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Public Act 102-0177 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning elections.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 2A-1.2 and 2A-48 as follows:
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(10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.2)
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Sec. 2A-1.2. Consolidated schedule of elections; offices | ||||
elections - offices designated.
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(a) At the general election in the appropriate | ||||
even-numbered years, the
following offices shall be filled or | ||||
shall be on the ballot as otherwise
required by this Code:
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(1) Elector of President and Vice President of the | ||||
United States . ;
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(2) United States Senator and United States | ||||
Representative . ;
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(3) State Executive Branch elected officers . ;
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(4) State Senator and State Representative . ;
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(5) County elected officers, including State's | ||||
Attorney, County Board
member, County Commissioners, and | ||||
elected President of the County Board or
County Chief | ||||
Executive . ;
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(6) Circuit Court Clerk . ;
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(7) Regional Superintendent of Schools, except in |
counties or
educational service regions in which that | ||
office has been abolished . ;
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(8) Judges of the Supreme, Appellate and Circuit | ||
Courts, on the question
of retention, to fill vacancies | ||
and newly created judicial offices . ;
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(9) (Blank) . ;
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(10) Trustee of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation | ||
Sanitary District of Greater Chicago, and elected
Trustee | ||
of other Sanitary Districts . ;
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(11) Special District elected officers, not otherwise | ||
designated in this
Section, where the statute creating or | ||
authorizing the creation of
the district requires an | ||
annual election and permits or requires election
of | ||
candidates of political parties. | ||
(12) Beginning on November 5, 2024, the elected | ||
members of the Chicago Board of Education; the election of | ||
members of the Chicago Board of Education shall be a | ||
nonpartisan
election as provided for under this Code and | ||
may be conducted on
a separate ballot.
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(b) At the general primary election:
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(1) in each even-numbered year candidates of political | ||
parties shall be
nominated for those offices to be filled | ||
at the general election in that
year, except where | ||
pursuant to law nomination of candidates of political
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parties is made by caucus.
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(2) in the appropriate even-numbered years the |
political party offices of
State central committeeperson, | ||
township committeeperson, ward committeeperson, and
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precinct committeeperson shall be filled and delegates and | ||
alternate delegates
to the National nominating conventions | ||
shall be elected as may be required
pursuant to this Code. | ||
In the even-numbered years in which a Presidential
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election is to be held, candidates in the Presidential | ||
preference primary
shall also be on the ballot.
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(3) in each even-numbered year, where the municipality | ||
has provided for
annual elections to elect municipal | ||
officers pursuant to Section 6(f) or
Section 7 of Article | ||
VII of the Constitution, pursuant to the Illinois
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Municipal Code or pursuant to the municipal charter, the | ||
offices of such
municipal officers shall be filled at an | ||
election held on the date of the
general primary election, | ||
provided that the municipal election shall be a
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nonpartisan election where required by the Illinois | ||
Municipal Code. For
partisan municipal elections in | ||
even-numbered years, a primary to nominate
candidates for | ||
municipal office to be elected at the general primary
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election shall be held on the Tuesday 6 weeks preceding | ||
that election.
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(4) in each school district which has adopted the | ||
provisions of
Article 33 of the School Code, successors to | ||
the members of the board
of education whose terms expire | ||
in the year in which the general primary is
held shall be |
elected.
