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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
510-20.56, 24-6, and 27A-5 and by adding Sections 10-20.83,
634-18.78, and 34-85e as follows:
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.56)
8    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-584)
9    Sec. 10-20.56. E-learning days.
10    (a) The State Board of Education shall establish and
11maintain, for implementation in school districts, a program
12for use of electronic-learning (e-learning) days, as described
13in this Section. School districts may utilize a program
14approved under this Section for use during remote learning
15days and blended remote learning days under Section 10-30 or
1634-18.66.
17    (b) The school board of a school district may, by
18resolution, adopt a research-based program or research-based
19programs for e-learning days district-wide that shall permit
20student instruction to be received electronically while
21students are not physically present in lieu of the district's
22scheduled emergency days as required by Section 10-19 of this
23Code. The research-based program or programs may not exceed

 

 

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1the minimum number of emergency days in the approved school
2calendar and must be verified by the regional office of
3education or intermediate service center for the school
4district on or before September 1st annually to ensure access
5for all students. The regional office of education or
6intermediate service center shall ensure that the specific
7needs of all students are met, including special education
8students and English learners, and that all mandates are still
9met using the proposed research-based program. The e-learning
10program may utilize the Internet, telephones, texts, chat
11rooms, or other similar means of electronic communication for
12instruction and interaction between teachers and students that
13meet the needs of all learners. The e-learning program shall
14address the school district's responsibility to ensure that
15all teachers and staff who may be involved in the provision of
16e-learning have access to any and all hardware and software
17that may be required for the program. If a proposed program
18does not address this responsibility, the school district must
19propose an alternate program.
20    (c) Before its adoption by a school board, the school
21board must hold a public hearing on a school district's
22initial proposal for an e-learning program or for renewal of
23such a program, at a regular or special meeting of the school
24board, in which the terms of the proposal must be
25substantially presented and an opportunity for allowing public
26comments must be provided. Notice of such public hearing must

 

 

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1be provided at least 10 days prior to the hearing by:
2        (1) publication in a newspaper of general circulation
3    in the school district;
4        (2) written or electronic notice designed to reach the
5    parents or guardians of all students enrolled in the
6    school district; and
7        (3) written or electronic notice designed to reach any
8    exclusive collective bargaining representatives of school
9    district employees and all those employees not in a
10    collective bargaining unit.
11    (d) The regional office of education or intermediate
12service center for the school district must timely verify that
13a proposal for an e-learning program has met the requirements
14specified in this Section and that the proposal contains
15provisions designed to reasonably and practicably accomplish
16the following:
17        (1) to ensure and verify at least 5 clock hours of
18    instruction or school work, as required under Section
19    10-19.05, for each student participating in an e-learning
20    day;
21        (2) to ensure access from home or other appropriate
22    remote facility for all students participating, including
23    computers, the Internet, and other forms of electronic
24    communication that must be utilized in the proposed
25    program;
26        (2.5) to ensure that non-electronic materials are made

 

 

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1    available to students participating in the program who do
2    not have access to the required technology or to
3    participating teachers or students who are prevented from
4    accessing the required technology;
5        (3) to ensure appropriate learning opportunities for
6    students with special needs;
7        (4) to monitor and verify each student's electronic
8    participation;
9        (5) to address the extent to which student
10    participation is within the student's control as to the
11    time, pace, and means of learning;
12        (6) to provide effective notice to students and their
13    parents or guardians of the use of particular days for
14    e-learning;
15        (7) to provide staff and students with adequate
16    training for e-learning days' participation;
17        (8) to ensure an opportunity for any collective
18    bargaining negotiations with representatives of the school
19    district's employees that would be legally required,
20    including all classifications of school district employees
21    who are represented by collective bargaining agreements
22    and who would be affected in the event of an e-learning
23    day;
24        (9) to review and revise the program as implemented to
25    address difficulties confronted; and
26        (10) to ensure that the protocol regarding general

 

 

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1    expectations and responsibilities of the program is
2    communicated to teachers, staff, and students at least 30
3    days prior to utilizing an e-learning day.
4    The school board's approval of a school district's initial
5e-learning program and renewal of the e-learning program shall
6be for a term of 3 years.
7    (d-10) A school district shall pay to its employees who
8provide educational support services to the district,
9including, but not limited to, custodial employees, building
10maintenance employees, transportation employees, food service
11providers, classroom assistants, or administrative staff,
12their daily, regular rate of pay and benefits rendered for any
13school closure or e-learning day if the closure precludes them
14from performing their regularly scheduled duties and the
15employee would have reported for work but for the closure,
16except this requirement does not apply if the day is
17rescheduled and the employee will be paid their daily, regular
18rate of pay and benefits for the rescheduled day when services
19are rendered.
20    (d-15) A school district shall make full payment that
21would have otherwise been paid to its contractors who provide
22educational support services to the district, including, but
23not limited to, custodial, building maintenance,
24transportation, food service providers, classroom assistants,
25or administrative staff, their daily, regular rate of pay and
26benefits rendered for any school closure or e-learning day if

 

 

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1any closure precludes them from performing their regularly
2scheduled duties and employees would have reported for work
3but for the closure. The employees who provide the support
4services covered by such contracts shall be paid their daily
5bid package rates and benefits as defined by their local
6operating agreements or collective bargaining agreements,
7except this requirement does not apply if the day is
8rescheduled and the employee will be paid their daily, regular
9rate of pay and benefits for the rescheduled day when services
10are rendered.
11    (d-20) A school district shall make full payment or
12reimbursement to an employee or contractor as specified in
13subsection (d-10) or (d-15) of this Section for any school
14closure or e-learning day in the 2021-2022 school year that
15occurred prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of
16the 102nd General Assembly if the employee or contractor did
17not receive pay or was required to use earned paid time off,
18except this requirement does not apply if the day is
19rescheduled and the employee will be paid their daily, regular
20rate of pay and benefits for the rescheduled day when services
21are rendered.
22    (e) The State Board of Education may adopt rules
23consistent with the provision of this Section.
24    (f) For purposes of subsections (d-10), (d-15), and (d-20)
25of this Section:
26    "Employee" means anyone employed by a school district on

 

 

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1or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
2General Assembly.
3    "School district" includes charter schools established
4under Article 27A of this Code, but does not include the
5Department of Juvenile Justice School District.
6(Source: P.A. 100-760, eff. 8-10-18; 101-12, eff. 7-1-19;
7101-643, eff. 6-18-20.)
 
8    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-584)
9    Sec. 10-20.56. E-learning days.
10    (a) The State Board of Education shall establish and
11maintain, for implementation in school districts, a program
12for use of electronic-learning (e-learning) days, as described
13in this Section. School districts may utilize a program
14approved under this Section for use during remote learning
15days and blended remote learning days under Section 10-30 or
1634-18.66.
17    (b) The school board of a school district may, by
18resolution, adopt a research-based program or research-based
19programs for e-learning days district-wide that shall permit
20student instruction to be received electronically while
21students are not physically present in lieu of the district's
22scheduled emergency days as required by Section 10-19 of this
23Code or because a school was selected to be a polling place
24under Section 11-4.1 of the Election Code. The research-based
25program or programs may not exceed the minimum number of

 

 

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1emergency days in the approved school calendar and must be
2verified by the regional office of education or intermediate
3service center for the school district on or before September
41st annually to ensure access for all students. The regional
5office of education or intermediate service center shall
6ensure that the specific needs of all students are met,
7including special education students and English learners, and
8that all mandates are still met using the proposed
9research-based program. The e-learning program may utilize the
10Internet, telephones, texts, chat rooms, or other similar
11means of electronic communication for instruction and
12interaction between teachers and students that meet the needs
13of all learners. The e-learning program shall address the
14school district's responsibility to ensure that all teachers
15and staff who may be involved in the provision of e-learning
16have access to any and all hardware and software that may be
17required for the program. If a proposed program does not
18address this responsibility, the school district must propose
19an alternate program.
20    (c) Before its adoption by a school board, the school
21board must hold a public hearing on a school district's
22initial proposal for an e-learning program or for renewal of
23such a program, at a regular or special meeting of the school
24board, in which the terms of the proposal must be
25substantially presented and an opportunity for allowing public
26comments must be provided. Notice of such public hearing must

 

 

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1be provided at least 10 days prior to the hearing by:
2        (1) publication in a newspaper of general circulation
3    in the school district;
4        (2) written or electronic notice designed to reach the
5    parents or guardians of all students enrolled in the
6    school district; and
7        (3) written or electronic notice designed to reach any
8    exclusive collective bargaining representatives of school
9    district employees and all those employees not in a
10    collective bargaining unit.
11    (d) The regional office of education or intermediate
12service center for the school district must timely verify that
13a proposal for an e-learning program has met the requirements
14specified in this Section and that the proposal contains
15provisions designed to reasonably and practicably accomplish
16the following:
17        (1) to ensure and verify at least 5 clock hours of
18    instruction or school work, as required under Section
19    10-19.05, for each student participating in an e-learning
20    day;
21        (2) to ensure access from home or other appropriate
22    remote facility for all students participating, including
23    computers, the Internet, and other forms of electronic
24    communication that must be utilized in the proposed
25    program;
26        (2.5) to ensure that non-electronic materials are made

 

 

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1    available to students participating in the program who do
2    not have access to the required technology or to
3    participating teachers or students who are prevented from
4    accessing the required technology;
5        (3) to ensure appropriate learning opportunities for
6    students with special needs;
7        (4) to monitor and verify each student's electronic
8    participation;
9        (5) to address the extent to which student
10    participation is within the student's control as to the
11    time, pace, and means of learning;
12        (6) to provide effective notice to students and their
13    parents or guardians of the use of particular days for
14    e-learning;
15        (7) to provide staff and students with adequate
16    training for e-learning days' participation;
17        (8) to ensure an opportunity for any collective
18    bargaining negotiations with representatives of the school
19    district's employees that would be legally required,
20    including all classifications of school district employees
21    who are represented by collective bargaining agreements
22    and who would be affected in the event of an e-learning
23    day;
24        (9) to review and revise the program as implemented to
25    address difficulties confronted; and
26        (10) to ensure that the protocol regarding general

 

 

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1    expectations and responsibilities of the program is
2    communicated to teachers, staff, and students at least 30
3    days prior to utilizing an e-learning day.
4    The school board's approval of a school district's initial
5e-learning program and renewal of the e-learning program shall
6be for a term of 3 years.
7    (d-5) A school district shall pay to its contractors who
8provide educational support services to the district,
9including, but not limited to, custodial, transportation, or
10food service providers, their daily, regular rate of pay or
11billings rendered for any e-learning day that is used because
12a school was selected to be a polling place under Section
1311-4.1 of the Election Code, except that this requirement does
14not apply to contractors who are paid under contracts that are
15entered into, amended, or renewed on or after March 15, 2022 or
16to contracts that otherwise address compensation for such
17e-learning days.
18    (d-10) A school district shall pay to its employees who
19provide educational support services to the district,
20including, but not limited to, custodial employees, building
21maintenance employees, transportation employees, food service
22providers, classroom assistants, or administrative staff,
23their daily, regular rate of pay and benefits rendered for any
24school closure or e-learning day if the closure precludes them
25from performing their regularly scheduled duties and the
26employee would have reported for work but for the closure,

 

 

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1except this requirement does not apply if the day is
2rescheduled and the employee will be paid their daily, regular
3rate of pay and benefits for the rescheduled day when services
4are rendered.
5    (d-15) A school district shall make full payment that
6would have otherwise been paid to its contractors who provide
7educational support services to the district, including, but
8not limited to, custodial, building maintenance,
9transportation, food service providers, classroom assistants,
10or administrative staff, their daily, regular rate of pay and
11benefits rendered for any school closure or e-learning day if
12any closure precludes them from performing their regularly
13scheduled duties and employees would have reported for work
14but for the closure. The employees who provide the support
15services covered by such contracts shall be paid their daily
16bid package rates and benefits as defined by their local
17operating agreements or collective bargaining agreements,
18except this requirement does not apply if the day is
19rescheduled and the employee will be paid their daily, regular
20rate of pay and benefits for the rescheduled day when services
21are rendered.
22    (d-20) A school district shall make full payment or
23reimbursement to an employee or contractor as specified in
24subsection (d-10) or (d-15) of this Section for any school
25closure or e-learning day in the 2021-2022 school year that
26occurred prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of

 

 

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1the 102nd General Assembly if the employee or contractor did
2not receive pay or was required to use earned paid time off,
3except this requirement does not apply if the day is
4rescheduled and the employee will be paid their daily, regular
5rate of pay and benefits for the rescheduled day when services
6are rendered.
7    (e) The State Board of Education may adopt rules
8consistent with the provision of this Section.
9    (f) For purposes of subsections (d-10), (d-15), and (d-20)
10of this Section:
11    "Employee" means anyone employed by a school district on
12or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
13General Assembly.
14    "School district" includes charter schools established
15under Article 27A of this Code, but does not include the
16Department of Juvenile Justice School District.
17(Source: P.A. 101-12, eff. 7-1-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20;
18102-584, eff. 6-1-22.)
 
