Chapter 105 — SCHOOLS

(105 ILCS 5/34A-503) (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-503) Sec. 34A-503. Tax levy. (a) Before or at the time of issuing any Bonds, the Authority shall provide by resolution for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable property located within the school district …

(105 ILCS 5/34A-504) (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-504) Sec. 34A-504. Debt service fund. (a) The Authority shall establish a debt service fund for the Bonds to be maintained by a corporate trustee (which may be any trust company or bank having the power of a trust company within the St…

(105 ILCS 5/34A-505) (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-505) Sec. 34A-505. Debt service reserve fund. (a) The Authority may create and establish a debt service reserve fund to be maintained by a corporate trustee (which may be any trust company or bank having the power of a trust company wi…

(105 ILCS 5/34A-506) (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-506) Sec. 34A-506. Bond Anticipation Notes. (a) After the issuance of Bonds shall have been authorized, the Authority shall have power to issue from time to time, pursuant to a resolution or resolutions of the Authority, its negotiable…

(105 ILCS 5/34A-507) (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-507) Sec. 34A-507. Resolution vesting powers in trustee. The resolution authorizing issuance of the Bonds shall vest in a trustee such rights, powers and duties in trust as the Authority may determine and may contain such provisions fo…

(105 ILCS 5/34A-508) (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-508) Sec. 34A-508. Property of Authority exempt from taxation. The property of the Authority shall be exempt from taxation. (Source: P.A. 81-1221.)

(105 ILCS 5/34A-509) (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-509) Sec. 34A-509. Discharge of Bonds. (a) If the Authority shall pay or cause to be paid to the holders of all Bonds and coupons, if any, then outstanding, the principal of, redemption price, if any, and interest to become due thereon…

(105 ILCS 5/34A-510) (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-510) Sec. 34A-510. Pledge of the State. The State of Illinois pledges to and agrees with the holders of Bonds that the State will not limit or alter the rights and powers vested in the Authority by this Act with respect to Sections 34A…

(105 ILCS 5/34A-511) (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-511) Sec. 34A-511. Statutory lien. Any pledge, assignment, lien or security interest for the benefit of the holders of Bonds or Bond Anticipation Notes, if any, created pursuant to this Act shall be valid and binding from the time the …

(105 ILCS 5/34A-512) (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-512) Sec. 34A-512. Complete authority. This Act, without reference to any other statute, shall be deemed full and complete authority for the issuance of the Bonds and the Bond Anticipation Notes as hereinabove provided. (Source: P.A. 8…

(105 ILCS 5/34A-601) (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-601) Sec. 34A-601. Hearings. To the extent feasible, the Authority shall provide for and encourage participation by the public in the development and review of financial and educational policy. The Authority shall hold public hearings …

(105 ILCS 5/34A-602) (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-602) Sec. 34A-602. Limitations of actions after abolition; indemnification. (a) Abolition of the Authority pursuant to Section 34A-605 shall bar any remedy available against the Authority, its Directors, employees, or agents, for any r…

(105 ILCS 5/34A-603) (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-603) Sec. 34A-603. State, City or Board not liable on Obligations. Obligations issued under the provisions of this Article shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the State, the City or the Board or of any political su…

(105 ILCS 5/34A-604) (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-604) Sec. 34A-604. Abolition of Authority. The Authority shall be abolished one year after all its Obligations have been fully paid and discharged or otherwise provided for. Upon the abolition of the Authority, all of its rights and pr…

(105 ILCS 5/34A-605) (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-605) Sec. 34A-605. Obligations as legal investments. The Obligations are hereby made securities in which all public officers and bodies of this State and all political subdivisions of the State and other persons carrying on an insuranc…

(105 ILCS 5/34A-606) (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-606) Sec. 34A-606. Reports. (a) The Directors, upon taking office and annually thereafter, shall prepare and submit to the Governor, Mayor, General Assembly, and City Council a report which shall include the audited financial statement…

