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Public Act 91-0314

HB1728 Enrolled                                LRB9103264NTsb

    AN ACT to amend the  School  Code  by  changing  Sections
10-23.8 and 10-23.8a.

    Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 5.   The  School  Code  is  amended  by  changing
Sections 10-23.8 and 10-23.8a as follows:

    (105 ILCS 5/10-23.8) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.8)
    Sec.   10-23.8.    Superintendent  contracts.  After  the
effective date  of  this  amendatory  Act  of  1997  and  the
expiration  of  contracts  in effect on the effective date of
this amendatory Act,  school  districts  may  only  employ  a
superintendent  under  either  a  contract  for  a period not
exceeding one year or  a  performance-based  contract  for  a
period not exceeding 5 years.
    Performance-based  contracts  shall  be linked to student
performance and academic improvement within  the  schools  of
the   districts.   No  performance-based  contract  shall  be
extended or rolled-over prior  to  its  scheduled  expiration
unless all the performance and improvement goals contained in
the  contract have been met.  Each performance-based contract
shall include the goals and indicators of student performance
and academic improvement determined and  used  by  the  local
school  board to measure the performance and effectiveness of
the superintendent and such other information  as  the  local
school board may determine.
    By  accepting  the  terms  of  a multi-year contract, the
superintendent waives all rights granted  him  or  her  under
Sections 24-11 through 24-16 of this Act only for the term of
the  multi-year  contract.   Upon  acceptance of a multi-year
contract, the superintendent shall not  lose  any  previously
acquired  tenure  credit with the district duration of his or
her employment as superintendent in the district.
(Source: P.A. 89-572, eff. 7-30-96; 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (105 ILCS 5/10-23.8a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-23.8a)
    Sec.   10-23.8a.  Principal   and   other   administrator
contracts. After the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1997 and  the  expiration  of  contracts  in  effect  on  the
effective  date  of this amendatory Act, school districts may
only employ principals and other school administrators  under
either  a  contract  for a period not to exceed one year or a
performance-based contract for  a  period  not  to  exceed  5
years.
    Performance-based  contracts  shall  be linked to student
performance and  academic  improvement  attributable  to  the
responsibilities    and    duties   of   the   principal   or
administrator.   No  performance-based  contract   shall   be
extended  or  rolled-over  prior  to its scheduled expiration
unless all the performance and improvement goals contained in
the contract have been met.  Each performance-based  contract
shall include the goals and indicators of student performance
and  academic  improvement  determined  and used by the local
school board to measure the performance and effectiveness  of
the   principal   or   other  administrator  and  such  other
information as the local school board may determine.
    By accepting the terms  of  a  multi-year  contract,  the
principal  or  administrator waives all rights granted him or
her under Sections 24-11 through 24-16 of this Act  only  for
the  term  of  the multi-year contract.  Upon acceptance of a
multi-year contract, the principal or administrator shall not
lose any previously acquired tenure credit with the  district
duration  of  his  or  her  employment  as  a principal or an
administrator in the district.
(Source: P.A. 89-572, eff. 7-30-96; 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)

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