Bill Text: IL HB5639 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. In a provision concerning substitute teacher recruiting firms, provides that an individual hired by a recruiting firm may teach no more than 5 consecutive days per licensed teacher who is under a collective bargaining agreement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5639 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5639-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5639 Introduced , by Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/2-3.173
Amends the School Code. In a provision concerning substitute teacher recruiting firms, provides that an individual hired by a recruiting firm may teach no more than 5 consecutive days per licensed teacher who is under a collective bargaining agreement.
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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
2-3.173 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.173)
Sec. 2-3.173. Substitute teachers; recruiting firms.
(a) In this Section, "recruiting firm" means a company with
expertise in finding qualified applicants for positions and
screening those potential workers for an employer.
(b) 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, subject to the other provisions of this Section. To
qualify for the program, a school district shall demonstrate to
the State Board that, because of the severity of its substitute
teacher shortage, it is unable to find an adequate amount of
substitute or retired teachers and has exhausted all other
efforts. Substitute teachers provided by a recruiting firm must
adhere to all mandated State laws, rules, and screening
requirements for substitute teachers not provided by a
recruiting firm and must be paid on the same wage scale as

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substitute teachers not provided by a recruiting firm. This
Section shall not be construed to require school districts to
use recruiting firms for substitute teachers. A school district
may not use a recruiting firm under this Section to circumvent
any collective bargaining agreements or State laws, rules, or
screening requirements for teachers. A school district may not
reduce the number of full-time staff members of a department as
a result of hiring a substitute teacher recruiting firm. In the
event of a teacher's strike, a school district may not use a
recruiting firm to hire a substitute teacher. An individual
hired by a recruiting firm may teach no more than 5 consecutive
days per licensed teacher who is under a collective bargaining
agreement.
(c) A school district organized under Article 34 of this
Code may contract with a substitute teacher recruiting firm
under this Section only if the district meets the following
requirements:
(1) certifies to the State Board of Education that it
has adequate funds to fill and pay for all substitute
teacher positions;
(2) prioritizes existing substitute teachers over
substitute teachers from recruiting firms;
(3) files copies of all substitute teacher contracts
with the State Board of Education; and
(4) requires that the substitute teacher recruiting
firm file an annual report with the school district that

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would include the number of substitute teachers that were
placed in the district, the total cost of the contract to
the district, and the percentage of substitute teacher
openings that were filled.
(d) A substitute teacher recruiting firm may enter into an
agreement with a labor organization that has a collective
bargaining agreement with a school district.
(Source: P.A. 100-813, eff. 8-13-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)