105 ILCS 5/34-4
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 34 - Cities Of Over 500,000 Inhabitants - Board Of Education

 (from Ch. 122, par. 34-4)(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-177)Sec. 34-4. Eligibility. To be eligible for appointment to the board, a  person shall be a citizen of the United States, shall be a registered voter  as provided in the Election Code, shall have been a resident of the city for at  least 3 years immediately  preceding his or her appointment, and shall not be a child sex offender  as defined in Section 11-9.3 of the  Criminal Code of 2012. Permanent removal from the city by any member of  the board during his term of office constitutes a resignation therefrom and  creates a vacancy in the board. Except for the President of the Chicago  School Reform Board of Trustees who may be paid compensation for his or her  services as chief executive officer as determined by the Mayor as provided in  subsection (a) of Section 34-3, board members shall serve without any  compensation; provided, that board members shall be reimbursed for expenses  incurred while in the performance of their duties upon submission of proper  receipts or upon submission of a signed voucher in the case of an expense  allowance evidencing the amount of such reimbursement or allowance to the  president of the board for verification and approval. The board of  education may continue to provide health care insurance coverage, employer  pension contributions, employee pension contributions, and life insurance  premium payments for an employee required to resign from  an administrative, teaching, or career service position in order to qualify  as a member of the board of education. They shall not hold other public  office under the Federal, State or any local government other than that of  Director of the Regional Transportation Authority, member of the economic  development commission of a city having a population exceeding 500,000,  notary public or member of the National Guard, and by accepting any such  office while members of the board, or by not resigning any such office held  at the time of being appointed to the board within 30 days after such  appointment, shall be deemed to have vacated their membership in the board.  (Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-177)Sec. 34-4. Eligibility. To be eligible for election or appointment to the board, a  person shall be a citizen of the United States, shall be a registered voter  as provided in the Election Code, shall have been a resident of the city and, if applicable, the electoral district, for at  least one year immediately  preceding his or her election or appointment, and shall not be a child sex offender  as defined in Section 11-9.3 of the  Criminal Code of 2012. A person is ineligible for election or appointment to the board if that person is an employee of the school district. All persons eligible for election to the board shall be nominated by a petition signed by no less than 250 voters residing within the electoral district on a petition in order to be placed on the ballot, except that persons eligible for election to the board at large shall be nominated by a petition signed by no less than 2,500 voters residing within the city. Permanent removal from the city by any member of  the board during his term of office constitutes a resignation therefrom and  creates a vacancy in the board. Board members shall serve without any  compensation; however, board members shall be reimbursed for expenses  incurred while in the performance of their duties upon submission of proper  receipts or upon submission of a signed voucher in the case of an expense  allowance evidencing the amount of such reimbursement or allowance to the  president of the board for verification and approval. Board members shall not hold other public  office under the Federal, State or any local government other than that of  Director of the Regional Transportation Authority, member of the economic  development commission of a city having a population exceeding 500,000,  notary public or member of the National Guard, and by accepting any such  office while members of the board, or by not resigning any such office held  at the time of being elected or appointed to the board within 30 days after such election or  appointment, shall be deemed to have vacated their membership in the board.  (Source: P.A. 102-177, eff. 6-1-22; 102-691, eff. 12-17-21.)