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| Public Act 100-0855 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
24-5 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/24-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 24-5)
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Sec. 24-5. Physical fitness and professional growth. | ||||
(a) In this Section, "employee" means any employee of a | ||||
school district, a student teacher, an employee of a contractor | ||||
that provides services to students or in schools, or any other | ||||
individual subject to the requirements of Section 10-21.9 or | ||||
34-18.5 of this Code. | ||||
(b) This subsection (b) does not apply to substitute | ||||
teacher employees. School boards shall require of new employees | ||||
evidence of physical
fitness to perform duties assigned and | ||||
freedom from communicable disease. Such evidence shall consist | ||||
of a physical
examination
by a physician licensed in Illinois | ||||
or any other state to practice medicine
and surgery in all its | ||||
branches, a licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or a | ||||
licensed physician assistant not more than 90 days preceding | ||||
time of
presentation to the board, and the cost of such | ||||
examination shall rest with the
employee. A new or existing | ||||
employee may be subject to additional health examinations, | ||||
including screening for tuberculosis, as required by rules | ||
adopted by the Department of Public Health or by order of a | ||
local public health official. The board may from time to time | ||
require an examination of any
employee by a physician licensed | ||
in Illinois to practice medicine and
surgery in all its | ||
branches, a licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or a | ||
licensed physician assistant and shall pay the expenses thereof | ||
from school
funds. | ||
(b-5) School boards may require of new substitute teacher | ||
employees evidence of physical fitness to perform duties | ||
assigned and shall require of new substitute teacher employees | ||
evidence of freedom from communicable disease. Evidence may | ||
consist of a physical examination by a physician licensed in | ||
Illinois or any other state to practice medicine and surgery in | ||
all its branches, a licensed advanced practice nurse, or a | ||
licensed physician assistant not more than 90 days preceding | ||
time of
presentation to the board, and the cost of such | ||
examination shall rest with the substitute teacher employee. A | ||
new or existing substitute teacher employee may be subject to | ||
additional health examinations, including screening for | ||
tuberculosis, as required by rules adopted by the Department of | ||
Public Health or by order of a local public health official. | ||
The board may from time to time require an examination of any | ||
substitute teacher employee by a physician licensed in Illinois | ||
to practice medicine and surgery in all its branches, a | ||
licensed advanced practice nurse, or a licensed physician | ||
assistant and shall pay the expenses thereof from school
funds. | ||
(c) School boards may require teachers in their employ to | ||
furnish from
time to time evidence of continued professional | ||
growth.
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(Source: P.A. 99-173, eff. 7-29-15; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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