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(c) At the consolidated election in the appropriate | ||
odd-numbered years,
the following offices shall be filled:
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(1) Municipal officers, provided that in | ||
municipalities in which
candidates for alderman or other | ||
municipal office are not permitted by law
to be candidates | ||
of political parties, the runoff election where required
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by law, or the nonpartisan election where required by law, | ||
shall be held on
the date of the consolidated election; | ||
and provided further, in the case of
municipal officers | ||
provided for by an ordinance providing the form of
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government of the municipality pursuant to Section 7 of | ||
Article VII of the
Constitution, such offices shall be | ||
filled by election or by runoff
election as may be | ||
provided by such ordinance;
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(2) Village and incorporated town library directors;
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(3) City boards of stadium commissioners;
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(4) Commissioners of park districts;
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(5) Trustees of public library districts;
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(6) Special District elected officers, not otherwise | ||
designated in this
Section, where the statute creating or | ||
authorizing the creation of the district
permits or | ||
requires election of candidates of political parties;
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(7) Township officers, including township park | ||
commissioners, township
library directors, and boards of | ||
managers of community buildings, and
Multi-Township |
Assessors;
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(8) Highway commissioners and road district clerks;
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(9) Members of school boards in school districts which | ||
adopt Article 33
of the School Code;
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(10) The directors and chair of the Chain O Lakes - Fox | ||
River Waterway
Management Agency;
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(11) Forest preserve district commissioners elected | ||
under Section 3.5 of
the Downstate Forest Preserve | ||
District Act;
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(12) Elected members of school boards, school | ||
trustees, directors of
boards of school directors, | ||
trustees of county boards of school trustees
(except in | ||
counties or educational service regions having a | ||
population
of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants) and members | ||
of boards of school inspectors,
except school boards in | ||
school
districts that adopt Article 33 of the School Code;
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(13) Members of Community College district boards;
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(14) Trustees of Fire Protection Districts;
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(15) Commissioners of the Springfield Metropolitan | ||
Exposition and
Auditorium
Authority;
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(16) Elected Trustees of Tuberculosis Sanitarium | ||
Districts;
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(17) Elected Officers of special districts not | ||
otherwise designated in
this Section for which the law | ||
governing those districts does not permit
candidates of | ||
political parties.
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(d) At the consolidated primary election in each | ||
odd-numbered year,
candidates of political parties shall be | ||
nominated for those offices to be
filled at the consolidated | ||
election in that year, except where pursuant to
law nomination | ||
of candidates of political parties is made by caucus, and
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except those offices listed in paragraphs (12) through (17) of | ||
subsection
(c).
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At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate | ||
odd-numbered years,
the mayor, clerk, treasurer, and aldermen | ||
shall be elected in
municipalities in which
candidates for | ||
mayor, clerk, treasurer, or alderman are not permitted by
law | ||
to be candidates
of political parties, subject to runoff | ||
elections to be held at the
consolidated election as may be | ||
required
by law, and municipal officers shall be nominated in | ||
a nonpartisan election
in municipalities in which pursuant to | ||
law candidates for such office are
not permitted to be | ||
candidates of political parties.
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At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate | ||
odd-numbered years,
municipal officers shall be nominated or | ||
elected, or elected subject to
a runoff, as may be provided by | ||
an ordinance providing a form of government
of the | ||
municipality pursuant to Section 7 of Article VII of the | ||
Constitution.
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(e) (Blank).
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(f) At any election established in Section 2A-1.1, public | ||
questions may
be submitted to voters pursuant to this Code and |
any special election
otherwise required or authorized by law | ||
or by court order may be conducted
pursuant to this Code.
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Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of officers | ||
established
in this Article, whenever a referendum is held for | ||
the establishment of
a political subdivision whose officers | ||
are to be elected, the initial officers
shall be elected at the | ||
election at which such referendum is held if otherwise
so | ||
provided by law. In such cases, the election of the initial | ||
officers
shall be subject to the referendum.
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Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of | ||
officials established
in this Article, any community college | ||
district which becomes effective by
operation of law pursuant | ||
to Section 6-6.1 of the Public Community College
Act, as now or | ||
hereafter amended, shall elect the initial district board
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members at the next regularly scheduled election following the | ||
effective
date of the new district.
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(g) At any election established in Section 2A-1.1, if in | ||
any precinct
there are no offices or public questions required | ||
to be on the ballot under
this Code then no election shall be | ||
held in the precinct on that date.
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(h) There may be conducted a
referendum in accordance with | ||
the provisions of Division 6-4 of the
Counties Code.
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(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19; revised 12-14-20.)
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(10 ILCS 5/2A-48) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-48)
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Sec. 2A-48. Chicago Board of Education and Board of School |
Directors; member; time of election Directors - Member - Time | ||
of Election . Except as otherwise provided, a A
member of a | ||
Board of School Directors or a member of an elected Board of
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Education, as the case may be, shall be elected at each | ||
consolidated
election to succeed each incumbent member whose | ||
term ends before the
following consolidated election. | ||
Beginning with the 2024 general election, the Chicago Board of | ||
Education elected members shall be elected as provided in | ||
subsection (b-15) of Section 34-3 of the School Code.
