103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4077
 
Introduced 5/10/2023, by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
105 ILCS 5/34-4  from Ch. 122, par. 34-4

     Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that members of the Chicago Board of Education may be compensated for their service (instead of serving without compensation).
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
534-4 as follows:
 


6    (105 ILCS 5/34-4)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-4)




7    Sec. 34-4. Eligibility. To be eligible for election or 
8appointment to the board, a
person shall be a citizen of the 
9United States, shall be a registered voter
as provided in the 
10Election Code, shall have been a resident of the city and, if 
11applicable, the electoral district, for at
least one year 
12immediately
preceding his or her election or appointment, and 
13shall not be a child sex offender
as defined in Section 11-9.3 
14of the
Criminal Code of 2012. A person is ineligible for 
15election or appointment to the board if that person is an 
16employee of the school district. All persons eligible for 
17election to the board shall be nominated by a petition signed 
18by no less than 250 voters residing within the electoral 
19district on a petition in order to be placed on the ballot, 
20except that persons eligible for election to the board at 
21large shall be nominated by a petition signed by no less than 
222,500 voters residing within the city. Permanent removal from 
23the city by any member of
the board during his term of office 
 
 
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1constitutes a resignation therefrom and
creates a vacancy in 
2the board. Board members may be compensated for their service, 
3and shall serve without any
compensation; however, board 
4members shall be reimbursed for expenses
incurred while in the 
5performance of their duties upon submission of proper
receipts 
6or upon submission of a signed voucher in the case of an 
7expense
allowance evidencing the amount of such reimbursement 
8or allowance to the
president of the board for verification 
9and approval. Board members shall not hold other public
office 
10under the Federal, State or any local government other than 
11that of
Director of the Regional Transportation Authority, 
12member of the economic
development commission of a city having 
13a population exceeding 500,000,
notary public or member of the 
14National Guard, and by accepting any such
office while members 
15of the board, or by not resigning any such office held
at the 
16time of being elected or appointed to the board within 30 days 
17after such election or
appointment, shall be deemed to have 
18vacated their membership in the board.

19(Source: P.A. 102-177, eff. 6-1-22; 102-691, eff. 12-17-21.)