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Full Text of SB1446  103rd General Assembly

SB1446sam002 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton

Filed: 3/3/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1446

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1446 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
5Sections 10-22.25b, and 34-2.3 and by adding Section 2-3.196
6as follows:
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new)
8    Sec. 2-3.196. Clothing resource materials. By no later
9than July 1, 2024, the State Board of Education shall make
10available to schools resource materials developed in
11consultation with stakeholders regarding a student wearing any
12articles of clothing or items that have cultural or religious
13significance to the student if those articles of clothing or
14items are not obscene or derogatory toward others and the
15right of a student to wear or accessorize the student's
16graduation attire with items associated with the student's

 

 

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1cultural or ethnic identity or any protected characteristic or
2category identified in subsection (Q) of Section 1-103 of the
3Illinois Human Rights Act, including but not limited to,
4Native American items of cultural significance. The State
5Board of Education shall make the resource materials available
6on its Internet website.
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.25b)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.25b)
8    Sec. 10-22.25b. School uniforms. The school board may
9adopt a school uniform or dress code policy that governs all or
10certain individual attendance centers and that is necessary to
11maintain the orderly process of a school function or prevent
12endangerment of student health or safety. A school uniform or
13dress code policy adopted by a school board: (i) shall not be
14applied in such manner as to discipline or deny attendance to a
15transfer student or any other student for noncompliance with
16that policy during such period of time as is reasonably
17necessary to enable the student to acquire a school uniform or
18otherwise comply with the dress code policy that is in effect
19at the attendance center or in the district into which the
20student's enrollment is transferred; (ii) shall include
21criteria and procedures under which the school board will
22accommodate the needs of or otherwise provide appropriate
23resources to assist a student from an indigent family in
24complying with an applicable school uniform or dress code
25policy; and (iii) shall not include or apply to hairstyles,

 

 

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1including hairstyles historically associated with race,
2ethnicity, or hair texture, including, but not limited to,
3protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists; (iv)
4shall not prohibit a student from wearing any articles of
5clothing or items that have cultural or religious significance
6to the student if those articles of clothing or items are not
7obscene or derogatory toward others; and (v) shall not
8prohibit the right of a student to wear or accessorize the
9student's graduation attire with items associated with the
10student's cultural or ethnic identity or any protected
11characteristic or category identified in subsection (Q) of
12Section 1-103 of the Illinois Human Rights Act, including, but
13not limited to, Native American items of cultural
14significance. As used in this Section, "Native American items
15of cultural significance" means items or objects that are
16traditionally associated with a federally recognized Native
17American tribe or have religious or cultural significance to a
18Native American. A student whose parents or legal guardians
19object on religious grounds to the student's compliance with
20an applicable school uniform or dress code policy shall not be
21required to comply with that policy if the student's parents
22or legal guardians present to the school board a signed
23statement of objection detailing the grounds for the
24objection. This Section applies to school boards of all
25districts, including special charter districts and districts
26organized under Article 34. If a school board does not comply

 

 

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1with the requirements and prohibitions set forth in this
2Section, the school district is subject to the penalty imposed
3pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 2-3.25.
4    By no later than July 1, 2022, the State Board of Education
5shall make available to schools resource materials developed
6in consultation with stakeholders regarding hairstyles,
7including hairstyles historically associated with race,
8ethnicity, or hair texture, including, but not limited to,
9protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists. The
10State Board of Education shall make the resource materials
11available on its Internet website.
12(Source: P.A. 102-360, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
13    (105 ILCS 5/34-2.3)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3)
14    Sec. 34-2.3. Local school councils; powers and duties.
15Each local school council shall have and exercise, consistent
16with the provisions of this Article and the powers and duties
17of the board of education, the following powers and duties:
18    1. (A) To annually evaluate the performance of the
19principal of the attendance center using a Board approved
20principal evaluation form, which shall include the evaluation
21of (i) student academic improvement, as defined by the school
22improvement plan, (ii) student absenteeism rates at the
23school, (iii) instructional leadership, (iv) the effective
24implementation of programs, policies, or strategies to improve
25student academic achievement, (v) school management, and (vi)

 

 

