TEMPORARY SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS Senate SponsorsSen. Denny Jacobs 1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die 40 ILCS 5/16-106from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-106105 ILCS 5/10-20.7from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.7Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a person who is employed by a private business enterprise engaged in the business of providing schools with temporary substitute teachers is not a "teacher" and is neither entitled to service credit nor required to make employee contributions with respect to that employment. Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board may contract with a private business entity to train and provide qualified temporary substitute teachers, and that those qualified temporary substitute teachers may be employees of the private business entity rather than employees of the school board. Effective July 1, 2003.Pension Note (Pension Laws Commission) The fiscal impact cannot be determined. There would be a fiscal impact as substitute teachers who are now required to participate in TRS would not be required to become TRS members.Fiscal Note (State Board of Education) No fiscal impact.Fiscal Note (Teachers' Retirement System) There will be no change in the state contributions to the Teachers' Retirement System as a result of this legislation. However, increased state contributions to TRS will be required if teachers that are employed with a temporary employment agency seek to purchase the credit at a later date. Contributions that are required for the purchase of optional service credit covers seventy-nine cents for every dollar of actual cost. Approximately 3,500 substitute teachers become full-time teachers every year. 2/20/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Denny Jacobs 2/20/2003SenateFirst Reading 2/20/2003SenateReferred to Rules 2/27/2003SenateAssigned to Insurance & Pensions 3/13/2003SenateDo Pass Insurance & Pensions; 006-004-000 3/13/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003 3/18/2003SenatePension Note Filed 3/18/2003SenateFiscal Note Requested by Sen. Bill Brady 3/25/2003SenateFiscal Note Filed 3/25/2003SenateFiscal Note Filed 4/4/2003SenateThird Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e) to April 9, 2003. 7/1/2003SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules 1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die