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| Public Act 102-0798 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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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 School Code is amended by changing Sections | ||||
10-5 and 10-16 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/10-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-5)
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Sec. 10-5. Organization of board - Report to treasurer and | ||||
regional
superintendent of schools. Within 40 28 days after | ||||
the regular election of
directors, the directors shall meet | ||||
and organize by appointing one
of their number president and | ||||
another as clerk, except that when directors
are elected at | ||||
the consolidated elections in April of 1999 and April of 2001,
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the directors shall meet and organize, in the manner provided | ||||
by this Section,
within 7 days after the first Tuesday after | ||||
the first Monday of November in
each of those 2 years. The | ||||
clerk shall at once report
to the treasurer and regional | ||||
superintendent of schools the names of the
president and clerk | ||||
so appointed. Upon organizing itself as provided in this
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Section, the board of school directors shall enter upon the | ||||
discharge of its
duties. Terms of members are subject to | ||||
Section 2A-54 of the Election Code,
except as otherwise | ||||
limited by subsection (c) of Section 10-4.
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(Source: P.A. 93-847, eff. 7-30-04.)
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(105 ILCS 5/10-16) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-16)
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Sec. 10-16. Organization of Board. Within 40 28 days after | ||
the consolidated
election, other than the consolidated | ||
elections in 1999 and 2001, the
board shall organize by | ||
electing its officers and fixing a time and place
for the | ||
regular meetings. However, when school board members are | ||
elected at
the consolidated elections held in April of 1999 | ||
and April of 2001, the board
shall organize within 7 days after | ||
the first Tuesday after the first Monday of
November in each | ||
such year by electing officers and setting the time and place
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of the regular meetings. Upon organizing itself as provided in | ||
this paragraph,
the board shall enter upon the discharge of | ||
its duties.
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The regional superintendent of schools having supervision | ||
and control, as
provided in Section 3-14.2, of a new school
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district that is governed by the School Code and formed on or | ||
after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998 shall | ||
convene
the newly elected board within 7 days after the | ||
election of the board of
education of that district, whereupon
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the board
shall proceed to organize by electing one of their | ||
number as
president and
electing a secretary, who may or may | ||
not be a member. At such meeting the
length of term of each of | ||
the members shall be determined by lot so that 4
shall serve | ||
for 4 years, and 3 for 2 years from the commencement of their
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terms; provided, however, if such members were not elected at | ||
the
consolidated election in an odd-numbered year, such | ||
initial
terms shall be
extended to the consolidated election | ||
for school board
members immediately
following the expiration | ||
of the initial 4 or 2 year terms.
The provisions of this | ||
paragraph that relate to the determination of terms by
lot | ||
shall not apply to the initial members of the board of | ||
education of a
combined school district who are to be elected | ||
to unstaggered terms.
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The terms of the
officers of a board of education shall be | ||
for 2 years, except that
the
terms of the officers elected at | ||
the organization meeting in November, 2001
shall expire at the | ||
organization meeting in April, 2003; provided that the
board | ||
by resolution may
establish a policy for the terms of office to | ||
be one year, and provide for
the election of officers.
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Special meetings of the board of education may be called | ||
by the president
or by any 3 members of the board by giving | ||
notice thereof in writing, stating
the time, place and purpose | ||
of the meeting. Such notice may be served by
mail 48 hours | ||
before such meeting or by personal service 24 hours before
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such meeting. Public notice of meetings must also be given as | ||
prescribed in
Sections 2.02 and 2.03 of the Open Meetings Act, | ||
as now or hereafter amended.
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At each regular and special meeting which is open to the | ||
public, members
of the public and employees of the district | ||
shall be afforded time, subject
to reasonable constraints, to | ||
comment to or ask questions of the board.
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The president or district superintendent shall, at each | ||
regular board
meeting, report any requests made of the | ||
district under provisions of the
Freedom of Information Act | ||
and shall report the status of the district's
response.
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(Source: P.A. 93-847, eff. 7-30-04; 94-1019, eff. 7-10-06.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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