Full Text of HB4265 99th General Assembly
HB4265 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB4265 Introduced , by Rep. Fred Crespo SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 105 ILCS 5/10-21.4 | from Ch. 122, par. 10-21.4 | 105 ILCS 5/10-23.8 | from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.8 |
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Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. Provides that in certain school districts with boundaries that lie in 3 counties, the school board may appoint a chief executive officer to serve as its superintendent. Provides that the chief executive officer shall have all powers and duties of the superintendent. Makes corresponding changes.
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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 | | 10-21.4 and 10-23.8 as follows:
| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-21.4) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-21.4)
| 7 | | Sec. 10-21.4. Superintendent - Duties. Except in districts
| 8 | | in which there is only one school with fewer less than four
| 9 | | teachers, to employ a superintendent or a chief executive | 10 | | officer who shall have charge
of the administration of the | 11 | | schools under the direction of
the board of education. In | 12 | | addition to the administrative
duties, the superintendent | 13 | | shall make recommendations to
the board concerning the budget, | 14 | | building plans, the
locations of sites, the selection, | 15 | | retention and dismissal of teachers
and all other employees, | 16 | | the selection of textbooks, instructional material
and courses | 17 | | of study.
However, in districts under a Financial Oversight | 18 | | Panel pursuant to
Section 1A-8 for violating a financial plan, | 19 | | the duties and responsibilities of
the superintendent in | 20 | | relation to the financial and business operations of the
| 21 | | district shall be approved by the Panel. In the event the Board | 22 | | refuses or
fails to follow a directive or comply with an | 23 | | information request of the Panel,
the performance of those |
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| 1 | | duties shall be subject to the direction of the
Panel.
The | 2 | | superintendent shall also notify the State Board
of Education, | 3 | | the board and the chief administrative official, other than
the | 4 | | alleged perpetrator himself, in the school where the alleged
| 5 | | perpetrator serves, that any person who is employed in a school | 6 | | or
otherwise comes into frequent contact with children
in the | 7 | | school has been named as a perpetrator in an indicated report | 8 | | filed
pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, | 9 | | approved June 26,
1975, as amended. The superintendent shall | 10 | | keep or cause to be kept the
records and accounts as directed | 11 | | and required by the board, aid in making
reports required by | 12 | | the board, and perform such other duties as the board
may | 13 | | delegate to him.
| 14 | | In addition, each year at a time designated by the State | 15 | | Superintendent of Education,
each
superintendent shall report | 16 | | to the State Board of Education the number of high school | 17 | | students in the
district who are enrolled in accredited courses | 18 | | (for which high school
credit will be awarded upon successful | 19 | | completion of the courses) at any
community college, together | 20 | | with the name and number of the course or
courses which each | 21 | | such student is taking.
| 22 | | The provisions of this section shall also apply to
board of | 23 | | director districts.
| 24 | | In school districts with boundaries that lie in 3 counties, | 25 | | one county of which has a population exceeding 1,000,000 | 26 | | inhabitants, the school board may, by a vote of a majority of |
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| 1 | | its full membership, appoint a chief executive officer to serve | 2 | | as its superintendent, who shall be a person of recognized | 3 | | administrative ability and management experience, be | 4 | | responsible for the management of the district, and have all | 5 | | other powers and duties of the superintendent as set forth in | 6 | | this Code, but who shall be exempt from the provisions and | 7 | | requirements of Section 21B-15 of this Code. | 8 | | Notice of intent not to renew
a contract must be given in | 9 | | writing stating the
specific reason therefor by April 1 of the | 10 | | contract
year unless the contract specifically provides | 11 | | otherwise.
Failure to do so will automatically extend the | 12 | | contract
for an additional year. Within 10 days after receipt | 13 | | of
notice of intent not to renew a contract, the superintendent
| 14 | | may request a closed session hearing on the dismissal. At the | 15 | | hearing the
superintendent has the privilege of presenting | 16 | | evidence, witnesses and
defenses on the grounds for dismissal.
| 17 | | The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to a district | 18 | | under a
Financial Oversight Panel pursuant to Section 1A-8 for | 19 | | violating a financial
plan.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 97-256, eff. 1-1-12.)
| 21 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-23.8) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.8)
| 22 | | Sec. 10-23.8. Superintendent contracts. After the | 23 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 and the | 24 | | expiration of
contracts in effect on the effective date of this | 25 | | amendatory Act, school
districts may only employ a |
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| 1 | | superintendent or chief executive officer under either a
| 2 | | contract for a period not exceeding one year or a
| 3 | | performance-based
contract for a
period not exceeding 5 years.
| 4 | | Performance-based contracts shall be linked to student
| 5 | | performance and academic improvement within the schools of the | 6 | | districts. No
performance-based contract shall be extended or | 7 | | rolled-over prior to
its scheduled expiration unless all the | 8 | | performance and improvement goals
contained
in the contract | 9 | | have been met. Each performance-based contract
shall include | 10 | | the goals and indicators of student performance and academic
| 11 | | improvement determined and used by the local school board to | 12 | | measure the
performance and effectiveness of the | 13 | | superintendent and such other information
as the local school | 14 | | board may determine.
| 15 | | By accepting the terms of a multi-year contract, the
| 16 | | superintendent or chief executive officer waives all rights | 17 | | granted him or her under Sections
24-11 through 24-16 of this | 18 | | Act only for the term of the multi-year
contract. Upon | 19 | | acceptance of a multi-year contract, the superintendent or | 20 | | chief executive officer shall
not lose any previously acquired | 21 | | tenure credit with the district.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 91-314, eff. 1-1-00.)
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