SB3808 Summary

• Transitions City Colleges of Chicago board from 7 appointed members to 21 elected members (20 district representatives plus 1 at-large president) beginning with the 2023 consolidated election.

• Requires the General Assembly to subdivide Chicago into 20 trustee districts by May 31, 2022, with districts being compact, contiguous, and substantially equal in population.

• Establishes conflict-of-interest provisions prohibiting board members from having contracts with community colleges and restricting employment with entities that had contracts valued at $25,000 or more during their service.

• Requires redistricting of trustee districts following each decennial census, with reapportionment plans approved at least 90 days before nominating petition filing deadlines.

• Specifies nomination petition requirements, ballot lottery procedures for simultaneous filings, and ballot format for district and at-large trustee elections.