Bill Text: IL SB2987 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Article of the School Code concerning school districts from 100,000 to 500,000 inhabitants. Provides that a board of education member shall be elected for a term of 4 years (rather than 5 years) and shall serve until his or her successor is elected and has qualified. Provides that the term of a board of education member commences after (i) the election authority has canvassed the votes and proclaimed the results and (ii) the member-elect has taken the oath of office (rather than on July 1). Specifies that a board of education shall have all of the rights, powers, and duties as are provided for other school boards under the School Boards Article of the Code. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2987 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB2987-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB2987 Introduced 2/4/2020, by Sen. Chuck Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/33-1 from Ch. 122, par. 33-1
105 ILCS 5/33-4 from Ch. 122, par. 33-4
Amends the Article of the School Code concerning school districts from 100,000 to 500,000 inhabitants. Provides that a board of education member shall be elected for a term of 4 years (rather than 5 years) and shall serve until his or her successor is elected and has qualified. Provides that the term of a board of education member commences after (i) the election authority has canvassed the votes and proclaimed the results and (ii) the member-elect has taken the oath of office (rather than on July 1). Specifies that a board of education shall have all of the rights, powers, and duties as are provided for other school boards under the School Boards Article of the Code. 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 Sections
33-1 and 33-4 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/33-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 33-1)
Sec. 33-1. Board of education; election; terms Education -
Election - Terms. In all school districts, including special
charter districts having a population of 100,000 and not more
than 500,000, which adopt this Article, as hereinafter
provided, there shall be maintained a system of free schools in
charge of a board of education, which shall be a body politic
and corporate by the name of "Board of Education of the City
of....". The board shall consist of 7 members elected by the
voters of the district. Except as provided in Section 33-1b of
this Act, the regular election for members of the board shall
be held at the consolidated election in odd numbered years and
at the general primary election in even numbered years. The law
governing the registration of voters for the primary election
shall apply to the regular election. At the first regular
election 7 persons shall be elected as members of the board.
The person who receives the greatest number of votes shall be
elected for a term of 5 years. The 2 persons who receive the

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second and third greatest number of votes shall be elected for
a term of 4 years. The person who receives the fourth greatest
number of votes shall be elected for a term of 3 years. The 2
persons who receive the fifth and sixth greatest number of
votes shall be elected for a term of 2 years. The person who
receives the seventh greatest number of votes shall be elected
for a term of 1 year. Thereafter, at each regular election for
members of the board, the successors of the members whose terms
expire in the year of election shall be elected for a term of 5
years, except that members of the board elected after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
Assembly shall be elected for a term of 4 years and shall serve
until their successors are elected and have qualified. All
terms shall commence after the occurrence of both the
following:
(1) The election authority has canvassed the votes and
proclaimed the results.
(2) The member-elect has taken the oath of office on
July 1 next succeeding the elections.
Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the board shall
be filled by appointment until the next regular election for
members of the board.
In any school district which has adopted this Article, a
proposition for the election of board members by school board
district rather than at large may be submitted to the voters of
the district at the regular school election of any year in the

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manner provided in Section 9-22. If the proposition is approved
by a majority of those voting on the propositions, the board
shall divide the school district into 7 school board districts
as provided in Section 9-22. At the regular school election in
the year following the adoption of such proposition, one member
shall be elected from each school board district, and the 7
members so elected shall, by lot, determine one to serve for
one year, 2 for 2 years, one for 3 years, 2 for 4 years, and one
for 5 years. Thereafter their respective successors shall be
elected for terms of 5 years, except that members of the board
elected after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
101st General Assembly shall be elected for a term of 4 years
and shall serve until their successors are elected and have
qualified. The terms of all incumbent members expire July 1 of
the year following the adoption of such a proposition.
Any school district which has adopted this Article may, by
referendum in accordance with Section 33-1a, adopt the method
of electing members of the board of education provided in that
Section.
Reapportionment of the voting districts provided for in
this Article or created pursuant to a court order, shall be
completed pursuant to Section 33-1c.
A board of education may appoint a student to the board to
serve in an advisory capacity. The student member shall serve
for a term as determined by the board. The board may not grant
the student member any voting privileges, but shall consider

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the student member as an advisor. The student member may not
participate in or attend any executive session of the board.
(Source: P.A. 94-231, eff. 7-14-05; 95-6, eff. 6-20-07.)
(105 ILCS 5/33-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 33-4)
Sec. 33-4. Rights, powers, and duties of board. The board
of education shall succeed to all rights, powers, and duties of
the former governing body of the district and shall have all of
the rights, powers, and duties as are provided for other school
boards under Article 10.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.