How SB 28 changes current law

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This bill amends multiple sections of the School Code regarding the dismissal process for teachers, particularly in relation to performance evaluations and remediation requirements.

• 105 ILCS 5/24-16.5

  This Section applies to all school districts, including those having 500,000 or more inhabitants. The optional dismissal process set forth in this Section is an alternative to those set forth in Sections 24-12 and 34-85 of this Code.

  This change clarifies that the optional dismissal process is applicable to all school districts.

• 105 ILCS 5/24-16.5

  Nothing in this Section is intended to change the existing practices or precedents under Section 24-12 or 34-85 of this Code, nor shall this Section be interpreted as implying standards and procedures that should or must be used as part of a remediation that precedes a dismissal sought under Section 24-12 or 34-85 of this Code. → Nothing in this Section is intended to change the existing practices or precedents under Section 24-12 or 34-85 of this Code, nor shall this Section be interpreted as implying standards and procedures that should or must be used as part of a remediation that precedes a dismissal sought under Section 24-12 or 34-85 of this Code.

  This ensures that the new process will not replace or alter the established standards and procedures for dismissal.

• 105 ILCS 5/24-16.5

  A board may dismiss a teacher who has entered upon contractual continued service under this Section if the following are met: → A board may dismiss a teacher who has entered upon contractual continued service under this Section if the following are met: (1) the cause of dismissal is that the teacher has failed to complete a remediation plan with a rating equal to or better than a "Proficient" rating; (2) the "Unsatisfactory" performance evaluation rating that preceded remediation resulted from a PERA evaluation; and (3) the school district has complied with subsection (c) of this Section.

  This specifies conditions under which a board can dismiss a teacher.

• 105 ILCS 5/24-16.5

  Each school district electing to use the dismissal process set forth in this Section must comply with the pre-remediation and remediation activities and requirements set forth in this subsection (c).

  This mandates compliance with specific procedures for schools choosing this dismissal process.

• 105 ILCS 5/24-16.5

  If the teacher representatives do not submit a list of teacher evaluators within 21 days after the school district's request, the school district may proceed with a remediation using a list that includes only the school district's selections. → If the teacher representatives do not submit a list of teacher evaluators within 21 days after the school district's request, the school district may proceed with a remediation using a list that includes only the school district's selections, provided that such selection complies with the qualifications set forth in this Section.

  This addition reinforces the qualification criteria for evaluators in the dismissal process.

• 105 ILCS 5/24-16.5

  Before a school district's first remediation relating to a dismissal under this Section, the school district must create and establish a list of at least 2 evaluators who will be available to serve as second evaluators under this Section. → Before a school district's first remediation relating to a dismissal under this Section, the school district must create and establish a list of at least 2 evaluators who will be available to serve as second evaluators under this Section, ensuring that the selection process is equitable and transparent.

  This emphasizes the requirement for school districts to create an evaluators' list for the dismissal process.