99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB1788

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jim Durkin

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/1A-2.1  from Ch. 122, par. 1A-2.1

    Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State Board of Education.


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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
51A-2.1 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/1A-2.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 1A-2.1)
7    Sec. 1A-2.1. Vacancies. The The Governor may remove for
8incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office any
9member of the State Board of Education. A vacancy also exists
10on the State Board of Education when one or more of the
11following events occur:
12    1. A member dies.
13    2. A member files a written resignation with the Governor.
14    3. A member is adjudicated to be a person under legal
15disability under the Probate Act of 1975 or a person subject to
16involuntary admission under the Mental Health and
17Developmental Disabilities Code.
18    4. A member ceases to be a resident of the region from
19which he or she was appointed.
20    5. A member is convicted of an infamous crime or of any
21offense involving a violation of his or her duties under this
22Code.
23    6. A member fails to maintain the qualifications stated in

 

 

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1Section 1A-2 of this Code.
2(Source: P.A. 93-1036, eff. 9-14-04.)