19    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.83 new)
20    Sec. 10-20.83. COVID-19 paid administrative leave.
21     (a) In this Section:
22    "Employee" means a person employed by a school district on
23or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
24General Assembly.
25    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" means:

 

 

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1        (1) 2 weeks after receiving the second dose in a
2    2-dose series of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for
3    emergency use, licensed, or otherwise approved by the
4    United States Food and Drug Administration; or
5        (2) 2 weeks after receiving a single dose of a
6    COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use, licensed,
7    or otherwise approved by the United States Food and Drug
8    Administration.
9    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" also includes any
10recommended booster doses for which the individual is eligible
11upon the adoption by the Department of Public Health of any
12changes made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
13of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
14to the definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" to
15include any such booster doses. For purposes of this Section,
16individuals who are eligible for a booster dose but have not
17received a booster dose by 5 weeks after the Department of
18Public Health adopts a revised definition of "fully vaccinated
19against COVID-19" are not considered fully vaccinated for
20determining eligibility for future paid administrative leave
21pursuant to this Section.
22    "School district" includes charter schools established
23under Article 27A of this Code, but does not include the
24Department of Juvenile Justice School District.
25    (b) During any time when the Governor has declared a
26disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section

 

 

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17 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act and a school
2district, the State or any of its agencies, or a local public
3health department has issued guidance, mandates, or rules
4related to COVID-19 that restrict an employee of the school
5district from being on school district property because the
6employee (i) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
7molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a polymerase
8chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19, (ii) has a probable
9COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen diagnostic test, (iii) has
10been in close contact with a person who had a confirmed case of
11COVID-19 and is required to be excluded from the school, or
12(iv) is required by the school or school district policy to be
13excluded from school district property due to COVID-19
14symptoms, the employee of the school district shall receive as
15many days of administrative leave as required to abide by the
16public health guidance, mandates, and requirements issued by
17the Department of Public Health, unless a longer period of
18paid administrative leave has been negotiated with the
19exclusive bargaining representative if any. Such leave shall
20be provided to an employee for any days for which the employee
21was required to be excluded from school property prior to the
22effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
23Assembly, provided that the employee receives all doses
24required to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
25COVID-19" under this Section no later than 5 weeks after the
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1Assembly.
2    (c) An employee of a school district shall receive paid
3administrative leave pursuant to subsection (b) of this
4Section, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave
5has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
6representative if any, to care for a child of the employee if
7the child is unable to attend elementary or secondary school
8because the child has:
9        (1) a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
10    molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a
11    polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
12        (2) a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen
13    diagnostic test;
14        (3) been in close contact with a person who has a
15    confirmed case of COVID-19 and is required to be excluded
16    from school; or
17        (4) been required by the school or school district
18    policy to be excluded from school district property due to
19    COVID-19 symptoms.
20Such leave shall be provided to an employee for any days needed
21to care for a child of the employee prior to the effective date
22of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, provided
23that the employee receives the doses required to meet the
24definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" under this
25Section no later than 5 weeks after the effective date of this
26amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.

 

 

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1    (d) An employee of a school district who is on paid
2administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all
3documentation requested by the school board.
4    (e) An employee of a school district who is on paid
5administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive
6the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid
7administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to
8this Section may not diminish any other leave or benefits of
9the employee.
10    (f) An employee of a school district may not accrue paid
11administrative leave pursuant to this Section.
12    (g) For an employee of a school district to be eligible to
13receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section,
14the employee must:
15        (1) have received all required doses to be fully
16    vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined in this Section;
17    and
18        (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program
19    adopted by the school district to the extent such a
20    testing program requires participation by individuals who
21    are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
22    (h) Nothing in this Section is intended to affect any
23right or remedy under federal law.
24    (i) No paid administrative leave awarded to or used by a
25fully vaccinated employee prior to the Department of Public
26Health's adoption of a revised definition of the term "fully

 

 

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1vaccinated against COVID-19" may be rescinded on the basis
2that the employee no longer meets the definition of "fully
3vaccinated against COVID-19" based on the revised definition.
 
4    (105 ILCS 5/24-6)
5    Sec. 24-6. Sick leave. The school boards of all school
6districts, including special charter districts, but not
7including school districts in municipalities of 500,000 or
8more, shall grant their full-time teachers, and also shall
9grant such of their other employees as are eligible to
10participate in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund under
11the "600-Hour Standard" established, or under such other
12eligibility participation standard as may from time to time be
13established, by rules and regulations now or hereafter
14promulgated by the Board of that Fund under Section 7-198 of
15the Illinois Pension Code, as now or hereafter amended, sick
16leave provisions not less in amount than 10 days at full pay in
17each school year. If any such teacher or employee does not use
18the full amount of annual leave thus allowed, the unused
19amount shall be allowed to accumulate to a minimum available
20leave of 180 days at full pay, including the leave of the
21current year. Sick leave shall be interpreted to mean personal
22illness, quarantine at home, or serious illness or death in
23the immediate family or household. The school board may
24require a certificate from a physician licensed in Illinois to
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1chiropractic physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act
2of 1987, a licensed advanced practice registered nurse, a
3licensed physician assistant, or, if the treatment is by
4prayer or spiritual means, a spiritual adviser or practitioner
5of the teacher's or employee's faith as a basis for pay during
6leave after an absence of 3 days for personal illness or as the
7school board may deem necessary in other cases. If the school
8board does require a certificate as a basis for pay during
9leave of less than 3 days for personal illness, the school
10board shall pay, from school funds, the expenses incurred by
11the teachers or other employees in obtaining the certificate.
12    Sick leave shall also be interpreted to mean birth,
13adoption, placement for adoption, and the acceptance of a
14child in need of foster care. Teachers and other employees to
15which this Section applies are entitled to use up to 30 days of
16paid sick leave because of the birth of a child that is not
17dependent on the need to recover from childbirth. Paid sick
18leave because of the birth of a child may be used absent
19medical certification for up to 30 working school days, which
20days may be used at any time within the 12-month period
21following the birth of the child. The use of up to 30 working
22school days of paid sick leave because of the birth of a child
23may not be diminished as a result of any intervening period of
24nonworking days or school not being in session, such as for
25summer, winter, or spring break or holidays, that may occur
26during the use of the paid sick leave. For paid sick leave for

 

 

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1adoption, placement for adoption, or the acceptance of a child
2in need of foster care, the school board may require that the
3teacher or other employee to which this Section applies
4provide evidence that the formal adoption process or the
5formal foster care process is underway, and such sick leave is
6limited to 30 days unless a longer leave has been negotiated
7with the exclusive bargaining representative. Paid sick leave
8for adoption, placement for adoption, or the acceptance of a
9child in need of foster care need not be used consecutively
10once the formal adoption process or the formal foster care
11process is underway, and such sick leave may be used for
12reasons related to the formal adoption process or the formal
13foster care process prior to taking custody of the child or
14accepting the child in need of foster care, in addition to
15using such sick leave upon taking custody of the child or
16accepting the child in need of foster care.
17    If, by reason of any change in the boundaries of school
18districts, or by reason of the creation of a new school
19district, the employment of a teacher is transferred to a new
20or different board, the accumulated sick leave of such teacher
21is not thereby lost, but is transferred to such new or
22different district.
23    Any sick leave used by a teacher or employee during the
242021-2022 school year shall be returned to a teacher or
25employee who receives all doses required to be fully
26vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined in Section 10-20.83 of

 

 

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1this Code, if:
2        (1) the sick leave was taken because the teacher or
3    employee was restricted from being on school district
4    property because the teacher or employee:
5            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
6        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
7        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
8            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
9        antigen diagnostic test;
10            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
11        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
12        excluded from school; or
13            (D) was required by the school or school district
14        policy to be excluded from school district property
15        due to COVID-19 symptoms; or
16        (2) the sick leave was taken to care for a child of the
17    teacher or employee who was unable to attend elementary or
18    secondary school because the child:
19            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
20        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
21        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
22            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
23        antigen diagnostic test;
24            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
25        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
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1            (D) was required by the school or school district
2        policy to be excluded from school district property
3        due to COVID-19 symptoms.
4    For purposes of return of sick leave used in the 2021-2022
5school year pursuant this Section, an "employee" is a teacher
6or employee employed by the school district on or after the
7effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
8Assembly.
9    Leave shall be returned to a teacher or employee pursuant
10to this Section provided that the teacher or employee has
11received all required doses to meet the definition of "fully
12vaccinated against COVID-19" under Section 10-20.83 of this
13Code no later than 5 weeks after the effective date of this
14amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
15    No school may rescind any sick leave returned to a teacher
16or employee on the basis of a revision to the definition of
17"fully vaccinated against COVID-19" by the Centers for Disease
18Control and Prevention of the United States Department of
19Health and Human Services or the Department of Public Health,
20provided that the teacher or employee received all doses
21required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined
22in Section 10-20.83 of this Code, at the time the sick leave
23was returned to the teacher or employee.
24    For purposes of this Section, "immediate family" shall
25include parents, spouse, brothers, sisters, children,
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1sisters-in-law, and legal guardians.
2(Source: P.A. 102-275, eff. 8-6-21.)
 
3    (105 ILCS 5/27A-5)
4    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-157 and P.A.
5102-466)
6    Sec. 27A-5. Charter school; legal entity; requirements.
7    (a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian,
8nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter
9school shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit
10corporation or other discrete, legal, nonprofit entity
11authorized under the laws of the State of Illinois.
12    (b) A charter school may be established under this Article
13by creating a new school or by converting an existing public
14school or attendance center to charter school status.
15Beginning on April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act
1693-3), in all new applications to establish a charter school
17in a city having a population exceeding 500,000, operation of
18the charter school shall be limited to one campus. The changes
19made to this Section by Public Act 93-3 do not apply to charter
20schools existing or approved on or before April 16, 2003 (the
21effective date of Public Act 93-3).
22    (b-5) In this subsection (b-5), "virtual-schooling" means
23a cyber school where students engage in online curriculum and
24instruction via the Internet and electronic communication with
25their teachers at remote locations and with students

 

 

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1participating at different times.
2    From April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016, there is a
3moratorium on the establishment of charter schools with
4virtual-schooling components in school districts other than a
5school district organized under Article 34 of this Code. This
6moratorium does not apply to a charter school with
7virtual-schooling components existing or approved prior to
8April 1, 2013 or to the renewal of the charter of a charter
9school with virtual-schooling components already approved
10prior to April 1, 2013.
11    (c) A charter school shall be administered and governed by
12its board of directors or other governing body in the manner
13provided in its charter. The governing body of a charter
14school shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act and
15the Open Meetings Act. No later than January 1, 2021 (one year
16after the effective date of Public Act 101-291), a charter
17school's board of directors or other governing body must
18include at least one parent or guardian of a pupil currently
19enrolled in the charter school who may be selected through the
20charter school or a charter network election, appointment by
21the charter school's board of directors or other governing
22body, or by the charter school's Parent Teacher Organization
23or its equivalent.
24    (c-5) No later than January 1, 2021 (one year after the
25effective date of Public Act 101-291) or within the first year
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1school's board of directors or other governing body shall
2complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development
3leadership training to ensure that each member has sufficient
4familiarity with the board's or governing body's role and
5responsibilities, including financial oversight and
6accountability of the school, evaluating the principal's and
7school's performance, adherence to the Freedom of Information
8Act and the Open Meetings Act, and compliance with education
9and labor law. In each subsequent year of his or her term, a
10voting member of a charter school's board of directors or
11other governing body shall complete a minimum of 2 hours of
12professional development training in these same areas. The
13training under this subsection may be provided or certified by
14a statewide charter school membership association or may be
15provided or certified by other qualified providers approved by
16the State Board of Education.
17    (d) For purposes of this subsection (d), "non-curricular
18health and safety requirement" means any health and safety
19requirement created by statute or rule to provide, maintain,
20preserve, or safeguard safe or healthful conditions for
21students and school personnel or to eliminate, reduce, or
22prevent threats to the health and safety of students and
23school personnel. "Non-curricular health and safety
24requirement" does not include any course of study or
25specialized instructional requirement for which the State
26Board has established goals and learning standards or which is

 

 

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1designed primarily to impart knowledge and skills for students
2to master and apply as an outcome of their education.
3    A charter school shall comply with all non-curricular
4health and safety requirements applicable to public schools
5under the laws of the State of Illinois. On or before September
61, 2015, the State Board shall promulgate and post on its
7Internet website a list of non-curricular health and safety
8requirements that a charter school must meet. The list shall
9be updated annually no later than September 1. Any charter
10contract between a charter school and its authorizer must
11contain a provision that requires the charter school to follow
12the list of all non-curricular health and safety requirements
13promulgated by the State Board and any non-curricular health
14and safety requirements added by the State Board to such list
15during the term of the charter. Nothing in this subsection (d)
16precludes an authorizer from including non-curricular health
17and safety requirements in a charter school contract that are
18not contained in the list promulgated by the State Board,
19including non-curricular health and safety requirements of the
20authorizing local school board.
21    (e) Except as otherwise provided in the School Code, a
22charter school shall not charge tuition; provided that a
23charter school may charge reasonable fees for textbooks,
24instructional materials, and student activities.
25    (f) A charter school shall be responsible for the
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1not limited to, the preparation of its budget. An audit of each
2charter school's finances shall be conducted annually by an
3outside, independent contractor retained by the charter
4school. The contractor shall not be an employee of the charter
5school or affiliated with the charter school or its authorizer
6in any way, other than to audit the charter school's finances.
7To ensure financial accountability for the use of public
8funds, on or before December 1 of every year of operation, each
9charter school shall submit to its authorizer and the State
10Board a copy of its audit and a copy of the Form 990 the
11charter school filed that year with the federal Internal
12Revenue Service. In addition, if deemed necessary for proper
13financial oversight of the charter school, an authorizer may
14require quarterly financial statements from each charter
15school.
16    (g) A charter school shall comply with all provisions of
17this Article, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act,
18all federal and State laws and rules applicable to public
19schools that pertain to special education and the instruction
20of English learners, and its charter. A charter school is
21exempt from all other State laws and regulations in this Code
22governing public schools and local school board policies;
23however, a charter school is not exempt from the following:
24        (1) Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this Code
25    regarding criminal history records checks and checks of
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1    and Violent Offender Against Youth Database of applicants
2    for employment;
3        (2) Sections 10-20.14, 10-22.6, 24-24, 34-19, and
4    34-84a of this Code regarding discipline of students;
5        (3) the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees
6    Tort Immunity Act;
7        (4) Section 108.75 of the General Not For Profit
8    Corporation Act of 1986 regarding indemnification of
9    officers, directors, employees, and agents;
10        (5) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
11        (5.5) subsection (b) of Section 10-23.12 and
12    subsection (b) of Section 34-18.6 of this Code;
13        (6) the Illinois School Student Records Act;
14        (7) Section 10-17a of this Code regarding school
15    report cards;
16        (8) the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act;
17        (9) Section 27-23.7 of this Code regarding bullying
18    prevention;
19        (10) Section 2-3.162 of this Code regarding student
20    discipline reporting;
21        (11) Sections 22-80 and 27-8.1 of this Code;
22        (12) Sections 10-20.60 and 34-18.53 of this Code;
23        (13) Sections 10-20.63 and 34-18.56 of this Code;
24        (14) Section 26-18 of this Code;
25        (15) Section 22-30 of this Code;
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1        (17) the Seizure Smart School Act;
2        (18) Section 2-3.64a-10 of this Code; and
3        (19) (18) Sections 10-20.73 and 34-21.9 of this Code; .
4        (20) (19) Section 10-22.25b of this Code; .
5        (21) (19) Section 27-9.1a of this Code;
6        (22) (20) Section 27-9.1b of this Code; and
7        (23) (21) Section 34-18.8 of this Code; .
8        (25) (19) Section 2-3.188 of this Code; and
9        (26) (20) Section 22-85.5 of this Code; .
10        (27) Subsections (d-10), (d-15), and (d-20) of Section
11    10-20.56 of this Code; and
12        (28) Sections 10-20.83 and 34-18.78 of this Code.
13    The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this subsection
14(g) is declaratory of existing law.
15    (h) A charter school may negotiate and contract with a
16school district, the governing body of a State college or
17university or public community college, or any other public or
18for-profit or nonprofit private entity for: (i) the use of a
19school building and grounds or any other real property or
20facilities that the charter school desires to use or convert
21for use as a charter school site, (ii) the operation and
22maintenance thereof, and (iii) the provision of any service,
23activity, or undertaking that the charter school is required
24to perform in order to carry out the terms of its charter.
25However, a charter school that is established on or after
26April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act 93-3) and that