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1any other factors deemed relevant by the local school council,
2including, without limitation, the principal's communication
3skills and ability to create and maintain a student-centered
4learning environment, to develop opportunities for
5professional development, and to encourage parental
6involvement and community partnerships to achieve school
7improvement;
8    (B) to determine in the manner provided by subsection (c)
9of Section 34-2.2 and subdivision 1.5 of this Section whether
10the performance contract of the principal shall be renewed;
11and
12    (C) to directly select, in the manner provided by
13subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2, a new principal (including a
14new principal to fill a vacancy) -- without submitting any
15list of candidates for that position to the general
16superintendent as provided in paragraph 2 of this Section --
17to serve under a 4 year performance contract; provided that
18(i) the determination of whether the principal's performance
19contract is to be renewed, based upon the evaluation required
20by subdivision 1.5 of this Section, shall be made no later than
21150 days prior to the expiration of the current
22performance-based contract of the principal, (ii) in cases
23where such performance contract is not renewed -- a direct
24selection of a new principal -- to serve under a 4 year
25performance contract shall be made by the local school council
26no later than 45 days prior to the expiration of the current

 

 

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1performance contract of the principal, and (iii) a selection
2by the local school council of a new principal to fill a
3vacancy under a 4 year performance contract shall be made
4within 90 days after the date such vacancy occurs. A Council
5shall be required, if requested by the principal, to provide
6in writing the reasons for the council's not renewing the
7principal's contract.
8    1.5. The local school council's determination of whether
9to renew the principal's contract shall be based on an
10evaluation to assess the educational and administrative
11progress made at the school during the principal's current
12performance-based contract. The local school council shall
13base its evaluation on (i) student academic improvement, as
14defined by the school improvement plan, (ii) student
15absenteeism rates at the school, (iii) instructional
16leadership, (iv) the effective implementation of programs,
17policies, or strategies to improve student academic
18achievement, (v) school management, and (vi) any other factors
19deemed relevant by the local school council, including,
20without limitation, the principal's communication skills and
21ability to create and maintain a student-centered learning
22environment, to develop opportunities for professional
23development, and to encourage parental involvement and
24community partnerships to achieve school improvement. If a
25local school council fails to renew the performance contract
26of a principal rated by the general superintendent, or his or

 

 

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1her designee, in the previous years' evaluations as meeting or
2exceeding expectations, the principal, within 15 days after
3the local school council's decision not to renew the contract,
4may request a review of the local school council's principal
5non-retention decision by a hearing officer appointed by the
6American Arbitration Association. A local school council
7member or members or the general superintendent may support
8the principal's request for review. During the period of the
9hearing officer's review of the local school council's
10decision on whether or not to retain the principal, the local
11school council shall maintain all authority to search for and
12contract with a person to serve as interim or acting
13principal, or as the principal of the attendance center under
14a 4-year performance contract, provided that any performance
15contract entered into by the local school council shall be
16voidable or modified in accordance with the decision of the
17hearing officer. The principal may request review only once
18while at that attendance center. If a local school council
19renews the contract of a principal who failed to obtain a
20rating of "meets" or "exceeds expectations" in the general
21superintendent's evaluation for the previous year, the general
22superintendent, within 15 days after the local school
23council's decision to renew the contract, may request a review
24of the local school council's principal retention decision by
25a hearing officer appointed by the American Arbitration
26Association. The general superintendent may request a review

 

 

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1only once for that principal at that attendance center. All
2requests to review the retention or non-retention of a
3principal shall be submitted to the general superintendent,
4who shall, in turn, forward such requests, within 14 days of
5receipt, to the American Arbitration Association. The general
6superintendent shall send a contemporaneous copy of the
7request that was forwarded to the American Arbitration
8Association to the principal and to each local school council
9member and shall inform the local school council of its rights
10and responsibilities under the arbitration process, including
11the local school council's right to representation and the
12manner and process by which the Board shall pay the costs of
13the council's representation. If the local school council
14retains the principal and the general superintendent requests
15a review of the retention decision, the local school council
16and the general superintendent shall be considered parties to
17the arbitration, a hearing officer shall be chosen between
18those 2 parties pursuant to procedures promulgated by the
19State Board of Education, and the principal may retain counsel
20and participate in the arbitration. If the local school
21council does not retain the principal and the principal
22requests a review of the retention decision, the local school
23council and the principal shall be considered parties to the
24arbitration and a hearing officer shall be chosen between
25those 2 parties pursuant to procedures promulgated by the
26State Board of Education. The hearing shall begin (i) within

