{"data":{"id":"us-il/105-ilcs-5-13a-7","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"105 ILCS 5/13A-7","heading":"Employees.","body":"In all school districts, including special charter districts and districts located in cities having a population exceeding 500,000, the local school board shall grant, for a period of up to 5 years, a leave of absence to those of its employees who accept employment with an alternative school, provided that the employee shall satisfy any leave of absence provisions that may exist under a collective bargaining agreement or, if such an agreement does not exist, a school board policy. At the end of the authorized leave of absence, the employee must return to the school district in a comparable position or resign. The contractual continued service status and retirement benefits of an employee of the district who is granted a leave of absence to accept employment with an alternative school shall not be affected by that leave of absence.","path":["CHAPTER 105 SCHOOLS","School Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1005\u0026ChapterID=17\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:25Z","sha256":"34d1c0130b5e6d5f55933902704e035a2a98376a2ba895f7b817f5d8d318086c","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/105-ilcs-5-13a-6","next":"us-il/105-ilcs-5-13a-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}