Chapter 105, SCHOOLS

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.57) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.57) Sec. 2-3.57. Review of evaluation plans. To review evaluation plans submitted by school districts and make public its comments thereon. To reject as unacceptable any plan in which evaluation is to be conducted by administrators who …

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.58) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.58) Sec. 2-3.58. Conduct of evaluations. To supply a consulting teacher, as defined in subsection (g) of Section 24A-5, to a district requiring one under the mandates of that Section, and to conduct an evaluation of school district pers…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.59) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.59) Sec. 2-3.59. Staff development programs. School districts, cooperatives or joint agreements with a governing board or board of control, administrative agents for educational service centers, and regional superintendents acting on be…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.6) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.6) Sec. 2-3.6. Rules and policies. To make rules, in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, that are necessary to carry into efficient and uniform effect all laws for establishing and maintaining free schools in the S…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.61a) Sec. 2-3.61a. 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant Program. (a) The State Board of Education shall be the designated agency responsible for the administration of programs under Part I of Subchapter X of Chapter 70 of the federal Elementary and Seconda…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.62) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.62) Sec. 2-3.62. Educational service centers. (a) A regional network of educational service centers shall be established by the State Board of Education to coordinate and combine existing services in a manner which is practical and effi…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.62a) Sec. 2-3.62a. Regional services. The State Board of Education is granted the power to provide the following regional services, either through a regional administrative technology center or otherwise: (1) Coordinate the delivery of educational resources and su…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.63) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.63) Sec. 2-3.63. Local learning objectives and assessment. Each school district may set student learning objectives which meet or exceed goals established by the State and to also establish local goals for excellence in education. If es…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.64a-10) Sec. 2-3.64a-10. Kindergarten assessment. (a) For the purposes of this Section, "kindergarten" includes both full-day and half-day kindergarten programs. (b) Beginning no later than the 2021-2022 school year, the State Board of Education shall annually ass…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.64a-15) Sec. 2-3.64a-15. Restrictions on prekindergarten through grade 2 assessments. (a) In this Section: "Diagnostic and screening purposes" means for the purpose of determining if individual students need remedial instruction or to determine eligibility for spe…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.64a-5) Sec. 2-3.64a-5. State goals and assessment. (a) For the assessment and accountability purposes of this Section, "students" includes those students enrolled in a public or State-operated elementary school, secondary school, or cooperative or joint agreement …

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.65a) Sec. 2-3.65a. Arts and world language education grant program. There is created an arts and world language education grant program to fund arts education and world language education programs in the public schools, subject to appropriation to the State Board …

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.66) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.66) Sec. 2-3.66. Truants' alternative and optional education programs. To establish projects to offer modified instructional programs or other services designed to prevent students from dropping out of school, including programs pursuan…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.66a) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.66a) Sec. 2-3.66a. WECE program. The State Board of Education is authorized to develop and establish a work experience and career exploration program. Such program, if established as authorized by this Section shall be designed to prov…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.66b) Sec. 2-3.66b. IHOPE Program. (a) There is established the Illinois Hope and Opportunity Pathways through Education (IHOPE) Program. The State Board of Education shall implement and administer the IHOPE Program. The goal of the IHOPE Program is to develop a co…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.69) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.69) Sec. 2-3.69. Tutoring services. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations defining basic requirements which must be met by students of institutions of higher education who are selected by such institutions to fu…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.7) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.7) Sec. 2-3.7. Legal adviser of school officers - Opinions. To be the legal adviser of school officers, and, when requested by any school officer, to give an opinion in writing upon any question arising under the school laws of the State…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.71) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.71) Sec. 2-3.71. Grants for preschool educational programs. (a) Preschool program. (1) Through June 30, 2026, the State Board of Education shall implement and administer a grant program under the provisions of this subsection which shal…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.73) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.73) Sec. 2-3.73. Missing child program. The State Board of Education shall administer and implement a missing child program in accordance with the provisions of this Section. Upon receipt of each periodic information bulletin from the I…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.76) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.76) Sec. 2-3.76. The State Board of Education shall be the State agency responsible for ensuring that educational services are provided to all eligible children in Illinois. This shall enhance the ability of the State Board to guarantee…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.77) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.77) Sec. 2-3.77. Temporary relocation expenses. (a) The State Board of Education may distribute loan or grant moneys appropriated for temporary relocation expenses incurred by school districts as a result of fires, earthquakes, tornados…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.78) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.78) Sec. 2-3.78. Rights of children with disabilities to free appropriate public education. The State Board of Education is encouraged to use free access radio and television to inform the public of the right of all children with disabi…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.7a) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.7a) Sec. 2-3.7a. Advisory committees and their composition. To create, form, or appoint task forces, study committees, blue ribbon panels, commissions, or any other type of organization, by whatever name designated, to study or examine …

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.8) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.8) Sec. 2-3.8. Hear and determine controversies. To hear and determine all controversies arising under the school laws of the State, coming to it by appeal from a regional superintendent of schools. (Source: P.A. 81-1508.)

