HB5887 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5887

Introduced 2/6/2004, by Harry Osterman

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/1A-1

from Ch. 122, par. 1A-1

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

A BILL FOR

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 1A-1 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/1A-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 1A-1)

Sec. 1A-1. State Board of Education; members and terms.

(a) The term of each member of the State Board of Education who is in office on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996 shall terminate on January 1, 1997 or when all of the new members initially to be appointed under this amendatory Act of 1996 are appointed by the Governor as provided in subsection (b), whichever last occurs.

(b) Beginning on January 1, 1997 or when all of the new members initially to be appointed under this subsection are appointed by the Governor, whichever last occurs, and thereafter, the State Board of Education shall consist of 9 members, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate from a pattern of regional representation as follows: 2 appointees shall be selected from among those counties of the State other than Cook County and the 5 counties contiguous to Cook County; 2 appointees shall be selected from Cook County, one of whom shall be a resident of the City of Chicago and one of whom shall be a resident of that part of Cook County which lies outside the city limits of Chicago; 2 appointees shall be selected from among the 5 counties of the State that are contiguous to Cook County; and 3 members shall be selected as members-at-large. At no time may more than 5 members of the Board be from one political party. Party membership is defined as having voted in the primary of the party in the last primary before appointment. The 9 members initially appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of 1996 shall draw lots to determine 3 of their number who shall serve until the second Wednesday of January, 2003, 3 of their number who shall serve until the second Wednesday of January, 2001, and 3 of their number who shall serve until the second Wednesday of January, 1999. Upon expiration of the terms of the members initially appointed under this amendatory Act of 1996, their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years, from the second Wednesday in January of each odd numbered year and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified. Vacancies in terms shall be filled by appointment by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for the extent of the unexpired term. If a vacancy in membership occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the Senate, when the Governor shall appoint a person to fill that membership for the remainder of its term. If the Senate is not in session when appointments for a full term are made, the appointments shall be made as in the case of vacancies.

(Source: P.A. 89-610, eff. 8-6-96.)