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105 ILCS 5/34-18.79

    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.79)
    Sec. 34-18.79. Sick leave; mental or behavioral health complications. In addition to any interpretation or definition included in a collective bargaining agreement or board of education or district policy, sick leave, or its equivalent, to which a teacher or other eligible employee is entitled shall be interpreted to include mental or behavioral health complications. Unless contrary to a collective bargaining agreement or board of education or district policy, the board may require a certificate from a mental health professional licensed in Illinois providing ongoing care or treatment to the teacher or employee as a basis for pay during leave after an absence of 3 days for mental or behavioral health complications.
(Source: P.A. 102-866, eff. 5-13-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)

105 ILCS 5/34-18.80

    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.80)
    Sec. 34-18.80. College and career readiness systems.
    (a) Subject to subsection (c) of this Section, by July 1, 2024, the school district shall adopt and commence implementation of a postsecondary and career expectations framework for each of grades 6 through 12 that substantially aligns to the model framework adopted by State agencies pursuant to Section 15 of the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. The local postsecondary and career expectations framework shall be available on a prominent location on the school district's website.
    The career exploration and career development activities offered in alignment with the postsecondary and career expectations framework shall prepare students enrolled in grades 6 through 12 to make informed plans and decisions about their future education and career goals, including possible participation in a career and technical education pathway, by providing students with opportunities to explore a wide variety of high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand career fields.
    (b) Subject to subsection (c) of this Section, the school district shall become an eligible school district and award College and Career Pathway Endorsements pursuant to the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act and pursuant to the following schedule:
        (1) for the high school graduating class of 2026, the
    
school district shall offer College and Career Pathway Endorsements in at least one endorsement area;
        (2) for the high school graduating class of 2028, the
    
school district shall offer College and Career Pathway Endorsements in at least 2 endorsement areas; and
        (3) for the high school graduating class of 2030, the
    
school district shall offer College and Career Pathway Endorsements in at least 3 endorsement areas.
    (c) The board may, by action of the board, opt out of implementation of all or any part of this Section through adoption of a set of findings that considers the following:
        (1) the school district's current systems for college
    
and career readiness;
        (2) the school district's cost of implementation
    
balanced against the potential benefits to students and families through improved postsecondary education and career outcomes;
        (3) the willingness and capacity of local businesses
    
to partner with the school district for successful implementation of pathways other than education;
        (4) the availability of a statewide database of
    
participating local business partners, as provided under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act, for the purpose of career readiness and the accessibility of those work experiences and apprenticeships listed in the database to the students of the school district; and
        (5) the availability of properly licensed teachers or
    
teachers meeting faculty credential standards for dual credit courses to instruct in the program required for the endorsement areas.
    The school district must report its board findings and decision on implementation to the State Board of Education. If the school district elects to opt out of implementation, the district may reverse its decision in whole or in part at any time.
    (d) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section.
(Source: P.A. 102-917, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)

105 ILCS 5/34-18.81

    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.81)
    Sec. 34-18.81. Pilot program for remote learning for students in the custody of the Department of Corrections. The board may offer the option of remote learning to allow a student who is in the custody of the Department of Corrections to successfully complete the course requirements necessary to graduate from high school and receive a high school diploma. The school district may offer a remote learning option to a student if the student:
        (1) is enrolled at Consuella B. York Alternative High
    
School at the time the student is transferred to a Department of Corrections facility or institution or had been enrolled at Consuella B. York Alternative High School within the 6 months prior to being transferred to a Department of Corrections facility or institution; and
        (2) is within 2 school years of completing all of the
    
course requirements necessary to graduate from high school and receive a high school diploma.
    The Department of Corrections educators and security staff shall be involved in assisting and supervising students participating in the pilot program. The Department of Corrections shall negotiate with all bargaining units involved to ensure that the implementation of the pilot program is consistent with collective bargaining agreements.
    The school district may continue to offer the option of remote learning to the student for up to one school year following the student's release from the custody of the Department of Corrections to allow the student to complete any remaining course requirements necessary to graduate from high school and receive a high school diploma.
    The establishment of the pilot program described in this Section is contingent upon there being provided to the Department of Corrections sufficient appropriations to implement and administer the program.
(Source: P.A. 102-966, eff. 5-27-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)