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(Source: P.A. 90-358, eff. 1-1-98.)
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Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing | ||
Sections 34-3, 34-4, and 34-13.1 and by adding Sections | ||
34-4.1, 34-18.67, 34-18.68, 34-18.69, and 34-21.9 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/34-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-3)
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Sec. 34-3. Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees; new | ||
Chicago Board of
Education; members; term; vacancies.
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(a) Within 30 days after the effective date of this | ||
amendatory Act of
1995, the terms of all members of the Chicago | ||
Board of Education
holding office on that date are abolished | ||
and the Mayor shall appoint,
without the consent or approval | ||
of the City Council, a 5 member
Chicago School Reform Board of | ||
Trustees which shall take office upon the
appointment of the | ||
fifth member. The Chicago School
Reform Board of Trustees and | ||
its members
shall serve until, and the terms of all members of |
the Chicago School
Reform Board of Trustees shall expire on, | ||
June 30, 1999 or upon the
appointment of a new Chicago Board of | ||
Education as provided
in subsection (b), whichever is later. | ||
Any vacancy in the membership of
the Trustees shall be filled | ||
through appointment by the Mayor,
without the consent or | ||
approval of the City Council, for the unexpired term.
One of | ||
the members appointed by the Mayor to the Trustees shall
be | ||
designated by the Mayor to serve as President of the Trustees. | ||
The
Mayor shall appoint a full-time, compensated
chief | ||
executive officer, and his or her compensation as such chief | ||
executive
officer shall be determined by the Mayor. The Mayor, | ||
at his or her discretion,
may appoint the President to serve | ||
simultaneously as the chief executive
officer.
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(b) This subsection applies until January 15, 2025. Within | ||
30 days before the expiration of the terms of the members of
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the Chicago Reform Board of Trustees as provided in subsection | ||
(a), a new
Chicago Board of Education consisting of 7 members | ||
shall be appointed by the
Mayor to take office on the later of | ||
July 1, 1999 or the appointment of the
seventh member. Three of | ||
the members initially so appointed under this
subsection shall | ||
serve for terms ending June 30, 2002, 4 of the members
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initially so appointed under this subsection shall serve for | ||
terms ending
June 30, 2003, and each member initially so | ||
appointed shall continue to hold
office until his or her | ||
successor is appointed and qualified. | ||
(b-5) On January 15, 2025, the terms of all members of the
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Chicago Board of Education appointed under subsection (b) are
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abolished when the new board, consisting of 21 members, is | ||
appointed by the Mayor and elected by the electors of the | ||
school district as provided under subsections (b-10) and | ||
(b-15) and takes office. | ||
(b-10) By December 16, 2024 for a term of office beginning | ||
on January 15, 2025, the Mayor shall appoint 10 Chicago Board | ||
of Education members, with the advice and consent of the City | ||
Council, to serve terms of 2 years. All appointed members | ||
shall serve until a successor is appointed or elected and | ||
qualified. Thereafter at
the expiration of the term of any | ||
member a successor
shall be elected appointed by the Mayor and | ||
shall hold office for a term of 4 years,
from January 15 July 1 | ||
of the year in which the term commences and until a successor
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is appointed or elected and qualified. Any vacancy in the | ||
appointed membership of the Chicago Board
of Education shall | ||
be filled through appointment by the Mayor , with the consent | ||
of the Board, for the
unexpired term. The terms of the 10 | ||
appointed members under this subsection shall end on January | ||
14, 2027.
By December 16, 2024 for a term of office beginning
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on January 15, 2025, the Mayor shall appoint a President of the | ||
Board, with the advice and consent of the City Council, for a | ||
term of 2 years. No appointment to membership on the
Chicago | ||
Board of Education that is made by the Mayor under
this | ||
subsection shall require the approval of the City
Council, | ||
whether the appointment is made for a full term or to fill a |
vacancy
for an unexpired term on the Board. The board shall | ||
elect annually from its
number a president and vice-president, | ||
in such
manner and at such
time as the board determines by its | ||
rules. The president elected by the voters and vice-president | ||
elected by the board officers so elected shall each
perform | ||
the duties imposed upon their respective office by the rules | ||
of the
board, provided that (i) the president shall preside at | ||
meetings of the board
and shall only
have voting rights to | ||
break a voting tie of the other Chicago
Board of Education | ||
elected and appointed members vote as any other member but | ||
have no power of veto, and (ii) the vice
president shall | ||
perform the duties of the president if that office is vacant or
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the president is absent or unable to act. Beginning with the | ||
2026 general election, one member shall be elected at large | ||
and serve as the president of the board.
