Bill Text: IL HB5704 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State Board of Education.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5704 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB5704-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB5704 Introduced 2/16/2012, by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/1A-2.1 from Ch. 122, par. 1A-2.1
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State Board of Education.
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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
1A-2.1 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/1A-2.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 1A-2.1)
Sec. 1A-2.1. Vacancies. The The Governor may remove for
incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office any
member of the State Board of Education. A vacancy also exists
on the State Board of Education when one or more of the
following events occur:
1. A member dies.
2. A member files a written resignation with the Governor.
3. A member is adjudicated to be a person under legal
disability under the Probate Act of 1975 or a person subject to
involuntary admission under the Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities Code.
4. A member ceases to be a resident of the region from
which he or she was appointed.
5. A member is convicted of an infamous crime or of any
offense involving a violation of his or her duties under this
Code.
6. A member fails to maintain the qualifications stated in

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Section 1A-2 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 93-1036, eff. 9-14-04.)