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| Public Act 095-0969 |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
3-11 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/3-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-11)
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Sec. 3-11. Institutes or inservice training workshops. In | ||||
counties
of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, the regional | ||||
superintendent may
arrange for or conduct district, regional, | ||||
or county institutes, or
equivalent professional educational | ||||
experiences, not more than 4 days
annually. Of those 4 days, 2 | ||||
days may be used as a teacher's workshop,
when approved by the | ||||
regional superintendent, up to 2 days may be used
for | ||||
conducting parent-teacher conferences or up to 2 days may be | ||||
utilized
as parental institute days as provided in Section | ||||
10-22.18d. A school
district may use one of its 4 institute | ||||
days on the last day of the school
term. "Institute" or | ||||
"Professional educational experiences" means any
educational | ||||
gathering, demonstration of methods of instruction,
visitation | ||||
of schools or other institutions or facilities, sexual
abuse | ||||
and sexual assault awareness seminar, or training in First Aid | ||||
(which may include cardiopulmonary resuscitation or | ||||
defibrillator training) held or approved
by the regional | ||||
superintendent and declared by him to be an institute day,
or | ||
parent-teacher conferences. With the concurrence of the State
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Superintendent of Education, he or she may employ such | ||
assistance as is
necessary
to conduct the institute. Two or | ||
more adjoining counties may jointly hold
an institute. | ||
Institute instruction shall be free to holders of
certificates | ||
good in the county or counties holding the institute, and to
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those who have paid an examination fee and failed to receive a | ||
certificate.
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In counties of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, the regional
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superintendent may arrange for or conduct district, regional, | ||
or county
inservice training workshops, or equivalent | ||
professional educational
experiences, not more than 4 days | ||
annually. Of those 4 days, 2 days may
be used for conducting | ||
parent-teacher conferences and up to 2 days may be
utilized as | ||
parental institute days as provided in Section 10-22.18d. A
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school district may use one of those 4 days on the last day of | ||
the school
term. "Inservice Training Workshops" or | ||
"Professional educational
experiences" means any educational | ||
gathering, demonstration of methods of
instruction, visitation | ||
of schools or other institutions or
facilities, sexual abuse | ||
and sexual assault awareness seminar, or training in First Aid | ||
(which may include cardiopulmonary resuscitation or | ||
defibrillator training) held
or approved by the regional | ||
superintendent and declared by him to be
an inservice training | ||
workshop, or parent-teacher conferences. With the
concurrence | ||
of the State Superintendent of Education, he may employ such
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assistance as is necessary to conduct the inservice training | ||
workshop.
With the approval of the regional superintendent, 2 | ||
or more adjoining
districts may jointly hold an inservice | ||
training workshop. In addition,
with the approval of the | ||
regional superintendent, one district may conduct
its own | ||
inservice training workshop with subject matter consultants
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requested from the county, State or any State institution of | ||
higher learning.
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Such teachers institutes as referred to in this Section may | ||
be held
on consecutive or separate days at the option of the | ||
regional
superintendent having jurisdiction thereof.
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Whenever reference is made in this Act to "teachers | ||
institute", it
shall be construed to include the inservice | ||
training workshops or
equivalent professional educational | ||
experiences provided for in this Section.
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Any institute advisory committee existing on April 1, 1995, | ||
is dissolved
and the duties and responsibilities of the | ||
institute advisory committee are
assumed by the regional office | ||
of education advisory board.
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Districts providing inservice training programs shall | ||
constitute inservice
committees, 1/2 of which shall be | ||
teachers, 1/4 school service personnel
and 1/4 administrators | ||
to establish program content and schedules.
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The teachers institutes shall include teacher training | ||
committed to
peer counseling programs and other anti-violence | ||
and conflict
resolution programs, including without limitation | ||
programs for preventing at
risk students from committing | ||
violent acts. Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, the | ||
teachers institutes shall include instruction on prevalent | ||
student chronic health conditions.
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(Source: P.A. 94-197, eff. 7-12-05.)
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