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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | ||||||
5 | 9-11.2, 9-12, 9-18, 26-2, 26-8, and 26-16 and by adding Section | ||||||
6 | 14-16 as follows:
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7 | (105 ILCS 5/9-11.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-11.2)
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8 | Sec. 9-11.2. For all school districts electing candidates | ||||||
9 | to a board
of education in a manner other than at large, | ||||||
10 | candidates not elected at
large who file
nominating petitions | ||||||
11 | for a full term shall be grouped together by area of
residence | ||||||
12 | as follows:
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13 | (1) by congressional townships, or
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14 | (2) according to incorporated or unincorporated areas .
, or
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15 | (3) by affected school districts, if the form of ballot | ||||||
16 | prescribed by
Format 2a or 2b of Section 9-12 is required to be | ||||||
17 | used for the election.
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18 | For all school districts electing candidates to a board of | ||||||
19 | education in a
manner other than at large, candidates not | ||||||
20 | elected at large who file
nominating petitions for an
unexpired | ||||||
21 | term shall be grouped together by area of residence as follows:
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22 | (1) by congressional townships, or
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23 | (2) according to incorporated or unincorporated areas .
, or
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24 | (3) by affected school districts, if the form of ballot | ||||||
25 | prescribed by
Format 2a or 2b of Section 9-12 is required to be | ||||||
26 | used for the election.
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27 | Candidate
Except in those instances when the ballot under | ||||||
28 | Format 5 of Section 9-12 is
required to be used,
candidate | ||||||
29 | groupings by area of residence for unexpired
full terms shall | ||||||
30 | precede the
candidate groupings by area of residence for full
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31 | unexpired terms on the ballot.
In all instances, however,
the | ||||||
32 | ballot order of each candidate grouping shall be determined by |
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1 | the
order of petition filing or lottery held pursuant to | ||||||
2 | Section 9-11.1 in the
following manner:
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3 | The area of residence of the candidate determined to be | ||||||
4 | first by order of
petition filing or by lottery shall be listed | ||||||
5 | first among the candidate
groupings on the ballot. All other | ||||||
6 | candidates from the same area of
residence will follow | ||||||
7 | according to order of petition filing or the lottery.
The area | ||||||
8 | of residence of the candidate determined to be second by the
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9 | order of petition filing or the
lottery shall be listed second | ||||||
10 | among the candidate groupings on the ballot.
All other | ||||||
11 | candidates from the same area of residence will follow | ||||||
12 | according
to the order of petition filing or the lottery. The | ||||||
13 | ballot order of
additional candidate groupings by area of | ||||||
14 | residence shall be established in a
like manner.
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15 | In any school district that elects its board members | ||||||
16 | according to area of
residence and that has one or more | ||||||
17 | unexpired terms to be filled at an election,
the winner or | ||||||
18 | winners of the unexpired term or terms shall be determined | ||||||
19 | first
and independently of those running for full terms. The | ||||||
20 | winners of the full
terms shall then be determined taking into | ||||||
21 | consideration the areas of residence
of those elected to fill | ||||||
22 | the unexpired term or terms.
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23 | "Area of Residence" means congressional township and ,
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24 | incorporated and
unincorporated territories , and, if the form | ||||||
25 | of ballot prescribed by Format
2a or 2b
of Section 9-12 is | ||||||
26 | required to be used in electing candidates to a board of
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27 | education, affected school districts .
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28 | "Affected school district" means either of the 2 entire | ||||||
29 | elementary school
districts that are formed into a combined | ||||||
30 | school district established as
provided in subsection (a-5)
of | ||||||
31 | Section 11B-7.
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32 | (Source: P.A. 89-579, eff. 7-30-96; 90-59, eff. 7-3-97; 90-459, | ||||||
33 | eff.
8-17-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
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34 | (105 ILCS 5/9-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-12)
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35 | Sec. 9-12. Ballots for the election of school officers |
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1 | shall be in one
of the following forms:
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2 | (FORMAT 1
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3 | Ballot position for candidates shall be determined by the | ||||||
4 | order of
petition filing or lottery held pursuant to Section | ||||||
5 | 9-11.1.
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6 | This format is used by Boards of School Directors. School | ||||||
7 | Directors are
elected at large.)
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8 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
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9 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL
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10 | DIRECTORS TO SERVE AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
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11 | VOTE FOR ....
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12 | ( ) .......................................
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13 | ( ) .......................................
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14 | ( ) .......................................
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15 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL
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16 | DIRECTORS TO SERVE A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
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17 | VOTE FOR ....
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18 | ( ) ........................................
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19 | ( ) ........................................
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20 | ( ) ........................................
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21 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL
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22 | DIRECTORS TO SERVE AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
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23 | VOTE FOR ....
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24 | ( ) .......................................
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25 | ( ) .......................................
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26 | ( ) .......................................
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27 | (FORMAT 2
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28 | Ballot position for candidates shall be determined by the | ||||||
29 | order of
petition filing or lottery held pursuant to Section | ||||||
30 | 9-11.1.
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31 | This format is used when school board members are elected | ||||||
32 | at large.
Membership on the school board is not restricted by | ||||||
33 | area of residence.
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34 | Types of school districts generally using this format are:
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1 | Common school districts;
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2 | Community unit and community consolidated school districts | ||||||
3 | formed on or
after January 1, 1975;
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4 | Community unit school districts formed prior to January 1, | ||||||
5 | 1975 that
elect board members at large and without restriction | ||||||
6 | by area of residence
within the district under subsection (c) | ||||||
7 | of Section 11A-8;
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8 | Community unit, community consolidated and combined school | ||||||
9 | districts in which
more than 90% of the population is in one | ||||||
10 | congressional township;
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11 | High school districts in which less than 15% of the taxable | ||||||
12 | property is
located in unincorporated territory; and unit | ||||||
13 | districts (OLD TYPE);
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14 | Combined school districts formed on or after July 1, 1983;
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15 | Combined school districts formed before July 1, 1983
and | ||||||
16 | community consolidated school districts that elect board
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17 | members at large and without restriction by area of residence | ||||||
18 | within the
district under subsection (c) of Section 11B-7.)
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19 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
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20 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
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21 | EDUCATION TO SERVE AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
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22 | VOTE FOR ....
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23 | ( ) .......................................
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24 | ( ) .......................................
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25 | ( ) .......................................
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26 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
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27 | EDUCATION TO SERVE A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
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28 | VOTE FOR ....
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29 | ( ) .......................................
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30 | ( ) .......................................
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31 | ( ) .......................................
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32 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
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33 | EDUCATION TO SERVE AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
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34 | VOTE FOR ....
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35 | ( ) .......................................
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36 | ( ) .......................................
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1 | ( ) .......................................
