103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2276 Introduced , by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/34-2.1 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.1 Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. With regard to local school council members, provides that the school district shall perform a check of the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website, the Statewide Sex Offender Database, and the Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database upon the election or appointment of a local school council member. Provides that if the general superintendent determines at any time that a local school council member or member-elect appears on the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website or the Statewide Sex Offender Database or Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database, the general superintendent must notify the local school council member or member-elect of such determination and the local school council member or member-elect must be removed from the local school council by the board of education. Provides that a local school council member must comply with all applicable board rules and policies regarding employees or volunteers. Removes provisions regarding ineligibility for election or appointment of a local school council member based upon certain criminal convictions. Effective immediately. LRB103 26714 RJT 53077 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2276 Introduced , by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/34-2.1 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.1 105 ILCS 5/34-2.1 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.1 Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. With regard to local school council members, provides that the school district shall perform a check of the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website, the Statewide Sex Offender Database, and the Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database upon the election or appointment of a local school council member. Provides that if the general superintendent determines at any time that a local school council member or member-elect appears on the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website or the Statewide Sex Offender Database or Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database, the general superintendent must notify the local school council member or member-elect of such determination and the local school council member or member-elect must be removed from the local school council by the board of education. Provides that a local school council member must comply with all applicable board rules and policies regarding employees or volunteers. Removes provisions regarding ineligibility for election or appointment of a local school council member based upon certain criminal convictions. Effective immediately. LRB103 26714 RJT 53077 b LRB103 26714 RJT 53077 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2276 Introduced , by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/34-2.1 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.1 105 ILCS 5/34-2.1 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.1
105 ILCS 5/34-2.1 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.1
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. With regard to local school council members, provides that the school district shall perform a check of the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website, the Statewide Sex Offender Database, and the Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database upon the election or appointment of a local school council member. Provides that if the general superintendent determines at any time that a local school council member or member-elect appears on the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website or the Statewide Sex Offender Database or Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database, the general superintendent must notify the local school council member or member-elect of such determination and the local school council member or member-elect must be removed from the local school council by the board of education. Provides that a local school council member must comply with all applicable board rules and policies regarding employees or volunteers. Removes provisions regarding ineligibility for election or appointment of a local school council member based upon certain criminal convictions. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT concerning education.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
5 34-2.1 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/34-2.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.1)
7 Sec. 34-2.1. Local school councils; composition; voter
8 eligibility; elections; terms.
9 (a) Beginning with the first local school council election
10 that occurs after December 3, 2021 (the effective date of
11 Public Act 102-677), a local school council shall be
12 established for each attendance center within the school
13 district, including public small schools within the district.
14 Each local school council shall consist of the following 12
15 voting members: the principal of the attendance center, 2
16 teachers employed and assigned to perform the majority of
17 their employment duties at the attendance center, 6 parents of
18 students currently enrolled at the attendance center, one
19 employee of the school district employed and assigned to
20 perform the majority of his or her employment duties at the
21 attendance center who is not a teacher, and 2 community
22 residents. Neither the parents nor the community residents who
23 serve as members of the local school council shall be
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2276 Introduced , by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/34-2.1 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.1 105 ILCS 5/34-2.1 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.1
105 ILCS 5/34-2.1 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.1
Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. With regard to local school council members, provides that the school district shall perform a check of the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website, the Statewide Sex Offender Database, and the Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database upon the election or appointment of a local school council member. Provides that if the general superintendent determines at any time that a local school council member or member-elect appears on the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website or the Statewide Sex Offender Database or Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database, the general superintendent must notify the local school council member or member-elect of such determination and the local school council member or member-elect must be removed from the local school council by the board of education. Provides that a local school council member must comply with all applicable board rules and policies regarding employees or volunteers. Removes provisions regarding ineligibility for election or appointment of a local school council member based upon certain criminal convictions. Effective immediately.
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1 employees of the Board of Education. In each secondary
2 attendance center, the local school council shall consist of
3 13 voting members through the 2020-2021 school year, the 12
4 voting members described above and one full-time student
5 member, and 15 voting members beginning with the 2021-2022
6 school year, the 12 voting members described above and 3
7 full-time student members, appointed as provided in subsection
8 (m) below. In each attendance center enrolling students in 7th
9 and 8th grade, one full-time student member shall be appointed
10 as provided in subsection (m) of this Section. In the event
11 that the chief executive officer of the Chicago School Reform
12 Board of Trustees determines that a local school council is
13 not carrying out its financial duties effectively, the chief
14 executive officer is authorized to appoint a representative of
15 the business community with experience in finance and
16 management to serve as an advisor to the local school council
17 for the purpose of providing advice and assistance to the
18 local school council on fiscal matters. The advisor shall have
19 access to relevant financial records of the local school
20 council. The advisor may attend executive sessions. The chief
21 executive officer shall issue a written policy defining the
22 circumstances under which a local school council is not
23 carrying out its financial duties effectively.
