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| Public Act 094-0514 |
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AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by adding | ||||
Section 17-106.1 and changing Section 17-139 as follows: | ||||
(40 ILCS 5/17-106.1 new)
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Sec. 17-106.1. Administrator. Administrator means a member | ||||
who is employed in a position that requires him or her to hold | ||||
a Type 75 Certificate issued by the State Teacher Certification | ||||
Board.
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(40 ILCS 5/17-139) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-139)
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Sec. 17-139. Board elections and vacancies.
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(1) Contributors other than principals election. Every
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member who is not a principal or an administrator may vote at | ||||
the election for as many persons
as there are trustees to be | ||||
elected by the contributors who are not
principals or | ||||
administrators. The name of a candidate shall not be printed | ||||
upon
the ballot unless he or she has been assigned on a regular | ||||
certificate for
at least 10 years in the Chicago public schools | ||||
or charter schools and
nominated by a petition signed by not | ||||
less than 200 contributors who are not
principals or | ||||
administrators.
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Petitions shall be filed with the recording secretary of | ||||
the Fund on or after September
15 of each year and not later | ||||
than October 1st of that year. No more than one
candidate may | ||||
be nominated by any one petition. If the nominations do not
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exceed the number of candidates to be elected, the canvassing | ||||
board shall
declare the nominated candidates elected. | ||||
Otherwise, candidates receiving the
highest number of votes | ||||
cast for their respective terms shall be declared
elected. The | ||||
location and number of polling places shall be designated by | ||||
the
Board. The election shall be conducted by the teachers who | ||
are
not principals or administrators, and the judges of the | ||
election shall be selected from the
teachers who are not | ||
principals or administrators, in such manner as the board in | ||
its bylaws
or rules provides.
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Elections to fill vacancies on the Board
shall be held at | ||
the next annual election.
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(2) Pensioners election. The name of a candidate
shall not | ||
be printed on the ballot unless he or she has been nominated by | ||
a
petition signed by not less than 100 pensioners of the Fund.
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Petitions shall
be filed with the recording secretary of the | ||
Fund on or before
October 1 of the
odd-numbered year. If the | ||
nominations do not exceed 3, the mailing
of ballots
shall be | ||
eliminated and the nominated candidates shall be declared | ||
elected.
Otherwise, the 3 candidates receiving the highest | ||
number of votes
cast shall be
declared elected. The mailing and | ||
counting of the ballots shall be conducted
by the office of the | ||
Fund with volunteer assistance from
pensioners at the
request | ||
of the Board.
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(3) Principals election. The name of a candidate shall not | ||
be printed on
the ballot unless he or she has been nominated by | ||
a petition signed by at least
25 contributors who are | ||
principals or administrators. Petitions shall be filed with the
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recording secretary of the Fund on or before October 1 of the | ||
election year. Every
member who is a principal or an | ||
administrator may vote at the election for one candidate
who is | ||
a contributor who is
a principal.
If only one eligible | ||
candidate is nominated, the election shall not be held and
the | ||
nominated candidate shall be declared elected. Otherwise, the | ||
candidate
receiving the highest number of votes cast shall be | ||
declared elected. The
mailing and counting of the ballots shall | ||
be conducted by the office of the
Fund.
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(4) Vacancies. The Board may fill vacancies occurring in
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the membership of the Board elected by the principals, | ||
administrators, teachers other
than principals or | ||
administrators, or pensioners at any regular meeting of the | ||
Board. The
Board of Education may fill vacancies occurring in | ||
the membership of the Board appointed by the Board of Education | ||
at any regular meeting of
the
Board of Education.
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(Source: P.A. 89-136, eff. 7-14-95; 90-566, eff. 1-2-98.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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