IL HB0075

Amends Section 24-6 of the School Code to establish paid sick leave requirements for school district employees, including full-time teachers and eligible employees participating in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund.

Requires school boards to grant a minimum of 10 days of paid sick leave annually at full pay, with unused leave accumulating to a minimum available balance of 180 days.

Expands definition of sick leave to include personal illness, quarantine, serious illness or death in immediate family or household, and birth, adoption, or placement for adoption of a child.

For paid leave related to birth or adoption, allows employees to take leave on a non-consecutive basis and prohibits counting days when school is not in session, including extended breaks.

School boards may require medical certification from licensed physicians, chiropractors, advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, or spiritual advisers after 3 days of personal illness or 30 days for birth; applies to school districts excluding those in municipalities with 500,000 or more residents.