Illinois House Bill 696 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Election Code. Provides for the election of the Chicago Board of Education at the general primary election in 2018 only as a nonpartisan election on a separate ballot. Provides that a member of the Chicago Board of Education shall be elected at each consolidated election thereafter. Makes related changes. Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that a person shall be a U.S. citizen and registered voter and shall have been a resident of the city and the electoral district for at least one year immediately preceding his or her election. Sets forth provisions concerning nominating petitions and ballots. Sets forth provisions providing that the City of Chicago shall be subdivided into 20 electoral districts by the General Assembly for seats on the Chicago Board of Education. Sets forth provisions providing that in the year following each decennial census, the General Assembly shall redistrict the electoral districts to reflect the results of each decennial census. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

ELECTED CHICAGO SCHOOL BOARD

Sen. Robert Martwick [D]

Rep. Mary Flowers [D]

Rep. Camille Lilly [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2017-03-31	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-02-24	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2017-02-08	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2017-01-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2017-01-25	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2017-01-25	House	First Reading
2017-01-25	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert Martwick

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	2A-1.2	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	2A-48	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-13.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-21.9	New Code	See Bill Text
105	5	34-3	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-4	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-4.1	New Code	See Bill Text
105	5	34-4.2	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=696&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB0696.htm