Illinois Senate Bill 116

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Election Code and the School Code. Provides for 5 additional members of the State Board of Education to be elected at the general election in 2028 and every 4 years thereafter. Provides that one member shall be elected from each judicial district. Provides that the 5 members shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis. Provides that a petition for nomination of a candidate for member of the State Board shall be signed by at least 0.5% of the total number of registered voters in the judicial district. Provides that beginning on the date when the 5 members initially elected take office, a majority of the State Board shall constitute a quorum. Makes related changes.

ST BD EDUCATION-ELECT MEMBERS

Sen. Terri Bryant [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-17	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2025-01-17	Senate	First Reading
2025-01-17	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terri Bryant

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	10-6	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	10-9	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	22-1	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	22-7	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	2A-1.2	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	2A-56	New Code	See Bill Text
105	5	1A-1	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	1A-2	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	1A-2.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	1A-4	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=116&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/SB/10400SB0116.htm