Bill Text: IL SB1506 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that, for State Board of Education appointments made after the effective date of the amendatory Act, 3 of the members of the State Board must represent the educator community. Sets forth the qualifications for these members and makes other changes with regard to the qualifications of members of the State Board.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2016-12-29 - Sent to the Governor [SB1506 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB1506-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that, for State Board of Education appointments made after the effective date of the amendatory Act, 3 of the members of the State Board must represent the educator community. Sets forth the qualifications for these members and makes other changes with regard to the qualifications of members of the State Board.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2016-12-29 - Sent to the Governor [SB1506 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB1506-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 1A-1, 1A-2, and 1A-2.1 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/1A-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 1A-1)
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7 | Sec. 1A-1. Members and terms.
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8 | (a) (Blank).
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9 | (b) The State Board of
Education shall consist of 8
members | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | and a chairperson, who shall be appointed by the
Governor with | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | the advice and consent
of the Senate from a pattern of regional | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | representation as follows: 2
appointees shall be selected from | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | among those counties of the State other
than Cook County and | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | the 5 counties contiguous to Cook County , one of whom must | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | represent the educator community ; 2 appointees shall be | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | selected from
Cook County, one of whom shall be a resident of | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | the City of
Chicago and one of whom shall be a resident of that
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18 | part of Cook County
which lies outside the city limits of | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Chicago and of whom one must represent the educator community ; | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 2
appointees shall be
selected from among the 5 counties of the | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | State that are contiguous to Cook
County , one of whom must | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | represent the educator community ; and 3 members
shall be | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | selected as members-at-large (one of which shall be the |
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1 | chairperson). With respect to the educator community | ||||||
2 | appointments, no more than one member may be employed as a | ||||||
3 | district superintendent, principal, school business official, | ||||||
4 | or teacher and no more than one may be employed by the same | ||||||
5 | school district or school. The changes made to this Section by | ||||||
6 | this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly apply to | ||||||
7 | appointments made after the effective date of this amendatory | ||||||
8 | Act of the 99th General Assembly. The Governor who takes office | ||||||
9 | on the second Monday of January after his or her election shall | ||||||
10 | be the person who nominates members to fill vacancies whose | ||||||
11 | terms begin after that date and before the term of the next | ||||||
12 | Governor begins. | ||||||
13 | The term of each member of the State Board of Education | ||||||
14 | whose term expires on January 12, 2005 shall instead terminate | ||||||
15 | on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd | ||||||
16 | General Assembly. Of these 3 seats, (i) the member initially | ||||||
17 | appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 93rd General | ||||||
18 | Assembly whose seat was vacant on April 27, 2004 shall serve | ||||||
19 | until the second Wednesday of January, 2009 and (ii) the other | ||||||
20 | 2 members initially appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act | ||||||
21 | of the 93rd General Assembly shall serve until the second | ||||||
22 | Wednesday of January, 2007. | ||||||
23 | The term of the member of the State Board of Education | ||||||
24 | whose seat was vacant on April 27, 2004 and whose term expires | ||||||
25 | on January 10, 2007 shall instead terminate on the effective | ||||||
26 | date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly. The |
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1 | member initially appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of | ||||||
2 | the 93rd General Assembly to fill this seat shall be the | ||||||
3 | chairperson and shall serve until the second Wednesday of | ||||||
4 | January, 2007. | ||||||
5 | The term of the member of the State Board of Education | ||||||
6 | whose seat was vacant on May 28, 2004 but after April 27, 2004 | ||||||
7 | and whose term expires on January 10, 2007 shall instead | ||||||
8 | terminate on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
9 | 93rd General Assembly. The member initially appointed pursuant | ||||||
10 | to this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly to fill | ||||||
11 | this seat shall serve until the second Wednesday of January, | ||||||
12 | 2007.
