98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB1586
 
Introduced , by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
105 ILCS 5/10-16a

     Amends the School Code in provisions concerning a school board member's leadership training. Provides that the training on financial oversight, accountability, and fiduciary responsibilities may be provided by qualified providers approved by an association established under the Code for the purpose of training school board members, in consultation with the State Board of Education (instead of approved by the State Board of Education, in consultation with an association so established).
  


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
 
 
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 
510-16a as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-16a)
7    Sec. 10-16a. School board member's leadership training.
8    (a) This Section applies to all school board members 
9serving pursuant to Section 10-10 of this Code who have been 
10elected after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
1197th General Assembly or appointed to fill a vacancy of at 
12least one year's duration after the effective date of this 
13amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
14    (b) Every voting member of a school board of a school 
15district elected or appointed for a term beginning after the 
16effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General 
17Assembly, within a year after the effective date of this 
18amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly or the first year 
19of his or her first term, shall complete a minimum of 4 hours 
20of professional development leadership training covering 
21topics in education and labor law, financial oversight and 
22accountability, and fiduciary responsibilities of a school 
23board member.  The school district shall maintain on its 
 
 
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1Internet website, if any, the names of all voting members of 
2the school board who have successfully completed the training.
3    (c) The training on financial oversight, accountability, 
4and fiduciary responsibilities may be provided by an 
5association established under this Code for the purpose of 
6training school board members or by other qualified providers 
7approved by an association so established, in consultation with 
8the State Board of Education, in consultation with an 
9association so established.

10(Source: P.A. 97-8, eff. 6-13-11.)