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*LRB10330123RJT56547b* HB3907 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2024 HB3907 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep.
*LRB10330123RJT72376a* Rep.
Katie Stuart SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
Katie Stuart Filed:
ILCS 5/10-20.85 new ILCS 5/34-18.82 new Amends the School Boards and Chicago School District Articles of the School Code.
4/15/2024 10300HB3907ham002 LRB103 30123 RJT 72376 a AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3907 AMENDMENT NO.
Provides that school boards shall allow all educators to have daily continuous uninterrupted individual classroom planning time.
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Provides that the planning period shall be equal to one class period but no less than 45 minutes in duration.
Amend House Bill 3907 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:
Provides that this time requirement applies to educators who are in contact with students for 50% or more of their contracted workday.
"Section 5.
Provides that, during this planning period, educators may not be forced to substitute in other areas of the building or district when another educator is absent or a vacancy exists and may not be forced to attend meetings, trainings, or conferences of any kind.
The School Code is amended by adding Section 24-9.5 as follows:
Provides that if an educator chooses to substitute or attend a meeting, training, or conference during their guaranteed planning period of their own free will, the educator shall be compensated at a rate of pay that is negotiated between the local Board of Education and local association of a state teacher association.
(105 ILCS 5/24-9.5 new) Sec.
LRB103 30123 RJT 56547 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT A BILL FOR HB3907 LRB103 30123 RJT 56547 b AN ACT concerning education.
24-9.5.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:
Teacher or clinician planning time.
Section 5.
(a) In this Section:
The School Code is amended by adding Sections 10-20.85 and 34-18.82 as follows:
"Clinician" means a related service provider, including, but not limited to, a school social worker, school psychologist, school counselor, school nurse, school speech-language pathologist, or school physical or occupational therapist.
(105 ILCS 5/10-20.85 new) Sec.
"Duty-free" means the time during which a teacher or clinician is not required to supervise students, collaborate with other school district employees, or attend meetings, 10300HB3907ham002 -2- LRB103 30123 RJT 72376 a trainings, or conferences of any kind.
10-20.85.
(b) For every teacher or clinician of a school district who is in contact with students at least 50% of the teacher's or clinician's contracted work day, on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, a school district may not reduce any designated, duty-free planning time that is provided to teachers or clinicians by the school district, as agreed upon by the exclusive bargaining representative of the teachers or clinicians and the school district.
Educator planning time.
Any agreements made on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly between the exclusive bargaining representative of the teachers or clinicians and the school district may not reduce designated, duty-free planning time.
School boards shall allow all educators to have daily continuous uninterrupted individual classroom planning time.
(c) If a teacher or clinician chooses to relinquish the teacher's or clinician's entitlement to designated, duty-free planning time under subsection (b), then the teacher or clinician shall be compensated for that relinquishment at a collectively bargained rate of pay.".
The planning period shall be equal to one class period but no less than 45 minutes in duration.
This Section applies to educators who are in contact with students for 50% or more of their contracted workday.
During this planning period, educators may not be forced to substitute in other areas of the building or district when another educator is absent or a vacancy exists and may not be forced to attend meetings, trainings, or conferences of any kind.
If an educator chooses to substitute or attend a meeting, training, or conference during their guaranteed planning period of their own free will, the educator shall be compensated at a rate of pay that is negotiated between the local Board of Education and local association of a state teacher association.
HB3907 - 2 - LRB103 30123 RJT 56547 b (105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new) Sec.
34-18.82.
Educator planning time.
The board shall allow all educators to have daily continuous uninterrupted individual classroom planning time.
The planning period shall be equal to one class period but no less than 45 minutes in duration.
This Section applies to educators who are in contact with students for 50% or more of their contracted workday.
During this planning period, educators may not be forced to substitute in other areas of the building or district when another educator is absent or a vacancy exists and may not be forced to attend meetings, trainings, or conferences of any kind.
If an educator chooses to substitute or attend a meeting, training, or conference during their guaranteed planning period of their own free will, the educator shall be compensated at a rate of pay that is negotiated between the local Board of Education and local association of a state teacher association.