 

 

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145 days after the initial request for review is submitted by
2the principal to the general superintendent or (ii) if the
3initial request for review is made by the general
4superintendent, within 45 days after that request is mailed to
5the American Arbitration Association. The hearing officer
6shall render a decision within 45 days after the hearing
7begins and within 90 days after the initial request for
8review. The Board shall contract with the American Arbitration
9Association for all of the hearing officer's reasonable and
10necessary costs. In addition, the Board shall pay any
11reasonable costs incurred by a local school council for
12representation before a hearing officer.
13    1.10. The hearing officer shall conduct a hearing, which
14shall include (i) a review of the principal's performance,
15evaluations, and other evidence of the principal's service at
16the school, (ii) reasons provided by the local school council
17for its decision, and (iii) documentation evidencing views of
18interested persons, including, without limitation, students,
19parents, local school council members, school faculty and
20staff, the principal, the general superintendent or his or her
21designee, and members of the community. The burden of proof in
22establishing that the local school council's decision was
23arbitrary and capricious shall be on the party requesting the
24arbitration, and this party shall sustain the burden by a
25preponderance of the evidence. The hearing officer shall set
26the local school council decision aside if that decision, in

 

 

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1light of the record developed at the hearing, is arbitrary and
2capricious. The decision of the hearing officer may not be
3appealed to the Board or the State Board of Education. If the
4hearing officer decides that the principal shall be retained,
5the retention period shall not exceed 2 years.
6    2. In the event (i) the local school council does not renew
7the performance contract of the principal, or the principal
8fails to receive a satisfactory rating as provided in
9subsection (h) of Section 34-8.3, or the principal is removed
10for cause during the term of his or her performance contract in
11the manner provided by Section 34-85, or a vacancy in the
12position of principal otherwise occurs prior to the expiration
13of the term of a principal's performance contract, and (ii)
14the local school council fails to directly select a new
15principal to serve under a 4 year performance contract, the
16local school council in such event shall submit to the general
17superintendent a list of 3 candidates -- listed in the local
18school council's order of preference -- for the position of
19principal, one of which shall be selected by the general
20superintendent to serve as principal of the attendance center.
21If the general superintendent fails or refuses to select one
22of the candidates on the list to serve as principal within 30
23days after being furnished with the candidate list, the
24general superintendent shall select and place a principal on
25an interim basis (i) for a period not to exceed one year or
26(ii) until the local school council selects a new principal

 

 

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1with 7 affirmative votes as provided in subsection (c) of
2Section 34-2.2, whichever occurs first. If the local school
3council fails or refuses to select and appoint a new
4principal, as specified by subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2,
5the general superintendent may select and appoint a new
6principal on an interim basis for an additional year or until a
7new contract principal is selected by the local school
8council. There shall be no discrimination on the basis of
9race, sex, creed, color or disability unrelated to ability to
10perform in connection with the submission of candidates for,
11and the selection of a candidate to serve as principal of an
12attendance center. No person shall be directly selected,
13listed as a candidate for, or selected to serve as principal of
14an attendance center (i) if such person has been removed for
15cause from employment by the Board or (ii) if such person does
16not hold a valid Professional Educator License issued under
17Article 21B and endorsed as required by that Article for the
18position of principal. A principal whose performance contract
19is not renewed as provided under subsection (c) of Section
2034-2.2 may nevertheless, if otherwise qualified and licensed
21as herein provided and if he or she has received a satisfactory
22rating as provided in subsection (h) of Section 34-8.3, be
23included by a local school council as one of the 3 candidates
24listed in order of preference on any candidate list from which
25one person is to be selected to serve as principal of the
26attendance center under a new performance contract. The

 

 

