Illinois Senate Bill 1758

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-15 - Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Election Code and the School Code. Provides for 5 new members of the State Board of Education to be elected at the general election in 2024 and every 4 years thereafter (now, the Board consists of 8 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate). Provides that one member shall be elected from each judicial district. Provides that the 5 members shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis. Provides that a petition for nomination of a candidate for member of the Board shall be signed by at least 0.5% of the total number of registered voters in the judicial district. Provides that beginning on the date when the 5 members initially elected take office, a majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum. Makes related changes.

ST BD EDUC-ELECT MEMBERS

Sen. Terri Bryant [R]

Sen. Thomas Bennett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-15	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett
2023-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terri Bryant

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	10-6	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	10-9	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	22-1	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	22-7	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	2A-1.2	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	2A-56	New Code	See Bill Text
105	5	1A-1	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	1A-2	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	1A-2.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	1A-4	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1758&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1758.htm