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| Public Act 097-0631 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||
5-2.2 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/5-2.2 new) | ||||
Sec. 5-2.2. Designation of trustees; Township 36 North, | ||||
Range 13 East. After the April 5, 2011 consolidated election, | ||||
the trustees of schools in Township 36 North, Range 13 East | ||||
shall no longer be elected pursuant to the provisions of | ||||
Sections 5-2, 5-2.1, 5-3, 5-4, 5-12, and 5-13 of this Code. Any | ||||
such trustees elected before such date may complete the term to | ||||
which that trustee was elected, but shall not be succeeded by | ||||
election. Instead, the board of education or board of school | ||||
directors of each of the elementary and high school districts | ||||
that are subject to the jurisdiction of Township 36 North, | ||||
Range 13 East shall appoint one of the members to serve as | ||||
trustee of schools. The trustees of schools shall be appointed | ||||
by each board of education or board of school directors within | ||||
60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||
97th General Assembly and shall reorganize within 30 days after | ||||
all the trustees of schools have been appointed or within 30 | ||||
days after all the trustees of schools were due to have been | ||||
appointed, whichever is sooner. Trustees of schools so | ||
appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the board of education | ||
or board of school directors appointing them, but in no event | ||
longer than 2 years unless reappointed. | ||
A majority of members of the trustees of schools shall | ||
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The | ||
trustees shall organize by appointing one of their number | ||
president, who shall hold the office for 2 years. If the | ||
president is absent from any meeting, or refuses to perform any | ||
of the duties of the office, a president pro-tempore may be | ||
appointed. Trustees who serve on the board as a result of | ||
appointment or election at the time of the reorganization shall | ||
continue to serve as a member of the trustees of schools, with | ||
no greater or lessor authority than any other trustee, until | ||
such time as their elected term expires. | ||
Each trustee of schools appointed by a board of education | ||
or board of school directors shall be entitled to | ||
indemnification and protection against claims and suits by the | ||
board that appointed that trustee of schools for acts or | ||
omissions as a trustee of schools in the same manner and to the | ||
same extent as the trustee of schools is entitled to | ||
indemnification and protection for acts or omissions as a | ||
member of the board of education or board of school directors | ||
under Section 10-20.20 of this Code. | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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