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LEGAL REF.: Religious Freedom Restoration Act, 775 ILCS 35/15.
REVISED: July 14, 1999
July 18, 2012
5.70 Religious Holidays
General Personnel
Religious Holidays
The Superintendent shall grant an employee’s request for time off to observe a religious holiday if the employee gives at least five days’ prior notice and the absence does not cause an undue hardship.
Employees may use earned vacation time or personal leave to make up the absence, provided such time is consistent with the District’s operational needs. A per diem deduction may also be requested by the employee.
Illinois Human Rights Act, 775 ILCS 5/2-101 and 5/2-102.
ADOPTED: May 14, 1997
July 18, 2012
June 21, 2017
