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90_SB1663
105 ILCS 5/34-6 from Ch. 122, par. 34-6
Amends the School Code. Makes gender neutral references
in the Article applying to school districts in cities having
a population exceeding 500,000.
SDS/bill0056/jwp
SDS/bill0056/jwp
1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section 34-6.
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
5 Section 34-6 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/34-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-6)
7 Sec. 34-6. Superintendent of schools. After June 30,
8 1999, the board may, by a vote of a majority of its full
9 membership, appoint a general superintendent of schools to
10 serve pursuant to a performance-based contract for a term
11 ending on June 30th of the third calendar year after his or
12 her appointment. He or she shall be the chief administrative
13 officer of the board and shall have charge and control,
14 subject to the approval of the board and to other provisions
15 of this Article, of all departments and the employees therein
16 of public schools, except the law department. He or she shall
17 negotiate contracts with all labor organizations which are
18 exclusive representatives of educational employees employed
19 under the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. All
20 contracts shall be subject to approval of the Board of
21 Education. The board may conduct a national search for a
22 general superintendent. An incumbent general superintendent
23 may not be precluded from being included in such national
24 search. Persons appointed pursuant to this Section shall be
25 exempt from the provisions and requirements of Sections 21-1,
26 21-1a and 21-7.1.
27 (Source: P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)