103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2784

 

Introduced 2/16/2023, by Rep. Maura Hirschauer

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/24-8.2 new

    Amends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. Provides that in fixing the salaries of employees, a school board or the governing board of a joint agreement shall pay to employees an hourly rate of not less than (i) $20 for the 2024-2025 school year, (ii) $21 for the 2025-2026 school year, and (iii) $22 for the 2026-2027 school year. Provides that the minimum hourly rate for each school year thereafter shall equal the minimum salary rate for the previous school year increased by a percentage equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for all items published by the United States Department of Labor for the previous school year. Provides that "employee" means any employee of a school district or joint agreement who provides educational support services to the district or joint agreement, including, but not limited to, custodial employees, transportation employees, food service providers, classroom assistants, administrative staff, or paraprofessional educators. Provides that an employee's salary shall include any amount paid by the school district or joint agreement on behalf of the employee, as employee contributions, to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
524-8.2 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/24-8.2 new)
7    Sec. 24-8.2. Minimum salary for certain employees.
8    (a) In this Section, "employee" means any employee of a
9school district or joint agreement under Section 10-22.31 who
10provides educational support services to the district or joint
11agreement, including, but not limited to, custodial employees,
12transportation employees, food service providers, classroom
13assistants, administrative staff, or paraprofessional
14educators as defined in subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of
15Section 21B-20.
16    (b) In fixing the salaries of employees, a school board or
17the governing board of a joint agreement under Section
1810-22.31 shall pay to employees an hourly rate of not less than
19(i) $20 for the 2024-2025 school year, (ii) $21 for the
202025-2026 school year, and (iii) $22 for the 2026-2027 school
21year. The minimum hourly rate for each school year thereafter
22shall equal the minimum salary rate for the previous school
23year increased by a percentage equal to the percentage

 

 

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1increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
2Consumers for all items published by the United States
3Department of Labor for the previous school year.
4    (c) For the purpose of this Section, an employee's salary
5shall include any amount paid by the school district or joint
6agreement on behalf of the employee, as employee
7contributions, to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
8created under Article 7 of the Illinois Pension Code.
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law.