Amends the School Code. Allows a teacher to grieve the issuance of a warning regarding causes that are considered remediable pursuant to the applicable collective bargaining agreement to determine whether the school district had just cause in issuing the warning. Requires notice of remedial warnings to be narrowly specify the nature of the alleged misconduct that needs to be remedied. Provides that general allegations of unprofessional conduct are insufficient to link together otherwise unrelated offenses as related. Provides that under no circumstances shall a notice of remedial warning remain effective or within a teacher's personnel file or record for longer than 3 years from the date of the occurrence which gave rise to the issuance of the notice of remedial warning. Effective immediately.
House Floor Amendment No. 1: Provides that nothing in the Section concerning the removal or dismissal of teachers in contractual continued service precludes a school board from asserting that the specific conduct alleged in an original notice of remedial warning letter is part of an alleged pattern of behavior, but the original warning or subsequent action taken must be reasonably related to the specific conduct alleged. Removes the language that provides that general allegations of unprofessional conduct or similar phrases are insufficient to link together otherwise unrelated offenses as related. Provides that under no circumstances may a notice of remedial warning remain effective for longer than 4 years from the date of the issuance of the notice of remedial warning (rather than remain effective or within a teacher's personnel file or record for longer than 3 years from the date of the occurrence which gave rise to the issuance of the notice of remedial warning). Requires the school district to use reasonable efforts to remove the notice of remedial warning from the teacher's personnel file after the 4 years have elapsed or sooner if agreed through the exclusive bargaining representative. Corrects grammatical and terminology errors.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill, and makes the following change: Provides that a notice of remedial warning may not include misconduct deemed irremediable or actions that are injurious to or endanger the health or person of students in the classroom or school. Corrects a grammatical error. Effective immediately.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 105 ILCS 5/24
Engrossed: 105 ILCS 5/24