Rep. Margaret Croke

Filed: 5/3/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2017

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2017 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
524-2 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/24-2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 24-2)
7    Sec. 24-2. Holidays.
8    (a) Teachers shall not be required to teach on Saturdays,
9nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section,
10shall teachers, educational support personnel employees, or
11other school employees, other than noncertificated school
12employees whose presence is necessary because of an emergency
13or for the continued operation and maintenance of school
14facilities or property, be required to work on legal school
15holidays, which are January 1, New Year's Day; the third
16Monday in January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King,

 

 

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1Jr.; February 12, the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln;
2the first Monday in March (to be known as Casimir Pulaski's
3birthday); Good Friday; the day designated as Memorial Day by
4federal law; June 19, Juneteenth National Freedom Day; July 4,
5Independence Day; the first Monday in September, Labor Day;
6the second Monday in October, Columbus Day; November 11,
7Veterans' Day; the Thursday in November commonly called
8Thanksgiving Day; and December 25, Christmas Day. School
9boards may grant special holidays whenever in their judgment
10such action is advisable. No deduction shall be made from the
11time or compensation of a school employee, including an
12educational support personnel employee, on account of any
13legal or special holiday in which that employee would have
14otherwise been scheduled to work but for the legal or special
15holiday.
16    (b) A school board or other entity eligible to apply for
17waivers and modifications under Section 2-3.25g of this Code
18is authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes,
19parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third
20Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King,
21Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln);
22the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's
23birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); and
24November 11 (Veterans' Day), provided that:
25        (1) the person or persons honored by the holiday are
26    recognized through instructional activities conducted on

 

 

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1    that day or, if the day is not used for student attendance,
2    on the first school day preceding or following that day;
3    and
4        (2) the entity that chooses to exercise this authority
5    first holds a public hearing about the proposal. The
6    entity shall provide notice preceding the public hearing
7    to both educators and parents. The notice shall set forth
8    the time, date, and place of the hearing, describe the
9    proposal, and indicate that the entity will take testimony
10    from educators and parents about the proposal.
11    (c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified
12patriotic, civic, cultural or historical persons, activities,
13or events, are regular school days. Commemorative holidays
14are: January 17 (the birthday of Muhammad Ali), January 28 (to
15be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and observed as a
16commemoration of space exploration), February 15 (the birthday
17of Susan B. Anthony), March 29 (Viet Nam War Veterans' Day),
18September 11 (September 11th Day of Remembrance), the school
19day immediately preceding Veterans' Day (Korean War Veterans'
20Day), October 1 (Recycling Day), October 7 (Iraq and
21Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance Day), December 7 (Pearl
22Harbor Veterans' Day), and any day so appointed by the
23President or Governor. School boards may establish
24commemorative holidays whenever in their judgment such action
25is advisable. School boards shall include instruction relative
26to commemorated persons, activities, or events on the

 

 

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1commemorative holiday or at any other time during the school
2year and at any point in the curriculum when such instruction
3may be deemed appropriate. The State Board of Education shall
4prepare and make available to school boards instructional
5materials relative to commemorated persons, activities, or
6events which may be used by school boards in conjunction with
7any instruction provided pursuant to this paragraph.
8    (d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe
9March 4 of each year as a commemorative holiday. This holiday
10shall be known as Mayors' Day which shall be a day to
11commemorate and be reminded of the past Chief Executive
12Officers of the City of Chicago, and in particular the late
13Mayor Richard J. Daley and the late Mayor Harold Washington.
14If March 4 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be
15observed on the following Monday.
16    (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to
17the contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known
18as 2020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout
19the State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General
20Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of
21election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be
22used as a location for election day services or as a polling
23place.
24    Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the
25contrary, November 8, 2022 shall be a State holiday known as
262022 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the

 

 

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1State under Public Act 102-15.
2(Source: P.A. 101-642, eff. 6-16-20; 102-14, eff. 1-1-22;
3102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-334, eff. 8-9-21; 102-411, eff.
41-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)".