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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
5amended by adding Section 5-45.1 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 100/5-45.1 new)
7    Sec. 5-45.1. Emergency rulemaking; 2020 general election.
8To provide for the expeditious and timely implementation of
9Article 2B of the Election Code, emergency rules implementing
10Article 2B of the Election Code may be adopted in accordance
11with Section 5-45 by the State Board of Elections. The adoption
12of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section
13is deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
14welfare.
15    This Section is repealed on January 1, 2021.
 
16    Section 10. The Election Code is amended by adding Article
172B as follows:
 
18    (10 ILCS 5/Art. 2B heading new)
19
ARTICLE 2B. CONDUCT OF THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION

 
20    (10 ILCS 5/2B-1 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 2B-1. Purpose. Whereas protecting the health and
2safety of Illinoisans is among the most important functions of
3State government, and whereas the Coronavirus Disease 2019
4(COVID-19) has resulted in declarations that COVID-19 presents
5a severe public health emergency by the World Health
6Organization, the United States government, and the Governor of
7Illinois, the General Assembly therefore declares it necessary
8and appropriate to make certain modifications to the
9administration and conduct of the elections for the November
102020 general election. The provisions of this Article are
11deemed necessary to protect the safety, health, and rights of
12the people of Illinois.
 
13    (10 ILCS 5/2B-5 new)
14    Sec. 2B-5. Application of Article.
15    (a) In addition to the provisions of this Code and
16notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the provisions
17in this Article shall govern the process and procedures for the
182020 general election. The provisions of this Code shall
19control any aspect of the administration or conduct of the 2020
20general election that is not provided for in this Article,
21provided that in the event of conflict between this Article and
22any other provision of this Code or any other law, the
23provisions of this Article shall control.
24    (b) The provisions of this Article shall apply to all
25election authorities, including, but not limited to, those

 

 

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1under the jurisdiction of a Board of Election Commissioners.
2    (c) The provisions of this Article shall apply for the
3administration and conduct of the 2020 general election only
4and the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
5Assembly shall be in effect through January 1, 2021.
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/2B-10 new)
7    Sec. 2B-10. Election Day State holiday. Notwithstanding
8any other provision of State law to the contrary, November 3,
92020 shall be a State holiday known as 2020 General Election
10Day and shall be observed throughout the State. November 3,
112020 shall be deemed a legal school holiday for purposes of the
12School Code, State Universities Civil Service Act, and any
13other law designating a holiday. All government offices, with
14the exception of election authorities, shall be closed unless
15authorized to be used as a location for election day services
16or as a polling place.
17    Any school closed pursuant to this amendatory Act of the
18101st General Assembly and Section 24-2 of the School Code
19shall be made available to an election authority as a polling
20place for 2020 General Election Day. The election authority and
21the school shall comply with all safety and health practices
22established by the Illinois Department of Public Health
23pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 2B-35. The election
24authority shall be eligible for reimbursement of such
25reasonable cleaning expenses incurred as a result of using a

 

 

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1school as a polling place for 2020 General Election Day,
2subject to the receipt and availability of federal funds,
3pursuant to Section 2B-60.
 