(105 ILCS 5/34A-607) (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-607) Sec. 34A-607. Audit of Authority. The Authority shall be subject to audit in the manner now or hereafter provided for the audit of State funds and accounts. A copy of the audit report shall be submitted to the Auditor General, the…

(105 ILCS 5/34A-608) (from Ch. 122, par. 34A-608) Sec. 34A-608. Sanctions. (a) No member, officer, employee, or agent of the Board shall commit the Board to any contract or other obligation or incur any liability on behalf of the Board for any purpose if the amount of such contra…

(105 ILCS 5/36-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 36-1) Sec. 36-1. Repeal - Saving Clause. The following acts are repealed: "An Act providing for a system of free schools and for transportation of all school children, and further providing for the establishment of junior colleges with or wit…

(105 ILCS 5/3A-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 3A-1) Sec. 3A-1. County or portion of county as educational service region. Each county of the State shall, except as otherwise provided in this Article, be designated as an educational service region, referred to in this Article as a "region…

(105 ILCS 5/3A-10) (from Ch. 122, par. 3A-10) Sec. 3A-10. Notice of Election. A notice of the election shall be given in accordance with the general election law. In addition to the requirements of the general election law the notice shall be in substantially the following form: …

(105 ILCS 5/3A-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 3A-12) Sec. 3A-12. Limitation on successive petitions. If a majority of those voting in a disconnection election do not favor disconnection, no petition for a disconnection election shall be submitted to the regional superintendent unless th…

(105 ILCS 5/3A-13) (from Ch. 122, par. 3A-13) Sec. 3A-13. Petition for Consolidation. If a majority of those voting in the disconnection election favor disconnection and requesting consolidation with another educational service region, the regional superintendent shall notify, wi…

(105 ILCS 5/3A-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 3A-14) Sec. 3A-14. Interim Period. An educational service region shall continue to serve a county as herein provided until the time the consolidation is effective as provided for in Section 3A-13. (Source: P.A. 80-951.)

(105 ILCS 5/3A-15) (from Ch. 122, par. 3A-15) Sec. 3A-15. Legal representation. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, upon request the State's attorney of the county where the regional superintendent's office is located shall act as the legal representative of the regiona…

(105 ILCS 5/3A-16) Sec. 3A-16. Regional office of education advisory board. (a) Beginning October 1, 2009, a regional office of education advisory board shall be established within each region serving Class I counties or within each group of regions participating in an intergover…

(105 ILCS 5/3A-17) Sec. 3A-17. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-335, eff. 1-1-96. Repealed by P.A. 96-893, eff. 7-1-10.)

(105 ILCS 5/3A-18) Sec. 3A-18. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 97-619, eff. 11-14-11. Repealed internally, eff. 8-2-12.)

(105 ILCS 5/3A-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 3A-2) Sec. 3A-2. Regional superintendent-County superintendent of schools. The chief administrative officer of an educational service region shall be designated and referred to as "Regional Superintendent of Schools" or "regional superintende…

(105 ILCS 5/3A-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 3A-3) Sec. 3A-3. Voluntary consolidation of educational service regions. Any 2 or more educational service regions may be consolidated into a single region in the manner provided in this Section. All of the territory of any educational servic…

(105 ILCS 5/3A-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 3A-4) Sec. 3A-4. Mandatory consolidation of educational service regions. (a) After July 1, 2015, each region must contain at least 61,000 inhabitants. Before June 30, 2013, regions may be consolidated voluntarily under Section 3A-3 or by join…

(105 ILCS 5/3A-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 3A-5) Sec. 3A-5. Effective date of consolidation. Any consolidation of regions, whether under Section 3A-3 or 3A-4, shall take effect at the expiration of the terms of office of the regional superintendents in office at the time the consolida…

(105 ILCS 5/3A-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 3A-6) Sec. 3A-6. Election of Superintendent for consolidated region - Bond - Vacancies in any educational service region. (a) The regional superintendent to be elected under Section 3A-5 shall be elected at the time provided in the general el…

