 | (b) An employee of the university shall receive paid | ||||||
18 | administrative leave pursuant to subsection (a), unless a | ||||||
19 | longer period of paid administrative leave has been negotiated | ||||||
20 | with the exclusive bargaining representative, to care for a | ||||||
21 | child of the employee if the child is unable to attend | ||||||
22 | elementary or secondary school because the child must be | ||||||
23 | isolated or quarantined from others because the child has: | ||||||
24 | (1) a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a | ||||||
25 | molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a |
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1 | polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19; | ||||||
2 | (2) a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen | ||||||
3 | diagnostic test; or | ||||||
4 | (3) been in close contact with a person who has a | ||||||
5 | confirmed case of COVID-19. | ||||||
6 | (c) An employee of the university who is on paid | ||||||
7 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all | ||||||
8 | documentation requested by the Board. | ||||||
9 | (d) An employee of the university who is on paid | ||||||
10 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive | ||||||
11 | the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid | ||||||
12 | administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to | ||||||
13 | this Section shall not diminish any other leave or benefits of | ||||||
14 | the employee. | ||||||
15 | (e) An employee of the university may not accrue paid | ||||||
16 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section. | ||||||
17 | (f) For an employee of the university to be eligible to | ||||||
18 | receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section, | ||||||
19 | the employee must: | ||||||
20 | (1) have received the recommended dose of a COVID-19 | ||||||
21 | vaccine approved by the United States Food and Drug | ||||||
22 | Administration; or | ||||||
23 | (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program | ||||||
24 | provided by the university at least once a week. | ||||||
25 | Section 30. The Governors State University Law is amended |
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1 | by adding Section 15-215 as follows: | ||||||
2 | (110 ILCS 670/15-215 new) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 15-215. COVID-19 paid administrative leave. | ||||||
4 | (a) During any time the Board, the State or any of its | ||||||
5 | agencies, or a local public health department has issued | ||||||
6 | guidance, mandates, or rules related to COVID-19 that restrict | ||||||
7 | an employee of the university for purposes related to COVID-19 | ||||||
8 | and public health from being on university property, the | ||||||
9 | employee of the university shall receive as many days of | ||||||
10 | administrative leave as required to abide by such public | ||||||
11 | health guidance, mandates, and requirements issued by the | ||||||
12 | Department of Public Health, unless a longer period of paid | ||||||
13 | administrative leave has been negotiated with the exclusive | ||||||
14 | bargaining representative, when the Governor has declared a | ||||||
15 | disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section | ||||||
16 | 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. | ||||||
17 | (b) An employee of the university shall receive paid | ||||||
18 | administrative leave pursuant to subsection (a), unless a | ||||||
19 | longer period of paid administrative leave has been negotiated | ||||||
20 | with the exclusive bargaining representative, to care for a | ||||||
21 | child of the employee if the child is unable to attend | ||||||
22 | elementary or secondary school because the child must be | ||||||
23 | isolated or quarantined from others because the child has: | ||||||
24 | (1) a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a | ||||||
25 | molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a |
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1 | polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19; | ||||||
2 | (2) a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen | ||||||
3 | diagnostic test; or | ||||||
4 | (3) been in close contact with a person who has a | ||||||
5 | confirmed case of COVID-19. | ||||||
6 | (c) An employee of the university who is on paid | ||||||
7 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all | ||||||
8 | documentation requested by the Board. | ||||||
9 | (d) An employee of the university who is on paid | ||||||
10 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive | ||||||
11 | the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid | ||||||
12 | administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to | ||||||
13 | this Section shall not diminish any other leave or benefits of | ||||||
14 | the employee. | ||||||
15 | (e) An employee of the university may not accrue paid | ||||||
16 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section. | ||||||
17 | (f) For an employee of the university to be eligible to | ||||||
18 | receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section, | ||||||
19 | the employee must: | ||||||
20 | (1) have received the recommended dose of a COVID-19 | ||||||
21 | vaccine approved by the United States Food and Drug | ||||||
22 | Administration; or | ||||||
23 | (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program | ||||||
24 | provided by the university at least once a week. | ||||||
25 | Section 35. The Illinois State University Law is amended |
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1 | by adding Section 20-220 as follows: | ||||||
2 | (110 ILCS 675/20-220 new) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 20-220. COVID-19 paid administrative leave. | ||||||
