105 ILCS 5/3-1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 3 - Regional Superintendent of Schools

 (from Ch. 122, par. 3-1)Sec. 3-1. Election; eligibility. Quadrennially there shall be  elected in every county, except those which have been consolidated into  a multicounty educational service region under Article 3A and except  those having a population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, a regional  superintendent of schools, who shall enter  upon the discharge of his duties on the first Monday of August next after  his election; provided, however, that the term of office of each regional  superintendent of schools in office on June 30, 2003  is terminated on  July 1, 2003, except that an incumbent regional  superintendent of schools  shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified, and each  regional superintendent of schools elected at the general election in 2002 and  every four years thereafter shall assume office on the first day of July  next after his election. No one is eligible to file his petition at any  primary election for the nomination  as candidate for the office of regional superintendent of schools nor to  enter upon the duties of such office either by election or appointment  unless he possesses the following qualifications: (1) he is of good  character, (2) he has a master's degree, (3) he has earned at least 20  semester hours of credit in professional education at the graduate  level, (4) he holds a valid all grade supervisory license, a valid  State limited supervisory license, a valid state life supervisory  license, or a valid administrative license, (5) he has had at least  4 years experience in teaching, and (6) he was engaged for at least 2 years  of the 4 previous years in full time teaching or supervising in the common  public schools or serving as a county superintendent of schools or regional  superintendent of schools for an educational service region in the State of  Illinois.No petition of any candidate for nomination for the office of regional  superintendent of schools may be filed and no such candidate's name may be  placed on a primary or general election ballot, unless such candidate files  as part of his petition a certificate from the State Board of Education  certifying that from the records of its office such candidate has the  qualifications required by this Section; however, any incumbent filing his  petition for nomination for a succeeding term of office shall not be  required to attach such certificate to his petition of candidacy.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.The changes in qualifications made by Public Act 76-1563 do not affect  the right of an incumbent to seek reelection.On and after July 1, 1994, the provisions of this Section shall have  no application in any educational service region having a population of  2,000,000 or more inhabitants; provided further that no election shall be  held in November of 1994 or at any other time after July 1, 1992 for the office  of regional superintendent of schools in any county or educational service  region having a population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants.  (Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15.)