Chapter 105 — SCHOOLS

(105 ILCS 5/8-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 8-4) Sec. 8-4. High school districts to pay share of compensation and expenses. Each elementary school district, community high school district and township high school district - excepting, however, any school district that no longer is subje…

(105 ILCS 5/8-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 8-5) Sec. 8-5. Books and accounts. (a) The township treasurer shall be provided by the trustees of schools with a cash book, a loan book, a district account book, and a journal. In the cash book he shall enter in separate accounts all moneys r…

(105 ILCS 5/8-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 8-6) Sec. 8-6. Custody of school funds. The school treasurer shall have custody of the school funds and shall keep in a cash book separate cash balances. In the cash book he shall enter in separate accounts the balance, total of all moneys rec…

(105 ILCS 5/8-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 8-7) Sec. 8-7. Only lawful custodian of funds - Depositaries. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of Section 8-1, subsection (c) of Section 5-1, and subsection (b) of Section 8-5, the township treasurer in Class II county school uni…

(105 ILCS 5/8-8) (from Ch. 122, par. 8-8) Sec. 8-8. Township fund - Loans - Investments. The township treasurer or township land commissioners, as the case may be, shall keep the principal of the township fund loaned at interest. The rate of interest, which shall not be less than…

(105 ILCS 5/8-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 8-9) Sec. 8-9. Mortgages - Form. Mortgages to secure the payment of money loaned under the provisions of this Act may be in the following form: I, A B, of the county of ...., State of ...., do hereby grant, convey and transfer to the trustees …

(105 ILCS 5/9-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-1) Sec. 9-1. Scope of article. All school elections shall be governed by the general election law of the State. (Source: P.A. 81-1490.)

(105 ILCS 5/9-1.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-1.1) Sec. 9-1.1. Referenda. Whenever a proposition or public question is required to be submitted pursuant to this Act for approval or rejection by the electorate at an election, the time and manner of conducting such referendum shall be i…

(105 ILCS 5/9-1.5) Sec. 9-1.5. Advisory referenda. By a vote of the majority of the members of the school board, the board may authorize an advisory question of public policy to be placed on the ballot at the next regularly scheduled election in the school district. The school bo…

(105 ILCS 5/9-10) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-10) Sec. 9-10. Candidates for office - nominating petitions. Candidates for the office of school director shall be nominated by petition signed by at least 25 voters or 5% of the voters, whichever is less, residing within the district and f…

(105 ILCS 5/9-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-11) Sec. 9-11. Tax rate increase - notice of election - ballot. In addition to the notice requirements of the general election law, whenever a proposition to increase a school tax rate is submitted to be voted upon by the voters of any dist…

(105 ILCS 5/9-11.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-11.1) Sec. 9-11.1. The county clerk or the board of election commissioners, as the case may be, of the jurisdiction in which the principal office of the school district is located shall conduct a lottery to determine the ballot order of c…

(105 ILCS 5/9-11.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-11.2) Sec. 9-11.2. For all school districts electing candidates to a board of education in a manner other than at large, candidates not elected at large who file nominating petitions for a full term shall be grouped together by area of re…

(105 ILCS 5/9-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-12) Sec. 9-12. Ballots for the election of school officers shall be in one of the following forms: (FORMAT 1 Ballot position for candidates shall be determined by the order of petition filing or lottery held pursuant to Section 9-11.1. This…

(105 ILCS 5/9-12.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-12.1) Sec. 9-12.1. (a) On the reverse side of each ballot contained in Section 9-12, except the ballot under Format 6, shall be printed the following: OFFICIAL BALLOT ..... County, Illinois School District No. ...., ...... County, Illinoi…

(105 ILCS 5/9-13) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-13) Sec. 9-13. Public measure - Ballot. More than one public measure may be submitted upon the same ballot. The proposition of purchasing one or more schoolhouse sites, building one or more new schoolhouses, and issuing bonds for the purpos…

(105 ILCS 5/9-18) Sec. 9-18. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 93-1079, eff. 1-21-05. Repealed by P.A. 95-141, eff. 8-13-07.)