4    (10 ILCS 5/2B-15 new)
5    Sec. 2B-15. Changes to vote by mail application process for
6the 2020 general election.
7    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the
8contrary, beginning on the effective date of this Amendatory
9Act of the 101st General Assembly, any elector may by personal
10delivery, mail, email, or electronically on the website of the
11appropriate election authority make application for an
12official ballot for the 2020 general election to be sent to the
13elector through mail. Notwithstanding any other provision of
14law to the contrary, the URL address at which an elector may
15electronically request a vote by mail ballot shall be fixed by
16each election authority no later than the effective date of
17this Amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. An election
18authority shall accept any application submitted by an elector,
19including, but not limited to, the application prepared by the
20State Board of Elections, the election authority, or any other
21application submitted in a form substantially similar to that
22required by Section 19-3, including any substantially similar
23production or reproduction generated by any source or the by
24the applicant.
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1shall mail or email an application for an official vote by mail
2ballot for the 2020 general election to any elector who applied
3to vote an official ballot, whether by mail or in person, for
4any of the following elections: (1) 2018 general election; (2)
52019 consolidated election; or (3) the 2020 general primary
6election. No later than August 1, 2020, every election
7authority shall mail or email an application for an official
8ballot for the 2020 general election to any elector who has
9registered to vote or changed his or her registration address
10after the 2020 general primary election through July 31, 2020.
11    (c) In addition to providing electors with the application,
12the election authority shall provide any notices required by
13law and the following: (1) notice the elector may complete the
14application and return it through personal delivery, mail,
15email, or visit the election authority's URL to request an
16official ballot; (2) notice that upon completion of the
17application, the elector will receive an official ballot no
18more than 40 days and no less than 30 days before the election;
19(3) an explanation that following submission of the application
20the elector will receive a ballot at his or her registered
21address or the mailing address requested by the elector, and
22such ballot must be completed and returned no later than
23election day; (4) a phone number or email address to contact
24the election authority if the elector does not receive an
25official ballot or if the elector has questions; and (5) a
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1of his or her official ballot. A copy of the application and
2the notice shall be made available on the election authority's
3website.
4    (d) The application and notice required by this Section
5shall be mailed to the elector's registered address and any
6other mailing address the election authority may have on file,
7including a mailing address to which a prior vote by mail
8ballot was mailed.
 
9    (10 ILCS 5/2B-20 new)
10    Sec. 2B-20. Changes for vote by mail official ballot
11mailing and processing.
12    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
13contrary, an election authority shall mail official ballots to
14any elector requesting an official ballot no earlier than
15September 24, 2020. Except for electors applying under Article
1620, any elector submitting an application for a vote by mail
17ballot on or before October 1, 2020 shall receive a ballot no
18later than October 6, 2020. An election authority shall mail
19official ballots to any elector requesting an official ballot
20after October 1, 2020 no later than 2 business days after
21receipt of the application.
22    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
23contrary, any vote by mail ballot received by an election
24authority shall be presumed to meet the requirements of
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1qualified to cast a vote by mail ballot unless deemed invalid
2as provided in this Section.
3    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
4contrary, within 2 days after a vote by mail ballot is
5received, but in all cases before the close of the period for
6counting provisional ballots, the election authority shall
7appoint panels as needed of 3 election judges, of which no more
8than 2 shall be from the same political party, from the list of
9election judges submitted by the county parties for this
10specific purpose to compare the voter's signature on the
11certification envelope of the vote by mail ballot with the
12signature of the voter on file in the office of the election
13authority. The signature shall be presumed to match unless 3
14out of 3 election judges determine that the 2 signatures do not
15match. A vote by mail ballot may only be rejected by a vote of 3
16of 3 election judges and only for the following reasons: (1)
17the signature on the certification envelope and the signature
18used by the election authority for verification purposes do not
19match or the certification envelope contains no signature; (2)
20the ballot envelope was delivered opened; (3) the voter has
21already cast a ballot; (4) if the voter voted in person on
22election day; or (5) the voter is not a duly registered voter
23in the precinct. If 3 of 3 election judges determine the ballot
24should be rejected for any reasons stated in this subsection
25(c), the judges shall mark across the face of the certification
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1judges voting to reject the ballot.
2    (d) If a vote by mail ballot is rejected, the election
3authority shall notify the voter within 2 days after the
4rejection or within one day if the rejection occurs after
5election day and in all cases before the close of the period
6for counting provisional ballots. The voter shall be notified
7through mail or email, or both, and the notice shall inform the
8voter of the reason or reasons the ballot was rejected. If the
9ballot was rejected based on the signature or lack of a
10signature, the voter shall be permitted to submit a statement
11the voter cast the ballot, and upon receipt the ballot shall be
12determined valid and counted before the close of the period for
13counting provisional ballots. If the ballot was rejected
14because the envelope was delivered opened, the voter shall be
15permitted to vote in person or request to receive another vote
16by mail ballot, provided the voter submits an application and
17casts a new ballot prior to the close of polls on election day.
18    (e) Election authorities shall accept any vote by mail
19ballot returned, including ballots returned with insufficient
20or no postage, and may establish secure collection sites for
21the postage-free return of vote by mail ballots. Any election
22authority establishing such a collection site pursuant to this
23subsection (c) shall collect all ballots submitted each day at
24close of business and process them as required by this Code,
25including noting the day on which the ballot was submitted.
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1business shall be dated as delivered the next day, with the
2exception of ballots delivered on election day, which shall be
3dated as received on election day. Election authorities shall
4permit electors to return vote by mail ballots on election day
5up until the close of the polls.
6    (f) In accordance with Section 19-7, within one day after
7receipt of a vote by mail ballot, the election authority shall
8transmit notification of receipt to the State Board of
9Elections. If a vote by mail ballot is rejected, the election
10authority must notify the State Board of Elections within one
11day. Upon request by a state or local political committee,
12within 2 days an election authority must electronically provide
13the names and addresses of any vote by mail ballots received
14and any vote by mail ballots marked rejected.
 
