Chapter 105 — SCHOOLS

(105 ILCS 230/5-25) Sec. 5-25. Eligibility and project standards. (a) The State Board of Education shall establish eligibility standards for school construction project grants. These standards shall include minimum enrollment requirements for eligibility for school construction p…

(105 ILCS 230/5-30) Sec. 5-30. Priority of school construction projects. The State Board of Education shall develop standards for the determination of priority needs concerning school construction projects based upon approved district facilities plans. Such standards shall call f…

(105 ILCS 230/5-300) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 5-300. Early childhood construction grants. (a) The Capital Development Board is authorized to make grants to public school districts and not-for-profit entities for early childhood construction projects…

(105 ILCS 230/5-35) Sec. 5-35. School construction project grant award amounts; permitted use; prohibited use. (a) The grant award percentage is equal to one minus the required local match percentage. The grant award amount is equal to the grant award percentage multiplied by the…

(105 ILCS 230/5-37) Sec. 5-37. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-653, eff. 7-29-98. Repealed by P.A. 102-723, eff. 5-6-22.)

(105 ILCS 230/5-38) Sec. 5-38. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 96-1554, eff. 3-18-11. Repealed by P.A. 102-723, eff. 5-6-22.)

(105 ILCS 230/5-40) Sec. 5-40. Supervision of school construction projects; green projects. The Capital Development Board shall exercise general supervision over school construction projects financed pursuant to this Article. School districts, however, must be allowed to choose t…

(105 ILCS 230/5-400) Sec. 5-400. Charter school construction grants. (a) The Capital Development Board is authorized to make grants to charter schools, as authorized by Article 27A of the School Code, 105 ILCS 5/Art. 27A, for construction projects. The grants shall be paid out of…

(105 ILCS 230/5-43) Sec. 5-43. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19. Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-20.)

(105 ILCS 230/5-45) Sec. 5-45. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98. Repealed by P.A. 102-723, eff. 5-6-22.)

(105 ILCS 230/5-5) Sec. 5-5. Definitions. As used in this Article: "Conditional grant award" means the formal notification by the Capital Development Board to a school district of its conditional intent to award a grant to a school district to pay a portion of the recognized proj…

(105 ILCS 230/5-50) Sec. 5-50. Referendum requirements. A school district may submit a school construction project or the financing of a school construction project to referendum at any time. However, the proposition may include a reference to the school district's expectation of…

(105 ILCS 230/5-500) Sec. 5-500. Emergency funding eligibility. (a) The State Board of Education shall classify destruction or disrepair of a public school as an emergency that is eligible for emergency funding if the public school (i) does not otherwise meet the minimum enrollme…

(105 ILCS 230/5-55) Sec. 5-55. Rules. (a) The Capital Development Board shall promulgate such rules as it deems necessary for carrying out its responsibilities under the provisions of this Article. (b) The State Board of Education shall promulgate such rules as it deems necessary…

(105 ILCS 230/5-57) Sec. 5-57. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09. Repealed by P.A. 102-723, eff. 5-6-22.)

(105 ILCS 230/5-60) Sec. 5-60. School capital needs assessment. The State Board of Education and the Capital Development Board shall file with the General Assembly a comprehensive assessment report of the capital needs of all school districts in this State before January 1, 2005 …

(105 ILCS 230/5-900) Sec. 5-900. The Capital Development Board Act is amended by repealing Article 1A. (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)

(105 ILCS 230/5-905) Sec. 5-905. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; text omitted.)

(105 ILCS 230/5-910) Sec. 5-910. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 12-4-97; text omitted.)

(105 ILCS 230/5-915) Sec. 5-915. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; text omitted.)

(105 ILCS 230/5-920) Sec. 5-920. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; text omitted.)

(105 ILCS 230/925-5) Sec. 925-5. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelerate …

(105 ILCS 230/950-5) Sec. 950-5. Severability and inseverability. (a) If any provision of this Act, other than Article 10, or the application of any provision of this Act, other than a provision of Article 10, to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity of that …

(105 ILCS 230/990-5) Sec. 990-5. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law, except that (i) all provisions of Article 5, other than the changes made by Section 5-910 to the Illinois Pension Code and other than the changes to Sections 18-7 and 18-8 of and the additio…

(105 ILCS 240/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the School District Intergovernmental Cooperation Renewable Energy Act. (Source: P.A. 96-946, eff. 6-25-10.)

(105 ILCS 240/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: "Agency" means a joint action agency organized and operating under this Act. "Applicable law" means any provision of law, including this Act, authorizing school districts to issue bonds as that term is defined in the Local Gove…

(105 ILCS 240/15) Sec. 15. Powers supplemental. The provisions of this Act are intended to be supplemental and, in addition to all other powers or authorities granted to any school district, shall be construed liberally and shall not be construed as a limitation of any power or a…

(105 ILCS 240/20) Sec. 20. Actions by resolution. All actions to be taken by a school district or an agency pursuant to this Act shall be fully effective if taken by resolution. (Source: P.A. 96-946, eff. 6-25-10.)

(105 ILCS 240/25) Sec. 25. Agency status. An agency organized under this Act shall be a unit of local government of the State of Illinois and a body politic and corporate. (Source: P.A. 96-946, eff. 6-25-10.)

(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 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 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 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 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 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 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 240/60) Sec. 60. Bonds. An agency may issue bonds pursuant to applicable law and the following provisions: (1) An agency may from time to time issue its bonds in such principal amounts as the agency shall deem necessary to provide sufficient funds to carry out any of it…

(105 ILCS 240/65) Sec. 65. Charges. An agency may establish, levy, and collect or may authorize, by contract, franchise, lease, or otherwise, the establishment, levying, and collection of rents, rates, and other charges for the products and services afforded by the agency or by o…

(105 ILCS 240/70) Sec. 70. School districts may contract. (a) In order to accomplish the purposes of this Act, a school district may enter into and carry out contracts and agreements for the sale, lease, or other use of property, real or personal, cooperative provision of service…

(105 ILCS 240/97) Sec. 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 96-946, eff. 6-25-10.)

(105 ILCS 240/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 96-946, eff. 6-25-10.)

(105 ILCS 302/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the College and Career Success for All Students Act. (Source: P.A. 94-534, eff. 1-1-06.)

(105 ILCS 302/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: "Advanced Placement course" means a course sponsored by the College Board and offered for college credit at the high school level. "Advanced Placement teacher" means a teacher of an Advanced Placement course. "Pre-Advanced Plac…

(105 ILCS 302/15) Sec. 15. Teacher training. (a) Subject to appropriation, a teacher of an Advanced Placement course must obtain appropriate training. Subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall establish clear, specific, and challenging training guidelines that …

(105 ILCS 302/20) Sec. 20. Duties of the State Board. (a) In order to fulfill the purposes of this Act, the State Board of Education shall encourage school districts to offer rigorous courses in grades 6 through 11 that prepare students for the demands of Advanced Placement cours…

(105 ILCS 302/25) Sec. 25. AP exam fee reduction program. Subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall create, under the College and Career Success for All Students program set forth in this Act, a program in public schools where any student who qualifies for free…

(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 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 305/0.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 1503) Sec. 0.01. This Article may be cited as the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Law. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(105 ILCS 305/1) (from Ch. 122, par. 1503-1) Sec. 1. Policy and Purposes. It shall be the policy of the State of Illinois to provide excellence in mathematics and science education in order to nourish an informed citizenry, assure technological skills for the work force, and assi…