HB0471sam003 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
Sen. Frank C. Watson
Filed: 8/14/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 471




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 471, AS AMENDED, 
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with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. 
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2, as follows:
 
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on page 13, line 4, by deleting "2-3.144, 2-3.145,"; and
 
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on page 13, line 5, after "10-20.40,", by inserting 
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"10-20.41,"; and
 
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by deleting line 3 on page 29 through line 9 on page 36; and

 
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on page 39, immediately below line 13, by inserting the 
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following:
 
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    "(105 ILCS 5/10-20.41 new)

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    Sec. 10-20.41. Pay for performance.

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    (a)  Beginning with all newly-negotiated collective 
 


 






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bargaining agreements entered into after the effective date of 
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this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, a school 
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board and the exclusive bargaining representative, if any, may 
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include a performance-based teacher compensation plan in the 
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subject of its collective bargaining agreement. Nothing in this 
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Section shall preclude the school board and the exclusive 
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bargaining representative from agreeing to and implementing a 
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new performance-based teacher compensation plan prior to the 
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termination of the current collective bargaining agreement.
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    (b)  The new teacher compensation plan bargained and agreed 
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to by the school board and the exclusive bargaining 
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representative under subsection (a) of this Section shall 
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provide certificated personnel with base salaries and shall 
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also provide that any increases in the compensation of 
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individual teachers or groups of teachers beyond base salaries 
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shall be pursuant, but not limited to, any of the following 
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elements:
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        (1) Superior teacher evaluations based on multiple 
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    evaluations of their classroom teaching.
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        (2) Evaluation of a teacher's student classroom-level 
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    achievement growth as measured using a value-added model. 
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    "Value-added" means the improvement gains in student 
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    achievement that are made each year based on pre-test and 
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    post-test outcomes.
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        (3) Evaluation of school-level achievement growth as 
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    measured using a value-added model. "Value-added" means 
 


 






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    the improvement gains in student achievement that are made 
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    each year based on pre-test and post-test outcomes.
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        (4) Demonstration of superior, outstanding performance 
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    by an individual teacher or groups of teachers through the 
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    meeting of unique and specific teaching practice 
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    objectives defined and agreed to in advance in any given 
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    school year.
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        (5) Preparation for meeting and contribution to the 
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    broader needs of the school organization (e.g., curriculum 
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    development, family liaison and community outreach, 
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    implementation of a professional development program for 
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    faculty, and participation in school management).

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    (c)  A school board and exclusive bargaining representative 
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that initiate their own performance-based teacher compensation 
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program shall submit the new plan to the State Board of 
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Education for review not later than 150 days before the plan is 
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to become effective. If the plan does not conform to this 
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Section, the State Board of Education shall return the plan to 
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the school board and the exclusive bargaining representative 
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for modification. The school board and the exclusive bargaining 
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representative shall then have 30 days after the plan is 
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returned to them to submit a modified plan.".