Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that, by January 1, 2019, the State Board of Education shall implement a program and adopt rules to allow school districts to supplement their substitute teacher recruitment for elementary and secondary schools with the use of recruiting firms. Defines "recruiting firm". Specifies program requirements. Prohibits school districts from using recruiting firms to circumvent collective bargaining agreements or laws. Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the term "teacher" or "substitute teacher" does not include and service credit may not be granted to an individual employed by an entity that provides substitute teaching services under the program and is not a school district. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)

Status: (Passed) 2018-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0813 [HB4742 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Rita Mayfield [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-060	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robert Pritchard [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-070	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative LaShawn Ford [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-008	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tony McCombie [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-089	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Norine Hammond [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-094	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dan Brady [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-105	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Terry Link [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-030	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Chuck Weaver [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-037	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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