15    (10 ILCS 5/2B-25 new)
16    Sec. 2B-25. Changes for first time registrants or change of
17address registrations.
18    (a) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
19of the 101st General Assembly, any person completing a voter
20registration application or submitting a change of address
21shall be notified of the option to receive a vote by mail
22ballot. Upon request of the elector, the registration shall
23serve as an application to receive an official vote by mail
24ballot and the individual need not complete an application.
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1provide the individual with an official ballot.
2    (b) Upon request of the registrant, an election authority
3shall accept a completed voter registration form as a valid
4application and mail the elector an official ballot.
5    (c) Any person whose registration is incomplete or pending
6may provide any required documentation online or in person to
7the election authority prior to applying to vote in order to
8complete his or her registration.
9    (d) This Section shall not apply to an application
10processed pursuant to Section 1A-16.1 or an individual
11registering to vote in person at an election authority or an
12early voting site if the elector has the option and chooses to
13exercise the option to vote in person at the time of
14registration or in his or her precinct on election day.
 
15    (10 ILCS 5/2B-30 new)
16    Sec. 2B-30. Public dissemination of information prior to
17the 2020 general election.
18    (a) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
19of the 101st General Assembly through October 30, 2020, all
20election authorities shall include information about
21registering to vote and encouraging electors to vote by mail or
22during early voting with any pamphlet, brochure, flyer, or
23newsletter related to the 2020 General Election. Any such
24documents shall substantially include the following, "Due to
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1cast a ballot prior to Election Day, either by mail or during
2early voting. Voting by mail is an easy option for voters and
3you can request a vote by mail ballot through email, mail, or
4in person. An application is available from your local election
5authority or at https :// elections.il.gov/
6electionoperations/ VotingByMail.aspx. To register to vote or
7check your registration status, visit https://
8ova.elections.il.gov.".
9    (b) The Secretary of State shall include in any pamphlet or
10materials produced in accordance with the Illinois
11Constitutional Amendment Act the following language, "Due to
12COVID-19, all 2020 General Election voters are encouraged to
13cast a ballot prior to Election Day, either by mail or during
14early voting. Voting by mail is an easy option for voters and
15you can request a vote by mail ballot through email, mail, or
16in person. An application is available from your local election
17authority or at https://
18elections.il.gov/electionoperations/VotingByMail.aspx. To
19register to vote or check your registration status, visit
20https:// ova.elections.il.gov.".
21    (c) No later than September 15, 2020, the Secretary of
22State shall send a notice to any elector who received an
23application but has not yet applied for a vote by mail ballot.
24The list of electors to receive the notification shall be
25provided by the State Board of Elections. The notice shall
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1received correspondence from the applicable election authority
2with information on how to apply for a vote by mail ballot,
3that the election authority has indicated the elector has not
4yet applied for a ballot, and the elector still has time to
5request a vote by mail ballot; and (2) a reference to a phone
6number, email address, and website the elector can visit to
7complete an application, return an application, or get
8additional information about vote by mail.
9    (d) No later than October 15, 2020, the Secretary of State
10shall send a notice to any elector who received the notice
11required in subsection (c) but has not yet applied for a vote
12by mail ballot. The notice shall include, at a minimum: (1) a
13statement that the elector has time to request a vote by mail
14ballot; and (2) a reference to a phone number, email address,
15and website the elector can visit to complete an application,
16return an application, or get additional information about vote
17by mail.
 
