Chapter 105 — SCHOOLS

(105 ILCS 5/34-60) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-60) Sec. 34-60. (Repealed). (Source: Repealed by P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)

(105 ILCS 5/34-61) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-61) Sec. 34-61. (Repealed). (Source: Repealed by P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)

(105 ILCS 5/34-62) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-62) Sec. 34-62. (Repealed). (Source: Repealed by P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)

(105 ILCS 5/34-63) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-63) Sec. 34-63. (Repealed). (Source: Repealed by P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)

(105 ILCS 5/34-64) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-64) Sec. 34-64. Numbering warrants-Contents-Interest. Warrants issued under Sections 34-24, 34-59, and 34-63 shall be numbered consecutively in the order of their issuance and shall show upon their face that they are payable solely from t…

(105 ILCS 5/34-65) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-65) Sec. 34-65. Refunding bonds authorized - Interest. Whenever any school district described in this Article has outstanding bonds which are binding and subsisting legal obligations, and the proceeds of taxes levied for the payment of th…

(105 ILCS 5/34-66) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-66) Sec. 34-66. Resolution for refunding bonds - Name in which issued - Signatures. Whenever the board desires to issue refunding bonds under Section 34-65, it shall adopt a resolution designating the purpose and fixing the amount of the …

(105 ILCS 5/34-67) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-67) Sec. 34-67. Sale or exchange of bonds - Use of proceeds. Refunding bonds issued under Section 34-65 may be exchanged on the basis of par for par for the bonds being refunded and described in the authorizing resolution, or may be sold …

(105 ILCS 5/34-68) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-68) Sec. 34-68. Issuance without submission to voters. The board may provide that the resolutions authorizing issuance of refunding bonds issued under Section 34-65 shall be effective without the submission thereof to the voters of the sc…

(105 ILCS 5/34-69) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-69) Sec. 34-69. Tax for payment of refunding bonds. Before or at the time of issuing refunding bonds authorized by Section 34-65 the board shall provide for the collection of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable property of the school…

(105 ILCS 5/34-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-7) Sec. 34-7. Establishment of departments. The board of education shall establish such general departments as it may deem necessary or appropriate and determine the duties and functions of each. The heads of such departments shall be appo…

(105 ILCS 5/34-70) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-70) Sec. 34-70. Tax for payment of refunded bonds-Reduction of levy. If the proceeds of the refunding bonds authorized by Section 34-65 have been used for the payment of any outstanding bonds of the board, or the refunding bonds have been…

(105 ILCS 5/34-71) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-71) Sec. 34-71. Authority cumulative. The authority granted in Sections 34-65 through 34-70, is cumulative authority for the issuance of bonds and shall not be held to repeal any laws with respect thereto. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)

(105 ILCS 5/34-72) Sec. 34-72. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 86-1477. Repealed by P.A. 94-1105, eff. 6-1-07.)

(105 ILCS 5/34-73) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-73) Sec. 34-73. Certain taxes additional to maximum otherwise authorized - not reducible. Each of the taxes authorized to be levied by Sections 34-33, 34-39, 34-53.2, 34-53.3, 34-54.1, 34-57, 34-58, 34-60, 34-62, and 34-69 of this Code, a…

(105 ILCS 5/34-74) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-74) Sec. 34-74. Custody of school moneys. Except as provided in Article 34A and Section 34-29.2 of this Code, all moneys raised by taxation for school purposes, or received from the state common school fund, or from any other source for s…

(105 ILCS 5/34-75) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-75) Sec. 34-75. Duties of city treasurer as to school moneys. The city treasurer shall, as school treasurer, secure and safely keep all school moneys and shall maintain a separate bank account for capital project funds and process only tr…

(105 ILCS 5/34-76) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-76) Sec. 34-76. Unpaid warrants for wages. When a warrant issued for the wages of a teacher or other employee is presented to the school treasurer and is not paid for want of funds, the school treasurer shall endorse it over his signature…

(105 ILCS 5/34-77) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-77) Sec. 34-77. Depositories. The school treasurer may be required to keep all moneys in his hands belonging to the board in such places of deposit as may be ordered by the city council but he shall not be required to deposit such moneys …

(105 ILCS 5/34-78) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-78) Sec. 34-78. Money kept separate-Unlawful use. The school treasurer shall keep all moneys in his hands belonging to the board separate from his own moneys, and shall not use, either directly or indirectly, the school moneys or warrants…

(105 ILCS 5/34-79) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-79) Sec. 34-79. Annual account of treasurer. The school treasurer shall annually, between the first and tenth of March 1973, between the first and tenth of March 1974, between the first and tenth of November 1974 and between the first and…

(105 ILCS 5/34-8) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-8) Sec. 34-8. Powers and duties of general superintendent. The general superintendent of schools shall prescribe and control, subject to the approval of the board and to other provisions of this Article, the courses of study mandated by St…

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.05) Sec. 34-8.05. Reporting firearms in schools. On or after January 1, 1997, upon receipt of any written, electronic, or verbal report from any school personnel regarding a verified incident involving a firearm in a school or on school owned or leased property, …

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-8.1) Sec. 34-8.1. Principals. Principals shall be employed to supervise the operation of each attendance center. Their powers and duties shall include but not be limited to the authority (i) to direct, supervise, evaluate, and suspend wi…

