105 ILCS 5/ School Code.

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105 ILCS 5/6-2.1

(105 ILCS 5/6-2.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 6-2.1)

Sec. 6-2.1.

On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act,
the provisions of Sections 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-10, 6-11 (now repealed), 6-12, 6-17, 6-18, 6-19,
6-20, and 6-21 of this School Code shall have no application in any
educational service region having a population of 2,000,000 or more
inhabitants.

(Source: P.A. 95-496, eff. 8-28-07.)

105 ILCS 5/6-3

(105 ILCS 5/6-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 6-3)

Sec. 6-3.

Eligibility for trustee's office.

No person shall be eligible to the office of member of the regional
board of school trustees who is not a voter of the educational service
region and qualified to vote in the election for members of the regional
board of school trustees, or who is a member of a school board, or who is a
school board employee, or who holds any county office.

(Source: P.A. 78-514.)

105 ILCS 5/6-4

(105 ILCS 5/6-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 6-4)

Sec. 6-4.

Election date.

Members of the regional board of school trustees
shall be elected at the regular election specified in the general
election law in each odd-numbered year.

(Source: P.A. 81-1490.)

105 ILCS 5/6-5

(105 ILCS 5/6-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 6-5)

Sec. 6-5.

Qualifications and eligibility of voters.

A person is qualified to vote at an
election for members of the
regional board of school trustees who is a registered voter as provided in
the Election Code and has resided within the State and in the voting
precinct for 28 days immediately preceding the election, and who is a
citizen of the United States and has attained the age of 18 years.

Whenever a unit school district is located in more than one educational
service region, a qualified elector residing in that unit school district but
outside of the educational service region administered by the regional
superintendent of schools having supervision and control over that unit school
district shall be eligible to vote in any election held to elect members of the
regional board of school trustees for the educational service that is
administered by the regional superintendent of schools who has supervision and
control over that unit school district, but the elector shall not also be
eligible to vote in the election held to elect the members of the regional
board of school trustees for the educational service region in which the
elector resides.

Not less than 100 days before each nonpartisan election, the regional
superintendent of schools shall certify to the State Board of Elections a list
of each unit school district under his or her supervision and control and each
county in which all or any part of each of those districts is located.  The
State
Board of Elections shall certify each of those unit school districts and
counties to the appropriate election authorities within 20 days after receiving
the list certified by the regional superintendent of schools.

The election authority in a single county educational service region whose
regional superintendent of schools exercises supervision and control over a
unit school district that is located in that single county educational service
region and in one or more other educational service regions shall certify to
the election authority of each of those other educational service regions in
which the unit school district is located the candidates for members of the
regional board of school trustees for the educational service region that is
administered by the regional superintendent of schools exercising supervision
and control over that unit school district.

(Source: P.A. 88-535.)

105 ILCS 5/6-10

(105 ILCS 5/6-10) (from Ch. 122, par. 6-10)

Sec. 6-10.

Nominating petition.

The nomination of candidates for members
of the regional board of school trustees in single county or multi-county
educational service regions shall be made by a petition filed with the county
clerk, in the case of a single county region, and, in the case of multi-county
regions with the State Board of Elections and signed
by at least 50 voters qualified to vote at the election.
In addition to the requirements of the general election law, the petition
shall specify the county and township (or road district) of the candidate's residence.

Nomination papers filed under this Section are not valid unless the candidate
named therein files with the county clerk 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.

A candidate for membership on the regional board of school trustees, who
has petitioned for nomination to fill a full term and to fill a vacant term
to be voted upon at the same election, must withdraw his or her petition
for nomination to the regional board of school trustees from either the
full term or the vacant term by written declaration, within the time and
in the manner provided by the general election law.

(Source: P.A. 81-1490.)

105 ILCS 5/6-11

(105 ILCS 5/6-11)

Sec. 6-11. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 81-1490. Repealed by P.A. 95-496, eff. 8-28-07.)

105 ILCS 5/6-12

(105 ILCS 5/6-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 6-12)

Sec. 6-12.

Ballot form.

The ballots for members of the regional board of
school trustees shall be in substantially one of the following forms:

OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR SINGLE COUNTY REGIONS

For members of the Regional Board of School

Trustees

(Vote for.... Not more than.... may serve from the same congressional township.)

    ( ) JOHN C. CALHOUN
    of Township.... Range....
    ( ) JAMES MADISON
    of Township.... Range....
    ( ) ....
    of Township.... Range....
    ( ) ....
    of Township.... Range....

OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR MULTI-COUNTY REGIONS

For members of the Regional Board of School Trustees

(Vote for.... At least.... shall serve from each county.)

    ( ) JOHN C. CALHOUN
    of.... County ....
    ( ) JAMES MADISON
    of.... County ....
    ( ) ....
    of.... County ....
    ( ) ....
    of.... County ....

(Source: P.A. 83-1362.)

105 ILCS 5/6-17

(105 ILCS 5/6-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 6-17)

Sec. 6-17. Election of president - Terms of members.

