Full Text of HB2778 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 14 | | (105 ILCS 5/24-6)
| 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
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 102-275, eff. 8-6-21.)
| 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.
| 8 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 9 | | becoming law.
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