Chapter 105 — SCHOOLS

(105 ILCS 5/26-15) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-15) Sec. 26-15. Truant minors. When a regional superintendent has reason to believe that a pupil is a truant minor as defined in Section 26-2a, the regional superintendent may report such pupil under the provisions of the Juvenile Court A…

(105 ILCS 5/26-16) Sec. 26-16. Graduation incentives program. (a) The General Assembly finds that it is critical to provide options for children to succeed in school. The purpose of this Section is to provide incentives for and encourage all Illinois students who have experienced…

(105 ILCS 5/26-17) Sec. 26-17. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 97-911, eff. 8-8-12. Repealed internally, eff. 11-2-12.)

(105 ILCS 5/26-18) Sec. 26-18. Chronic absenteeism report and support. (a) As used in this Section: "Chronic absence" means absences that total 10% or more of school days of the most recent academic school year, including absences with and without valid cause, as defined in Secti…

(105 ILCS 5/26-19) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 26-19. Chronic absenteeism in preschool children. (a) In this Section, "chronic absence" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 26-18 of this Code. (b) The General Assembly makes all of the follo…

(105 ILCS 5/26-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-2) Sec. 26-2. Enrolled pupils not of compulsory school age. (a) Any person having custody or control of a child who is below the age of 6 years or is 17 years of age or above and who is enrolled in any of grades kindergarten through 12 in …

(105 ILCS 5/26-20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 31, 2028) Sec. 26-20. Chronic Absence Task Force. (a) The Chronic Absence Task Force is created within the State Board of Education to study chronic absenteeism and to support the development of a State strategy to a…

(105 ILCS 5/26-2a) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-2a) Sec. 26-2a. A "truant" is defined as a child who is subject to compulsory school attendance and who is absent without valid cause, as defined under this Section, from such attendance for more than 1% but less than 5% of the past 180 s…

(105 ILCS 5/26-2b) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-2b) Sec. 26-2b. Any child enrolled in a public school who is unable, because of the observance of a religious holiday, to attend classes on a particular day or days or at a particular time of day shall be excused from any examination or a…

(105 ILCS 5/26-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-3) Sec. 26-3. Teachers furnished list-Report of non-attendance-Report of persons not on list. The clerk or secretary of the school board of all school districts except those employing district truant officers shall furnish the superintende…

(105 ILCS 5/26-3a) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-3a) Sec. 26-3a. Report of pupils no longer enrolled in school. The clerk or secretary of the school board of all school districts shall furnish quarterly on the first school day of October, January, April and July to the regional superint…

(105 ILCS 5/26-3b) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-3b) Sec. 26-3b. Beginning July 1, 1986, if any child enrolled in a public school in grades Kindergarten through 8 is absent from school, and there is no record that such absence is for a valid cause, as defined under Article 26 of this Co…

(105 ILCS 5/26-3d) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-3d) Sec. 26-3d. All regional superintendents, district superintendents, and special education joint agreement directors shall collect data concerning truants, chronic truants, and truant minor pupils as designated by the State Board of Ed…

(105 ILCS 5/26-4) Sec. 26-4. (Repealed). (Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-50.)

(105 ILCS 5/26-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-5) Sec. 26-5. Duties of truant officers. The truant officer of the school district, whenever notified by the Superintendent, teacher, or other person of violations of this Article, or the county truant officer, when notified by the County …

(105 ILCS 5/26-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-6) Sec. 26-6. List and reports in districts employing truant officers. In school districts which employ truant officers the clerk or secretary of the school board shall at the beginning of each school year furnish a copy of the last school…

(105 ILCS 5/26-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-7) Sec. 26-7. Notice to custodian-Notice of non-compliance. If any person fails to send any child under his custody or control to some lawful school, the truant officer or, in a school district that does not have a truant officer, the regi…

