Full Text of HB4222 102nd General Assembly
HB4222 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 HB4222 Introduced 1/5/2022, by Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 105 ILCS 5/10-22.25b | from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.25b | 105 ILCS 5/34-2.3 | from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3 |
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Amends the School Code. Provides that a school uniform or dress code policy adopted by a school board or local school council shall not prohibit the right of a student to wear or accessorize graduation attire with items associated with the student's cultural or ethnic identity or any protected characteristic or category identified in the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the items used to accessorize graduation attire may include, but are not limited to, flags, pins, or any other relevant item. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 5 | | 10-22.25b and 34-2.3 as follows:
| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-22.25b) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.25b)
| 7 | | Sec. 10-22.25b. School uniforms. The school board may | 8 | | adopt a school
uniform or dress code
policy that governs all or | 9 | | certain individual attendance centers
and that is necessary to | 10 | | maintain the orderly process of a school
function or prevent | 11 | | endangerment of student health or safety.
A school uniform or | 12 | | dress code policy adopted by
a school board: (i) shall not be | 13 | | applied in such manner as to discipline or
deny attendance to a | 14 | | transfer student or any other student for noncompliance
with | 15 | | that policy during
such period of time as is reasonably | 16 | | necessary to enable the student to acquire
a school uniform or | 17 | | otherwise comply with the dress code policy that is in
effect | 18 | | at the attendance center or in the district into which the | 19 | | student's
enrollment is transferred; and (ii) shall include | 20 | | criteria and procedures under
which the school board will | 21 | | accommodate the needs of or otherwise provide
appropriate | 22 | | resources to assist a student from an indigent family in | 23 | | complying
with an applicable school uniform or dress code |
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| 1 | | policy ; and (iii) shall not prohibit the right of a student to | 2 | | wear or accessorize the student's graduation attire with items | 3 | | associated with the student's cultural or ethnic identity or | 4 | | any protected characteristic or category identified in | 5 | | subsection (Q) of Section 1-103 of the Illinois Human Rights | 6 | | Act, including, but not limited to, flags, pins, or any other | 7 | | relevant item . A student whose
parents or legal guardians | 8 | | object on religious grounds to the student's
compliance with | 9 | | an applicable school
uniform or dress code policy shall not be | 10 | | required to comply with that policy
if the student's parents | 11 | | or legal guardians present to the school board a
signed | 12 | | statement of objection detailing the grounds for the | 13 | | objection.
This Section applies to school boards of all
| 14 | | districts, including special charter districts and districts | 15 | | organized under
Article 34.
| 16 | | (Source: P.A. 89-610, eff. 8-6-96.)
| 17 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-2.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3)
| 18 | | Sec. 34-2.3. Local school councils - Powers and duties. | 19 | | Each local school
council shall have and exercise, consistent | 20 | | with the provisions of
this Article and the powers and duties | 21 | | of
the board of education, the following powers and duties:
| 22 | | 1. (A) To annually evaluate the performance of the | 23 | | principal of the
attendance
center
using a Board approved | 24 | | principal evaluation form, which shall include the
evaluation | 25 | | of
(i) student academic improvement, as defined by the
school |
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| 1 | | improvement plan, (ii)
student absenteeism rates
at the | 2 | | school, (iii) instructional leadership, (iv) the effective
| 3 | | implementation of
programs, policies, or strategies to improve | 4 | | student academic achievement,
(v) school management, and (vi) | 5 | | any other factors deemed relevant by the local
school council, | 6 | | including, without limitation, the principal's communication
| 7 | | skills and ability to create and maintain a student-centered | 8 | | learning
environment, to develop opportunities for | 9 | | professional development, and to
encourage parental | 10 | | involvement and community partnerships to achieve school
| 11 | | improvement;
| 12 | | (B) to determine in the manner provided by subsection (c) | 13 | | of Section
34-2.2 and subdivision 1.5 of this Section whether | 14 | | the performance contract
of the principal shall be
renewed; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | (C) to directly select, in the manner provided by
| 17 | | subsection (c) of
Section 34-2.2, a new principal (including a | 18 | | new principal to fill a
vacancy)
-- without submitting any | 19 | | list of candidates for that position to the
general | 20 | | superintendent as provided in paragraph 2 of this Section -- | 21 | | to
serve under a 4 year performance contract; provided that | 22 | | (i) the determination
of whether the principal's performance | 23 | | contract is to be renewed, based upon
the evaluation required | 24 | | by subdivision 1.5 of this Section, shall be made no
later than | 25 | | 150 days prior to the expiration of the current | 26 | | performance-based
contract of the principal, (ii) in cases |
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| 1 | | where such performance
contract is not renewed -- a
direct | 2 | | selection
of a
new principal -- to serve under a 4 year | 3 | | performance contract shall be made by
the local school council | 4 | | no later than 45 days prior to the expiration of the
current | 5 | | performance contract of the principal, and (iii) a
selection | 6 | | by
the local school council of a new principal to fill a | 7 | | vacancy under a 4 year
performance contract shall be made | 8 | | within 90 days after the date such vacancy
occurs. A Council | 9 | | shall be required, if requested by the principal, to provide
| 10 | | in writing the reasons for the council's not renewing the | 11 | | principal's contract.
