Chapter 105, SCHOOLS

(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 230/5-1) Sec. 5-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the School Construction Law. (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)

(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…

(105 ILCS 230/5-10) Sec. 5-10. Grant awards. The Capital Development Board is authorized to make grants to school districts for school construction projects with funds appropriated by the General Assembly from the School Infrastructure Fund and the School Construction Fund pursua…

(105 ILCS 230/5-100) Sec. 5-100. School maintenance project grants. (a) The State Board of Education is authorized to make grants to school districts, regional offices of education, intermediate service centers, and special education cooperatives established by school districts, …

(105 ILCS 5/5-13) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-13) Sec. 5-13. Term of office of trustees. In townships already organized, the school trustee shall be elected in each odd numbered year for a term of 6 years to succeed the trustee whose term expires in such odd numbered year. The first-el…

(105 ILCS 5/5-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-14) Sec. 5-14. Term of office of successors - Vacancies. Successors to the trustees whose terms of office expire at the time prescribed in Section 5-13, and their successors, shall hold their offices for 6 years and until their respective s…

(105 ILCS 5/5-15) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-15) Sec. 5-15. Organization. Within 10 days following commencement of their terms, the trustees shall organize by appointing 1 of their number president, who shall hold his office for 2 years. The president shall preside at all meetings of …

(105 ILCS 230/5-15) Sec. 5-15. Grant award amounts and required local match. (a) After June 30, 2022, any time there is an appropriation of funds by the General Assembly from the School Infrastructure Fund or School Construction Fund and a release of the appropriated funds to the…

(105 ILCS 5/5-16) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-16) Sec. 5-16. Meetings - Quorum. The trustees of school shall hold regular meetings on the first Monday of each calendar quarter or if such Monday falls on a holiday, then on the following Monday. Special meetings may be called at any time…

(105 ILCS 5/5-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-17) Sec. 5-17. Payment of claims - Apportionment and distribution of funds. At the regular meetings, the trustees shall appropriate and pay from the income of the permanent township fund, if it is sufficient, all valid claims for the follow…

(105 ILCS 5/5-18) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-18) Sec. 5-18. Statements of conditions of schools. Trustees of schools shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, by the township treasurer, the directors or board members of the several districts or other person, and forwarded to the regiona…

(105 ILCS 5/5-19) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-19) Sec. 5-19. Township divided by county lines - Statistics and information. If a township is divided by a county line or lines, the trustees of schools shall make, or cause to be made, separate enumerations of all statistics and other inf…

(105 ILCS 5/5-1a) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-1a) Sec. 5-1a. High school districts. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article or the School Code, the school board of any high school district that is located in a Class II county school unit and that on or after the effective d…

(105 ILCS 5/5-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-2) Sec. 5-2. Governing board. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the school business of all school townships having school trustees shall be transacted by three trustees, as provided in this Article 5. (b) This subsection (b…

(105 ILCS 5/5-2.2) Sec. 5-2.2. Designation of trustees. After the April 5, 2011 consolidated election, the trustees of schools in Township 36 North, Range 13 East shall no longer be elected pursuant to the provisions of Sections 5-2, 5-2.1, 5-3, 5-4, 5-12, and 5-13 of this Code. …

(105 ILCS 5/5-20) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-20) Sec. 5-20. Examination of books, securities and effects - Accounts and vouchers. At each regular meeting, and at such other meetings as they may think proper, the trustees of schools shall examine all books, notes, mortgages, securities…

(105 ILCS 230/5-20) Sec. 5-20. Grant application; district facilities plan. School districts shall apply to the State Board of Education for school construction project grants. Districts filing grant applications shall submit to the State Board a district facilities plan that sha…

(105 ILCS 230/5-200) Sec. 5-200. School energy efficiency grants. (a) The State Board of Education is authorized to make grants to school districts and special education cooperatives, without regard to enrollment, for school energy efficiency projects. These grants shall be paid …

(105 ILCS 5/5-21) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-21) Sec. 5-21. Gifts, grants, donations, legacies - Title to property. The trustees of schools in townships in which that office has not been abolished as provided in subsection (c) of Section 5-1 may receive any gift, grant, donation or le…

(105 ILCS 5/5-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-22) Sec. 5-22. Sales of school sites, buildings or other real estate. When, in the opinion of the school board, a school site, or portion thereof, building, or site with building thereon or any other real estate of the district has become u…

(105 ILCS 5/5-23) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-23) Sec. 5-23. Exchange of properties. Whenever the school board, by a two-thirds majority of its members shall find and declare the following propositions and shall cause to be recorded in the Recorder's Office a certificate embodying such…

(105 ILCS 5/5-24) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-24) Sec. 5-24. Sale to another school district or municipality. Whenever a petition is presented to the school board of a school district requesting the sale of school grounds and buildings to another school district or other municipality, …

(105 ILCS 5/5-25) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-25) Sec. 5-25. Moneys paid to treasurer. The trustees of schools or township land commissioners shall cause all moneys for the use of the school districts to be paid to the proper treasurer thereof. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)

(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 5/5-26) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-26) Sec. 5-26. Purchase of real estate in satisfaction of judgment. The trustees of schools or township land commissioners may purchase real estate in satisfaction of any judgment in any action wherein the trustees or township land commissi…

(105 ILCS 5/5-27) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-27) Sec. 5-27. Compromise, settlements and cancellations. The trustees of schools or township land commissioners may: make all settlements with persons indebted to them in their official capacity; receive deeds to real estate in compromise;…

(105 ILCS 5/5-28) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-28) Sec. 5-28. Lease or sale of lands. The trustees of schools or township land commissioners may lease or sell any lands that come into their possession in the manner described in Sections 5-26 or 5-27. When in their opinion it is to the b…

(105 ILCS 5/5-29) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-29) Sec. 5-29. Sale of school land for roads. Whenever the State, county, city, village, incorporated town, township or road district authorities lay out a new road, street or highway, or alter, widen or relocate existing roads, streets or …

(105 ILCS 5/5-30) (from Ch. 122, par. 5-30) Sec. 5-30. Easements. The trustees of schools or other school officials having legal title to school sites or land owned for school purposes shall have the power, with the consent of the school board of the district wherein the lands ar…