Full Text of HB4310 94th General Assembly
HB4310ham002 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
Filed: 2/15/2006
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4310
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4310, AS AMENDED, by | 3 |
| replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | 4 |
| following:
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| "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections | 6 |
| 10-16.5 and 10-16.7 as follows: | 7 |
| (105 ILCS 5/10-16.5 new) | 8 |
| Sec. 10-16.5. Oath of office. Each school board member, | 9 |
| before taking his or her seat on the board, shall take an oath | 10 |
| of office in substantially the following form: | 11 |
| I, (name of member or successful candidate), do | 12 |
| solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully discharge | 13 |
| the duties of the office of member of the Board of | 14 |
| Education (or Board of School Directors, as the case may | 15 |
| be) of (name of school district), in accordance with the | 16 |
| Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the | 17 |
| State of Illinois, and the laws of the State of Illinois, | 18 |
| to the best of my ability. | 19 |
| I further swear (or affirm) that: | 20 |
| I shall respect taxpayer interests by serving as a | 21 |
| faithful protector of the school district's assets;
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| I shall encourage and respect the free expression of | 23 |
| opinion by my fellow board members and others who seek a | 24 |
| hearing before the board, while respecting the privacy of |
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| students and employees; | 2 |
| I shall recognize that a board member has no legal | 3 |
| authority as an individual and that decisions can be made | 4 |
| only be a majority vote at a public board meeting; and | 5 |
| I shall abide by majority decisions of the board, while | 6 |
| retaining the right to seek changes in such decisions | 7 |
| through ethical and constructive channels. | 8 |
| (105 ILCS 5/10-16.7 new)
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| Sec. 10-16.7. School board duties with respect to | 10 |
| superintendent. In addition to all other powers and duties | 11 |
| enumerated in this Article, the school board shall make all | 12 |
| employment decisions pertaining to the superintendent. The | 13 |
| school board shall direct, through policy, the superintendent | 14 |
| in his or her charge of the administration of the school | 15 |
| district, including without limitation considering the | 16 |
| recommendations of the superintendent concerning the budget, | 17 |
| building plans, the locations of sites, the selection, | 18 |
| retention, and dismissal of employees, and the selection of | 19 |
| textbooks, instructional material, and courses of study. The | 20 |
| school board shall evaluate the superintendent in his or her | 21 |
| administration of school board policies and his or her | 22 |
| stewardship of the assets of the district.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 24 |
| becoming law.".
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