Chapter 105, SCHOOLS

(105 ILCS 112/25) Sec. 25. Discrimination prohibited. A student may not be penalized or discriminated against in any way for refusing to perform, participate in, or observe dissection. (Source: P.A. 91-771, eff. 6-9-00.)

(105 ILCS 85/26) Sec. 26. School prohibitions. A school may not do either of the following: (1) Sell, rent, lease, or trade covered information. (2) Share, transfer, disclose, or provide access to a student's covered information to an entity or individual, other than the student'…

(105 ILCS 145/27) Sec. 27. Undesignated glucagon. A school may maintain a supply of glucagon in any secure location that is immediately accessible to a school nurse or a delegated care aide. A physician, a physician assistant who has prescriptive authority under Section 7.5 of th…

(105 ILCS 85/27) Sec. 27. School duties. (a) Each school shall post and maintain on its website or, if the school does not maintain a website, make available for inspection by the general public at its administrative office all of the following information: (1) An explanation, th…

(105 ILCS 85/28) Sec. 28. State Board duties. (a) The State Board may not sell, rent, lease, or trade covered information. (b) Except for an employee of the State Board or a State Board official acting within his or her official capacity, the State Board may not share, transfer, …

(105 ILCS 105/3) (from Ch. 122, par. 1403) Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act: (a) "Asbestos" means the asbestiform varieties of chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthrophyllite, and actinolite. (b) "Asbestos materials" means materials formed by mixing asbestos f…

(105 ILCS 125/3) (from Ch. 122, par. 712.3) Sec. 3. Agreements with sponsors; standardized breakfasts and lunches. The State Board of Education is authorized to enter into agreements with the sponsors of free breakfast programs, school breakfast programs, free lunch programs, and…

(105 ILCS 85/3) Sec. 3. Legislative intent. Schools today are increasingly using a wide range of beneficial online services and other technologies to help students learn, but concerns have been raised about whether sufficient safeguards exist to protect the privacy and security o…

(105 ILCS 135/3) (from Ch. 122, par. 1603) Sec. 3. For the purpose of this Act, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) "Art or craft material" means any raw or processed material or manufactured product marketed or being represented by the manufacturer or repackager as being …

(105 ILCS 10/3) (from Ch. 122, par. 50-3) Sec. 3. (a) The State Board shall issue regulations to govern the contents of school student records, to implement and assure compliance with the provisions of this Act and to prescribe appropriate procedures and forms for all administrat…

(105 ILCS 305/3) (from Ch. 122, par. 1503-3) Sec. 3. Board of Trustees. The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy shall be governed by a Board of Trustees which shall consist of the following members: 1. Ex officio nonvoting members who shall be: the State Superintendent of Ed…

(105 ILCS 405/3-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 203-1) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-693) Sec. 3-1. Apportionment for adult education courses. Any school district maintaining adult education classes for the instruction of persons over 21 years of age and youths under 21 ye…

(105 ILCS 240/30) Sec. 30. Organization. Any 2 or more school districts, whether contiguous or noncontiguous, may form an agency by the execution of an intergovernmental agreement authorized by resolution adopted by the governing body of each school district. The intergovernmenta…

(105 ILCS 302/30) Sec. 30. Postsecondary-level course credit. (a) In this Section: "Institution of higher education" means a public university or public community college located in this State. "International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject" means an International Baccala…

(105 ILCS 70/30) Sec. 30. Power of attorney for children of active duty military personnel. A student who has a parent who is active duty military personnel who must place the student with a non-custodial parent may submit a special power of attorney to the school district that a…

(105 ILCS 145/30) Sec. 30. Self-management. Provided that the student is authorized according to his or her diabetes care plan, a student shall be permitted to do the following: (1) check blood glucose when and wherever needed; (2) administer insulin with the insulin delivery sys…

(105 ILCS 128/30) Sec. 30. Reporting; duties of the State Fire Marshal, regional superintendents, and the State Board of Education. (a) The State Board of Education shall accept, directly, one-page annual review compliance reports from private schools. (b) Each regional superinte…

(105 ILCS 150/30) Sec. 30. Self-management. In accordance with his or her seizure action plan, a student must be permitted to possess on his or her person, at all times, the supplies, equipment, and medication necessary to treat epilepsy. (Source: P.A. 101-50, eff. 7-1-20.)

(105 ILCS 426/30) Sec. 30. Exemptions. For purposes of this Act, the following shall not be considered to be a private business and vocational school: (1) Any institution devoted entirely to the teaching of religion or theology. (2) Any in-service program of study and subject off…

(105 ILCS 85/30) Sec. 30. Applicability. This Act does not do any of the following: (1) Limit the authority of a law enforcement agency to obtain any content or information from an operator as authorized by law or under a court order. (2) Limit the ability of an operator to use s…

(105 ILCS 13/30) Sec. 30. Subject to privacy protection laws. The collection, use, maintenance, disclosure, and sharing of data authorized by this Act must be conducted in accordance with privacy protection laws. The State Education Authorities shall each develop security measure…

(105 ILCS 70/32) Sec. 32. Educational records for children of active duty military personnel. (a) In the event that official educational records cannot be released to parents for the purpose of transfer, the custodian of the records in the sending state shall prepare and furnish …

(105 ILCS 70/33) Sec. 33. Enrollment and entrance age for children of active duty military personnel. Students must be allowed to continue their enrollment at grade level in the receiving state commensurate with their grade level (including kindergarten) at the school in the send…

(105 ILCS 85/33) Sec. 33. Parent and student rights. (a) A student's covered information shall be collected only for K through 12 school purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes. (b) A student's covered information shall only be adeq…

(105 ILCS 85/35) Sec. 35. Enforcement. Violations of this Act shall constitute unlawful practices for which the Attorney General may take appropriate action under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. (Source: P.A. 100-315, eff. 8-24-17.)