24 (b) Within 7 days of January 11, 1991, the Mayor shall
25 appoint the members and officers (a Chairperson who shall be a
26 parent member and a Secretary) of each local school council
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1 who shall hold their offices until their successors shall be
2 elected and qualified. Members so appointed shall have all the
3 powers and duties of local school councils as set forth in
4 Public Act 86-1477. The Mayor's appointments shall not require
5 approval by the City Council.
6 The membership of each local school council shall be
7 encouraged to be reflective of the racial and ethnic
8 composition of the student population of the attendance center
9 served by the local school council.
10 (c) Beginning with the 1995-1996 school year and in every
11 even-numbered year thereafter, the Board shall set second
12 semester Parent Report Card Pick-up Day for Local School
13 Council elections and may schedule elections at year-round
14 schools for the same dates as the remainder of the school
15 system. Elections shall be conducted as provided herein by the
16 Board of Education in consultation with the local school
17 council at each attendance center.
18 (c-5) Notwithstanding subsection (c), for the local school
19 council election set for the 2019-2020 school year, the Board
20 may hold the election on the first semester Parent Report Card
21 Pick-up Day of the 2020-2021 school year, making any necessary
22 modifications to the election process or date to comply with
23 guidance from the Department of Public Health and the federal
24 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The terms of
25 office of all local school council members eligible to serve
26 and seated on or after March 23, 2020 through January 10, 2021
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1 are extended through January 10, 2021, provided that the
2 members continue to meet eligibility requirements for local
3 school council membership.
4 (d) Beginning with the 1995-96 school year, the following
5 procedures shall apply to the election of local school council
6 members at each attendance center:
7 (i) The elected members of each local school council
8 shall consist of the 6 parent members and the 2 community
9 resident members.
10 (ii) Each elected member shall be elected by the
11 eligible voters of that attendance center to serve for a
12 two-year term commencing on July 1 immediately following
13 the election described in subsection (c), except that the
14 terms of members elected to a local school council under
15 subsection (c-5) shall commence on January 11, 2021 and
16 end on July 1, 2022. Eligible voters for each attendance
17 center shall consist of the parents and community
18 residents for that attendance center.
19 (iii) Each eligible voter shall be entitled to cast
20 one vote for up to a total of 5 candidates, irrespective of
21 whether such candidates are parent or community resident
22 candidates.
23 (iv) Each parent voter shall be entitled to vote in
24 the local school council election at each attendance
25 center in which he or she has a child currently enrolled.
26 Each community resident voter shall be entitled to vote in
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1 the local school council election at each attendance
2 center for which he or she resides in the applicable
3 attendance area or voting district, as the case may be.
4 (v) Each eligible voter shall be entitled to vote
5 once, but not more than once, in the local school council
6 election at each attendance center at which the voter is
7 eligible to vote.
8 (vi) The 2 teacher members and the non-teacher
9 employee member of each local school council shall be
10 appointed as provided in subsection (l) below each to
11 serve for a two-year term coinciding with that of the
12 elected parent and community resident members. From March
13 23, 2020 through January 10, 2021, the chief executive
14 officer or his or her designee may make accommodations to
15 fill the vacancy of a teacher or non-teacher employee
16 member of a local school council.
17 (vii) At secondary attendance centers and attendance
18 centers enrolling students in 7th and 8th grade, the
19 voting student members shall be appointed as provided in
20 subsection (m) below to serve for a one-year term
21 coinciding with the beginning of the terms of the elected
22 parent and community members of the local school council.
23 For the 2020-2021 school year, the chief executive officer
24 or his or her designee may make accommodations to fill the
25 vacancy of a student member of a local school council.
26 (e) The Council shall publicize the date and place of the
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1 election by posting notices at the attendance center, in
2 public places within the attendance boundaries of the
3 attendance center and by distributing notices to the pupils at
4 the attendance center, and shall utilize such other means as
5 it deems necessary to maximize the involvement of all eligible
6 voters.
