STATE OF ILLINOIS LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOTAL Synopsis of Legislation Legislation Passed Both Houses with Last Action All legislation through October 02, 2021 10/02/21 Legislative Information System 3:30:23 102ndGeneral Assembly Page: 002 Synopsis of Legislation Passed Both Houses All legislation through October 02, 2021 HB 00004 Rep. Rita Mayfield, Janet Yang Rohr, Margaret Croke, Sue Scherer and Stephanie A. Kifowit (Sen. Adriane Johnson, Sally J. Turner-David Koehler and Julie A. Morrison-Patricia Van Pelt) 105 ILCS 5/10-20.56 Amends the School Code. Permits student instruction to be received electronically under a school district's program for e-learning days while students are not physically present because a school was selected to be a polling place under the Election Code. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill, but adds that a school district shall pay to its contractors who provide educational support services to the district their daily, regular rate of pay or billings rendered for any e-learning day that is used because a school was selected to be a polling place. Provides that this requirement does not apply to contractors who are paid under contracts that are entered into, amended, or renewed on or after March 15, 2022 or to contracts that otherwise address compensation for such e-learning days. Aug 27 21 H Public Act . 102-0584 HB 00012 Rep. Terra Costa Howard-Katie Stuart-Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.-Marcus C. Evans, Jr.-Kathleen Willis, Tony McCombie, Deb Conroy, Anna Moeller, Martin J. Moylan, Margaret Croke, Eva Dina Delgado, Lakesia Collins, Jonathan Carroll, Kelly M. Cassidy, Bob Morgan, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, John C. D'Amico, Thaddeus Jones, Lindsey LaPointe, Natalie A. Manley, Elizabeth Hernandez, Aaron M. Ortiz, Will Guzzardi, Daniel Didech, Maura Hirschauer, David A. Welter, Dave Severin, Camille Y. Lilly, LaToya Greenwood, Norine K. Hammond, Michael T. Marron, Patrick Windhorst, Debbie Meyers-Martin, Rita Mayfield, Kelly M. Burke, Joyce Mason and Barbara Hernandez (Sen. Ram Villivalam-Melinda Bush, Sue Rezin-Kimberly A. Lightford, Chapin Rose-Patricia Van Pelt, Meg Loughran Cappel and Dale Fowler) 105 ILCS 5/24-6.4 new 110 ILCS 305/120 new 110 ILCS 520/100 new 110 ILCS 660/5-210 new 110 ILCS 665/10-210 new 110 ILCS 670/15-210 new 110 ILCS 675/20-215 new 110 ILCS 680/25-210 new 110 ILCS 685/30-220 new 110 ILCS 690/35-215 new 110 ILCS 805/3-29.1a new Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public schools, public universities, and public community colleges in Illinois. Provides that an employee of a school district, public university, or community college district who has been employed for at least 12 months and who has worked at least 1,000 hours in the previous 12-month period shall be eligible for family and medical leave under the same terms and conditions as leave provided to eligible employees under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Aug 10 21 H Public Act . 102-0335 10/02/21 Legislative Information System 3:30:23 102ndGeneral Assembly Page: 003 Synopsis of Legislation Passed Both Houses All legislation through October 02, 2021 HB 00014 Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II, Keith R. Wheeler, William Davis and Lakesia Collins (Sen. Karina Villa-Jacqueline Y. Collins-Patricia Van Pelt) 20 ILCS 2105/2105-131 20 ILCS 2105/2105-205 was 20 ILCS 2105/60.3 Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, if the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation refuses to issue a license or certificate or grant registration to an applicant based upon a criminal conviction or convictions, the Department shall include in its notification to the applicant an explanation of how the conviction directly relates to and would prevent the person from effectively engaging in the position for which a license, registration, or certificate is sought. Provides that the Department shall post on its website a list of all State and federal licensing restrictions that would prohibit an applicant from working in a position for which a license is sought. In provisions concerning an annual report summarizing statistical information relating to new license, certification, or registration applications during the preceding calendar year, requires the Department to include the types of criminal convictions that contributed to the denial of a license, certificate, or registration. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change: Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall post on its website a list of all State (rather than State and federal) licensing restrictions that would prohibit an applicant from working in a position for which a license is sought. Jul 23 21 H Public Act . 