| 12 | | 1.5. The local school council's determination of whether | 13 | | to renew the
principal's contract shall be based on an | 14 | | evaluation to assess the educational
and administrative | 15 | | progress made at the school during the principal's current
| 16 | | performance-based contract. The local school council shall | 17 | | base its evaluation
on (i) student academic improvement, as | 18 | | defined by the school improvement plan,
(ii) student | 19 | | absenteeism rates at the school, (iii) instructional | 20 | | leadership,
(iv) the effective implementation of programs, | 21 | | policies, or strategies to
improve student academic | 22 | | achievement, (v) school management, and (vi) any
other factors | 23 | | deemed relevant by the local school council, including, | 24 | | without
limitation, the principal's communication skills and | 25 | | ability to create and
maintain a student-centered learning | 26 | | environment, to develop opportunities for
professional |
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| 1 | | development, and to encourage parental involvement and | 2 | | community
partnerships to achieve school improvement. If a | 3 | | local school council
fails to renew the performance contract | 4 | | of a principal rated by the general
superintendent, or his or | 5 | | her designee, in the previous years' evaluations as
meeting or | 6 | | exceeding expectations, the principal, within 15 days after | 7 | | the
local school council's decision not to renew the contract, | 8 | | may request a review
of the
local school council's principal | 9 | | non-retention decision by a hearing officer
appointed by the | 10 | | American Arbitration Association. A local school council
| 11 | | member or members or the general superintendent may support | 12 | | the principal's
request for review.
During the period of the | 13 | | hearing officer's review of the local school
council's | 14 | | decision on
whether or not to retain the principal, the local | 15 | | school council shall maintain
all authority
to search for and | 16 | | contract with a person to serve
as interim or acting
| 17 | | principal, or as the
principal of the attendance center under | 18 | | a 4-year performance contract,
provided that any performance | 19 | | contract entered into by the local school council
shall be | 20 | | voidable
or
modified in accordance with the decision of the | 21 | | hearing officer.
The principal may request review only once | 22 | | while at that
attendance center. If a local school council | 23 | | renews the contract of a
principal who failed to obtain a | 24 | | rating of "meets" or "exceeds expectations" in
the general | 25 | | superintendent's evaluation for the previous year, the general | 26 | | superintendent,
within 15
days after the local
school |
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| 1 | | council's decision to renew the contract,
may request a review | 2 | | of
the local school council's principal retention decision by | 3 | | a hearing officer
appointed by the American Arbitration | 4 | | Association. The general superintendent may request a review | 5 | | only
once
for that principal at that attendance center. All | 6 | | requests to review the
retention or non-retention of a | 7 | | principal shall be submitted to the general
superintendent, | 8 | | who shall, in turn, forward such requests, within 14 days of
| 9 | | receipt, to the American Arbitration Association.
The general | 10 | | superintendent shall send a contemporaneous copy of the | 11 | | request
that was forwarded to the American Arbitration | 12 | | Association to the principal and
to each local school council | 13 | | member and shall inform the local school council
of its rights | 14 | | and responsibilities under the arbitration process, including | 15 | | the
local school council's right to representation and the | 16 | | manner and process by
which the Board shall pay the costs of | 17 | | the council's representation.
