Piatak v. Black Hawk College District No. 503

This appeal raises the question of whether section 3B — 5 of the Public Community College Act (110 ILCS 805/3B — 5 (West 1992)) confers upon a dismissed faculty member the right to "bump” a less senior faculty member from a teaching position upon gaining competency in the less senior faculty member’s field of instruction. We hold that section 3B — 5 confers no such "bumping” rights and therefore affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

In July 1984, the defendant, Black Hawk College (College), hired the plaintiff, Stephen Piatak, to teach drafting courses at the East Moline Correctional…