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1initial candidate list required to be submitted by a local
2school council to the general superintendent in cases where
3the local school council does not renew the performance
4contract of its principal and does not directly select a new
5principal to serve under a 4 year performance contract shall
6be submitted not later than 30 days prior to the expiration of
7the current performance contract. In cases where the local
8school council fails or refuses to submit the candidate list
9to the general superintendent no later than 30 days prior to
10the expiration of the incumbent principal's contract, the
11general superintendent may appoint a principal on an interim
12basis for a period not to exceed one year, during which time
13the local school council shall be able to select a new
14principal with 7 affirmative votes as provided in subsection
15(c) of Section 34-2.2. In cases where a principal is removed
16for cause or a vacancy otherwise occurs in the position of
17principal and the vacancy is not filled by direct selection by
18the local school council, the candidate list shall be
19submitted by the local school council to the general
20superintendent within 90 days after the date such removal or
21vacancy occurs. In cases where the local school council fails
22or refuses to submit the candidate list to the general
23superintendent within 90 days after the date of the vacancy,
24the general superintendent may appoint a principal on an
25interim basis for a period of one year, during which time the
26local school council shall be able to select a new principal

 

 

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1with 7 affirmative votes as provided in subsection (c) of
2Section 34-2.2.
3    2.5. Whenever a vacancy in the office of a principal
4occurs for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled in the
5manner provided by this Section by the selection of a new
6principal to serve under a 4 year performance contract.
7    3. To establish additional criteria to be included as part
8of the performance contract of its principal, provided that
9such additional criteria shall not discriminate on the basis
10of race, sex, creed, color or disability unrelated to ability
11to perform, and shall not be inconsistent with the uniform 4
12year performance contract for principals developed by the
13board as provided in Section 34-8.1 of the School Code or with
14other provisions of this Article governing the authority and
15responsibility of principals.
16    4. To approve the expenditure plan prepared by the
17principal with respect to all funds allocated and distributed
18to the attendance center by the Board. The expenditure plan
19shall be administered by the principal. Notwithstanding any
20other provision of this Act or any other law, any expenditure
21plan approved and administered under this Section 34-2.3 shall
22be consistent with and subject to the terms of any contract for
23services with a third party entered into by the Chicago School
24Reform Board of Trustees or the board under this Act.
25    Via a supermajority vote of 8 members of a local school
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1of a local school council at a secondary attendance center or
2an attendance center enrolling students in grades 7 through
312, the Council may transfer allocations pursuant to Section
434-2.3 within funds; provided that such a transfer is
5consistent with applicable law and collective bargaining
6agreements.
7    Beginning in fiscal year 1991 and in each fiscal year
8thereafter, the Board may reserve up to 1% of its total fiscal
9year budget for distribution on a prioritized basis to schools
10throughout the school system in order to assure adequate
11programs to meet the needs of special student populations as
12determined by the Board. This distribution shall take into
13account the needs catalogued in the Systemwide Plan and the
14various local school improvement plans of the local school
15councils. Information about these centrally funded programs
16shall be distributed to the local school councils so that
17their subsequent planning and programming will account for
18these provisions.
19    Beginning in fiscal year 1991 and in each fiscal year
20thereafter, from other amounts available in the applicable
21fiscal year budget, the board shall allocate a lump sum amount
22to each local school based upon such formula as the board shall
23determine taking into account the special needs of the student
24body. The local school principal shall develop an expenditure
25plan in consultation with the local school council, the
26professional personnel leadership committee and with all other

 

 

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1school personnel, which reflects the priorities and activities
2as described in the school's local school improvement plan and
3is consistent with applicable law and collective bargaining
4agreements and with board policies and standards; however, the
5local school council shall have the right to request waivers
6of board policy from the board of education and waivers of
7employee collective bargaining agreements pursuant to Section
834-8.1a.
9    The expenditure plan developed by the principal with
10respect to amounts available from the fund for prioritized
11special needs programs and the allocated lump sum amount must
12be approved by the local school council.
13    The lump sum allocation shall take into account the
14following principles:
15        a. Teachers: Each school shall be allocated funds
16    equal to the amount appropriated in the previous school
17    year for compensation for teachers (regular grades
18    kindergarten through 12th grade) plus whatever increases
19    in compensation have been negotiated contractually or
20    through longevity as provided in the negotiated agreement.
21    Adjustments shall be made due to layoff or reduction in
22    force, lack of funds or work, change in subject
23    requirements, enrollment changes, or contracts with third
24    parties for the performance of services or to rectify any
25    inconsistencies with system-wide allocation formulas or
26    for other legitimate reasons.

