ELEC CD-SCHOOL POLLING PLACE House SponsorsRep. Maura Hirschauer-Janet Yang Rohr 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die 10 ILCS 5/1-2410 ILCS 5/11-4.1from Ch. 46, par. 11-4.1105 ILCS 5/10-20.87 new105 ILCS 5/22-21from Ch. 122, par. 22-21105 ILCS 5/34-2.3from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3 Amends the Election Code. Provides that the county board or board of election commissioners may use public school buildings as polling places only if a school board or a local school council approves the use of that school. Provides that, if the county board or board of election commissioners uses all convenient and available public buildings and determines that a public school building is needed as a polling place, it shall send a written request to use the public school building to the school board or local school council. Sets forth provisions concerning the contents of the request and the response to the request. Amends the School Code. Provides that each school board or local school council shall have the power to approve or deny, in accordance with the school board or local school council's rules and policies, any request of a county board or board of election commissioners to use a school building as a polling place. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately. 2/2/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer 2/6/2024HouseFirst Reading 2/6/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/14/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr 2/28/2024HouseAssigned to Ethics & Elections 4/5/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die