Article 6 - Regional Board of School Trustees
(105 ILCS 5/6‑1) (from Ch. 122, par. 6‑1) Sec. 6‑1. Fractional townships of less than 200 persons. Each congressional township is a township for school purposes. When a fractional congressional township contains fewer than 200 persons under 21 years of age and has not heretofore been united with any township for school purposes it is hereby attached for school purposes to the adjacent congressional township having the longest territorial line bordering on such fractional township and all the provisions of this Article shall apply to such united townships the same as though they were one township. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.) |
(105 ILCS 5/6‑2) (from Ch. 122, par. 6‑2) Sec. 6‑2. Regional board; creation; membership; abolition and transfer of duties. (a) There is created a regional board of school trustees for that territory in each educational service region exclusive of any school district organized under Article 34 and exclusive of any school district whose school board has been given the powers of school trustees; provided that on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1992 the regional board of school trustees theretofore created and existing for any territory in an educational service region containing 2,000,000 or more inhabitants is abolished, the terms of office of all members of the regional board of school trustees so abolished are terminated on that effective date, and from and after that effective date all rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities that were vested in or required by law to be exercised and performed by the former regional board of school trustees shall be vested in and exercised and performed by the successors to the former regional board of school trustees as provided in subsection (b) of this Section 6‑2. Any school district whose board of education acts as a board of school trustees shall have within its district the powers and duties of a regional board of school trustees. Unless abolished as provided in this Section, the regional board of school trustees, in both single county and multi‑county educational service regions, shall consist of 7 members. In single county regions not more than one trustee may be a resident of any one congressional township; however, in case there are fewer than 7 congressional townships in the region then not more than two of such trustees may be residents of the same congressional township. In 2 county regions at least 2 trustees shall be residents of each county. In 3 or more county regions at least one trustee shall be a resident of each county. If more than 7 counties constitute the educational service region, the regional board of school trustees shall consist of one resident of each county. The regional board of school trustees shall be a body politic and corporate by the name of "Regional Board of School Trustees of.... County (or Counties), Illinois." Such corporation shall have perpetual existence with power to sue and be sued and to plead and be impleaded in all courts and places where judicial proceedings are had. (b) Upon the abolition of the regional board of school trustees and the termination of the terms of office of the members of that former regional board of school trustees in an educational service region containing 2,000,000 or more inhabitants as provided in subsection (a), the trustees of schools of each township included within the territory of that educational service region that was served by the former regional board of school trustees, or if any such township is a township referred to in subsection (b) of Section 5‑1 and there are no trustees of schools acting in that township then the school board of each school district located in that township, shall be the successors to the former regional board of school trustees. As successors to the former regional board of school trustees, the trustees of schools of each such township and the school board of each such school district, with respect to all territory included within the school township or school district served by the trustees of schools of the township or school board, shall be vested with and shall exercise and perform all rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities formerly held, exercised, and performed with respect to that territory by the regional board of school trustees abolished under subsection (a) of this Section. Upon abolition of the regional board of school trustees in an educational service region having 2,000,000 or more inhabitants as provided in subsection (a) of this Section, all books, records, maps, papers, documents, equipment, supplies, accounts, deposits, and other personal property belonging to or subject to the control or disposition of the former regional board of school trustees (excepting only such items as may have been provided by the county board) shall be transferred and delivered to the trustees of schools of the townships and the school boards that are the successors to the former regional board of school trustees for the territory included within their respective school townships or school districts. From and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1992, any reference in the School Code or any other law of this State to the regional board of school trustees or county board of school trustees shall mean, with respect to all territory within an educational service region containing 2,000,000 or more inhabitants that formerly was served by a regional board of school trustees abolished under subsection (a) of this Section, the trustees of schools of the township or the school board of the school district that is the successor to the former regional board of school trustees with respect to the territory included within that school township or school district. (Source: P.A. 87‑969.) |
