103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2721

 

Introduced 1/12/2024, by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/10-20.87 new
105 ILCS 5/34-18.85 new

    Amends the School Code. Provides that school boards shall allow all educators to have daily continuous uninterrupted individual classroom planning time. Provides that the planning period shall be equal to one class period but no less than 45 minutes in duration. Provides that this time requirement applies to educators who are in contact with students for 50% or more of their contracted workday. Provides that, during this planning period, educators may not be forced to substitute in other areas of the building or district when another educator is absent or a vacancy exists and may not be forced to attend meetings, trainings, or conferences of any kind. Provides that if an educator chooses to substitute or attend a meeting, training, or conference during their guaranteed planning period of their own free will, the educator shall be compensated at a rate of pay that is negotiated between the local board of education and local association of a state teacher association.


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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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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 adding Sections
510-20.87 and 34-18.85 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.87 new)
7    Sec. 10-20.87. Educator planning time. School boards shall
8allow all educators to have daily continuous uninterrupted
9individual classroom planning time. The planning period shall
10be equal to one class period but no less than 45 minutes in
11duration. This Section applies to educators who are in contact
12with students for 50% or more of their contracted workday.
13During this planning period, educators may not be forced to
14substitute in other areas of the building or district when
15another educator is absent or a vacancy exists and may not be
16forced to attend meetings, trainings, or conferences of any
17kind. If an educator chooses to substitute or attend a
18meeting, training, or conference during their guaranteed
19planning period of their own free will, the educator shall be
20compensated at a rate of pay that is negotiated between the
21local board of education and local association of a state
22teacher association.
 

 

 

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1    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.85 new)
2    Sec. 34-18.85. Educator planning time. The board shall
3allow all educators to have daily continuous uninterrupted
4individual classroom planning time. The planning period shall
5be equal to one class period but no less than 45 minutes in
6duration. This Section applies to educators who are in contact
7with students for 50% or more of their contracted workday.
8During this planning period, educators may not be forced to
9substitute in other areas of the building or district when
10another educator is absent or a vacancy exists and may not be
11forced to attend meetings, trainings, or conferences of any
12kind. If an educator chooses to substitute or attend a
13meeting, training, or conference during their guaranteed
14planning period of their own free will, the educator shall be
15compensated at a rate of pay that is negotiated between the
16local board of education and local association of a state
17teacher association.