Chapter 105 — SCHOOLS

(105 ILCS 5/32-4.5) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-4.5) Sec. 32-4.5. Signing, attestation, numbering and registration. All bonds issued pursuant to the authority of sections 32-4.2 to 32-4.5, inclusive, shall be signed, attested, countersigned, numbered, and registered and disposition th…

(105 ILCS 5/32-4.6) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-4.6) Sec. 32-4.6. Title, care and custody of property; supervision and control. The title, care and custody of all schoolhouses and school sites belonging to districts that are described in Section 32-2.11 and that are not districts whos…

(105 ILCS 5/32-4.7) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-4.7) Sec. 32-4.7. Change of boundaries. The trustees of schools of townships in which districts described in Section 32-2.11 are situated may change the boundaries of such school districts when petitioned as provided by this Act. (Source…

(105 ILCS 5/32-4.8) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-4.8) Sec. 32-4.8. Powers of boards - Bond of treasurer. The board of education of a school district described in Section 32-2.5 shall have all the powers of trustees of schools in school townships and all the powers of boards of director…

(105 ILCS 5/32-4.9) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-4.9) Sec. 32-4.9. Powers and duties of board members. All rights, powers and duties heretofore exercised by and devolved upon the members of the city council, as ex-officio member of the board of education, or school directors, shall dev…

(105 ILCS 5/32-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-5) Sec. 32-5. Bond issues - district boundaries coextensive with city. For the purpose of building or repairing schoolhouses or purchasing or improving school sites, including the purchase of school sites outside the boundaries of the scho…

(105 ILCS 5/32-5.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-5.1) Sec. 32-5.1. Registration, numbering and countersigning. All bonds authorized by Section 32-5, before being issued, negotiated and sold, shall be registered, numbered and countersigned by the treasurer of the school district. The re…

(105 ILCS 5/32-5.10) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-5.10) Sec. 32-5.10. Assumption of indebtedness of city for school purposes. Whenever any city is by special law made a school district, or whenever any school district created by special law is coterminous with any city, the directors o…

(105 ILCS 5/32-5.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-5.2) Sec. 32-5.2. Moneys paid into treasury - Delivery of bonds - Records. All moneys borrowed by virtue of Section 32-5 shall be paid into the treasury of the school district. Upon receiving the moneys, the treasurer shall deliver the b…

(105 ILCS 5/32-5.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-5.3) Sec. 32-5.3. Election - Notice - Judges. Whenever it is desired to hold a referendum for the purpose of borrowing money as provided by Section 32-5, the school board of the district in which the proposition is to be held shall adopt…

(105 ILCS 5/32-5.5) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-5.5) Sec. 32-5.5. Issue of new bonds. When any school district described in Section 32-5 has heretofore issued bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, on account of any public school building, or for any other purpose, which are now bi…

(105 ILCS 5/32-5.6) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-5.6) Sec. 32-5.6. Special charter districts with population less than 500,000 - Authority to borrow money and issue bonds. The corporate authorities of any special charter district having a population of less than 500,000 governed by a s…

(105 ILCS 5/32-5.7) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-5.7) Sec. 32-5.7. Submission to voters - Notice of election. Whenever it is desired to submit to the voters of any school district to which Section 32-5.6 applies the proposition to borrow money and issue bonds for any or all of the purp…

(105 ILCS 5/32-5.8) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-5.8) Sec. 32-5.8. Ballots. The proposition submitted to the voters of any school district to which Sections 32-5.6 to 32-5.9, inclusive, apply shall specify the total amount of the bonds sought to be issued, and the specific purpose or p…

(105 ILCS 5/32-5.9) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-5.9) Sec. 32-5.9. Signature and attestation - Numbering and registration - Delivery of bonds. All bonds authorized to be issued under Sections 32-5.6 to 32-5.9, inclusive, before being issued, negotiated and sold shall be signed by the p…

(105 ILCS 5/32-6.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-6.1) Sec. 32-6.1. Territory disconnected from city or village. Whenever the territorial limits of any special charter district governed by any or all of the provisions of the special charter coincide with the territorial limits of (1) an…

