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40 ILCS 5/17-138

(40 ILCS 5/17-138) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-138)

Sec. 17-138. Board membership.

At the first meeting of the Board of
Education in November of each year, the Board of Education
shall appoint one of its members to serve, while a member of the Board of
Education, on the Board of Trustees for a term of 2 years.

During the first week of November or as soon as possible thereafter, but not later than the third week of November, there
shall be elected 2 members of the Board from the teachers other
than administrators, who shall hold office for terms of 3 years, provided the trustee retains his or her
 status as a teacher other than an administrator, and other
members to fill any unexpired terms.  The
election shall be by secret ballot conducted in person or by secure electronic ballot, and shall be held in such manner as the
Board by bylaws or rules shall provide.  Only teachers who are
not administrators shall be eligible to vote in the election.

During the first week of November of 1995 and every third year thereafter,
one contributor who is an administrator shall be elected a member of the Board. Beginning in November of 2022, the election under this paragraph shall take place during the first week of November or as soon as possible thereafter, but not later than the third week of November.  This trustee shall hold office for a term of 3 years, provided the trustee retains
his or her status as an administrator.  The election shall be by mail ballot or by secure electronic ballot, and
only contributors who are administrators shall be eligible to vote.  The election
shall be held in the manner provided by the Board by rule or
bylaw.

During the first week of November or as soon as possible thereafter, but not later than the third week of November, of each odd-numbered year there shall
be elected 3 members of the Board from the pensioners,
who shall hold office for a term of 2 years while retaining their status
as pensioners.  The election shall be by mail ballot or secure electronic ballot to all service and
disability pensioners, and shall be held in such manner as the Board by bylaws or rules shall provide.

All trustees, while members of the Board of Education or while administrators, teachers other than administrators, or pensioners, as the
case may be, shall hold their offices
until their successors shall have been appointed or elected and qualified by
subscribing to the constitutional oath of office at the immediately succeeding
regular meeting of the Board.

(Source: P.A. 102-872, eff. 5-13-22.)