Bill
SB 1413
Allows Illinois public school employees who represent a statewide association on state boards to miss up to 10 days per term for that work, with no wage deduction.
Bill title (short): SCH CD‑APPOINTED STATE WORK
Primary sponsor: Sen. Linda Holmes
Introduced: Jan 31, 2025 (104th Illinois General Assembly)
Citation added: 105 ILCS 5/24-3.10 (new)
Effective date: upon becoming law (per bill)
NOTE: The file provided contains text from multiple jurisdictions and draft versions. This summary focuses on the Illinois measure titled “SCH CD‑APPOINTED STATE WORK” (LRB104 08158 LNS 18206 b / SB1413) that amends the Illinois School Code.
Purpose / intent
- To permit certain public school employees who are members of statewide employee associations to serve on state boards, advisory councils, committees, commissions or task forces on behalf of their association without losing pay for a limited number of days during the school term.
Key provisions
- Adds a new Section 24‑3.10 to the School Code (105 ILCS 5).
- Permits any public school employee who is (a) a member of a statewide association and (b) appointed to a State board, advisory council, committee, commission, or task force to represent that association to be absent from school to perform that State‑appointed work.
- Allows up to 10 days during a school term for such representation.
- Prohibits deduction of wages for those absences (no salary reduction for up to 10 days).
Who is affected
- Primary: public school employees in Illinois who are members of statewide associations and who are appointed to represent those associations on State boards, advisory councils, committees, commissions, or task forces.
- Secondary: school districts and employers — they must grant up to 10 paid days of release without deducting wages; may need to arrange substitute coverage or reallocate duties.
- Statewide associations — gain clearer access to member participation in State work.
- Potential fiscal effectors: local districts, which may incur substitute costs; the bill note flags that the State Mandates Act may require reimbursement.
Procedural / timeline notes
- Introduced Jan 31, 2025 (Sen. Linda Holmes).
- Bill text sets effective date “upon becoming law.”
- The bill synopsis and legislative cover sheet indicate that the measure creates a new School Code section and contains a State Mandates Act notice (possible local cost reimbursement).
- Related/companion bills: HB 3322 and HB 1094 are listed as companions.
Potential impacts / considerations
- Operational: districts must permit up to 10 paid days per school term; they will need local procedures for approving and documenting such absences.
- Fiscal: districts may bear substitute or overtime costs unless the State reimburses (the bill includes the State Mandates Act caution).
- Labor/collective bargaining: interactions with existing leave, collective bargaining agreements, or district policies could require negotiation or administrative clarification.
- Scope limits: the right applies only to employees representing a statewide association and only up to 10 days per school term.
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