After January 15, | ||
2027, the president shall preside at meetings of the board and | ||
vote as any other member but have no power of veto.
The | ||
secretary of the Board shall be selected by the Board and shall | ||
be an
employee of the Board rather than a member of the Board, | ||
notwithstanding
subsection (d) of Section 34-3.3. The duties | ||
of the secretary shall be
imposed by the rules of the Board.
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(b-15) Beginning with the 2024 general election, 10 | ||
members of the Chicago Board of Education shall be elected to | ||
serve a term of 4 years in office beginning on January 15, | ||
2025. Beginning with the 2026 general election, 10 members of | ||
the Chicago Board of Education shall be elected to serve a term |
of 4 years in office beginning on January 15, 2027. Whenever a | ||
vacancy of a Chicago Board of Education elected board member | ||
occurs, the President of the Board shall notify the Mayor of | ||
the vacancy within 7 days after its occurrence and shall, | ||
within 30 days, fill the vacancy for the remainder of the | ||
unexpired term by majority vote of the remaining board | ||
members. The successor shall have the same qualifications as | ||
his or her predecessor. | ||
For purposes of elections conducted under this subsection, | ||
the City of Chicago shall be subdivided into electoral | ||
districts as provided under subsection (a) of Section 34-21.9. | ||
From January 15, 2025 to January 14, 2027, each district shall | ||
be represented by one elected member and one appointed member. | ||
After January 15, 2027, each district shall be represented by | ||
one elected member. | ||
(b-30) No member shall have, or be an employee or owner of | ||
a company that has, a contract with the school district. No | ||
former officer, member, or employee of the board shall, within | ||
a period of one year immediately after termination of service | ||
on the board, knowingly accept employment or receive | ||
compensation or fees for services from a person or entity if | ||
the officer, member, or employee, during the year immediately | ||
preceding termination of service on the board, participated | ||
personally and substantially in the award of contracts with | ||
the board or the school district, or the issuance of contract | ||
change orders with the board or the school district, with a |
cumulative value of $25,000 or more to the person or entity, or | ||
its parent or subsidiary. | ||
(c) The board may appoint a student to the board to serve | ||
in an advisory capacity. The student member shall serve for a | ||
term as determined by the board. The board may not grant the | ||
student member any voting privileges, but shall consider the | ||
student member as an advisor. The student member may not | ||
participate in or attend any executive session of the board.
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(Source: P.A. 94-231, eff. 7-14-05.)
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(105 ILCS 5/34-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-4)
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Sec. 34-4. Eligibility. To be eligible for election or | ||
appointment to the board, a
person shall be a citizen of the | ||
United States, shall be a registered voter
as provided in the | ||
Election Code, shall have been a resident of the city and, if | ||
applicable, the electoral district, for at
least one year 3 | ||
years immediately
preceding his or her election or | ||
appointment, and shall not be a child sex offender
as defined | ||
in Section 11-9.3 of the
Criminal Code of 2012. A person is | ||
ineligible for election or appointment to the board if that | ||
person is an employee of the school district. All persons | ||
eligible for election to the board shall be nominated by a | ||
petition signed by no less than 250 voters residing within the | ||
electoral district on a petition in order to be placed on the | ||
ballot, except that persons eligible for election to the board | ||
at large shall be nominated by a petition signed by no less |
than 2,500 voters residing within the city. Permanent removal | ||
from the city by any member of
the board during his term of | ||
office constitutes a resignation therefrom and
creates a | ||
vacancy in the board. Board Except for the President of the | ||
Chicago
School Reform Board of Trustees who may be paid | ||
compensation for his or her
services as chief executive | ||
officer as determined by the Mayor as provided in
subsection | ||
(a) of Section 34-3, board members shall serve without any
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compensation; provided, that board members shall be reimbursed | ||
for expenses
incurred while in the performance of their duties | ||
upon submission of proper
receipts or upon submission of a | ||
signed voucher in the case of an expense
allowance evidencing | ||
the amount of such reimbursement or allowance to the
president | ||
of the board for verification and approval. Board members The | ||
board of
education may continue to provide health care | ||
insurance coverage, employer
pension contributions, employee | ||
pension contributions, and life insurance
premium payments for | ||
an employee required to resign from
an administrative, | ||
teaching, or career service position in order to qualify
as a | ||
member of the board of education. They shall not hold other | ||
public
office under the Federal, State or any local government | ||
other than that of
Director of the Regional Transportation | ||
Authority, member of the economic
development commission of a | ||
city having a population exceeding 500,000,
notary public or | ||
member of the National Guard, and by accepting any such
office | ||
while members of the board, or by not resigning any such office |
held
at the time of being elected or appointed to the board | ||
within 30 days after such election or
appointment, shall be | ||
deemed to have vacated their membership in the board.
