No member of the Board of Education shall: (1) have a beneficial interest directly or indirectly in any contract, work, or business of the District unless permitted by state or federal law; or (2) solicit or accept gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from contractors, potential contractors, or parties to agreements or contracts with the District. Situations in which the interest is not substantial or the gift is an unsolicited item of nominal value must comply with state law and Board policy 2:105, Ethics and Gift Ban.
Board of Education members must annually file a Statement of Economic Interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Each member of the Board of Education is responsible for filing the statement with the county clerk of the county in which the District’s main office is located by May 1.
The following relatives of members of the Board of Education shall be ineligible for employment by the School District during the member of the Board of Education’s term of office:
No former member of the Board of Education, or a firm with which the board member is associated may be employed by the Board of Education for a period of two (2) years after the board member’s term expires.
No member of the Board of Education shall participate in the selection, award, or administration of a contract supported by a federal award or state award governed by the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) (30 ILCS 708/) if the member has a real or apparent conflict of interest. A conflict of interest arises when a member of the Board of Education or any of the following individuals has a financial or other interest in employment or a tangible personal benefit from the entity considered for the contract:
Adopted: October 27, 1997 Revised: April 23, 2012; January 25, 2016; November 15, 2021; December 12, 2022