If the local school council | 18 | | retains the
principal and the general superintendent requests | 19 | | a review of the retention
decision, the local school council | 20 | | and the general
superintendent shall be considered parties to | 21 | | the arbitration, a hearing officer shall
be
chosen between | 22 | | those 2
parties pursuant to procedures promulgated by the | 23 | | State Board of Education,
and the principal may retain counsel | 24 | | and participate in the arbitration. If the local school | 25 | | council does not retain the principal and
the principal | 26 | | requests a review of the retention decision, the local school
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| 1 | | council and the principal shall be considered parties to the
| 2 | | arbitration and a hearing
officer shall be chosen between | 3 | | those 2 parties pursuant to procedures
promulgated by the | 4 | | State Board of Education.
The hearing shall begin (i)
within | 5 | | 45 days
after the initial request for review is submitted by | 6 | | the principal to the
general superintendent or (ii) if the
| 7 | | initial request for
review is made by the general | 8 | | superintendent, within 45 days after that request
is mailed
to | 9 | | the American Arbitration Association.
The hearing officer | 10 | | shall render a
decision within 45
days after the hearing | 11 | | begins and within 90 days after the initial request
for | 12 | | review.
The Board shall contract with the American
Arbitration | 13 | | Association for all of the hearing officer's reasonable and
| 14 | | necessary costs. In addition, the Board shall pay any | 15 | | reasonable costs
incurred by a local school council for | 16 | | representation before a hearing
officer.
| 17 | | 1.10. The hearing officer shall conduct a hearing, which | 18 | | shall include (i)
a review of the principal's performance, | 19 | | evaluations, and other evidence of
the principal's service at | 20 | | the school, (ii) reasons provided by the local
school council | 21 | | for its decision, and (iii) documentation evidencing views of
| 22 | | interested persons, including,
without limitation, students, | 23 | | parents, local school council members, school
faculty and | 24 | | staff, the principal, the general superintendent or his or her
| 25 | | designee, and members of the community. The burden of proof in | 26 | | establishing
that the local school council's decision was |
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| 1 | | arbitrary and capricious shall be
on the party requesting the | 2 | | arbitration, and this party shall sustain the
burden by a | 3 | | preponderance of the evidence.
The hearing officer shall set | 4 | | the
local school council decision aside if that decision, in | 5 | | light of the record
developed at the hearing, is arbitrary and | 6 | | capricious. The decision of the
hearing officer may not be | 7 | | appealed to the Board or the State Board of
Education. If the | 8 | | hearing officer decides that the principal shall be
retained, | 9 | | the retention period shall not exceed 2 years.
| 10 | | 2. In the event (i) the local school council does not renew | 11 | | the
performance contract of the principal, or the principal | 12 | | fails to receive a
satisfactory rating as provided in | 13 | | subsection (h) of Section 34-8.3,
or the principal is
removed | 14 | | for cause during the term of his or her performance contract
in | 15 | | the manner provided by Section 34-85, or a vacancy in the | 16 | | position
of principal otherwise occurs prior to the expiration | 17 | | of the term of
a principal's performance contract, and (ii) | 18 | | the local school council
fails to directly select a new | 19 | | principal to serve under a 4 year performance
contract,
the | 20 | | local school council in such event shall submit to the general
| 21 | | superintendent a list of 3 candidates -- listed in the local | 22 | | school
council's order of preference -- for the position of | 23 | | principal, one of
which shall be selected by the general | 24 | | superintendent to serve as
principal of the attendance center. | 25 | | If the general superintendent
fails or refuses to select one | 26 | | of the candidates on the list to serve as
principal within 30 |
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| 1 | | days after being furnished with the candidate list,
the | 2 | | general superintendent shall select and place a principal on | 3 | | an interim
basis (i) for a period not to exceed one year or | 4 | | (ii) until the local school
council selects a new principal | 5 | | with 7 affirmative votes as
provided in subsection (c) of | 6 | | Section 34-2.2, whichever occurs first. If the
local school | 7 | | council
