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| Public Act 103-0549 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
24-14 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/24-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 24-14)
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Sec. 24-14. Termination of contractual continued service | ||||
by teacher. As used in this Section, "teaching assignment" | ||||
means any full-time position that requires licensure under | ||||
Article 21B of this Code. | ||||
A teacher, as defined in Section 24-11 of this Code, who
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has entered into contractual continued service may resign
at | ||||
any time by obtaining concurrence of the board or by serving at | ||||
least 30
days' written notice upon the secretary of the board. | ||||
During the school term, However, no teacher
may resign during | ||||
the school term, without the concurrence of the board,
in | ||||
order to accept another teaching assignment. Outside of a | ||||
school term, a resignation submitted by any teacher after the | ||||
completion of the school year must be submitted in writing to | ||||
the secretary of the board a minimum of 30 calendar days prior | ||||
to the first student attendance day of the following school | ||||
year or else the teacher will be deemed to have resigned during | ||||
the school term. Any teacher
terminating said service not in | ||||
accordance with this Section may be referred by the board to | ||
the State Superintendent of Education. A referral to the State | ||
Superintendent for an alleged violation of this Section must | ||
include (i) a dated copy of the teacher's resignation letter, | ||
(ii) a copy of the reporting district's current school year | ||
calendar, (iii) proof of employment for the school year at | ||
issue, (iv) documentation showing that the district's board | ||
did not accept the teacher's resignation, and (v) evidence | ||
that the teacher left the district in order to accept another | ||
teaching assignment. If the district intends to submit a | ||
referral to the State Superintendent, the district shall | ||
submit the referral to the State Superintendent within 10 | ||
business days after the board denies acceptance of the | ||
resignation. The district shall notify the teacher that it | ||
submitted the referral to the State Superintendent within 5 | ||
business days after submitting the referral to the State | ||
Superintendent. The State Superintendent or his or her | ||
designee shall convene an informal evidentiary hearing no | ||
later than 90 days after receipt of the required documentation | ||
from the school district as required in this Section of a | ||
resolution by the board. The teacher shall receive a written | ||
determination from the State Superintendent or his or her | ||
designee no later than 14 days after the hearing is completed. | ||
If the State Superintendent or his or her designee finds that | ||
the teacher resigned during the school term without the | ||
concurrence of the board to accept another teaching | ||
assignment, the State Superintendent must suspend the | ||
teacher's license for one calendar year. In lieu of a hearing | ||
and finding, the teacher may agree to a lesser licensure | ||
sanction at the discretion of the State Superintendent or his | ||
or her designee.
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(Source: P.A. 101-531, eff. 8-23-19; 102-552, eff. 1-1-22.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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