(105 ILCS 5/32-6.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-6.2) Sec. 32-6.2. Bonded indebtedness. The disconnection of any land under Section 32-6.1 shall not exempt it from taxation for the purpose of paying any bonded indebtedness contracted prior to the disconnection, but such land shall be a…

(105 ILCS 5/32-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-7) Sec. 32-7. Form of bond. The form of bond to be given by any treasurer who has the custody of funds belonging to any special charter district shall be substantially in the following form: We, (AB), principal, and (CD and EF), sureties, …

(105 ILCS 5/32-7.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-7.1) Sec. 32-7.1. Amount of bond. The amount of the bond prescribed by Section 32-7 shall be fixed by the governing body of the district but shall not be less than 1/10 of the maximum amount of all moneys which came into the hands or con…

(105 ILCS 5/32-7.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-7.2) Sec. 32-7.2. Teachers' orders. The school treasurer of any special charter district having a population of less than 500,000 shall pay out no funds of the district except on an order of the corporate authorities thereof, signed by t…

(105 ILCS 5/32-7.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 32-7.3) Sec. 32-7.3. Depositaries. The governing body of any special charter district, when requested by the treasurer or custodian of the funds of the district, shall designate one or more banks or savings and loan associations in which th…

(105 ILCS 5/33-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 33-1) Sec. 33-1. Board of Education - Election - Terms. In all school districts, including special charter districts having a population of 100,000 and not more than 500,000, which adopt this Article, as hereinafter provided, there shall be m…

(105 ILCS 5/33-1a) (from Ch. 122, par. 33-1a) Sec. 33-1a. Board of Education-Alternative Method of Election-Terms. The board of education may, on its own motion, or shall upon the petition of the lesser of 2,500 or 5% of the voters registered in the district, submit to the voters…

(105 ILCS 5/33-1b) (from Ch. 122, par. 33-1b) Sec. 33-1b. Whenever the date designated in Section 33-1 for the election of members of boards of education conflicts with the celebration of Passover, that election shall be postponed to the first Tuesday following the last day of Pa…

(105 ILCS 5/33-1c) (from Ch. 122, par. 33-1c) Sec. 33-1c. Reapportionment of board voting districts. In the year following each decennial census, the Board of Education shall reapportion the board voting districts to reflect the results of such census. The board voting districts …

(105 ILCS 5/33-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 33-2) Sec. 33-2. Eligibility. To be eligible for election to the board, a person shall be a citizen of the United States, shall have been a resident of the district for at least one year immediately preceding his or her election, and shall no…

(105 ILCS 5/33-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 33-3) Sec. 33-3. President, secretary and treasurer. At the first regular meeting of the board in July of each year, or as soon thereafter as may be, the board shall choose 1 of its number as president, and shall appoint a secretary and a tre…

(105 ILCS 5/33-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 33-4) Sec. 33-4. Rights, powers and duties of board. The board of education shall succeed to all rights, powers and duties of the former governing body of the district. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)

(105 ILCS 5/33-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 33-5) Sec. 33-5. Interest in contracts or transactions. No member or employee of the board shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract, work, or business of the district, or in the sale of any article, the expense, price or con…

(105 ILCS 5/33-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 33-6) Sec. 33-6. Adoption of article by voters. The electors of any such school district may adopt this Article in the following manner: whenever 1000 of the voters of the district voting at the last preceding election petition the Chief Judg…

(105 ILCS 5/33-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 33-7) Sec. 33-7. Notice of election - Law applicable - Statement of proposition. The Chief Judge of the Circuit Court or any Judge of that Circuit designated by the Chief Judge shall give notice of the election at which such proposition is to…

(105 ILCS 5/34-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-1) Sec. 34-1. Application of article; Definitions. This Article applies only to cities having a population exceeding 500,000. "Trustees", when used in this Article, means the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees created by this amendato…

(105 ILCS 5/34-1.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-1.01) Sec. 34-1.01. Intent. The General Assembly has previously established that the primary purpose of schooling is the transmission of knowledge and culture through which children learn in areas necessary to their continuing developme…

(105 ILCS 5/34-1.02) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-1.02) Sec. 34-1.02. Educational reform. The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that educational reform in school districts organized under this Article shall be implemented in such manner that: 1. the percentage of entering fres…

(105 ILCS 5/34-1.05) Sec. 34-1.05. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 98-1053, eff. 1-1-15. Repealed internally, eff. 5-31-16.)