18    (10 ILCS 5/2B-35 new)
19    Sec. 2B-35. Early voting and election day requirements.
20    (a) Election authorities shall comply with any early voting
21and election day safety and health practices established in
22written guidance provided to the election authorities by the
23Illinois Department of Public Health.
24    (b) Election authorities may establish curb-side voting
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1election day. A curb-side voting program shall designate at
2least 2 election judges from opposite parties per vehicle and
3the individual must have the option to mark the ballot without
4interference from the election judges.
5    (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, election
6authorities shall establish one location to be located at an
7office of the election authority or in the largest municipality
8within its jurisdiction where all voters in its jurisdiction
9are allowed to vote on election day during polling place hours,
10regardless of the precinct in which they are registered. An
11election authority establishing such a location pursuant to
12this subsection (c) shall identify the location, hours of
13operation, and health and safety requirements by the 40th day
14preceding 2020 General Election Day and certify such to the
15State Board of Election.
16    (d) In addition to the requirements of Section 19A-15,
17beginning the 15th day preceding 2020 General Election Day, all
18permanent polling places for early voting shall remain open
19during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and 9:00
20a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Election
21authorities may establish early voting hours in addition to
22those required by this subsection (d) to accommodate voters to
23whom COVID-19 presents increased health risks, including, but
24not limited to, the administration of a curb-side voting
25program established by the election authority pursuant to this
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1    (e) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a provisional
2ballot cast under item (7) of subsection (a) of Section 18A-5
3shall be deemed valid and counted as a vote if the voter
4provides the election authority with the necessary
5documentation within 14 days of election day.
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/2B-40 new)
7    Sec. 2B-40. Judges of election.
8    (a) All laws and rules regarding the provisions of election
9judges shall be in effect for the 2020 general election,
10provided that notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any
11individual may be appointed to serve as an election judge if,
12as of the date of the election at which the person serves as
13judge, he or she has attained the age of 16.
14    Prior to appointment, a judge qualifying under this
15subsection (a) must certify in writing to the election
16authority the political party the judge chooses to affiliate
17with.
18    (b) All public and private secondary schools, community
19colleges, and universities shall publish notification on their
20publicly accessible websites and notify their students of the
21opportunity to serve as an election judge for the 2020 general
22election and the qualifications provided in subsection (a).
23    (c) The Department of Employment Security shall publish
24notification on its publicly accessible website that anyone
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1election judge for the 2020 general election and the
2qualifications provided in subsection (a).
3    (d) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, counties
4having a population of less than 250,000 pursuant to the 2010
5U.S. Census, may appoint 3 judges of election to serve in lieu
6of the 5 judges of election required by this Code for the 2020
7general election, unless such judges of election are appointed
8by election commissioners.
 
9    (10 ILCS 5/2B-45 new)
10    Sec. 2B-45. Electronic service of objections. Election
11authorities may authorize service of objections to candidate
12nominations through electronic mail in lieu of personal service
13if the election authority responsible for convening the
14electoral board:
15        (1) requires candidates to provide an electronic mail
16    address where notices of objections and electoral board
17    proceedings may be sent electronically in lieu of personal
18    service;
19        (2) requires objectors to provide an electronic mail
20    address where notices and electoral board proceedings may
21    be sent electronically in lieu of personal service; and
22        (3) publishes notice of its decision to utilize this
23    Section on its website within 5 business days of the
24    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
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1    (10 ILCS 5/2B-50 new)
2    Sec. 2B-50. Additional duties of election authorities.
3    (a) Each election authority shall comply with the
4requirements of Section 2B-15. Each election authority shall
5provide the following to the State Board of Elections as it
6relates to Section 2B-15: (1), no later than August 2, 2020,
7each election authority shall provide to the State Board of
8Elections written confirmation that the election authority
9complied with subsections (b), (c), and (d) of Section 2B-15
10and provide an electronic list of the names and addresses of
11every elector sent the required application and notice; (2) no
12later than September 2, 2020, each election authority shall
13provide the State Board of Elections with an electronic list of
14the names and addresses of every elector sent the required
15application and notice who has submitted the application and
16will receive an official ballot; and (3) no later than October
172, 2020, each election authority shall provide the State Board
18of Elections with an updated list of the names and addresses of
19every elector sent the required application and notice who has
20submitted the application and will receive an official ballot.
21Any list submitted to the State Board of Elections shall be
22accessible to State and local political candidates and
23committees.
24    (b) No later than 75 days prior to the 2020 general
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1of its services and equipment available to assist elderly
2voters and voters with disabilities. The notice shall include,
3but is not limited to, the availability of vote by mail ballots
4in braille and large format, assistance in marking the ballot,
5procedures for voting by vote by mail ballot, and procedures
6for voting early by personal appearance.
 