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.80) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.80) Sec. 2-3.80. (a) The General Assembly recognizes that agriculture is the most basic and singularly important industry in the State, that agriculture is of central importance to the welfare and economic stability of the State, and th…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.80a) Sec. 2-3.80a. Agricultural science teacher education. (a) Subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall develop an agricultural science teacher education training continuum beginning at the secondary level and shall provide grants to the follow…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.80b) Sec. 2-3.80b. Agriculture education teacher grant program. (a) As used in this Section: "New agriculture education program" means an agriculture education program approved by the State Board of Education in a school district that has not had an agriculture ed…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.80d) Sec. 2-3.80d. Agricultural Education Pre-Service Teacher Internship Program. (a) In this Section: "Pre-service teaching student" means a student who is a declared agricultural education major accepted into an approved agricultural teacher education program at…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.81) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.81) Sec. 2-3.81. Alternative education diplomas. The State Board of Education shall award diplomas to students who successfully complete alternative education programs, including those programs which utilize student learning objectives …

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.83) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.83) Sec. 2-3.83. Individual transition plan model pilot program. (a) The General Assembly finds that transition services for special education students in secondary schools are needed for the increasing numbers of students exiting schoo…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.84) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.84) Sec. 2-3.84. In calculating the amount of State aid to be apportioned to the various school districts in this State, the State Board of Education shall incorporate and deduct the total aggregate adjustments to assessments made by th…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.86) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.86) Sec. 2-3.86. The State Board of Education may conduct on-site auditing at the classrooms of any school district for the purpose of verifying attendance records. (Source: P.A. 85-1209.)

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.9) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.9) Sec. 2-3.9. Grant and suspend teachers' licenses. Subject to the provisions of Article 21B, to grant licenses to such teachers as may be found qualified to receive them and to suspend the operation of any State license for immorality …

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.96) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.96) Sec. 2-3.96. Waiver of school fees. The State Board of Education shall promulgate regulations governing waiver of school fees authorized in Sections 10-20.13 and 34-21.6. Board regulations shall require that each school district ado…

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.98) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.98) Sec. 2-3.98. Transition program for persons with developmental disabilities. The State Board of Education shall establish and implement, in conjunction with the Department of Human Services, a pilot program for the provision of tran…

(105 ILCS 45/2-5) Sec. 2-5. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 88-634, eff. 9-9-94; text omitted.)

(105 ILCS 5/3-0.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-0.01) Sec. 3-0.01. "County superintendent of schools" and "regional superintendent of schools" defined - Application of Article. (a) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (b), after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1975, …

(105 ILCS 5/3-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-1) Sec. 3-1. Election; eligibility. Quadrennially there shall be elected in every county, except those which have been consolidated into a multicounty educational service region under Article 3A and except those having a population of 2,000,…

(105 ILCS 5/3-1.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-1.1) Sec. 3-1.1. Eligible voters. Whenever a unit school district is located in more than one educational service region, a qualified elector residing in that unit school district but outside of the educational service region administered …

(105 ILCS 5/3-10) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-10) Sec. 3-10. Controversies - opinion and advice - Appeal. In all controversies arising under the school law, the opinion and advice of the regional superintendent shall first be sought, whence appeal may be taken upon a written statement …

(105 ILCS 5/3-11) Sec. 3-11. Institutes or inservice training workshops. (a) In counties of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, the regional superintendent may arrange for or conduct district, regional, or county institutes, or equivalent professional educational experiences, not mo…

(105 ILCS 5/3-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-12) Sec. 3-12. ISBE Teacher Certificate Institute Fund. (a) All license registration fees and a portion of renewal and duplicate fees shall be kept by the regional superintendent as described in Section 21B-40 of this Code, together with a …

(105 ILCS 5/3-13) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-13) Sec. 3-13. Truant officer - Duties. Each county superintendent of schools shall appoint a county truant officer. Such appointee shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the county board, together with his necessary traveling e…

(105 ILCS 5/3-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-14) Sec. 3-14. Duties of regional superintendent. The regional superintendent of schools shall perform the duties enumerated in the following Sections preceding Section 3-15. (Source: P.A. 93-404, eff. 8-1-03.)

(105 ILCS 5/3-14.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.1) Sec. 3-14.1. New bond. To execute, upon notice by the county board, a new bond, conditioned and approved as the first bond. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)

(105 ILCS 5/3-14.12) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.12) Sec. 3-14.12. Examine evidences of indebtedness. In Class II county school units with respect to townships wherein trustees of schools maintain jurisdiction and in which township funds have not heretofore been liquidated and distr…

(105 ILCS 5/3-14.15) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.15) Sec. 3-14.15. Returns, reports, statements. To file and keep all the returns of elections required to be returned to him and the reports and statements returned by school treasurers and trustees of schools. (Source: P.A. 81-1490.)…

(105 ILCS 5/3-14.16) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.16) Sec. 3-14.16. Census. To take a special census of a school district when petitioned by 10% or 1,500 legal voters, whichever is less, to determine if such district has the proper type of school board, either of directors or a board…

(105 ILCS 5/3-14.17) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.17) Sec. 3-14.17. Notice of amount of money distributed. To notify the presidents of boards of trustees and the clerks and secretaries of school districts, on or before September 30, annually, of the amount of money distributed by him…

(105 ILCS 5/3-14.18) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.18) Sec. 3-14.18. Map - Numbering of districts. To keep in his office a map of his county on a scale of not less than two inches to the mile and to indicate thereon the boundary lines and numbers of all school districts. Districts sha…