fails or refuses to select and appoint a new | 8 | | principal, as specified by
subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2, | 9 | | the general superintendent may select and
appoint a new | 10 | | principal on an interim basis for
an additional year or until a | 11 | | new contract principal is selected by the local
school | 12 | | council. There shall be no discrimination on the basis of
| 13 | | race, sex, creed, color or
disability unrelated to ability to | 14 | | perform in
connection with the submission of candidates for, | 15 | | and the selection of a
candidate to serve as principal of an | 16 | | attendance center. No person shall
be directly selected, | 17 | | listed as a candidate for, or selected to serve as
principal of | 18 | | an attendance center (i) if such person has been removed for | 19 | | cause
from employment by the Board or (ii) if such person does | 20 | | not hold a valid
administrative certificate issued or | 21 | | exchanged under Article 21 and
endorsed as required by that | 22 | | Article for the position of principal. A
principal whose | 23 | | performance contract is not renewed as provided under
| 24 | | subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2 may nevertheless, if | 25 | | otherwise qualified
and certified as herein provided
and if he | 26 | | or she has received a satisfactory rating as provided in |
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| 1 | | subsection
(h) of Section 34-8.3, be included by a local | 2 | | school council as
one of the 3 candidates listed in order of | 3 | | preference on any candidate list
from which one person is to be | 4 | | selected to serve as principal of the
attendance center under | 5 | | a new performance contract. The initial candidate
list | 6 | | required to be submitted by a local school council to the | 7 | | general
superintendent in cases where the local school council | 8 | | does not renew the
performance contract of its principal and | 9 | | does not directly select a new
principal to serve under a 4 | 10 | | year performance contract shall be submitted
not later than
30 | 11 | | days prior to the expiration of the current performance | 12 | | contract. In
cases where the local school council fails or | 13 | | refuses to submit the candidate
list to the general | 14 | | superintendent no later than 30 days prior to the
expiration | 15 | | of the incumbent principal's contract, the general | 16 | | superintendent
may
appoint a principal on an interim basis for | 17 | | a period not to exceed one year,
during which time the local | 18 | | school council shall be able to select a new
principal with 7 | 19 | | affirmative votes as provided in subsection (c) of Section
| 20 | | 34-2.2. In cases where a principal is removed for cause or a
| 21 | | vacancy otherwise occurs in the position of principal and the | 22 | | vacancy is
not filled by direct selection by the local school | 23 | | council, the candidate
list shall be submitted by the local | 24 | | school council to the general
superintendent within 90 days | 25 | | after the date such
removal or
vacancy occurs.
In cases where | 26 | | the local school council fails or refuses to submit the
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| 1 | | candidate list to the general superintendent within 90 days | 2 | | after the date of
the vacancy, the general superintendent may | 3 | | appoint a principal on an interim
basis for a period of one | 4 | | year, during which time the local school council
shall be able | 5 | | to select a new principal with 7 affirmative votes as provided | 6 | | in
subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2.
| 7 | | 2.5. Whenever a vacancy in the office of a principal | 8 | | occurs for any reason,
the vacancy shall be filled in the | 9 | | manner provided by this Section by the
selection of a new | 10 | | principal to serve under a 4 year performance contract.
| 11 | | 3. To establish additional criteria
to be included as part | 12 | | of
the
performance contract of its principal, provided that | 13 | | such additional
criteria shall not discriminate on the basis | 14 | | of race, sex, creed, color
or
disability unrelated to ability | 15 | | to perform, and shall not be inconsistent
with the uniform 4 | 16 | | year performance contract for principals developed by
the | 17 | | board as provided in Section 34-8.1 of the School Code
or with | 18 | | other provisions of this Article governing the
authority and | 19 | | responsibility of principals.
| 20 | | 4. To approve the expenditure plan prepared by the | 21 | | principal with
respect to all funds allocated and distributed | 22 | | to the attendance center by
the Board. The expenditure plan | 23 | | shall be administered by the principal.
