102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5298
 
Introduced 1/31/2022, by Rep. Natalie A. Manley
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
105 ILCS 5/3-1.1  from Ch. 122, par. 3-1.1

     Amends the Regional Superintendent of Schools Article of the School Code. Provides that whenever an elementary, high school, or unit school district (rather than just a unit school district) is located in more than one educational service region, a qualified elector residing in that school district but outside of the educational service region administered by the regional superintendent of schools having supervision and control over that school district shall be eligible to vote in any election held to elect the regional superintendent of schools who has supervision and control over that school district. Removes a provision that provides that the elector shall not also be eligible to vote in the election held to elect the regional superintendent of schools of the educational service region in which the elector resides. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
  


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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 
53-1.1 as follows:
 



6    (105 ILCS 5/3-1.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 3-1.1)



7    Sec. 3-1.1. Eligible voters. Whenever an elementary, high 
8school, or a unit school district is located
in
more than one 
9educational service region, a qualified
 elector residing in

10that elementary, high school, or unit school district but 
11outside of the educational service region
administered by the 
12regional superintendent of schools having supervision and

13control over that elementary, high school, or unit school 
14district shall be eligible to vote in any election held to

15elect the regional superintendent of schools of the 
16educational service
region that is administered by the 
17regional superintendent of schools who has
supervision and 
18control over that elementary, high school, or unit school

19district, but the elector shall not also be
eligible to vote in 
20the
election held to elect the regional superintendent of 
21schools of the
educational service region in which the elector 
22resides.

23    Not less than 100 days before each general primary 
 
 
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1election, the regional
superintendent of schools shall certify 
2to the State Board of Elections a list
of each elementary, high 
3school, or unit school district under his or her supervision 
4and control and each
county in which all or any part of each of 
5those districts is located.  The
State
Board of
Elections shall 
6certify each of those elementary, high school, or unit school 
7districts and counties to the
appropriate election authorities 
8within 20 days after receiving the list
certified by the 
9regional superintendent of schools.

10    The election authority in a single county educational 
11service region whose
regional superintendent of schools 
12exercises supervision and control over an elementary, high 
13school, or a unit school district that is located in that 
14single county educational service
region and in one or more 
15other educational service regions shall certify to
the

16election authority of each of those other educational service 
17regions in which
the elementary, high school, or unit school 
18district is located the candidates for the office of the

19regional superintendent of schools exercising supervision and 
20control over that elementary, high school, or
unit school 
21district.

22(Source: P.A. 87-328; 88-535.)

 
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
24becoming law.