102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5815

 

Introduced 11/16/2022, by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/34-3  from Ch. 122, par. 34-3

    Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that each member of the Chicago Board of Education shall select a constituent service coordinator, who shall be an employee of the Board but whose employment shall be at the will of the respective Board member.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
534-3 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/34-3)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-3)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-177)
8    Sec. 34-3. Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees; new
9Chicago Board of Education; members; term; vacancies.
10    (a) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
11amendatory Act of 1995, the terms of all members of the Chicago
12Board of Education holding office on that date are abolished
13and the Mayor shall appoint, without the consent or approval
14of the City Council, a 5 member Chicago School Reform Board of
15Trustees which shall take office upon the appointment of the
16fifth member. The Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees and
17its members shall serve until, and the terms of all members of
18the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees shall expire on,
19June 30, 1999 or upon the appointment of a new Chicago Board of
20Education as provided in subsection (b), whichever is later.
21Any vacancy in the membership of the Trustees shall be filled
22through appointment by the Mayor, without the consent or
23approval of the City Council, for the unexpired term. One of

 

 

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1the members appointed by the Mayor to the Trustees shall be
2designated by the Mayor to serve as President of the Trustees.
3The Mayor shall appoint a full-time, compensated chief
4executive officer, and his or her compensation as such chief
5executive officer shall be determined by the Mayor. The Mayor,
6at his or her discretion, may appoint the President to serve
7simultaneously as the chief executive officer.
8    (b) Within 30 days before the expiration of the terms of
9the members of the Chicago Reform Board of Trustees as
10provided in subsection (a), a new Chicago Board of Education
11consisting of 7 members shall be appointed by the Mayor to take
12office on the later of July 1, 1999 or the appointment of the
13seventh member. Three of the members initially so appointed
14under this subsection shall serve for terms ending June 30,
152002, 4 of the members initially so appointed under this
16subsection shall serve for terms ending June 30, 2003, and
17each member initially so appointed shall continue to hold
18office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
19Thereafter at the expiration of the term of any member a
20successor shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall hold
21office for a term of 4 years, from July 1 of the year in which
22the term commences and until a successor is appointed and
23qualified. Any vacancy in the membership of the Chicago Board
24of Education shall be filled through appointment by the Mayor
25for the unexpired term. No appointment to membership on the
26Chicago Board of Education that is made by the Mayor under this

 

 

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1subsection shall require the approval of the City Council,
2whether the appointment is made for a full term or to fill a
3vacancy for an unexpired term on the Board. The board shall
4elect annually from its number a president and vice-president,
5in such manner and at such time as the board determines by its
6rules. The officers so elected shall each perform the duties
7imposed upon their respective office by the rules of the
8board, provided that (i) the president shall preside at
9meetings of the board and vote as any other member but have no
10power of veto, and (ii) the vice president shall perform the
11duties of the president if that office is vacant or the
12president is absent or unable to act. The secretary of the
13Board shall be selected by the Board and shall be an employee
14of the Board rather than a member of the Board,
15notwithstanding subsection (d) of Section 34-3.3. The duties
16of the secretary shall be imposed by the rules of the Board.
17Each member of the Board shall select a constituent service
18coordinator, who shall report to that respective member of the
19Board and shall be an employee of the Board but whose
20employment shall be at the will of the Board member.
21    (c) The board may appoint a student to the board to serve
22in an advisory capacity. The student member shall serve for a
23term as determined by the board. The board may not grant the
24student member any voting privileges, but shall consider the
25student member as an advisor. The student member may not
26participate in or attend any executive session of the board.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 94-231, eff. 7-14-05.)
 
2    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-177)
3    Sec. 34-3. Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees; new
4Chicago Board of Education; members; term; vacancies.
5    (a) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
6amendatory Act of 1995, the terms of all members of the Chicago
7Board of Education holding office on that date are abolished
8and the Mayor shall appoint, without the consent or approval
9of the City Council, a 5 member Chicago School Reform Board of
10Trustees which shall take office upon the appointment of the
11fifth member. The Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees and
12its members shall serve until, and the terms of all members of
13the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees shall expire on,
14June 30, 1999 or upon the appointment of a new Chicago Board of
15Education as provided in subsection (b), whichever is later.
16Any vacancy in the membership of the Trustees shall be filled
17through appointment by the Mayor, without the consent or
18approval of the City Council, for the unexpired term. One of
19the members appointed by the Mayor to the Trustees shall be
20designated by the Mayor to serve as President of the Trustees.
21The Mayor shall appoint a full-time, compensated chief
22executive officer, and his or her compensation as such chief
23executive officer shall be determined by the Mayor. The Mayor,
24at his or her discretion, may appoint the President to serve
25simultaneously as the chief executive officer.

