HB1788 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB1788

Introduced , by Rep. Jim Durkin

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/1A-2.1

from Ch. 122, par. 1A-2.1

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State Board of Education.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 1A-2.1 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/1A-2.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 1A-2.1)

Sec. 1A-2.1. Vacancies. The The Governor may remove for incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office any member of the State Board of Education. A vacancy also exists on the State Board of Education when one or more of the following events occur:

1. A member dies.

2. A member files a written resignation with the Governor.

3. A member is adjudicated to be a person under legal disability under the Probate Act of 1975 or a person subject to involuntary admission under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.

4. A member ceases to be a resident of the region from which he or she was appointed.

5. A member is convicted of an infamous crime or of any offense involving a violation of his or her duties under this Code.

6. A member fails to maintain the qualifications stated in Section 1A-2 of this Code.

(Source: P.A. 93-1036, eff. 9-14-04.)