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| Public Act 097-0703 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
3A-4 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/3A-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 3A-4)
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Sec. 3A-4. Mandatory consolidation of educational service | ||||
regions.
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(a) After July 1, 2015 October 15, 1993,
each
region must | ||||
contain at least 61,000 43,000 inhabitants. Before June 30, | ||||
2013, regions Regions may be consolidated
voluntarily under | ||||
Section 3A-3 or by joint resolution of the county boards of
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regions seeking to join a voluntary consolidation, effective | ||||
July 1, 2015, to meet these population
requirements. The | ||||
boundaries of regions already meeting these population
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requirements on the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||
the 97th General Assembly 1993 may not be
changed except to | ||||
consolidate with another region or a whole county portion of
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another region which does not meet these population | ||||
requirements.
If, before January 1, 2014, locally determined | ||||
consolidation decisions result in more than 35 45 regions of
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population greater than 61,000 43,000 each, the State Board of | ||||
Education shall, before June 1, 2014, direct
further | ||||
consolidation, beginning with the region of lowest population, | ||
until
the number of 35 45 regions is achieved.
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(b) (Blank).
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(c) If, within 90 days after the most recent certified | ||
federal census, a region does not meet the population | ||
requirements of this Section, then regions may be consolidated | ||
voluntarily under Section 3A-3 of this Code or by joint | ||
resolution of the county boards of regions seeking to join a | ||
voluntary consolidation to meet these population requirements. | ||
If locally determined consolidation decisions result in a | ||
region not meeting the population requirements of this Section | ||
or result in more than 35 regions, then the State Board of | ||
Education shall have the authority to impose further | ||
consolidation by order of the State Superintendent of | ||
Education. Such an order shall be a final order and is subject | ||
to the Administrative Review Law. If any region does not meet | ||
the population requirements of this
Section the State Board of | ||
Education, within 15 days after
the above said dates, shall | ||
direct such consolidation of that region
with another region or | ||
regions to which it is contiguous as will result
in a region | ||
conforming to these population requirements.
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(d) All population determinations shall be based on the | ||
most recent
federal census.
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(Source: P.A. 88-89; 89-608, eff. 8-2-96.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||