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SB 3515 — SCH CD-SCH BD-TREASURER-EMP
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0998
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2010. Enacted.
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Summary
Amends the School Code. Allows a school treasurer to pay recurring bills upon certification by the clerk or secretary of the school board (instead of requiring an order of the school board signed by the president and clerk or secretary or by a majority of the board). Makes changes concerning when the record of the official acts of the school board must be submitted to the treasurer. With respect to the prohibition on a school board member having an interest in district contracts, work, business, or sales, provides that a board member shall not be deemed interested if the board member is an employee of a business that is involved in the transaction of business with the school district, provided that the board member has no ownership interest in the business. Provides that a school board member's oath of office must be administered as determined by the board. Removes a provision that allows a school board to visit and inspect schools. Provides that a school board may authorize by policy (rather than by regulation) the superintendent, principal, assistant principal, or dean of students to suspend pupils. Provides that a school board must be given a summary of the notice of a parent's right to a review of the suspension (instead of a copy of the full statement of the reasons for the suspension and the notice of the parent's right to a review). Makes changes concerning when an educational support personnel employee who has been dismissed is paid. Makes changes concerning the filing of a teacher's transcript of college credits. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
22 added · 22 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to SB 3515 makes key changes regarding school board members' financial interests and the payment of recurring bills by the school treasurer. It clarifies that a school board member can work for a business involved in transactions with the school district, as long as they do not own the business, which may broaden participation from those with employment ties. Additionally, the bill now allows the school treasurer to pay recurring bills based on certification by the clerk or secretary, streamlining the process and potentially improving efficiency in financial operations. These changes are important as they aim to enhance operational effectiveness while addressing conflicts of interest among school board members.
SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b AN ACT concerning education.
The order shall thereafter bear interest at the rate, not exceeding the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, established by the SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b school board of the district, until the treasurer shall notify the clerk or secretary in writing that he has funds to pay the order.
With respect to instruments for the payment of money issued under this Section either before, on, or after June 6, 1989, it is and always has been the intention of the General Assembly (i) that the Omnibus Bond Acts are and always have been supplementary grants of power to issue instruments in accordance with the Omnibus Bond Acts, regardless of any provision of this Act that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts, (ii) that the provisions of this Section are not a limitation on the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts, and (iii) that instruments issued under this Section within the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts are not invalid because of any provision of this Act that may appear to be or SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b to have been more restrictive than those Acts.
(a) No school board member shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in his own name or in the name of any other person, association, trust or corporation, in any contract, work or business of the district or in the sale of any article, SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 4 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b whenever the expense, price or consideration of the contract, work, business or sale is paid either from the treasury or by any assessment levied by any statute or ordinance.
such contract is approved by a majority vote of SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 5 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b those board members presently holding office;
the award of the contract would not cause the aggregate amount of all such contracts so awarded to the same person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or cooperative association in the same fiscal year to exceed $2,000, except with respect to a board member of a school district in which the materials, merchandise, property, services, or labor to be provided under the contract are not available from any other person, firm, SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 6 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b association, partnership, corporation, or cooperative association in the district, in which event the award of the contract shall not cause the aggregate amount of all contracts so awarded to that same person, firm, association, partnership, or cooperative association in the same fiscal year to exceed $5,000;
(e) A contract for the procurement of public utility services by a district with a public utility company is not barred by this Section by one or more members of the board being an officer or employee of the public utility company or holding an ownership interest of no more than 7 1/2% in the public utility company, or holding an ownership interest of any SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 7 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b size if the school district has a population of less than 7,500 and the public utility's rates are approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission.
SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 8 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b Consideration and award of any such contract in which a member or members are interested may only be made at a regularly scheduled public meeting of the governing body of the school district.
SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 9 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b I shall encourage and respect the free expression of opinion by my fellow board members and others who seek a hearing before the board, while respecting the privacy of students and employees;
(1) It shall be lawful for the school board to submit to SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 10 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b the treasurer a certified copy of those portions of the board minutes, properly signed by the secretary and president, or a majority of the board, showing all bills approved for payment by the board and clearly showing to whom, and for what purpose each payment is to be made by the treasurer, and to what budgetary item each payment shall be debited, and such certified copy shall serve as full authority to the treasurer to make the payments as thus approved;
All funds advanced by the treasurer to operate such revolving funds SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 11 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b shall be carried on the treasurer's books as cash obligations due to the district and all receipts of such revolving funds shall be deposited daily in a bank or savings and loan association to be approved by the treasurer, unless there is no bank or savings and loan association in the community, in which event receipts shall be deposited intact not less than once each week in the bank or savings and loan association approved by the treasurer.
(4) It shall be lawful for the clerk or secretary of the board to certify to the school treasurer the amount of the SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 12 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b obligation for Social Security taxes as required by the Social Security Enabling Act and the amount of recurring bills, such as utility bills, showing the amount and to whom payment is to be made and what budgetary item or items the payment shall be debited from, and such certification shall serve as full authority to the treasurer to make such payment.
