Bill Text: IL HB4853 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning holidays, provides that a school board or other entity eligible to apply for waivers and modifications under the Code is authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes, parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on November 5, 2024 (2024 General Election Day) if certain conditions are met. Effective July 1, 2024.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4853 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB4853-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 24-2 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/24-2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 24-2. Holidays. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) Teachers shall not be required to teach on Saturdays, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | shall teachers, educational support personnel employees, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | other school employees, other than noncertificated school | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | employees whose presence is necessary because of an emergency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | or for the continued operation and maintenance of school | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | facilities or property, be required to work on legal school | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | holidays, which are January 1, New Year's Day; the third | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Monday in January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Jr.; February 12, the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | the first Monday in March (to be known as Casimir Pulaski's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | birthday); Good Friday; the day designated as Memorial Day by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | federal law; June 19, Juneteenth National Freedom Day; July 4, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Independence Day; the first Monday in September, Labor Day; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | the second Monday in October, Columbus Day; November 11, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Veterans' Day; the Thursday in November commonly called |
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1 | Thanksgiving Day; and December 25, Christmas Day. School | ||||||
2 | boards may grant special holidays whenever in their judgment | ||||||
3 | such action is advisable. No deduction shall be made from the | ||||||
4 | time or compensation of a school employee, including an | ||||||
5 | educational support personnel employee, on account of any | ||||||
6 | legal or special holiday in which that employee would have | ||||||
7 | otherwise been scheduled to work but for the legal or special | ||||||
8 | holiday. | ||||||
9 | (b) A school board or other entity eligible to apply for | ||||||
10 | waivers and modifications under Section 2-3.25g of this Code | ||||||
11 | is authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes, | ||||||
12 | parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third | ||||||
13 | Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, | ||||||
14 | Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln); | ||||||
15 | the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's | ||||||
16 | birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); | ||||||
17 | November 5, 2024 (2024 General Election Day), and November 11 | ||||||
18 | (Veterans' Day), provided that: | ||||||
19 | (1) the person or persons or event honored by the | ||||||
20 | holiday are recognized through instructional activities | ||||||
21 | conducted on that day or, if the day is not used for | ||||||
22 | student attendance, on the first school day preceding or | ||||||
23 | following that day; and | ||||||
24 | (2) the entity that chooses to exercise this authority | ||||||
25 | first holds a public hearing about the proposal. The | ||||||
26 | entity shall provide notice preceding the public hearing |
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1 | to both educators and parents. The notice shall set forth | ||||||
2 | the time, date, and place of the hearing, describe the | ||||||
3 | proposal, and indicate that the entity will take testimony | ||||||
4 | from educators and parents about the proposal. | ||||||
5 | (c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified | ||||||
6 | patriotic, civic, cultural or historical persons, activities, | ||||||
7 | or events, are regular school days. Commemorative holidays | ||||||
8 | are: January 17 (the birthday of Muhammad Ali), January 28 (to | ||||||
9 | be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and observed as a | ||||||
10 | commemoration of space exploration), February 15 (the birthday | ||||||
11 | of Susan B. Anthony), March 29 (Viet Nam War Veterans' Day), | ||||||
12 | September 11 (September 11th Day of Remembrance), September 17 | ||||||
13 | (Constitution Day), the school day immediately preceding | ||||||
14 | Veterans' Day (Korean War Veterans' Day), October 1 (Recycling | ||||||
15 | Day), October 7 (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance | ||||||
16 | Day), December 7 (Pearl Harbor Veterans' Day), and any day so | ||||||
17 | appointed by the President or Governor. School boards may | ||||||
18 | establish commemorative holidays whenever in their judgment | ||||||
19 | such action is advisable. School boards shall include | ||||||
20 | instruction relative to commemorated persons, activities, or | ||||||
21 | events on the commemorative holiday or at any other time | ||||||
22 | during the school year and at any point in the curriculum when | ||||||
23 | such instruction may be deemed appropriate. The State Board of | ||||||
24 | Education shall prepare and make available to school boards | ||||||
25 | instructional materials relative to commemorated persons, | ||||||
26 | activities, or events which may be used by school boards in |
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1 | conjunction with any instruction provided pursuant to this | ||||||
2 | paragraph. | ||||||
3 | (d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe | ||||||
4 | March 4 of each year as a commemorative holiday. This holiday | ||||||
5 | shall be known as Mayors' Day which shall be a day to | ||||||
6 | commemorate and be reminded of the past Chief Executive | ||||||
7 | Officers of the City of Chicago, and in particular the late | ||||||
8 | Mayor Richard J. Daley and the late Mayor Harold Washington. | ||||||
9 | If March 4 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be | ||||||
10 | observed on the following Monday. | ||||||
11 | (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to | ||||||
12 | the contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known | ||||||
13 | as 2020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout | ||||||
14 | the State pursuant to Public Act 101-642 this amendatory Act | ||||||
15 | of the 101st General Assembly . All government offices, with | ||||||
16 | the exception of election authorities, shall be closed unless | ||||||
17 | authorized to be used as a location for election day services | ||||||
18 | or as a polling place. | ||||||
19 | Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the | ||||||
20 | contrary, November 8, 2022 shall be a State holiday known as | ||||||
21 | 2022 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the | ||||||
22 | State under Public Act 102-15. | ||||||
23 | Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the | ||||||
24 | contrary other than subsection (b) of this Section , November | ||||||
25 | 5, 2024 shall be a State holiday known as 2024 General Election | ||||||
26 | Day and shall be observed throughout this State pursuant to |
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1 | Public Act 103-467 this amendatory Act of the 103rd General | ||||||
2 | Assembly . | ||||||
3 | (Source: P.A. 102-14, eff. 1-1-22; 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; | ||||||
4 | 102-334, eff. 8-9-21; 102-411, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. | ||||||
5 | 5-13-22; 103-15, eff. 7-1-23; 103-395, eff. 1-1-24; 103-467, | ||||||
6 | eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.)
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