7 (f) Nomination. The Council shall publicize the opening of
8 nominations by posting notices at the attendance center, in
9 public places within the attendance boundaries of the
10 attendance center and by distributing notices to the pupils at
11 the attendance center, and shall utilize such other means as
12 it deems necessary to maximize the involvement of all eligible
13 voters. Not less than 2 weeks before the election date,
14 persons eligible to run for the Council shall submit their
15 name, date of birth, social security number, if available, and
16 some evidence of eligibility to the Council. The Council shall
17 encourage nomination of candidates reflecting the
18 racial/ethnic population of the students at the attendance
19 center. Each person nominated who runs as a candidate shall
20 disclose, in a manner determined by the Board, any economic
21 interest held by such person, by such person's spouse or
22 children, or by each business entity in which such person has
23 an ownership interest, in any contract with the Board, any
24 local school council or any public school in the school
25 district. Each person nominated who runs as a candidate shall
26 also disclose, in a manner determined by the Board, if he or
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1 she ever has been convicted of any of the offenses specified in
2 subsection (c) of Section 34-18.5; provided that neither this
3 provision nor any other provision of this Section shall be
4 deemed to require the disclosure of any information that is
5 contained in any law enforcement record or juvenile court
6 record that is confidential or whose accessibility or
7 disclosure is restricted or prohibited under Section 5-901 or
8 5-905 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Failure to make such
9 disclosure shall render a person ineligible for election or to
10 serve on the local school council. The same disclosure shall
11 be required of persons under consideration for appointment to
12 the Council pursuant to subsections (l) and (m) of this
13 Section.
14 Upon the election or appointment of a local school council
15 member, the school district shall perform a check of the Dru
16 Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website, the Statewide Sex
17 Offender Database, and the Statewide Murderer and Violent
18 Offender Against Youth Database. An individual is ineligible
19 for election or appointment to a local school council if he or
20 she appears on the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public
21 Website or the Statewide Sex Offender Database or Statewide
22 Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database under
23 Section 34-18.5. If the general superintendent determines at
24 any time that a local school council member or member-elect
25 appears on the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website
26 or the Statewide Sex Offender Database or Statewide Murderer
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1 and Violent Offender Against Youth Database, the general
2 superintendent must notify the local school council member or
3 member-elect of such determination and the local school
4 council member or member-elect must be removed from the local
5 school council by the board, subject to a hearing, convened
6 pursuant to board rule, prior to removal.
7 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
8 contrary, a local school council member must comply with all
9 applicable board rules and policies regarding employees or
10 volunteers.
11 (f-5) (Blank). Notwithstanding disclosure, a person who
12 has been convicted of any of the following offenses at any time
13 shall be ineligible for election or appointment to a local
14 school council and ineligible for appointment to a local
15 school council pursuant to subsections (l) and (m) of this
16 Section: (i) those defined in Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30,
17 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 11-6, 11-9.1, 11-14.4, 11-16,
18 11-17.1, 11-19, 11-19.1, 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3,
19 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16, or subdivision (a)(2)
20 of Section 11-14.3, of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
21 Criminal Code of 2012, or (ii) any offense committed or
22 attempted in any other state or against the laws of the United
23 States, which, if committed or attempted in this State, would
24 have been punishable as one or more of the foregoing offenses.
25 Notwithstanding disclosure, a person who has been convicted of
26 any of the following offenses within the 10 years previous to
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1 the date of nomination or appointment shall be ineligible for
2 election or appointment to a local school council: (i) those
3 defined in Section 401.1, 405.1, or 405.2 of the Illinois
4 Controlled Substances Act or (ii) any offense committed or
5 attempted in any other state or against the laws of the United
6 States, which, if committed or attempted in this State, would
7 have been punishable as one or more of the foregoing offenses.
8 Immediately upon election or appointment, incoming local
9 school council members shall be required to undergo a criminal
10 background investigation, to be completed prior to the member
11 taking office, in order to identify any criminal convictions
12 under the offenses enumerated in Section 34-18.5. The
13 investigation shall be conducted by the Illinois State Police
14 in the same manner as provided for in Section 34-18.5.
15 However, notwithstanding Section 34-18.5, the social security
16 number shall be provided only if available. If it is
17 determined at any time that a local school council member or
18 member-elect has been convicted of any of the offenses
19 enumerated in this Section or failed to disclose a conviction
20 of any of the offenses enumerated in Section 34-18.5, the
21 general superintendent shall notify the local school council
22 member or member-elect of such determination and the local
23 school council member or member-elect shall be removed from
24 the local school council by the Board, subject to a hearing,
25 convened pursuant to Board rule, prior to removal.
26 (g) At least one week before the election date, the
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1 Council shall publicize, in the manner provided in subsection
2 (e), the names of persons nominated for election.
