Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB2821
Illinois General Assembly

  Bills & Resolutions  
  Compiled Statutes  
  Public Acts  
  Legislative Reports  
  IL Constitution  
  Legislative Guide  
  Legislative Glossary  

 Search By Number
 (example: HB0001)
Search Tips

Search By Keyword

Full Text of SB2821  103rd General Assembly

SB2821 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 


 
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2821

 

Introduced 1/19/2024, by Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/34-8.1  from Ch. 122, par. 34-8.1
105 ILCS 5/34-18  from Ch. 122, par. 34-18
105 ILCS 5/34-21.3  from Ch. 122, par. 34-21.3
105 ILCS 5/34-49  from Ch. 122, par. 34-49

    Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that the Chicago Board of Education may not contract with a third party on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act for services relating to custodial, dietary, or daily maintenance of a district facility. Makes conforming changes.


LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

SB2821LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

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 changing Sections
534-8.1, 34-18, 34-21.3, and 34-49 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/34-8.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-8.1)
7    Sec. 34-8.1. Principals. Principals shall be employed to
8supervise the operation of each attendance center. Their
9powers and duties shall include but not be limited to the
10authority (i) to direct, supervise, evaluate, and suspend with
11or without pay or otherwise discipline all teachers, assistant
12principals, and other employees assigned to the attendance
13center in accordance with board rules and policies and (ii) to
14direct all other persons assigned to the attendance center
15pursuant to a contract with a third party to provide services
16to the school system. The right to employ, discharge, and
17layoff shall be vested solely with the board, provided that
18decisions to discharge or suspend nonlicensed employees,
19including disciplinary layoffs, and the termination of
20licensed employees from employment pursuant to a layoff or
21reassignment policy are subject to review under the grievance
22resolution procedure adopted pursuant to subsection (c) of
23Section 10 of the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.

 

 

SB2821- 2 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1The grievance resolution procedure adopted by the board shall
2provide for final and binding arbitration, and,
3notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
4the arbitrator's decision may include all make-whole relief,
5including without limitation reinstatement. The principal
6shall fill positions by appointment as provided in this
7Section and may make recommendations to the board regarding
8the employment, discharge, or layoff of any individual. The
9authority of the principal shall include the authority to
10direct the hours during which the attendance center shall be
11open and available for use provided the use complies with
12board rules and policies, to determine when and what
13operations shall be conducted within those hours, and to
14schedule staff within those hours. Under the direction of, and
15subject to the authority of the principal, the Engineer In
16Charge shall be accountable for the safe, economical operation
17of the plant and grounds and shall also be responsible for
18orientation, training, and supervising the work of Engineers,
19Trainees, school maintenance assistants, custodial workers and
20other plant operation employees under his or her direction.
21    There shall be established by the board a system of
22semi-annual evaluations conducted by the principal as to
23performance of the engineer in charge. Nothing in this Section
24shall prevent the principal from conducting additional
25evaluations. An overall numerical rating shall be given by the
26principal based on the evaluation conducted by the principal.

 

 

SB2821- 3 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1An unsatisfactory numerical rating shall result in
2disciplinary action, which may include, without limitation and
3in the judgment of the principal, loss of promotion or bidding
4procedure, reprimand, suspension with or without pay, or
5recommended dismissal. The board shall establish procedures
6for conducting the evaluation and reporting the results to the
7engineer in charge.
8    Under the direction of, and subject to the authority of,
9the principal, the Food Service Manager is responsible at all
10times for the proper operation and maintenance of the lunch
11room to which he is assigned and shall also be responsible for
12the orientation, training, and supervising the work of cooks,
13bakers, porters, and lunchroom attendants under his or her
14direction.
15    There shall be established by the Board a system of
16semi-annual evaluations conducted by the principal as to the
17performance of the food service manager. Nothing in this
18Section shall prevent the principal from conducting additional
19evaluations. An overall numerical rating shall be given by the
20principal based on the evaluation conducted by the principal.
21An unsatisfactory numerical rating shall result in
22disciplinary action which may include, without limitation and
23in the judgment of the principal, loss of promotion or bidding
24procedure, reprimand, suspension with or without pay, or
25recommended dismissal. The board shall establish rules for
26conducting the evaluation and reporting the results to the

 

 

SB2821- 4 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1food service manager.
2    Nothing in this Section shall be interpreted to require
3the employment or assignment of an Engineer-In-Charge or a
4Food Service Manager for each attendance center.
5    Principals shall be employed to supervise the educational
6operation of each attendance center. If a principal is absent
7due to extended illness or leave of absence, an assistant
8principal may be assigned as acting principal for a period not
9to exceed 100 school days. Each principal shall assume
10administrative responsibility and instructional leadership, in
11accordance with reasonable rules and regulations of the board,
12for the planning, operation and evaluation of the educational
13program of the attendance center to which he is assigned. The
14principal shall submit recommendations to the general
15superintendent concerning the appointment, dismissal,
16retention, promotion, and assignment of all personnel assigned
17to the attendance center; provided, that from and after
18September 1, 1989: (i) if any vacancy occurs in a position at
19the attendance center or if an additional or new position is
20created at the attendance center, that position shall be
21filled by appointment made by the principal in accordance with
22procedures established and provided by the Board whenever the
23majority of the duties included in that position are to be
24performed at the attendance center which is under the
25principal's supervision, and each such appointment so made by
26the principal shall be made and based upon merit and ability to

 

 