 

 

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1operates in a city having a population exceeding 500,000 may
2not contract with a for-profit entity to manage or operate the
3school during the period that commences on April 16, 2003 (the
4effective date of Public Act 93-3) and concludes at the end of
5the 2004-2005 school year. Except as provided in subsection
6(i) of this Section, a school district may charge a charter
7school reasonable rent for the use of the district's
8buildings, grounds, and facilities. Any services for which a
9charter school contracts with a school district shall be
10provided by the district at cost. Any services for which a
11charter school contracts with a local school board or with the
12governing body of a State college or university or public
13community college shall be provided by the public entity at
14cost.
15    (i) In no event shall a charter school that is established
16by converting an existing school or attendance center to
17charter school status be required to pay rent for space that is
18deemed available, as negotiated and provided in the charter
19agreement, in school district facilities. However, all other
20costs for the operation and maintenance of school district
21facilities that are used by the charter school shall be
22subject to negotiation between the charter school and the
23local school board and shall be set forth in the charter.
24    (j) A charter school may limit student enrollment by age
25or grade level.
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1Commission, then the charter school is its own local education
2agency.
3(Source: P.A. 101-50, eff. 7-1-20; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
4101-291, eff. 1-1-20; 101-531, eff. 8-23-19; 101-543, eff.
58-23-19; 101-654, eff. 3-8-21; 102-51, eff. 7-9-21; 102-360,
6eff. 1-1-22; 102-445, eff. 8-20-21; 102-522, eff. 8-20-21;
7102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-676, eff. 12-3-21; revised
812-21-21.)
 
9    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-157 but
10before amendment by P.A. 102-466)
11    Sec. 27A-5. Charter school; legal entity; requirements.
12    (a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian,
13nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter
14school shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit
15corporation or other discrete, legal, nonprofit entity
16authorized under the laws of the State of Illinois.
17    (b) A charter school may be established under this Article
18by creating a new school or by converting an existing public
19school or attendance center to charter school status.
20Beginning on April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act
2193-3), in all new applications to establish a charter school
22in a city having a population exceeding 500,000, operation of
23the charter school shall be limited to one campus. The changes
24made to this Section by Public Act 93-3 do not apply to charter
25schools existing or approved on or before April 16, 2003 (the

 

 

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1effective date of Public Act 93-3).
2    (b-5) In this subsection (b-5), "virtual-schooling" means
3a cyber school where students engage in online curriculum and
4instruction via the Internet and electronic communication with
5their teachers at remote locations and with students
6participating at different times.
7    From April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016, there is a
8moratorium on the establishment of charter schools with
9virtual-schooling components in school districts other than a
10school district organized under Article 34 of this Code. This
11moratorium does not apply to a charter school with
12virtual-schooling components existing or approved prior to
13April 1, 2013 or to the renewal of the charter of a charter
14school with virtual-schooling components already approved
15prior to April 1, 2013.
16    (c) A charter school shall be administered and governed by
17its board of directors or other governing body in the manner
18provided in its charter. The governing body of a charter
19school shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act and
20the Open Meetings Act. No later than January 1, 2021 (one year
21after the effective date of Public Act 101-291), a charter
22school's board of directors or other governing body must
23include at least one parent or guardian of a pupil currently
24enrolled in the charter school who may be selected through the
25charter school or a charter network election, appointment by
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1body, or by the charter school's Parent Teacher Organization
2or its equivalent.
3    (c-5) No later than January 1, 2021 (one year after the
4effective date of Public Act 101-291) or within the first year
5of his or her first term, every voting member of a charter
6school's board of directors or other governing body shall
7complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development
8leadership training to ensure that each member has sufficient
9familiarity with the board's or governing body's role and
10responsibilities, including financial oversight and
11accountability of the school, evaluating the principal's and
12school's performance, adherence to the Freedom of Information
13Act and the Open Meetings Act, and compliance with education
14and labor law. In each subsequent year of his or her term, a
15voting member of a charter school's board of directors or
16other governing body shall complete a minimum of 2 hours of
17professional development training in these same areas. The
18training under this subsection may be provided or certified by
19a statewide charter school membership association or may be
20provided or certified by other qualified providers approved by
21the State Board of Education.
22    (d) For purposes of this subsection (d), "non-curricular
23health and safety requirement" means any health and safety
24requirement created by statute or rule to provide, maintain,
25preserve, or safeguard safe or healthful conditions for
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1prevent threats to the health and safety of students and
2school personnel. "Non-curricular health and safety
3requirement" does not include any course of study or
4specialized instructional requirement for which the State
5Board has established goals and learning standards or which is
6designed primarily to impart knowledge and skills for students
7to master and apply as an outcome of their education.
8    A charter school shall comply with all non-curricular
9health and safety requirements applicable to public schools
10under the laws of the State of Illinois. On or before September
111, 2015, the State Board shall promulgate and post on its
12Internet website a list of non-curricular health and safety
13requirements that a charter school must meet. The list shall
14be updated annually no later than September 1. Any charter
15contract between a charter school and its authorizer must
16contain a provision that requires the charter school to follow
17the list of all non-curricular health and safety requirements
18promulgated by the State Board and any non-curricular health
19and safety requirements added by the State Board to such list
20during the term of the charter. Nothing in this subsection (d)
21precludes an authorizer from including non-curricular health
22and safety requirements in a charter school contract that are
23not contained in the list promulgated by the State Board,
24including non-curricular health and safety requirements of the
25authorizing local school board.
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1charter school shall not charge tuition; provided that a
2charter school may charge reasonable fees for textbooks,
3instructional materials, and student activities.
4    (f) A charter school shall be responsible for the
5management and operation of its fiscal affairs, including, but
6not limited to, the preparation of its budget. An audit of each
7charter school's finances shall be conducted annually by an
8outside, independent contractor retained by the charter
9school. The contractor shall not be an employee of the charter
10school or affiliated with the charter school or its authorizer
11in any way, other than to audit the charter school's finances.
12To ensure financial accountability for the use of public
13funds, on or before December 1 of every year of operation, each
14charter school shall submit to its authorizer and the State
15Board a copy of its audit and a copy of the Form 990 the
16charter school filed that year with the federal Internal
17Revenue Service. In addition, if deemed necessary for proper
18financial oversight of the charter school, an authorizer may
19require quarterly financial statements from each charter
20school.
21    (g) A charter school shall comply with all provisions of
22this Article, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act,
23all federal and State laws and rules applicable to public
24schools that pertain to special education and the instruction
25of English learners, and its charter. A charter school is
26exempt from all other State laws and regulations in this Code

 

 

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1governing public schools and local school board policies;
2however, a charter school is not exempt from the following:
3        (1) Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this Code
4    regarding criminal history records checks and checks of
5    the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer
6    and Violent Offender Against Youth Database of applicants
7    for employment;
8        (2) Sections 10-20.14, 10-22.6, 24-24, 34-19, and
9    34-84a of this Code regarding discipline of students;
10        (3) the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees
11    Tort Immunity Act;
12        (4) Section 108.75 of the General Not For Profit
13    Corporation Act of 1986 regarding indemnification of
14    officers, directors, employees, and agents;
15        (5) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
16        (5.5) subsection (b) of Section 10-23.12 and
17    subsection (b) of Section 34-18.6 of this Code;
18        (6) the Illinois School Student Records Act;
19        (7) Section 10-17a of this Code regarding school
20    report cards;
21        (8) the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act;
22        (9) Section 27-23.7 of this Code regarding bullying
23    prevention;
24        (10) Section 2-3.162 of this Code regarding student
25    discipline reporting;
26        (11) Sections 22-80 and 27-8.1 of this Code;

 

 

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1        (12) Sections 10-20.60 and 34-18.53 of this Code;
2        (13) Sections 10-20.63 and 34-18.56 of this Code;
3        (14) Sections 22-90 and 26-18 of this Code;
4        (15) Section 22-30 of this Code;
5        (16) Sections 24-12 and 34-85 of this Code; and
6        (17) the Seizure Smart School Act;
7        (18) Section 2-3.64a-10 of this Code; and
8        (19) (18) Sections 10-20.73 and 34-21.9 of this Code; .
9        (20) (19) Section 10-22.25b of this Code; .
10        (21) (19) Section 27-9.1a of this Code;
11        (22) (20) Section 27-9.1b of this Code; and
12        (23) (21) Section 34-18.8 of this Code; .
13        (25) (19) Section 2-3.188 of this Code; and
14        (26) (20) Section 22-85.5 of this Code; .
15        (27) Subsections (d-10), (d-15), and (d-20) of Section
16    10-20.56 of this Code; and
17        (28) Sections 10-20.83 and 34-18.78 of this Code.
18    The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this subsection
19(g) is declaratory of existing law.
20    (h) A charter school may negotiate and contract with a
21school district, the governing body of a State college or
22university or public community college, or any other public or
23for-profit or nonprofit private entity for: (i) the use of a
24school building and grounds or any other real property or
25facilities that the charter school desires to use or convert
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1maintenance thereof, and (iii) the provision of any service,
2activity, or undertaking that the charter school is required
3to perform in order to carry out the terms of its charter.
4However, a charter school that is established on or after
5April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act 93-3) and that
6operates in a city having a population exceeding 500,000 may
7not contract with a for-profit entity to manage or operate the
8school during the period that commences on April 16, 2003 (the
9effective date of Public Act 93-3) and concludes at the end of
10the 2004-2005 school year. Except as provided in subsection
11(i) of this Section, a school district may charge a charter
12school reasonable rent for the use of the district's
13buildings, grounds, and facilities. Any services for which a
14charter school contracts with a school district shall be
15provided by the district at cost. Any services for which a
16charter school contracts with a local school board or with the
17governing body of a State college or university or public
18community college shall be provided by the public entity at
19cost.
20    (i) In no event shall a charter school that is established
21by converting an existing school or attendance center to
22charter school status be required to pay rent for space that is
23deemed available, as negotiated and provided in the charter
24agreement, in school district facilities. However, all other
25costs for the operation and maintenance of school district
26facilities that are used by the charter school shall be

 

 

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1subject to negotiation between the charter school and the
2local school board and shall be set forth in the charter.
3    (j) A charter school may limit student enrollment by age
4or grade level.
5    (k) If the charter school is approved by the State Board or
6Commission, then the charter school is its own local education
7agency.
8(Source: P.A. 101-50, eff. 7-1-20; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
9101-291, eff. 1-1-20; 101-531, eff. 8-23-19; 101-543, eff.
108-23-19; 101-654, eff. 3-8-21; 102-51, eff. 7-9-21; 102-157,
11eff. 7-1-22; 102-360, eff. 1-1-22; 102-445, eff. 8-20-21;
12102-522, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-676, eff.
1312-3-21; revised 12-21-21.)
 
