2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS › 105 ILCS 5/ - School Code. › Article 6 - Regional Board of School Trustees

(105 ILCS 5/Art. 6 heading)
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. Notwithstanding the foregoing residency provision, in a single county region with a population of greater than 750,000 inhabitants, but less than 1,200,000 inhabitants, 2 trustees may be residents of the same congressional township if and only if such trustees were elected at the April 9, 2013 consolidated election. 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. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13.)
(105 ILCS 5/6-2.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 6-2.1)
Sec. 6-2.1. On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act,
the provisions of Sections 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-10, 6-11 (now repealed), 6-12, 6-17, 6-18, 6-19,
6-20, and 6-21 of this School Code shall have no application in any
educational service region having a population of 2,000,000 or more
inhabitants.
(Source: P.A. 95-496, eff. 8-28-07.)
(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 5/6-11)
Sec. 6-11. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 81-1490. Repealed by P.A. 95-496, eff. 8-28-07.)
(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. Subject to the residency provisions in Section 6-2 of this Code, 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. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13.)
(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.)