3 (h) Voting shall be in person by secret ballot at the
4 attendance center between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
5 (i) Candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall
6 be declared elected by the Council. In cases of a tie, the
7 Council shall determine the winner by lottery.
8 (j) The Council shall certify the results of the election
9 and shall publish the results in the minutes of the Council.
10 (k) The general superintendent shall resolve any disputes
11 concerning election procedure or results and shall ensure
12 that, except as provided in subsections (e) and (g), no
13 resources of any attendance center shall be used to endorse or
14 promote any candidate.
15 (l) Beginning with the first local school council election
16 that occurs after December 3, 2021 (the effective date of
17 Public Act 102-677), in every even numbered year, the Board
18 shall appoint 2 teacher members to each local school council.
19 These appointments shall be made in the following manner:
20 (i) The Board shall appoint 2 teachers who are
21 employed and assigned to perform the majority of their
22 employment duties at the attendance center to serve on the
23 local school council of the attendance center for a
24 two-year term coinciding with the terms of the elected
25 parent and community members of that local school council.
26 These appointments shall be made from among those teachers
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1 who are nominated in accordance with subsection (f).
2 (ii) A non-binding, advisory poll to ascertain the
3 preferences of the school staff regarding appointments of
4 teachers to the local school council for that attendance
5 center shall be conducted in accordance with the
6 procedures used to elect parent and community Council
7 representatives. At such poll, each member of the school
8 staff shall be entitled to indicate his or her preference
9 for up to 2 candidates from among those who submitted
10 statements of candidacy as described above. These
11 preferences shall be advisory only and the Board shall
12 maintain absolute discretion to appoint teacher members to
13 local school councils, irrespective of the preferences
14 expressed in any such poll. Prior to the appointment of
15 staff members to local school councils, the Board shall
16 make public the vetting process of staff member
17 candidates. Any staff member seeking candidacy shall be
18 allowed to make an inquiry to the Board to determine if the
19 Board may deny the appointment of the staff member. An
20 inquiry made to the Board shall be made in writing in
21 accordance with Board procedure.
22 (iii) In the event that a teacher representative is
23 unable to perform his or her employment duties at the
24 school due to illness, disability, leave of absence,
25 disciplinary action, or any other reason, the Board shall
26 declare a temporary vacancy and appoint a replacement
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1 teacher representative to serve on the local school
2 council until such time as the teacher member originally
3 appointed pursuant to this subsection (l) resumes service
4 at the attendance center or for the remainder of the term.
5 The replacement teacher representative shall be appointed
6 in the same manner and by the same procedures as teacher
7 representatives are appointed in subdivisions (i) and (ii)
8 of this subsection (l).
9 (m) Beginning with the 1995-1996 school year through the
10 2020-2021 school year, the Board shall appoint one student
11 member to each secondary attendance center. Beginning with the
12 2021-2022 school year and for every school year thereafter,
13 the Board shall appoint 3 student members to the local school
14 council of each secondary attendance center and one student
15 member to the local school council of each attendance center
16 enrolling students in 7th and 8th grade. Students enrolled in
17 grade 6 or above are eligible to be candidates for a local
18 school council. No attendance center enrolling students in 7th
19 and 8th grade may have more than one student member, unless the
20 attendance center enrolls students in grades 7 through 12, in
21 which case the attendance center may have a total of 3 student
22 members on the local school council. The Board may establish
23 criteria for students to be considered eligible to serve as a
24 student member. These appointments shall be made in the
25 following manner:
26 (i) Appointments shall be made from among those
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1 students who submit statements of candidacy to the
2 principal of the attendance center, such statements to be
3 submitted commencing on the first day of the twentieth
4 week of school and continuing for 2 weeks thereafter. The
5 form and manner of such candidacy statements shall be
6 determined by the Board.
7 (ii) During the twenty-second week of school in every
8 year, the principal of each attendance center shall
9 conduct a binding election to ascertain the preferences of
10 the school students regarding the appointment of students
11 to the local school council for that attendance center. At
12 such election, each student shall be entitled to indicate
13 his or her preference for up to one candidate from among
14 those who submitted statements of candidacy as described
15 above. The Board shall promulgate rules to ensure that
16 these elections are conducted in a fair and equitable
17 manner and maximize the involvement of all school
18 students. In the case of a tie vote, the local school
19 council shall determine the winner by lottery. The
20 preferences expressed in these elections shall be
21 transmitted by the principal to the Board. These
22 preferences shall be binding on the Board.
23 (iii) (Blank).
24 (n) The Board may promulgate such other rules and
25 regulations for election procedures as may be deemed necessary
26 to ensure fair elections.