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2 | (FORMATS 2a and 2b
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3 | Ballot position for at large candidates shall be determined | ||||||
4 | by the order of
petition filing or lottery held pursuant to | ||||||
5 | Section 9-11.1 and ballot position
for candidates grouped by | ||||||
6 | "affected school district", as that term is defined
in Section | ||||||
7 | 9-11.2, shall be determined by order
of petition filing or | ||||||
8 | lottery held pursuant to Sections 9-11.1 and 9-11.2.
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9 | Format 2a is used only in electing, to unstaggered terms | ||||||
10 | expiring on the
date of the regular school election held in | ||||||
11 | calendar year 2001, the initial 7
members of the board of | ||||||
12 | education of a combined school district that is
established as | ||||||
13 | provided in subsection (a-5) of Section 11B-7, and Format 2b is
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14 | used only in electing,
when required under Section 10-10, a | ||||||
15 | successor to serve the remainder of the
unstaggered, unexpired | ||||||
16 | term of any such initial board member in whose office a
vacancy | ||||||
17 | has occurred.)
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18 | Format 2a:
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19 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
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20 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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21 | TO SERVE A FULL TERM EXPIRING ON
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22 | (Insert date of regular school election in 2001)
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23 | Instructions to voter: One member of the board of education | ||||||
24 | is to be elected
at large from within the territory included | ||||||
25 | within the boundaries of (insert
name of
the combined school | ||||||
26 | district as proposed or formed), 3 members are to be
elected | ||||||
27 | from the territory included within the boundaries of (former)
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28 | Elementary School District No. ....., and 3 members are to be | ||||||
29 | elected from the
territory included within the boundaries of | ||||||
30 | (former) Elementary School District
No. ......
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31 | FOR THE MEMBER
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32 | OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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1 | TO BE ELECTED AT LARGE
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2 | VOTE FOR ONE
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3 | ( ) .......................................
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4 | ( ) .......................................
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5 | FOR MEMBERS OF
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6 | THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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7 | TO BE ELECTED FROM
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8 | (FORMER) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. ....
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9 | VOTE FOR THREE
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10 | ( ) .......................................
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11 | ( ) .......................................
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12 | ( ) .......................................
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13 | ( ) .......................................
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14 | FOR MEMBERS OF
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15 | THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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16 | TO BE ELECTED FROM
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17 | (FORMER) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. ....
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18 | VOTE FOR THREE
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19 | ( ) .......................................
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20 | ( ) .......................................
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21 | ( ) .......................................
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22 | ( ) .......................................
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23 | Format 2b:
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24 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
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25 | FOR A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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26 | TO BE ELECTED AT LARGE
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27 | TO SERVE AN UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING ON
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28 | (Insert date of regular school election in 2001)
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29 | VOTE FOR ONE
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30 | ( ) .......................................
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31 | ( ) .......................................
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1 | FOR MEMBERS (A MEMBER)
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2 | OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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3 | TO BE ELECTED FROM
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4 | FORMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. ....
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5 | TO SERVE AN UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING ON
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6 | (Insert date of regular school election in 2001)
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7 | VOTE FOR ....
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8 | ( ) .......................................
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9 | ( ) .......................................
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10 | FOR MEMBERS (A MEMBER)
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11 | OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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12 | TO BE ELECTED FROM
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13 | FORMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. ....
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14 | TO SERVE AN UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING ON
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15 | (Insert date of regular school election in 2001)
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16 | VOTE FOR ....
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17 | ( ) .......................................
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18 | ( ) .......................................
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19 | (FORMAT 3
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20 | Ballot position for incorporated and unincorporated areas | ||||||
21 | shall be
determined by the order of petition filing or lottery | ||||||
22 | held pursuant to
Sections 9-11.1 and 9-11.2.
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23 | This format is used by community unit, community | ||||||
24 | consolidated and
combined school districts when the territory | ||||||
25 | is less than 2 congressional
townships, or 72 square miles, but | ||||||
26 | consists of more than one congressional
township, or 36 square | ||||||
27 | miles, outside of the corporate limits of any city,
village or | ||||||
28 | incorporated town within the school district. The School Code
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29 | requires that not more than 5 board members shall be selected | ||||||
30 | from any
city, village or incorporated town in the school | ||||||
31 | district. At least two
board members must reside in the | ||||||
32 | unincorporated area of the school district.
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33 | Except for those community unit school districts formed | ||||||
34 | before January 1,
1975 that elect board members at large and |
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1 | without restriction by area
of residence within the district | ||||||
2 | under subsection (c) of Section 11A-8 and
except for combined | ||||||
3 | school districts formed before July 1, 1983 and community
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4 | consolidated school districts that elect board members at large | ||||||
5 | and without
restriction by area of residence within the | ||||||
6 | district under subsection (c) of
Section 11B-7, this format | ||||||
7 | applies to community unit and community consolidated
school | ||||||
8 | districts formed prior to January 1, 1975 and combined school | ||||||
9 | districts
formed prior to July 1, 1983.)
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10 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
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11 | Instructions to voter: The board of education shall be | ||||||
12 | composed of
members from both the incorporated and the | ||||||
13 | unincorporated area; not more
than 5 board members shall be | ||||||
14 | selected from any city, village or incorporated
town.
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15 | ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, NOT MORE THAN | ||||||
16 | .... MAY BE ELECTED FROM THE INCORPORATED AREAS.
On the basis | ||||||
17 | of existing board membership, not more than .... may be
elected | ||||||
18 | from the incorporated areas.
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19 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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20 | TO SERVE AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
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21 | THE AREA OF RESIDENCE OF THOSE ELECTED TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERMS | ||||||
22 | IS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING THE WINNERS OF THE | ||||||
23 | FULL TERMS.
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24 | VOTE FOR A TOTAL OF ....
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25 |
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26 | ................... Area
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27 |
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28 | ( ) ...........................
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29 |
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31 |
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32 | ................... Area
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33 |
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1 | ( ) ...........................
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2 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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3 | TO SERVE A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
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4 | VOTE FOR A TOTAL OF ....
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5 | ................... Area
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6 | ( ) ...........................
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7 | ( ) ........................... | ||||||
8 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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9 | TO SERVE A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
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10 | VOTE FOR ....
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11 | ................... Area
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12 | ( ) ...........................
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13 | ( ) ...........................
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14 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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15 | TO SERVE AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
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16 | VOTE FOR ....
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17 |
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18 | ................... Area
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19 |
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20 | ( ) ...........................
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21 |
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22 | ( ) ........................... | ||||||
23 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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24 | TO SERVE AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
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25 | VOTE FOR ....
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26 |
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27 | ................... Area
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28 |
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29 | ( ) ...........................
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30 |
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31 | ( ) ...........................
