Bill Text: IL HB5251 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning regional boards of school trustees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-08 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5251 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB5251-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB5251 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/6-1 from Ch. 122, par. 6-1
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning regional boards of school trustees.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
6-1 as follows:
(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 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.)