102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB3957
 
Introduced 1/21/2022, by Sen. John Connor
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
40 ILCS 5/17-138  from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-138

     Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that elections to the Board for teacher trustees, administrator trustees, and pensioner trustees shall occur during the first week of November or as soon as possible thereafter, but not later than the third week of November (instead of occurring during the first week of November). Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 17-138 as follows:
 



6    (40 ILCS 5/17-138)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-138)



7    Sec. 17-138. Board membership. At the first meeting of the 
8Board of
Education in November of each year, the Board of 
9Education
shall appoint one of its members to serve, while a 
10member of the Board of
Education, on the Board of Trustees for 
11a term of 2 years.

12    During the first week of November or as soon as possible 
13thereafter, but not later than the third week of November, 
14there
shall be elected 2 members of the Board from the teachers 
15other
than administrators, who shall hold office for terms of 
163 years, provided the trustee retains his or her
 status as a 
17teacher other than an administrator, and other
members to fill 
18any unexpired terms.  The
election shall be by secret ballot 
19conducted in person or by secure electronic ballot, and shall 
20be held in such manner as the
Board by bylaws or rules shall 
21provide.  Only teachers who are
not administrators shall be 
22eligible to vote in the election.

23    During the first week of November of 1995 and every third 
 
 
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1year thereafter,
one contributor who is an administrator shall 
2be elected a member of the Board. Beginning in November of 
32022, the election under this paragraph shall take place 
4during the first week of November or as soon as possible 
5thereafter, but not later than the third week of November.  
6This trustee shall hold office for a term of 3 years, provided 
7the trustee retains
his or her status as an administrator.  The 
8election shall be by mail ballot or by secure electronic 
9ballot, and
only contributors who are administrators shall be 
10eligible to vote.  The election
shall be held in the manner 
11provided by the Board by rule or
bylaw.

12    During the first week of November or as soon as possible 
13thereafter, but not later than the third week of November, of 
14each odd-numbered year there shall
be elected 3 members of the 
15Board from the pensioners,
who shall hold office for a term of 
162 years while retaining their status
as pensioners.  The 
17election shall be by mail ballot or secure electronic ballot 
18to all service and
disability pensioners, and shall be held in 
19such manner as the Board by bylaws or rules shall provide.

20    All trustees, while members of the Board of Education or 
21while administrators, teachers other than administrators, or 
22pensioners, as the
case may be, shall hold their offices
until 
23their successors shall have been appointed or elected and 
24qualified by
subscribing to the constitutional oath of office 
25at the immediately succeeding
regular meeting of the Board.

26(Source: P.A. 98-449, eff. 8-16-13.)

  
 

 
 
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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
2becoming law.