105 ILCS 5/24-2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 24 - Employment of Teachers--Tenure--Duties of Teachers

 (from Ch. 122, par. 24-2)(Text of Section from P.A. 102-14 and 102-334)Sec. 24-2. Holidays.(a) Teachers shall not be required  to teach on Saturdays, nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, shall teachers or other school  employees, other than noncertificated school employees whose presence is  necessary because of an emergency or for the continued operation and  maintenance of school facilities or property, be  required to work on legal school  holidays, which are January 1, New Year's Day; the third Monday in  January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; February 12, the  Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln; the  first Monday in March (to be known as Casimir Pulaski's birthday); Good  Friday; the day designated as Memorial Day by federal law; June 19, Juneteenth National Freedom Day; July 4,  Independence Day; the first Monday in September, Labor Day; the second Monday  in October, Columbus Day; November 11, Veterans' Day; the Thursday in  November commonly called Thanksgiving Day; and December 25, Christmas Day.  School boards may grant special holidays whenever in their judgment such  action is advisable. No deduction shall  be made from the time or  compensation of a school employee on account of any legal  or special holiday.(b) A school board or other entity eligible to apply for waivers and modifications under Section 2-3.25g of this Code is authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes, parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln); the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); and November 11 (Veterans' Day), provided that:(1) the person or persons honored by the holiday are     recognized through instructional activities conducted on that day or, if the day is not used for student attendance, on the first school day preceding or following that day; and(2) the entity that chooses to exercise this     authority first holds a public hearing about the proposal.  The entity shall provide notice preceding the public hearing to both educators and parents.  The notice shall set forth the time, date, and place of the hearing, describe the proposal, and indicate that the entity will take testimony from educators and parents about the proposal.(c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified patriotic, civic,  cultural or historical persons, activities, or events, are regular school  days. Commemorative  holidays are: January 28 (to be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and  observed as a commemoration of space exploration), February 15 (the  birthday of Susan B. Anthony), March 29 (Viet Nam War Veterans' Day),  September 11 (September 11th Day of Remembrance), the school day  immediately preceding Veterans' Day (Korean War Veterans'  Day), October 1 (Recycling Day), October 7 (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance Day), December 7 (Pearl Harbor Veterans' Day), and  any day so appointed by the President or  Governor.  School boards may establish commemorative holidays whenever in  their judgment such action is advisable.  School boards shall include instruction relative to commemorated persons,  activities, or  events on the commemorative holiday or at any other time during the school  year and at any point in the curriculum when such instruction may be deemed  appropriate. The State Board of Education shall prepare and make available  to school boards instructional materials relative to commemorated persons,  activities,  or events which may be used by school boards in conjunction with any  instruction provided pursuant to this paragraph.(d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe March 4 of each year as  a commemorative holiday.  This holiday shall be known as Mayors' Day which  shall be a day to commemorate and be reminded of the past Chief Executive  Officers of the City of Chicago, and in particular the late Mayor Richard  J. Daley and the late Mayor Harold Washington.  If March 4 falls on a  Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be observed on the following Monday.(e)  Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known as 2020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be used as a location for election day services or as a polling place.   (Source: P.A. 101-642, eff. 6-16-20; 102-14, eff. 1-1-22; 102-334, eff. 8-9-21.)(Text of Section from P.A. 102-15)Sec. 24-2. Holidays.(a) Teachers shall not be required  to teach on Saturdays, nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, shall teachers or other school  employees, other than noncertificated school employees whose presence is  necessary because of an emergency or for the continued operation and  maintenance of school facilities or property, be  required to work on legal school  holidays, which are January 1, New Year's Day; the third Monday in  January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; February 12, the  Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln; the  first Monday in March (to be known as Casimir Pulaski's birthday); Good  Friday; the day designated as Memorial Day by federal law; July 4,  Independence Day; the first Monday in September, Labor Day; the second Monday  in October, Columbus Day; November 11, Veterans' Day; the Thursday in  November commonly called Thanksgiving Day; and December 25, Christmas Day.  School boards may grant special holidays whenever in their judgment such  action is advisable. No deduction shall  be made from the time or  compensation of a school employee on account of any legal  or special holiday.(b) A school board or other entity eligible to apply for waivers and modifications under Section 2-3.25g of this Code is authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes, parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln); the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); and November 11 (Veterans' Day), provided that:(1) the person or persons honored by the holiday are     recognized through instructional activities conducted on that day or, if the day is not used for student attendance, on the first school day preceding or following that day; and(2) the entity that chooses to exercise this     authority first holds a public hearing about the proposal.  The entity shall provide notice preceding the public hearing to both educators and parents.  The notice shall set forth the time, date, and place of the hearing, describe the proposal, and indicate that the entity will take testimony from educators and parents about the proposal.