{"data":{"id":"us-il/820-ilcs-147-10","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"820 ILCS 147/10","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this Act:\n(a) \"Employee\" means a person who performs services for hire for an employer for:\n(1) at least 6 consecutive months immediately preceding a request for leave under this Act; and\n(2) an average number of hours per week equal to at least one-half the full-time equivalent position in the employer's job classification, as defined by the employer's personnel policies or practices or in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement, during those 6 months.\n\"Employee\" includes all individuals meeting the above criteria but does not include an independent contractor.\n(b) \"Employer\" means any of the following: a State agency, officer, or department, a unit of local government, a school district, an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, or a nonprofit organization.\n(c) \"Child\" means a biological, adopted or foster child, a stepchild or a legal ward of an employee and who is enrolled in a primary or secondary public or private school in this State or a state which shares a common boundary with Illinois.\n(d) \"School\" means any public or private primary or secondary school or educational facility located in this State or a state which shares a common boundary with Illinois.\n(e) \"School administrator\" means the principal or similar administrator who is responsible for the operations of the school.","path":["CHAPTER 820 EMPLOYMENT","School Visitation Rights Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2409\u0026ChapterID=68\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:49Z","sha256":"a68367b829ffb0096196badb7d216016b41c0ba92fe7f867dfe72a8b2aeb263f","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/820-ilcs-147-5","next":"us-il/820-ilcs-147-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}