(105 ILCS 426/35) Sec. 35. Institution and program approval criteria. Each entity seeking a permit of approval is required to demonstrate that it satisfies institution-approval criteria and that each program of study offered meets the program-approval criteria in this Act and any…

(105 ILCS 240/35) Sec. 35. Officers; board; bylaws. (a) At the organizational meeting of the board, the directors shall elect from their members a presiding officer to preside over the meetings of the board and an alternate presiding officer and may elect an executive board. The …

(105 ILCS 13/35) Sec. 35. No impact on existing authority. This Act does not modify or diminish any responsibilities or authority that a State Education Authority or the State Education Authorities collectively may otherwise have under law with respect to the collection, use, mai…

(105 ILCS 145/35) Sec. 35. Restricting access to school prohibited. A school district shall not restrict the assignment of a student with diabetes to a particular school on the basis that the school does not have a full-time school nurse, nor shall a school deny a student access …

(105 ILCS 128/35) Sec. 35. Reporting and recording mechanism for fires. The Office of the State Fire Marshal, in conjunction with the State Board of Education, shall create a reporting and recording mechanism concerning fires that occur in schools located in this State. The recor…

(105 ILCS 150/35) Sec. 35. Restricting access to school prohibited. A school district may not restrict the assignment of a student with epilepsy to a particular school on the basis that the school does not have a full-time school nurse, and a school may not deny a student access …

(105 ILCS 70/35) Sec. 35. Course placement; program placement; placement flexibility; graduation; extracurricular activities; absences related to deployment activities for children of active duty military personnel. (a) If a student transfers before or during the school year, the…

(105 ILCS 426/37) Sec. 37. Disclosures. All schools shall make, at a minimum, the disclosures required under this Section clearly and conspicuously on their Internet websites. The disclosure shall consist of a statement containing the following information for the most recent 12-…

(105 ILCS 305/4) (from Ch. 122, par. 1503-4) Sec. 4. Powers of the Board. The board is hereby authorized to: (a) Accept donations, bequests, or other forms of financial assistance for educational purposes from any public or private person or agency and comply with rules and regul…

(105 ILCS 135/4) (from Ch. 122, par. 1604) Sec. 4. The Department of Labor shall supply Material Safety Data Sheets to the Department of Public Health, as requested, to assist in the determination of the presence of toxic substances in any art or craft material. (Source: P.A. 84-…

(105 ILCS 125/4) (from Ch. 122, par. 712.4) Sec. 4. Accounts; copies of menus served; free lunch program required; report. School boards and welfare centers shall keep an accurate, detailed and separate account of all moneys expended for school breakfast programs, school lunch pr…

(105 ILCS 105/4) (from Ch. 122, par. 1404) Sec. 4. Response action. Schools shall undertake and complete such response action as may be required by the federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986, the regulations promulgated thereunder, and the rules promulgated by the…

(105 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 122, par. 50-4) Sec. 4. (a) Each school shall designate an official records custodian who is responsible for the maintenance, care and security of all school student records, whether or not such records are in his personal custody or control. (b) The off…

(105 ILCS 405/4-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 204-1) Sec. 4-1. Hard Core Dropouts. School boards or community college boards may establish or enter into contracts with public or private agencies for approved programs which provide essential academic and employability skills needed to ob…

(105 ILCS 145/40) Sec. 40. Protections against retaliation. A school employee shall not be subject to any penalty, sanction, reprimand, discharge, demotion, denial of a promotion, withdrawal of benefits, or other disciplinary action for choosing not to agree to serve as a delegat…

(105 ILCS 13/40) Sec. 40. Evaluation. Subject to the availability of funding through appropriations made specifically for the purposes of this Act, the State Education Authorities shall contract with an independent outside evaluator for oversight of the development and operation …

(105 ILCS 240/40) Sec. 40. Filing. Within 3 months after the organizational meeting, the board shall cause a certified copy of the intergovernmental agreement to be filed with the Secretary of State of Illinois. The Secretary of State shall accept such filing and issue an acknowl…

(105 ILCS 85/40) Sec. 40. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 100-315, eff. 8-24-17.)

(105 ILCS 128/40) Sec. 40. Common rules. The State Board of Education and the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall cooperate together and coordinate with all appropriate education, first responder, and emergency management officials to (i) develop and implement one common set o…

(105 ILCS 150/40) Sec. 40. Protection against retaliation. A school employee may not be subject to any penalty, sanction, reprimand, discharge, demotion, denial of a promotion, withdrawal of benefits, or other disciplinary action for choosing not to volunteer to serve as a delega…

(105 ILCS 70/40) Sec. 40. State coordination. (a) Each member state of the Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children shall, through the creation of a State Council or use of an existing body or board, provide for the coordination among its agencies of…

(105 ILCS 426/40) Sec. 40. Enrollment agreements. A copy of the enrollment agreement must be provided to the Board. Enrollment agreements may be used by schools only if approved by the Board. The Board shall develop a standard enrollment agreement for use by schools approved or s…

(105 ILCS 128/42) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 42. Mobile panic alert system. (a) By no later than the beginning of the 2028-2029 school year, school districts and private schools in this State shall consider the use of a mo…

(105 ILCS 240/45) Sec. 45. Place of business. Every agency shall maintain an office in the State of Illinois to be known as its principal office. When an agency desires to change the location of such office, it shall file with the Secretary of State a certificate of change of loc…

(105 ILCS 145/45) Sec. 45. Civil immunity. (a) A school or a school employee is not liable for civil or other damages as a result of conduct, other than willful or wanton misconduct, related to the care of a student with diabetes. (b) A school employee shall not be subject to any…