SB2821- 5 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1perform in that position without regard to seniority or length
2of service, provided, that such appointments shall be subject
3to the Board's desegregation obligations, including but not
4limited to the Consent Decree and Desegregation Plan in U.S.
5v. Chicago Board of Education; (ii) the principal shall submit
6recommendations based upon merit and ability to perform in the
7particular position, without regard to seniority or length of
8service, to the general superintendent concerning the
9appointment of any teacher, teacher aide, counselor, clerk,
10hall guard, security guard and any other personnel which is to
11be made by the general superintendent whenever less than a
12majority of the duties of that teacher, teacher aide,
13counselor, clerk, hall guard, and security guard and any other
14personnel are to be performed at the attendance center which
15is under the principal's supervision; and (iii) subject to law
16and the applicable collective bargaining agreements, the
17authority and responsibilities of a principal with respect to
18the evaluation of all teachers and other personnel assigned to
19an attendance center shall commence immediately upon his or
20her appointment as principal of the attendance center, without
21regard to the length of time that he or she has been the
22principal of that attendance center.
23    Notwithstanding the existence of any other law of this
24State, nothing in this Code, other than any prohibition under
25paragraph 30 of Section 34-18, Act shall prevent the board
26from entering into a contract with a third party for services

 

 

SB2821- 6 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1currently performed by any employee or bargaining unit member.
2    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, each
3principal may approve contracts, binding on the board, in the
4amount of no more than $10,000, if the contract is endorsed by
5the Local School Council.
6    Unless otherwise prohibited by law or by rule of the
7board, the principal shall provide to local school council
8members copies of all internal audits and any other pertinent
9information generated by any audits or reviews of the programs
10and operation of the attendance center.
11    Each principal shall hold a valid Professional Educator
12License issued in accordance with Article 21B and endorsed as
13required by that Article for the position of principal. The
14board may establish or impose clear, specific, explicit, and
15objective academic, educational, examination, and experience
16requirements and criteria that are in addition to those
17established and required by Article 21B for issuance of a
18valid license endorsed for the position of principal as a
19condition of the nomination, selection, appointment,
20employment, or continued employment of a person as principal
21of any attendance center or as a condition of the renewal of
22any principal's performance contract. If the additional
23requirements and criteria result or may result in the
24exclusion of an otherwise qualified and licensed candidate
25from being eligible for selection to serve as a principal of an
26attendance center, then the board shall maintain a public

 

 

SB2821- 7 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1database that includes the names of all the candidates who are
2eligible to be selected as a principal and who do not choose to
3not have their name included in the database. The board shall
4give notice of no less than 30 days to all otherwise qualified
5and licensed candidates each quarter of their ability to be
6included in the database and shall make updates to the
7database within no more than 10 days after the end of the
8quarter for which notice is given.
9    The board must establish standards and procedures to
10ensure that no candidate is deemed ineligible to be selected
11as a principal for reasons that are not directly related to the
12candidate's anticipated performance as a principal. The
13standards and procedures established by the board must do all
14of the following:
15        (1) Set forth all of the specific criteria used by the
16    board to make decisions concerning the eligibility of
17    candidates.
18        (2) Provide each candidate with a written,
19    competency-aligned score report and evidence-based
20    rationale related to the scoring criteria for each
21    competency area.
22        (3) Provide remediation goals and other supportive
23    services to assist a candidate in correcting any
24    deficiencies identified by the board in the board's
25    rationale.
26        (4) Include provisions to ensure that no person is

 

 

SB2821- 8 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1    discriminated against on the basis of conscious or
2    implicit biases associated with race, color, national
3    origin, or a disability that is unrelated to the person's
4    ability to perform the duties of a principal.
5    The board, in cooperation with the organization that
6represents the district's principals and assistant principals,
7must establish a grievance and hearing procedure for those
8candidates the general superintendent or the general
9superintendent's designee has deemed ineligible to serve as
10principal of an attendance center or whose eligibility has
11been slated for revocation. The evaluator must be a State
12Board of Education-trained principal evaluator or must receive
13such training before rendering a decision. The hearing officer
14must receive sufficient training in principal evaluation
15processes and criteria to render an informed decision.
16    Within 10 days after the general superintendent or the
17general superintendent's designee determines that a candidate
18is ineligible or makes a decision to revoke the eligibility of
19an administrator, the general superintendent or the general
20superintendent's designee must notify the candidate or
21administrator, in writing, of the specific reasons for the
22general superintendent's or the general superintendent's
23designee's determination of the candidate's or administrator's
24ineligibility. Within 30 days after receiving this
25notification, the candidate or administrator may request that
26the general superintendent or the general superintendent's

 

 

SB2821- 9 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1designee initiate a review of the decision through the
2grievance and hearing process established pursuant to this
3Section.
4    In the case of a principal who is deemed ineligible based
5on a performance evaluation, the evaluator conducting the
6review must consider as evidence of the principal's
7performance any local school council evaluation that covers
8the same evaluation period. If a decision to revoke
9eligibility is grieved, the administrator shall remain on the
10eligibility list until the administrator receives a decision
11in the grievance. However, prior to any hiring decision, the
12board may communicate to any local school council that the
13administrator has a grievance pending while the grievance is
14pending. The grievance decision shall be binding on the
15principal and the board.
16    If performance evaluations are included in the criteria
17used by the board in determining that a principal is no longer
18eligible to seek a principal position at an attendance center,
19the board's criteria must use the standard of either an
20unsatisfactory summative evaluation or 2 or more basic or
21lower summative performance evaluations within a period of 7
22school years, except as provided below in the case of a
23principal who is in his or her first principal position. A
24principal with summative performance evaluations of basic in
25the principal's first 2 school years in that role shall not
26impact a principal's eligibility status if the principal earns

 

 

