Illinois Senate Bill 2721

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-23 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Provides that school boards shall allow all educators to have daily continuous uninterrupted individual classroom planning time. Provides that the planning period shall be equal to one class period but no less than 45 minutes in duration. Provides that this time requirement applies to educators who are in contact with students for 50% or more of their contracted workday. Provides that, during this planning period, educators may not be forced to substitute in other areas of the building or district when another educator is absent or a vacancy exists and may not be forced to attend meetings, trainings, or conferences of any kind. Provides that if an educator chooses to substitute or attend a meeting, training, or conference during their guaranteed planning period of their own free will, the educator shall be compensated at a rate of pay that is negotiated between the local board of education and local association of a state teacher association.

SCH CD-TEACHER PLAN TIME

Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel [D]

Sen. Rachel Ventura [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-23	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2024-01-12	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2024-01-12	Senate	First Reading
2024-01-12	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	10-20.87	New Code	See Bill Text
105	5	34-18.85	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2721&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2721.htm