14    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-466)
15    Sec. 27A-5. Charter school; legal entity; requirements.
16    (a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian,
17nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter
18school shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit
19corporation or other discrete, legal, nonprofit entity
20authorized under the laws of the State of Illinois.
21    (b) A charter school may be established under this Article
22by creating a new school or by converting an existing public
23school or attendance center to charter school status.
24Beginning on April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act
2593-3), in all new applications to establish a charter school

 

 

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1in a city having a population exceeding 500,000, operation of
2the charter school shall be limited to one campus. The changes
3made to this Section by Public Act 93-3 do not apply to charter
4schools existing or approved on or before April 16, 2003 (the
5effective date of Public Act 93-3).
6    (b-5) In this subsection (b-5), "virtual-schooling" means
7a cyber school where students engage in online curriculum and
8instruction via the Internet and electronic communication with
9their teachers at remote locations and with students
10participating at different times.
11    From April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016, there is a
12moratorium on the establishment of charter schools with
13virtual-schooling components in school districts other than a
14school district organized under Article 34 of this Code. This
15moratorium does not apply to a charter school with
16virtual-schooling components existing or approved prior to
17April 1, 2013 or to the renewal of the charter of a charter
18school with virtual-schooling components already approved
19prior to April 1, 2013.
20    (c) A charter school shall be administered and governed by
21its board of directors or other governing body in the manner
22provided in its charter. The governing body of a charter
23school shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act and
24the Open Meetings Act. No later than January 1, 2021 (one year
25after the effective date of Public Act 101-291), a charter
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1include at least one parent or guardian of a pupil currently
2enrolled in the charter school who may be selected through the
3charter school or a charter network election, appointment by
4the charter school's board of directors or other governing
5body, or by the charter school's Parent Teacher Organization
6or its equivalent.
7    (c-5) No later than January 1, 2021 (one year after the
8effective date of Public Act 101-291) or within the first year
9of his or her first term, every voting member of a charter
10school's board of directors or other governing body shall
11complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development
12leadership training to ensure that each member has sufficient
13familiarity with the board's or governing body's role and
14responsibilities, including financial oversight and
15accountability of the school, evaluating the principal's and
16school's performance, adherence to the Freedom of Information
17Act and the Open Meetings Act, and compliance with education
18and labor law. In each subsequent year of his or her term, a
19voting member of a charter school's board of directors or
20other governing body shall complete a minimum of 2 hours of
21professional development training in these same areas. The
22training under this subsection may be provided or certified by
23a statewide charter school membership association or may be
24provided or certified by other qualified providers approved by
25the State Board of Education.
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1health and safety requirement" means any health and safety
2requirement created by statute or rule to provide, maintain,
3preserve, or safeguard safe or healthful conditions for
4students and school personnel or to eliminate, reduce, or
5prevent threats to the health and safety of students and
6school personnel. "Non-curricular health and safety
7requirement" does not include any course of study or
8specialized instructional requirement for which the State
9Board has established goals and learning standards or which is
10designed primarily to impart knowledge and skills for students
11to master and apply as an outcome of their education.
12    A charter school shall comply with all non-curricular
13health and safety requirements applicable to public schools
14under the laws of the State of Illinois. On or before September
151, 2015, the State Board shall promulgate and post on its
16Internet website a list of non-curricular health and safety
17requirements that a charter school must meet. The list shall
18be updated annually no later than September 1. Any charter
19contract between a charter school and its authorizer must
20contain a provision that requires the charter school to follow
21the list of all non-curricular health and safety requirements
22promulgated by the State Board and any non-curricular health
23and safety requirements added by the State Board to such list
24during the term of the charter. Nothing in this subsection (d)
25precludes an authorizer from including non-curricular health
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1not contained in the list promulgated by the State Board,
2including non-curricular health and safety requirements of the
3authorizing local school board.
4    (e) Except as otherwise provided in the School Code, a
5charter school shall not charge tuition; provided that a
6charter school may charge reasonable fees for textbooks,
7instructional materials, and student activities.
8    (f) A charter school shall be responsible for the
9management and operation of its fiscal affairs, including, but
10not limited to, the preparation of its budget. An audit of each
11charter school's finances shall be conducted annually by an
12outside, independent contractor retained by the charter
13school. The contractor shall not be an employee of the charter
14school or affiliated with the charter school or its authorizer
15in any way, other than to audit the charter school's finances.
16To ensure financial accountability for the use of public
17funds, on or before December 1 of every year of operation, each
18charter school shall submit to its authorizer and the State
19Board a copy of its audit and a copy of the Form 990 the
20charter school filed that year with the federal Internal
21Revenue Service. In addition, if deemed necessary for proper
22financial oversight of the charter school, an authorizer may
23require quarterly financial statements from each charter
24school.
25    (g) A charter school shall comply with all provisions of
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1all federal and State laws and rules applicable to public
2schools that pertain to special education and the instruction
3of English learners, and its charter. A charter school is
4exempt from all other State laws and regulations in this Code
5governing public schools and local school board policies;
6however, a charter school is not exempt from the following:
7        (1) Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this Code
8    regarding criminal history records checks and checks of
9    the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer
10    and Violent Offender Against Youth Database of applicants
11    for employment;
12        (2) Sections 10-20.14, 10-22.6, 24-24, 34-19, and
13    34-84a of this Code regarding discipline of students;
14        (3) the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees
15    Tort Immunity Act;
16        (4) Section 108.75 of the General Not For Profit
17    Corporation Act of 1986 regarding indemnification of
18    officers, directors, employees, and agents;
19        (5) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
20        (5.5) subsection (b) of Section 10-23.12 and
21    subsection (b) of Section 34-18.6 of this Code;
22        (6) the Illinois School Student Records Act;
23        (7) Section 10-17a of this Code regarding school
24    report cards;
25        (8) the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act;
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1    prevention;
2        (10) Section 2-3.162 of this Code regarding student
3    discipline reporting;
4        (11) Sections 22-80 and 27-8.1 of this Code;
5        (12) Sections 10-20.60 and 34-18.53 of this Code;
6        (13) Sections 10-20.63 and 34-18.56 of this Code;
7        (14) Sections 22-90 and 26-18 of this Code;
8        (15) Section 22-30 of this Code;
9        (16) Sections 24-12 and 34-85 of this Code; and
10        (17) the Seizure Smart School Act;
11        (18) Section 2-3.64a-10 of this Code; and
12        (19) (18) Sections 10-20.73 and 34-21.9 of this Code; .
13        (20) (19) Section 10-22.25b of this Code; .
14        (21) (19) Section 27-9.1a of this Code;
15        (22) (20) Section 27-9.1b of this Code; and
16        (23) (21) Section 34-18.8 of this Code; .
17        (24) (19) Article 26A of this Code; .
18        (25) (19) Section 2-3.188 of this Code; and
19        (26) (20) Section 22-85.5 of this Code; .
20        (27) Subsections (d-10), (d-15), and (d-20) of Section
21    10-20.56 of this Code; and
22        (28) Sections 10-20.83 and 34-18.78 of this Code.
23    The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this subsection
24(g) is declaratory of existing law.
25    (h) A charter school may negotiate and contract with a
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1university or public community college, or any other public or
2for-profit or nonprofit private entity for: (i) the use of a
3school building and grounds or any other real property or
4facilities that the charter school desires to use or convert
5for use as a charter school site, (ii) the operation and
6maintenance thereof, and (iii) the provision of any service,
7activity, or undertaking that the charter school is required
8to perform in order to carry out the terms of its charter.
9However, a charter school that is established on or after
10April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act 93-3) and that
11operates in a city having a population exceeding 500,000 may
12not contract with a for-profit entity to manage or operate the
13school during the period that commences on April 16, 2003 (the
14effective date of Public Act 93-3) and concludes at the end of
15the 2004-2005 school year. Except as provided in subsection
16(i) of this Section, a school district may charge a charter
17school reasonable rent for the use of the district's
18buildings, grounds, and facilities. Any services for which a
19charter school contracts with a school district shall be
20provided by the district at cost. Any services for which a
21charter school contracts with a local school board or with the
22governing body of a State college or university or public
23community college shall be provided by the public entity at
24cost.
25    (i) In no event shall a charter school that is established
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1charter school status be required to pay rent for space that is
2deemed available, as negotiated and provided in the charter
3agreement, in school district facilities. However, all other
4costs for the operation and maintenance of school district
5facilities that are used by the charter school shall be
6subject to negotiation between the charter school and the
7local school board and shall be set forth in the charter.
8    (j) A charter school may limit student enrollment by age
9or grade level.
10    (k) If the charter school is approved by the State Board or
11Commission, then the charter school is its own local education
12agency.
13(Source: P.A. 101-50, eff. 7-1-20; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
14101-291, eff. 1-1-20; 101-531, eff. 8-23-19; 101-543, eff.
158-23-19; 101-654, eff. 3-8-21; 102-51, eff. 7-9-21; 102-157,
16eff. 7-1-22; 102-360, eff. 1-1-22; 102-445, eff. 8-20-21;
17102-466, eff. 7-1-25; 102-522, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff.
188-20-21; 102-676, eff. 12-3-21; revised 12-21-21.)
 
19    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.78 new)
20    Sec. 34-18.78. COVID-19 paid administrative leave.
21     (a) In this Section:
22    "Employee" means a person employed by the school district
23on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
24102nd General Assembly.
25    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" means:

 

 

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1        (1) 2 weeks after receiving the second dose in a
2    2-dose series of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for
3    emergency use, licensed, or otherwise approved by the
4    United States Food and Drug Administration; or
5        (2) 2 weeks after receiving a single dose of a
6    COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use, licensed,
7    or otherwise approved by the United States Food and Drug
8    Administration.
9    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" also includes any
10recommended booster doses for which the individual is eligible
11upon the adoption by the Department of Public Health of any
12changes made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
13of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
14to the definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" to
15include any such booster doses. For purposes of this Section,
16individuals who are eligible for a booster dose but have not
17received a booster dose by 5 weeks after the Department of
18Public Health adopts a revised definition of "fully vaccinated
19against COVID-19" are not considered fully vaccinated for
20determining eligibility for future paid administrative leave
21pursuant to this Section.
22    "School district" includes charter schools established
23under Article 27A of this Code.
24    (b) During any time when the Governor has declared a
25disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section
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1school district, the State or any of its agencies, or a local
2public health department has issued guidance, mandates, or
3rules related to COVID-19 that restrict an employee of the
4school district from being on school district property because
5the employee (i) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
6via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a
7polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19, (ii) has a
8probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen diagnostic test,
9(iii) has been in close contact with a person who had a
10confirmed case of COVID-19 and is required to be excluded from
11the school, or (iv) is required by the school or school
12district policy to be excluded from school district property
13due to COVID-19 symptoms, the employee of the school district
14shall receive as many days of administrative leave as required
15to abide by the public health guidance, mandates, and
16requirements issued by the Department of Public Health, unless
17a longer period of paid administrative leave has been
18negotiated with the exclusive bargaining representative. Such
19leave shall be provided to an employee for any days for which
20the employee was required to be excluded from school property
21prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
22General Assembly, provided that the employee receives all
23doses required to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated
24against COVID-19" under this Section no later than 5 weeks
25after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
26General Assembly.

 

 

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1    (c) An employee of the school district shall receive paid
2administrative leave pursuant to subsection (b) of this
3Section, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave
4has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
5representative, to care for a child of the employee if the
6child is unable to attend elementary or secondary school
7because the child has:
8        (1) a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
9    molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a
10    polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
11        (2) a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen
12    diagnostic test;
13        (3) been in close contact with a person who has a
14    confirmed case of COVID-19 and is required to be excluded
15    from school; or
16        (4) been required by the school or school district
17    policy to be excluded from school district property due to
18    COVID-19 symptoms.
19Such leave shall be provided to an employee for any days needed
20to care for a child of the employee prior to the effective date
21of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, provided
22that the employee receives the doses required to meet the
23definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" under this
24Section no later than 5 weeks after the effective date of this
25amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
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1administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all
2documentation requested by the board.
3    (e) An employee of the school district who is on paid
4administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive
5the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid
6administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to
7this Section may not diminish any other leave or benefits of
8the employee.
9    (f) An employee of the school district may not accrue paid
10administrative leave pursuant to this Section.
11    (g) For an employee of the school district to be eligible
12to receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section,
13the employee must:
14        (1) have received all required doses to be fully
15    vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined in this Section;
16    and
17        (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program
18    adopted by the school district to the extent such a
19    testing program requires participation by individuals who
20    are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
21    (h) Nothing in this Section is intended to affect any
22right or remedy under federal law.
23    (i) No paid administrative leave awarded to or used by a
24fully vaccinated employee prior to the Department of Public
25Health's adoption of a revised definition of the term "fully
26vaccinated against COVID-19" may be rescinded on the basis

 

 

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1that the employee no longer meets the definition of "fully
2vaccinated against COVID-19" based on the revised definition.
 
3    (105 ILCS 5/34-85e new)
4    Sec. 34-85e. COVID-19 sick leave.
5    For purposes of this Section, "employee" means a person
6employed by the school district on or after the effective date
7of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
8    Any sick leave used by a teacher or employee during the
92021-2022 school year shall be returned to a teacher or
10employee who receives all doses required to be fully
11vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined in Section 34-18.78 of
12this Code, if:
13        (1) the sick leave was taken because the teacher or
14    employee was restricted from being on school district
15    property because the teacher or employee:
16            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
17        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
18        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
19            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
20        antigen diagnostic test;
21            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
22        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
23        excluded from school; or
24            (D) was required by the school or school district
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1        due to COVID-19 symptoms; or
2        (2) the sick leave was taken to care for a child of the
3    teacher or employee who was unable to attend elementary or
4    secondary school because the child:
5            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
6        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
7        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
8            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
9        antigen diagnostic test;
10            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
11        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
12        excluded from school; or
13            (D) was required by the school or school district
14        policy to be excluded from school district property
15        due to COVID-19 symptoms.
16    Leave shall be returned to a teacher or employee pursuant
17to this Section provided that the teacher or employee has
18received all required doses to meet the definition of "fully
19vaccinated against COVID-19" under Section 34-18.78 of this
20Code no later than 5 weeks after the effective date of this
21amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
22    No school may rescind any sick leave returned to a teacher
23or employee on the basis of a revision to the definition of
24"fully vaccinated against COVID-19" by the Centers for Disease
25Control and Prevention of the United States Department of
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1provided that the teacher or employee received all doses
2required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined
3in Section 34-18.78 of this Code, at the time the sick leave
4was returned to the teacher or employee.
 