SB2821- 10 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1an increased numerical rating in at least one competency
2domain while maintaining ratings on all other competency
3domains in the school year immediately following the basic
4rating. A principal who is deemed ineligible based on a
5performance evaluation may request that the general
6superintendent review that determination under the grievance
7procedure, in which case the general superintendent's designee
8must be a State Board of Education-trained principal
9evaluator, and, in conducting that review, the general
10superintendent's designee must consider any local school
11council evaluation that covers the same evaluation period. If
12an individual evaluator rates an individual principal as
13unsatisfactory for the first time, the board may not determine
14that a principal is no longer eligible to serve as a principal
15based on performance evaluations from that evaluator if,
16during the same school term of service, the local school
17council's evaluation of the principal's performance was
18distinguished. If a principal has been deemed ineligible based
19on a performance evaluation, the principal's status is
20restored to eligible when the principal receives a proficient
21or higher summative performance evaluation rating, provided
22the principal meets all other criteria for eligibility.
23    The board shall specify in its formal job description for
24principals, and from and after July 1, 1990 shall specify in
25the 4 year performance contracts for use with respect to all
26principals, that his or her primary responsibility is in the

 

 

SB2821- 11 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1improvement of instruction. A majority of the time spent by a
2principal shall be spent on curriculum and staff development
3through both formal and informal activities, establishing
4clear lines of communication regarding school goals,
5accomplishments, practices and policies with parents and
6teachers. The principal, with the assistance of the local
7school council, shall develop a school improvement plan as
8provided in Section 34-2.4 and, upon approval of the plan by
9the local school council, shall be responsible for directing
10implementation of the plan. The principal, with the assistance
11of the professional personnel leadership committee, shall
12develop the specific methods and contents of the school's
13curriculum within the board's system-wide curriculum standards
14and objectives and the requirements of the school improvement
15plan. The board shall ensure that all principals are evaluated
16on their instructional leadership ability and their ability to
17maintain a positive education and learning climate. It shall
18also be the responsibility of the principal to utilize
19resources of proper law enforcement agencies when the safety
20and welfare of students and teachers are threatened by illegal
21use of drugs and alcohol, by illegal use or possession of
22weapons, or by illegal gang activity.
23    Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the board and the
24exclusive representative of the district's teachers from
25entering into an agreement under Section 34-85c of this Code
26to establish alternative procedures for teacher evaluation,

 

 

SB2821- 12 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1remediation, and removal for cause after remediation,
2including an alternative system for peer evaluation and
3recommendations, for teachers assigned to schools identified
4in that agreement.
5    On or before October 1, 1989, the Board of Education, in
6consultation with any professional organization representing
7principals in the district, shall promulgate rules and
8implement a lottery for the purpose of determining whether a
9principal's existing performance contract (including the
10performance contract applicable to any principal's position in
11which a vacancy then exists) expires on June 30, 1990 or on
12June 30, 1991, and whether the ensuing 4 year performance
13contract begins on July 1, 1990 or July 1, 1991. The Board of
14Education shall establish and conduct the lottery in such
15manner that of all the performance contracts of principals
16(including the performance contracts applicable to all
17principal positions in which a vacancy then exists), 50% of
18such contracts shall expire on June 30, 1990, and 50% shall
19expire on June 30, 1991. All persons serving as principal on
20May 1, 1989, and all persons appointed as principal after May
211, 1989 and prior to July 1, 1990 or July 1, 1991, in a manner
22other than as provided by Section 34-2.3, shall be deemed by
23operation of law to be serving under a performance contract
24which expires on June 30, 1990 or June 30, 1991; and unless
25such performance contract of any such principal is renewed (or
26such person is again appointed to serve as principal) in the

 

 

SB2821- 13 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1manner provided by Section 34-2.2 or 34-2.3, the employment of
2such person as principal shall terminate on June 30, 1990 or
3June 30, 1991.
4    Commencing on July 1, 1990, or on July 1, 1991, and
5thereafter, the principal of each attendance center shall be
6the person selected in the manner provided by Section 34-2.3
7to serve as principal of that attendance center under a 4 year
8performance contract. All performance contracts of principals
9expiring after July 1, 1990, or July 1, 1991, shall commence on
10the date specified in the contract, and the renewal of their
11performance contracts and the appointment of principals when
12their performance contracts are not renewed shall be governed
13by Sections 34-2.2 and 34-2.3. Whenever a vacancy in the
14office of a principal occurs for any reason, the vacancy shall
15be filled by the selection of a new principal to serve under a
164 year performance contract in the manner provided by Section
1734-2.3.
18    The board of education shall develop and prepare, in
19consultation with the organization representing principals, a
20performance contract for use at all attendance centers, and
21shall furnish the same to each local school council. The term
22of the performance contract shall be 4 years, unless the
23principal is retained by the decision of a hearing officer
24pursuant to subdivision 1.5 of Section 34-2.3, in which case
25the contract shall be extended for 2 years. The performance
26contract of each principal shall consist of the uniform

 

 

SB2821- 14 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1performance contract, as developed or from time to time
2modified by the board, and such additional criteria as are
3established by a local school council pursuant to Section
434-2.3 for the performance contract of its principal.
5    During the term of his or her performance contract, a
6principal may be removed only as provided for in the
7performance contract except for cause. He or she shall also be
8obliged to follow the rules of the board of education
9concerning conduct and efficiency.
10    In the event the performance contract of a principal is
11not renewed or a principal is not reappointed as principal
12under a new performance contract, or in the event a principal
13is appointed to any position of superintendent or higher
14position, or voluntarily resigns his position of principal,
15his or her employment as a principal shall terminate and such
16former principal shall not be reinstated to the position from
17which he or she was promoted to principal, except that he or
18she, if otherwise qualified and licensed in accordance with
19Article 21B, shall be placed by the board on appropriate
20eligibility lists which it prepares for use in the filling of
21vacant or additional or newly created positions for teachers.
22The principal's total years of service to the board as both a
23teacher and a principal, or in other professional capacities,
24shall be used in calculating years of experience for purposes
25of being selected as a teacher into new, additional or vacant
26positions.