(105 ILCS 5/26-8) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-8) Sec. 26-8. Determination as to compliance - Complaint in circuit court. Except for a school district organized under Article 34 of this Code, a truant officer or, in a school district that does not have a truant officer, the regional su…

(105 ILCS 5/26-8a) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-8a) Sec. 26-8a. The petition for court action shall include the name of the truant minor, the names and addresses of persons having custody or control of the student, the dates of the truant behavior, the dates and nature of contacts or c…

(105 ILCS 5/26-8b) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-8b) Sec. 26-8b. When a petition is filed, it shall be set for an adjudicatory hearing within 10 days and acted upon within 30 days, subject to the provisions of the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 if filed thereunder.…

(105 ILCS 5/26-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-9) Sec. 26-9. School officers and teachers to assist truant officers. School officers, superintendents, teachers or other persons shall render such assistance and furnish such information as they have to aid truant officers in the performa…

(105 ILCS 5/26A-1) Sec. 26A-1. Scope of Article. This Article applies to all school districts and schools governed by this Code, including schools operating under Article 13, 13A, 13B, 27A, 32, 33, or 34. However, this Article does not apply to the Department of Juvenile Justice …

(105 ILCS 5/26A-10) Sec. 26A-10. Definitions. In this Article: "Confidential" means information or facts expected and intended to be kept private or protected by an existing privilege in the Code of Civil Procedure. Confidential information may be disclosed by a school or school …

(105 ILCS 5/26A-15) Sec. 26A-15. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 104-391, eff. 8-15-25.)

(105 ILCS 5/26A-20) Sec. 26A-20. Review and revision of policies and procedures. (a) No later than July 1, 2024 and every 2 years thereafter, each school district must review all existing policies and procedures and must revise any existing policies and procedures that may act as…

(105 ILCS 5/26A-25) Sec. 26A-25. Complaint resolution procedure. (a) On or before July 1, 2024, each school district must adopt one procedure to resolve complaints of violations of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. The respondent must be one or more of the follow…

(105 ILCS 5/26A-30) Sec. 26A-30. Confidentiality. (a) Each school district must adopt and ensure that it has and implements a policy to ensure that all information concerning a student's status and related experiences as a parent, expectant parent, or victim of domestic or sexual…

(105 ILCS 5/26A-35) Sec. 26A-35. Domestic or sexual violence and parenting resource personnel. (a) Each school district shall designate or appoint at least one staff person at each school in the district who is employed at least part time at the school and who is a school social …

(105 ILCS 5/26A-40) Sec. 26A-40. Support and services. (a) To facilitate the full participation of students who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence, each school district must provide those students with in-school support services and informat…

(105 ILCS 5/26A-45) Sec. 26A-45. Verification. (a) For purposes of students asserting their rights under provisions relating to domestic or sexual violence in Sections 10-21.3a, 10-22.6, 10-22.6a, 26-2a, 26A-40, and 34-18.24, a school district may require verification of the clai…

(105 ILCS 5/26A-5) Sec. 26A-5. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to ensure that Illinois schools have policies, procedures, or both, in place that enable children and students who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence to be identified by …

(105 ILCS 5/26A-50) Sec. 26A-50. Prohibited practices. No school or school district may take any adverse action against a student who is a parent, expectant parent, or victim of domestic or sexual violence because the student or his or her parent or guardian (i) exercises or atte…

(105 ILCS 5/27-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-1) Sec. 27-1. Areas of education taught - discrimination on account of sex. The State of Illinois, having the responsibility of defining requirements for elementary and secondary education, establishes that the primary purpose of schooling…

(105 ILCS 5/27-1.5) Sec. 27-1.5. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 96-1374, eff. 7-29-10. Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-12.)

