Chapter 105, SCHOOLS

(105 ILCS 150/45) Sec. 45. Immunity. (a) A school or a school employee who is in compliance with Section 25 of this Act 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 epilepsy. (b) A …

(105 ILCS 426/45) Sec. 45. Board approval. Each school approved by the Board under this Act is responsible for the content of any program offered. Issuance of the permit of approval does not denote that the school or any program offered by the school is recommended, guaranteed, o…

(105 ILCS 128/45) Sec. 45. Threat assessment procedure. (a) Each school district must implement a threat assessment procedure that may be part of a school board policy on targeted school violence prevention. The procedure must include the creation of a threat assessment team. The…

(105 ILCS 70/45) Sec. 45. Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. (a) The member states hereby create the "Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children". The activities of the Interstate Commission are the formation of pub…

(105 ILCS 126/5) Sec. 5. State policy and legislative intent. The General Assembly recognizes that hunger and food security are serious problems in the State of Illinois with as many as one million citizens being affected. These citizens have lost their sense of food security. Fo…

(105 ILCS 135/5) (from Ch. 122, par. 1605) Sec. 5. Warning labels for art or craft materials containing toxic substances shall meet all of the following standards: (a) The warning label shall be affixed in a conspicuous place and shall contain the signal word "WARNING" to alert u…

(105 ILCS 128/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Emergency services and disaster agency" means an agency by the name "emergency services and disaster agency", by the name "emergency management agency", or by any other name that is established by ordinance within a political su…

(105 ILCS 160/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds that: (1) schools throughout the State treat school property with pesticides in order to reduce risks to students from noxious weeds, such as thistle, poison ivy, pests, allergies, disease bearing insects, …

(105 ILCS 112/5) Sec. 5. Findings and purpose. (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that the appropriate use of dissection in research and education has contributed a great deal to the advancement of medical and biological science. Without dissection the science of anatomy…

(105 ILCS 150/5) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds all of the following: (1) Over 200,000 people in the State of Illinois have epilepsy. (2) Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder in the United States, after migraines, strokes, and Alzheimer's disease…

(105 ILCS 302/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to ensure that each Illinois student has a sufficient education for success after high school and that all students have equal access to a substantive and rigorous curriculum that is designed to challenge their minds, e…

(105 ILCS 240/5) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that there is a need to promote the use of renewable energy resources, including facilities designed to convert wind or solar power to energy, and to promote employment in the construction and operation of such facilit…

(105 ILCS 426/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Act to provide for the protection, education, and welfare of the citizens of this State; to provide for the education, protection, and welfare of the students of its private business and vocational schools; and to facili…

(105 ILCS 555/5) Sec. 5. Validation. In all cases in which, before the effective date of this Act, the regional superintendent of schools was required to publish notice of a referendum to establish a community unit school district in territory comprising 2 community unit school d…

(105 ILCS 433/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to integrate workplace competencies and career and technical education with core academic subjects. (Source: P.A. 94-220, eff. 7-14-05.)

(105 ILCS 145/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds the following: (1) Diabetes is a serious chronic disease in which the pancreas does not make insulin (Type 1) or the body cannot use insulin properly (Type 2). (2) Diabetes must be managed 24 hours a day to…

(105 ILCS 85/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Breach" means the unauthorized acquisition of computerized data that compromises the security, confidentiality, or integrity of covered information maintained by an operator or school. "Breach" does not include the good faith acq…

(105 ILCS 140/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings. Both children and adults are vulnerable to and may be severely affected by exposure to chemicals, hazardous waste, and other environmental hazards. The Federal Environmental Protection Agency estimates that human exposure to indoor a…

(105 ILCS 129/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds as follows: (1) Asthma and oral health problems are 2 of the leading causes of absenteeism among Illinois elementary and secondary school students. (2) Illinois youth must deal with increasing obesity, poor…

(105 ILCS 70/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Act to remove barriers to educational success imposed on children of active duty military personnel because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents by: (1) facilitating the timely enrollment of children of activ…

(105 ILCS 13/5) Sec. 5. Findings; declarations. The General Assembly finds and declares all of the following: (1) Sound data collection, reporting, and analysis are critical to building a State education system capable of ensuring all Illinois students are adequately prepared for…

(105 ILCS 80/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "School official" means a school's principal or his or her designee. "School-sponsored media" means any material that is prepared, substantially written, published, or broadcast by a student journalist at a public school, …

(105 ILCS 560/5) Sec. 5. Taxing validation. All taxes levied before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly by any school district for the purpose of providing funds for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds issued by that school dis…

(105 ILCS 123/5) Sec. 5. Definition. In this Act, "school" means any public or private elementary or secondary school that participates in a United States Department of Agriculture child nutrition program. (Source: P.A. 100-1092, eff. 8-26-18.)