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32 | (FORMAT 4
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33 | Ballot position for township areas shall be determined by | ||||||
34 | the order of
petition filing or lottery held pursuant to | ||||||
35 | Sections 9-11.1 and 9-11.2.
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1 | Except for those community unit school districts formed | ||||||
2 | prior to
January 1, 1975 that elect board members at large and | ||||||
3 | without restriction by
area of residence within the district | ||||||
4 | under subsection (c) of Section 11A-8
and except for those | ||||||
5 | combined school districts formed before July 1, 1983
and | ||||||
6 | community consolidated school districts
that elect board | ||||||
7 | members at large and without restriction by area of residence
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8 | within the district under subsection (c) of Section 11B-7, this | ||||||
9 | format
applies to community unit and community consolidated | ||||||
10 | school
districts formed prior to January 1, 1975 and combined | ||||||
11 | school districts
formed prior to July 1, 1983 when the | ||||||
12 | territory of the school district is
greater than 2 | ||||||
13 | congressional townships, or 72 square miles. This format
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14 | applies only when less than 75% of the population is in one | ||||||
15 | congressional
township. Congressional townships of less than | ||||||
16 | 100 inhabitants shall not
be considered for the purpose of such | ||||||
17 | mandatory board representation. In
this case, not more than 3 | ||||||
18 | board members may be selected from any one
congressional | ||||||
19 | township.)
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20 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
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21 | Instructions to voter: Membership on the board of education | ||||||
22 | is restricted
to a maximum of 3 members from any congressional | ||||||
23 | township. | ||||||
24 | ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, MEMBERS MAY BE | ||||||
25 | ELECTED IN THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL | ||||||
26 | TOWNSHIP.
On the basis of
existing board membership, members | ||||||
27 | may be elected in the following numbers
from each congressional | ||||||
28 | township.
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29 | NOT MORE THAN .... MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP .... RANGE | ||||||
30 | ....
Not more than .... may be elected from Township .... Range | ||||||
31 | ....
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32 | NOT MORE THAN .... MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP .... RANGE | ||||||
33 | ....
Not more than .... may be elected from Township .... Range | ||||||
34 | ....
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35 | NOT MORE THAN .... MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP .... RANGE |
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1 | ....
Not more than .... may be elected from Township .... Range | ||||||
2 | ....
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3 | (Include each remaining congressional township in district | ||||||
4 | as needed)
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5 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
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6 | AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
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7 | THE AREA OF RESIDENCE OF THOSE ELECTED TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERMS | ||||||
8 | IS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING THE WINNERS OF THE | ||||||
9 | FULL TERMS.
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10 | VOTE FOR A TOTAL OF ....
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11 |
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12 | Township .............. Range ................
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15 |
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16 | Township .............. Range ................
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17 | ( ) ............................
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18 | ( ) ............................
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19 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
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20 | EDUCATION TO SERVE A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
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21 | VOTE FOR A TOTAL OF ....
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22 | Township .............. Range ................
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23 | ( ) ............................
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24 | ( ) ............................
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25 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
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26 | EDUCATION TO SERVE A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
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27 | VOTE FOR ....
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28 | Township .............. Range ................
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29 | ( ) ............................
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30 | ( ) ............................
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31 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
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32 | AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
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33 | VOTE FOR ....
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34 |
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35 | Township .............. Range ................
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36 | ( ) ............................
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1 | ( ) ............................
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2 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE | ||||||
3 | AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM | ||||||
4 | VOTE FOR .... | ||||||
5 |
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6 | Township .............. Range ................
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7 | ( ) ............................
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8 | ( ) ............................
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9 | (FORMAT 5
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10 | Ballot position for township areas shall be determined by | ||||||
11 | the order of
petition filing or lottery held pursuant to | ||||||
12 | Sections 9-11.1 and 9-11.2.
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13 | Except for those community unit school districts formed | ||||||
14 | before January 1,
1975 that elect board members at large and | ||||||
15 | without restriction by area of
residence within the district | ||||||
16 | under subsection (c) of Section 11A-8 and except
for those | ||||||
17 | combined school districts formed before July 1, 1983
and | ||||||
18 | community consolidated school districts
that elect board
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19 | members at large and without restriction by area of residence | ||||||
20 | within the
district under subsection (c) of Section 11B-7, this | ||||||
21 | format is used by
community unit and community consolidated | ||||||
22 | school
districts formed prior to January 1, 1975, and
combined | ||||||
23 | school districts formed prior to July 1, 1983, when the | ||||||
24 | territory
of the school district is
greater than 2 | ||||||
25 | congressional townships, or 72 square miles and when at
least | ||||||
26 | 75%, but not more than 90%, of the population resides in one
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27 | congressional township. In this case, 4 school board members | ||||||
28 | shall be
selected from that one congressional township and the | ||||||
29 | 3 remaining board
members shall be selected from the rest of | ||||||
30 | the district. If a school district
from which school board | ||||||
31 | members are to be selected is located in a county under
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32 | township organization and if the surveyed boundaries of a | ||||||
33 | congressional
township from which one or more of those school | ||||||
34 | board members is to be
selected, as described by township | ||||||
35 | number and range, are coterminous with the
boundaries of the |
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1 | township as identified by the township name assigned to it as
a | ||||||
2 | political subdivision of the State, then that township may be | ||||||
3 | referred to on
the ballot by both its township name and by | ||||||
4 | township number and
range.)
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5 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
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6 | Instructions to voter: Membership on the board of education | ||||||
7 | is to consist
of 4 members from the congressional township that | ||||||
8 | has at least 75% but not
more than 90% of the population, and 3 | ||||||
9 | board members from the remaining
congressional townships in the | ||||||
10 | school district. | ||||||
11 | ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, MEMBERS MAY BE | ||||||
12 | ELECTED IN THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL | ||||||
13 | TOWNSHIP.
On the basis of existing
board membership, members | ||||||
14 | may be elected in the following numbers from each
congressional | ||||||
15 | township.
| ||||||
16 | FOR MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
| ||||||
17 | TO SERVE AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
18 | FROM (name)........ TOWNSHIP ..... RANGE .....
| ||||||
19 | VOTE FOR ONE
| ||||||
20 | ( )..........................
| ||||||
21 | ( )..........................
| ||||||
22 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
| ||||||
23 | TO SERVE A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
24 | VOTE FOR ....
| ||||||
25 | ..... shall be elected from (name)...... Township ..... Range
| ||||||
26 | ......
| ||||||
27 | (name)....... TOWNSHIP ..... RANGE .....
| ||||||
28 | ( ) ............................
| ||||||
29 | ( ) ............................
| ||||||
30 | VOTE FOR ....
| ||||||
31 | ...... board members shall be elected from the remaining
| ||||||
32 | congressional townships.
| ||||||
33 | The Remaining Congressional Townships
| ||||||
34 | ( ) ............................