(105 ILCS 5/27-1005) Sec. 27-1005. General permissive education. No school or school board is required to administer any curriculum or instruction contained in the following Sections of this Article. The curriculum and instruction contained in the following Sections of this Artic…

(105 ILCS 5/27-1010) (was 105 ILCS 5/27-9.1b) Sec. 27-1010. Consent education. (a) In this Section: "Age and developmentally appropriate" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 27-1015 of this Code. "Consent" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 27-1015 of t…

(105 ILCS 5/27-1015) (was 105 ILCS 5/27-9.1a) Sec. 27-1015. Comprehensive personal health and safety and comprehensive sexual health education. (a) In this Section: "Adapt" means to modify an evidence-based or evidence-informed program model for use with a particular demographic,…

(105 ILCS 5/27-1020) (was 105 ILCS 5/27-17) Sec. 27-1020. Safety education. School boards of public schools and all boards in charge of educational institutions supported wholly or partially by the State may provide instruction in safety education in all grades and include such i…

(105 ILCS 5/27-1025) (was 105 ILCS 5/27-20.1) Sec. 27-1025. Illinois Law Week. The first full school week in May is designated "Illinois Law Week". During that week, the public schools may devote appropriate time, instruction, study, and exercises in the procedures of the legisla…

(105 ILCS 5/27-1030) (was 105 ILCS 5/27-20.6) Sec. 27-1030. "Irish Famine" study. Every public elementary school and high school may include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the causes and effects of mass starvation in mid-19th century Ireland. This period in worl…

(105 ILCS 5/27-1035) (was 105 ILCS 5/27-22.3) Sec. 27-1035. Volunteer service credit program. (a) A school district may establish a volunteer service credit program that enables secondary school students to earn credit towards graduation through performance of community service. …

(105 ILCS 5/27-1040) (was 105 ILCS 5/27-23.1) Sec. 27-1040. Parenting education. (a) The State Board of Education must assist each school district that offers an evidence-based parenting education model. School districts may provide instruction in parenting education for grades 6…

(105 ILCS 5/27-1045) (was 105 ILCS 5/27-23.5) Sec. 27-1045. Organ/tissue and blood donor and transplantation programs. Each school district that maintains grades 9 and 10 may include in its curriculum and teach to the students of either such grade one unit of instruction on organ…

(105 ILCS 5/27-105) (was 105 ILCS 5/27-13.2 in part) Sec. 27-105. Abduction education. In every public school there shall be instruction, study, and discussion of effective methods by which pupils may recognize the danger of and avoid abduction. (Source: P.A. 104-391, eff. 8-15-2…

(105 ILCS 5/27-1050) (was 105 ILCS 5/27-23.6) Sec. 27-1050. Anti-bias education. (a) The General Assembly finds that there is a significant increase in violence in the schools and that much of that violence is the result of intergroup tensions. The General Assembly further finds …

(105 ILCS 5/27-1055) (was 105 ILCS 5/27-23.10) Sec. 27-1055. Gang resistance education and training. (a) The General Assembly finds that the instance of youth delinquent gangs continues to rise on a statewide basis. Given the higher rates of criminal offending among gang members,…

(105 ILCS 5/27-1060) (was 105 ILCS 5/27-23.13) Sec. 27-1060. Hunting safety. A school district may offer its students a course on hunting safety as part of its curriculum during the school day or as part of an after-school program. The State Board of Education may prepare and mak…

(105 ILCS 5/27-1065) (was 105 ILCS 5/27-23.14) Sec. 27-1065. Workplace preparation course. A school district that maintains any of grades 9 through 12 may include in its high school curriculum a unit of instruction on workplace preparation that covers legal protections in the wor…

(105 ILCS 5/27-1070) (was 105 ILCS 5/27-23.16) Sec. 27-1070. Study of the process of naturalization. Every public high school may include in its curriculum a unit of instruction about the process of naturalization by which a foreign citizen or foreign national becomes a U.S. citi…

(105 ILCS 5/27-1075) (was 105 ILCS 5/27-23.17) Sec. 27-1075. Workplace Readiness Week. (a) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, all public high schools, including charter schools, may designate and annually observe a week known as "Workplace Readiness Week". During that week…