 

 

SB2821- 15 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1    In the event the performance contract of a principal is
2not renewed or a principal is not reappointed as principal
3under a new performance contract, such principal shall be
4eligible to continue to receive his or her previously provided
5level of health insurance benefits for a period of 90 days
6following the non-renewal of the contract at no expense to the
7principal, provided that such principal has not retired.
8(Source: P.A. 102-894, eff. 5-20-22; 102-1139, eff. 2-10-23.)
 
9    (105 ILCS 5/34-18)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-18)
10    Sec. 34-18. Powers of the board. The board shall exercise
11general supervision and jurisdiction over the public education
12and the public school system of the city, and, except as
13otherwise provided by this Article, shall have power:
14        1. To make suitable provision for the establishment
15    and maintenance throughout the year or for such portion
16    thereof as it may direct, not less than 9 months and in
17    compliance with Section 10-19.05, of schools of all grades
18    and kinds, including normal schools, high schools, night
19    schools, schools for defectives and delinquents, parental
20    and truant schools, schools for the blind, the deaf, and
21    persons with physical disabilities, schools or classes in
22    manual training, constructural and vocational teaching,
23    domestic arts, and physical culture, vocation and
24    extension schools and lecture courses, and all other
25    educational courses and facilities, including

 

 

SB2821- 16 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1    establishing, equipping, maintaining and operating
2    playgrounds and recreational programs, when such programs
3    are conducted in, adjacent to, or connected with any
4    public school under the general supervision and
5    jurisdiction of the board; provided that the calendar for
6    the school term and any changes must be submitted to and
7    approved by the State Board of Education before the
8    calendar or changes may take effect, and provided that in
9    allocating funds from year to year for the operation of
10    all attendance centers within the district, the board
11    shall ensure that supplemental general State aid or
12    supplemental grant funds are allocated and applied in
13    accordance with Section 18-8, 18-8.05, or 18-8.15. To
14    admit to such schools without charge foreign exchange
15    students who are participants in an organized exchange
16    student program which is authorized by the board. The
17    board shall permit all students to enroll in
18    apprenticeship programs in trade schools operated by the
19    board, whether those programs are union-sponsored or not.
20    No student shall be refused admission into or be excluded
21    from any course of instruction offered in the common
22    schools by reason of that student's sex. No student shall
23    be denied equal access to physical education and
24    interscholastic athletic programs supported from school
25    district funds or denied participation in comparable
26    physical education and athletic programs solely by reason

 

 

SB2821- 17 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1    of the student's sex. Equal access to programs supported
2    from school district funds and comparable programs will be
3    defined in rules promulgated by the State Board of
4    Education in consultation with the Illinois High School
5    Association. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
6    Article, neither the board of education nor any local
7    school council or other school official shall recommend
8    that children with disabilities be placed into regular
9    education classrooms unless those children with
10    disabilities are provided with supplementary services to
11    assist them so that they benefit from the regular
12    classroom instruction and are included on the teacher's
13    regular education class register;
14        2. To furnish lunches to pupils, to make a reasonable
15    charge therefor, and to use school funds for the payment
16    of such expenses as the board may determine are necessary
17    in conducting the school lunch program;
18        3. To co-operate with the circuit court;
19        4. To make arrangements with the public or
20    quasi-public libraries and museums for the use of their
21    facilities by teachers and pupils of the public schools;
22        5. To employ dentists and prescribe their duties for
23    the purpose of treating the pupils in the schools, but
24    accepting such treatment shall be optional with parents or
25    guardians;
26        6. To grant the use of assembly halls and classrooms

 

 

SB2821- 18 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1    when not otherwise needed, including light, heat, and
2    attendants, for free public lectures, concerts, and other
3    educational and social interests, free of charge, under
4    such provisions and control as the principal of the
5    affected attendance center may prescribe;
6        7. To apportion the pupils to the several schools;
7    provided that no pupil shall be excluded from or
8    segregated in any such school on account of his color,
9    race, sex, or nationality. The board shall take into
10    consideration the prevention of segregation and the
11    elimination of separation of children in public schools
12    because of color, race, sex, or nationality. Except that
13    children may be committed to or attend parental and social
14    adjustment schools established and maintained either for
15    boys or girls only. All records pertaining to the
16    creation, alteration or revision of attendance areas shall
17    be open to the public. Nothing herein shall limit the
18    board's authority to establish multi-area attendance
19    centers or other student assignment systems for
20    desegregation purposes or otherwise, and to apportion the
21    pupils to the several schools. Furthermore, beginning in
22    school year 1994-95, pursuant to a board plan adopted by
23    October 1, 1993, the board shall offer, commencing on a
24    phased-in basis, the opportunity for families within the
25    school district to apply for enrollment of their children
26    in any attendance center within the school district which

 

 

SB2821- 19 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1    does not have selective admission requirements approved by
2    the board. The appropriate geographical area in which such
3    open enrollment may be exercised shall be determined by
4    the board of education. Such children may be admitted to
5    any such attendance center on a space available basis
6    after all children residing within such attendance
7    center's area have been accommodated. If the number of
8    applicants from outside the attendance area exceed the
9    space available, then successful applicants shall be
10    selected by lottery. The board of education's open
11    enrollment plan must include provisions that allow
12    low-income students to have access to transportation
13    needed to exercise school choice. Open enrollment shall be
14    in compliance with the provisions of the Consent Decree
15    and Desegregation Plan cited in Section 34-1.01;
16        8. To approve programs and policies for providing
17    transportation services to students. Nothing herein shall
18    be construed to permit or empower the State Board of
19    Education to order, mandate, or require busing or other
20    transportation of pupils for the purpose of achieving
21    racial balance in any school;
22        9. Subject to the limitations in this Article, to
23    establish and approve system-wide curriculum objectives
24    and standards, including graduation standards, which
25    reflect the multi-cultural diversity in the city and are
26    consistent with State law, provided that for all purposes

