Illinois Code § 5-13

Illinois Code § 5-13. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 5-13.

Term of office of trustees. 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). (Source: P.A. 103-790, eff. 8-9-24; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25.)

Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 5-13
  • Jurisdiction: Illinois
  • Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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