103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2104
 
Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Robert F. Martwick
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



  
105 ILCS 5/24-6.3 from Ch. 122, par. 24-6.3
30 ILCS 805/8.47 new

 Amends the School Code. Provides that the school board and other employers shall make available to each active teacher who is an elected trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago up to 22 days of paid leave of absence per year for the purpose of attending meetings of the Board of Trustees, committee meetings of the Board of Trustees, and seminars regarding issues for which the Board of Trustees is responsible. Provides that the allocation of the days of paid leave shall be at the discretion of the Board of Trustees. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.



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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
MAY APPLY

 
 
A BILL FOR
 


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1 AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 
524-6.3 as follows:



6 (105 ILCS 5/24-6.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 24-6.3)



7 Sec. 24-6.3. Retirement trustee leave. 
8 (a) Each school board
employing a teacher who is an 
9elected trustee of the Teachers' Retirement
System of the 
10State of Illinois shall make available to the elected trustee

11at least 20 days of paid leave of absence per year for the 
12purpose of
attending meetings of the System's Board of 
13Trustees, committee meetings of
such Board, and seminars 
14regarding issues for which such Board is
responsible. The 
15Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois shall

16reimburse affected school districts for the actual cost of 
17hiring a
substitute teacher during such leaves of absence.

18 (b) Each school board employing an employee who is an 
19elected trustee of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 
20shall make available to the elected trustee at least 20 days of 
21paid leave of absence per year for the purpose of attending 
22meetings of the Fund's Board of Trustees, committee meetings 
23of the Board of Trustees, and seminars regarding issues for 
 
 
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1which the Board of Trustees is responsible. The Illinois 
2Municipal Retirement Fund may reimburse affected school 
3districts for the actual cost of hiring a substitute employee 
4during such leaves of absence. 
5 (c) The school board established under Article 34 and 
6employers under Article 17 of the Illinois Pension Code shall 
7make available to each active teacher who is an elected 
8trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Public School 
9Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago established 
10under Article 17 of the Illinois Pension Code up to 22 days of 
11paid leave of absence per year for the purpose of attending 
12meetings of the Board of Trustees, committee meetings of the 
13Board of Trustees, and seminars regarding issues for which the 
14Board of Trustees is responsible. The allocation of the days 
15of paid leave shall be at the discretion of the Board of 
16Trustees of the Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement 
17Fund of Chicago. 
18(Source: P.A. 96-357, eff. 8-13-09.)



19 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
20Section 8.47 as follows:

21 (30 ILCS 805/8.47 new)
22 Sec. 8.47. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 
238 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for 
24the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory 
 
 
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1Act of the 103rd General Assembly.