 

 

SB2821- 20 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1    of this Article courses or proficiency in American Sign
2    Language shall be deemed to constitute courses or
3    proficiency in a foreign language; and to employ
4    principals and teachers, appointed as provided in this
5    Article, and fix their compensation. The board shall
6    prepare such reports related to minimal competency testing
7    as may be requested by the State Board of Education and, in
8    addition, shall monitor and approve special education and
9    bilingual education programs and policies within the
10    district to ensure that appropriate services are provided
11    in accordance with applicable State and federal laws to
12    children requiring services and education in those areas;
13        10. To employ non-teaching personnel or utilize
14    volunteer personnel for: (i) non-teaching duties not
15    requiring instructional judgment or evaluation of pupils,
16    including library duties; and (ii) supervising study
17    halls, long distance teaching reception areas used
18    incident to instructional programs transmitted by
19    electronic media such as computers, video, and audio,
20    detention and discipline areas, and school-sponsored
21    extracurricular activities. The board may further utilize
22    volunteer nonlicensed personnel or employ nonlicensed
23    personnel to assist in the instruction of pupils under the
24    immediate supervision of a teacher holding a valid
25    educator license, directly engaged in teaching subject
26    matter or conducting activities; provided that the teacher

 

 

SB2821- 21 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1    shall be continuously aware of the nonlicensed persons'
2    activities and shall be able to control or modify them.
3    The general superintendent shall determine qualifications
4    of such personnel and shall prescribe rules for
5    determining the duties and activities to be assigned to
6    such personnel;
7        10.5. To utilize volunteer personnel from a regional
8    School Crisis Assistance Team (S.C.A.T.), created as part
9    of the Safe to Learn Program established pursuant to
10    Section 25 of the Illinois Violence Prevention Act of
11    1995, to provide assistance to schools in times of
12    violence or other traumatic incidents within a school
13    community by providing crisis intervention services to
14    lessen the effects of emotional trauma on individuals and
15    the community; the School Crisis Assistance Team Steering
16    Committee shall determine the qualifications for
17    volunteers;
18        11. To provide television studio facilities in not to
19    exceed one school building and to provide programs for
20    educational purposes, provided, however, that the board
21    shall not construct, acquire, operate, or maintain a
22    television transmitter; to grant the use of its studio
23    facilities to a licensed television station located in the
24    school district; and to maintain and operate not to exceed
25    one school radio transmitting station and provide programs
26    for educational purposes;

 

 

SB2821- 22 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1        12. To offer, if deemed appropriate, outdoor education
2    courses, including field trips within the State of
3    Illinois, or adjacent states, and to use school
4    educational funds for the expense of the said outdoor
5    educational programs, whether within the school district
6    or not;
7        13. During that period of the calendar year not
8    embraced within the regular school term, to provide and
9    conduct courses in subject matters normally embraced in
10    the program of the schools during the regular school term
11    and to give regular school credit for satisfactory
12    completion by the student of such courses as may be
13    approved for credit by the State Board of Education;
14        14. To insure against any loss or liability of the
15    board, the former School Board Nominating Commission,
16    Local School Councils, the Chicago Schools Academic
17    Accountability Council, or the former Subdistrict Councils
18    or of any member, officer, agent, or employee thereof,
19    resulting from alleged violations of civil rights arising
20    from incidents occurring on or after September 5, 1967 or
21    from the wrongful or negligent act or omission of any such
22    person whether occurring within or without the school
23    premises, provided the officer, agent, or employee was, at
24    the time of the alleged violation of civil rights or
25    wrongful act or omission, acting within the scope of his
26    or her employment or under direction of the board, the

 

 

SB2821- 23 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1    former School Board Nominating Commission, the Chicago
2    Schools Academic Accountability Council, Local School
3    Councils, or the former Subdistrict Councils; and to
4    provide for or participate in insurance plans for its
5    officers and employees, including, but not limited to,
6    retirement annuities, medical, surgical and
7    hospitalization benefits in such types and amounts as may
8    be determined by the board; provided, however, that the
9    board shall contract for such insurance only with an
10    insurance company authorized to do business in this State.
11    Such insurance may include provision for employees who
12    rely on treatment by prayer or spiritual means alone for
13    healing, in accordance with the tenets and practice of a
14    recognized religious denomination;
15        15. To contract with the corporate authorities of any
16    municipality or the county board of any county, as the
17    case may be, to provide for the regulation of traffic in
18    parking areas of property used for school purposes, in
19    such manner as is provided by Section 11-209 of the
20    Illinois Vehicle Code;
21        16. (a) To provide, on an equal basis, access to a high
22    school campus and student directory information to the
23    official recruiting representatives of the armed forces of
24    Illinois and the United States for the purposes of
25    informing students of the educational and career
26    opportunities available in the military if the board has

 

 

SB2821- 24 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1    provided such access to persons or groups whose purpose is
2    to acquaint students with educational or occupational
3    opportunities available to them. The board is not required
4    to give greater notice regarding the right of access to
5    recruiting representatives than is given to other persons
6    and groups. In this paragraph 16, "directory information"
7    means a high school student's name, address, and telephone
8    number.
9        (b) If a student or his or her parent or guardian
10    submits a signed, written request to the high school
11    before the end of the student's sophomore year (or if the
12    student is a transfer student, by another time set by the
13    high school) that indicates that the student or his or her
14    parent or guardian does not want the student's directory
15    information to be provided to official recruiting
16    representatives under subsection (a) of this Section, the
17    high school may not provide access to the student's
18    directory information to these recruiting representatives.
19    The high school shall notify its students and their
20    parents or guardians of the provisions of this subsection
21    (b).
22        (c) A high school may require official recruiting
23    representatives of the armed forces of Illinois and the
24    United States to pay a fee for copying and mailing a
25    student's directory information in an amount that is not
26    more than the actual costs incurred by the high school.