(105 ILCS 5/34-1.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-1.1) Sec. 34-1.1. Definitions. As used in this Article: "Academic Accountability Council" means the Chicago Schools Academic Accountability Council created under Section 34-3.4. "Local School Council" means a local school council establi…

(105 ILCS 5/34-10) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-10) Sec. 34-10. Revised report-Amendments-Excessive appropriations. Within the first 15 days of each fiscal year the general superintendent of schools may submit to the board a revised report on all matters specified in Section 34-9, upon…

(105 ILCS 5/34-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-11) Sec. 34-11. Duties of general counsel; assistants. The board by a majority vote of its full membership shall appoint a general counsel who shall have charge and control, subject to the approval of the board, of the law department and …

(105 ILCS 5/34-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-12) Sec. 34-12. Participation in meetings by superintendent and attorney. The general superintendent of schools and the general counsel may be present at all meetings of the board and shall have a right to take part in its discussions and…

(105 ILCS 5/34-128) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-128) Sec. 34-128. The Board shall provide free bus transportation for every child who is a child with a mental disability who is trainable, as defined in Article 14, who resides at a distance of one mile or more from any school to which …

(105 ILCS 5/34-13) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-13) Sec. 34-13. Appointment, removal or suspension of attorney and assistants. The appointment and removal of the general superintendent of schools, heads of general departments now in existence or hereafter established, the general couns…

(105 ILCS 5/34-13.1) Sec. 34-13.1. Inspector General. (a) The Inspector General and his office in existence on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995 shall be transferred to the jurisdiction of the board upon appointment of the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees. …

(105 ILCS 5/34-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-14) Sec. 34-14. Section 34-15 Not limited by Sections 34-6 To 34-13. Nothing contained in Sections 34-6, 34-7, 34-8, 34-9, 34-10, 34-11, 34-12, or 34-13 of this Act shall in any wise be construed to limit the scope, effect and applicabili…

(105 ILCS 5/34-15) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-15) Sec. 34-15. Other officers and employees. The board may appoint, or provide for the appointment of, such other officers and employees as it deems necessary. (Source: P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)

(105 ILCS 5/34-15a) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-15a) Sec. 34-15a. Active military service. Any certificated or non-certificated employee of the Board of Education who is a member of any reserve component of the United States Armed Services, including the Illinois National Guard, and w…

(105 ILCS 5/34-16) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-16) Sec. 34-16. Powers of board respecting officers and employees. The board shall, subject to the limitations in this Article, prescribe the duties, compensation and terms of office of its officers and the duties, compensation and terms …

(105 ILCS 5/34-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-17) Sec. 34-17. Powers not exercised by city council. No power vested in the board or in any of its officers, agents or employees shall be exercised by the city council. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)

(105 ILCS 5/34-18) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-18) Sec. 34-18. Powers of the board. The board shall exercise general supervision and jurisdiction over the public education and the public school system of the city, and, except as otherwise provided by this Article, shall have power: 1.…

(105 ILCS 5/34-18.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.1) Sec. 34-18.1. Protection from suit. The board shall insure or indemnify and protect the board, Chicago Schools Academic Accountability Council, former School Board Nominating Commission, Local School Councils, or former Subdistric…

(105 ILCS 5/34-18.10) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.10) Sec. 34-18.10. Minority recruitment policy. The board of education shall develop and implement a policy of recruitment and hiring of minority teachers, other licensed employees, and nonlicensed employees, including custodians, l…