Notwithstanding any | 24 | | other provision of this Act or any other law, any
expenditure | 25 | | plan approved and
administered under this Section 34-2.3 shall | 26 | | be consistent with and subject to
the terms of any contract for |
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| 1 | | services with a third party entered into by the
Chicago School | 2 | | Reform Board of Trustees or the board under this Act.
| 3 | | Via a supermajority vote of 7 members of the local school | 4 | | council or 8
members of a high school local school council, the | 5 | | Council may transfer
allocations pursuant to Section 34-2.3 | 6 | | within funds; provided that such a
transfer is consistent with | 7 | | applicable law and
collective bargaining
agreements.
| 8 | | Beginning in fiscal year 1991 and in each fiscal year
| 9 | | thereafter, the
Board may reserve up to 1% of its total fiscal | 10 | | year budget for
distribution
on a prioritized basis to schools | 11 | | throughout the school system in order to
assure adequate | 12 | | programs to meet the needs of
special student populations as | 13 | | determined by the Board. This distribution
shall take into | 14 | | account the needs catalogued in the Systemwide Plan and the
| 15 | | various local school improvement plans of the local school | 16 | | councils.
Information about these centrally funded programs | 17 | | shall be distributed to
the local school councils so that | 18 | | their subsequent planning and programming
will account for | 19 | | these provisions.
| 20 | | Beginning in fiscal year 1991 and in each fiscal year | 21 | | thereafter, from
other amounts available in the applicable | 22 | | fiscal year budget, the board
shall allocate a lump sum amount | 23 | | to each local school based upon
such formula as the board shall | 24 | | determine taking into account the special needs
of the student | 25 | | body. The local school
principal shall develop an expenditure | 26 | | plan in consultation with the local
school council, the |
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| 1 | | professional personnel leadership
committee and with all
other | 2 | | school personnel, which reflects the
priorities and activities | 3 | | as described in the school's local school
improvement plan and | 4 | | is consistent with applicable law and collective
bargaining | 5 | | agreements and with board policies and standards; however, the
| 6 | | local school council shall have the right to request waivers | 7 | | of board policy
from the board of education and waivers of | 8 | | employee collective bargaining
agreements pursuant to Section | 9 | | 34-8.1a.
| 10 | | The expenditure plan developed by the principal with | 11 | | respect to
amounts available from the fund for prioritized | 12 | | special needs programs
and the allocated lump sum amount must | 13 | | be approved by the local school council.
| 14 | | The lump sum allocation shall take into account the
| 15 | | following principles:
| 16 | | a. Teachers: Each school shall be allocated funds | 17 | | equal to the
amount appropriated in the previous school | 18 | | year for compensation for
teachers (regular grades | 19 | | kindergarten through 12th grade) plus whatever
increases | 20 | | in compensation have been negotiated contractually or | 21 | | through
longevity as provided in the negotiated agreement. | 22 | | Adjustments shall be
made due to layoff or reduction in | 23 | | force, lack of funds or work, change in
subject | 24 | | requirements, enrollment changes, or contracts with third
| 25 | | parties for the performance of services or to rectify
any | 26 | | inconsistencies with system-wide allocation formulas or |
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| 1 | | for other
legitimate reasons.
| 2 | | b. Other personnel: Funds for other teacher | 3 | | certificated and
uncertificated personnel paid through | 4 | | non-categorical funds shall be
provided according to | 5 | | system-wide formulas based on student enrollment and
the | 6 | | special needs of the school as determined by the Board.
| 7 | | c. Non-compensation items: Appropriations for all | 8 | | non-compensation items
shall be based on system-wide | 9 | | formulas based on student enrollment and
on the special | 10 | | needs of the school or factors related to the physical
| 11 | | plant, including but not limited to textbooks, electronic | 12 | | textbooks and the technological equipment necessary to | 13 | | gain access to and use electronic textbooks, supplies, | 14 | | electricity,
equipment, and routine maintenance.
| 15 | | d. Funds for categorical programs: Schools shall | 16 | | receive personnel
and funds based on, and shall use such | 17 | | personnel and funds in accordance
with State and Federal | 18 | | requirements applicable to each
categorical program
| 19 | | provided to meet the special needs of the student body | 20 | | (including but not
limited to, Federal Chapter I, | 21 | | Bilingual, and Special Education).