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35 | ( ) ............................
|
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1 | (FORMAT 6
| ||||||
2 | Ballot position for candidates shall be determined by the | ||||||
3 | order of
petition filing or lottery held pursuant to Section | ||||||
4 | 9-11.1.
| ||||||
5 | This format is used by school districts in which voters | ||||||
6 | have approved a
referendum to elect school board members by | ||||||
7 | school board district. The
school district is then divided into | ||||||
8 | 7 school board districts, each of
which elects one member to | ||||||
9 | the board of education.)
| ||||||
10 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
| ||||||
11 | DISTRICT ....... (1 through 7)
| ||||||
12 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
13 | AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
14 | VOTE FOR ONE
| ||||||
15 | ( ) .....................................
| ||||||
16 | ( ) .....................................
| ||||||
17 | ( ) .....................................
| ||||||
18 | (-OR-) | ||||||
19 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
| ||||||
20 | DISTRICT ....... (1 through 7)
| ||||||
21 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
22 | A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
23 | VOTE FOR ONE
| ||||||
24 | ( ) .....................................
| ||||||
25 | ( ) .....................................
| ||||||
26 | ( ) .....................................
| ||||||
27 | (-OR-)
| ||||||
28 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
| ||||||
29 | DISTRICT ....... (1 through 7)
| ||||||
30 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
31 | AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
32 | VOTE FOR ONE
| ||||||
33 | ( ) .....................................
| ||||||
34 | ( ) .....................................
| ||||||
35 | ( ) .....................................
|
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| |||||||
1 | REVERSE SIDE:
| ||||||
2 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
| ||||||
3 | DISTRICT ....... (1 through 7)
| ||||||
4 | (Precinct name or number)
| ||||||
5 | School District No. ......, ........... County, Illinois
| ||||||
6 | Election Tuesday (insert date)
| ||||||
7 | (facsimile signature of Election Authority)
| ||||||
8 | (County)
| ||||||
9 | (FORMAT 7
| ||||||
10 | Ballot position for incorporated and unincorporated areas | ||||||
11 | shall be
determined by the order of petition filing or lottery | ||||||
12 | held pursuant to
Sections 9-11.1 and 9-11.2.
| ||||||
13 | This format is used by high school districts if more than | ||||||
14 | 15% but less
than 30% of the taxable property is located in the | ||||||
15 | unincorporated
territory of the school district. In this case, | ||||||
16 | at least one board member
shall be a resident of the | ||||||
17 | unincorporated territory.)
| ||||||
18 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
| ||||||
19 | Instructions to voter: More than 15% but less than 30% of | ||||||
20 | the taxable
property of this high school district is located in | ||||||
21 | the unincorporated
territory of the district, therefore, at | ||||||
22 | least one board member shall be a
resident of the | ||||||
23 | unincorporated areas.
| ||||||
24 | ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, AT LEAST ONE | ||||||
25 | MEMBER SHALL BE ELECTED FROM THE UNINCORPORATED AREA.
On the | ||||||
26 | basis of existing board membership, at least one member shall | ||||||
27 | be
elected from the unincorporated area.
| ||||||
28 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
29 | AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
30 | THE AREA OF RESIDENCE OF THOSE ELECTED TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERMS | ||||||
31 | IS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING THE WINNERS OF THE | ||||||
32 | FULL TERMS.
| ||||||
33 | VOTE FOR A TOTAL OF ....
| ||||||
34 |
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | ................... Area
| ||||||
2 |
| ||||||
3 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
4 |
| ||||||
5 | ( ) ........................... | ||||||
6 |
| ||||||
7 | ................... Area
| ||||||
8 |
| ||||||
9 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
10 |
| ||||||
11 | ( ) ........................... | ||||||
12 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
13 | A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
14 | VOTE FOR A TOTAL OF ....
| ||||||
15 | ................... Area
| ||||||
16 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
17 | ( ) ........................... | ||||||
18 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
19 | A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
20 | VOTE FOR ....
| ||||||
21 | ................... Area
| ||||||
22 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
23 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
24 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
25 | AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
26 | VOTE FOR ....
| ||||||
27 |
| ||||||
28 | ................... Area
| ||||||
29 |
| ||||||
30 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
31 |
| ||||||
32 | ( ) ........................... | ||||||
33 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
34 | AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
35 | VOTE FOR ....
| ||||||
36 |
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | ................... Area
| ||||||
2 |
| ||||||
3 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
4 |
| ||||||
5 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
6 | (FORMAT 7a
| ||||||
7 | Ballot position for candidates shall be
determined by the | ||||||
8 | order of petition filing or lottery held pursuant to
Sections | ||||||
9 | 9-11.1 and 9-11.2.
| ||||||
10 | This format is used by high school districts if more than | ||||||
11 | 15% but less
than 30% of the taxable property is located in the | ||||||
12 | unincorporated territory
of the school district and on the | ||||||
13 | basis of existing board membership no
board member is required | ||||||
14 | to be elected from the unincorporated area.)
| ||||||
15 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
| ||||||
16 | Instruction to voter: More than 15% but less than 30% of | ||||||
17 | the taxable
property of this high school district is located in | ||||||
18 | the unincorporated
territory of the district, therefore, at | ||||||
19 | least one board member shall be a
resident of the | ||||||
20 | unincorporated areas.
| ||||||
21 | ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, MEMBERS MAY BE | ||||||
22 | ELECTED FROM ANY AREA OR AREAS.
On the basis of existing board | ||||||
23 | membership, members may be elected from
any area or areas.
| ||||||
24 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
25 | AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
26 | VOTE FOR ....
| ||||||
27 | ( ) ........................................
| ||||||
28 | ( ) ........................................
| ||||||
29 | ( ) ........................................
| ||||||
30 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
31 | A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
32 | VOTE FOR ....
| ||||||
33 | ( ) ........................................
| ||||||
34 | ( ) ........................................
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | ( ) ........................................
| ||||||
2 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
3 | AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
4 | VOTE FOR ....
| ||||||
5 | ( ) ........................................
| ||||||
6 | ( ) ........................................
| ||||||
7 | ( ) ........................................
| ||||||
8 | (FORMAT 8
| ||||||
9 | Ballot position for incorporated and unincorporated areas | ||||||
10 | shall be
determined by the order of petition filing or lottery | ||||||
11 | held pursuant to
Sections 9-11.1 and 9-11.2.
| ||||||
12 | This format is used by high school districts if more than | ||||||
13 | 30% of the
taxable property is located in the unincorporated | ||||||
14 | territory of the school
district. In this case, at least two | ||||||
15 | board members shall be residents of
the unincorporated | ||||||
16 | territory.)
| ||||||
17 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
| ||||||
18 | Instructions to voters: Thirty percent (30%) or more of the | ||||||
19 | taxable
property of this high school district is located in the | ||||||
20 | unincorporated
territory of the district, therefore, at least | ||||||
21 | two board members shall be
residents of the unincorporated | ||||||
22 | territory.
| ||||||
23 | ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, AT LEAST 2 | ||||||
24 | MEMBERS SHALL BE ELECTED FROM THE UNINCORPORATED AREA.
