HB 325 — SCH CD-BD MEMBER-TREASURER

HB0325 EngrossedEnrolled LRB096 03557 NHT 13582 b AN ACT concerning education.

(b) In Class I county school units, and in each school HB0325 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB096 03557 NHT 13582 b district which forms a part of a Class II county school unit but which has withdrawn from the jurisdiction and authority of the trustees of schools of the township in which such school district is located and from the jurisdiction and authority of the township treasurer in such Class II county school unit as provided in subsection (b) of Section 5-1, each school board shall either elect one of its members to serve as treasurer without salary for a period of one year or appoint someone, not a member of the school board, as its treasurer, and, except as provided in this Section the board shall fix his compensation.

(c) The school board of each elementary school, high school and unit school district that forms a part of a Class II county school unit and that was under the jurisdiction and authority HB0325 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB096 03557 NHT 13582 b of the township treasurer and trustees of schools of a township at the time those offices were abolished in that township as provided in subsection (c) of Section 5-1 shall appoint a person to serve as treasurer of the school board.

HB0325 EngrossedEnrolled - 4 - LRB096 03557 NHT 13582 b (d) After October 1, 1977, each treasurer in a Class I county school unit appointed under this Section for his first term shall have a financial background or related experience or 12 semester hours of credit of college level accounting.

(f) Concurrently with the election or appointment of its own school treasurer by the school board of a school district which forms a part of a Class II county school unit but which no longer is subject to the jurisdiction and authority of a township treasurer or trustees of schools of a township because the district has withdrawn from the jurisdiction and authority of the township treasurer and trustees of schools of the township or because those offices have been abolished as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of Section 5-1, all funds, accounts, moneys, notes, bonds, mortgages and effects then held by such township treasurer on behalf or for the use and benefit of, or then credited by such township treasurer to any fund or account of such school district shall thereupon be transferred HB0325 EngrossedEnrolled - 5 - LRB096 03557 NHT 13582 b and paid over by such township treasurer to the school treasurer elected or appointed by the school board of such school district.

(g) Upon the abolition of the offices of the township treasurer and trustee of schools of a township as provided in subsection (c) of Section 5-1, and subject to the limitation of subsection (b) of Section 8-5 with respect to certain records to be surrendered to the regional board of school trustees, and except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of Section 5-1 with respect to the common school lands and township loanable funds of that township and with respect to the records, books and accounts relating to those common school lands and township loanable funds, all school funds and accounts, moneys, notes, bonds, securities, district account books and other documents, records and effects then held by the former township treasurer on behalf or for the use and benefit of, or then credited by the former township treasurer to any fund or account of any school district that was under the jurisdiction and authority of the township treasurer at the time the office of that township treasurer was abolished shall thereupon be HB0325 EngrossedEnrolled - 6 - LRB096 03557 NHT 13582 b transferred and paid over by the former township treasurer to the appropriate school treasurer appointed by the school board of each such district under subsection (c) of this Section 8-1.

When the voters of a district have voted to elect members of the board of education for 6 year terms, as provided in Section HB0325 EngrossedEnrolled - 7 - LRB096 03557 NHT 13582 b 9-5, the terms of office of members of the board of education of that district expire when their successors assume office but not later than 7 days after such election.

If at the regular school election held in the first odd-numbered year after the determination to elect members for a 6 year term 5 members are elected, 3 shall serve for a term of 6 years and 2 HB0325 EngrossedEnrolled - 8 - LRB096 03557 NHT 13582 b shall serve for a term of 2 years;

Nomination papers filed under this Section are not valid unless the candidate named therein files with the secretary of the board of education or with a person designated by the board HB0325 EngrossedEnrolled - 9 - LRB096 03557 NHT 13582 b to receive nominating petitions a receipt from the county clerk showing that the candidate has filed a statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act.

Whether elected or appointed by the remaining members HB0325 EngrossedEnrolled - 10 - LRB096 03557 NHT 13582 b or regional superintendent, the successor shall be an inhabitant of the particular area from which his or her predecessor was elected if the residential requirements contained in Section 10-10.5 or 12-2 of this Code apply.