Chapter 105, SCHOOLS

(105 ILCS 5/15-16) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-16) Sec. 15-16. Certificate of purchase. Upon the completion of every sale the county superintendent shall deliver to the purchaser a certificate of purchase including the name and residence of the purchaser and the price and description …

(105 ILCS 5/15-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-17) Sec. 15-17. Patents. Every purchaser of common school lands shall be entitled to a patent from the State, conveying and assuring the title. Patents shall be issued by the Secretary of State from returns made to him by the county super…

(105 ILCS 5/15-18) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-18) Sec. 15-18. Copies of lost certificates or patents. Purchasers of common school lands, and their heirs or assigns, may obtain certified copies or certificates of purchase and patents upon filing an affidavit with the county superinten…

(105 ILCS 5/15-19) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-19) Sec. 15-19. Dedication of streets and highways. The trustees of schools or township land commissioners may dedicate to public use for street and highway purposes as much of the unimproved common school lands as may be necessary to ope…

(105 ILCS 5/15-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-2) Sec. 15-2. Place of transacting business. All the business of a township relating to common school lands shall be transacted in the county which contains all or the greater portion of such lands. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)

(105 ILCS 5/15-20) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-20) Sec. 15-20. Books to be kept. The county superintendent shall keep 3 books, to be known and designated by the letters A, B, and C. In book A he shall record at length all petitions presented to him for the sale of common school lands,…

(105 ILCS 5/15-21) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-21) Sec. 15-21. Statements to be presented. At the regular meeting of the county board in each year the county superintendent shall present, first, a statement showing the sales of school lands made subsequent to the first regular term of…

(105 ILCS 5/15-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-22) Sec. 15-22. Record of report and statement. The county clerk shall record and preserve the report of the county superintendent made to the county board at its first regular meeting in each year relating to the sale of school lands, th…

(105 ILCS 5/15-23) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-23) Sec. 15-23. Common school lands. The provisions of Sections 15-1 through 15-19, of this Article shall have no application to the sale of any of the common school lands of any township to a school district located within the township f…

(105 ILCS 5/15-24) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-24) Sec. 15-24. Management of permanent funds. The common school lands and township loanable funds in Class I counties shall be managed and operated by township land commissioners who shall receive no salary. In counties of fewer than 220…

(105 ILCS 5/15-25) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-25) Sec. 15-25. Reports of treasurer. The treasurer of the township land commissioners shall with respect to the common school lands and township loanable fund held by them make the reports to them required to be made by township treasure…

(105 ILCS 5/15-26) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-26) Sec. 15-26. Liquidation of permanent fund. Upon a petition signed by at least one hundred voters of any school township filed with the regional superintendent of schools asking that the permanent funds of such township be liquidated a…

(105 ILCS 5/15-27) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-27) Sec. 15-27. Audit. In the month of July of each year and at such other times as they may think necessary the township land commissioners shall cause an audit to be made by a public accountant of all funds under their jurisdiction. A c…

(105 ILCS 5/15-28) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-28) Sec. 15-28. Township land commissioners successors to trustees of schools. The township land commissioners elected under the provisions of this Article shall be the successors to the trustees of schools elected under "An Act in relati…

(105 ILCS 5/15-29) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-29) Sec. 15-29. Bond. It shall be the duty of the township land commissioners to examine the bond of its treasurer and if found to be in proper form in the proper amount with good and sufficient securities to approve same. If at any time …

(105 ILCS 5/15-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-3) Sec. 15-3. Leases-Pooling agreements-Railroad rights of way and depot grounds. The township land commissioners or trustees of schools in townships in which Section 16, or lands granted in lieu thereof, remain unsold, or which have title…

(105 ILCS 5/15-30) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-30) Sec. 15-30. Liability of township land commissioners. If the township land commissioners fail to observe the provisions of this Act in reference to the distribution of funds and property, they shall be individually and jointly liable …

(105 ILCS 5/15-31) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-31) Sec. 15-31. Disposition of funds upon liquidation of permanent funds. Any funds received as the result of the liquidation of the permanent funds belonging to any school township shall after the payment of the necessary expenses connec…

(105 ILCS 5/15-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-5) Sec. 15-5. Penalty for trespass. Every trespasser upon common school lands is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined 3 times the amount of the injury occasioned by the trespass. (Source: P.A. 77-2267.)

(105 ILCS 5/15-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-6) Sec. 15-6. Disposition of penalties and fines. All penalties and fines collected under the provisions of Sections 15-4 and 15-5 shall be paid to the school treasurer and added to the principal of the township fund. (Source: Laws 1961, p…

(105 ILCS 5/15-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-7) Sec. 15-7. Sale of common school lands - Petition - Referendum. When the inhabitants of any township desire the sale of the common school lands thereof they shall present to the county superintendent of the county in which the school la…

(105 ILCS 5/15-8) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-8) Sec. 15-8. Fractional townships united to adjacent township. Any fractional township not having the requisite number of inhabitants to petition for the sale of school lands, which has not heretofore been united with any township for sch…

(105 ILCS 5/15-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-9) Sec. 15-9. Notice to trustees-Subdivision of land-Plat, roads, streets and alleys. When the petition and affidavits are delivered to the county superintendent, and the requisite number of votes are in favor of a sale, he shall notify th…

(105 ILCS 5/15A-1) Sec. 15A-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the School Design-Build Authorization Law. (Source: P.A. 103-491, eff. 1-1-24.)

