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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4310
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4310, AS AMENDED, by | ||||||
| 3 | replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
| 4 | following:
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| 5 | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections | ||||||
| 6 | 10-16.5 and 10-16.7 as follows: | ||||||
| 7 | (105 ILCS 5/10-16.5 new) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 10-16.5. Oath of office. Each school board member, | ||||||
| 9 | before taking his or her seat on the board, shall take an oath | ||||||
| 10 | of office in substantially the following form: | ||||||
| 11 | I, (name of member or successful candidate), do | ||||||
| 12 | solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully discharge | ||||||
| 13 | the duties of the office of member of the Board of | ||||||
| 14 | Education (or Board of School Directors, as the case may | ||||||
| 15 | be) of (name of school district), in accordance with the | ||||||
| 16 | Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the | ||||||
| 17 | State of Illinois, and the laws of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 18 | to the best of my ability. | ||||||
| 19 | I further swear (or affirm) that: | ||||||
| 20 | I shall respect taxpayer interests by serving as a | ||||||
| 21 | faithful protector of the school district's assets;
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| 22 | I shall encourage and respect the free expression of | ||||||
| 23 | opinion by my fellow board members and others who seek a | ||||||
| 24 | hearing before the board, while respecting the privacy of | ||||||
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| 1 | students and employees; | ||||||
| 2 | I shall recognize that a board member has no legal | ||||||
| 3 | authority as an individual and that decisions can be made | ||||||
| 4 | only be a majority vote at a public board meeting; and | ||||||
| 5 | I shall abide by majority decisions of the board, while | ||||||
| 6 | retaining the right to seek changes in such decisions | ||||||
| 7 | through ethical and constructive channels. | ||||||
| 8 | (105 ILCS 5/10-16.7 new)
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| 9 | Sec. 10-16.7. School board duties with respect to | ||||||
| 10 | superintendent. In addition to all other powers and duties | ||||||
| 11 | enumerated in this Article, the school board shall make all | ||||||
| 12 | employment decisions pertaining to the superintendent. The | ||||||
| 13 | school board shall direct, through policy, the superintendent | ||||||
| 14 | in his or her charge of the administration of the school | ||||||
| 15 | district, including without limitation considering the | ||||||
| 16 | recommendations of the superintendent concerning the budget, | ||||||
| 17 | building plans, the locations of sites, the selection, | ||||||
| 18 | retention, and dismissal of employees, and the selection of | ||||||
| 19 | textbooks, instructional material, and courses of study. The | ||||||
| 20 | school board shall evaluate the superintendent in his or her | ||||||
| 21 | administration of school board policies and his or her | ||||||
| 22 | stewardship of the assets of the district.
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| 23 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 24 | becoming law.".
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