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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1371   </title>
<shortdesc>SCH CD-SCH BD-CUMULATIV VOTING</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Miguel del Valle</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/10-10</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 122, par. 10-10</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the School Code. Allows certain boards of education to choose to have board members elected by cumulative voting, in which case each elector may cast a specified number of votes, equal to the number of members to be elected at that election, for one candidate or distribute them equally among no more than the number of candidates that equals the number of members to be elected, and the candidates highest in votes shall be declared elected.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Education</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Education</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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