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.10) Sec. 34-8.10. Applications for Learning Zone designation. The board shall evaluate applications from attendance centers within Chicago. Applications shall be in the form prescribed by the board. The board shall, upon majority vote, grant Learning Zone designa…

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.11) Sec. 34-8.11. Evaluation criteria. In determining whether to grant Learning Zone designation, the board shall consider the following factors: (1) The extent to which the application demonstrates that improved student learning will be the paramount priority an…

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.12) Sec. 34-8.12. Attendance center support. Applications for Learning Zone designation must include evidence that the application is supported by the principal of the attendance center and by a majority vote of the Local School Council and attendance center staf…

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.13) Sec. 34-8.13. Learning Zone designation principles. In performing its duties under this Law, the board shall be guided by the following additional principles: (1) Learning Zone designations should be effective for an initial period of no less than 3 and no mo…

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.14) Sec. 34-8.14. Non-waivable provisions. Notwithstanding anything in this Code to the contrary, statutes, regulations, rules, and policy provisions concerning the following shall not be waivable: (1) student civil rights; (2) staff civil rights; (3) health and …

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.15) Sec. 34-8.15. Reports. The board shall file reports describing statutory waivers encompassed in the Learning Zone designations it grants under Section 34-8.10 with the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Secretary of State before October 1, 1995 and…

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.16) Sec. 34-8.16. Disapproval or amendment of reports. The General Assembly may disapprove the report of the board in whole, or amend it within 30 calendar days after each house of the legislature next convenes after the report is filed, by adoption of a resoluti…

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.17) Sec. 34-8.17. Lump-sum allocation; key centralized functions. Final designation as a Learning Zone under this Law shall entitle the participating attendance centers to receive funds in lump-sum allocations, to budget and spend those funds, and to operate in a…

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.18) Sec. 34-8.18. The board shall revoke Learning Zone designation and the attendance center or centers involved shall return to their prior status upon a finding of: (1) A material violation of conditions, standards, or procedures established in the designation …

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.19) Sec. 34-8.19. (Repealed). (Source: Repealed by P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.1a) Sec. 34-8.1a. Waiver of collective bargaining agreement provisions. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or collective bargaining agreement to the contrary, the principal, with the concurrence of at least 63.5% through August 31, 1995, and 51% thereafter…

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.1b) Sec. 34-8.1b. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95. Repealed by P.A. 102-1138, eff. 2-10-23.)

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-8.3) Sec. 34-8.3. Remediation and probation of attendance centers. (a) The general superintendent shall monitor the performance of the attendance centers within the district and shall identify attendance centers, pursuant to criteria tha…

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.3a) Sec. 34-8.3a. Financial supervision of attendance centers. (a) A fiscal advisor that has been appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 34-2.1 of this Code shall, not later than 90 days after his or her appointment, report to the general superintendent,…

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.4) Sec. 34-8.4. Intervention. The Chicago Schools Academic Accountability Council may recommend to the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees that any school placed on remediation or probation under Section 34-8.3 or schools that for the 3 consecutive school yea…

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.5) Sec. 34-8.5. (Repealed). (Source: Repealed by P.A. 89-3, eff. 2-27-95.)

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.6) Sec. 34-8.6. Short title. Sections 34-8.6 through 34-8.19 of this Act may be cited as the Chicago Learning Zone Implementation Law. (Source: P.A. 89-3, eff. 2-27-95.)

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.7) Sec. 34-8.7. Findings. The General Assembly observes that the Chicago Learning Zone Advisory Committee has issued its report and recommendations. The General Assembly finds, after due consideration of the Committee's report and recommendations, that establishm…

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.8) Sec. 34-8.8. (Repealed). (Source: Repealed by P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)

(105 ILCS 5/34-8.9) Sec. 34-8.9. (Repealed). (Source: Repealed by P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)

(105 ILCS 5/34-80) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-80) Sec. 34-80. Liability on treasurer's bond. The school treasurer shall be liable on his official bond as city treasurer for the proper performance of his duties and the conservation of all moneys held by him under this article. It is h…

(105 ILCS 5/34-81) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-81) Sec. 34-81. Interest on fund. Neither the treasurer nor any other officer having the custody of public school funds is entitled to retain any interest accruing thereon, but such interest shall accrue and inure to the benefit of such f…

(105 ILCS 5/34-82) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-82) Sec. 34-82. Designation of person to sign for president. The president of the board, with the approval of the board, may designate one or more persons who shall have authority, when directed to do so by the president, to affix the sig…

(105 ILCS 5/34-83) Sec. 34-83. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 91-102, eff. 7-12-99. Repealed by P.A. 102-894, eff. 5-20-22; 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22.)

(105 ILCS 5/34-83.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-83.1) Sec. 34-83.1. Residence Requirements. Residency within any school district governed by this Article, if not required at the time of employment as a qualification of employment, shall not be considered in determining the compensati…

(105 ILCS 5/34-84) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-84) Sec. 34-84. Appointments and promotions of teachers. Appointments and promotions of teachers shall be made for merit only, and after satisfactory service for a probationary period of 3 years with respect to probationary employees empl…