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| Public Act 097-0925 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
11E-70 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 5/11E-70) | ||||
Sec. 11E-70. Effective date of change. | ||||
(a) Except as provided in subsection (a-5) of this Section, | ||||
if If a petition is filed under the authority of this Article, | ||||
the change is granted and approved at election, and no appeal | ||||
is taken, then the change shall become effective after the time | ||||
for appeal has run for the purpose of all elections; however, | ||||
the change shall not affect the administration of the schools | ||||
until July 1 following the date that the school board election | ||||
is held for the new district or districts and the school boards | ||||
of the districts as they existed prior to the change shall | ||||
exercise the same power and authority over the territory until | ||||
that date. | ||||
(a-5) If a petition is filed under the authority of this | ||||
Article for the consolidation of Christopher Unit School | ||||
District 99 and Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School | ||||
District 188, the change is granted and approved at election, | ||||
and no appeal is taken, then the change shall become effective | ||||
after one or both of the school districts have been awarded | ||
school construction grants under the School Construction Law. | ||
(b) If any school district is dissolved in accordance with | ||
this Article, upon the close of the then current school year, | ||
the terms of office of the school board of the dissolved | ||
district shall terminate. | ||
(c) New districts shall be permitted to organize and elect | ||
officers within the time prescribed by the general election | ||
law. Additionally, between the date of the organization and the | ||
election of officers and the date on which the new district | ||
takes effect for all purposes, the new district shall also be | ||
permitted, with the stipulation of the districts from which the | ||
new district is formed and the approval of the regional | ||
superintendent of schools, to take all action necessary or | ||
appropriate to do the following: | ||
(1) Establish the tax levy for the new district, in | ||
lieu of the levies by the districts from which the new | ||
district is formed, within the time generally provided by | ||
law and in accordance with this Article. The funds produced | ||
by the levy shall be transferred to the new district as | ||
generally provided by law at such time as they are received | ||
by the county collector. | ||
(2) Enter into agreements with depositories and direct | ||
the deposit and investment of any funds received from the | ||
county collector or any other source, all as generally | ||
provided by law. | ||
(3) Conduct a search for the superintendent of the new | ||
district and enter into a contract with the person selected | ||
to serve as the superintendent of the new district in | ||
accordance with the provisions of this Code generally | ||
applicable to the employment of a superintendent. | ||
(4) Conduct a search for other administrators and staff | ||
of the new district and enter into a contract with these | ||
persons in accordance with the provisions of this Code | ||
generally applicable to the employment of administrators | ||
and other staff.
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(5) Engage the services of accountants, architects, | ||
attorneys, and other consultants, including but not | ||
limited to consultants to assist in the search for the | ||
superintendent. | ||
(6) Plan for the transition from the administration of | ||
the schools by the districts from which the new district is | ||
formed. | ||
(7) Bargain collectively, pursuant to the Illinois | ||
Educational Labor Relations Act, with the certified | ||
exclusive bargaining representative or certified exclusive | ||
bargaining representatives of the new district's | ||
employees. | ||
(8) Expend the funds received from the levy and any | ||
funds received from the districts from which the new | ||
district is formed to meet payroll and other essential | ||
operating expenses or otherwise in the exercise of the | ||
foregoing powers
until the new district takes effect for | ||
all purposes. | ||
(9) Issue bonds authorized in the proposition to form | ||
the new district or bonds pursuant to and in accordance | ||
with all of the requirements of Section 17-2.11 of this | ||
Code, levy taxes upon all of the taxable property within | ||
the new district to pay the principal of and interest on | ||
those bonds as provided by statute, expend the proceeds of | ||
the bonds and enter into any necessary contracts for the | ||
work financed therewith as authorized by statute, and avail | ||
itself of the provisions of other applicable law, including | ||
the Omnibus Bond Acts, in connection with the issuance of | ||
those bonds. | ||
(d) After the granting of a petition has become final and | ||
approved at election, the date when the change becomes | ||
effective for purposes of administration and attendance may be | ||
accelerated or postponed by stipulation of the school board of | ||
each district affected and approval by the regional | ||
superintendent of schools with which the original petition is | ||
required to be filed.
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(Source: P.A. 94-1019, eff. 7-10-06.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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