SCH CD-ED SERV CENTER-REG SUP

Amends the School Code. Provides that educational service centers may provide training, technical assistance, coordination, and planning in the area of financial planning, consultation, and services. Provides that upon the removal from office, disqualification for office, resignation from office, a vacancy in the office, or expiration of the current term of office of the regional superintendent of schools, whichever is earlier, centers serving that portion of a Class II county school unit outside of a city of 500,000 or more inhabitants shall have and exercise, in and with respect to each educational service region having a population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants and in and with respect to each school district located in any such educational service region, all of the rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities theretofore vested by law in and exercised and performed by the regional superintendent of schools for that area (only to the extent that additional money is appropriated for or provided to the centers). Provides that in educational service regions containing 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, the office of regional superintendent of schools is abolished upon the removal from office, disqualification for office, resignation from office, a vacancy in the office, or expiration of the current term of office of the regional superintendent of schools, whichever is earlier (instead of the office being abolished on July 1, 1994). Allows money in an institute fund to be used by the regional superintendent to defray all costs associated with the administration of teaching certificates. In the Duties of County Board Article, removes language that states that on and after July 1, 1994, certain provisions in that Article shall have no application in any county having a population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants. Effective July 1, 2010.