 

 

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1    (b) This subsection applies until January 15, 2025. Within
230 days before the expiration of the terms of the members of
3the Chicago Reform Board of Trustees as provided in subsection
4(a), a new Chicago Board of Education consisting of 7 members
5shall be appointed by the Mayor to take office on the later of
6July 1, 1999 or the appointment of the seventh member. Three of
7the members initially so appointed under this subsection shall
8serve for terms ending June 30, 2002, 4 of the members
9initially so appointed under this subsection shall serve for
10terms ending June 30, 2003, and each member initially so
11appointed shall continue to hold office until his or her
12successor is appointed and qualified.
13    (b-5) On January 15, 2025, the terms of all members of the
14Chicago Board of Education appointed under subsection (b) are
15abolished when the new board, consisting of 21 members, is
16appointed by the Mayor and elected by the electors of the
17school district as provided under subsections (b-10) and
18(b-15) and takes office.
19    (b-10) By December 16, 2024 for a term of office beginning
20on January 15, 2025, the Mayor shall appoint 10 Chicago Board
21of Education members to serve terms of 2 years. All appointed
22members shall serve until a successor is appointed or elected
23and qualified. Thereafter at the expiration of the term of any
24member a successor shall be elected and shall hold office for a
25term of 4 years, from January 15 of the year in which the term
26commences and until a successor is appointed or elected and

 

 

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1qualified. Any vacancy in the appointed membership of the
2Chicago Board of Education shall be filled through appointment
3by the Mayor for the unexpired term. The terms of the 10
4appointed members under this subsection shall end on January
514, 2027. By December 16, 2024 for a term of office beginning
6on January 15, 2025, the Mayor shall appoint a President of the
7Board for a term of 2 years. The board shall elect annually
8from its number a vice-president, in such manner and at such
9time as the board determines by its rules. The president
10appointed by the Mayor and vice-president elected by the board
11shall each perform the duties imposed upon their respective
12office by the rules of the board, provided that (i) the
13president shall preside at meetings of the board and shall
14only have voting rights to break a voting tie of the other
15Chicago Board of Education elected and appointed members and
16(ii) the vice president shall perform the duties of the
17president if that office is vacant or the president is absent
18or unable to act. Beginning with the 2026 general election,
19one member shall be elected at large and serve as the president
20of the board. After January 15, 2027, the president shall
21preside at meetings of the board and vote as any other member
22but have no power of veto. The secretary of the Board shall be
23selected by the Board and shall be an employee of the Board
24rather than a member of the Board, notwithstanding subsection
25(d) of Section 34-3.3. The duties of the secretary shall be
26imposed by the rules of the Board. Each member of the Board

 

 

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1shall select a constituent service coordinator, who shall
2report to that respective member of the Board and shall be an
3employee of the Board but whose employment shall be at the will
4of the Board member.
5    (b-15) Beginning with the 2024 general election, 10
6members of the Chicago Board of Education shall be elected to
7serve a term of 4 years in office beginning on January 15,
82025. Beginning with the 2026 general election, 10 members of
9the Chicago Board of Education shall be elected to serve a term
10of 4 years in office beginning on January 15, 2027. Whenever a
11vacancy of a Chicago Board of Education elected board member
12occurs, the President of the Board shall notify the Mayor of
13the vacancy within 7 days after its occurrence and shall,
14within 30 days, fill the vacancy for the remainder of the
15unexpired term by majority vote of the remaining board
16members. The successor shall have the same qualifications as
17his or her predecessor.
18    For purposes of elections conducted under this subsection,
19the City of Chicago shall be subdivided into electoral
20districts as provided under subsection (a) of Section
2134-21.10. From January 15, 2025 to January 14, 2027, each
22district shall be represented by one elected member and one
23appointed member. After January 15, 2027, each district shall
24be represented by one elected member.
25    (b-30) No member shall have, or be an employee or owner of
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1former officer, member, or employee of the board shall, within
2a period of one year immediately after termination of service
3on the board, knowingly accept employment or receive
4compensation or fees for services from a person or entity if
5the officer, member, or employee, during the year immediately
6preceding termination of service on the board, participated
7personally and substantially in the award of contracts with
8the board or the school district, or the issuance of contract
9change orders with the board or the school district, with a
10cumulative value of $25,000 or more to the person or entity, or
11its parent or subsidiary.
12    (c) The board may appoint a student to the board to serve
13in an advisory capacity. The student member shall serve for a
14term as determined by the board. The board may not grant the
15student member any voting privileges, but shall consider the
16student member as an advisor. The student member may not
17participate in or attend any executive session of the board.
18(Source: P.A. 102-177, eff. 6-1-22; 102-691, eff. 12-17-21.)
 
19    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
20changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
21that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
22represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
23not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
24made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
25Public Act.