Bill Text: IL HB5375 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code in the provision concerning the election and eligibility of regional superintendents of schools. Removes a prerequisite for eligibility to file a petition at a primary election for nomination as a candidate for the office of regional superintendent of schools that requires a person to be engaged for at least 2 years of the 4 previous years in full-time teaching or supervising in the common public schools or serving as a county superintendent of schools or regional superintendent of schools for an educational service region in this State. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5375 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB5375-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB5375 Introduced , by Rep. Michael W. Tryon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/3-1 from Ch. 122, par. 3-1
Amends the School Code in the provision concerning the election and eligibility of regional superintendents of schools. Removes a prerequisite for eligibility to file a petition at a primary election for nomination as a candidate for the office of regional superintendent of schools that requires a person to be engaged for at least 2 years of the 4 previous years in full-time teaching or supervising in the common public schools or serving as a county superintendent of schools or regional superintendent of schools for an educational service region in this State. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
3-1 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/3-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-1)
Sec. 3-1. Election; eligibility. Quadrennially there shall
be elected in every county, except those which have been
consolidated into a multicounty educational service region
under Article 3A and except those having a population of
2,000,000 or more inhabitants, a regional superintendent of
schools, who shall enter upon the discharge of his duties on
the first Monday of August next after his election; provided,
however, that the term of office of each regional
superintendent of schools in office on June 30, 2003 is
terminated on July 1, 2003, except that an incumbent regional
superintendent of schools shall continue to serve until his
successor is elected and qualified, and each regional
superintendent of schools elected at the general election in
2002 and every four years thereafter shall assume office on the
first day of July next after his election. No one is eligible
to file his petition at any primary election for the nomination
as candidate for the office of regional superintendent of

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schools nor to enter upon the duties of such office either by
election or appointment unless he possesses the following
qualifications: (1) he is of good character, (2) he has a
master's degree, (3) he has earned at least 20 semester hours
of credit in professional education at the graduate level, (4)
he holds a valid all grade supervisory certificate or a valid
state limited supervisory certificate, or a valid state life
supervisory certificate, or a valid administrative
certificate, and (5) he has had at least 4 years experience in
teaching, and (6) he was engaged for at least 2 years of the 4
previous years in full time teaching or supervising in the
common public schools or serving as a county superintendent of
schools or regional superintendent of schools for an
educational service region in the State of Illinois.
No petition of any candidate for nomination for the office
of regional superintendent of schools may be filed and no such
candidate's name may be placed on a primary or general election
ballot, unless such candidate files as part of his petition a
certificate from the State Board of Education certifying that
from the records of its office such candidate has the
qualifications required by this Section; however, any
incumbent filing his petition for nomination for a succeeding
term of office shall not be required to attach such certificate
to his petition of candidacy.
Nomination papers filed under this Section are not valid
unless the candidate named therein files with the county clerk

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or State Board of Elections a statement of economic interests
as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Such
receipt shall be so filed either previously during the calendar
year in which his nomination papers were filed or within the
period for the filing of nomination papers in accordance with
the general election law.
The changes in qualifications made by Public Act 76-1563 do
not affect the right of an incumbent to seek reelection.
On and after July 1, 1994, the provisions of this Section
shall have no application in any educational service region
having a population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants; provided
further that no election shall be held in November of 1994 or
at any other time after July 1, 1992 for the office of regional
superintendent of schools in any county or educational service
region having a population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants.
(Source: P.A. 96-893, eff. 7-1-10.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.