Public Act 094-0514
 
HB0165 Enrolled LRB094 03514 LRD 33517 b

    AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by adding
Section 17-106.1 and changing Section 17-139 as follows:
 
    (40 ILCS 5/17-106.1 new)
    Sec. 17-106.1. Administrator. Administrator means a member
who is employed in a position that requires him or her to hold
a Type 75 Certificate issued by the State Teacher Certification
Board.
 
    (40 ILCS 5/17-139)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-139)
    Sec. 17-139. Board elections and vacancies.
    (1) Contributors other than principals election. Every
member who is not a principal or an administrator may vote at
the election for as many persons as there are trustees to be
elected by the contributors who are not principals or
administrators. The name of a candidate shall not be printed
upon the ballot unless he or she has been assigned on a regular
certificate for at least 10 years in the Chicago public schools
or charter schools and nominated by a petition signed by not
less than 200 contributors who are not principals or
administrators.
    Petitions shall be filed with the recording secretary of
the Fund on or after September 15 of each year and not later
than October 1st of that year. No more than one candidate may
be nominated by any one petition. If the nominations do not
exceed the number of candidates to be elected, the canvassing
board shall declare the nominated candidates elected.
Otherwise, candidates receiving the highest number of votes
cast for their respective terms shall be declared elected. The
location and number of polling places shall be designated by
the Board. The election shall be conducted by the teachers who
are not principals or administrators, and the judges of the
election shall be selected from the teachers who are not
principals or administrators, in such manner as the board in
its bylaws or rules provides.
    Elections to fill vacancies on the Board shall be held at
the next annual election.
    (2) Pensioners election. The name of a candidate shall not
be printed on the ballot unless he or she has been nominated by
a petition signed by not less than 100 pensioners of the Fund.
Petitions shall be filed with the recording secretary of the
Fund on or before October 1 of the odd-numbered year. If the
nominations do not exceed 3, the mailing of ballots shall be
eliminated and the nominated candidates shall be declared
elected. Otherwise, the 3 candidates receiving the highest
number of votes cast shall be declared elected. The mailing and
counting of the ballots shall be conducted by the office of the
Fund with volunteer assistance from pensioners at the request
of the Board.
    (3) Principals election. The name of a candidate shall not
be printed on the ballot unless he or she has been nominated by
a petition signed by at least 25 contributors who are
principals or administrators. Petitions shall be filed with the
recording secretary of the Fund on or before October 1 of the
election year. Every member who is a principal or an
administrator may vote at the election for one candidate who is
a contributor who is a principal. If only one eligible
candidate is nominated, the election shall not be held and the
nominated candidate shall be declared elected. Otherwise, the
candidate receiving the highest number of votes cast shall be
declared elected. The mailing and counting of the ballots shall
be conducted by the office of the Fund.
    (4) Vacancies. The Board may fill vacancies occurring in
the membership of the Board elected by the principals,
administrators, teachers other than principals or
administrators, or pensioners at any regular meeting of the
Board. The Board of Education may fill vacancies occurring in
the membership of the Board appointed by the Board of Education
at any regular meeting of the Board of Education.
(Source: P.A. 89-136, eff. 7-14-95; 90-566, eff. 1-2-98.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.