On the | ||||||
25 | basis of existing board membership at least 2 members shall be
| ||||||
26 | elected from the unincorporated area.
| ||||||
27 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
28 | AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
29 | THE AREA OF RESIDENCE OF THOSE ELECTED TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERMS | ||||||
30 | IS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING THE WINNERS OF THE | ||||||
31 | FULL TERMS.
| ||||||
32 | VOTE FOR A TOTAL OF ....
| ||||||
33 |
| ||||||
34 | ................... Area
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 |
| ||||||
2 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
3 |
| ||||||
4 | ( ) ........................... | ||||||
5 |
| ||||||
6 | ................... Area
| ||||||
7 |
| ||||||
8 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
9 |
| ||||||
10 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
11 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
12 | A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
13 | VOTE FOR A TOTAL OF ....
| ||||||
14 | ................... Area
| ||||||
15 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
16 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
17 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
18 | A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
19 | VOTE FOR ....
| ||||||
20 | ................... Area
| ||||||
21 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
22 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
23 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
24 | AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
25 | VOTE FOR ....
| ||||||
26 |
| ||||||
27 | ................... Area
| ||||||
28 |
| ||||||
29 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
30 |
| ||||||
31 | ( ) ........................... | ||||||
32 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
33 | AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
34 | VOTE FOR ....
| ||||||
35 |
| ||||||
36 | ................... Area
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 |
| ||||||
2 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
3 |
| ||||||
4 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
5 | (FORMAT 8a
| ||||||
6 | Ballot position for incorporated and unincorporated areas | ||||||
7 | shall be
determined by the order of petition filing or lottery | ||||||
8 | held pursuant to
Sections 9-11.1 and 9-11.2.
| ||||||
9 | This format is used by high school districts if more than | ||||||
10 | 30% of the
taxable property is located in the unincorporated | ||||||
11 | territory of the school
district. In this case, at least two | ||||||
12 | board members shall be residents of
the unincorporated | ||||||
13 | territory.)
| ||||||
14 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
| ||||||
15 | Instructions to voters: Thirty percent (30%) or more of the | ||||||
16 | taxable
property of this high school district is located in the | ||||||
17 | unincorporated
territory of the district, therefore, at least | ||||||
18 | two board members shall be
residents of the unincorporated | ||||||
19 | territory.
| ||||||
20 | ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, AT LEAST ONE | ||||||
21 | MEMBER SHALL BE ELECTED FROM THE UNINCORPORATED AREA.
On the | ||||||
22 | basis of existing board membership at least one member shall be
| ||||||
23 | elected from the unincorporated area.
| ||||||
24 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
25 | AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
26 | THE AREA OF RESIDENCE OF THOSE ELECTED TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERMS | ||||||
27 | IS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING THE WINNERS OF THE | ||||||
28 | FULL TERMS.
| ||||||
29 | VOTE FOR A TOTAL OF ....
| ||||||
30 |
| ||||||
31 | ................... Area
| ||||||
32 |
| ||||||
33 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
34 |
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | ( ) ........................... | ||||||
2 |
| ||||||
3 | ................... Area
| ||||||
4 |
| ||||||
5 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
6 |
| ||||||
7 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
8 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
9 | A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
10 | VOTE FOR A TOTAL OF ....
| ||||||
11 | ................... Area
| ||||||
12 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
13 | ( ) ........................... | ||||||
14 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
15 | A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
16 | VOTE FOR ....
| ||||||
17 | ................... Area
| ||||||
18 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
19 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
20 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
21 | AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
22 | VOTE FOR ....
| ||||||
23 |
| ||||||
24 | ................... Area
| ||||||
25 |
| ||||||
26 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
27 |
| ||||||
28 | ( ) ........................... | ||||||
29 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
30 | AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
31 | VOTE FOR ....
| ||||||
32 |
| ||||||
33 | ................... Area
| ||||||
34 |
| ||||||
35 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
36 |
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
2 | (FORMAT 8b
| ||||||
3 | Ballot position for incorporated and unincorporated areas | ||||||
4 | shall be
determined by the order of petition filing or lottery | ||||||
5 | held pursuant to
Sections 9-11.1 and 9-11.2.
| ||||||
6 | This format is used by high school districts if more than | ||||||
7 | 30% of the
taxable property is located in the unincorporated | ||||||
8 | territory of the school
district. In this case, at least two | ||||||
9 | board members shall be residents of
the unincorporated | ||||||
10 | territory.)
| ||||||
11 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
| ||||||
12 | Instructions to voters: Thirty percent (30%) or more of the | ||||||
13 | taxable
property of this high school district is located in the | ||||||
14 | unincorporated
territory of the district, therefore, at least | ||||||
15 | two board members shall be
residents of the unincorporated | ||||||
16 | territory.
| ||||||
17 | ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, MEMBERS MAY BE | ||||||
18 | ELECTED FROM ANY AREA OR AREAS.
On the basis of existing board | ||||||
19 | membership, members may be elected from
any area or areas.
| ||||||
20 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
21 | AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
22 | VOTE FOR ....
| ||||||
23 |
| ||||||
24 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
25 |
| ||||||
26 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
27 |
| ||||||
28 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
29 |
| ||||||
30 | ( ) ........................... | ||||||
31 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
32 | A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
33 | VOTE FOR ....
| ||||||
34 | ( ) ...........................