105 ILCS 5/34-18.82

    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.82)
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-128)
    Sec. 34-18.82. Trauma kit; trauma response training.
    (a) In this Section, "trauma kit" means a first aid response kit that contains, at a minimum, all of the following:
        (1) One tourniquet endorsed by the Committee on
    
Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
        (2) One compression bandage.
        (3) One hemostatic bleeding control dressing endorsed
    
by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
        (4) Protective gloves and a marker.
        (5) Scissors.
        (6) Instructional documents developed by the Stop the
    
Bleed national awareness campaign of the United States Department of Homeland Security or the American College of Surgeons' Committee on Trauma, or both.
        (7) Any other medical materials or equipment similar
    
to those described in paragraphs (1) through (3) or any other items that (i) are approved by a local law enforcement agency or first responders, (ii) can adequately treat a traumatic injury, and (iii) can be stored in a readily available kit.
    (b) The school district may maintain an on-site trauma kit at each school for bleeding emergencies.
    (c) Products purchased for the trauma kit, including those products endorsed by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care, shall, whenever possible, be manufactured in the United States.
    (d) At least once every 2 years, the board shall conduct in-service training for all school district employees on the methods to respond to trauma. The training must include instruction on how to respond to an incident involving life-threatening bleeding and, if applicable, how to use a school's trauma kit. The board may satisfy the training requirements under this subsection by using the training, including online training, available from the American College of Surgeons or any other similar organization.
    School district employees who are trained to respond to trauma pursuant to this subsection (d) shall be immune from civil liability in the use of a trauma kit unless the action constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
(Source: P.A. 103-128, eff. 6-30-23.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-157)
    Sec. 34-18.82. Subsequent teaching endorsements for employees.
    (a) Subsequent teaching endorsements may be granted to employees licensed under Article 21B of this Code for specific content areas and grade levels as part of a pilot program.
    (b) The school district is authorized to prepare educators for subsequent teaching endorsements on licenses issued under paragraph (1) of Section 21B-20 of this Code to applicants who meet all of the requirements for the endorsement or endorsements, including passing any required content area knowledge tests. If seeking to provide subsequent endorsements, the school district must establish professional development sequences to be offered instead of coursework required for issuance of the subsequent endorsement and must apply for approval of these professional development sequences by the State Board of Education, in collaboration with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The professional development sequences under this Section shall include a comprehensive review of relevant State learning standards, the applicable State content-test framework, and, if applicable, relevant educator preparation standards.
    (c) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section no later than June 30, 2024.
(Source: P.A. 103-157, eff. 6-30-23.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-393)
    Sec. 34-18.82. Community input on local assessments.
    (a) As used in this Section, "district-administered assessment" means an assessment that requires all student test takers at any grade level to answer the same questions, or a selection of questions from a common bank of questions, in the same manner or substantially the same questions in the same manner. The term does not include an observational assessment tool used to satisfy the requirements of Section 2-3.64a-10 of this Code or an assessment developed by district teachers or administrators that will be used to measure student progress at an attendance center within the school district.
    (b) Prior to approving a new contract for any district-administered assessment, the board must hold a public vote at a regular meeting of the board, at which the terms of the proposal must be substantially presented and an opportunity for allowing public comments must be provided, subject to applicable notice requirements. However, if the assessment being made available to review is subject to copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property protection, the review process shall include technical and procedural safeguards to ensure that the materials are not able to be widely disseminated to the general public in violation of the intellectual property rights of the publisher and to ensure content validity is not undermined.
(Source: P.A. 103-393, eff. 7-1-24.)