(105 ILCS 5/3A-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 3A-7) Sec. 3A-7. Expenses of regional office - Budget. When 2 or more regions have been consolidated into a single educational service region, the costs of secretarial service, office space and other expenses necessarily incurred in the opera…

(105 ILCS 5/3A-8) (from Ch. 122, par. 3A-8) Sec. 3A-8. The location of the office for a multi-county educational service region, which has been consolidated pursuant to the terms of this Article, shall be determined by a committee composed of the chairmen of the county boards of …

(105 ILCS 5/3A-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 3A-9) Sec. 3A-9. Disconnection. An educational service region, consisting of 2 or more counties, may be restructured by the disconnection of a county from the educational service region as provided in this Article. However, no educational ser…

(105 ILCS 5/4-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 4-1) Sec. 4-1. Duties of county board. The county board of each county shall perform the duties prescribed in this article. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)

(105 ILCS 5/4-10) (from Ch. 122, par. 4-10) Sec. 4-10. Reports -- Removal from office. (a) Require the county superintendent of schools to make the reports to it provided for by law. (b) Remove the county superintendent of schools from office in case of neglect or refusal so to d…

(105 ILCS 5/4-10.5) Sec. 4-10.5. Expenses for life-skills programs. Allow, when the county board deems it proper, reasonable expenses of the regional superintendent of schools to administer life-skills programs related to the healthy social and emotional development of children. …

(105 ILCS 5/4-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 4-11) Sec. 4-11. Depositories. The county board, when requested by the county superintendent of schools, shall designate one or more banks or savings and loan associations in which the funds and moneys received by him by virtue of his office …

(105 ILCS 5/4-12) Sec. 4-12. Educational service center support. Notwithstanding Sections 4-2, 4-4, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, and 4-10 of this Code, a county having a population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants may provide financial or in-kind support to the educational service centers…

(105 ILCS 5/4-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 4-2) Sec. 4-2. Office and supplies. Provide for the county superintendent of schools a suitable office with necessary furniture and office supplies. On and after July 1, 1994, the provisions of this Section shall have no application in any cou…

(105 ILCS 5/4-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 4-3) Sec. 4-3. Report of county superintendent. Examine and approve or reject the report of the county superintendent of schools made to it. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)

(105 ILCS 5/4-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 4-4) Sec. 4-4. Traveling expenses. Allow, when they deem it proper, reasonable traveling expenses for the office of county superintendent of schools. On and after July 1, 1994, the provisions of this Section shall have no application in any co…

(105 ILCS 5/4-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 4-5) Sec. 4-5. Audit of bills. Audit at the regular meeting in September, and as near quarterly thereafter as it may have regular or special meetings, the itemized bills of the county superintendent of schools for his office and traveling expe…

(105 ILCS 5/4-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 4-6) Sec. 4-6. Employment of assistants. Authorize the county superintendent of schools to employ such assistants as he needs for the discharge of his duties and fix the compensation thereof, which compensation shall be paid out of the county …

(105 ILCS 5/4-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 4-7) Sec. 4-7. Examination of financial statements. (a) Examine the financial statements of the county superintendent of schools required by Section 15-21 and compare them with vouchers. (b) The county board, or so many thereof as are present …

(105 ILCS 5/4-8) (from Ch. 122, par. 4-8) Sec. 4-8. Bond -- approval -- increase. Approve the bond of the county superintendent of schools, and increase the penalty thereof if, in its judgment the penalty should be increased. On and after July 1, 1994, the provisions of this Sect…

(105 ILCS 5/4-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 4-9) Sec. 4-9. New bond. Require the county superintendent of schools, after notice given, to execute a new bond, conditioned and approved as the first bond, whenever it deems a new bond necessary, but the execution of such new bond shall not …

(105 ILCS 5/5-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-1) Sec. 5-1. County school units. (a) The territory in each county, exclusive of any school district governed by any special act which requires the district to appoint its own school treasurer, shall constitute a county school unit. County s…