| 22 | | d.1. Funds for State Title I: Each school shall | 23 | | receive
funds based on State and Board requirements | 24 | | applicable to each State
Title I pupil provided to meet | 25 | | the special needs of the student body. Each
school shall | 26 | | receive the proportion of funds as provided in Section |
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| 1 | | 18-8 or 18-8.15 to
which they are entitled. These funds | 2 | | shall be spent only with the
budgetary approval of the | 3 | | Local School Council as provided in Section 34-2.3.
| 4 | | e. The Local School Council shall have the right to | 5 | | request the
principal to close positions and open new ones | 6 | | consistent with the
provisions of the local school | 7 | | improvement plan provided that these
decisions are | 8 | | consistent with applicable law and
collective bargaining
| 9 | | agreements. If a position is closed, pursuant to this | 10 | | paragraph, the local
school shall have for its use the | 11 | | system-wide average compensation for the
closed position.
| 12 | | f. Operating within existing laws and
collective | 13 | | bargaining agreements,
the local school council shall have | 14 | | the right to direct the principal to
shift expenditures | 15 | | within funds.
| 16 | | g. (Blank).
| 17 | | Any funds unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall be | 18 | | available to
the board of education for use as part of its | 19 | | budget for the following
fiscal year.
| 20 | | 5. To make recommendations to the principal concerning | 21 | | textbook
selection and concerning curriculum developed | 22 | | pursuant to the school
improvement plan which is consistent | 23 | | with systemwide curriculum objectives
in accordance with | 24 | | Sections 34-8 and 34-18 of the School Code and in
conformity | 25 | | with the collective bargaining agreement.
| 26 | | 6. To advise the principal concerning the attendance and
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| 1 | | disciplinary policies for the attendance center, subject to | 2 | | the provisions
of this Article and Article 26, and consistent | 3 | | with the uniform system of
discipline established by the board | 4 | | pursuant to Section 34-19.
| 5 | | 7. To approve a school improvement plan developed as | 6 | | provided in Section
34-2.4. The process and schedule for plan | 7 | | development shall be publicized
to the entire school | 8 | | community, and the community shall be afforded the
opportunity | 9 | | to make recommendations concerning the plan. At least twice a
| 10 | | year the principal and
local
school council shall report | 11 | | publicly on
progress and problems with respect to plan | 12 | | implementation.
| 13 | | 8. To evaluate the allocation of teaching resources and | 14 | | other
certificated and uncertificated staff to the attendance | 15 | | center to determine
whether such allocation is consistent with | 16 | | and in furtherance of
instructional objectives and school | 17 | | programs reflective of the school
improvement plan adopted for | 18 | | the attendance center; and to make
recommendations to the | 19 | | board, the general superintendent
and the
principal concerning | 20 | | any reallocation of teaching resources
or other staff whenever | 21 | | the council determines that any such
reallocation is | 22 | | appropriate because the qualifications of any existing
staff | 23 | | at the attendance center do not adequately match or support
| 24 | | instructional objectives or school programs which reflect the | 25 | | school
improvement plan.
| 26 | | 9. To make recommendations to the principal and the |
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| 1 | | general superintendent
concerning their respective | 2 | | appointments, after August 31, 1989, and in the
manner | 3 | | provided by Section 34-8 and Section 34-8.1,
of persons to | 4 | | fill any vacant, additional or newly created
positions for | 5 | | teachers at the attendance center or at attendance centers
| 6 | | which include the attendance center served by the local school | 7 | | council.
| 8 | | 10. To request of the Board the manner in which training | 9 | | and
assistance shall be provided to the local school council. | 10 | | Pursuant to Board
guidelines a local school council is | 11 | | authorized to direct
the Board of Education to contract with | 12 | | personnel or not-for-profit
organizations not associated with | 13 | | the school district to train or assist
council members. If | 14 | | training or assistance is provided by contract with
personnel | 15 | | or organizations not associated with the school district, the
| 16 | | period of training or assistance shall not exceed 30 hours | 17 | | during a given
school year; person shall not be employed on a | 18 | | continuous basis longer than
said period and shall not have | 19 | | been employed by the Chicago Board of
Education within the | 20 | | preceding six months. Council members shall receive
training | 21 | | in at least the following areas:
| 22 | | 1. school budgets;
| 23 | | 2. educational theory pertinent to the attendance | 24 | | center's particular
needs, including the development of | 25 | | the school improvement plan and the
principal's | 26 | | performance contract; and
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| 1 | | 3. personnel selection.