(105 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 122, par. 50-5) Sec. 5. (a) A parent or any person specifically designated as a representative by a parent and, if the child is in the legal custody of the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department's Office of Education and Transition Se…

(105 ILCS 125/5) (from Ch. 122, par. 712.5) Sec. 5. Application for participation in programs. Applications for participation in the school breakfast program, the school lunch program, the free breakfast program, the free lunch program, and the summer food service program shall b…

(105 ILCS 75/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Elementary or secondary school" means a public elementary or secondary school or school district or a nonpublic school recognized by the State Board of Education. "Post-secondary school" means an institution of higher learning as…

(105 ILCS 35/5) (from Ch. 122, par. 2055) Sec. 5. Notice of proposed school. (a) To protect the safety and welfare of children in a community and the rights of their families, in any municipality with a population greater than 1,000,000, the board of education of the school distr…

(105 ILCS 20/5) Sec. 5. Student prayer. For purpose of this Section, "noninstructional time" means time set aside by a school before actual classroom instruction begins or after actual classroom instruction ends. In order that the right of every student to the free exercise of re…

(105 ILCS 40/5) Sec. 5. Creation of Foundation. The General Assembly authorizes the Lieutenant Governor, in accordance with Section 10 of the State Agency Entity Creation Act, to create the Illinois Distance Learning Foundation. Pursuant to this authority, the Lieutenant Governor…

(105 ILCS 125/5.5) Sec. 5.5. Plant-based school lunch option. As a part of the school lunch program, a school district shall provide a plant-based school lunch option that complies with federal nutritional mandates to those students who submit a prior request to the school distri…

(105 ILCS 150/50) Sec. 50. Federal law. Nothing in this Act limits any rights available under federal law. (Source: P.A. 101-50, eff. 7-1-20.)

(105 ILCS 128/50) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-716) Sec. 50. Crisis response mapping data grants. (a) Subject to appropriation, a public school district, a charter school, a special education cooperative or district, an education for employment system, a State-ap…

(105 ILCS 240/50) Sec. 50. Lawful expense of school district. Each member shall have full power and authority to appropriate money from its operation and maintenance fund, by whatever name now or hereafter known, for the payment of the expenses of the agency and of its representa…

(105 ILCS 426/50) Sec. 50. Requirements for approved institutions. (a) Each school and each of the non-degree programs of study offered by the school shall be issued a permit of approval for one year. The permit shall be renewed annually and every fifth year pursuant to Section 7…

(105 ILCS 145/50) Sec. 50. Federal law. Nothing in this Act shall limit any rights available under federal law. (Source: P.A. 96-1485, eff. 12-1-10.)

(105 ILCS 85/50) Sec. 50. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 100-315, eff. 8-24-17; text omitted.)

(105 ILCS 70/50) Sec. 50. Rulemaking of the Interstate Commission. The Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children shall promulgate reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of the compact. Notwithstanding the foregoi…

(105 ILCS 13/500) Sec. 500. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 96-107, eff. 7-30-09; text omitted.)

(105 ILCS 426/500) Sec. 500. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 97-650, eff. 2-1-12; text omitted.)

(105 ILCS 13/505) Sec. 505. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 96-107, eff. 7-30-09; text omitted.)

(105 ILCS 426/505) Sec. 505. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 97-650, eff. 2-1-12; text omitted.)

(105 ILCS 426/510) Sec. 510. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 97-650, eff. 2-1-12; text omitted.)

(105 ILCS 426/515) Sec. 515. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 97-650, eff. 2-1-12; text omitted.)

(105 ILCS 426/520) Sec. 520. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 97-650, eff. 2-1-12; text omitted.)

(105 ILCS 426/525) Sec. 525. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 97-650, eff. 2-1-12; text omitted.)

(105 ILCS 128/55) Sec. 55. Rapid entry. A school building's emergency and crisis response plan, protocol, and procedures shall include a plan for local law enforcement to rapidly enter a school building in the event of an emergency. (Source: P.A. 103-194, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605, ef…

(105 ILCS 240/55) Sec. 55. Powers and duties generally. An agency shall have all the powers and duties enumerated in this Section in furtherance of the purposes of this Act. In the exercise thereof it shall be deemed to be performing an essential governmental function and exercis…

(105 ILCS 70/55) Sec. 55. Resolution of disputes. The Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children shall attempt, upon the request of a member state, to resolve disputes that are subject to the compact and that may arise among member states and between m…

(105 ILCS 426/55) Sec. 55. Maintenance of approval. Institutions covered under this Act must meet the following requirements to receive and maintain approval: (1) Provide a surety bond. A continuous surety company bond, written by a company authorized to do business in this State…