Bill Text: IL SB1703 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Adds October 7 (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance Day) as a commemorative holiday. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-02 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0156 [SB1703 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB1703-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 098-0156 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
24-2 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/24-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 24-2)
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Sec. 24-2. Holidays. | ||||
(a) Teachers shall not be required
to teach on Saturdays, | ||||
nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, | ||||
shall teachers or other school
employees, other than | ||||
noncertificated school employees whose presence is
necessary | ||||
because of an emergency or for the continued operation and
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maintenance of school facilities or property, be
required to | ||||
work on legal school
holidays, which are January 1, New Year's | ||||
Day; the third Monday in
January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin | ||||
Luther King, Jr.; February 12, the
Birthday of President | ||||
Abraham Lincoln; the
first Monday in March (to be known as | ||||
Casimir Pulaski's birthday); Good
Friday; the day designated as | ||||
Memorial Day by federal law; July 4,
Independence Day; the | ||||
first Monday in September, Labor Day; the second Monday
in | ||||
October, Columbus Day; November 11, Veterans' Day; the Thursday | ||||
in
November commonly called Thanksgiving Day; and December 25, | ||||
Christmas Day.
School boards may grant special holidays | ||||
whenever in their judgment such
action is advisable. No | ||
deduction shall
be made from the time or
compensation of a | ||
school employee on account of any legal
or special holiday.
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(b) A school board or other entity eligible to apply for | ||
waivers and modifications under Section 2-3.25g of this Code is | ||
authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes, | ||
parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third | ||
Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, | ||
Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln); | ||
the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's | ||
birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); and | ||
November 11 (Veterans' Day), provided that: | ||
(1) the person or persons honored by the holiday are | ||
recognized through instructional activities conducted on | ||
that day or, if the day is not used for student attendance, | ||
on the first school day preceding or following that day; | ||
and | ||
(2) the entity that chooses to exercise this authority | ||
first holds a public hearing about the proposal. The entity | ||
shall provide notice preceding the public hearing to both | ||
educators and parents. The notice shall set forth the time, | ||
date, and place of the hearing, describe the proposal, and | ||
indicate that the entity will take testimony from educators | ||
and parents about the proposal.
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(c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified | ||
patriotic, civic,
cultural or historical persons, activities, | ||
or events, are regular school
days. Commemorative
holidays are: | ||
January 28 (to be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and
observed | ||
as a commemoration of space exploration), February 15 (the
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birthday of Susan B. Anthony), March 29 (Viet Nam War Veterans' | ||
Day),
September 11 (September 11th Day of Remembrance), the | ||
school day
immediately preceding Veterans' Day (Korean War | ||
Veterans'
Day), October 1 (Recycling Day), October 7 (Iraq and | ||
Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance Day), December 7 (Pearl | ||
Harbor Veterans' Day), and
any day so appointed by the | ||
President or
Governor. School boards may establish | ||
commemorative holidays whenever in
their judgment such action | ||
is advisable.
School boards shall include instruction relative | ||
to commemorated persons,
activities, or
events on the | ||
commemorative holiday or at any other time during the school
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year and at any point in the curriculum when such instruction | ||
may be deemed
appropriate. The State Board of Education shall | ||
prepare and make available
to school boards instructional | ||
materials relative to commemorated persons,
activities,
or | ||
events which may be used by school boards in conjunction with | ||
any
instruction provided pursuant to this paragraph.
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(d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe March | ||
4 of each year as
a commemorative holiday. This holiday shall | ||
be known as Mayors' Day which
shall be a day to commemorate and | ||
be reminded of the past Chief Executive
Officers of the City of | ||
Chicago, and in particular the late Mayor Richard
J. Daley and | ||
the late Mayor Harold Washington. If March 4 falls on a
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Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be observed on the | ||
following Monday.
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(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07; 96-640, eff. 8-24-09.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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