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(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
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(105 ILCS 5/34-4.1 new) | ||
Sec. 34-4.1. Nomination petitions. In addition to the | ||
requirements of the general election law, the form of | ||
petitions under Section 34-4 of this Code shall be | ||
substantially as follows: | ||
NOMINATING PETITIONS | ||
(LEAVE OUT THE INAPPLICABLE PART.) | ||
To the Board of Election Commissioners for the City of | ||
Chicago: | ||
We the undersigned, being (.... or more) of the voters | ||
residing within said district, hereby petition that .... who | ||
resides at .... in the City of Chicago shall be a candidate for | ||
the office of .... of the board of education (full term) | ||
(vacancy) to be voted for at the election to be held on (insert | ||
date). | ||
Name: .................. Address: ................... | ||
In the designation of the name of a candidate on a petition | ||
for nomination, the candidate's given name or names, initial | ||
or initials, a nickname by which the candidate is commonly | ||
known, or a combination thereof may be used in addition to the | ||
candidate's surname. If a candidate has changed his or her |
name, whether by a statutory or common law procedure in | ||
Illinois or any other jurisdiction, within 3 years before the | ||
last day for filing the petition, then (i) the candidate's | ||
name on the petition must be followed by "formerly known as | ||
(list all prior names during the 3-year period) until name | ||
changed on (list date of each such name change)" and (ii) the | ||
petition must be accompanied by the candidate's affidavit | ||
stating the candidate's previous names during the period | ||
specified in clause (i) and the date or dates each of those | ||
names was changed; failure to meet these requirements shall be | ||
grounds for denying certification of the candidate's name for | ||
the ballot, but these requirements do not apply to name | ||
changes resulting from adoption to assume an adoptive parent's | ||
or parents' surname, marriage to assume a spouse's surname, or | ||
dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of | ||
marriage to assume a former surname. No other designation, | ||
such as a political slogan, as defined by Section 7-17 of the | ||
Election Code, title or degree, or nickname suggesting or | ||
implying possession of a title, degree or professional status, | ||
or similar information may be used in connection with the | ||
candidate's surname. | ||
All petitions for the nomination of members of a board of | ||
education shall be filed with the board of election | ||
commissioners of the jurisdiction in which the principal | ||
office of the school district is located within the time | ||
provided for by the general election law, except that |
petitions for the nomination of members of the board of | ||
education for the March 15, 2022 election shall be prepared | ||
and certified on the same schedule as the petition schedule | ||
for the candidates for the General Assembly. The board of | ||
election commissioners shall receive and file only those | ||
petitions that include a statement of candidacy, the required | ||
number of voter signatures, the notarized signature of the | ||
petition circulator, and a receipt from the county clerk | ||
showing that the candidate has filed a statement of economic | ||
interest on or before the last day to file as required by the | ||
Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. The board of election | ||
commissioners may have petition forms available for issuance | ||
to potential candidates and may give notice of the petition | ||
filing period by publication in a newspaper of general | ||
circulation within the school district not less than 10 days | ||
prior to the first day of filing. The board of election | ||
commissioners shall make certification to the proper election | ||
authorities in accordance with the general election law. | ||
The board of election commissioners of the jurisdiction in | ||
which the principal office of the school district is located | ||
shall notify the candidates for whom a petition for nomination | ||
is filed or the appropriate committee of the obligations under | ||
the Campaign Financing Act as provided in the general election | ||
law. Such notice shall be given on a form prescribed by the | ||
State Board of Elections and in accordance with the | ||
requirements of the general election law. The board of |
election commissioners shall within 7 days of filing or on the | ||
last day for filing, whichever is earlier, acknowledge to the | ||
petitioner in writing the office's acceptance of the petition. | ||
A candidate for membership on the board of education who | ||
has petitioned for nomination to fill a full term and to fill a | ||
vacant term to be voted upon at the same election must withdraw | ||
his or her petition for nomination from either the full term or | ||
the vacant term by written declaration. | ||
Nomination petitions are not valid unless the candidate | ||
named therein files with the board of election commissioners a | ||
receipt from the county clerk showing that the candidate has | ||
filed a statement of economic interests as required by the | ||
Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Such receipt shall be so | ||
filed either previously during the calendar year in which his | ||
or her nomination papers were filed or within the period for | ||
the filing of nomination papers in accordance with the general | ||
election law.