(b) To suspend or by policy regulation to authorize the SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 13 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b superintendent of the district or the principal, assistant principal, or dean of students of any school to suspend pupils guilty of gross disobedience or misconduct, or to suspend pupils guilty of gross disobedience or misconduct on the school bus from riding the school bus, and no action shall lie against them for such suspension.
After its hearing SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 14 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b or upon receipt of the written report of its hearing officer, the board may take such action as it finds appropriate.
(2) A knife, brass knuckles or other knuckle weapon regardless of its composition, a billy club, or any other object if used or attempted to be used to cause bodily harm, including "look alikes" of any firearm as defined in SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 15 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b subdivision (1) of this subsection (d).
School authorities may request the assistance of law enforcement officials for the purpose of conducting inspections and searches of lockers, desks, parking lots, and other school property and equipment owned or controlled by the school for illegal drugs, weapons, or other SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 16 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b illegal or dangerous substances or materials, including searches conducted through the use of specially trained dogs.
8-24-09.) SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 17 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b (105 ILCS 5/10-23.5) (from Ch.
The employee with the shorter length of continuing service with the district, within the respective category of position, shall be dismissed first unless an alternative method of determining the sequence SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 18 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b of dismissal is established in a collective bargaining agreement or contract between the board and any exclusive bargaining agent and except that this provision shall not impair the operation of any affirmative action program in the district, regardless of whether it exists by operation of law or is conducted on a voluntary basis by the board.
Where an educational support personnel employee is dismissed by the board as a result of a decrease in the number of employees or the discontinuance of the employee's job, the employee shall be paid all earned SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 19 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b compensation on or before the next regular pay date third business day following his or her last day of employment.
If there are more full-time educational support personnel employees on the combined list than there are available SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 20 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b positions in the new, annexing, or receiving school district, then the employing school board shall first remove or dismiss those educational support personnel employees with the shorter length of continuing service within the respective category of position, following the procedures outlined in subsection (a) of this Section.
24-23) SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 21 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b Sec.
SB3515 EngrossedEnrolled - 22 - LRB096 17732 NHT 35833 b INDEX Statutes amended in order of appearance 105 ILCS 5/8-16 from Ch.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0998
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Effective Date July 2, 2010
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 017-000-000
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Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 045-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2010
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Garrett
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Recalled to Second Reading
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 007-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 10, 2010
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Second Reading
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2010
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Do Pass Education; 008-000-000
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled in Education; Garrett
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
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Assigned to Education
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
Sponsors
- Susan Garrett · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (1)
- Susan Garrett
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 182 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 96 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 110 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (117)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| Mell | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Lyons | — | Yea |
| Senger | — | Yea |
| Sente | — | Yea |
| Thapedi | — | Yea |
| Tryon | — | Yea |
| Bradley | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Cavaletto | — | Yea |
| Dugan | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Durkin | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Farnham | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Fortner | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Golar | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Gordon, Careen | — | Yea |
| Gordon, Jehan | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Not Voting |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Not Voting |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Not Voting |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Zalewski | — | Yea |
| Coladipietro | — | Yea |
| Cole | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Connelly | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Hatcher | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Not Voting |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Pritchard | — | Yea |
| Ramey | — | Yea |
| Reboletti | — | Yea |
| Reis | — | Yea |
| Riley | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Arroyo | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Beiser | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Not Voting |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Burns | — | Yea |
| Carberry | — | Yea |
| McAsey | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Not Voting |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 36 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 76% | 0% | 0% | 24% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Muñoz | — | Not Voting |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Kotowski | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| McCarter | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Not Voting |
| Millner | — | Not Voting |
| Noland | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Not Voting |
| Steans | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Not Voting |
| Jones, J. | — | Not Voting |
| Brady | — | Not Voting |
| Wilhelmi | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Not Voting |
| Cronin | — | Not Voting |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| Dahl | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Not Voting |
| Duffy | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Frerichs | — | Yea |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Hutchinson | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Not Voting |
| Raoul | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Not Voting |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Not Voting |
| Bivins | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Bond | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 3515 do?
- Amends the School Code. Allows a school treasurer to pay recurring bills upon certification by the clerk or secretary of the school board (instead of requiring an order of the school board signed by the president and clerk or secretary or by a majority of the board). Makes changes concerning when the record of the official acts of the school board must be submitted to the treasurer. With respect to the prohibition on a school board member having an interest in district contracts, work, business, or sales, provides that a board member shall not be deemed interested if the board member is an employee of a business that is involved in the transaction of business with the school district, provided that the board member has no ownership interest in the business. Provides that a school board member's oath of office must be administered as determined by the board. Removes a provision that allows a school board to visit and inspect schools. Provides that a school board may authorize by policy (rather than by regulation) the superintendent, principal, assistant principal, or dean of students to suspend pupils. Provides that a school board must be given a summary of the notice of a parent's right to a review of the suspension (instead of a copy of the full statement of the reasons for the suspension and the notice of the parent's right to a review). Makes changes concerning when an educational support personnel employee who has been dismissed is paid. Makes changes concerning the filing of a teacher's transcript of college credits. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors SB 3515?
- SB 3515 is sponsored by Susan Garrett.
- What is the current status of SB 3515?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2010. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 3515?
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