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90_HB0750
105 ILCS 5/34-2.2 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.2
Amends the School Code in the Section governing the
operation of local school councils to provide that a parent
member of the local school council shall be elected (now,
selected) by the members of the council as chairperson and
that a secretary shall be elected (now, selected) by the
members of the council from among their number.
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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section
2 34-2.2.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
6 Section 34-2.2 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/34-2.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.2)
8 Sec. 34-2.2. Local school councils - Manner of
9 operation.
10 (a) The annual organizational meeting of each local
11 school council shall be held at the attendance center. At
12 the annual organization meeting, which shall be held no
13 sooner than July 1 and no later than July 14, a parent member
14 of the local school council shall be elected selected by the
15 members of such council as its chairperson, and a secretary
16 shall be elected selected by the members of such council from
17 among their number, each to serve a term of one year.
18 Whenever a vacancy in the office of chairperson or secretary
19 of a local school council shall occur, a new chairperson (who
20 shall be a parent member) or secretary, as the case may be,
21 shall be elected by the members of the local school council
22 from among their number to serve as such chairperson or
23 secretary for the unexpired term of office in which the
24 vacancy occurs. At each annual organizational meeting, the
25 time and place of any regular meetings of the local school
26 council shall be fixed. Special meetings of the local school
27 council may be called by the chairperson or by any 4 members
28 by giving notice thereof in writing, specifying the time,
29 place and purpose of the meeting. Public notice of meetings
30 shall also be given in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.
31 (b) Members and officers of the local school council
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1 shall serve without compensation and without reimbursement of
2 any expenses incurred in the performance of their duties,
3 except that the board of education may by rule establish a
4 procedure and thereunder provide for reimbursement of members
5 and officers of local school councils for such of their
6 reasonable and necessary expenses (excluding any lodging or
7 meal expenses) incurred in the performance of their duties as
8 the board may deem appropriate.
9 (c) A majority of the full membership of the local
10 school council shall constitute a quorum, and whenever a vote
11 is taken on any measure before the local school council, a
12 quorum being present, the affirmative vote of a majority of
13 the votes of the full membership then serving of the local
14 school council shall determine the outcome thereof; provided
15 that whenever the measure before the local school council is
16 (i) the evaluation of the principal, or (ii) the renewal of
17 his or her performance contract or the inclusion of any
18 provision or modification of the contract, or (iii) the
19 direct selection by the local school council of a new
20 principal (including a new principal to fill a vacancy) to
21 serve under a 4 year performance contract, or (iv) the
22 determination of the names of candidates to be submitted to
23 the general superintendent for the position of principal, or
24 (v) the selection of a principal in cases of the general
25 superintendent's failure or refusal to make the selection
26 after a list or lists of candidates for the position of
27 principal have been submitted by the local school council to
28 the general superintendent as provided in Section 34-2.3, the
29 principal and student member of a high school council shall
30 not be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum
31 is present to act on the measure and shall have no vote
32 thereon; and provided further that 7 affirmative votes of the
33 local school council shall be required for the direct
34 selection by the local school council -- without the prior
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1 submission of a list of candidates to the general
2 superintendent for the position of principal as provided in
3 Section 34-2.3 -- of a new principal (including a new
4 principal to fill a vacancy) to serve under a 4 year
5 performance contract but not for the renewal of a principal's
6 performance contract.
7 (d) Student members of high school councils shall not be
8 eligible to vote on personnel matters, including but not
9 limited to principal evaluations and contracts and the
10 allocation of teaching and staff resources.
11 (e) The local school council of an attendance center
12 which provides bilingual education shall be encouraged to
13 provide translators at each council meeting to maximize
14 participation of parents and the community.
15 (f) Each local school council of an attendance center
16 which provides bilingual education shall create a Bilingual
17 Advisory Committee or recognize an existing Bilingual
18 Advisory Committee as a standing committee. The Chair and a
19 majority of the members of the advisory committee shall be
20 parents of students in the bilingual education program. The
21 parents on the advisory committee shall be selected by
22 parents of students in the bilingual education program, and
23 the committee shall select a Chair. The advisory committee
24 for each secondary attendance center shall include at least
25 one full-time bilingual education student. The Bilingual
26 Advisory Committee shall serve only in an advisory capacity
27 to the local school council.
28 (g) Local school councils may utilize the services of an
29 arbitration board to resolve intra-council disputes.
30 (Source: P.A. 88-85; 88-686, eff. 1-24-95; 89-15, eff.
31 5-30-95.)