Bill Text: IL HB3363 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Removes the exception for a school district in which there is only one school with fewer than 4 teachers to the requirement that each school district employ a superintendent. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-04-03 - Referred to Assignments [HB3363 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB3363-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
10-21.4 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/10-21.4) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-21.4)
Sec. 10-21.4. Superintendent; duties - Duties. Each school
district must Except in districts in which there is only one
school with fewer than 4 teachers, to employ a superintendent,
who shall have charge of the administration of the schools
under the direction of the board of education. However, in any
school district that has boundaries that lie in 3 counties, one
county of which has a population exceeding 1,000,000
inhabitants, that has an enrollment of more than 35,000
students, and that has on staff properly licensed assistant
superintendents or directors in the areas of instruction,
finance, special education, assessments, and career and
technology education, the school board may instead, by a vote
of a majority of its full membership, appoint a chief executive
officer to serve as its superintendent, who shall be a person
of recognized administrative ability and management
experience, hold a master's degree, have been employed with the
school district for a minimum of 5 years in an administrative

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capacity, be responsible for the management of the district,
and have all other powers and duties of a superintendent as set
forth in this Code, but who shall be exempt from the provisions
and requirements of Section 21B-15 of this Code for a period of
5 years.
In addition to the administrative duties, the
superintendent shall make recommendations to the board
concerning the budget, building plans, the locations of sites,
the selection, retention and dismissal of teachers and all
other employees, the selection of textbooks, instructional
material and courses of study. However, in districts under a
Financial Oversight Panel pursuant to Section 1A-8 for
violating a financial plan, the duties and responsibilities of
the superintendent in relation to the financial and business
operations of the district shall be approved by the Panel. In
the event the Board refuses or fails to follow a directive or
comply with an information request of the Panel, the
performance of those duties shall be subject to the direction
of the Panel. The superintendent shall also notify the State
Board of Education, the board and the chief administrative
official, other than the alleged perpetrator himself, in the
school where the alleged perpetrator serves, that any person
who is employed in a school or otherwise comes into frequent
contact with children in the school has been named as a
perpetrator in an indicated report filed pursuant to the Abused
and Neglected Child Reporting Act, approved June 26, 1975, as

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amended. The superintendent shall keep or cause to be kept the
records and accounts as directed and required by the board, aid
in making reports required by the board, and perform such other
duties as the board may delegate to him.
In addition, each year at a time designated by the State
Superintendent of Education, each superintendent shall report
to the State Board of Education the number of high school
students in the district who are enrolled in accredited courses
(for which high school credit will be awarded upon successful
completion of the courses) at any community college, together
with the name and number of the course or courses which each
such student is taking.
The provisions of this Section shall also apply to board of
director districts.
Notice of intent not to renew a contract must be given in
writing stating the specific reason therefor by April 1 of the
contract year unless the contract specifically provides
otherwise. Failure to do so will automatically extend the
contract for an additional year. Within 10 days after receipt
of notice of intent not to renew a contract, the superintendent
may request a closed session hearing on the dismissal. At the
hearing the superintendent has the privilege of presenting
evidence, witnesses and defenses on the grounds for dismissal.
The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to a district
under a Financial Oversight Panel pursuant to Section 1A-8 for
violating a financial plan.

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(Source: P.A. 99-846, eff. 6-1-17.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.