Bill Text: IL SB1213 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that the panel of qualified evaluators has the power to revoke the "unsatisfactory" rating it deems to be erroneous (rather than the power to reevaluate and re-rate a teacher who appeals). Provides that the issuance of a rating to replace an "unsatisfactory" rating must be determined through bargaining between the exclusive bargaining representative and the school district. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0591 [SB1213 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB1213-Engrossed.html

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SB1213 Engrossed LRB101 07287 AXK 52326 b
AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
24A-5.5 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/24A-5.5 new)
Sec. 24A-5.5. Local appeal process for unsatisfactory
ratings. Beginning with the first school year following the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
Assembly, each school district shall, in good faith cooperation
with its teachers or, if applicable, through good faith
bargaining with the exclusive bargaining representative of its
teachers, develop and implement an appeals process for
"unsatisfactory" ratings under Section 24A-5 that includes,
but is not limited to, an assessment of the original rating by
a panel of qualified evaluators agreed to by the joint
committee referred to in subsection (b) of Section 24A-4 of
this Code and that has the power to reevaluate and re-rate a
teacher who appeals. The joint committee shall determine the
criteria for successful appeals.