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| Public Act 094-0710 |
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AN ACT in relation to public employee benefits.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing | ||||
Section 16-165
as follows:
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(40 ILCS 5/16-165) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-165)
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Sec. 16-165. Board; elected members; vacancies.
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(a) In each odd-numbered year, there shall be elected 2 | ||||
teachers who
shall hold office for a term of 4 years beginning | ||||
July 15 next following their
election, in the manner provided | ||||
under this Section.
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(b) One elected annuitant trustee shall first be elected in
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1987, and in every fourth year thereafter, for a
term of 4 | ||||
years beginning July 15 next following his or her election.
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(c) The elected annuitant position created by this | ||||
amendatory Act of
the 91st General Assembly shall be filled as | ||||
soon as possible in the manner
provided for vacancies, for an | ||||
initial term ending July 15, 2001. One
elected annuitant | ||||
trustee shall be elected in 2001, and in every fourth year
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thereafter, for a term of 4 years beginning July 15 next | ||||
following his or her
election.
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(d) Elections shall be held on May 1, unless May 1 falls on | ||||
a Saturday
or Sunday, in which event the election shall be | ||||
conducted on the
following Monday. Candidates shall be | ||||
nominated by petitions in writing,
signed by not less than 500 | ||||
teachers or annuitants, as the case may be, with
their | ||||
addresses shown opposite their names. The petitions shall be | ||||
filed with
the board's Secretary not less than 90 nor more than | ||||
120 days prior to May 1.
The Secretary shall determine their | ||||
validity not less than 75 days before the
election.
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(e) If, for either teacher or annuitant members, the number | ||||
of qualified
nominees exceeds the number of available | ||||
positions,
the system shall prepare an appropriate ballot with | ||
the names of the candidates
in alphabetical order and shall | ||
mail one copy thereof, at least 10 days prior
to the election | ||
day, to each teacher or annuitant of this system as of the
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latest date practicable, at the latest known address, together | ||
with a return
envelope addressed to the board and also a | ||
smaller envelope marked "For Ballot
Only", and a slip for | ||
signature. Each voter, upon marking his ballot with a
cross | ||
mark in the square before the name of the person voted for, | ||
shall place
the ballot in the envelope marked "For Ballot | ||
Only", seal the envelope, write
on the slip provided therefor | ||
his signature and address, enclose both the slip
and sealed | ||
envelope containing the marked ballot in the return envelope
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addressed to the board, and mail it. Whether a person is | ||
eligible to vote for
the teacher nominees or the annuitant | ||
nominees shall be
determined from system payroll records as of | ||
March 1.
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Upon receipt of the return envelopes, the system shall open | ||
them and set
aside unopened the envelopes marked "For Ballot | ||
Only". On election day ballots
shall be publicly opened and | ||
counted by the trustees or canvassers appointed
therefor. Each | ||
vote cast for a candidate represents one vote only. No ballot
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arriving after 10 o'clock a.m. on election day shall be | ||
counted. The 2 teacher
candidates and the annuitant candidate | ||
receiving the highest number of votes
shall be elected. The | ||
board shall declare the results of the election, keep a
record | ||
thereof, and notify the candidates of the results thereof | ||
within 30 days
after the election.
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If, for either class of members, there are only as many
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qualified nominees as there are positions available, the | ||
balloting as described
in this
Section shall not be conducted | ||
for those nominees,
and the board shall declare them duly | ||
elected.
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(f) A vacancy occurring in the elective membership on the | ||
board shall
be filled for the unexpired term by the board with | ||
a person qualified for
the vacant position if there are no more | ||
than 6 months remaining on the
term. For a term with more than | ||
6 months remaining, the Director of the
Teachers' Retirement | ||
System of the State of Illinois shall institute an
election in | ||
accordance with this Act to fill the unexpired term.
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(Source: P.A. 91-941, eff. 2-6-01.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||