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| Public Act 103-0395 | ||||
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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 | ||||
24-2 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/24-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 24-2)
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Sec. 24-2. Holidays. | ||||
(a) Teachers shall not be required
to teach on Saturdays, | ||||
nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, | ||||
shall teachers, educational support personnel employees, or | ||||
other school
employees, other than noncertificated school | ||||
employees whose presence is
necessary because of an emergency | ||||
or for the continued operation and
maintenance of school | ||||
facilities or property, be
required to work on legal school
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holidays, which are January 1, New Year's Day; the third | ||||
Monday in
January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, | ||||
Jr.; February 12, the
Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln; | ||||
the
first Monday in March (to be known as Casimir Pulaski's | ||||
birthday); Good
Friday; the day designated as Memorial Day by | ||||
federal law; June 19, Juneteenth National Freedom Day; July 4,
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Independence Day; the first Monday in September, Labor Day; | ||||
the second Monday
in October, Columbus Day; November 11, | ||||
Veterans' Day; the Thursday in
November commonly called | ||||
Thanksgiving Day; and December 25, Christmas Day.
School | ||
boards may grant special holidays whenever in their judgment | ||
such
action is advisable. No deduction shall
be made from the | ||
time or
compensation of a school employee, including an | ||
educational support personnel employee, on account of any | ||
legal
or special holiday in which that employee would have | ||
otherwise been scheduled to work but for the legal or special | ||
holiday.
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(b) A school board or other entity eligible to apply for | ||
waivers and modifications under Section 2-3.25g of this Code | ||
is authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes, | ||
parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third | ||
Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, | ||
Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln); | ||
the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's | ||
birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); and | ||
November 11 (Veterans' Day), provided that: | ||
(1) the person or persons honored by the holiday are | ||
recognized through instructional activities conducted on | ||
that day or, if the day is not used for student attendance, | ||
on the first school day preceding or following that day; | ||
and | ||
(2) the entity that chooses to exercise this authority | ||
first holds a public hearing about the proposal. The | ||
entity shall provide notice preceding the public hearing | ||
to both educators and parents. The notice shall set forth | ||
the time, date, and place of the hearing, describe the | ||
proposal, and indicate that the entity will take testimony | ||
from educators and parents about the proposal.
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(c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified | ||
patriotic, civic,
cultural or historical persons, activities, | ||
or events, are regular school
days. Commemorative
holidays | ||
are: January 17 (the birthday of Muhammad Ali), January 28 (to | ||
be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and
observed as a | ||
commemoration of space exploration), February 15 (the
birthday | ||
of Susan B. Anthony), March 29 (Viet Nam War Veterans' Day),
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September 11 (September 11th Day of Remembrance), the school | ||
day
immediately preceding Veterans' Day (Korean War Veterans'
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Day), October 1 (Recycling Day), October 7 (Iraq and | ||
Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance Day), December 7 (Pearl | ||
Harbor Veterans' Day), and
any day so appointed by the | ||
President or
Governor. School boards may establish | ||
commemorative holidays whenever in
their judgment such action | ||
is advisable.
School boards shall include instruction relative | ||
to commemorated persons,
activities, or
events on the | ||
commemorative holiday or at any other time during the school
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year and at any point in the curriculum when such instruction | ||
may be deemed
appropriate. The State Board of Education shall | ||
prepare and make available
to school boards instructional | ||
materials relative to commemorated persons,
activities,
or | ||
events which may be used by school boards in conjunction with | ||
any
instruction provided pursuant to this paragraph.
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(d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe | ||
March 4 of each year as
a commemorative holiday. This holiday | ||
shall be known as Mayors' Day which
shall be a day to | ||
commemorate and be reminded of the past Chief Executive
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Officers of the City of Chicago, and in particular the late | ||
Mayor Richard
J. Daley and the late Mayor Harold Washington. | ||
If March 4 falls on a
Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be | ||
observed on the following Monday. | ||
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to | ||
the contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known | ||
as 2020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout | ||
the State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General | ||
Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of | ||
election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be | ||
used as a location for election day services or as a polling | ||
place. | ||
Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the | ||
contrary, November 8, 2022 shall be a State holiday known as | ||
2022 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the | ||
State under Public Act 102-15.
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(Source: P.A. 101-642, eff. 6-16-20; 102-14, eff. 1-1-22; | ||
102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-334, eff. 8-9-21; 102-411, eff. | ||
1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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