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1 (o) In the event that a vacancy occurs during a member's
2 term, the Council shall appoint a person eligible to serve on
3 the Council to fill the unexpired term created by the vacancy,
4 except that any teacher or non-teacher staff vacancy shall be
5 filled by the Board after considering the preferences of the
6 school staff as ascertained through a non-binding advisory
7 poll of school staff. In the case of a student vacancy, the
8 vacancy shall be filled by the preferences of an election poll
9 of students.
10 (p) If less than the specified number of persons is
11 elected within each candidate category, the newly elected
12 local school council shall appoint eligible persons to serve
13 as members of the Council for 2-year terms, as provided in
14 subsection (c-5) of Section 34-2.2 of this Code.
15 (q) The Board shall promulgate rules regarding conflicts
16 of interest and disclosure of economic interests which shall
17 apply to local school council members and which shall require
18 reports or statements to be filed by Council members at
19 regular intervals with the Secretary of the Board. Failure to
20 comply with such rules or intentionally falsifying such
21 reports shall be grounds for disqualification from local
22 school council membership. A vacancy on the Council for
23 disqualification may be so declared by the Secretary of the
24 Board. Rules regarding conflicts of interest and disclosure of
25 economic interests promulgated by the Board shall apply to
26 local school council members. No less than 45 days prior to the
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1 deadline, the general superintendent shall provide notice, by
2 mail, to each local school council member of all requirements
3 and forms for compliance with economic interest statements.
4 (r) (1) If a parent member of a local school council ceases
5 to have any child enrolled in the attendance center governed
6 by the Local School Council due to the graduation or voluntary
7 transfer of a child or children from the attendance center,
8 the parent's membership on the Local School Council and all
9 voting rights are terminated immediately as of the date of the
10 child's graduation or voluntary transfer. If the child of a
11 parent member of a local school council dies during the
12 member's term in office, the member may continue to serve on
13 the local school council for the balance of his or her term.
14 Further, a local school council member may be removed from the
15 Council by a majority vote of the Council as provided in
16 subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2 if the Council member has
17 missed 3 consecutive regular meetings, not including committee
18 meetings, or 5 regular meetings in a 12-month period, not
19 including committee meetings. If a parent member of a local
20 school council ceases to be eligible to serve on the Council
21 for any other reason, he or she shall be removed by the Board
22 subject to a hearing, convened pursuant to Board rule, prior
23 to removal. A vote to remove a Council member by the local
24 school council shall only be valid if the Council member has
25 been notified personally or by certified mail, mailed to the
26 person's last known address, of the Council's intent to vote
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1 on the Council member's removal at least 7 days prior to the
2 vote. The Council member in question shall have the right to
3 explain his or her actions and shall be eligible to vote on the
4 question of his or her removal from the Council. The
5 provisions of this subsection shall be contained within the
6 petitions used to nominate Council candidates.
7 (2) A person may continue to serve as a community resident
8 member of a local school council as long as he or she resides
9 in the attendance area served by the school and is not employed
10 by the Board nor is a parent of a student enrolled at the
11 school. If a community resident member ceases to be eligible
12 to serve on the Council, he or she shall be removed by the
13 Board subject to a hearing, convened pursuant to Board rule,
14 prior to removal.
15 (3) A person may continue to serve as a staff member of a
16 local school council as long as he or she is employed and
17 assigned to perform a majority of his or her duties at the
18 school, provided that if the staff representative resigns from
19 employment with the Board or voluntarily transfers to another
20 school, the staff member's membership on the local school
21 council and all voting rights are terminated immediately as of
22 the date of the staff member's resignation or upon the date of
23 the staff member's voluntary transfer to another school. If a
24 staff member of a local school council ceases to be eligible to
25 serve on a local school council for any other reason, that
26 member shall be removed by the Board subject to a hearing,
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1 convened pursuant to Board rule, prior to removal.
2 (s) As used in this Section only, "community resident"
3 means a person, 17 years of age or older, residing within an
4 attendance area served by a school, excluding any person who
5 is a parent of a student enrolled in that school; provided that
6 with respect to any multi-area school, community resident
7 means any person, 17 years of age or older, residing within the
8 voting district established for that school pursuant to
9 Section 34-2.1c, excluding any person who is a parent of a
10 student enrolled in that school. This definition does not
11 apply to any provisions concerning school boards.
12 (Source: P.A. 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 102-194, eff. 7-30-21;
13 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-677, eff. 12-3-21; 102-813, eff.
14 5-13-22.)
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