IN OTHER NEWS. THE IFT IS GIVEN AN AUTOMATIC SEAT ON THE TRS BOARD
The Illinois Teacher Retirement System is governed by a 13-member Board of Trustees.
Trustees include the state superintendent of education, six trustees appointed by the governor, four trustees elected by active teacher or contributing members, and two trustees elected by TRS retirees.
The president of the Board of Trustees, by law, is the Illinois superintendent of education who is appointed by the governor.
The executive director is responsible for daily operations at TRS.
Because there are more Illinois Education Association members in Illinois than members of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, IEA members have always been elected to represent active teachers.
Chicago teachers are represented by the CTU, an affiliate of the IFT, and have their own pension system with its own trustees.
A bill ready for Governor Pritzker’s signature will change the makeup of the TRS board CONTINUE READING: In other news. The IFT is given an automatic seat on the TRS board. – Fred Klonsky
