Full Text of HB4310 94th General Assembly
HB4310ham001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
Filed: 1/12/2006
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4310
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4310 by replacing | 3 |
| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections | 5 |
| 10-16.5, 10-16.7, and 10-16.10 as follows: | 6 |
| (105 ILCS 5/10-16.5 new) | 7 |
| Sec. 10-16.5. Oath of office. Each school board member, | 8 |
| before taking his or her seat on the board, shall take an oath | 9 |
| of office in substantially the following form: | 10 |
| I, (name of member or successful candidate), do | 11 |
| solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully discharge | 12 |
| the duties of the office of member of the Board of | 13 |
| Education (or Board of School Directors, as the case may | 14 |
| be) of (name of school district), in accordance with the | 15 |
| Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the | 16 |
| State of Illinois, and the laws of the State of Illinois, | 17 |
| to the best of my ability. | 18 |
| I further swear (or affirm) that: | 19 |
| I shall respect taxpayer interests by serving as a | 20 |
| faithful protector of the school district's assets;
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| I shall encourage and respect the free expression of | 22 |
| opinion by my fellow board members and others who seek a | 23 |
| hearing before the board, while respecting the privacy of | 24 |
| students and employees; |
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| I shall recognize that a board member has no legal | 2 |
| authority as an individual and that decisions can be made | 3 |
| only be a majority vote at a public board meeting; and | 4 |
| I shall abide by majority decisions of the board, while | 5 |
| retaining the right to seek changes in such decisions | 6 |
| through ethical and constructive channels. | 7 |
| (105 ILCS 5/10-16.7 new)
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| Sec. 10-16.7. School board duties with respect to | 9 |
| superintendent. The school board shall make all employment | 10 |
| decisions pertaining to the superintendent. The school board | 11 |
| shall direct, through policy, the superintendent in his or her | 12 |
| charge of the administration of the school district, including | 13 |
| without limitation considering the recommendations of the | 14 |
| superintendent concerning the budget, building plans, the | 15 |
| locations of sites, the selection, retention, and dismissal of | 16 |
| employees, and the selection of textbooks, instructional | 17 |
| material, and courses of study. The school board shall evaluate | 18 |
| the superintendent in his or her administration of school board | 19 |
| policies and his or her stewardship of the assets of the | 20 |
| district. | 21 |
| (105 ILCS 5/10-16.10 new) | 22 |
| Sec. 10-16.10. Orientation program; periodic professional | 23 |
| development program.
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| (a) Within 6 months after the election or appointment of a | 25 |
| new school board member, the member must participate in an | 26 |
| orientation program approved by the regional superintendent of | 27 |
| schools of the educational service region where the school | 28 |
| district is located or an entity approved by the regional | 29 |
| superintendent. This orientation program shall focus on school | 30 |
| law, the duties of board membership, and the ethical behavior | 31 |
| of board members. | 32 |
| (b) Each member of a school board must periodically |
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| participate in a professional development program conducted by | 2 |
| the regional superintendent of schools of the educational | 3 |
| service region where the school district is located or an | 4 |
| entity or program approved by the regional superintendent. The | 5 |
| professional development program shall focus on finance, | 6 |
| curriculum, policy review, board responsibilities, and | 7 |
| accountability. | 8 |
| (c) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules | 9 |
| necessary to implement this Section, subject to the approval of | 10 |
| those rules by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 12 |
| becoming law.".
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