(105 ILCS 5/9-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-2) Sec. 9-2. Election Definitions. As used in this Act in connection with elections of school officials and referenda: (a) "Voter" or "Legal voter" or "elector" means a person qualified to vote under the general election law. (b) "Certify" a…

(105 ILCS 5/9-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-22) Sec. 9-22. School board districts; changing manner of election. A school board may by resolution or shall, upon the petition of the lesser of 2,500 or 5% of the district's registered voters, order submitted to the district's voters at a…

(105 ILCS 5/9-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-5) Sec. 9-5. Election dates and terms of offices. The dates upon which school officer elections shall be held are as established in the general election law. Members of boards of education shall unless otherwise provided serve terms of 4 yea…

(105 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 122, par. 50-1) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Illinois School Student Records Act. (Source: P.A. 79-1108.)

(105 ILCS 10/10) (from Ch. 122, par. 50-10) Sec. 10. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the Act which can be given effect without the invalid pr…

(105 ILCS 10/2) (from Ch. 122, par. 50-2) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-356) Sec. 2. As used in this Act: (a) "Student" means any person enrolled or previously enrolled in a school. (b) "School" means any public preschool, day care center, kindergarten, nursery, e…

(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 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 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 10/6) (from Ch. 122, par. 50-6) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-356) Sec. 6. (a) No school student records or information contained therein may be released, transferred, disclosed or otherwise disseminated, except as follows: (1) to a parent or student or …

(105 ILCS 10/7) (from Ch. 122, par. 50-7) Sec. 7. (a) Parents shall have the right to challenge the accuracy, relevance or propriety of any entry in the school student records, exclusive of (i) academic grades of their child and (ii) references to expulsions or out-of-school susp…

(105 ILCS 10/8) (from Ch. 122, par. 50-8) Sec. 8. No person may condition the granting or withholding of any right, privilege or benefit or make as a condition of employment, credit or insurance the securing by any individual of any information from a student's temporary record w…

(105 ILCS 10/8.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 50-8.1) Sec. 8.1. (a) No school may refuse to admit or enroll a student because of that student's failure to present his student permanent or temporary record from a school previously attended. (b) When a new student applies for admission to …

(105 ILCS 10/9) (from Ch. 122, par. 50-9) Sec. 9. (a) Any person aggrieved by any violation of this Act may institute an action for injunctive relief in the Circuit Court of the County in which the violation has occurred or the Circuit Court of the County in which the school is l…

(105 ILCS 13/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act. (Source: P.A. 96-107, eff. 7-30-09.)

(105 ILCS 13/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: "Community College Board" means the Illinois Community College Board. "Community colleges" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 1-2 of the Public Community College Act. "Early learning" means any publicly funded educ…

(105 ILCS 13/15) Sec. 15. Establishment of the longitudinal data system and data warehouse. (a) The State Education Authorities shall jointly establish and maintain a longitudinal data system by entering into one or more agreements that link early learning, elementary, and second…

(105 ILCS 13/20) Sec. 20. Collection and maintenance of data. (a) The State Board is authorized to collect and maintain data from school districts, schools, and early learning programs and disclose this data to the longitudinal data system for the purposes set forth in this Act. …

(105 ILCS 13/25) Sec. 25. Data sharing. (a) The State Education Authorities may disclose data from the longitudinal data system collected pursuant to Section 20 of this Act only in connection with a data sharing arrangement meeting the requirements of this Section. (b) Any State …

(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 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 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 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 13/500) Sec. 500. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 96-107, eff. 7-30-09; 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 13/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 96-107, eff. 7-30-09.)

(105 ILCS 15/0.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 737.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Surplus Federal Property for Schools Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(105 ILCS 15/1) (from Ch. 122, par. 738) Sec. 1. Title to any equipment and supplies acquired by the State of Illinois under the provisions of Public Law 124, 79th Congress, 1st Session, approved July 3, 1945, shall be vested in the school board of the district that has possessio…

(105 ILCS 20/0.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 770) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act. (Source: P.A. 92-832, eff. 1-1-03.)

(105 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 122, par. 771) Sec. 1. In each public school classroom the teacher in charge shall observe a brief period of silence with the participation of all the pupils therein assembled at the opening of every school day. This period shall not be conducted as a re…

(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 25/0.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 1820) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(105 ILCS 25/1) (from Ch. 122, par. 1821) Sec. 1. No membership or other dues or fees shall be paid by the governing body of any public elementary or public secondary school in this State to any association or other entity which has as one of its purposes promoting, sponsoring, r…