7    (10 ILCS 5/2B-55 new)
8    Sec. 2B-55. Additional duties of the State Board of
9Elections.
10    (a) No later than 2 business days after the effective date
11of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the State
12Board of Elections shall post on its official website an
13application for an official vote by mail ballot for the 2020
14general election. The application shall be available at
15https:// elections.il.gov/
16electionoperations/VotingByMail.aspx. Any applications
17received by the State Board of Elections shall be transmitted
18within 2 business days of receipt to the appropriate election
19authority.
20    (b) Within 5 business days of the effective date of this
21amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the State Board
22of Elections shall modify the online voter registration system
23to allow any new registrant to apply for a vote by mail ballot
24when completing online voter registration. Any new registrant
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1eligible to request and receive a vote by mail ballot for the
22020 general election without submitting an additional
3application.
4    (c) Within 10 business days of the effective date of this
5amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the State Board
6of Elections shall provide notice to all election authorities
7of the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
8Assembly and the actions each election authority must take to
9comply with this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
10A copy of this notice shall be made available on the State
11Board of Election's official website.
12    (d) The State Board of Elections shall transmit to the
13Secretary of State, in the format requested by the Secretary of
14State, a complete list of the names and addresses submitted to
15the State Board of Elections by the election authorities in
16accordance with subsection (a) of Section 2B-50. The first
17transmission shall be sent no later than September 5, 2020 and
18the second transmission no later than October 5, 2020. Upon
19request, the lists shall also be made available by the State
20Board of Elections to State and local political committees and
21candidates upon request.
22    (e) Except as provided in this Article, the State Board of
23Elections does not need to adopt rules to administer or enforce
24the duties and requirements set forth in this amendatory Act of
25the 101st General Assembly but may adopt such emergency rules
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1absence of rules or emergency rules does not eliminate or
2reduce the rights, duties, or responsibilities set forth in
3this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
 
4    (10 ILCS 5/2B-60 new)
5    Sec. 2B-60. Reimbursement for 2020 general election
6expenses.
7    (a) Each election authority shall comply with the
8requirements of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
9Assembly. The State Board of Elections may withhold any
10reimbursements for election related costs if an election
11authority is found to have failed to comply with the provisions
12of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
13    (b) Subject to receipt and availability of federal funds,
14the State Board of Elections may adopt emergency rules subject
15to the provisions of Section 5-45 of the Illinois
16Administrative Procedure Act to establish a program to provide
17reimbursement to election authorities for expenses related to
18the 2020 general election incurred as a result of COVID-19 and
19the requirements of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
20Assembly that are deemed necessary for the safety of the public
21and in response to COVID-19.
 
22    (10 ILCS 5/2B-90 new)
23    Sec. 2B-90. Repeal. This Article shall repeal on January 1,
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1    Section 15. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
2changing Section 15-45 as follows:
 
3    (30 ILCS 500/15-45)
4    Sec. 15-45. Computation of days. The time within which any
5act provided in this Code is to be done shall be computed by
6excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last
7day is Saturday or Sunday or is a holiday, and then it shall
8also be excluded. If the day succeeding a Saturday, Sunday, or
9holiday is also a holiday, a Saturday, or a Sunday, then that
10succeeding day shall also be excluded. For the purposes of this
11Code, "holiday" means: New Year's Day; Dr. Martin Luther King,
12Jr.'s Birthday; Lincoln's Birthday; President's Day; Memorial
13Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Columbus Day; Veterans' Day;
14Thanksgiving Day; Christmas Day; and any other day from time to
15time declared by the President of the United States or the
16Governor of Illinois to be a day during which the agencies of
17the State of Illinois that are ordinarily open to do business
18with the public shall be closed for business.
19    Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the
20contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known as
212020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the
22State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General
23Assembly.
24(Source: P.A. 98-1076, eff. 1-1-15.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 20. The School Code is amended by changing Section
224-2 as follows:
 