(105 ILCS 5/6‑3) (from Ch. 122, par. 6‑3) Sec. 6‑3. Eligibility for trustee's office. No person shall be eligible to the office of member of the regional board of school trustees who is not a voter of the educational service region and qualified to vote in the election for members of the regional board of school trustees, or who is a member of a school board, or who is a school board employee, or who holds any county office. (Source: P. A. 78‑514.) |
(105 ILCS 5/6‑4) (from Ch. 122, par. 6‑4) Sec. 6‑4. Election date. Members of the regional board of school trustees shall be elected at the regular election specified in the general election law in each odd‑numbered year. (Source: P.A. 81‑1490.) |
(105 ILCS 5/6‑5) (from Ch. 122, par. 6‑5) Sec. 6‑5. Qualifications and eligibility of voters. A person is qualified to vote at an election for members of the regional board of school trustees who is a registered voter as provided in the Election Code and has resided within the State and in the voting precinct for 28 days immediately preceding the election, and who is a citizen of the United States and has attained the age of 18 years. Whenever a unit school district is located in more than one educational service region, a qualified elector residing in that unit school district but outside of the educational service region administered by the regional superintendent of schools having supervision and control over that unit school district shall be eligible to vote in any election held to elect members of the regional board of school trustees for the educational service that is administered by the regional superintendent of schools who has supervision and control over that unit school district, but the elector shall not also be eligible to vote in the election held to elect the members of the regional board of school trustees for the educational service region in which the elector resides. Not less than 100 days before each nonpartisan election, the regional superintendent of schools shall certify to the State Board of Elections a list of each unit school district under his or her supervision and control and each county in which all or any part of each of those districts is located. The State Board of Elections shall certify each of those unit school districts and counties to the appropriate election authorities within 20 days after receiving the list certified by the regional superintendent of schools. The election authority in a single county educational service region whose regional superintendent of schools exercises supervision and control over a unit school district that is located in that single county educational service region and in one or more other educational service regions shall certify to the election authority of each of those other educational service regions in which the unit school district is located the candidates for members of the regional board of school trustees for the educational service region that is administered by the regional superintendent of schools exercising supervision and control over that unit school district. (Source: P.A. 88‑535.) |
(105 ILCS 5/6‑10) (from Ch. 122, par. 6‑10) Sec. 6‑10. Nominating petition. The nomination of candidates for members of the regional board of school trustees in single county or multi‑county educational service regions shall be made by a petition filed with the county clerk, in the case of a single county region, and, in the case of multi‑county regions with the State Board of Elections and signed by at least 50 voters qualified to vote at the election. In addition to the requirements of the general election law, the petition shall specify the county and township (or road district) of the candidate's residence. Nomination papers filed under this Section are not valid unless the candidate named therein files with the county clerk or State Board of Elections a statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Such receipt shall be so filed either previously during the calendar year in which his nomination papers were filed or within the period for the filing of nomination papers in accordance with the general election law. A candidate for membership on the regional board of school trustees, who has petitioned for nomination to fill a full term and to fill a vacant term to be voted upon at the same election, must withdraw his or her petition for nomination to the regional board of school trustees from either the full term or the vacant term by written declaration, within the time and in the manner provided by the general election law. (Source: P.A. 81‑1490.) |
(105 ILCS 5/6‑12) (from Ch. 122, par. 6‑12) Sec. 6‑12. Ballot form. The ballots for members of the regional board of school trustees shall be in substantially one of the following forms: OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR SINGLE COUNTY REGIONS For members of the Regional Board of School Trustees (Vote for.... Not more than.... may serve from the same congressional township.) ( ) JOHN C. CALHOUN of Township.... Range.... ( ) JAMES MADISON of Township.... Range.... ( ) .... of Township.... Range.... ( ) .... of Township.... Range.... OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR MULTI‑COUNTY REGIONS For members of the Regional Board of School Trustees (Vote for.... At least.... shall serve from each county.) ( ) JOHN C. CALHOUN of.... County .... ( ) JAMES MADISON of.... County .... ( ) .... of.... County .... ( ) .... of.... County .... (Source: P.A. 83‑1362.) |