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(105 ILCS 5/34-13.1)
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Sec. 34-13.1. Inspector General.
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(a) The Inspector General and his office in existence on | ||
the effective date
of this amendatory Act of 1995 shall be | ||
transferred to the jurisdiction of the
board upon appointment | ||
of the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees. The
Inspector | ||
General shall have the authority
to conduct investigations | ||
into allegations of or incidents of waste, fraud, and
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financial mismanagement in public education within the | ||
jurisdiction of the
board by a local school council
member or | ||
an
employee, contractor, or member of the board or involving
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school projects
managed or handled by the Public Building | ||
Commission. The Inspector General
shall make recommendations | ||
to the board about the
investigations.
The Inspector General | ||
in office on the effective date of this amendatory Act
of 1996 | ||
shall serve for a term expiring on June 30, 1998. His or her
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successors in office shall each be appointed by the Mayor, | ||
without the consent
or approval of the City Council, for 4 year | ||
terms expiring on June 30th of an
even numbered year ; however, | ||
beginning January 15, 2025, successors shall be appointed by | ||
the board instead of the Mayor .
If the Inspector General | ||
leaves office or if a vacancy in that office otherwise occurs, | ||
the
Mayor shall appoint, without the consent or
approval of | ||
the City Council, a successor to serve under this Section for | ||
the
remainder of the unexpired term ; however, beginning | ||
January 15, 2027, successors shall be appointed by the board | ||
instead of the Mayor . The
Inspector General shall be | ||
independent of the operations of the board and
the School | ||
Finance Authority, and shall perform other duties requested by | ||
the
board.
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(b) The Inspector General shall have access to all
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information and personnel necessary to perform the duties of | ||
the
office. If the Inspector General determines that a | ||
possible
criminal act has been committed or that special |
expertise is
required in the investigation, he or she shall | ||
immediately notify
the Chicago Police Department and the Cook | ||
County State's
Attorney. All investigations conducted by the | ||
Inspector General
shall be conducted in a manner that ensures | ||
the preservation of
evidence for use in criminal prosecutions.
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(c) At all times the Inspector General shall be granted
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access to any building or facility that is owned, operated, or
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leased by the board, the Public Building Commission, or the
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city in trust
and for the use and benefit of the schools of the | ||
district.
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(d) The Inspector General shall have the power to subpoena
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witnesses and compel the production of books and papers | ||
pertinent
to an investigation authorized by this Code. Any | ||
person who (1)
fails to appear in response to a subpoena; (2) | ||
fails to answer
any question; (3) fails to produce any books or | ||
papers pertinent
to an investigation under this Code; or (4) | ||
knowingly gives
false testimony during an investigation under | ||
this Code, is
guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
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(e) The Inspector General shall provide to the board and
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the Illinois General Assembly a summary of reports and
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investigations made under this Section for the previous fiscal
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year no later than January 1 of each year, except that the | ||
Inspector General
shall provide the summary of reports and | ||
investigations made under this Section
for the period | ||
commencing July 1, 1998 and ending April 30, 1999 no later than
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May 1, 1999. The summaries shall detail the final disposition |
of those
recommendations. The summaries shall not contain any | ||
confidential or
identifying information concerning the | ||
subjects of the reports and
investigations. The summaries | ||
shall also include detailed recommended
administrative actions | ||
and matters for consideration by the General Assembly.