105 ILCS 5/34-18.85

    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.85)
    Sec. 34-18.85. Chicago Board of Education Black Student Achievement Committee.
    (a) The Chicago Board of Education Black Student Achievement Committee is created to be a standing committee of the Board with the purpose of providing Black students with the maximum opportunity for success in areas where research shows that there has been chronic underperformance of African American students during their elementary and secondary education experience.
    (b) The Chicago Board of Education Black Student Achievement Committee shall be chaired by a member of the Board and shall be composed of individuals appointed by the President of the Board to help the Board shape educational policies and to:
        (1) develop strategies and recommendations for Black
    
student achievement and opportunity;
        (2) use data to conduct an evidence-based needs
    
assessment to better understand needs and establish a baseline for Black student achievement;
        (3) develop a strategic management plan to identify
    
goals, objectives, and outcomes designed to bring about academic parity between Black children and their peers;
        (4) identify and track metrics and key performance
    
indicators that demonstrate positive movement toward achieving the goals and objectives outlined in the strategic management plan; and
        (5) prepare and provide regular progress reports to
    
the Board and the public.
    (c) The Committee's membership shall be diverse in terms of skills and geography.
(Source: P.A. 103-584, eff. 3-18-24.)

105 ILCS 5/34-18.86

    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.86)
    Sec. 34-18.86. Committees and advisory boards concerning disparities and individualized needs. The Board may establish committees or advisory boards to seek guidance on addressing disparities or individualized needs.
(Source: P.A. 103-584, eff. 3-18-24.)

105 ILCS 5/34-19

    (105 ILCS 5/34-19) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-19)
    Sec. 34-19. By-laws, rules and regulations; business transacted at regular meetings; voting; records. The board shall, subject to the limitations in this Article, establish by-laws, rules and regulations, which shall have the force of ordinances, for the proper maintenance of a uniform system of discipline for both employees and pupils, and for the entire management of the schools, and may fix the school age of pupils, the minimum of which in kindergartens shall not be under 4 years, except that, based upon an assessment of the child's readiness, children who have attended a non-public preschool and continued their education at that school through kindergarten, were taught in kindergarten by an appropriately certified teacher, and will attain the age of 6 years on or before December 31 of the year of the 2009-2010 school term and each school term thereafter may attend first grade upon commencement of such term, and in grade schools shall not be under 6 years. It may expel, suspend or, subject to the limitations of all policies established or adopted under Section 10-22.6 or 14-8.05, otherwise discipline any pupil found guilty of gross disobedience, misconduct, or other violation of the by-laws, rules, and regulations, including gross disobedience or misconduct perpetuated by electronic means. An expelled pupil may be immediately transferred to an alternative program in the manner provided in Article 13A or 13B of this Code. A pupil must not be denied transfer because of the expulsion, except in cases in which such transfer is deemed to cause a threat to the safety of students or staff in the alternative program. A pupil who is suspended in excess of 20 school days may be immediately transferred to an alternative program in the manner provided in Article 13A or 13B of this Code. A pupil must not be denied transfer because of the suspension, except in cases in which such transfer is deemed to cause a threat to the safety of students or staff in the alternative program. The bylaws, rules and regulations of the board shall be enacted, money shall be appropriated or expended, salaries shall be fixed or changed, and textbooks, electronic textbooks, and courses of instruction shall be adopted or changed only at the regular meetings of the board and by a vote of a majority of the full membership of the board; provided that notwithstanding any other provision of this Article or the School Code, neither the board or any local school council may purchase any textbook for use in any public school of the district from any textbook publisher that fails to furnish any computer diskettes as required under Section 28-21. Funds appropriated for textbook purchases must be available for electronic textbook purchases and the technological equipment necessary to gain access to and use electronic textbooks at the local school council's discretion. The board shall be further encouraged to provide opportunities for public hearing and testimony before the adoption of bylaws, rules and regulations. Upon all propositions requiring for their adoption at least a majority of all the members of the board the yeas and nays shall be taken and reported. The by-laws, rules and regulations of the board shall not be repealed, amended or added to, except by a vote of 2/3 of the full membership of the board. The board shall keep a record of all its proceedings. Such records and all by-laws, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, may be proved by a copy thereof certified to be such by the secretary of the board, but if they are printed in book or pamphlet form which are purported to be published by authority of the board they need not be otherwise published and the book or pamphlet shall be received as evidence, without further proof, of the records, by-laws, rules and regulations, or any part thereof, as of the dates thereof as shown in such book or pamphlet, in all courts and places where judicial proceedings are had.
    Notwithstanding any other provision in this Article or in the School Code, the board may delegate to the general superintendent or to the attorney the authorities granted to the board in the School Code, provided such delegation and appropriate oversight procedures are made pursuant to board by-laws, rules and regulations, adopted as herein provided, except that the board may not delegate its authorities and responsibilities regarding (1) budget approval obligations; (2) rule-making functions; (3) desegregation obligations; (4) real estate acquisition, sale or lease in excess of 10 years as provided in Section 34-21; (5) the levy of taxes; or (6) any mandates imposed upon the board by "An Act in relation to school reform in cities over 500,000, amending Acts herein named", approved December 12, 1988 (P.A. 85-1418).
(Source: P.A. 99-456, eff. 9-15-16.)

