Bill Text: IL HB1535 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that the Chicago Board of Education shall (rather than may), by majority vote, appoint a general superintendent of schools to serve pursuant to a performance-based contract for a term ending on June 30 of the third calendar year after the appointment. Provides that the general superintendent shall have all of the powers and duties of a chief executive officer as set forth in the Article. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-10 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1535 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB1535-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1535 Introduced , by Rep. Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/34-6 from Ch. 122, par. 34-6
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that the Chicago Board of Education shall (rather than may), by majority vote, appoint a general superintendent of schools to serve pursuant to a performance-based contract for a term ending on June 30 of the third calendar year after the appointment. Provides that the general superintendent shall have all of the powers and duties of a chief executive officer as set forth in the Article. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
34-6 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/34-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-6)
Sec. 34-6. Superintendent of schools. The After June 30,
1999, the board shall may, by a vote of a majority of its full
membership, appoint a general superintendent of schools to
serve pursuant to a performance-based contract for a term
ending on June 30th of the third calendar year after the his or
her appointment. The general superintendent He shall be the
chief administrative officer of the board and shall have
charge and control, subject to the approval of the board and to
other provisions of this Article, of all departments and the
employees therein of public schools, except the law
department. The general superintendent He shall negotiate
contracts with all labor organizations which are exclusive
representatives of educational employees employed under the
Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. All contracts shall
be subject to approval of the Board of Education. The general
superintendent shall have all of the powers and duties of a
chief executive officer as set forth in this Article. The

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board may conduct a national search for a general
superintendent. An incumbent general superintendent may not be
precluded from being included in such national search. Persons
appointed pursuant to this Section shall be exempt from the
provisions and requirements of Sections 21-1a, 21-7.1, and
21B-15 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.