102-0105 HB 00015 Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II-Kambium Buckner-Jonathan Carroll-Lakesia Collins, Nicholas K. Smith, Joyce Mason, Kathleen Willis, Deb Conroy, Lindsey LaPointe, Maura Hirschauer, Natalie A. Manley, Rita Mayfield and Greg Harris (Sen. Robert Peters-Jacqueline Y. Collins) 105 ILCS 5/10-20.73 new 105 ILCS 5/34-18.67 new Amends the School Code. With respect to school districts with more than 275,000 inhabitants, requires a school to provide written notification to (i) the parent or guardian of any student who commits an act or acts of misconduct and (ii) the parent or guardian of any student who is the victim of that act of misconduct and requires a copy of any statement made by the student who committed the act of misconduct to be provided to the student's or guardian within 24 hours after the statement has been made. Sets forth the information that must be included in the disciplinary report. Requires that a copy of the disciplinary report be provided to the parent or guardian of the disciplined student. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 10-20.73 new Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.75 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Requires a school to provide written notification to the parent or guardian of a student who commits an act of misconduct involving offensive touching, a physical altercation, or the use of violence. Provides that if a student makes a written statement to a school employee relating to an act of misconduct, the school shall provide the written statement to the student's parent or guardian, upon request. Provides that if the parent or guardian of a student involved in an act or acts of misconduct requests a synopsis of any statement made by the parent's or guardian's child, the school shall provide any existing records responsive to that request. Provides that a school shall make reasonable attempts to provide a copy of any disciplinary report resulting from an investigation into a student's act of misconduct to the student's parent or guardian within 2 school days after the completion of the report. Sets forth the information that must be included in the disciplinary report. Effective July 1, 2021. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.75 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the engrossed bill, but removes the provisions amending the School Boards Article of the School Code. Effective July 1, 2021. Aug 06 21 H Public Act . 102-0251 10/02/21 Legislative Information System 3:30:23 102ndGeneral Assembly Page: 004 Synopsis of Legislation Passed Both Houses All legislation through October 02, 2021 HB 00018 Rep. Sue Scherer (Sen. Julie A. Morrison, Terri Bryant-Meg Loughran Cappel, Neil Anderson and Patrick J. Joyce) 105 ILCS 5/24A-5 from Ch. 122, par. 24A-5 Amends the School Code. With regard to teacher evaluations, provides that no later than September 1, 2022, each school district must establish a teacher evaluation plan that ensures that each teacher in contractual continued service whose performance is rated as either "excellent" or "proficient" is evaluated at least once in the course of the 3 school years after receipt of the rating (rather than at least once in the course of every 2 school years) and establish an informal teacher evaluation plan that ensures that each teacher in contractual continued service whose performance is rated as either "excellent" or "proficient" is informally evaluated at least once in the course of the 2 school years after receipt of the rating. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/24A-7 from Ch. 122, par. 24A-7 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/34-85c Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill with the following changes. Requires a school district to implement (rather than establish) an informal teacher observation plan (rather than an informal teacher evaluation plan); makes related changes. In provisions concerning the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council, provides that the Council shall meet until June 30, 2024 (instead of June 30, 2021). Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code to provide that no later than September 1, 2022, the school district must establish a teacher evaluation plan that ensures that each teacher in contractual continued service whose performance is rated as either "excellent" or "proficient" is evaluated at least once in the course of the 3 school years after receipt of the rating and establish an informal teacher observation plan that ensures that each teacher in contractual continued service whose performance is rated as either "excellent" or "proficient" is informally observed at least once in the course of the 2 school years after receipt of the rating.