(820 ILCS 147/10)
    Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
    (a) "Employee" means a person who performs services for hire for an employer for:
        (1) at least 6 consecutive months immediately
    
preceding a request for leave under this Act; and
        (2) an average number of hours per week equal to at
    
least one-half the full-time equivalent position in the employer's job classification, as defined by the employer's personnel policies or practices or in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement, during those 6 months.
    "Employee" includes all individuals meeting the above criteria but does not include an independent contractor.
    (b) "Employer" means any of the following: a State agency, officer, or department, a unit of local government, a school district, an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, or a nonprofit organization.
    (c) "Child" means a biological, adopted or foster child, a stepchild or a legal ward of an employee and who is enrolled in a primary or secondary public or private school in this State or a state which shares a common boundary with Illinois.
    (d) "School" means any public or private primary or secondary school or educational facility located in this State or a state which shares a common boundary with Illinois.
    (e) "School administrator" means the principal or similar administrator who is responsible for the operations of the school.
(Source: P.A. 87-1240.)