Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

Filed: 3/22/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 495

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 495 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
510-16a as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-16a)
7    Sec. 10-16a. School board member's leadership training.
8    (a) This Section applies to all school board members
9serving pursuant to Section 10-10 of this Code who have been
10elected after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
1197th General Assembly or appointed to fill a vacancy of at
12least one year's duration after the effective date of this
13amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
14    (b) Every voting member of a school board of a school
15district elected or appointed for a term beginning after the
16effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General

 

 

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1Assembly, within a year after the effective date of this
2amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly or the first year
3of his or her first term, shall complete a minimum of 4 hours
4of professional development leadership training covering
5topics in education and labor law, financial oversight and
6accountability, and fiduciary responsibilities of a school
7board member. The school district shall maintain on its
8Internet website, if any, the names of all voting members of
9the school board who have successfully completed the training.
10    (c) The training on financial oversight, accountability,
11and fiduciary responsibilities may be provided by an
12association established under this Code for the purpose of
13training school board members or by other qualified providers
14approved by the State Board of Education, in conjunction
15consultation with an association so established.
16(Source: P.A. 97-8, eff. 6-13-11.)".