105 ILCS 5/34-19.1

    (105 ILCS 5/34-19.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-19.1)
    Sec. 34-19.1. Comment at meetings. At each regular and special meeting which is open to the public, members of the public and employees of the district shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to comment to or ask questions of the board.
(Source: P.A. 84-1308.)

105 ILCS 5/34-19.2

    (105 ILCS 5/34-19.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-19.2)
    Sec. 34-19.2. Mailing list. To establish and maintain a mailing list of the names and addresses of persons who each year request inclusion thereon, and to mail to those persons copies of board agenda, school budgets, audits, and within 10 days of each board meeting, a copy of the approved meeting minutes. Annual subscription fees approximating the costs of reproducing and mailing the materials may be charged to the subscribers at the beginning of the subscription period.
(Source: P.A. 83-1362.)

105 ILCS 5/34-20

    (105 ILCS 5/34-20) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-20)
    Sec. 34-20. Acquisition of real estate-Condemnation proceedings-Title-Conveyances.
    The board may acquire by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, real estate for any school purposes. Condemnation proceedings shall be conducted in the name of the city, in trust for the use of schools. The title to all real estate held for the use and benefit of the schools shall be held in the name of the city, in trust for the use of schools. All conveyances of real estate shall be made to the city in trust for the use of schools.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)

105 ILCS 5/34-20.1

    (105 ILCS 5/34-20.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-20.1)
    Sec. 34-20.1. Limitation on use for school purposes. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article or this Act, no building or other structure owned by the Board of Education, or by the City as trustee for the use and benefit of the schools, which the Chicago Park District has occupied, and which at any time prior to such occupancy by the Chicago Park District was used as a public school house or other public school building of any attendance center within the school district, shall at any time be again used by the Board as a public school house or other public school building. However, the Board of Education shall have the authority to make and enter into a lease or other agreement with the Chicago Park District providing for their joint use of a public school house or other public school building of any attendance center if such facility contains more than 10 classrooms. For purposes of this Section, "joint use" shall include but not be limited to shared use by the Board and the Chicago Park District during daytime hours.
(Source: P.A. 85-1146.)

105 ILCS 5/34-21

    (105 ILCS 5/34-21) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-21)
    Sec. 34-21. Rentals and leases - Sale of real estate - Engagement of real estate broker - Indirect and participating ownership interest - Conveyance, payment and disclosure.
    (a) The board may:
        (1) enter into leases as lessee of buildings, rooms
    
and grounds for the use of schools or for the purpose of school administration; or
        (2) enter into leases as lessor of property held by a
    
city in trust for the use and benefit of schools for a term of not longer than 99 years from the date of the granting of the lease, but it shall not make or renew any lease for a term longer than 10 years nor alter the provisions of any lease whose unexpired term may exceed 10 years without the vote of 2/3 of the full membership of the board. The board may, in the case of such a lease, receive consideration in whole or in part in the form of an ownership interest in the entity leasing the property from the board, or in its assignee, or a participating interest in the revenues, profits or gains from the development, use, sublease or assignment of such property or interest therein; provided, however, that the board shall not make any further contribution to the capital of such entity. Furthermore, there shall be no diminution thereafter in the value of the board's interest in the entity or participating interest as a result of any subsequent capital contributions by any entity or other capital changes.
    (b) The board may sell real estate, or interest therein, held by a city in trust for the use and benefit of the schools subject to the provisions of this Section and approval by the board ordered by a vote of not less than 2/3 of its full membership, if the board determines (i) that such real estate has become unnecessary, unsuitable or inconvenient for the use of schools or for the purpose of school administration, (ii) that such real estate has become inappropriate or unprofitable for the purpose of deriving revenue to support the board's authorized purposes, or (iii) that, in the reasonable judgment of the board, a sale would constitute the best available use or disposition of such real estate for the purpose of deriving revenue to support the board's authorized purposes.
        (1) Any sale of such real estate having a fair market
    