| 2 | | Council members shall, to the greatest extent possible, | 3 | | complete such
training within 90 days of election.
| 4 | | 11. In accordance with systemwide guidelines contained in | 5 | | the
System-Wide Educational Reform Goals and Objectives Plan, | 6 | | criteria for
evaluation of performance shall be established | 7 | | for local school councils
and local school council members. If | 8 | | a local school council persists in
noncompliance with | 9 | | systemwide requirements, the Board may impose sanctions
and | 10 | | take necessary corrective action, consistent with Section | 11 | | 34-8.3.
| 12 | | 12. Each local school council shall comply with the Open | 13 | | Meetings Act and
the Freedom of Information Act. Each local | 14 | | school council shall issue and
transmit to its school | 15 | | community a detailed annual report accounting for
its | 16 | | activities programmatically and financially. Each local school | 17 | | council
shall convene at least 2 well-publicized meetings | 18 | | annually with its entire
school community. These meetings | 19 | | shall include presentation of the
proposed local school | 20 | | improvement plan, of the proposed school expenditure
plan, and | 21 | | the annual report, and shall provide an opportunity for public
| 22 | | comment.
| 23 | | 13. Each local school council is encouraged to involve | 24 | | additional
non-voting members of the school community in | 25 | | facilitating the council's
exercise of its responsibilities.
| 26 | | 14. The local school council may adopt a school
uniform or |
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code policy that governs the attendance center and that | 2 | | is
necessary to maintain the orderly process of a school | 3 | | function or prevent
endangerment of student health or safety, | 4 | | consistent with the policies and
rules of the Board of | 5 | | Education.
A school uniform or dress code policy adopted
by a | 6 | | local school council: (i) shall not be applied in such manner | 7 | | as to
discipline or deny attendance to a transfer student or | 8 | | any other student for
noncompliance with that
policy during | 9 | | such period of time as is reasonably necessary to enable the
| 10 | | student to acquire a school uniform or otherwise comply with | 11 | | the dress code
policy that is in effect at the attendance | 12 | | center into which the student's
enrollment is transferred; and | 13 | | (ii) shall include criteria and procedures under
which the | 14 | | local school council will accommodate the needs of or | 15 | | otherwise
provide
appropriate resources to assist a student | 16 | | from an indigent family in complying
with an applicable school | 17 | | uniform or dress code policy ; and (iii) shall not prohibit the | 18 | | right of a student to wear or accessorize the student's | 19 | | graduation attire with items associated with the student's | 20 | | cultural or ethnic identity or any protected characteristic or | 21 | | category identified in subsection (Q) of Section 1-103 of the | 22 | | Illinois Human Rights Act, including, but not limited to, | 23 | | flags, pins, or any other relevant item .
A student whose | 24 | | parents or legal guardians object on religious grounds to the
| 25 | | student's compliance with an applicable school uniform or | 26 | | dress code policy
shall not be required to comply with that |
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legal guardians present to | 2 | | the local school council a signed statement of
objection | 3 | | detailing the grounds for the objection.
| 4 | | 15. All decisions made and actions taken by the local | 5 | | school council in
the exercise of its powers and duties shall | 6 | | comply with State and federal
laws, all applicable collective | 7 | | bargaining agreements, court orders and
rules properly | 8 | | promulgated by the Board.
| 9 | | 15a. To grant, in accordance with board rules and | 10 | | policies,
the use of assembly halls and classrooms when not | 11 | | otherwise needed,
including lighting, heat, and attendants, | 12 | | for public lectures, concerts, and
other educational and | 13 | | social activities.
| 14 | | 15b. To approve, in accordance with board rules and | 15 | | policies, receipts and
expenditures for all internal accounts | 16 | | of the
attendance center, and to approve all fund-raising | 17 | | activities by nonschool
organizations that use the school | 18 | | building.
| 19 | | 16. (Blank).
| 20 | | 17. Names and addresses of local school council members | 21 | | shall
be a matter of public record.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
| 23 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 24 | | becoming law.
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