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
2 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
3 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
4 | FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
| ||||||
5 | AN UNEXPIRED 2-YEAR TERM
| ||||||
6 | VOTE FOR ....
| ||||||
7 |
| ||||||
8 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
9 |
| ||||||
10 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
11 |
| ||||||
12 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
13 |
| ||||||
14 | ( ) ...........................
| ||||||
15 | (Source: P.A. 93-706, eff. 7-9-04.)
| ||||||
16 | (105 ILCS 5/9-18) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-18)
| ||||||
17 | Sec. 9-18. Canvass of elections. A canvass of the votes at | ||||||
18 | any election
held in districts governed by a board of education | ||||||
19 | shall be made by the
board of education
within 21
7 days after | ||||||
20 | the election.
| ||||||
21 | A canvass of the votes at an election ordered by the | ||||||
22 | regional superintendent
of schools shall be made by the | ||||||
23 | regional superintendent of schools within
21
7 days after the | ||||||
24 | election.
| ||||||
25 | A canvass of the votes at an election ordered by the Board
| ||||||
26 | of Directors shall be made by the Board of Directors within 21
| ||||||
27 | 7
days after the election.
| ||||||
28 | (Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
| ||||||
29 | (105 ILCS 5/14-16 new) | ||||||
30 | Sec. 14-16. Participation in graduation ceremony.
| ||||||
31 | (a) This Section may be referred to as Brittany's Law. The | ||||||
32 | General Assembly finds the following: | ||||||
33 | (1) Each year, school districts across this State | ||||||
34 | celebrate their students' accomplishments through |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | graduation ceremonies at which high school diplomas are | ||||||
2 | bestowed upon students who have completed their high school | ||||||
3 | requirements. | ||||||
4 | (2) There are children with disabilities in this State | ||||||
5 | who have finished 4 years of high school, but whose | ||||||
6 | individualized education programs prescribe the | ||||||
7 | continuation of special education, transition planning, | ||||||
8 | transition services, or related services beyond the | ||||||
9 | completion of 4 years of high school. | ||||||
10 | (3) It is well-established that the awarding of a high | ||||||
11 | school diploma to and the high school graduation of a child | ||||||
12 | with a disability is tantamount to the termination of | ||||||
13 | eligibility for special education and related services for | ||||||
14 | the student under applicable federal law. | ||||||
15 | (4) Many children with disabilities who will continue | ||||||
16 | their public education in accordance with their | ||||||
17 | individualized education programs after finishing 4 years | ||||||
18 | of high school wish to celebrate their accomplishments by | ||||||
19 | participating in a graduation ceremony with their | ||||||
20 | classmates. | ||||||
21 | (5) The opportunity for classmates with disabilities | ||||||
22 | and those without disabilities to celebrate their | ||||||
23 | accomplishments together only occurs once, and the | ||||||
24 | opportunity to celebrate the receipt of a diploma several | ||||||
25 | years after one's classmates have graduated diminishes the | ||||||
26 | experience for students whose age peers have left high | ||||||
27 | school several years earlier. | ||||||
28 | (b) Beginning March 1, 2005, each school district that | ||||||
29 | operates a high school must have a policy and procedures that | ||||||
30 | allow a child with a disability who will have completed 4 years | ||||||
31 | of high school at the end of a school year to participate in | ||||||
32 | the graduation ceremony of the student's high school graduating | ||||||
33 | class and receive a certificate of completion if the student's | ||||||
34 | individualized education program prescribes special education, | ||||||
35 | transition planning, transition services, or related services | ||||||
36 | beyond the student's 4 years of high school. The policy and |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | procedures must require timely and meaningful written notice to | ||||||
2 | children with disabilities and their parents or guardians about | ||||||
3 | the school district's policy and procedures adopted in | ||||||
4 | accordance with this Section. | ||||||
5 | (c) The State Board of Education shall monitor and enforce | ||||||
6 | compliance with the provisions of this Section and is | ||||||
7 | authorized to adopt rules for that purpose. | ||||||
8 | (105 ILCS 5/26-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-2) | ||||||
9 | (Text of Section from P.A. 93-803) | ||||||
10 | Sec. 26-2. Enrolled pupils below 7 or over 17
16 .
| ||||||
11 | (a) Any person having custody or
control of a child who is | ||||||
12 | below the age of 7 years or is 17 years of age or above the age | ||||||
13 | of 16 years
and who is enrolled in any of grades 1 through 12 ,
| ||||||
14 | in the public school shall
cause him to attend the public | ||||||
15 | school in the district wherein he resides when
it is in session | ||||||
16 | during the regular school term , unless he is excused under
| ||||||
17 | paragraph
paragraphs 2, 3, 4 ,
or 5 , or 6 of Section 26-1.
| ||||||
18 | (b) A school district shall deny reenrollment in its | ||||||
19 | secondary schools
to any
child above the age of 19 years of age | ||||||
20 | or above who has dropped out of school
and who could
not, | ||||||
21 | because of age and lack of credits, attend classes during the | ||||||
22 | normal
school year and graduate before his or her twenty-first | ||||||
23 | birthday.
A district may, however, enroll the child in a | ||||||
24 | graduation incentives program under Section 26-16 of this Code | ||||||
25 | or an alternative learning
opportunities program established
| ||||||
26 | under Article 13B.
No
child shall be denied reenrollment for | ||||||
27 | the above reasons
unless the school district first offers the | ||||||
28 | child
due process as required in cases of expulsion under | ||||||
29 | Section
10-22.6. If a child is denied reenrollment after being | ||||||
30 | provided with due
process, the school district must provide | ||||||
31 | counseling to that child and
must direct that child to
| ||||||
32 | alternative educational
programs, including adult education | ||||||
33 | programs, that lead to graduation or
receipt of a GED diploma.
| ||||||
34 | (c) A school or school district may deny enrollment to a | ||||||
35 | student 17
16 years
of age
or older for one semester for |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | failure to meet minimum academic standards if all
of the
| ||||||
2 | following conditions are met:
| ||||||
3 | (1) The student achieved a grade point average of less | ||||||
4 | than "D" (or its
equivalent)
in the semester immediately | ||||||
5 | prior to the current semester.
| ||||||
6 | (2) The student and the student's parent or guardian | ||||||
7 | are given written
notice
warning that the student is | ||||||
8 | failing academically and is subject to denial from
| ||||||
9 | enrollment for one semester unless a "D" average (or its | ||||||
10 | equivalent) or better
is attained in the
current
semester.
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11 | (3) The parent or guardian is provided with the right | ||||||
12 | to appeal the
notice, as
determined by the State Board of | ||||||
13 | Education in accordance with due process.
| ||||||
14 | (4) The student is provided with an academic | ||||||
15 | improvement plan and academic
remediation services.
| ||||||
16 | (5) The student fails to achieve a "D" average (or its | ||||||
17 | equivalent) or
better in the current
semester.
| ||||||
18 | A school or school district may deny enrollment to a | ||||||
19 | student 17
16 years of age
or
older for one semester for | ||||||
20 | failure to meet minimum attendance standards if all
of the
| ||||||
21 | following conditions are met:
| ||||||
22 | (1) The student was absent without valid cause for 20% | ||||||
23 | or more of the
attendance
days in the semester immediately | ||||||
24 | prior to the current semester.
| ||||||
25 | (2) The student and the student's parent or guardian | ||||||
26 | are given written
notice
warning that the student is | ||||||
27 | subject to denial from enrollment for one
semester
unless | ||||||
28 | the student is absent without valid cause less than 20% of | ||||||
29 | the
attendance days
in the current semester.
