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91_HB1728enr HB1728 Enrolled LRB9103264NTsb 1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Sections 2 10-23.8 and 10-23.8a. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing 6 Sections 10-23.8 and 10-23.8a as follows: 7 (105 ILCS 5/10-23.8) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.8) 8 Sec. 10-23.8. Superintendent contracts. After the 9 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 and the 10 expiration of contracts in effect on the effective date of 11 this amendatory Act, school districts may only employ a 12 superintendent under either a contract for a period not 13 exceeding one year or a performance-based contract for a 14 period not exceeding 5 years. 15 Performance-based contracts shall be linked to student 16 performance and academic improvement within the schools of 17 the districts. No performance-based contract shall be 18 extended or rolled-over prior to its scheduled expiration 19 unless all the performance and improvement goals contained in 20 the contract have been met. Each performance-based contract 21 shall include the goals and indicators of student performance 22 and academic improvement determined and used by the local 23 school board to measure the performance and effectiveness of 24 the superintendent and such other information as the local 25 school board may determine. 26 By accepting the terms of a multi-year contract, the 27 superintendent waives all rights granted him or her under 28 Sections 24-11 through 24-16 of this Act only for the term of 29 the multi-year contract. Upon acceptance of a multi-year 30 contract, the superintendent shall not lose any previously 31 acquired tenure credit with the districtduration of his orHB1728 Enrolled -2- LRB9103264NTsb 1her employment as superintendent in the district. 2 (Source: P.A. 89-572, eff. 7-30-96; 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.) 3 (105 ILCS 5/10-23.8a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.8a) 4 Sec. 10-23.8a. Principal and other administrator 5 contracts. After the effective date of this amendatory Act of 6 1997 and the expiration of contracts in effect on the 7 effective date of this amendatory Act, school districts may 8 only employ principals and other school administrators under 9 either a contract for a period not to exceed one year or a 10 performance-based contract for a period not to exceed 5 11 years. 12 Performance-based contracts shall be linked to student 13 performance and academic improvement attributable to the 14 responsibilities and duties of the principal or 15 administrator. No performance-based contract shall be 16 extended or rolled-over prior to its scheduled expiration 17 unless all the performance and improvement goals contained in 18 the contract have been met. Each performance-based contract 19 shall include the goals and indicators of student performance 20 and academic improvement determined and used by the local 21 school board to measure the performance and effectiveness of 22 the principal or other administrator and such other 23 information as the local school board may determine. 24 By accepting the terms of a multi-year contract, the 25 principal or administrator waives all rights granted him or 26 her under Sections 24-11 through 24-16 of this Act only for 27 the term of the multi-year contract. Upon acceptance of a 28 multi-year contract, the principal or administrator shall not 29 lose any previously acquired tenure credit with the district 30duration of his or her employment as a principal or an31administrator in the district. 32 (Source: P.A. 89-572, eff. 7-30-96; 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)