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(f) (Blank).
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(g) (Blank).
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(Source: P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95; 89-698, eff. 1-14-97.)
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(105 ILCS 5/34-18.67 new) | ||
Sec. 34-18.67. Independent Financial Review. The Chicago | ||
Board of Education shall commission an independent review and | ||
report of the district's finances and entanglements with the | ||
City of Chicago. No later than June 30, 2025, the report shall | ||
be provided to the Governor, Illinois State Board of | ||
Education, Illinois General Assembly, the Mayor of the City of | ||
Chicago, and the Chicago Board of Education. The Illinois | ||
State Board of Education shall review the independent review | ||
and report and make recommendations to the legislature on the | ||
Chicago Board of Education's ability to operate with the | ||
financial resources available to it as an independent unit of | ||
local government. | ||
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.68 new) | ||
Sec. 34-18.68. Chicago Board of Education Non-Citizen | ||
Advisory Board. |
(a) The Chicago Board of Education Diversity Advisory | ||
Board is created to provide non-citizen students with maximum | ||
opportunity for success during their elementary and secondary | ||
education experience. | ||
(b) The Chicago Board of Education Non-Citizen Advisory | ||
Board is composed of individuals appointed by the Mayor to | ||
advise the Chicago Board of Education on but not limited to the | ||
following issues: | ||
(1) Appropriate ways to create an equitable and | ||
inclusive learning environment for non-citizen students; | ||
(2) Strengthening student, parent, and guardian | ||
privacy and confidentiality in school-related issues; | ||
(3) Establishing appropriate communication methods | ||
between the district and non-citizen students to maximize | ||
interactions between the student's school, parents, and | ||
guardians; | ||
(4) Ensuring principals and other district leaders | ||
learn and disseminate information on resources available | ||
to non-citizen students and their families; | ||
(5) Developing appropriate methods by which | ||
non-citizen students are encouraged and supported to | ||
continue their education at an institution of higher | ||
education; and | ||
(6) Providing the perspective of non-citizen families | ||
and students who are affected by Board actions, | ||
governance, policies, and procedures. |
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.69 new) | ||
Sec. 34-18.69. Moratorium on school closings, | ||
consolidations, and phase-outs. The Board shall not approve | ||
any school closings, consolidations, or phase-outs until the | ||
Board of Education is seated on January 15, 2025. | ||
(105 ILCS 5/34-21.9 new) | ||
Sec. 34-21.9. Creation of electoral districts; | ||
reapportionment of districts. | ||
(a) For purposes of elections conducted pursuant to | ||
subsection (b-5) of Section 34-3, the City of Chicago shall be | ||
subdivided into 10 electoral districts for the 2024 elections | ||
and into 20 electoral districts for the 2026 elections after | ||
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General | ||
Assembly by the General Assembly for seats on the Chicago | ||
Board of Education. The electoral districts must be drawn on | ||
or before February 1, 2022. Each district must be compact, | ||
contiguous, and substantially equal in population and | ||
consistent with the Illinois Voting Rights Act. | ||
(b) In the year following each decennial census, the | ||
General Assembly shall redistrict the electoral districts to | ||
reflect the results of the decennial census consistent with | ||
the requirements in subsection (a). The reapportionment plan | ||
shall be completed and formally approved by the General | ||
Assembly not less than 90 days before the last date |
established by law for the filing of nominating petitions for | ||
the second school board election after the decennial census | ||
year. If by reapportionment a board member no longer resides | ||
within the electoral district from which the member was | ||
elected, the member shall continue to serve in office until | ||
the expiration of the member's regular term. All new members | ||
shall be elected from the electoral districts as | ||
reapportioned. | ||
Section 95. Rulemaking authority. The Chicago Board of | ||
Education may adopt rules necessary to implement the | ||
provisions of this Act.
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