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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 448
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 448 as follows:
3 on page 1, line 2, after "14-1.09.2", by inserting "and by
4 changing Section 34-3"; and
5 on page 1, line 6, after "14-1.09.2", by inserting "and by
6 changing Section 34-3"; and
7 on page 2, immediately below line 16, by inserting the
8 following:
9 "(105 ILCS 5/34-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-3)
10 Sec. 34-3. Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees; new
11 Chicago Board of Education; members; term; vacancies.
12 (a) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
13 amendatory Act of 1995, the terms of all members of the
14 Chicago Board of Education holding office on that date are
15 abolished and the Mayor shall appoint, without the consent or
16 approval of the City Council, a 5 member Chicago School
17 Reform Board of Trustees which shall take office upon the
18 appointment of the fifth member. The Chicago School Reform
19 Board of Trustees and its members shall serve until, and the
20 terms of all members of the Chicago School Reform Board of
21 Trustees shall expire on, June 30, 1999 or upon the
22 appointment of a new Chicago Board of Education as provided
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1 in subsection (b), whichever is later. Any vacancy in the
2 membership of the Trustees shall be filled through
3 appointment by the Mayor, without the consent or approval of
4 the City Council, for the unexpired term. One of the members
5 appointed by the Mayor to the Trustees shall be designated by
6 the Mayor to serve as President of the Trustees. The Mayor
7 shall appoint a full-time, compensated chief executive
8 officer, and his or her compensation as such chief executive
9 officer shall be determined by the Mayor. The Mayor, at his
10 or her discretion, may appoint the President to serve
11 simultaneously as the chief executive officer.
12 (b) Within 30 days before the expiration of the terms of
13 the members of the Chicago Reform Board of Trustees as
14 provided in subsection (a), a new Chicago Board of Education
15 consisting of 7 members shall be appointed by the Mayor to
16 take office on the later of July 1, 1999 or the appointment
17 of the seventh member. Three of the members initially so
18 appointed under this subsection shall serve for terms ending
19 June 30, 2002, 4 of the members initially so appointed under
20 this subsection shall serve for terms ending June 30, 2003,
21 and each member initially so appointed shall continue to hold
22 office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
23 Thereafter at the expiration of the term of any member a
24 successor shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall hold
25 office for a term of 4 years, from July 1 of the year in
26 which the term commences and until a successor is appointed
27 and qualified. Any vacancy in the membership of the Chicago
28 Board of Education shall be filled through appointment by the
29 Mayor for the unexpired term. No appointment to membership
30 on the Chicago Board of Education that is made by the Mayor
31 under this subsection shall require the approval of the City
32 Council, whether the appointment is made for a full term or
33 to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term on the Board. The
34 board shall elect annually from its number a president and,
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1 vice-president, and secretary, in such manner and at such
2 time as the board determines by its rules. The officers so
3 elected shall each perform the duties imposed upon their
4 respective office by the rules of the board, provided that
5 (i) the president shall preside at meetings of the board and
6 vote as any other member but have no power of veto, and (ii)
7 the vice president shall perform the duties of the president
8 if that office is vacant or the president is absent or unable
9 to act. The secretary of the Board shall be selected by the
10 Board and shall be an employee of the Board rather than a
11 member of the Board, notwithstanding subsection (d) of
12 Section 34-3.3. The duties of the secretary shall be imposed
13 by the rules of the Board.
14 (Source: P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)".