 

 

SB2821- 25 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1        (d) Information received by an official recruiting
2    representative under this Section may be used only to
3    provide information to students concerning educational and
4    career opportunities available in the military and may not
5    be released to a person who is not involved in recruiting
6    students for the armed forces of Illinois or the United
7    States;
8        17. (a) To sell or market any computer program
9    developed by an employee of the school district, provided
10    that such employee developed the computer program as a
11    direct result of his or her duties with the school
12    district or through the utilization of school district
13    resources or facilities. The employee who developed the
14    computer program shall be entitled to share in the
15    proceeds of such sale or marketing of the computer
16    program. The distribution of such proceeds between the
17    employee and the school district shall be as agreed upon
18    by the employee and the school district, except that
19    neither the employee nor the school district may receive
20    more than 90% of such proceeds. The negotiation for an
21    employee who is represented by an exclusive bargaining
22    representative may be conducted by such bargaining
23    representative at the employee's request.
24        (b) For the purpose of this paragraph 17:
25            (1) "Computer" means an internally programmed,
26        general purpose digital device capable of

 

 

SB2821- 26 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1        automatically accepting data, processing data and
2        supplying the results of the operation.
3            (2) "Computer program" means a series of coded
4        instructions or statements in a form acceptable to a
5        computer, which causes the computer to process data in
6        order to achieve a certain result.
7            (3) "Proceeds" means profits derived from the
8        marketing or sale of a product after deducting the
9        expenses of developing and marketing such product;
10        18. To delegate to the general superintendent of
11    schools, by resolution, the authority to approve contracts
12    and expenditures in amounts of $35,000 or less;
13        19. Upon the written request of an employee, to
14    withhold from the compensation of that employee any dues,
15    payments, or contributions payable by such employee to any
16    labor organization as defined in the Illinois Educational
17    Labor Relations Act. Under such arrangement, an amount
18    shall be withheld from each regular payroll period which
19    is equal to the pro rata share of the annual dues plus any
20    payments or contributions, and the board shall transmit
21    such withholdings to the specified labor organization
22    within 10 working days from the time of the withholding;
23        19a. Upon receipt of notice from the comptroller of a
24    municipality with a population of 500,000 or more, a
25    county with a population of 3,000,000 or more, the Cook
26    County Forest Preserve District, the Chicago Park

 

 

SB2821- 27 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1    District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the
2    Chicago Transit Authority, or a housing authority of a
3    municipality with a population of 500,000 or more that a
4    debt is due and owing the municipality, the county, the
5    Cook County Forest Preserve District, the Chicago Park
6    District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the
7    Chicago Transit Authority, or the housing authority by an
8    employee of the Chicago Board of Education, to withhold,
9    from the compensation of that employee, the amount of the
10    debt that is due and owing and pay the amount withheld to
11    the municipality, the county, the Cook County Forest
12    Preserve District, the Chicago Park District, the
13    Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the Chicago
14    Transit Authority, or the housing authority; provided,
15    however, that the amount deducted from any one salary or
16    wage payment shall not exceed 25% of the net amount of the
17    payment. Before the Board deducts any amount from any
18    salary or wage of an employee under this paragraph, the
19    municipality, the county, the Cook County Forest Preserve
20    District, the Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan
21    Water Reclamation District, the Chicago Transit Authority,
22    or the housing authority shall certify that (i) the
23    employee has been afforded an opportunity for a hearing to
24    dispute the debt that is due and owing the municipality,
25    the county, the Cook County Forest Preserve District, the
26    Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation

 

 

SB2821- 28 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1    District, the Chicago Transit Authority, or the housing
2    authority and (ii) the employee has received notice of a
3    wage deduction order and has been afforded an opportunity
4    for a hearing to object to the order. For purposes of this
5    paragraph, "net amount" means that part of the salary or
6    wage payment remaining after the deduction of any amounts
7    required by law to be deducted and "debt due and owing"
8    means (i) a specified sum of money owed to the
9    municipality, the county, the Cook County Forest Preserve
10    District, the Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan
11    Water Reclamation District, the Chicago Transit Authority,
12    or the housing authority for services, work, or goods,
13    after the period granted for payment has expired, or (ii)
14    a specified sum of money owed to the municipality, the
15    county, the Cook County Forest Preserve District, the
16    Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
17    District, the Chicago Transit Authority, or the housing
18    authority pursuant to a court order or order of an
19    administrative hearing officer after the exhaustion of, or
20    the failure to exhaust, judicial review;
21        20. The board is encouraged to employ a sufficient
22    number of licensed school counselors to maintain a
23    student/counselor ratio of 250 to 1. Each counselor shall
24    spend at least 75% of his work time in direct contact with
25    students and shall maintain a record of such time;
26        21. To make available to students vocational and

 

 

SB2821- 29 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1    career counseling and to establish 5 special career
2    counseling days for students and parents. On these days
3    representatives of local businesses and industries shall
4    be invited to the school campus and shall inform students
5    of career opportunities available to them in the various
6    businesses and industries. Special consideration shall be
7    given to counseling minority students as to career
8    opportunities available to them in various fields. For the
9    purposes of this paragraph, minority student means a
10    person who is any of the following:
11        (a) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
12    origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
13    America, including Central America, and who maintains
14    tribal affiliation or community attachment).
15        (b) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
16    original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
17    Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
18    Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
19    the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
20        (c) Black or African American (a person having origins
21    in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
22        (d) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
23    Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
24    culture or origin, regardless of race).
25        (e) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
26    person having origins in any of the original peoples of