| ||||||
30 | (3) The student's parent or guardian is provided with | ||||||
31 | the right to appeal
the
notice, as determined by the State | ||||||
32 | Board of Education in accordance with due
process.
| ||||||
33 | (4) The student is provided with attendance | ||||||
34 | remediation services,
including
without limitation | ||||||
35 | assessment, counseling, and support services.
| ||||||
36 | (5) The student is absent without valid cause for 20% |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | or more of the
attendance
days in the current semester.
| ||||||
2 | A school or school district may not deny enrollment to a | ||||||
3 | student (or
reenrollment
to a dropout) who is at least 17
16
| ||||||
4 | years of age or older but below
not more than 19
years for more
| ||||||
5 | than one consecutive semester for failure to meet academic or | ||||||
6 | attendance
standards.
| ||||||
7 | (d) No child may be denied enrollment or reenrollment under | ||||||
8 | this
Section in violation
of the Individuals with Disabilities | ||||||
9 | Education Act or the Americans with
Disabilities Act.
| ||||||
10 | (e) In this subsection (e), "reenrolled student" means a | ||||||
11 | dropout who has
reenrolled
full-time in a public school. Each | ||||||
12 | school district shall identify, track, and
report on the
| ||||||
13 | educational progress and outcomes of reenrolled students as a | ||||||
14 | subset of the
district's
required reporting on all enrollments.
| ||||||
15 | A reenrolled student who again drops out must not be counted | ||||||
16 | again
against a district's dropout rate performance measure.
| ||||||
17 | The State
Board of Education shall set performance standards | ||||||
18 | for programs serving
reenrolled
students.
| ||||||
19 | (f) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules | ||||||
20 | necessary to
implement the
changes to this Section made by | ||||||
21 | Public Act 93-803
this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
| ||||||
22 | Assembly .
| ||||||
23 | (Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02; 93-803, eff. 7-23-04.)
| ||||||
24 | (Text of Section from P.A. 93-858)
| ||||||
25 | Sec. 26-2. Enrolled pupils below 7 or over 17. | ||||||
26 | (a) Any person having custody or
control of a child who is | ||||||
27 | below the age of 7 years or is 17 years of age or above
and who | ||||||
28 | is enrolled in any of grades 1 through 12 in the public school | ||||||
29 | shall
cause him to attend the public school in the district | ||||||
30 | wherein he resides when
it is in session during the regular | ||||||
31 | school term, unless he is excused under
paragraph 2, 3, 4, 5, | ||||||
32 | or 6 of Section 26-1.
| ||||||
33 | (b) A school district shall deny reenrollment in its | ||||||
34 | secondary schools to any
child 19
17 years of age or above who | ||||||
35 | has dropped out of school
and who could
not, because of age and |
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| |||||||
1 | lack of credits, attend classes during the normal
school year | ||||||
2 | and graduate before his or her twenty-first birthday.
A | ||||||
3 | district may, however, enroll the child in a graduation | ||||||
4 | incentives program under Section 26-16 of this Code or an | ||||||
5 | alternative learning
opportunities program established
under | ||||||
6 | Article 13B.
No
child shall be denied reenrollment for the | ||||||
7 | above reasons
unless the school district first offers the child
| ||||||
8 | due process as required in cases of expulsion under Section
| ||||||
9 | 10-22.6. If a child is denied reenrollment after being provided | ||||||
10 | with due
process, the school district must provide counseling | ||||||
11 | to that child and
must direct that child to
alternative | ||||||
12 | educational
programs, including adult education programs, that | ||||||
13 | lead to graduation or
receipt of a GED diploma. | ||||||
14 | (c) A school or school district may deny enrollment to a | ||||||
15 | student 17 years
of age
or older for one semester for failure | ||||||
16 | to meet minimum academic standards if all
of the
following | ||||||
17 | conditions are met: | ||||||
18 | (1) The student achieved a grade point average of less | ||||||
19 | than "D" (or its
equivalent)
in the semester immediately | ||||||
20 | prior to the current semester. | ||||||
21 | (2) The student and the student's parent or guardian | ||||||
22 | are given written
notice
warning that the student is | ||||||
23 | failing academically and is subject to denial from
| ||||||
24 | enrollment for one semester unless a "D" average (or its | ||||||
25 | equivalent) or better
is attained in the
current
semester. | ||||||
26 | (3) The parent or guardian is provided with the right | ||||||
27 | to appeal the
notice, as
determined by the State Board of | ||||||
28 | Education in accordance with due process. | ||||||
29 | (4) The student is provided with an academic | ||||||
30 | improvement plan and academic
remediation services. | ||||||
31 | (5) The student fails to achieve a "D" average (or its | ||||||
32 | equivalent) or
better in the current
semester. | ||||||
33 | A school or school district may deny enrollment to a | ||||||
34 | student 17 years of age
or
older for one semester for failure | ||||||
35 | to meet minimum attendance standards if all
of the
following | ||||||
36 | conditions are met: |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (1) The student was absent without valid cause for 20% | ||||||
2 | or more of the
attendance
days in the semester immediately | ||||||
3 | prior to the current semester. | ||||||
4 | (2) The student and the student's parent or guardian | ||||||
5 | are given written
notice
warning that the student is | ||||||
6 | subject to denial from enrollment for one
semester
unless | ||||||
7 | the student is absent without valid cause less than 20% of | ||||||
8 | the
attendance days
in the current semester. | ||||||
9 | (3) The student's parent or guardian is provided with | ||||||
10 | the right to appeal
the
notice, as determined by the State | ||||||
11 | Board of Education in accordance with due
process. | ||||||
12 | (4) The student is provided with attendance | ||||||
13 | remediation services,
including
without limitation | ||||||
14 | assessment, counseling, and support services. | ||||||
15 | (5) The student is absent without valid cause for 20% | ||||||
16 | or more of the
attendance
days in the current semester. | ||||||
17 | A school or school district may not deny enrollment to a | ||||||
18 | student (or
reenrollment
to a dropout) who is at least 17 years | ||||||
19 | of age or older but below 19
years for more
than one | ||||||
20 | consecutive semester for failure to meet academic or attendance
| ||||||
21 | standards.
| ||||||
22 | (d) No child may be denied enrollment or reenrollment under | ||||||
23 | this Section in violation
of the Individuals with Disabilities | ||||||
24 | Education Act or the Americans with
Disabilities Act.
| ||||||
25 | (e) In this subsection (e), "reenrolled student" means a | ||||||
26 | dropout who has
reenrolled
full-time in a public school. Each | ||||||
27 | school district shall identify, track, and
report on the
| ||||||
28 | educational progress and outcomes of reenrolled students as a | ||||||
29 | subset of the
district's
required reporting on all enrollments.
| ||||||
30 | A reenrolled student who again drops out must not be counted | ||||||
31 | again
against a district's dropout rate performance measure.
| ||||||
32 | The State
Board of Education shall set performance standards | ||||||
33 | for programs serving
reenrolled
students. | ||||||
34 | (f) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules | ||||||
35 | necessary to
implement the
changes to this Section made by | ||||||
36 | Public Act 93-803.
