Public Act 0934 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB0758 Enrolled LRB093 05404 NHT 05494 b

Public Act 093-0934

AN ACT concerning schools.

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 11D-6 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/11D-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 11D-6)

Sec. 11D-6. Passage requirements. If a majority of the electors voting at such election in each affected school district vote in favor of the proposition, the proposition shall be deemed to have passed. Unless the board of education of a new high school or elementary school district is elected at the same election at which the proposition establishing that district is deemed to have passed, the regional superintendent of schools shall order an election to be held on the next regularly scheduled election date for the purpose of electing a board of education for that district. In either event, the board of education elected for each of the new high school and elementary school districts created under this Article shall consist of 7 members, which shall have the terms and the powers and duties of school boards as defined in Article 10. Election of board members for the new high school district may be (i) on an at-large basis, (ii) with board members representing each of the forming elementary school districts, or (iii) a combination of both. The format for the election of the new high school board must be defined in the petition submitted to the voters. When 4 or more unit school districts are involved and a combination of board members representing each of the forming elementary school districts and at-large formats are used, one member must be elected from each of the forming elementary school districts. The remaining members may be elected on an at-large basis, provided that none of the underlying elementary school districts have a majority on the resulting high school board. When 3 unit school districts are involved and a combination of board members representing each of the forming elementary school districts and at-large formats are used, 2 members must be elected from each of the forming elementary school districts. The remaining member must be elected at large. Nomination papers filed under this Section are not valid unless the candidate named therein files with the regional superintendent 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 nomination papers were filed or within the period for the filing of nomination papers in accordance with the general election law. The regional superintendent shall perform the election duties assigned by law to the secretary of a school board for such election, and shall certify the officers and candidates therefor pursuant to the general election law.

(Source: P.A. 86-1334; 87-10.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/13/2004