(c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified patriotic, civic,  cultural or historical persons, activities, or events, are regular school  days. Commemorative  holidays are: January 28 (to be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and  observed as a commemoration of space exploration), February 15 (the  birthday of Susan B. Anthony), March 29 (Viet Nam War Veterans' Day),  September 11 (September 11th Day of Remembrance), the school day  immediately preceding Veterans' Day (Korean War Veterans'  Day), October 1 (Recycling Day), October 7 (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance Day), December 7 (Pearl Harbor Veterans' Day), and  any day so appointed by the President or  Governor.  School boards may establish commemorative holidays whenever in  their judgment such action is advisable.  School boards shall include instruction relative to commemorated persons,  activities, or  events on the commemorative holiday or at any other time during the school  year and at any point in the curriculum when such instruction may be deemed  appropriate. The State Board of Education shall prepare and make available  to school boards instructional materials relative to commemorated persons,  activities,  or events which may be used by school boards in conjunction with any  instruction provided pursuant to this paragraph.(d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe March 4 of each year as  a commemorative holiday.  This holiday shall be known as Mayors' Day which  shall be a day to commemorate and be reminded of the past Chief Executive  Officers of the City of Chicago, and in particular the late Mayor Richard  J. Daley and the late Mayor Harold Washington.  If March 4 falls on a  Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be observed on the following Monday.(e)  Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known as 2020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be used as a location for election day services or as a polling place.Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the contrary, November 8, 2022 shall be a State holiday known as 2022 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the State under this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.   (Source: P.A. 101-642, eff. 6-16-20; 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)(Text of Section from P.A. 102-411)Sec. 24-2. Holidays.(a) Teachers shall not be required  to teach on Saturdays, nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, shall teachers or other school  employees, other than noncertificated school employees whose presence is  necessary because of an emergency or for the continued operation and  maintenance of school facilities or property, be  required to work on legal school  holidays, which are January 1, New Year's Day; the third Monday in  January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; February 12, the  Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln; the  first Monday in March (to be known as Casimir Pulaski's birthday); Good  Friday; the day designated as Memorial Day by federal law; July 4,  Independence Day; the first Monday in September, Labor Day; the second Monday  in October, Columbus Day; November 11, Veterans' Day; the Thursday in  November commonly called Thanksgiving Day; and December 25, Christmas Day.  School boards may grant special holidays whenever in their judgment such  action is advisable. No deduction shall  be made from the time or  compensation of a school employee on account of any legal  or special holiday.(b) A school board or other entity eligible to apply for waivers and modifications under Section 2-3.25g of this Code is authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes, parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln); the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); and November 11 (Veterans' Day), provided that:(1) the person or persons honored by the holiday are     recognized through instructional activities conducted on that day or, if the day is not used for student attendance, on the first school day preceding or following that day; and(2) the entity that chooses to exercise this     authority first holds a public hearing about the proposal.  The entity shall provide notice preceding the public hearing to both educators and parents.  The notice shall set forth the time, date, and place of the hearing, describe the proposal, and indicate that the entity will take testimony from educators and parents about the proposal.(c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified patriotic, civic,  cultural or historical persons, activities, or events, are regular school  days. Commemorative  holidays are: January 17 (the birthday of Muhammad Ali), January 28 (to be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and  observed as a commemoration of space exploration), February 15 (the  birthday of Susan B. Anthony), March 29 (Viet Nam War Veterans' Day),  September 11 (September 11th Day of Remembrance), the school day  immediately preceding Veterans' Day (Korean War Veterans'  Day), October 1 (Recycling Day), October 7 (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance Day), December 7 (Pearl Harbor Veterans' Day), and  any day so appointed by the President or  Governor.  School boards may establish commemorative holidays whenever in  their judgment such action is advisable.  School boards shall include instruction relative to commemorated persons,  activities, or  events on the commemorative holiday or at any other time during the school  year and at any point in the curriculum when such instruction may be deemed  appropriate. The State Board of Education shall prepare and make available  to school boards instructional materials relative to commemorated persons,  activities,  or events which may be used by school boards in conjunction with any  instruction provided pursuant to this paragraph.(d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe March 4 of each year as  a commemorative holiday.  This holiday shall be known as Mayors' Day which  shall be a day to commemorate and be reminded of the past Chief Executive  Officers of the City of Chicago, and in particular the late Mayor Richard  J. Daley and the late Mayor Harold Washington.  If March 4 falls on a  Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be observed on the following Monday.(e)  Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known as 2020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be used as a location for election day services or as a polling place.   (Source: P.A. 101-642, eff. 6-16-20; 102-411, eff. 1-1-22.)