4 | (a) During any time the Board, the State or any of its | ||||||
5 | agencies, or a local public health department has issued | ||||||
6 | guidance, mandates, or rules related to COVID-19 that restrict | ||||||
7 | an employee of the university for purposes related to COVID-19 | ||||||
8 | and public health from being on university property, the | ||||||
9 | employee of the university shall receive as many days of | ||||||
10 | administrative leave as required to abide by such public | ||||||
11 | health guidance, mandates, and requirements issued by the | ||||||
12 | Department of Public Health, unless a longer period of paid | ||||||
13 | administrative leave has been negotiated with the exclusive | ||||||
14 | bargaining representative, when the Governor has declared a | ||||||
15 | disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section | ||||||
16 | 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. | ||||||
17 | (b) An employee of the university shall receive paid | ||||||
18 | administrative leave pursuant to subsection (a), unless a | ||||||
19 | longer period of paid administrative leave has been negotiated | ||||||
20 | with the exclusive bargaining representative, to care for a | ||||||
21 | child of the employee if the child is unable to attend | ||||||
22 | elementary or secondary school because the child must be | ||||||
23 | isolated or quarantined from others because the child has: | ||||||
24 | (1) a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a | ||||||
25 | molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a |
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1 | polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19; | ||||||
2 | (2) a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen | ||||||
3 | diagnostic test; or | ||||||
4 | (3) been in close contact with a person who has a | ||||||
5 | confirmed case of COVID-19. | ||||||
6 | (c) An employee of the university who is on paid | ||||||
7 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all | ||||||
8 | documentation requested by the Board. | ||||||
9 | (d) An employee of the university who is on paid | ||||||
10 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive | ||||||
11 | the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid | ||||||
12 | administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to | ||||||
13 | this Section shall not diminish any other leave or benefits of | ||||||
14 | the employee. | ||||||
15 | (e) An employee of the university may not accrue paid | ||||||
16 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section. | ||||||
17 | (f) For an employee of the university to be eligible to | ||||||
18 | receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section, | ||||||
19 | the employee must: | ||||||
20 | (1) have received the recommended dose of a COVID-19 | ||||||
21 | vaccine approved by the United States Food and Drug | ||||||
22 | Administration; or | ||||||
23 | (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program | ||||||
24 | provided by the university at least once a week. | ||||||
25 | Section 40. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is |
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1 | amended by adding Section 25-215 as follows: | ||||||
2 | (110 ILCS 680/25-215 new) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 25-215. COVID-19 paid administrative leave. | ||||||
4 | (a) During any time the Board, the State or any of its | ||||||
5 | agencies, or a local public health department has issued | ||||||
6 | guidance, mandates, or rules related to COVID-19 that restrict | ||||||
7 | an employee of the university for purposes related to COVID-19 | ||||||
8 | and public health from being on university property, the | ||||||
9 | employee of the university shall receive as many days of | ||||||
10 | administrative leave as required to abide by such public | ||||||
11 | health guidance, mandates, and requirements issued by the | ||||||
12 | Department of Public Health, unless a longer period of paid | ||||||
13 | administrative leave has been negotiated with the exclusive | ||||||
14 | bargaining representative, when the Governor has declared a | ||||||
15 | disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section | ||||||
16 | 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. | ||||||
17 | (b) An employee of the university shall receive paid | ||||||
18 | administrative leave pursuant to subsection (a), unless a | ||||||
19 | longer period of paid administrative leave has been negotiated | ||||||
20 | with the exclusive bargaining representative, to care for a | ||||||
21 | child of the employee if the child is unable to attend | ||||||
22 | elementary or secondary school because the child must be | ||||||
23 | isolated or quarantined from others because the child has: | ||||||
24 | (1) a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a | ||||||
25 | molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a |
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1 | polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19; | ||||||
2 | (2) a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen | ||||||
3 | diagnostic test; or | ||||||
4 | (3) been in close contact with a person who has a | ||||||
5 | confirmed case of COVID-19. | ||||||
6 | (c) An employee of the university who is on paid | ||||||
7 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all | ||||||
8 | documentation requested by the Board. | ||||||
9 | (d) An employee of the university who is on paid | ||||||
10 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive | ||||||
11 | the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid | ||||||
12 | administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to | ||||||