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1 | (Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02; 93-858, eff. 1-1-05.)
| ||||||
2 | (105 ILCS 5/26-8) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-8)
| ||||||
3 | Sec. 26-8. Determination as to compliance - Complaint in | ||||||
4 | circuit court.
A truant officer or, in a school district that | ||||||
5 | does not have a truant officer, the regional superintendent of | ||||||
6 | schools or his or her designee, after giving the notice | ||||||
7 | provided in Section 26-7, shall
determine whether the notice | ||||||
8 | has been complied with. If 3 notices have been given and the | ||||||
9 | notices have not
been complied with, and if the persons having | ||||||
10 | custody or control have knowingly
and wilfully permitted the | ||||||
11 | truant behavior to continue, the regional superintendent of | ||||||
12 | schools, or his or her designee, of the school district where | ||||||
13 | the child resides shall conduct a truancy hearing. If the | ||||||
14 | regional superintendent determines as a result of the hearing | ||||||
15 | that the child is truant, the regional superintendent shall , if | ||||||
16 | age appropriate at the discretion of the regional | ||||||
17 | superintendent, require the student to complete 20 to 40 hours | ||||||
18 | of community service over a period of 90 days. If the truancy | ||||||
19 | persists, the regional superintendent shall (i) make complaint | ||||||
20 | against the persons having custody or control to the state's
| ||||||
21 | attorney or in the circuit court in the county where such | ||||||
22 | person resides
for failure to comply with the provisions of | ||||||
23 | this Article or (ii) conduct truancy mediation and encourage | ||||||
24 | the student to enroll in a graduation incentives program under | ||||||
25 | Section 26-16 of this Code. If, however,
after giving the | ||||||
26 | notice provided in Section 26-7 the truant behavior has
| ||||||
27 | continued, and the child is beyond the control of the parents, | ||||||
28 | guardians
or custodians, a truancy petition shall be filed | ||||||
29 | under the provisions of
Article III of the Juvenile Court Act | ||||||
30 | of 1987.
| ||||||
31 | (Source: P.A. 93-858, eff. 1-1-05.)
| ||||||
32 | (105 ILCS 5/26-16) | ||||||
33 | Sec. 26-16. Graduation incentives program.
| ||||||
34 | (a) The General Assembly finds that it is critical to |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | provide options for children to succeed in school. The purpose | ||||||
2 | of this Section is to provide incentives for and encourage all | ||||||
3 | Illinois students who have experienced or are experiencing | ||||||
4 | difficulty in the traditional education system to enroll in | ||||||
5 | alternative programs. | ||||||
6 | (b) Any student who is below the age of 20 years
no more | ||||||
7 | than 18 years of age is eligible to enroll in a graduation | ||||||
8 | incentives program if he or she: | ||||||
9 | (1) is considered a dropout pursuant to Section 26-2a | ||||||
10 | of this Code; | ||||||
11 | (2) has been suspended or expelled pursuant to Section | ||||||
12 | 10-22.6 or 34-19 of
this Code; | ||||||
13 | (3) is pregnant or is a parent; | ||||||
14 | (4) has been assessed as chemically dependent; or | ||||||
15 | (5) is enrolled in a bilingual education or LEP | ||||||
16 | program. | ||||||
17 | (c) The following programs qualify as graduation | ||||||
18 | incentives programs for students meeting the criteria | ||||||
19 | established in this Section: | ||||||
20 | (1) Any public elementary or secondary education | ||||||
21 | graduation incentives program established by a school | ||||||
22 | district or by a regional office of education. | ||||||
23 | (2) Any alternative learning opportunities program | ||||||
24 | established pursuant to Article 13B of this Code. | ||||||
25 | (3) Vocational or job training courses approved by the | ||||||
26 | State Superintendent of Education that are available | ||||||
27 | through the Illinois public community college system. | ||||||
28 | Students may apply for reimbursement of 50% of tuition | ||||||
29 | costs for one course per semester or a maximum of 3 courses | ||||||
30 | per school year. Subject to available funds, students may | ||||||
31 | apply for reimbursement of up to 100% of tuition costs upon | ||||||
32 | a showing of employment within 6 months after completion of | ||||||
33 | a vocational or job training program. The qualifications | ||||||
34 | for reimbursement shall be established by the State | ||||||
35 | Superintendent of Education by rule. | ||||||
36 | (4) Job and career programs approved by the State |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Superintendent of Education that are available through | ||||||
2 | Illinois-accredited private business and vocational | ||||||
3 | schools. Subject to available funds, pupils may apply for | ||||||
4 | reimbursement of up to 100% of tuition costs upon a showing | ||||||
5 | of employment within 6 months after completion of a job or | ||||||
6 | career program. The State Superintendent of Education | ||||||
7 | shall establish, by rule, the qualifications for | ||||||
8 | reimbursement, criteria for determining reimbursement | ||||||
9 | amounts, and limits on reimbursement. | ||||||
10 | (5) Adult education courses that offer preparation for | ||||||
11 | the General Educational Development Test. | ||||||
12 | (d) Graduation incentives programs established by school | ||||||
13 | districts are entitled to claim general State aid, subject to | ||||||
14 | Sections 13B-50, 13B-50.5, and 13B-50.10 of this Code. | ||||||
15 | Graduation incentives programs operated by regional offices of | ||||||
16 | education are entitled to receive general State aid at the | ||||||
17 | foundation level of support per pupil enrolled. A school | ||||||
18 | district must ensure that its graduation incentives program | ||||||
19 | receives supplemental general State aid, transportation | ||||||
20 | reimbursements, and special education resources, if | ||||||
21 | appropriate, for students enrolled in the program.
| ||||||
22 | (Source: P.A. 93-858, eff. 1-1-05.) | ||||||
23 | Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | ||||||
24 | Section 8.28 as
follows:
| ||||||
25 | (30 ILCS 805/8.28 new)
| ||||||
26 | Sec. 8.28. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 | ||||||
27 | of this
Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the | ||||||
28 | implementation of
any mandate created by this amendatory Act of | ||||||
29 | the 93rd General Assembly.
| ||||||
30 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
31 | becoming law, except that the provisions changing Sections | ||||||
32 | 26-2, 26-8, and 26-16 of the School Code take effect January 1, | ||||||
33 | 2005.
|