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This bill amends the Public Community College Act to change how the board of trustees for the City Colleges of Chicago is selected, transitioning from an appointed board to an elected one beginning with the 2027 consolidated election. The new board will consist of 21 members: 20 members representing specific trustee districts (one from each district) and one at-large member who will serve as board president. The General Assembly will be responsible for subdividing the City of Chicago into 20 trustee districts, ensuring each district is compact, contiguous, and has approximately equal population. Board members will be elected for 4-year terms, with eligibility requirements including possessing the same qualifications as other community college district board members and prohibitions on being a current employee of a community college district within the city. The bill also establishes detailed provisions for nomination petitions, ballot design, and the process of filling vacancies, and includes ethics-related restrictions such as preventing board members from having contracts with community colleges and imposing a one-year post-service employment restriction for former board members who were involved in significant contract awards.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1693&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104