5    Section 10. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
6adding Sections 160 and 175 as follows:
 
7    (110 ILCS 305/160 new)
8    Sec. 160. COVID-19 sick leave. For purposes of this
9Section, "employee" means a person employed by the University
10on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
11102nd General Assembly.
12    Any sick leave used by an employee of the University
13during the 2021-2022 academic year shall be returned to an
14employee of the University who receives all doses required to
15be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined in Section
16175 of this Act, if:
17        (1) the sick leave was taken because the employee was
18    restricted from being on University property because the
19    employee:
20            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
21        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
22        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
23            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
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1            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
2        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
3        excluded from the University; or
4            (D) was required by the University to be excluded
5        from University property due to COVID-19 symptoms; or
6        (2) the sick leave was taken to care for a child of the
7    employee who was unable to attend elementary or secondary
8    school because the child:
9            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
10        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
11        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
12            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
13        antigen diagnostic test;
14            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
15        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
16        excluded from school; or
17            (D) was required by the school or school district
18        policy to be excluded from school district property
19        due to COVID-19 symptoms.
20    Leave shall be returned to an employee pursuant to this
21Section provided that the employee has received all required
22doses to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
23COVID-19" under Section 175 of this Act no later than 5 weeks
24after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
25General Assembly.
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1an employee of the University on the basis of a revision to the
2definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" by the
3Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United
4States Department of Health and Human Services or the
5Department of Public Health, provided that the employee
6received all doses required to be fully vaccinated against
7COVID-19, as defined in Section 175 of this Act, at the time
8the sick leave was returned to the employee.
 
9    (110 ILCS 305/175 new)
10    Sec. 175. COVID-19 paid administrative leave.
11    (a) In this Section:
12    "Employee" means a person employed by the University on or
13after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
14General Assembly.
15    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" means:
16        (1) 2 weeks after receiving the second dose in a
17    2-dose series of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for
18    emergency use, licensed, or otherwise approved by the
19    United States Food and Drug Administration; or
20        (2) 2 weeks after receiving a single dose of a
21    COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use, licensed,
22    or otherwise approved by the United States Food and Drug
23    Administration.
24    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" also includes any
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1upon the adoption by the Department of Public Health of any
2changes made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
4to the definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" to
5include any such booster doses. For purposes of this Section,
6individuals who are eligible for a booster dose but have not
7received a booster dose by 5 weeks after the Department of
8Public Health adopts a revised definition of "fully vaccinated
9against COVID-19" are not considered fully vaccinated for
10determining eligibility for future paid administrative leave
11pursuant to this Section.
12    (b) During any time when the Governor has declared a
13disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section
147 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act and the
15University, the State or any of its agencies, or a local public
16health department has issued guidance, mandates, or rules
17related to COVID-19 that restrict an employee of the
18University from being on University property because the
19employee (i) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
20molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a polymerase
21chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19, (ii) has a probable
22COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen diagnostic test, (iii) has
23been in close contact with a person who had a confirmed case of
24COVID-19 and is required to be excluded from the University,
25or (iv) is required by University policy to be excluded from
26University property due to COVID-19 symptoms, the employee of

 

 

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1the University shall receive as many days of administrative
2leave as required to abide by the public health guidance,
3mandates, and requirements issued by the Department of Public
4Health, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave
5has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
6representative if any. Such leave shall be provided to an
7employee for any days for which the employee was required to be
8excluded from University property prior to the effective date
9of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, provided
10that the employee receives all doses required to meet the
11definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" under this
12Section no later than 5 weeks after the effective date of this
13amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
14    (c) An employee of the University shall receive paid
15administrative leave pursuant to subsection (b) of this
16Section, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave
17has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
18representative if any, to care for a child of the employee if
19the child is unable to attend elementary or secondary school
20because the child:
21        (1) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
22    molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a
23    polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
24        (2) has probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen
25    diagnostic test;
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1    confirmed case of COVID-19 and is required to be excluded
2    from school; or
3        (4) was required by school or school district policy
4    to be excluded from school district property due to
5    COVID-19 symptoms.
6    Such leave shall be provided to an employee for any days
7needed to care for a child of the employee prior to the
8effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
9Assembly, provided that the employee receives the doses
10required to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
11COVID-19" under this Section no later than 5 weeks after the
12effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
13Assembly.
14    (d) An employee of the University who is on paid
15administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all
16documentation requested by the University.
17    (e) An employee of the University who is on paid
18administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive
19the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid
20administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to
21this Section may not diminish any other leave or benefits of
22the employee.
23    (f) An employee of the University may not accrue paid
24administrative leave pursuant to this Section.
25    (g) For an employee of the University to be eligible to
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1the employee must:
2        (1) have received all doses required to be fully
3    vaccinated against COVID-19; and
4        (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program
5    adopted by the University to the extent such a testing
6    program requires participation by individuals who are
7    fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
8    (h) Nothing in this Section is intended to affect any
9right or remedy under federal law.
10    (i) No paid administrative leave awarded to or used by a
11fully vaccinated employee prior to the Department of Public
12Health's adoption of a revised definition of the term "fully
13vaccinated against COVID-19" may be rescinded on the basis
14that the employee no longer meets the definition of "fully
15vaccinated against COVID-19" based on the revised definition.
 
16    Section 15. The Southern Illinois University Management
17Act is amended by adding Sections 135 and 150 as follows:
 
18    (110 ILCS 520/135 new)
19    Sec. 135. COVID-19 sick leave. For purposes of this
20Section, "employee" means a person employed by the University
21on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
22102nd General Assembly.
23    Any sick leave used by an employee of the University
24during the 2021-2022 academic year shall be returned to an

 

 

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1employee of the University who receives all doses required to
2be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined in Section
3150 of this Act, if:
4        (1) the sick leave was taken because the employee was
5    restricted from being on University property because the
6    employee:
7            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
8        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
9        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
10            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
11        antigen diagnostic test;
12            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
13        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
14        excluded from the University; or
15            (D) was required by the University to be excluded
16        from University property due to COVID-19 symptoms; or
17        (2) the sick leave was taken to care for a child of the
18    employee who was unable to attend elementary or secondary
19    school because the child:
20            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
21        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
22        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
23            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
24        antigen diagnostic test;
25            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
26        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be

 

 

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1        excluded from school; or
2            (D) was required by the school or school district
3        policy to be excluded from school district property
4        due to COVID-19 symptoms.
5    Leave shall be returned to an employee pursuant to this
6Section provided that the employee has received all required
7doses to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
8COVID-19" under Section 150 of this Act no later than 5 weeks
9after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
10General Assembly.
11    The University may not rescind any sick leave returned to
12an employee of the University on the basis of a revision to the
13definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" by the
14Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United
15States Department of Health and Human Services or the
16Department of Public Health, provided that the employee
17received all doses required to be fully vaccinated against
18COVID-19, as defined in Section 150 of this Act, at the time
19the sick leave was returned to the employee.
 
20    (110 ILCS 520/150 new)
21    Sec. 150. COVID-19 paid administrative leave.
22    (a) In this Section:
23    "Employee" means a person employed by the University on or
24after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
25General Assembly.

 

 

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1    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" means:
2        (1) 2 weeks after receiving the second dose in a
3    2-dose series of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for
4    emergency use, licensed, or otherwise approved by the
5    United States Food and Drug Administration; or
6        (2) 2 weeks after receiving a single dose of a
7    COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use, licensed,
8    or otherwise approved by the United States Food and Drug
9    Administration.
10    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" also includes any
11recommended booster doses for which the individual is eligible
12upon the adoption by the Department of Public Health of any
13changes made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
14of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
15to the definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" to
16include any such booster doses. For purposes of this Section,
17individuals who are eligible for a booster dose but have not
18received a booster dose by 5 weeks after the Department of
19Public Health adopts a revised definition of "fully vaccinated
20against COVID-19" are not considered fully vaccinated for
21determining eligibility for future paid administrative leave
22pursuant to this Section.
23    (b) During any time when the Governor has declared a
24disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section
257 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act and the
26University, the State or any of its agencies, or a local public

 

 

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1health department has issued guidance, mandates, or rules
2related to COVID-19 that restrict an employee of the
3University from being on University property because the
4employee (i) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
5molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a polymerase
6chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19, (ii) has a probable
7COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen diagnostic test, (iii) has
8been in close contact with a person who had a confirmed case of
9COVID-19 and is required to be excluded from the University,
10or (iv) is required by University policy to be excluded from
11University property due to COVID-19 symptoms, the employee of
12the University shall receive as many days of administrative
13leave as required to abide by the public health guidance,
14mandates, and requirements issued by the Department of Public
15Health, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave
16has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
17representative if any. Such leave shall be provided to an
18employee for any days for which the employee was required to be
19excluded from University property prior to the effective date
20of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, provided
21that the employee receives all doses required to meet the
22definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" under this
23Section no later than 5 weeks after the effective date of this
24amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
25    (c) An employee of the University shall receive paid
26administrative leave pursuant to subsection (b) of this

 

 

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1Section, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave
2has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
3representative if any, to care for a child of the employee if
4the child is unable to attend elementary or secondary school
5because the child:
6        (1) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
7    molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a
8    polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
9        (2) has probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen
10    diagnostic test;
11        (3) was in close contact with a person who has a
12    confirmed case of COVID-19 and is required to be excluded
13    from school; or
14        (4) was required by school or school district policy
15    to be excluded from school district property due to
16    COVID-19 symptoms.
17    Such leave shall be provided to an employee for any days
18needed to care for a child of the employee prior to the
19effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
20Assembly, provided that the employee receives the doses
21required to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
22COVID-19" under this Section no later than 5 weeks after the
23effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
24Assembly.
25    (d) An employee of the University who is on paid
26administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all

 

 

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1documentation requested by the University.
2    (e) An employee of the University who is on paid
3administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive
4the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid
5administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to
6this Section may not diminish any other leave or benefits of
7the employee.
8    (f) An employee of the University may not accrue paid
9administrative leave pursuant to this Section.
10    (g) For an employee of to be eligible to receive paid
11administrative leave pursuant to this Section, the employee
12must:
13        (1) have received all doses required to be fully
14    vaccinated against COVID-19; and
15        (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program
16    adopted by the University to the extent such a testing
17    program requires participation by individuals who are
18    fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
19    (h) Nothing in this Section is intended to affect any
20right or remedy under federal law.
21    (i) No paid administrative leave awarded to or used by a
22fully vaccinated employee prior to the Department of Public
23Health's adoption of a revised definition of the term "fully
24vaccinated against COVID-19" may be rescinded on the basis
25that the employee no longer meets the definition of "fully
26vaccinated against COVID-19" based on the revised definition.
 

 

 

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1    Section 20. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
2adding Sections 5-245 and 5-260 as follows:
 
3    (110 ILCS 660/5-245 new)
4    Sec. 5-245. COVID-19 sick leave. For purposes of this
5Section, "employee" means a person employed by the University
6on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
7102nd General Assembly.
8    Any sick leave used by an employee of the University
9during the 2021-2022 academic year shall be returned to an
10employee of the University who receives all doses required to
11be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined in Section
125-260 of this Act, if:
13        (1) the sick leave was taken because the employee was
14    restricted from being on University property because the
15    employee:
16            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
17        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
18        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
19            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
20        antigen diagnostic test;
21            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
22        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
23        excluded from the University; or
24            (D) was required by the University to be excluded

 

 

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1        from University property due to COVID-19 symptoms; or
2        (2) the sick leave was taken to care for a child of the
3    employee who was unable to attend elementary or secondary
4    school because the child:
5            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
6        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
7        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
8            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
9        antigen diagnostic test;
10            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
11        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
12        excluded from school; or
13            (D) was required by the school or school district
14        policy to be excluded from school district property
15        due to COVID-19 symptoms.
16    Leave shall be returned to an employee pursuant to this
17Section provided that the employee has received all required
18doses to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
19COVID-19" under Section 5-260 of this Act no later than 5 weeks
20after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
21General Assembly.
22    The University may not rescind any sick leave returned to
23an employee of the University on the basis of a revision to the
24definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" by the
25Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United
26States Department of Health and Human Services or the

 

 

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1Department of Public Health, provided that the employee
2received all doses required to be fully vaccinated against
3COVID-19, as defined in Section 5-260 of this Act, at the time
4the sick leave was returned to the employee.
 