 

 

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1        b. Other personnel: Funds for other teacher licensed
2    and nonlicensed personnel paid through non-categorical
3    funds shall be provided according to system-wide formulas
4    based on student enrollment and the special needs of the
5    school as determined by the Board.
6        c. Non-compensation items: Appropriations for all
7    non-compensation items shall be based on system-wide
8    formulas based on student enrollment and on the special
9    needs of the school or factors related to the physical
10    plant, including but not limited to textbooks, electronic
11    textbooks and the technological equipment necessary to
12    gain access to and use electronic textbooks, supplies,
13    electricity, equipment, and routine maintenance.
14        d. Funds for categorical programs: Schools shall
15    receive personnel and funds based on, and shall use such
16    personnel and funds in accordance with State and Federal
17    requirements applicable to each categorical program
18    provided to meet the special needs of the student body
19    (including but not limited to, Federal Chapter I,
20    Bilingual, and Special Education).
21        d.1. Funds for State Title I: Each school shall
22    receive funds based on State and Board requirements
23    applicable to each State Title I pupil provided to meet
24    the special needs of the student body. Each school shall
25    receive the proportion of funds as provided in Section
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1    shall be spent only with the budgetary approval of the
2    Local School Council as provided in Section 34-2.3.
3        e. The Local School Council shall have the right to
4    request the principal to close positions and open new ones
5    consistent with the provisions of the local school
6    improvement plan provided that these decisions are
7    consistent with applicable law and collective bargaining
8    agreements. If a position is closed, pursuant to this
9    paragraph, the local school shall have for its use the
10    system-wide average compensation for the closed position.
11        f. Operating within existing laws and collective
12    bargaining agreements, the local school council shall have
13    the right to direct the principal to shift expenditures
14    within funds.
15        g. (Blank).
16    Any funds unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall be
17available to the board of education for use as part of its
18budget for the following fiscal year.
19    5. To make recommendations to the principal concerning
20textbook selection and concerning curriculum developed
21pursuant to the school improvement plan which is consistent
22with systemwide curriculum objectives in accordance with
23Sections 34-8 and 34-18 of the School Code and in conformity
24with the collective bargaining agreement.
25    6. To advise the principal concerning the attendance and
26disciplinary policies for the attendance center, subject to

 

 

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1the provisions of this Article and Article 26, and consistent
2with the uniform system of discipline established by the board
3pursuant to Section 34-19.
4    7. To approve a school improvement plan developed as
5provided in Section 34-2.4. The process and schedule for plan
6development shall be publicized to the entire school
7community, and the community shall be afforded the opportunity
8to make recommendations concerning the plan. At least twice a
9year the principal and local school council shall report
10publicly on progress and problems with respect to plan
11implementation.
12    8. To evaluate the allocation of teaching resources and
13other licensed and nonlicensed staff to the attendance center
14to determine whether such allocation is consistent with and in
15furtherance of instructional objectives and school programs
16reflective of the school improvement plan adopted for the
17attendance center; and to make recommendations to the board,
18the general superintendent and the principal concerning any
19reallocation of teaching resources or other staff whenever the
20council determines that any such reallocation is appropriate
21because the qualifications of any existing staff at the
22attendance center do not adequately match or support
23instructional objectives or school programs which reflect the
24school improvement plan.
25    9. To make recommendations to the principal and the
26general superintendent concerning their respective

 

 

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1appointments, after August 31, 1989, and in the manner
2provided by Section 34-8 and Section 34-8.1, of persons to
3fill any vacant, additional or newly created positions for
4teachers at the attendance center or at attendance centers
5which include the attendance center served by the local school
6council.
7    10. To request of the Board the manner in which training
8and assistance shall be provided to the local school council.
9Pursuant to Board guidelines a local school council is
10authorized to direct the Board of Education to contract with
11personnel or not-for-profit organizations not associated with
12the school district to train or assist council members. If
13training or assistance is provided by contract with personnel
14or organizations not associated with the school district, the
15period of training or assistance shall not exceed 30 hours
16during a given school year; person shall not be employed on a
17continuous basis longer than said period and shall not have
18been employed by the Chicago Board of Education within the
19preceding six months. Council members shall receive training
20in at least the following areas:
21        1. school budgets;
22        2. educational theory pertinent to the attendance
23    center's particular needs, including the development of
24    the school improvement plan and the principal's
25    performance contract; and
26        3. personnel selection.

