{"data":{"id":"us-il/105-ilcs-5-34-18.79","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"105 ILCS 5/34-18.79","heading":"Sick leave; mental or behavioral health complications.","body":"In addition to any interpretation or definition included in a collective bargaining agreement or board of education or district policy, sick leave, or its equivalent, to which a teacher or other eligible employee is entitled shall be interpreted to include mental or behavioral health complications. Unless contrary to a collective bargaining agreement or board of education or district policy, the board may require a certificate from a mental health professional licensed in Illinois providing ongoing care or treatment to the teacher or employee as a basis for pay during leave after an absence of 3 days for mental or behavioral health complications.","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":"6d41ccff6c66be708e8157f58580a3c37cf6cc19eb006fd3bbab481b6e559314","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/105-ilcs-5-34-18.78","next":"us-il/105-ilcs-5-34-18.80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}