5    (110 ILCS 660/5-260 new)
6    Sec. 5-260. COVID-19 paid administrative leave.
7    (a) In this Section:
8    "Employee" means a person employed by the University on or
9after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
10General Assembly.
11    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" means:
12        (1) 2 weeks after receiving the second dose in a
13    2-dose series of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for
14    emergency use, licensed, or otherwise approved by the
15    United States Food and Drug Administration; or
16        (2) 2 weeks after receiving a single dose of a
17    COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use, licensed,
18    or otherwise approved by the United States Food and Drug
19    Administration.
20    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" also includes any
21recommended booster doses for which the individual is eligible
22upon the adoption by the Department of Public Health of any
23changes made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
24of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
25to the definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" to

 

 

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1include any such booster doses. For purposes of this Section,
2individuals who are eligible for a booster dose but have not
3received a booster dose by 5 weeks after the Department of
4Public Health adopts a revised definition of "fully vaccinated
5against COVID-19" are not considered fully vaccinated for
6determining eligibility for future paid administrative leave
7pursuant to this Section.
8    (b) During any time when the Governor has declared a
9disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section
107 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act and the
11University, the State or any of its agencies, or a local public
12health department has issued guidance, mandates, or rules
13related to COVID-19 that restrict an employee of the
14University from being on University property because the
15employee (i) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
16molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a polymerase
17chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19, (ii) has a probable
18COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen diagnostic test, (iii) has
19been in close contact with a person who had a confirmed case of
20COVID-19 and is required to be excluded from the University,
21or (iv) is required by University policy to be excluded from
22University property due to COVID-19 symptoms, the employee of
23the University shall receive as many days of administrative
24leave as required to abide by the public health guidance,
25mandates, and requirements issued by the Department of Public
26Health, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave

 

 

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1has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
2representative if any. Such leave shall be provided to an
3employee for any days for which the employee was required to be
4excluded from University property prior to the effective date
5of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, provided
6that the employee receives all doses required to meet the
7definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" under this
8Section no later than 5 weeks after the effective date of this
9amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
10    (c) An employee of the University shall receive paid
11administrative leave pursuant to subsection (b) of this
12Section, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave
13has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
14representative if any, to care for a child of the employee if
15the child is unable to attend elementary or secondary school
16because the child:
17        (1) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
18    molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a
19    polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
20        (2) has probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen
21    diagnostic test;
22        (3) was in close contact with a person who has a
23    confirmed case of COVID-19 and is required to be excluded
24    from school; or
25        (4) was required by school or school district policy
26    to be excluded from school district property due to

 

 

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1    COVID-19 symptoms.
2    Such leave shall be provided to an employee for any days
3needed to care for a child of the employee prior to the
4effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
5Assembly, provided that the employee receives the doses
6required to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
7COVID-19" under this Section no later than 5 weeks after the
8effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
9Assembly.
10    (d) An employee of the University who is on paid
11administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all
12documentation requested by the University.
13    (e) An employee of the University who is on paid
14administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive
15the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid
16administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to
17this Section may not diminish any other leave or benefits of
18the employee.
19    (f) An employee of the University may not accrue paid
20administrative leave pursuant to this Section.
21    (g) For an employee of the University to be eligible to
22receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section,
23the employee must:
24        (1) have received all doses required to be fully
25    vaccinated against COVID-19; and
26        (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program

 

 

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1    adopted by the University to the extent such a testing
2    program requires participation by individuals who are
3    fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
4    (h) Nothing in this Section is intended to affect any
5right or remedy under federal law.
6    (i) No paid administrative leave awarded to or used by a
7fully vaccinated employee prior to the Department of Public
8Health's adoption of a revised definition of the term "fully
9vaccinated against COVID-19" may be rescinded on the basis
10that the employee no longer meets the definition of "fully
11vaccinated against COVID-19" based on the revised definition.
 
12    Section 25. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
13by adding Sections 10-245 and 10-265 as follows:
 
14    (110 ILCS 665/10-245 new)
15    Sec. 10-245. COVID-19 sick leave. For purposes of this
16Section, "employee" means a person employed by the University
17on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
18102nd General Assembly.
19    Any sick leave used by an employee of the University
20during the 2021-2022 academic year shall be returned to an
21employee of the University who receives all doses required to
22be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined in Section
2310-265 of this Act, if:
24        (1) the sick leave was taken because the employee was

 

 

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1    restricted from being on University property because the
2    employee:
3            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
4        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
5        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
6            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
7        antigen diagnostic test;
8            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
9        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
10        excluded from the University; or
11            (D) was required by the University to be excluded
12        from University property due to COVID-19 symptoms; or
13        (2) the sick leave was taken to care for a child of the
14    employee who was unable to attend elementary or secondary
15    school because the child:
16            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
17        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
18        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
19            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
20        antigen diagnostic test;
21            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
22        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
23        excluded from school; or
24            (D) was required by the school or school district
25        policy to be excluded from school district property
26        due to COVID-19 symptoms.

 

 

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1    Leave shall be returned to an employee pursuant to this
2Section provided that the employee has received all required
3doses to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
4COVID-19" under Section 10-265 of this Act no later than 5
5weeks after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
6102nd General Assembly.
7    The University may not rescind any sick leave returned to
8an employee of the University on the basis of a revision to the
9definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" by the
10Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United
11States Department of Health and Human Services or the
12Department of Public Health, provided that the employee
13received all doses required to be fully vaccinated against
14COVID-19, as defined in Section 10-265 of this Act, at the time
15the sick leave was returned to the employee.
 
16    (110 ILCS 665/10-265 new)
17    Sec. 10-265. COVID-19 paid administrative leave.
18    (a) In this Section:
19    "Employee" means a person employed by the University on or
20after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
21General Assembly.
22    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" means:
23        (1) 2 weeks after receiving the second dose in a
24    2-dose series of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for
25    emergency use, licensed, or otherwise approved by the

 

 

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1    United States Food and Drug Administration; or
2        (2) 2 weeks after receiving a single dose of a
3    COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use, licensed,
4    or otherwise approved by the United States Food and Drug
5    Administration.
6    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" also includes any
7recommended booster doses for which the individual is eligible
8upon the adoption by the Department of Public Health of any
9changes made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
10of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
11to the definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" to
12include any such booster doses. For purposes of this Section,
13individuals who are eligible for a booster dose but have not
14received a booster dose by 5 weeks after the Department of
15Public Health adopts a revised definition of "fully vaccinated
16against COVID-19" are not considered fully vaccinated for
17determining eligibility for future paid administrative leave
18pursuant to this Section.
19    (b) During any time when the Governor has declared a
20disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section
217 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act and the
22University, the State or any of its agencies, or a local public
23health department has issued guidance, mandates, or rules
24related to COVID-19 that restrict an employee of the
25University from being on University property because the
26employee (i) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a

 

 

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1molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a polymerase
2chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19, (ii) has a probable
3COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen diagnostic test, (iii) has
4been in close contact with a person who had a confirmed case of
5COVID-19 and is required to be excluded from the University,
6or (iv) is required by University policy to be excluded from
7University property due to COVID-19 symptoms, the employee of
8the University shall receive as many days of administrative
9leave as required to abide by the public health guidance,
10mandates, and requirements issued by the Department of Public
11Health, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave
12has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
13representative if any. Such leave shall be provided to an
14employee for any days for which the employee was required to be
15excluded from University property prior to the effective date
16of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, provided
17that the employee receives all doses required to meet the
18definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" under this
19Section no later than 5 weeks after the effective date of this
20amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
21    (c) An employee of the University shall receive paid
22administrative leave pursuant to subsection (b) of this
23Section, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave
24has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
25representative if any, to care for a child of the employee if
26the child is unable to attend elementary or secondary school

 

 

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1because the child:
2        (1) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
3    molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a
4    polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
5        (2) has probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen
6    diagnostic test;
7        (3) was in close contact with a person who has a
8    confirmed case of COVID-19 and is required to be excluded
9    from school; or
10        (4) was required by school or school district policy
11    to be excluded from school district property due to
12    COVID-19 symptoms.
13    Such leave shall be provided to an employee for any days
14needed to care for a child of the employee prior to the
15effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
16Assembly, provided that the employee receives the doses
17required to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
18COVID-19" under this Section no later than 5 weeks after the
19effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
20Assembly.
21    (d) An employee of the University who is on paid
22administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all
23documentation requested by the University.
24    (e) An employee of the University who is on paid
25administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive
26the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid

 

 

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1administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to
2this Section may not diminish any other leave or benefits of
3the employee.
4    (f) An employee of the University may not accrue paid
5administrative leave pursuant to this Section.
6    (g) For an employee of the University to be eligible to
7receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section,
8the employee must:
9        (1) have received all doses required to be fully
10    vaccinated against COVID-19; and
11        (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program
12    adopted by the University to the extent such a testing
13    program requires participation by individuals who are
14    fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
15    (h) Nothing in this Section is intended to affect any
16right or remedy under federal law.
17    (i) No paid administrative leave awarded to or used by a
18fully vaccinated employee prior to the Department of Public
19Health's adoption of a revised definition of the term "fully
20vaccinated against COVID-19" may be rescinded on the basis
21that the employee no longer meets the definition of "fully
22vaccinated against COVID-19" based on the revised definition.
 
23    Section 30. The Governors State University Law is amended
24by adding Sections 15-245 and 15-260 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (110 ILCS 670/15-245 new)
2    Sec. 15-245. COVID-19 sick leave. For purposes of this
3Section, "employee" means a person employed by the University
4on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
5102nd General Assembly.
6    Any sick leave used by an employee of the University
7during the 2021-2022 academic year shall be returned to an
8employee of the University who receives all doses required to
9be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined in Section
1015-260 of this Act, if:
11        (1) the sick leave was taken because the employee was
12    restricted from being on University property because the
13    employee:
14            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
15        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
16        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
17            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
18        antigen diagnostic test;
19            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
20        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
21        excluded from the University; or
22            (D) was required by the University to be excluded
23        from University property due to COVID-19 symptoms; or
24        (2) the sick leave was taken to care for a child of the
25    employee who was unable to attend elementary or secondary
26    school because the child:

 

 

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1            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
2        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
3        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
4            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
5        antigen diagnostic test;
6            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
7        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
8        excluded from school; or
9            (D) was required by the school or school district
10        policy to be excluded from school district property
11        due to COVID-19 symptoms.
12    Leave shall be returned to an employee pursuant to this
13Section provided that the employee has received all required
14doses to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
15COVID-19" under Section 15-260 of this Act no later than 5
16weeks after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
17102nd General Assembly.
18    The University may not rescind any sick leave returned to
19an employee of the University on the basis of a revision to the
20definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" by the
21Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United
22States Department of Health and Human Services or the
23Department of Public Health, provided that the employee
24received all doses required to be fully vaccinated against
25COVID-19, as defined in Section 15-260 of this Act, at the time
26the sick leave was returned to the employee.
 

 

 

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1    (110 ILCS 670/15-260 new)
2    Sec. 15-260. COVID-19 paid administrative leave.
3    (a) In this Section:
4    "Employee" means a person employed by the University on or
5after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
6General Assembly.
7    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" means:
8        (1) 2 weeks after receiving the second dose in a
9    2-dose series of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for
10    emergency use, licensed, or otherwise approved by the
11    United States Food and Drug Administration; or
12        (2) 2 weeks after receiving a single dose of a
13    COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use, licensed,
14    or otherwise approved by the United States Food and Drug
15    Administration.
16    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" also includes any
17recommended booster doses for which the individual is eligible
18upon the adoption by the Department of Public Health of any
19changes made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
20of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
21to the definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" to
22include any such booster doses. For purposes of this Section,
23individuals who are eligible for a booster dose but have not
24received a booster dose by 5 weeks after the Department of
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1against COVID-19" are not considered fully vaccinated for
2determining eligibility for future paid administrative leave
3pursuant to this Section.
4    (b) During any time when the Governor has declared a
5disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section
67 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act and the
7University, the State or any of its agencies, or a local public
8health department has issued guidance, mandates, or rules
9related to COVID-19 that restrict an employee of the
10University from being on University property because the
11employee (i) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
12molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a polymerase
13chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19, (ii) has a probable
14COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen diagnostic test, (iii) has
15been in close contact with a person who had a confirmed case of
16COVID-19 and is required to be excluded from the University,
17or (iv) is required by University policy to be excluded from
18University property due to COVID-19 symptoms, the employee of
19the University shall receive as many days of administrative
20leave as required to abide by the public health guidance,
21mandates, and requirements issued by the Department of Public
22Health, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave
23has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
24representative if any. Such leave shall be provided to an
25employee for any days for which the employee was required to be
26excluded from University property prior to the effective date

 

 

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1of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, provided
2that the employee receives all doses required to meet the
3definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" under this
4Section no later than 5 weeks after the effective date of this
5amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
6    (c) An employee of the University shall receive paid
7administrative leave pursuant to subsection (b) of this
8Section, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave
9has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
10representative if any, to care for a child of the employee if
11the child is unable to attend elementary or secondary school
12because the child:
13        (1) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
14    molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a
15    polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
16        (2) has probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen
17    diagnostic test;
18        (3) was in close contact with a person who has a
19    confirmed case of COVID-19 and is required to be excluded
20    from school; or
21        (4) was required by school or school district policy
22    to be excluded from school district property due to
23    COVID-19 symptoms.
24    Such leave shall be provided to an employee for any days
25needed to care for a child of the employee prior to the
26effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General

 

 

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1Assembly, provided that the employee receives the doses
2required to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
3COVID-19" under this Section no later than 5 weeks after the
4effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
5Assembly.
6    (d) An employee of the University who is on paid
7administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all
8documentation requested by the University.
9    (e) An employee of the University who is on paid
10administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive
11the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid
12administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to
13this Section may not diminish any other leave or benefits of
14the employee.
15    (f) An employee of the University may not accrue paid
16administrative leave pursuant to this Section.
17    (g) For an employee of the University to be eligible to
18receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section,
19the employee must:
20        (1) have received all doses required to be fully
21    vaccinated against COVID-19; and
22        (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program
23    adopted by the University to the extent such a testing
24    program requires participation by individuals who are
25    fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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1right or remedy under federal law.
2    (i) No paid administrative leave awarded to or used by a
3fully vaccinated employee prior to the Department of Public
4Health's adoption of a revised definition of the term "fully
5vaccinated against COVID-19" may be rescinded on the basis
6that the employee no longer meets the definition of "fully
7vaccinated against COVID-19" based on the revised definition.
 
8    Section 35. The Illinois State University Law is amended
9by adding Sections 20-250 and 20-270 as follows:
 
10    (110 ILCS 675/20-250 new)
11    Sec. 20-250. COVID-19 sick leave. For purposes of this
12Section, "employee" means a person employed by the University
13on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
14102nd General Assembly.
15    Any sick leave used by an employee of the University
16during the 2021-2022 academic year shall be returned to an
17employee of the University who receives all doses required to
18be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined in Section
1920-270 of this Act, if:
20        (1) the sick leave was taken because the employee was
21    restricted from being on University property because the
22    employee:
23            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
24        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as

 

 

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1        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
2            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
3        antigen diagnostic test;
4            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
5        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
6        excluded from the University; or
7            (D) was required by the University to be excluded
8        from University property due to COVID-19 symptoms; or
9        (2) the sick leave was taken to care for a child of the
10    employee who was unable to attend elementary or secondary
11    school because the child:
12            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
13        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
14        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
15            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
16        antigen diagnostic test;
17            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
18        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
19        excluded from school; or
20            (D) was required by the school or school district
21        policy to be excluded from school district property
22        due to COVID-19 symptoms.
23    Leave shall be returned to an employee pursuant to this
24Section provided that the employee has received all required
25doses to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
26COVID-19" under Section 20-270 of this Act no later than 5

 

 

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1weeks after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
2102nd General Assembly.
3    The University may not rescind any sick leave returned to
4an employee of the University on the basis of a revision to the
5definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" by the
6Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United
7States Department of Health and Human Services or the
8Department of Public Health, provided that the employee
9received all doses required to be fully vaccinated against
10COVID-19, as defined in Section 20-270 of this Act, at the time
11the sick leave was returned to the employee.
 
