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1		AN ACT concerning education.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
5		1A-1, 1A-2, and 1A-2.1 as follows:
6		(105 ILCS 5/1A-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 1A-1)
7		Sec. 1A-1. Members and terms.
8		(a) (Blank).
9		(b) The State Board of Education shall consist of 8 members
10		and a chairperson, who shall be appointed by the Governor with
11		the advice and consent of the Senate from a pattern of regional
12		representation as follows: 2 appointees shall be selected from
13		among those counties of the State other than Cook County and
14		the 5 counties contiguous to Cook County, one of whom must
15		represent the educator community; 2 appointees shall be
16		selected from Cook County, one of whom shall be a resident of
17		the City of Chicago and one of whom shall be a resident of that
18		part of Cook County which lies outside the city limits of
19		Chicago and of whom one must represent the educator community;
20		2 appointees shall be selected from among the 5 counties of the
21		State that are contiguous to Cook County, one of whom must
22		represent the educator community; and 3 members shall be
23		selected as members-at-large (one of which shall be the

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1		chairperson). With respect to the educator community
2		appointments, no more than one member may be employed as a
3		district superintendent, principal, school business official,
4		or teacher and no more than one may be employed by the same
5		school district or school. The changes made to this Section by
6		this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly apply to
7		appointments made after the effective date of this amendatory
8		Act of the 99th General Assembly. The Governor who takes office
9		on the second Monday of January after his or her election shall
10		be the person who nominates members to fill vacancies whose
11		terms begin after that date and before the term of the next
12		Governor begins.
13		The term of each member of the State Board of Education
14		whose term expires on January 12, 2005 shall instead terminate
15		on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
16		General Assembly. Of these 3 seats, (i) the member initially
17		appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
18		Assembly whose seat was vacant on April 27, 2004 shall serve
19		until the second Wednesday of January, 2009 and (ii) the other
20		2 members initially appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act
21		of the 93rd General Assembly shall serve until the second
22		Wednesday of January, 2007.
23		The term of the member of the State Board of Education
24		whose seat was vacant on April 27, 2004 and whose term expires
25		on January 10, 2007 shall instead terminate on the effective
26		date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly. The

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1		member initially appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of
2		the 93rd General Assembly to fill this seat shall be the
3		chairperson and shall serve until the second Wednesday of
4		January, 2007.
5		The term of the member of the State Board of Education
6		whose seat was vacant on May 28, 2004 but after April 27, 2004
7		and whose term expires on January 10, 2007 shall instead
8		terminate on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
9		93rd General Assembly. The member initially appointed pursuant
10		to this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly to fill
11		this seat shall serve until the second Wednesday of January,
12		2007.
13		The term of the other member of the State Board of
14		Education whose term expires on January 10, 2007 shall instead
15		terminate on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
16		93rd General Assembly. The member initially appointed pursuant
17		to this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly to fill
18		this seat shall serve until the second Wednesday of January,
19		2007.
20		The term of the member of the State Board of Education
21		whose term expires on January 14, 2009 and who was selected
22		from among the 5 counties of the State that are contiguous to
23		Cook County and is a resident of Lake County shall instead
24		terminate on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
25		93rd General Assembly. The member initially appointed pursuant
26		to this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly to fill

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1		this seat shall serve until the second Wednesday of January,
2		2009.
3		Upon expiration of the terms of the members initially
4		appointed under this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
5		Assembly and members whose terms were not terminated by this
6		amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, their respective
7		successors shall be appointed for terms of 4 years, from the
8		second Wednesday in January of each odd numbered year and until
9		their respective successors are appointed and qualified.
10		(c) Of the 4 members, excluding the chairperson, whose
11		terms expire on the second Wednesday of January, 2007 and every
12		4 years thereafter, one of those members must be an at-large
13		member and at no time may more than 2 of those members be from
14		one political party. Of the 4 members whose terms expire on the
15		second Wednesday of January, 2009 and every 4 years thereafter,
16		one of those members must be an at-large member and at no time
17		may more than 2 of those members be from one political party.
18		Party membership is defined as having voted in the primary of
19		the party in the last primary before appointment.
20		(d) Vacancies in terms shall be filled by appointment by
21		the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for the
22		extent of the unexpired term. If a vacancy in membership occurs
23		at a time when the Senate is not in session, the Governor shall
24		make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the
25		Senate, when the Governor shall appoint a person to fill that
26		membership for the remainder of its term. If the Senate is not

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1		in session when appointments for a full term are made, the
2		appointments shall be made as in the case of vacancies.
3		(Source: P.A. 93-1036, eff. 9-14-04.)
4		(105 ILCS 5/1A-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 1A-2)
5		Sec. 1A-2. Qualifications. The members of the State Board
6		of Education shall be citizens of the United States and
7		residents of the State of Illinois and shall be selected as far
8		as may be practicable on the basis of their knowledge of, or
9		interest and experience in, problems of public education. No
10		member of the State Board of Education shall be gainfully
11		employed or administratively connected with any school system,
12		nor have any interest in or benefit from funds provided by the
13		State Board of Education to an institution of higher learning,
14		public or private, within Illinois, nor shall members they be
15		members of a school board or board of school trustees of a
16		public or nonpublic school, college, university or technical
17		institution within Illinois. No member shall be appointed to
18		more than 2 4-year terms. Members shall be reimbursed for all
19		ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in performing their
20		duties as members of the Board. Expenses shall be approved by
21		the Board and be consistent with the laws, policies, and
22		requirements of the State of Illinois regarding such
23		expenditures, plus any member may include in his or her claim
24		for expenses $50 per day for meeting days.
25		(Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)

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1		(105 ILCS 5/1A-2.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 1A-2.1)
2		Sec. 1A-2.1. Vacancies. The Governor may remove for
3		incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office any
4		member of the State Board of Education. A vacancy also exists
5		on the State Board of Education when one or more of the
6		following events occur:
7		1. A member dies.
8		2. A member files a written resignation with the Governor.
9		3. A member is adjudicated to be a person under legal
10		disability under the Probate Act of 1975 or a person subject to
11		involuntary admission under the Mental Health and
12		Developmental Disabilities Code.
13		4. A member ceases to be a resident of the region from
14		which he or she was appointed.
15		5. A member is convicted of an infamous crime or of any
16		offense involving a violation of his or her duties under this
17		Code.
18		6. A member fails to maintain the qualifications stated in
19		Sections 1A-1 and Section 1A-2 of this Code.
20		(Source: P.A. 93-1036, eff. 9-14-04.)