 

 

SB2821- 30 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1    Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
2        Counseling days shall not be in lieu of regular school
3    days;
4        22. To report to the State Board of Education the
5    annual student dropout rate and number of students who
6    graduate from, transfer from, or otherwise leave bilingual
7    programs;
8        23. Except as otherwise provided in the Abused and
9    Neglected Child Reporting Act or other applicable State or
10    federal law, to permit school officials to withhold, from
11    any person, information on the whereabouts of any child
12    removed from school premises when the child has been taken
13    into protective custody as a victim of suspected child
14    abuse. School officials shall direct such person to the
15    Department of Children and Family Services or to the local
16    law enforcement agency, if appropriate;
17        24. To develop a policy, based on the current state of
18    existing school facilities, projected enrollment, and
19    efficient utilization of available resources, for capital
20    improvement of schools and school buildings within the
21    district, addressing in that policy both the relative
22    priority for major repairs, renovations, and additions to
23    school facilities and the advisability or necessity of
24    building new school facilities or closing existing schools
25    to meet current or projected demographic patterns within
26    the district;

 

 

SB2821- 31 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1        25. To make available to the students in every high
2    school attendance center the ability to take all courses
3    necessary to comply with the Board of Higher Education's
4    college entrance criteria effective in 1993;
5        26. To encourage mid-career changes into the teaching
6    profession, whereby qualified professionals become
7    licensed teachers, by allowing credit for professional
8    employment in related fields when determining point of
9    entry on the teacher pay scale;
10        27. To provide or contract out training programs for
11    administrative personnel and principals with revised or
12    expanded duties pursuant to this Code in order to ensure
13    they have the knowledge and skills to perform their
14    duties;
15        28. To establish a fund for the prioritized special
16    needs programs, and to allocate such funds and other lump
17    sum amounts to each attendance center in a manner
18    consistent with the provisions of part 4 of Section
19    34-2.3. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
20    require any additional appropriations of State funds for
21    this purpose;
22        29. (Blank);
23        30. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code
24    Act or any other law to the contrary other than any
25    prohibition under this paragraph 30, to contract with
26    third parties for services otherwise performed by

 

 

SB2821- 32 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1    employees, including those in a bargaining unit, and to
2    layoff those employees upon 14 days written notice to the
3    affected employees. Those contracts may be for a period
4    not to exceed 5 years and may be awarded on a system-wide
5    basis. However, the board may not contract with a third
6    party on or after the effective date of this amendatory
7    Act of the 103rd General Assembly for services relating to
8    custodial, dietary, or daily maintenance of a district
9    facility. The board may not operate more than 30 contract
10    schools, provided that the board may operate an additional
11    5 contract turnaround schools pursuant to item (5.5) of
12    subsection (d) of Section 34-8.3 of this Code, and the
13    governing bodies of contract schools are subject to the
14    Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act;
15        31. To promulgate rules establishing procedures
16    governing the layoff or reduction in force of employees
17    and the recall of such employees, including, but not
18    limited to, criteria for such layoffs, reductions in force
19    or recall rights of such employees and the weight to be
20    given to any particular criterion. Such criteria shall
21    take into account factors, including, but not limited to,
22    qualifications, certifications, experience, performance
23    ratings or evaluations, and any other factors relating to
24    an employee's job performance;
25        32. To develop a policy to prevent nepotism in the
26    hiring of personnel or the selection of contractors;

 

 

SB2821- 33 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1        33. (Blank); and
2        34. To establish a Labor Management Council to the
3    board comprised of representatives of the board, the chief
4    executive officer, and those labor organizations that are
5    the exclusive representatives of employees of the board
6    and to promulgate policies and procedures for the
7    operation of the Council.
8    The specifications of the powers herein granted are not to
9be construed as exclusive, but the board shall also exercise
10all other powers that may be requisite or proper for the
11maintenance and the development of a public school system, not
12inconsistent with the other provisions of this Article or
13provisions of this Code which apply to all school districts.
14    In addition to the powers herein granted and authorized to
15be exercised by the board, it shall be the duty of the board to
16review or to direct independent reviews of special education
17expenditures and services. The board shall file a report of
18such review with the General Assembly on or before May 1, 1990.
19(Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
20102-894, eff. 5-20-22; 103-8, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
21    (105 ILCS 5/34-21.3)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-21.3)
22    Sec. 34-21.3. Contracts. The board shall by record vote
23let all contracts (other than those excepted by Section
2410-20.21 or paragraph 30 of Section 34-18 of this Code) for
25supplies, materials, or work and contracts with private

 

 

SB2821- 34 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1carriers for transportation of pupils involving an expenditure
2in excess of $35,000 or a lower amount as required by board
3policy by competitive bidding as provided in Section 10-20.21
4of this Code.
5    The board may delegate to the general superintendent of
6schools, by resolution, the authority to approve contracts in
7amounts of $35,000 or less.
8    For a period of one year from and after the expiration or
9other termination of his or her term of office as a member of
10the board: (i) the former board member shall not be eligible
11for employment nor be employed by the board, a local school
12council, an attendance center, or any other subdivision or
13agent of the board or the school district governed by the
14board, and (ii) neither the board nor the chief purchasing
15officer shall let or delegate authority to let any contract
16for services, employment, or other work to the former board
17member or to any corporation, partnership, association, sole
18proprietorship, or other entity other than publicly traded
19companies from which the former board member receives an
20annual income, dividends, or other compensation in excess of
21$1,500. Any contract that is entered into by or under a
22delegation of authority from the board or the chief purchasing
23officer shall contain a provision stating that the contract is
24not legally binding on the board if entered into in violation
25of the provisions of this paragraph.
26    In addition, the State Board of Education, in consultation

