2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS › 105 ILCS 5/ - School Code. › Article 23 - School Board Associations

(105 ILCS 5/Art. 23 heading)
ARTICLE 23.  
		SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATIONS
(105 ILCS 5/23-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 23-1)
Sec. 23-1. 
		Purpose of article.
This Article has for its purpose the education of school board members
as to their duties and responsibilities so as to improve the management of
the public schools, through associations of school boards. The activities
of any association which complies with this Article are hereby declared to
constitute a public purpose.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
(105 ILCS 5/23-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 23-2)
Sec. 23-2. 
		
		Boards
may form or join associations.
School boards are authorized to form, join and provide for the expenses
of associations of Illinois school boards formed for the purpose of
conducting county or regional school board institutes and otherwise
disseminating and interchanging information regarding school board
problems, duties and responsibilities, provided such associations comply
with the requirements of this Article.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
(105 ILCS 5/23-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 23-3)
Sec. 23-3. 
		
		Filing
copy of constitution, by-laws and amendments.
Within 30 days after the adoption by any such association of its
constitution or by-laws or any amendment thereto, it shall file a copy
thereof, certified by its president and executive director, with the
Governor, the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the county
superintendent of schools of each county in which it has any membership.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
(105 ILCS 5/23-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 23-4)
Sec. 23-4. 
		Election of officers and governing body.
The constitution or by-laws of any such association shall provide for
the election of its officers and governing body at an annual meeting of the
association, or in some other manner which will insure that all member
boards have an equal opportunity to participate in the election.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
(105 ILCS 5/23-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 23-5)
Sec. 23-5. 
		Membership.
Any such association shall admit to its membership any school board
whose district lies wholly or in part within the area covered by the
association.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
(105 ILCS 5/23-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 23-6)
Sec. 23-6. 
		Annual report. 
		Each association shall make an annual report within 60 days after the
close of its fiscal year to the Governor, the State Board of Education
and the regional
superintendent of schools of each region in
which it has members, setting forth the activities of the association
for the preceding fiscal year, the institutes held, the subjects
discussed, and the attendance, and shall furnish the Governor, the
State Board of Education and
such regional superintendents
with copies of all publications sent to its members.
(Source: P.A. 81-1508.)
(105 ILCS 5/23-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 23-7)
Sec. 23-7. 
		Compensation and expenses.
No school board member shall receive any compensation for service
rendered to any such association, whether as an officer or otherwise, but
shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses actually incurred in the
work of such association.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
(105 ILCS 5/23-8) (from Ch. 122, par. 23-8)
Sec. 23-8. 
		
		Powers
and duties.
Each association shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as
if it were a state institution for the purposes of Article 16 of the
"Illinois Pension Code", approved March 18, 1963, as amended.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 3746.)