 

 

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1Council members shall, to the greatest extent possible,
2complete such training within 90 days of election.
3    11. In accordance with systemwide guidelines contained in
4the System-Wide Educational Reform Goals and Objectives Plan,
5criteria for evaluation of performance shall be established
6for local school councils and local school council members. If
7a local school council persists in noncompliance with
8systemwide requirements, the Board may impose sanctions and
9take necessary corrective action, consistent with Section
1034-8.3.
11    12. Each local school council shall comply with the Open
12Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Each local
13school council shall issue and transmit to its school
14community a detailed annual report accounting for its
15activities programmatically and financially. Each local school
16council shall convene at least 2 well-publicized meetings
17annually with its entire school community. These meetings
18shall include presentation of the proposed local school
19improvement plan, of the proposed school expenditure plan, and
20the annual report, and shall provide an opportunity for public
21comment.
22    13. Each local school council is encouraged to involve
23additional non-voting members of the school community in
24facilitating the council's exercise of its responsibilities.
25    14. The local school council may adopt a school uniform or
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1is necessary to maintain the orderly process of a school
2function or prevent endangerment of student health or safety,
3consistent with the policies and rules of the Board of
4Education. A school uniform or dress code policy adopted by a
5local school council: (i) shall not be applied in such manner
6as to discipline or deny attendance to a transfer student or
7any other student for noncompliance with that policy during
8such period of time as is reasonably necessary to enable the
9student to acquire a school uniform or otherwise comply with
10the dress code policy that is in effect at the attendance
11center into which the student's enrollment is transferred;
12(ii) shall include criteria and procedures under which the
13local school council will accommodate the needs of or
14otherwise provide appropriate resources to assist a student
15from an indigent family in complying with an applicable school
16uniform or dress code policy; and (iii) shall not include or
17apply to hairstyles, including hairstyles historically
18associated with race, ethnicity, or hair texture, including,
19but not limited to, protective hairstyles such as braids,
20locks, and twists; (iv) shall not prohibit a student from
21wearing any articles of clothing or items that have cultural
22or religious significance to the student if those articles of
23clothing or items are not obscene or derogatory toward others;
24and (v) shall not prohibit the right of a student to wear or
25accessorize the student's graduation attire with items
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1any protected characteristic or category identified in
2subsection (Q) of Section 1-103 of the Illinois Human Rights
3Act, including, but not limited to, Native American items of
4cultural significance. As used in this paragraph 14, "Native
5American items of cultural significance" means items or
6objects that are traditionally associated with a federally
7recognized Native American tribe or have religious or cultural
8significance to a Native American. A student whose parents or
9legal guardians object on religious grounds to the student's
10compliance with an applicable school uniform or dress code
11policy shall not be required to comply with that policy if the
12student's parents or legal guardians present to the local
13school council a signed statement of objection detailing the
14grounds for the objection. If a local school council does not
15comply with the requirements and prohibitions set forth in
16this paragraph 14, the attendance center is subject to the
17penalty imposed pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 2-3.25.
18    15. All decisions made and actions taken by the local
19school council in the exercise of its powers and duties shall
20comply with State and federal laws, all applicable collective
21bargaining agreements, court orders and rules properly
22promulgated by the Board.
23    15a. To grant, in accordance with board rules and
24policies, the use of assembly halls and classrooms when not
25otherwise needed, including lighting, heat, and attendants,
26for public lectures, concerts, and other educational and

 

 

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1social activities.
2    15b. To approve, in accordance with board rules and
3policies, receipts and expenditures for all internal accounts
4of the attendance center, and to approve all fund-raising
5activities by nonschool organizations that use the school
6building.
7    16. (Blank).
8    17. Names and addresses of local school council members
9shall be a matter of public record.
10(Source: P.A. 102-360, eff. 1-1-22; 102-677, eff. 12-3-21;
11102-894, eff. 5-20-22.)
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13becoming law.".