Illinois § 5-13 Term of office of trustees

Illinois Statutes

§ 5-13 — Term of office of trustees

Illinois § 5-13

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicEDUCATION

Ch. 105SCHOOLS

Act 105 ILCS 5/School Code.

Art.Article 5 - Trustees of Schools

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Bluebook

105 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5-13 (2026).

Text

In townships already organized, the school trustee shall be elected in each odd numbered year for a term of 6 years to succeed the trustee whose term expires in such odd numbered year. The first-elected trustees in a newly organized township shall at their first meeting cast lots for their respective terms of office, for 2, 4, and 6 years; and thereafter one trustee shall be elected in each odd-numbered year. This Section is inoperative on and after August 9, 2024 (the effective date of Public Act 103-790).

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In townships already organized, the school trustee shall be elected in each odd numbered year for a term of 6 years to succeed the trustee whose term expires in such odd numbered year. The first-elected trustees in a newly organized township shall at their first meeting cast lots for their respective terms of office, for 2, 4, and 6 years; and thereafter one trustee shall be elected in each odd-numbered year. This Section is inoperative on and after August 9, 2024 (the effective date of Public Act 103-790).