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13 | The term of the other member of the State Board of | ||||||
14 | Education whose term expires on January 10, 2007 shall instead | ||||||
15 | terminate on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
16 | 93rd General Assembly. The member initially appointed pursuant | ||||||
17 | to this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly to fill | ||||||
18 | this seat shall serve until the second Wednesday of January, | ||||||
19 | 2007. | ||||||
20 | The term of the member of the State Board of Education | ||||||
21 | whose term expires on January 14, 2009 and who was selected | ||||||
22 | from among the 5 counties of the State that are contiguous to | ||||||
23 | Cook County and is a resident of Lake County shall instead | ||||||
24 | terminate on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
25 | 93rd General Assembly. The member initially appointed pursuant | ||||||
26 | to this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly to fill |
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1 | this seat shall serve until the second Wednesday of January, | ||||||
2 | 2009. | ||||||
3 | Upon expiration of the terms of the members initially | ||||||
4 | appointed
under this amendatory Act of the 93rd General | ||||||
5 | Assembly and members whose terms were not terminated by this | ||||||
6 | amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, their respective | ||||||
7 | successors shall be
appointed for terms of 4
years, from the | ||||||
8 | second Wednesday in January of each
odd
numbered year and until | ||||||
9 | their respective successors are appointed and
qualified. | ||||||
10 | (c) Of the 4 members, excluding the chairperson, whose | ||||||
11 | terms expire on the second Wednesday of January, 2007 and every | ||||||
12 | 4 years thereafter, one of those members must be an at-large | ||||||
13 | member and at no time may more than 2 of those members be from | ||||||
14 | one political party. Of the 4 members whose terms expire on the | ||||||
15 | second Wednesday of January, 2009 and every 4 years thereafter, | ||||||
16 | one of those members must be an at-large member and at no time | ||||||
17 | may more than 2 of those members be from one political party. | ||||||
18 | Party membership is defined as having voted in the primary of | ||||||
19 | the party in the last primary before appointment.
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20 | (d) Vacancies in terms shall be filled by appointment by | ||||||
21 | the
Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for the | ||||||
22 | extent of the
unexpired term.
If a vacancy in membership occurs | ||||||
23 | at a time when the Senate is not in
session, the Governor shall | ||||||
24 | make a temporary appointment until the next meeting
of the | ||||||
25 | Senate, when the Governor shall appoint a person to fill that | ||||||
26 | membership
for the remainder of its term. If the Senate is not |
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1 | in session when
appointments for a full term are made, the | ||||||
2 | appointments shall be made as in the
case of vacancies.
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3 | (Source: P.A. 93-1036, eff. 9-14-04.)
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4 | (105 ILCS 5/1A-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 1A-2)
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5 | Sec. 1A-2. Qualifications. The members of the State Board | ||||||
6 | of Education
shall be citizens of the United States and | ||||||
7 | residents of the State of Illinois
and shall be selected as far | ||||||
8 | as may be practicable on the basis of their
knowledge of, or | ||||||
9 | interest and experience in, problems of public education.
No | ||||||
10 | member of the State Board of Education shall be gainfully | ||||||
11 | employed or
administratively connected with any school system, | ||||||
12 | nor have any interest in
or benefit from funds provided by the | ||||||
13 | State Board of Education to an
institution of higher
learning, | ||||||
14 | public or private, within Illinois, nor shall members they be | ||||||
15 | members
of a school board or board of school trustees of a | ||||||
16 | public or nonpublic school,
college, university or technical | ||||||
17 | institution within Illinois. No member
shall be appointed to | ||||||
18 | more than 2 4-year
terms. Members shall be reimbursed
for all | ||||||
19 | ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in performing their | ||||||
20 | duties
as members of the Board. Expenses shall be approved by | ||||||
21 | the Board and be
consistent with the laws, policies, and | ||||||
22 | requirements of the
State of Illinois regarding such | ||||||
23 | expenditures, plus any member may include
in his or her claim | ||||||
24 | for expenses $50 per day for meeting days.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
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1 | (105 ILCS 5/1A-2.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 1A-2.1)
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2 | Sec. 1A-2.1. Vacancies. The Governor may remove for | ||||||
3 | incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office any | ||||||
4 | member of the State Board of Education. A vacancy also exists | ||||||
5 | on the State Board of
Education when one or more of the | ||||||
6 | following events occur:
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7 | 1. A member dies.
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8 | 2. A member files a written resignation with the Governor.
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9 | 3. A member is adjudicated to be a person under legal | ||||||
10 | disability under
the Probate Act of 1975 or
a person subject to | ||||||
11 | involuntary admission
under the Mental Health and | ||||||
12 | Developmental Disabilities Code.
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13 | 4. A member ceases to be a resident of the region from
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14 | which he or she was appointed.
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15 | 5. A member is convicted of an infamous crime or of any | ||||||
16 | offense
involving a violation of his or her duties under this | ||||||
17 | Code.
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18 | 6. A member fails to maintain the qualifications stated in | ||||||
19 | Sections 1A-1 and Section
1A-2 of this Code.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 93-1036, eff. 9-14-04.)
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