(105 ILCS 5/6‑17) (from Ch. 122, par. 6‑17) Sec. 6‑17. Election of president ‑ Terms of members. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2A‑54 of the Election Code, on the third Monday in May, following the first election, or if such day is a holiday then the next day, the regional superintendent of schools who shall be the ex‑officio secretary of the board shall convene the newly elected regional board of school trustees for the purpose of organization. Except as provided in Section 2A‑54 of the Election Code, at this meeting the members shall elect a president from among their number who shall serve as president for a term of 2 years and shall determine by lot the length of the term of each member so that 2 shall serve for a term of 2 years, 2 for 4 years and 3 for 6 years from the third Monday of the month following the date of their election. Except as provided in Section 2A‑54 of the Election Code, thereafter members shall be elected to serve for a term of 6 years from the third Monday of the month following the date of their election or until their successors are elected and qualified. All succeeding meetings for the purpose of organization shall be held on the third Monday in May following the election; however, in case the third Monday in May is a holiday the organization meeting shall be held on the next day. If educational service regions are consolidated under Section 3A‑3 or 3A‑4 of this Act, however, the expiring terms of members of each regional board of school trustees in those regions being consolidated shall be extended so as to terminate on the first Monday of August of the year that consolidation takes effect, as defined in Section 3A‑5 of this Act, and, on such day, the Regional Superintendent of the consolidated region shall convene all the members of each regional board of school trustees in the consolidated region, and shall by lot select from among such trustees an interim regional board of school trustees for the consolidated region in accord with the specifications as to membership and residency in Section 6‑2. The interim board so selected shall serve until their successors are elected at the succeeding regular election of regional school trustees and have qualified. A single regional board of school trustees shall be elected at such succeeding regular election to take office on the third Monday of the month following such election. The board elected for the consolidated region shall be convened on such third Monday of the month following such election for organizational purposes, to elect a president and determine terms for its members by lot as provided in this Section. The respective regional boards of school trustees of educational service regions involved in consolidations under Section 3A‑3 or 3A‑4 shall cease to exist at the time the board elected for the consolidated region is so organized. (Source: P.A. 93‑847, eff. 7‑30‑04.) |
(105 ILCS 5/6‑18) (from Ch. 122, par. 6‑18) Sec. 6‑18. Meeting dates ‑ Place ‑ Quorum. The regional board of school trustees shall hold a regular meeting in July, October, January and April. With appropriate public notice, the board may cancel its regular quarterly meeting if no issues for action have been presented to the board and it has no pending business. All regular meetings of the board shall be held at the office of the regional superintendent. Special meetings may be called by the president or by 4 members of the board by giving a 48‑hour written notice of the meeting stating the time and place of the meeting and the purpose thereof. Public notice of meetings must also be given as prescribed in Sections 2.02 and 2.03 of the Open Meetings Act. A majority of the members elected to the board shall constitute a quorum. Unless otherwise provided a majority vote of all the board shall be required to decide a measure. (Source: P.A. 92‑172, eff. 1‑1‑02.) |
(105 ILCS 5/6‑19) (from Ch. 122, par. 6‑19) Sec. 6‑19. Vacancy on regional board. Any vacancy on the regional board of school trustees shall be filled from the same territory by the remaining members until the next regular election for members of the regional board of school trustees, when the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired time. Removal of a member from the township from which such member was elected into a township which has its quota of members on the board shall constitute a vacancy. (Source: P.A. 80‑1469.) |
(105 ILCS 5/6‑20) (from Ch. 122, par. 6‑20) Sec. 6‑20. Expenses of members. Members of the regional board of school trustees shall serve without remuneration; however, the necessary expenses including travel attendant upon any meeting of the board shall be paid from the fund from which all other expenses of the board are paid. (Source: P. A. 78‑514.) |
(105 ILCS 5/6‑21) (from Ch. 122, par. 6‑21) Sec. 6‑21. Legal Representation. Upon request, the State's Attorney of the county, other than a county of over 3,000,000 inhabitants, where the regional superintendent's office is located shall act as the legal representative of the regional board of school trustees; however, where matters arise which are within the exclusive jurisdiction of another State's Attorney, that State's Attorney shall provide legal representation. (Source: P.A. 82‑236.) |