Except as otherwise
provided in Section 2A-54 of the Election Code, on the third
						
Monday in May, following the first election, or if such day is
a holiday
then the next day, the regional
superintendent of schools who shall be the ex-officio secretary of the
board shall convene the newly elected regional board of school trustees
for the purpose of organization.  Except as provided in Section 2A-54 of the
Election Code, at this meeting the members shall
elect a president from among their number who shall serve as president
for a term of 2 years and shall determine by lot the length of the term
of each member so that 2 shall serve for a term of 2 years, 2 for 4
years and 3 for 6 years from the third Monday of the month
following the date of their election. Except as provided in Section 2A-54 of
the Election Code, thereafter members shall be elected
to serve for a term of 6 years from the third Monday of the month following
the date of their election or until their successors are elected and qualified.

All succeeding meetings for the purpose of organization shall be held
on the third Monday in May following the election; however, in
case the
third Monday in May is a holiday the organization meeting shall
be held
on the next day.

If educational service regions are consolidated under Section 3A-3 or
3A-4 of this Act, however, the expiring terms of members of each regional
board of school trustees in those regions being consolidated shall be
extended so as to terminate on the first Monday of August of the year that
consolidation takes effect, as defined in Section 3A-5 of this Act, and, on
such day, the Regional Superintendent of the consolidated region shall
convene all the members of each regional board of school trustees in the
consolidated region, and shall by lot select from among such trustees an
interim regional board of school trustees for the consolidated region in
accord with the specifications as to membership and residency in Section
6-2.  The interim board so selected shall serve until their successors are
elected at the succeeding regular election of regional school trustees and
have qualified. A single regional board of school trustees shall be elected
at such succeeding regular election to take office on the third Monday of
the month following such election.  The board elected for the consolidated
region shall be convened on such third
						
Monday of the month following such
election for organizational purposes, to elect a president and determine
terms for its members by lot as provided in this Section. The respective
regional boards of school trustees of educational service regions involved
in consolidations under Section 3A-3 or 3A-4 shall cease to exist at the
time the board elected for the consolidated region is so organized.

(Source: P.A. 93-847, eff. 7-30-04.)

105 ILCS 5/6-18

(105 ILCS 5/6-18) (from Ch. 122, par. 6-18)

Sec. 6-18.

Meeting dates - Place - Quorum.

The regional board of school
trustees shall hold a regular meeting in July, October,
January and April.
With appropriate public notice, the board may cancel its regular quarterly
meeting if no issues for action have been presented to the board and it has no
pending business.

All regular meetings of the board shall be held at the office of the regional
superintendent.

Special meetings may be called by the president or by 4 members of the
board by giving a 48-hour written notice of the meeting stating the time
and place of the meeting and the purpose thereof.  Public notice of meetings
must also be given as prescribed in Sections 2.02 and 2.03 of the Open
Meetings Act.

A majority of the members elected to the board shall constitute a quorum.
Unless otherwise provided a majority vote of all the board shall be required
to decide a measure.

(Source: P.A. 92-172, eff. 1-1-02.)

105 ILCS 5/6-19

(105 ILCS 5/6-19) (from Ch. 122, par. 6-19)

Sec. 6-19. Vacancy on regional board.

Subject to the residency provisions in Section 6-2 of this Code, any vacancy on the regional board of school trustees shall be filled
from the same territory by the remaining members until the next regular
election for members of the regional board of school trustees, when the
vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired time.
Removal of a member from the township from which such member was elected
into a township which has its quota of members on the board shall
constitute a vacancy.

(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13.)

105 ILCS 5/6-20

(105 ILCS 5/6-20) (from Ch. 122, par. 6-20)

Sec. 6-20.

Expenses of members.

Members of the regional board of school trustees shall serve without
remuneration; however, the necessary expenses including travel attendant
upon any meeting of the board shall be paid from the fund from which all
other expenses of the board are paid.

(Source: P.A. 78-514.)

105 ILCS 5/6-21

(105 ILCS 5/6-21) (from Ch. 122, par. 6-21)

Sec. 6-21.

Legal Representation.

Upon request, the State's Attorney
of the county, other than a county of over 3,000,000 inhabitants, where
the regional superintendent's office is  located shall act as the legal
representative of the regional board of school trustees; however, where
matters arise which are within the exclusive jurisdiction of another State's
Attorney, that State's Attorney shall provide legal representation.

(Source: P.A. 82-236.)

105 ILCS 5/Art. 7

(105 ILCS 5/Art. 7 heading) ARTICLE 7.

BOUNDARY CHANGE

105 ILCS 5/7-01

(105 ILCS 5/7-01)

Sec. 7-01. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 78-514. Repealed by P.A. 100-374, eff. 8-25-17.)

105 ILCS 5/7-01a

(105 ILCS 5/7-01a)
Sec. 7-01a. Purpose and applicability.

The purpose of this Article is to permit greater flexibility and efficiency in the detachment and dissolution of school districts for the improvement of the administration and quality of educational services and for the best interests of pupils. This Article applies only to school districts with under 500,000 inhabitants, but includes special charter districts (except those districts organized under Article 34 of this Code) and non-high school districts.

(Source: P.A. 100-374, eff. 8-25-17.)