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| Public Act 102-0296 | ||||
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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 | ||||
34-2.2 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/34-2.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.2)
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Sec. 34-2.2. Local school councils - Manner of operation.
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(a) The annual organizational meeting of each local school | ||||
council
shall be held at the attendance center or via | ||||
videoconference or teleconference if guidance from the | ||||
Department of Public Health or Centers for Disease Control and | ||||
Prevention limits the size of in-person meetings at the time | ||||
of the meeting. At the annual organization meeting,
which | ||||
shall be held no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 14, | ||||
a parent
member of the local school council shall be selected | ||||
by the members of such
council as its chairperson, and a | ||||
secretary shall be selected by the members of
such council | ||||
from among their number, each to serve a term of one year.
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However, an organizational meeting held by members elected to | ||||
a local school council under subsection (c-5) of Section | ||||
34-2.1 may be held no sooner than January 11, 2021 and no later | ||||
than January 31, 2021. Whenever a vacancy in the office of | ||||
chairperson or secretary of a local school
council shall | ||||
occur, a new chairperson (who shall be a parent member) or
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secretary, as the case may be, shall be elected by the members | ||
of the local
school council from among their number to serve as | ||
such
chairperson or secretary for the unexpired term of office | ||
in which the
vacancy occurs. At each annual organizational | ||
meeting, the time and
place of any regular meetings of the | ||
local school council shall be fixed.
Special meetings of the | ||
local school council may be called by the
chairperson or by any | ||
4 members by giving notice thereof in writing,
specifying the | ||
time, place and purpose of the meeting. Public notice of
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meetings shall also be given in accordance with the Open | ||
Meetings Act.
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(b) Members and officers of the local school council shall | ||
serve
without compensation and without reimbursement of any | ||
expenses incurred in
the performance of their duties, except | ||
that the board of education may by
rule establish a procedure | ||
and thereunder provide for reimbursement of
members and | ||
officers of local school councils for such of their reasonable
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and necessary expenses (excluding any lodging or meal | ||
expenses) incurred in
the performance of their duties as the | ||
board may deem appropriate.
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(c) A majority of the full membership of the local school | ||
council
shall constitute a quorum, except as provided in | ||
subsection (c-5), and whenever a vote is taken on any measure
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before the local school council, a quorum being present, the | ||
affirmative
vote of a majority of the votes of the full | ||
membership then serving of the
local school council shall | ||
determine the outcome thereof; provided that
whenever the | ||
measure before the local school council is (i) the evaluation
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of the principal, or (ii) the renewal of his or her performance | ||
contract or
the inclusion of any provision or modification of | ||
the contract, or (iii)
the direct selection by the local | ||
school council of a new principal
(including
a new principal | ||
to fill a vacancy) to serve under a 4 year performance
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contract, or (iv) the determination of the names of candidates | ||
to be submitted
to the general superintendent for the position | ||
of
principal, the
principal and
student member of a high | ||
school council shall not be counted for purposes of
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determining whether a quorum is present to act on the measure | ||
and shall have no
vote thereon; and provided further that 7 | ||
affirmative votes of the local school
council shall be | ||
required for the direct selection by the local school
council
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of a new principal
to serve under a 4 year performance contract | ||
but not for the renewal of a
principal's performance contract.
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(c-5) If the number of members serving on the local school | ||
council falls below 7 members due to vacancies, then 4 serving | ||
members of whom at least 2 are elected members of the local | ||
school council shall constitute a quorum for the sole purpose | ||
of convening a meeting to fill vacancies through appointments | ||
in accordance with the process set forth in Section 34-2.1 of | ||
this Code. For such purposes, the affirmative vote of a | ||
majority of those present shall be required to fill a vacancy | ||
through appointment by the local school council. | ||
(d) Student members of high school councils shall not be | ||
eligible
to vote on personnel matters, including but not | ||
limited to principal
evaluations and contracts and the | ||
allocation of teaching and staff resources.
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(e) The local school council of an attendance center which | ||
provides
bilingual education shall be encouraged to provide | ||
translators at each
council meeting to maximize participation | ||
of parents and the community.
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(f) Each local school council of an attendance center | ||
which provides
bilingual education shall create a Bilingual | ||
Advisory Committee or
recognize an existing Bilingual Advisory | ||
Committee as a standing committee.
The Chair and a majority of | ||
the members of the advisory committee shall be
parents of | ||
students in the bilingual education program. The parents on | ||
the
advisory committee shall be selected by parents of | ||
students in the
bilingual education program, and the committee | ||
shall select a Chair. The
advisory committee for each | ||
secondary attendance center shall include at
least one | ||
full-time bilingual education student. The Bilingual Advisory
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Committee shall serve only in an advisory capacity to the | ||
local school council.
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(g) Local school councils may utilize the services of an | ||
arbitration
board to resolve intra-council disputes.
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(Source: P.A. 101-643, eff. 6-18-20.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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