12    (110 ILCS 675/20-270 new)
13    Sec. 20-270. COVID-19 paid administrative leave.
14    (a) In this Section:
15    "Employee" means a person employed by the University on or
16after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
17General Assembly.
18    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" means:
19        (1) 2 weeks after receiving the second dose in a
20    2-dose series of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for
21    emergency use, licensed, or otherwise approved by the
22    United States Food and Drug Administration; or
23        (2) 2 weeks after receiving a single dose of a
24    COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use, licensed,
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1    Administration.
2    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" also includes any
3recommended booster doses for which the individual is eligible
4upon the adoption by the Department of Public Health of any
5changes made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
6of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
7to the definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" to
8include any such booster doses. For purposes of this Section,
9individuals who are eligible for a booster dose but have not
10received a booster dose by 5 weeks after the Department of
11Public Health adopts a revised definition of "fully vaccinated
12against COVID-19" are not considered fully vaccinated for
13determining eligibility for future paid administrative leave
14pursuant to this Section.
15    (b) During any time when the Governor has declared a
16disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section
177 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act and the
18University, the State or any of its agencies, or a local public
19health department has issued guidance, mandates, or rules
20related to COVID-19 that restrict an employee of the
21University from being on University property because the
22employee (i) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
23molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a polymerase
24chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19, (ii) has a probable
25COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen diagnostic test, (iii) has
26been in close contact with a person who had a confirmed case of

 

 

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1COVID-19 and is required to be excluded from the University,
2or (iv) is required by University policy to be excluded from
3University property due to COVID-19 symptoms, the employee of
4the University shall receive as many days of administrative
5leave as required to abide by the public health guidance,
6mandates, and requirements issued by the Department of Public
7Health, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave
8has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
9representative if any. Such leave shall be provided to an
10employee for any days for which the employee was required to be
11excluded from University property prior to the effective date
12of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, provided
13that the employee receives all doses required to meet the
14definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" under this
15Section no later than 5 weeks after the effective date of this
16amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
17    (c) An employee of the University shall receive paid
18administrative leave pursuant to subsection (b) of this
19Section, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave
20has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
21representative if any, to care for a child of the employee if
22the child is unable to attend elementary or secondary school
23because the child:
24        (1) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
25    molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a
26    polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;

 

 

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1        (2) has probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen
2    diagnostic test;
3        (3) was in close contact with a person who has a
4    confirmed case of COVID-19 and is required to be excluded
5    from school; or
6        (4) was required by school or school district policy
7    to be excluded from school district property due to
8    COVID-19 symptoms.
9    Such leave shall be provided to an employee for any days
10needed to care for a child of the employee prior to the
11effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
12Assembly, provided that the employee receives the doses
13required to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
14COVID-19" under this Section no later than 5 weeks after the
15effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
16Assembly.
17    (d) An employee of the University who is on paid
18administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all
19documentation requested by the University.
20    (e) An employee of the University who is on paid
21administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive
22the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid
23administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to
24this Section may not diminish any other leave or benefits of
25the employee.
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1administrative leave pursuant to this Section.
2    (g) For an employee of the University to be eligible to
3receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section,
4the employee must:
5        (1) have received all doses required to be fully
6    vaccinated against COVID-19; and
7        (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program
8    adopted by the University to the extent such a testing
9    program requires participation by individuals who are
10    fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
11    (h) Nothing in this Section is intended to affect any
12right or remedy under federal law.
13    (i) No paid administrative leave awarded to or used by a
14fully vaccinated employee prior to the Department of Public
15Health's adoption of a revised definition of the term "fully
16vaccinated against COVID-19" may be rescinded on the basis
17that the employee no longer meets the definition of "fully
18vaccinated against COVID-19" based on the revised definition.
 
19    Section 40. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
20amended by adding Sections 25-245 and 25-265 as follows:
 
21    (110 ILCS 680/25-245 new)
22    Sec. 25-245. COVID-19 sick leave. For purposes of this
23Section, "employee" means a person employed by the University
24on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the

 

 

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1102nd General Assembly.
2    Any sick leave used by an employee of the University
3during the 2021-2022 academic year shall be returned to an
4employee of the University who receives all doses required to
5be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined in Section
625-265 of this Act, if:
7        (1) the sick leave was taken because the employee was
8    restricted from being on University property because the
9    employee:
10            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
11        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
12        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
13            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
14        antigen diagnostic test;
15            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
16        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
17        excluded from the University; or
18            (D) was required by the University to be excluded
19        from University property due to COVID-19 symptoms; or
20        (2) the sick leave was taken to care for a child of the
21    employee who was unable to attend elementary or secondary
22    school because the child:
23            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
24        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
25        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
26            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an

 

 

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1        antigen diagnostic test;
2            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
3        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
4        excluded from school; or
5            (D) was required by the school or school district
6        policy to be excluded from school district property
7        due to COVID-19 symptoms.
8    Leave shall be returned to an employee pursuant to this
9Section provided that the employee has received all required
10doses to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
11COVID-19" under Section 25-265 of this Act no later than 5
12weeks after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
13102nd General Assembly.
14    The University may not rescind any sick leave returned to
15an employee of the University on the basis of a revision to the
16definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" by the
17Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United
18States Department of Health and Human Services or the
19Department of Public Health, provided that the employee
20received all doses required to be fully vaccinated against
21COVID-19, as defined in Section 25-265 of this Act, at the time
22the sick leave was returned to the employee.
 
23    (110 ILCS 680/25-265 new)
24    Sec. 25-265. COVID-19 paid administrative leave.
25    (a) In this Section:

 

 

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1    "Employee" means a person employed by the University on or
2after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
3General Assembly.
4    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" means:
5        (1) 2 weeks after receiving the second dose in a
6    2-dose series of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for
7    emergency use, licensed, or otherwise approved by the
8    United States Food and Drug Administration; or
9        (2) 2 weeks after receiving a single dose of a
10    COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use, licensed,
11    or otherwise approved by the United States Food and Drug
12    Administration.
13    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" also includes any
14recommended booster doses for which the individual is eligible
15upon the adoption by the Department of Public Health of any
16changes made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
17of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
18to the definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" to
19include any such booster doses. For purposes of this Section,
20individuals who are eligible for a booster dose but have not
21received a booster dose by 5 weeks after the Department of
22Public Health adopts a revised definition of "fully vaccinated
23against COVID-19" are not considered fully vaccinated for
24determining eligibility for future paid administrative leave
25pursuant to this Section.
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1disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section
27 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act and the
3University, the State or any of its agencies, or a local public
4health department has issued guidance, mandates, or rules
5related to COVID-19 that restrict an employee of the
6University from being on University property because the
7employee (i) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
8molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a polymerase
9chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19, (ii) has a probable
10COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen diagnostic test, (iii) has
11been in close contact with a person who had a confirmed case of
12COVID-19 and is required to be excluded from the University,
13or (iv) is required by University policy to be excluded from
14University property due to COVID-19 symptoms, the employee of
15the University shall receive as many days of administrative
16leave as required to abide by the public health guidance,
17mandates, and requirements issued by the Department of Public
18Health, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave
19has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
20representative if any. Such leave shall be provided to an
21employee for any days for which the employee was required to be
22excluded from University property prior to the effective date
23of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, provided
24that the employee receives all doses required to meet the
25definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" under this
26Section no later than 5 weeks after the effective date of this

 

 

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1amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
2    (c) An employee of the University shall receive paid
3administrative leave pursuant to subsection (b) of this
4Section, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave
5has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
6representative if any, to care for a child of the employee if
7the child is unable to attend elementary or secondary school
8because the child:
9        (1) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
10    molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a
11    polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
12        (2) has probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen
13    diagnostic test;
14        (3) was in close contact with a person who has a
15    confirmed case of COVID-19 and is required to be excluded
16    from school; or
17        (4) was required by school or school district policy
18    to be excluded from school district property due to
19    COVID-19 symptoms.
20    Such leave shall be provided to an employee for any days
21needed to care for a child of the employee prior to the
22effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
23Assembly, provided that the employee receives the doses
24required to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
25COVID-19" under this Section no later than 5 weeks after the
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1Assembly.
2    (d) An employee of the University who is on paid
3administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all
4documentation requested by the University.
5    (e) An employee of the University who is on paid
6administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive
7the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid
8administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to
9this Section may not diminish any other leave or benefits of
10the employee.
11    (f) An employee of the University may not accrue paid
12administrative leave pursuant to this Section.
13    (g) For an employee of the University to be eligible to
14receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section,
15the employee must:
16        (1) have received all doses required to be fully
17    vaccinated against COVID-19; and
18        (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program
19    adopted by the University to the extent such a testing
20    program requires participation by individuals who are
21    fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
22    (h) Nothing in this Section is intended to affect any
23right or remedy under federal law.
24    (i) No paid administrative leave awarded to or used by a
25fully vaccinated employee prior to the Department of Public
26Health's adoption of a revised definition of the term "fully

 

 

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1vaccinated against COVID-19" may be rescinded on the basis
2that the employee no longer meets the definition of "fully
3vaccinated against COVID-19" based on the revised definition.
 
4    Section 45. The Northern Illinois University Law is
5amended by adding Sections 30-255 and 30-275 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 685/30-255 new)
7    Sec. 30-255. COVID-19 sick leave. For purposes of this
8Section, "employee" means a person employed by the University
9on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
10102nd General Assembly.
11    Any sick leave used by an employee of the University
12during the 2021-2022 academic year shall be returned to an
13employee of the University who receives all doses required to
14be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined in Section
1530-275 of this Act, if:
16        (1) the sick leave was taken because the employee was
17    restricted from being on University property because the
18    employee:
19            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
20        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
21        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
22            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
23        antigen diagnostic test;
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1        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
2        excluded from the University; or
3            (D) was required by the University to be excluded
4        from University property due to COVID-19 symptoms; or
5        (2) the sick leave was taken to care for a child of the
6    employee who was unable to attend elementary or secondary
7    school because the child:
8            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
9        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
10        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
11            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
12        antigen diagnostic test;
13            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
14        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
15        excluded from school; or
16            (D) was required by the school or school district
17        policy to be excluded from school district property
18        due to COVID-19 symptoms.
19    Leave shall be returned to an employee pursuant to this
20Section provided that the employee has received all required
21doses to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
22COVID-19" under Section 30-275 of this Act no later than 5
23weeks after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
24102nd General Assembly.
25    The University may not rescind any sick leave returned to
26an employee of the University on the basis of a revision to the

 

 

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1definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" by the
2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United
3States Department of Health and Human Services or the
4Department of Public Health, provided that the employee
5received all doses required to be fully vaccinated against
6COVID-19, as defined in Section 30-275 of this Act, at the time
7the sick leave was returned to the employee.
 
8    (110 ILCS 685/30-275 new)
9    Sec. 30-275. COVID-19 paid administrative leave.
10    (a) In this Section:
11    "Employee" means a person employed by the University on or
12after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
13General Assembly.
14    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" means:
15        (1) 2 weeks after receiving the second dose in a
16    2-dose series of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for
17    emergency use, licensed, or otherwise approved by the
18    United States Food and Drug Administration; or
19        (2) 2 weeks after receiving a single dose of a
20    COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use, licensed,
21    or otherwise approved by the United States Food and Drug
22    Administration.
23    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" also includes any
24recommended booster doses for which the individual is eligible
25upon the adoption by the Department of Public Health of any

 

 

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1changes made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
3to the definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" to
4include any such booster doses. For purposes of this Section,
5individuals who are eligible for a booster dose but have not
6received a booster dose by 5 weeks after the Department of
7Public Health adopts a revised definition of "fully vaccinated
8against COVID-19" are not considered fully vaccinated for
9determining eligibility for future paid administrative leave
10pursuant to this Section.
11    (b) During any time when the Governor has declared a
12disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section
137 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act and the
14University, the State or any of its agencies, or a local public
15health department has issued guidance, mandates, or rules
16related to COVID-19 that restrict an employee of the
17University from being on University property because the
18employee (i) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
19molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a polymerase
20chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19, (ii) has a probable
21COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen diagnostic test, (iii) has
22been in close contact with a person who had a confirmed case of
23COVID-19 and is required to be excluded from the University,
24or (iv) is required by University policy to be excluded from
25University property due to COVID-19 symptoms, the employee of
26the University shall receive as many days of administrative

 

 

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1leave as required to abide by the public health guidance,
2mandates, and requirements issued by the Department of Public
3Health, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave
4has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
5representative if any. Such leave shall be provided to an
6employee for any days for which the employee was required to be
7excluded from University property prior to the effective date
8of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, provided
9that the employee receives all doses required to meet the
10definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" under this
11Section no later than 5 weeks after the effective date of this
12amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
13    (c) An employee of the University shall receive paid
14administrative leave pursuant to subsection (b) of this
15Section, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave
16has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
17representative if any, to care for a child of the employee if
18the child is unable to attend elementary or secondary school
19because the child:
20        (1) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
21    molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a
22    polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
23        (2) has probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen
24    diagnostic test;
25        (3) was in close contact with a person who has a
26    confirmed case of COVID-19 and is required to be excluded

 

 

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1    from school; or
2        (4) was required by school or school district policy
3    to be excluded from school district property due to
4    COVID-19 symptoms.
5    Such leave shall be provided to an employee for any days
6needed to care for a child of the employee prior to the
7effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
8Assembly, provided that the employee receives the doses
9required to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
10COVID-19" under this Section no later than 5 weeks after the
11effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
12Assembly.
13    (d) An employee of the University who is on paid
14administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all
15documentation requested by the University.
16    (e) An employee of the University who is on paid
17administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive
18the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid
19administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to
20this Section may not diminish any other leave or benefits of
21the employee.
22    (f) An employee of the University may not accrue paid
23administrative leave pursuant to this Section.
24    (g) For an employee of the University to be eligible to
25receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section,
26the employee must:

 

 

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1        (1) have received all doses required to be fully
2    vaccinated against COVID-19; and
3        (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program
4    adopted by the University to the extent such a testing
5    program requires participation by individuals who are
6    fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
7    (h) Nothing in this Section is intended to affect any
8right or remedy under federal law.
9    (i) No paid administrative leave awarded to or used by a
10fully vaccinated employee prior to the Department of Public
11Health's adoption of a revised definition of the term "fully
12vaccinated against COVID-19" may be rescinded on the basis
13that the employee no longer meets the definition of "fully
14vaccinated against COVID-19" based on the revised definition.
 