 

 

SB2821- 35 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1with the board, shall (i) review existing conflict of interest
2and disclosure laws or regulations that are applicable to the
3executive officers and governing boards of school districts
4organized under this Article and school districts generally,
5(ii) determine what additional disclosure and conflict of
6interest provisions would enhance the reputation and fiscal
7integrity of the board and the procedure under which contracts
8for goods and services are let, and (iii) develop appropriate
9reporting forms and procedures applicable to the executive
10officers, governing board, and other officials of the school
11district.
12(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
13    (105 ILCS 5/34-49)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-49)
14    Sec. 34-49. Contracts, expense and liabilities without
15appropriation. No contract shall be made or expense or
16liability incurred by the board, or any member or committee
17thereof, or by any person for or in its behalf,
18notwithstanding the expenditure may have been ordered by the
19board, unless an appropriation therefor has been previously
20made. Neither the board, nor any member or committee, officer,
21head of any department or bureau, or employee thereof shall
22during a fiscal year expend or contract to be expended any
23money, or incur any liability, or enter into any contract
24which by its terms involves the expenditure of money for any of
25the purposes for which provision is made in the budget, in

 

 

SB2821- 36 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1excess of the amounts appropriated in the budget. Any
2contract, verbal or written, made in violation of this Section
3is void as to the board, and no moneys belonging thereto shall
4be paid thereon. Provided, however, that the board may lease
5from any Public Building Commission created pursuant to the
6provisions of the Public Building Commission Act, approved
7July 5, 1955, as heretofore or hereafter amended, or from any
8individuals, partnerships or corporations, any real or
9personal property for the purpose of securing space for its
10school purposes or office or other space for its
11administrative functions for any period of time not exceeding
1240 years, and such lease may be made and the obligation or
13expense thereunder incurred without making a previous
14appropriation therefor, except as otherwise provided in
15Section 34-21.1 of this Act. Provided that the board may enter
16into agreements, including lease and lease purchase agreements
17having a term not longer than 40 years from the date on which
18such agreements are entered into, with individuals,
19partnerships, or corporations for the construction of school
20buildings, school administrative offices, site development,
21and school support facilities. The board shall maintain
22exclusive possession of all such schools, school
23administrative offices, and school facilities which it is
24occupying or acquiring pursuant to any such lease or lease
25purchase agreement, and in addition shall have and exercise
26complete control over the education program conducted at such

 

 

SB2821- 37 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1schools, offices and facilities. The board's contribution
2under any such lease or lease purchase agreement shall be
3limited to the use of the real estate and existing
4improvements on a rental basis which shall be exempt from any
5form of leasehold tax or assessment, but the interests of the
6board may be subordinated to the interests of a mortgage
7holder or holders acquired as security for additional
8improvements made on the property. Provided that the board may
9enter into agreements, including lease and lease purchase
10agreements, having a term not longer than 40 years from the
11date on which such agreements are entered into for the
12provision of school buildings and related property and
13facilities for an agricultural science school pursuant to
14subparagraphs (8) through (10) of Section 34-21.1; and such
15agreements may be made and the obligations thereunder incurred
16without making a previous appropriation therefor. This Section
17does not prevent the making of lawful contracts for the
18construction of buildings, the purchase of insurance, the
19leasing of equipment, the purchase of personal property by a
20conditional sales agreement, or the leasing of personal
21property under an agreement that upon compliance with the
22terms of which the board shall become or has the option to
23become the owner of the property for no additional
24consideration or for a nominal consideration, the term of
25which may be for periods of more than 1 year, but, in no case,
26shall such conditional sales agreements or leases of personal

 

 

SB2821- 38 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1property by which the board may or will become the owner of the
2personal property, provide for the consideration to be paid
3during a period of time in excess of 10 years nor shall such
4contracts provide for the payment of interest in excess of the
5maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as
6amended at the time of the making of the contract, on the
7unpaid balance owing; nor shall this Section prevent the
8making of lawful contracts for the purchase of fuel and the
9removal of ashes for a period from July 1 of any year to June
1030 of the year following, or the making of lawful contracts for
11the transportation of pupils to and from school, or the
12entering into of employment contracts with individuals or
13groups of employees for any period not to exceed 4 years, or,
14except as otherwise prohibited under paragraph 30 of Section
1534-18, the entering into contracts with third parties for
16services otherwise performed by employees for any period not
17to exceed 5 years provided that the contracts with third
18parties for services provided at attendance centers shall
19specify that the principal of an attendance center shall have
20authority, to the maximum extent possible, to direct persons
21assigned to the attendance center pursuant to that contract,
22or the making of requirement contracts for not to exceed one
23year the terms of which may extend into the succeeding fiscal
24year provided, however, that such contracts contain a
25limitation on the amount to be expended and that such
26contracts shall impose no obligation on the board except

 

 

SB2821- 39 -LRB103 36851 RJT 66963 b

1pursuant to written purchase order.
2    With respect to instruments for the payment of money
3issued under this Section either before, on, or after the
4effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989, it is and always
5has been the intention of the General Assembly (i) that the
6Omnibus Bond Acts are and always have been supplementary
7grants of power to issue instruments in accordance with the
8Omnibus Bond Acts, regardless of any provision of this Act
9that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than
10those Acts, (ii) that the provisions of this Section are not a
11limitation on the supplementary authority granted by the
12Omnibus Bond Acts, and (iii) that instruments issued under
13this Section within the supplementary authority granted by the
14Omnibus Bond Acts are not invalid because of any provision of
15this Act that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive
16than those Acts.
17(Source: P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)