3    (105 ILCS 5/24-2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 24-2)
4    Sec. 24-2. Holidays.
5    (a) Teachers shall not be required to teach on Saturdays,
6nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section,
7shall teachers or other school employees, other than
8noncertificated school employees whose presence is necessary
9because of an emergency or for the continued operation and
10maintenance of school facilities or property, be required to
11work on legal school holidays, which are January 1, New Year's
12Day; the third Monday in January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin
13Luther King, Jr.; February 12, the Birthday of President
14Abraham Lincoln; the first Monday in March (to be known as
15Casimir Pulaski's birthday); Good Friday; the day designated as
16Memorial Day by federal law; July 4, Independence Day; the
17first Monday in September, Labor Day; the second Monday in
18October, Columbus Day; November 11, Veterans' Day; the Thursday
19in November commonly called Thanksgiving Day; and December 25,
20Christmas Day. School boards may grant special holidays
21whenever in their judgment such action is advisable. No
22deduction shall be made from the time or compensation of a
23school employee on account of any legal or special holiday.
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1waivers and modifications under Section 2-3.25g of this Code is
2authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes,
3parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third
4Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King,
5Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln);
6the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's
7birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); and
8November 11 (Veterans' Day), provided that:
9        (1) the person or persons honored by the holiday are
10    recognized through instructional activities conducted on
11    that day or, if the day is not used for student attendance,
12    on the first school day preceding or following that day;
13    and
14        (2) the entity that chooses to exercise this authority
15    first holds a public hearing about the proposal. The entity
16    shall provide notice preceding the public hearing to both
17    educators and parents. The notice shall set forth the time,
18    date, and place of the hearing, describe the proposal, and
19    indicate that the entity will take testimony from educators
20    and parents about the proposal.
21    (c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified
22patriotic, civic, cultural or historical persons, activities,
23or events, are regular school days. Commemorative holidays are:
24January 28 (to be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and observed
25as a commemoration of space exploration), February 15 (the
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1Day), September 11 (September 11th Day of Remembrance), the
2school day immediately preceding Veterans' Day (Korean War
3Veterans' Day), October 1 (Recycling Day), October 7 (Iraq and
4Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance Day), December 7 (Pearl
5Harbor Veterans' Day), and any day so appointed by the
6President or Governor. School boards may establish
7commemorative holidays whenever in their judgment such action
8is advisable. School boards shall include instruction relative
9to commemorated persons, activities, or events on the
10commemorative holiday or at any other time during the school
11year and at any point in the curriculum when such instruction
12may be deemed appropriate. The State Board of Education shall
13prepare and make available to school boards instructional
14materials relative to commemorated persons, activities, or
15events which may be used by school boards in conjunction with
16any instruction provided pursuant to this paragraph.
17    (d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe March
184 of each year as a commemorative holiday. This holiday shall
19be known as Mayors' Day which shall be a day to commemorate and
20be reminded of the past Chief Executive Officers of the City of
21Chicago, and in particular the late Mayor Richard J. Daley and
22the late Mayor Harold Washington. If March 4 falls on a
23Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be observed on the
24following Monday.
25    (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the
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12020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the
2State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General
3Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of
4election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be
5used as a location for election day services or as a polling
6place.
7(Source: P.A. 98-156, eff. 8-2-13.)
 
8    Section 25. The State Universities Civil Service Act is
9amended by changing Section 45a as follows:
 
10    (110 ILCS 70/45a)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38l.1)
11    Sec. 45a. Except as provided in the second sentence of this
12Section, all officers and employees subject to this Act, shall
13have the following days as holidays, for which they shall
14receive their usual compensation: New Year's Day, January 1,
15Memorial Day, as determined by the law of the State of
16Illinois, Independence Day, July 4, Labor Day, the first Monday
17in September, Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday of
18November, Christmas Day, December 25, and five holidays to be
19designated by each college, university, agency and community
20college subject to this Act. Craft and trade employees subject
21to this Act shall be paid for all paid holidays included in
22their area agreement, and will be paid for all five holidays
23designated by their employer pursuant to this section.
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1contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known as
22020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the
3State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General
4Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of
5election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be
6used as a location for election day services or as a polling
7place.
8(Source: P.A. 79-1186.)
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law.