13 | this Section shall not diminish any other leave or benefits of | ||||||
14 | the employee. | ||||||
15 | (e) An employee of the university may not accrue paid | ||||||
16 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section. | ||||||
17 | (f) For an employee of the university to be eligible to | ||||||
18 | receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section, | ||||||
19 | the employee must: | ||||||
20 | (1) have received the recommended dose of a COVID-19 | ||||||
21 | vaccine approved by the United States Food and Drug | ||||||
22 | Administration; or | ||||||
23 | (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program | ||||||
24 | provided by the university at least once a week. | ||||||
25 | Section 45. The Northern Illinois University Law is |
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1 | amended by adding Section 30-225 as follows: | ||||||
2 | (110 ILCS 685/30-225 new) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 30-225. COVID-19 paid administrative leave. | ||||||
4 | (a) During any time the Board, the State or any of its | ||||||
5 | agencies, or a local public health department has issued | ||||||
6 | guidance, mandates, or rules related to COVID-19 that restrict | ||||||
7 | an employee of the university for purposes related to COVID-19 | ||||||
8 | and public health from being on university property, the | ||||||
9 | employee of the university shall receive as many days of | ||||||
10 | administrative leave as required to abide by such public | ||||||
11 | health guidance, mandates, and requirements issued by the | ||||||
12 | Department of Public Health, unless a longer period of paid | ||||||
13 | administrative leave has been negotiated with the exclusive | ||||||
14 | bargaining representative, when the Governor has declared a | ||||||
15 | disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section | ||||||
16 | 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. | ||||||
17 | (b) An employee of the university shall receive paid | ||||||
18 | administrative leave pursuant to subsection (a), unless a | ||||||
19 | longer period of paid administrative leave has been negotiated | ||||||
20 | with the exclusive bargaining representative, to care for a | ||||||
21 | child of the employee if the child is unable to attend | ||||||
22 | elementary or secondary school because the child must be | ||||||
23 | isolated or quarantined from others because the child has: | ||||||
24 | (1) a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a | ||||||
25 | molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a |
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1 | polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19; | ||||||
2 | (2) a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen | ||||||
3 | diagnostic test; or | ||||||
4 | (3) been in close contact with a person who has a | ||||||
5 | confirmed case of COVID-19. | ||||||
6 | (c) An employee of the university who is on paid | ||||||
7 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all | ||||||
8 | documentation requested by the Board. | ||||||
9 | (d) An employee of the university who is on paid | ||||||
10 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive | ||||||
11 | the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid | ||||||
12 | administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to | ||||||
13 | this Section shall not diminish any other leave or benefits of | ||||||
14 | the employee. | ||||||
15 | (e) An employee of the university may not accrue paid | ||||||
16 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section. | ||||||
17 | (f) For an employee of the university to be eligible to | ||||||
18 | receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section, | ||||||
19 | the employee must: | ||||||
20 | (1) have received the recommended dose of a COVID-19 | ||||||
21 | vaccine approved by the United States Food and Drug | ||||||
22 | Administration; or | ||||||
23 | (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program | ||||||
24 | provided by the university at least once a week. | ||||||
25 | Section 50. The Western Illinois University Law is amended |
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1 | by adding Section 35-220 as follows: | ||||||
2 | (110 ILCS 690/35-220 new) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 35-220. COVID-19 paid administrative leave. | ||||||
4 | (a) During any time the Board, the State or any of its | ||||||
5 | agencies, or a local public health department has issued | ||||||
6 | guidance, mandates, or rules related to COVID-19 that restrict | ||||||
7 | an employee of the university for purposes related to COVID-19 | ||||||
8 | and public health from being on university property, the | ||||||
9 | employee of the university shall receive as many days of | ||||||
10 | administrative leave as required to abide by such public | ||||||
11 | health guidance, mandates, and requirements issued by the | ||||||
12 | Department of Public Health, unless a longer period of paid | ||||||
13 | administrative leave has been negotiated with the exclusive | ||||||
14 | bargaining representative, when the Governor has declared a | ||||||
15 | disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section | ||||||
16 | 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. | ||||||
17 | (b) An employee of the university shall receive paid | ||||||
18 | administrative leave pursuant to subsection (a), unless a | ||||||
19 | longer period of paid administrative leave has been negotiated | ||||||
20 | with the exclusive bargaining representative, to care for a | ||||||
21 | child of the employee if the child is unable to attend | ||||||
22 | elementary or secondary school because the child must be | ||||||
23 | isolated or quarantined from others because the child has: | ||||||
