HB1917eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB1917 Engrossed LRB095 04390 RAS 24435 b

AN ACT concerning advisory referenda.

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 9-1 and by adding Section 9-1.2 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/9-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-1)

Sec. 9-1. Scope of article. All school elections shall be governed by the general election law of the State, except as otherwise provided in Section 9-1.2.

(Source: P.A. 81-1490.)

(105 ILCS 5/9-1.2 new)

Sec. 9-1.2. Advisory referenda. By a vote of the majority of the members of the school board, the board may authorize an advisory question of public policy to be placed on the ballot at the next regularly scheduled election in the school district. The school board shall certify the question to the proper election authority, which must submit the question at an election in accordance with the Election Code.