Bill Amendment: IL SB1213 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: SCH CD-TEACHERS-EVALUATIONS

Status: 2019-08-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0591 [SB1213 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB1213-Senate_Amendment_001.html

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Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

Filed: 3/15/2019

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1213
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1213 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
24A-5.5 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/24A-5.5 new)
Sec. 24A-5.5. Local appeal process for unsatisfactory
ratings. Beginning with the first school year following the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
Assembly, each school district shall, in good faith cooperation
with its teachers or, if applicable, through good faith
bargaining with the exclusive bargaining representative of its
teachers develop and implement an appeals process for
"unsatisfactory" ratings that includes, but is not limited to,
an assessment of the original rating by a panel of qualified
evaluators agreed to by the joint committee referred to in

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subsection (b) of Section 24A-4 of this Code and that has the
power to reevaluate and re-rate a teacher who appeals. The
joint committee shall determine the criteria for successful
appeals.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".