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91_HB0556
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Pension Code by changing
2 Sections 16-163 and 16-165.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
6 changing Sections 16-163 and 16-165 as follows:
7 (40 ILCS 5/16-163) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-163)
8 Sec. 16-163. Board created. A board of 11 10 members
9 constitutes a board of trustees authorized to carry out the
10 provisions of this Article and is responsible for the general
11 administration of the System. The board is known as the
12 Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System of the
13 State of Illinois. The board is composed of the
14 Superintendent of Education, ex officio ex-officio, who shall
15 be the president of the board; 4 persons, not members of the
16 System, to be appointed by the Governor, who shall hold no
17 elected State office; 4 teachers, as defined in Section
18 16-106, elected by the contributing members; and 2 one
19 annuitant members member elected by the annuitants of the
20 System, as provided in Section 16-165.
21 (Source: P.A. 90-511, eff. 8-22-97.)
22 (40 ILCS 5/16-165) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-165)
23 Sec. 16-165. Board - elected members - vacancies. In
24 each odd-numbered year, there shall be elected 2 teachers who
25 shall hold office for a term of 4 years beginning July 15
26 next following their election, in the manner provided under
27 this Section. One The elected annuitant trustee shall first
28 be elected in 1987, and in every fourth year thereafter, as
29 hereinafter provided, for a term of 4 years beginning July 15
30 next following his or her election. The other elected
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1 annuitant trustee shall first be elected at a special
2 election held by the board for this purpose, for an initial
3 term beginning 15 days after the winner of the election is
4 determined and ending July 15, 2003. Thereafter, both
5 elected annuitant trustees shall be elected at the same
6 elections for terms of 4 years.
7 Elections shall be held on May 1, unless May 1 falls on a
8 Saturday or Sunday, in which event the such election shall be
9 conducted on the following Monday. Candidates shall be
10 nominated by petitions in writing, signed by not less than
11 500 teachers or annuitants, as the case may be, with their
12 addresses shown opposite their names. The petitions shall be
13 filed with the board's Secretary not less than 90 nor more
14 than 120 days prior to May 1. The Secretary shall determine
15 their validity not less than 75 days before the election.
16 If there are more than 2 qualified teacher nominees or
17 more than 2 one qualified annuitant nominees nominee, the
18 system shall prepare an appropriate ballot with the names of
19 the candidates in alphabetical order and shall mail one copy
20 thereof, at least 10 days prior to the election day, to each
21 teacher or annuitant of this system as of the latest date
22 practicable, at the latest known address, together with a
23 return envelope addressed to the board and also a smaller
24 envelope marked "For Ballot Only", and a slip for signature.
25 Each voter, upon marking his ballot with a cross mark in the
26 square before the name of the person voted for, shall place
27 the ballot in the envelope marked "For Ballot Only", seal the
28 envelope, write on the slip provided therefor his signature
29 and address, enclose both the slip and sealed envelope
30 containing the marked ballot in the return envelope addressed
31 to the board, and mail it. Whether a person is eligible to
32 vote for the teacher nominees or the annuitant nominees
33 nominee shall be determined from system payroll records as of
34 March 1.
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1 Upon receipt of the return envelopes, the system shall
2 open them and set aside unopened the envelopes marked "For
3 Ballot Only". On election day ballots shall be publicly
4 opened and counted by the trustees or canvassers appointed
5 therefor. Each vote cast for a candidate represents one vote
6 only. No ballot arriving after 10 o'clock a.m. on election
7 day shall be counted. The 2 teacher candidates and the 2
8 annuitant candidates candidate receiving the highest number
9 of votes shall be elected. The board shall declare the
10 results of the election, keep a record thereof, and notify
11 the candidates of the results thereof within 30 days after
12 the election.
13 If there are only 2 qualified teachers or only 2 one
14 qualified annuitants annuitant nominated by petition, the
15 balloting as described in this Section will not be conducted
16 for those such nominees, and the board shall declare them
17 such nominees duly elected.
18 A vacancy occurring in the elective membership on the
19 board shall be filled for the unexpired term by the board
20 with a person qualified for the vacant position.
21 (Source: P.A. 85-1008.)
22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.