Public Act 096-0568
 
HB1108 Enrolled LRB096 07616 NHT 17713 b

    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
3A-16 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/3A-16)
    Sec. 3A-16. Regional office of education advisory board.
    (a) Beginning October 1, 2009 April 1, 1995, a regional
office of education advisory board shall be established within
each region serving Class I counties or within each group of
regions participating in an intergovernmental agreement for
the provision of professional development to advise the
regional superintendent of schools of the region or regions
involved concerning the planning and delivery of professional
development programs and services under Section 2-3.62 and
other programs under the control of the regional superintendent
of schools.
    (b) The advisory board shall consist of at least 9 the
following 13 members. All members of the advisory board shall
be certified pursuant to Article 21 of this Code and be
currently employed in positions requiring certification by a
school district, special education cooperative, joint
agreement, or regional office of education program. A majority
of members shall be nominated by statewide organizations
representing teachers within the region or regions and selected
by the regional superintendent of the region or regions
involved. Administrators shall be nominated by statewide
organizations representing administrators within the region or
regions and selected by the regional superintendent of the
region or regions involved. :
        (1) 7 public members, at least one from each county in
    the region, selected by the presidents of the region's
    school parent groups at a meeting held each April. Public
    members shall be geographically balanced throughout the
    region. Public members shall meet the same criteria as
    members of local boards of education but shall not be
    members of a local board of education or school district
    employees.
        (2) 4 teachers, none of whom shall be from the same
    school district, nominated and selected by all the teachers
    in the region.
        (3) 2 administrators, from different school districts,
    nominated and selected by all the administrators in the
    region.
    Members of the advisory board shall serve 4-year terms,
except that of the initial members, 5 shall serve until April
30, 1996, 4 shall serve until April 30, 1997, and 4 shall serve
until April 30, 1998, as determined by lot.
    (c) The regional office of education advisory board shall
meet at least annually bi-monthly 6 times a year for the
performance of its advisory duties under Section 3-11 and
subsection (a) of this Section 3A-16.
(Source: P.A. 88-89; 89-335, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.