value of $25,000 or more shall be made in accordance with the following procedures:
            (A) Notice of intended sale shall be published
        
once each week for 3 consecutive weeks in a daily or weekly newspaper published in the city.
            (B) The first such notice shall be published not
        
less than 30 days before the day provided for the opening of bids with respect to the intended sale.
            (C) The notice shall contain pertinent
        
information on the real estate available for sale, including the location of the real estate, a description of the property, the purpose for which it is used, any other terms for the sale of the real estate as determined by the board, and the dates on which bids will be opened, and on which bids will be considered, and the notice shall advertise for bids for such real estate. The notice may contain a minimum sale price.
            (D) The board may:
                (i) accept the highest responsible bid
            
determined to be in the best interest of the board; or
                (ii) reject any and all bids; or
                (iii) if there is more than one responsible
            
bid, negotiate separately with the 2 highest and best among such responsible bids and, upon tentative agreement with one or both bidders, one or both of such bids may be submitted to the board for acceptance of one or rejection of both. Such negotiations may not result in a diminution of the terms of the sale of the real estate and must result in an agreement which is, in the reasonable judgment of the board, equal to or higher in value than the highest responsible bid.
        The board may receive consideration for the sale of
    
such real estate, in whole or in part, in the form of an ownership interest in the entity acquiring title to the property by such sale, or in its assignee, or a participating interest in the revenues, profits or gains from the development, use, sale, lease or assignment of such property or interest therein; provided, however, that the board shall not make any further contribution to the capital of such entity. The present value of the ownership or participating interest to be received by the board shall, in the reasonable judgement of the board, be at least as great as the value of the highest responsible cash bid for such property or the agreed cash price and terms of sale negotiated pursuant to this subsection, if any, whichever is higher. Furthermore, there shall be no diminution thereafter in the value of the board's interest in the entity or its participating interest in the property as a result of any subsequent capital contributions by any entity or other capital changes.
        (2) Any sale of such real estate having a fair market
    
value of less than $25,000 may be negotiated and shall not require notice or competitive bids.
        (3) Any sale of such real estate having a fair market
    
value of more than $25,000 which has been continuously leased by the same entity and used as a school attendance center for at least 10 years may be negotiated and shall not require notice or competitive bids.
    (c) The board may engage the services of a licensed real estate broker at a fair and reasonable commission in any case involving the sale or lease of real estate when by resolution the board determines such services to be in the best interest of the board; provided, however, that the commission to be paid may not exceed in the case of sale 7% of the sale price, and in the case of lease 7% of the first year's rent and 2% of the base rent of each lease year thereafter not to exceed 4 years. The above stated maximum ceilings on commissions may be raised by not less than a 3/4 vote of the board's full membership. Payment of the commission shall be contingent upon conveyance in accordance with the provisions of this Section and within a reasonable period of time thereafter as determined by the board at the time of the engagement of the real estate broker.
    (d) (1) Conveyance of real estate held in trust by the city for the use and benefit of schools shall be by action of the city council in its capacity as trustee upon notice by the board pursuant to resolution that a sale of real estate, or interest therein, has been made in accordance with the provisions of this Section.
    (2) Payment in consideration of a transfer of real estate, or interest therein, may be accepted by the board in cash, a combination of cash and securities or in another form described in subsections (a) or (b) of this Section. In any case where an instrument is accepted as part payment, the debt shall be adequately secured by mortgage, trust deed, or if by contract by retention of title, on the property transferred and any such security interest shall not be released until the debt is fully paid. Payments made after the date of sale shall include interest on the outstanding balance computed from the date of sale to the date of payment at rates to be determined by the board.
    (3) The board may not consummate any transaction involving the transfer of real estate, or interest therein, provided for in this Section in which there may be an undisclosed principal. Any conveyance of title or other interest in real estate in violation hereof shall be void and any consideration received by the board prior to the discovery of such violation shall be retained as liquidated damages.
(Source: P.A. 87-1168.)