24 | (1) a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a | ||||||
25 | molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a |
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1 | polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19; | ||||||
2 | (2) a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen | ||||||
3 | diagnostic test; or | ||||||
4 | (3) been in close contact with a person who has a | ||||||
5 | confirmed case of COVID-19. | ||||||
6 | (c) An employee of the university who is on paid | ||||||
7 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all | ||||||
8 | documentation requested by the Board. | ||||||
9 | (d) An employee of the university who is on paid | ||||||
10 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive | ||||||
11 | the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid | ||||||
12 | administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to | ||||||
13 | this Section shall not diminish any other leave or benefits of | ||||||
14 | the employee. | ||||||
15 | (e) An employee of the university may not accrue paid | ||||||
16 | administrative leave pursuant to this Section. | ||||||
17 | (f) For an employee of the university to be eligible to | ||||||
18 | receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section, | ||||||
19 | the employee must: | ||||||
20 | (1) have received the recommended dose of a COVID-19 | ||||||
21 | vaccine approved by the United States Food and Drug | ||||||
22 | Administration; or | ||||||
23 | (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program | ||||||
24 | provided by the university at least once a week. | ||||||
25 | Section 55. The Public Community College Act is amended by |
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1 | adding Section 3-29.15 as follows: | ||||||
2 | (110 ILCS 805/3-29.15 new) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 3-29.15. COVID-19 paid administrative leave. | ||||||
4 | (a) During any time the board, the State or any of its | ||||||
5 | agencies, or a local public health department has issued | ||||||
6 | guidance, mandates, or rules related to COVID-19 that restrict | ||||||
7 | an employee of the community college district for purposes | ||||||
8 | related to COVID-19 and public health from being on district | ||||||
9 | property, the employee of the district shall receive as many | ||||||
10 | days of administrative leave as required to abide by such | ||||||
11 | public health guidance, mandates, and requirements issued by | ||||||
12 | the Department of Public Health, unless a longer period of | ||||||
13 | paid administrative leave has been negotiated with the | ||||||
14 | exclusive bargaining representative, when the Governor has | ||||||
15 | declared a disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant | ||||||
16 | to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. | ||||||
17 | (b) An employee of the community college district shall | ||||||
18 | receive paid administrative leave pursuant to subsection (a), | ||||||
19 | unless a longer period of paid administrative leave has been | ||||||
20 | negotiated with the exclusive bargaining representative, to | ||||||
21 | care for a child of the employee if the child is unable to | ||||||
22 | attend elementary or secondary school because the child must | ||||||
23 | be isolated or quarantined from others because the child has: | ||||||
24 | (1) a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a | ||||||
25 | molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a |
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1 | polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19; | ||||||
2 | (2) a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen | ||||||
3 | diagnostic test; or | ||||||
4 | (3) been in close contact with a person who has a | ||||||
5 | confirmed case of COVID-19. | ||||||
6 | (c) An employee of the community college district who is | ||||||
7 | on paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section must | ||||||
8 | provide all documentation requested by the board. | ||||||
9 | (d) An employee of the community college district who is | ||||||
10 | on paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall | ||||||
11 | receive the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid | ||||||
12 | administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to | ||||||
13 | this Section shall not diminish any other leave or benefits of | ||||||
14 | the employee. | ||||||
15 | (e) An employee of the community college district may not | ||||||
16 | accrue paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section. | ||||||
17 | (f) For an employee of the community college district to | ||||||
18 | be eligible to receive paid administrative leave pursuant to | ||||||
19 | this Section, the employee must: | ||||||
20 | (1) have received the recommended dose of a COVID-19 | ||||||
21 | vaccine approved by the United States Food and Drug | ||||||
22 | Administration; or | ||||||
23 | (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program | ||||||
24 | provided by the community college district at least once a | ||||||
25 | week. |
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1 | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | ||||||
2 | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | ||||||
3 | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | ||||||
4 | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | ||||||
5 | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | ||||||
6 | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | ||||||
7 | Public Act.
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8 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
9 | becoming law.
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