15    Section 50. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
16by adding Sections 35-250 and 35-270 as follows:
 
17    (110 ILCS 690/35-250 new)
18    Sec. 35-250. COVID-19 sick leave. For purposes of this
19Section, "employee" means a person employed by the University
20on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
21102nd General Assembly.
22    Any sick leave used by an employee of the University
23during the 2021-2022 academic year shall be returned to an
24employee of the University who receives all doses required to

 

 

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1be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined in Section
235-270 of this Act, if:
3        (1) the sick leave was taken because the employee was
4    restricted from being on University property because the
5    employee:
6            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
7        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
8        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
9            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
10        antigen diagnostic test;
11            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
12        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
13        excluded from the University; or
14            (D) was required by the University to be excluded
15        from University property due to COVID-19 symptoms; or
16        (2) the sick leave was taken to care for a child of the
17    employee who was unable to attend elementary or secondary
18    school because the child:
19            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
20        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
21        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
22            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
23        antigen diagnostic test;
24            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
25        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
26        excluded from school; or

 

 

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1            (D) was required by the school or school district
2        policy to be excluded from school district property
3        due to COVID-19 symptoms.
4    Leave shall be returned to an employee pursuant to this
5Section provided that the employee has received all required
6doses to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
7COVID-19" under Section 35-270 of this Act no later than 5
8weeks after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
9102nd General Assembly.
10    The University may not rescind any sick leave returned to
11an employee of the University on the basis of a revision to the
12definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" by the
13Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United
14States Department of Health and Human Services or the
15Department of Public Health, provided that the employee
16received all doses required to be fully vaccinated against
17COVID-19, as defined in Section 35-270 of this Act, at the time
18the sick leave was returned to the employee.
 
19    (110 ILCS 690/35-270 new)
20    Sec. 35-270. COVID-19 paid administrative leave.
21    (a) In this Section:
22    "Employee" means a person employed by the University on or
23after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
24General Assembly.
25    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" means:

 

 

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1        (1) 2 weeks after receiving the second dose in a
2    2-dose series of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for
3    emergency use, licensed, or otherwise approved by the
4    United States Food and Drug Administration; or
5        (2) 2 weeks after receiving a single dose of a
6    COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use, licensed,
7    or otherwise approved by the United States Food and Drug
8    Administration.
9    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" also includes any
10recommended booster doses for which the individual is eligible
11upon the adoption by the Department of Public Health of any
12changes made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
13of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
14to the definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" to
15include any such booster doses. For purposes of this Section,
16individuals who are eligible for a booster dose but have not
17received a booster dose by 5 weeks after the Department of
18Public Health adopts a revised definition of "fully vaccinated
19against COVID-19" are not considered fully vaccinated for
20determining eligibility for future paid administrative leave
21pursuant to this Section.
22    (b) During any time when the Governor has declared a
23disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section
247 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act and the
25University, the State or any of its agencies, or a local public
26health department has issued guidance, mandates, or rules

 

 

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1related to COVID-19 that restrict an employee of the
2University from being on University property because the
3employee (i) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
4molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a polymerase
5chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19, (ii) has a probable
6COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen diagnostic test, (iii) has
7been in close contact with a person who had a confirmed case of
8COVID-19 and is required to be excluded from the University,
9or (iv) is required by University policy to be excluded from
10University property due to COVID-19 symptoms, the employee of
11the University shall receive as many days of administrative
12leave as required to abide by the public health guidance,
13mandates, and requirements issued by the Department of Public
14Health, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave
15has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
16representative if any. Such leave shall be provided to an
17employee for any days for which the employee was required to be
18excluded from University property prior to the effective date
19of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, provided
20that the employee receives all doses required to meet the
21definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" under this
22Section no later than 5 weeks after the effective date of this
23amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
24    (c) An employee of the University shall receive paid
25administrative leave pursuant to subsection (b) of this
26Section, unless a longer period of paid administrative leave

 

 

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1has been negotiated with the exclusive bargaining
2representative if any, to care for a child of the employee if
3the child is unable to attend elementary or secondary school
4because the child:
5        (1) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
6    molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a
7    polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
8        (2) has probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen
9    diagnostic test;
10        (3) was in close contact with a person who has a
11    confirmed case of COVID-19 and is required to be excluded
12    from school; or
13        (4) was required by school or school district policy
14    to be excluded from school district property due to
15    COVID-19 symptoms.
16    Such leave shall be provided to an employee for any days
17needed to care for a child of the employee prior to the
18effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
19Assembly, provided that the employee receives the doses
20required to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
21COVID-19" under this Section no later than 5 weeks after the
22effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
23Assembly.
24    (d) An employee of the University who is on paid
25administrative leave pursuant to this Section must provide all
26documentation requested by the University.

 

 

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1    (e) An employee of the University who is on paid
2administrative leave pursuant to this Section shall receive
3the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of a paid
4administrative leave day or days by an employee pursuant to
5this Section may not diminish any other leave or benefits of
6the employee.
7    (f) An employee of the University may not accrue paid
8administrative leave pursuant to this Section.
9    (g) For an employee of the University to be eligible to
10receive paid administrative leave pursuant to this Section,
11the employee must:
12        (1) have received all doses required to be fully
13    vaccinated against COVID-19; and
14        (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program
15    adopted by the University to the extent such a testing
16    program requires participation by individuals who are
17    fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
18    (h) Nothing in this Section is intended to affect any
19right or remedy under federal law.
20    (i) No paid administrative leave awarded to or used by a
21fully vaccinated employee prior to the Department of Public
22Health's adoption of a revised definition of the term "fully
23vaccinated against COVID-19" may be rescinded on the basis
24that the employee no longer meets the definition of "fully
25vaccinated against COVID-19" based on the revised definition.
 

 

 

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1    Section 55. The Public Community College Act is amended by
2adding Sections 3-29.20 and 3-29.25 as follows:
 
3    (110 ILCS 805/3-29.20 new)
4    Sec. 3-29.20. COVID-19 sick leave. For purposes of this
5Section, "employee" means a person employed by a community
6college or community college district on or after the
7effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
8Assembly.
9    Any sick leave used by an employee of a community college
10or community college district during the 2021-2022 academic
11year shall be returned to an employee of the community college
12or community college district who receives all doses required
13to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined in Section
143-29.25 of this Act, if:
15        (1) the sick leave was taken because the employee was
16    restricted from being on community college district
17    property because the employee:
18            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
19        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
20        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
21            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
22        antigen diagnostic test;
23            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
24        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
25        excluded from community college district property; or

 

 

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1            (D) was required by the community college or
2        community college district policy to be excluded from
3        community college district property due to COVID-19
4        symptoms; or
5        (2) the sick leave was taken to care for a child of the
6    employee who was unable to attend elementary or secondary
7    school because the child:
8            (A) had a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis
9        via a molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as
10        a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;
11            (B) had a probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an
12        antigen diagnostic test;
13            (C) was in close contact with a person who had a
14        confirmed case of COVID-19 and was required to be
15        excluded from school; or
16            (D) was required by the school or school district
17        policy to be excluded from school district property
18        due to COVID-19 symptoms.
19    Leave shall be returned to an employee pursuant to this
20Section provided that the employee has received all required
21doses to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
22COVID-19" under Section 3-29.25 of this Act no later than 5
23weeks after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
24102nd General Assembly.
25    The community college district may not rescind any sick
26leave returned to an employee of the community college or

 

 

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1community college district on the basis of a revision to the
2definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" by the
3Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United
4States Department of Health and Human Services or the
5Department of Public Health, provided that the employee
6received all doses required to be fully vaccinated against
7COVID-19, as defined in Section 3-29.25 of this Act, at the
8time the sick leave was returned to the employee.
 
9    (110 ILCS 805/3-29.25 new)
10    Sec. 3-29.25. COVID-19 paid administrative leave.
11    (a) In this Section:
12    "Employee" means a person employed by a community college
13or community college district on or after the effective date
14of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
15    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" means:
16        (1) 2 weeks after receiving the second dose in a
17    2-dose series of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for
18    emergency use, licensed, or otherwise approved by the
19    United States Food and Drug Administration; or
20        (2) 2 weeks after receiving a single dose of a
21    COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use, licensed,
22    or otherwise approved by the United States Food and Drug
23    Administration.
24    "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" also includes any
25recommended booster doses for which the individual is eligible

 

 

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1upon the adoption by the Department of Public Health of any
2changes made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
4to the definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" to
5include any such booster doses. For purposes of this Section,
6individuals who are eligible for a booster dose but have not
7received a booster dose by 5 weeks after the Department of
8Public Health adopts a revised definition of "fully vaccinated
9against COVID-19" are not considered fully vaccinated for
10determining eligibility for future paid administrative leave
11pursuant to this Section.
12    (b) During any time when the Governor has declared a
13disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section
147 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act and a
15community college district, the State or any of its agencies,
16or a local public health department has issued guidance,
17mandates, or rules related to COVID-19 that restrict an
18employee of a community college or community college district
19from being on community college district property because the
20employee (i) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
21molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a polymerase
22chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19, (ii) has a probable
23COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen diagnostic test, (iii) has
24been in close contact with a person who had a confirmed case of
25COVID-19 and is required to be excluded from a community
26college district, or (iv) is required by a community college

 

 

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1or community college district policy to be excluded from
2community college district property due to COVID-19 symptoms,
3the employee of a community college or community college
4district shall receive as many days of administrative leave as
5required to abide by the public health guidance, mandates, and
6requirements issued by the Department of Public Health, unless
7a longer period of paid administrative leave has been
8negotiated with the exclusive bargaining representative if
9any. Such leave shall be provided to an employee for any days
10for which the employee was required to be excluded from
11community college district property prior to the effective
12date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly,
13provided that the employee receives all doses required to meet
14the definition of "fully vaccinated against COVID-19" under
15this Section no later than 5 weeks after the effective date of
16this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
17    (c) An employee of a community college or community
18college district shall receive paid administrative leave
19pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section, unless a longer
20period of paid administrative leave has been negotiated with
21the exclusive bargaining representative if any, to care for a
22child of the employee if the child is unable to attend
23elementary or secondary school because the child:
24        (1) has a confirmed positive COVID-19 diagnosis via a
25    molecular amplification diagnostic test, such as a
26    polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19;

 

 

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1        (2) has probable COVID-19 diagnosis via an antigen
2    diagnostic test;
3        (3) was in close contact with a person who has a
4    confirmed case of COVID-19 and is required to be excluded
5    from school; or
6        (4) was required by school or school district policy
7    to be excluded from school district property due to
8    COVID-19 symptoms.
9    Such leave shall be provided to an employee for any days
10needed to care for a child of the employee prior to the
11effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
12Assembly, provided that the employee receives the doses
13required to meet the definition of "fully vaccinated against
14COVID-19" under this Section no later than 5 weeks after the
15effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
16Assembly.
17    (d) An employee of a community college or community
18college district who is on paid administrative leave pursuant
19to this Section must provide all documentation requested by
20the community college or community college district.
21    (e) An employee of a community college or community
22college district who is on paid administrative leave pursuant
23to this Section shall receive the employee's regular rate of
24pay. The use of a paid administrative leave day or days by an
25employee pursuant to this Section may not diminish any other
26leave or benefits of the employee.

 

 

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1    (f) An employee of a community college or community
2college district may not accrue paid administrative leave
3pursuant to this Section.
4    (g) For an employee of a community college or community
5college district to be eligible to receive paid administrative
6leave pursuant to this Section, the employee must:
7        (1) have received all doses required to be fully
8    vaccinated against COVID-19; and
9        (2) participate in the COVID-19 testing program
10    adopted by a community college or community college
11    district to the extent such a testing program requires
12    participation by individuals who are fully vaccinated
13    against COVID-19.
14    (h) Nothing in this Section is intended to affect any
15right or remedy under federal law.
16    (i) No paid administrative leave awarded to or used by a
17fully vaccinated employee prior to the Department of Public
18Health's adoption of a revised definition of the term "fully
19vaccinated against COVID-19" may be rescinded on the basis
20that the employee no longer meets the definition of "fully
21vaccinated against COVID-19" based on the revised definition.
 
22    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
23changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
24that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
25represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does

 

 

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1not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
2made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
3Public Act.
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5becoming law.