Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

Filed: 3/28/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1352

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1352 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
524-14 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/24-14)  (from Ch. 122, par. 24-14)
7    Sec. 24-14. Termination of contractual continued service
8by teacher. As used in this Section, "teaching assignment"
9means any full-time position that requires licensure under
10Article 21B of this Code.
11    A teacher, as defined in Section 24-11 of this Code, who
12has entered into contractual continued service may resign at
13any time by obtaining concurrence of the board or by serving at
14least 30 days' written notice upon the secretary of the board.
15During the school term, However, no teacher may resign during
16the school term, without the concurrence of the board, in

 

 

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1order to accept another teaching assignment. Outside of a
2school term, a resignation submitted by any teacher after the
3completion of the school year must be submitted in writing to
4the secretary of the board a minimum of 30 calendar days prior
5to the first student attendance day of the following school
6year or else the teacher will be deemed to have resigned during
7the school term. Any teacher terminating said service not in
8accordance with this Section may be referred by the board to
9the State Superintendent of Education. A referral to the State
10Superintendent for an alleged violation of this Section must
11include (i) a dated copy of the teacher's resignation letter,
12(ii) a copy of the reporting district's current school year
13calendar, (iii) proof of employment for the school year at
14issue, (iv) documentation showing that the district's board
15did not accept the teacher's resignation, and (v) evidence
16that the teacher left the district in order to accept another
17teaching assignment. If the district intends to submit a
18referral to the State Superintendent, the district shall
19submit the referral to the State Superintendent within 10
20business days after the board denies acceptance of the
21resignation. The district shall notify the teacher that it
22submitted the referral to the State Superintendent within 5
23business days after submitting the referral to the State
24Superintendent. The State Superintendent or his or her
25designee shall convene an informal evidentiary hearing no
26later than 90 days after receipt of the required documentation

 

 

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1from the school district as required in this Section of a
2resolution by the board. The teacher shall receive a written
3determination from the State Superintendent or his or her
4designee no later than 14 days after the hearing is completed.
5If the State Superintendent or his or her designee finds that
6the teacher resigned during the school term without the
7concurrence of the board to accept another teaching
8assignment, the State Superintendent must suspend the
9teacher's license for one calendar year. In lieu of a hearing
10and finding, the teacher may agree to a lesser licensure
11sanction at the discretion of the State Superintendent or his
12or her designee.
13(Source: P.A. 101-531, eff. 8-23-19; 102-552, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15becoming law.".