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91_HB1728

 
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  School Code by changing Sections
 2    10-23.8 and 10-23.8a.

 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section  5.   The  School  Code  is  amended  by changing
 6    Sections 10-23.8 and 10-23.8a as follows:

 7        (105 ILCS 5/10-23.8) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.8)
 8        Sec.  10-23.8.   Superintendent  contracts.   After   the
 9    effective  date  of  this  amendatory  Act  of  1997  and the
10    expiration of contracts in effect on the  effective  date  of
11    this  amendatory  Act,  school  districts  may  only employ a
12    superintendent under either  a  contract  for  a  period  not
13    exceeding  one  year  or  a  performance-based contract for a
14    period not exceeding 5 years.
15        Performance-based contracts shall be  linked  to  student
16    performance  and  academic  improvement within the schools of
17    the  districts.   No  performance-based  contract  shall   be
18    extended  or  rolled-over  prior  to its scheduled expiration
19    unless all the performance and improvement goals contained in
20    the contract have been met.  Each performance-based  contract
21    shall include the goals and indicators of student performance
22    and  academic  improvement  determined  and used by the local
23    school board to measure the performance and effectiveness  of
24    the  superintendent  and  such other information as the local
25    school board may determine.
26        By accepting the terms  of  a  multi-year  contract,  the
27    superintendent  waives  all  rights  granted him or her under
28    Sections 24-11 through 24-16 of this Act only for the term of
29    the multi-year contract.  Upon  acceptance  of  a  multi-year
30    contract,  the  superintendent  shall not lose any previously
31    acquired tenure credit with the district duration of  his  or
 
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 1    her employment as superintendent in the district.
 2    (Source: P.A. 89-572, eff. 7-30-96; 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)

 3        (105 ILCS 5/10-23.8a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.8a)
 4        Sec.   10-23.8a.  Principal   and   other   administrator
 5    contracts. After the effective date of this amendatory Act of
 6    1997  and  the  expiration  of  contracts  in  effect  on the
 7    effective date of this amendatory Act, school  districts  may
 8    only  employ principals and other school administrators under
 9    either a contract for a period not to exceed one  year  or  a
10    performance-based  contract  for  a  period  not  to exceed 5
11    years.
12        Performance-based contracts shall be  linked  to  student
13    performance  and  academic  improvement  attributable  to the
14    responsibilities   and   duties   of   the    principal    or
15    administrator.    No   performance-based  contract  shall  be
16    extended or rolled-over prior  to  its  scheduled  expiration
17    unless all the performance and improvement goals contained in
18    the  contract have been met.  Each performance-based contract
19    shall include the goals and indicators of student performance
20    and academic improvement determined and  used  by  the  local
21    school  board to measure the performance and effectiveness of
22    the  principal  or  other  administrator   and   such   other
23    information as the local school board may determine.
24        By  accepting  the  terms  of  a multi-year contract, the
25    principal or administrator waives all rights granted  him  or
26    her  under  Sections 24-11 through 24-16 of this Act only for
27    the term of the multi-year contract.  Upon  acceptance  of  a
28    multi-year contract, the principal or administrator shall not
29    lose any previously acquired tenure credit with the district
30    duration  of  his  or  her  employment  as  a principal or an
31    administrator in the district.
32    (Source: P.A. 89-572, eff. 7-30-96; 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)

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