(105 ILCS 5/15A-10) Sec. 15A-10. Definitions. As used in this Article: "Delivery system" means the design and construction approach used to develop and construct a project. "Design-build" means a delivery system that provides responsibility within a single contract for the furnis…

(105 ILCS 5/15A-15) Sec. 15A-15. Solicitation of proposals. (a) A school district may enter into design-build contracts. In addition to the requirements set forth by the school board, if the school district elects to use the design-build delivery method, it must issue a notice of…

(105 ILCS 5/15A-20) Sec. 15A-20. Development of scope and performance criteria. (a) The school district must develop, with the assistance of a licensed design professional or public art designer, a request for proposal, which must include scope and performance criteria. The scope…

(105 ILCS 5/15A-25) Sec. 15A-25. Procedures for selection. (a) The school district must use a 2-phase procedure for the selection of the successful design-build entity. Phase I of the procedure must evaluate and shortlist the design-build entities based on qualifications, and Pha…

(105 ILCS 5/15A-30) Sec. 15A-30. Small projects. In any case in which the total overall cost of the project is estimated to be $12,000,000 or less, the school district may combine the 2-phase procedure for selection described in Section 15A-25 into one combined step if all the re…

(105 ILCS 5/15A-35) Sec. 15A-35. Submission of proposals. Proposals must be properly identified and sealed. Proposals may not be reviewed until after the deadline for submission has passed as set forth in the request for proposal. Proposals must include a bid bond in the form and…

(105 ILCS 5/15A-40) Sec. 15A-40. Award; performance. The school district may award the contract to the highest overall ranked design-build entity. Notice of award must be made in writing. Unsuccessful design-build entities must also be notified in writing. The school district may…

(105 ILCS 5/15A-45) Sec. 15A-45. Evaluation and report. At the end of every 6-month period following the contract award, and again prior to final contract payout and closure, a selected design-build entity must detail, in a written report submitted to the school district, its eff…

(105 ILCS 5/15A-5) Sec. 15A-5. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to authorize school districts to use design-build processes to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of delivering public projects. (Source: P.A. 103-491, eff. 1-1-24.)

(105 ILCS 5/15A-50) Sec. 15A-50. Exception. Nothing in this Article prevents a school district from using a qualification-based selection process for design professionals or construction managers for design-build projects. (Source: P.A. 103-491, eff. 1-1-24.)

(105 ILCS 5/15A-90) Sec. 15A-90. Severability. The provisions of this Article are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 103-491, eff. 1-1-24.)

(105 ILCS 5/16-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 16-1) Sec. 16-1. Gifts - Vested in school board. Whenever any grant, gift, donation or legacy of real or personal property has been or shall be, directly or indirectly, made to or for the use of any public school district or attendance center…

(105 ILCS 5/16-10) (from Ch. 122, par. 16-10) Sec. 16-10. Fire protection. If the location of any public school building is not within any municipality or fire protection district, fire protection service for such building shall be provided by that municipality or fire protection…

(105 ILCS 5/16-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 16-2) Sec. 16-2. Joint use of site and building. Whenever the school boards of two or more school districts have agreed upon the joint use of any school site and compensation to be paid therefor, and any such site has been selected in the man…

(105 ILCS 5/16-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 16-3) Sec. 16-3. Transfer of site to purchasing district. Whenever the school board of any school district determines that any schoolhouse site with or without a building thereon is of no further use to the district and agrees with the school…

(105 ILCS 5/16-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 16-4) Sec. 16-4. Building jointly used - Sale of interest - Additions and enlargements. Whenever two school districts situated adjacent to one another or comprising the same or partly the same territory have a school site with buildings there…

(105 ILCS 5/16-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 16-5) Sec. 16-5. Agreement for joint use of property. Prior to the third Saturday of August of any year the school board of any district which does not by itself maintain a high school may enter into an agreement with any township high school…

(105 ILCS 5/16-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 16-6) Sec. 16-6. Compensation determined under eminent domain. Whenever any lot or parcel of land is needed by any university, college, township high school or other educational institution established and supported by this State or by a town…

(105 ILCS 5/16-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 16-7) Sec. 16-7. Playgrounds, recreation grounds and athletic fields. Any school district organized and existing under the general law or by special charter having a population of not more than 500,000 inhabitants may acquire real estate by g…

(105 ILCS 5/16-8) (from Ch. 122, par. 16-8) Sec. 16-8. Supervision - Personnel - Police control. The school board of any such school district acquiring real estate and equipping, operating and maintaining it for the purposes provided in Section 16-7 shall have supervision over su…

(105 ILCS 5/16-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 16-9) Sec. 16-9. Transfers to municipal corporations. School districts and boards of education may also transfer real estate in accordance with the provisions of "An Act in relation to the transfer of real estate owned by municipalities", app…

(105 ILCS 5/17-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 17-1) Sec. 17-1. Annual budget. The board of education of each school district under 500,000 inhabitants shall, within or before the first quarter of each fiscal year, adopt and file with the State Board of Education an annual balanced budget…

(105 ILCS 5/17-1.1) Sec. 17-1.1. Shared service reporting and fiscal efficiency. (a) Annually, each school district shall complete a report developed by the State Board of Education, to accompany the annual financial report and to be published on the State Board of Education's In…

(105 ILCS 5/17-1.10) Sec. 17-1.10. Operational funds expenditure report and reserve reduction plan. (a) In the 2024-2025 school year and in each subsequent school year, the school board of any school district that does not receive federal impact aid funding shall calculate the co…

(105 ILCS 5/17-1.2) Sec. 17-1.2. Post annual budget on web site. If a school district has an Internet web site, the school district shall post its current annual budget, itemized by receipts and expenditures, on the district's Internet web site. The budget shall include informati…

(105 ILCS 5/17-1.3) Sec. 17-1.3. Disclosure of cash balance. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each school district shall disclose to the public, at the public hearing at which the district certifies its budget and levy for the taxable year, the cash reserve balance of …