Chapter 105 — SCHOOLS

(105 ILCS 5/14-15.01) Sec. 14-15.01. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 103-546, eff. 8-11-23. Repealed by P.A. 104-435, eff. 11-21-25.)

(105 ILCS 5/14-16) Sec. 14-16. Participation in graduation ceremony. (a) This Section may be referred to as Brittany's Law. The General Assembly finds the following: (1) Each year, school districts across this State celebrate their students' accomplishments through graduation cer…

(105 ILCS 5/14-17) Sec. 14-17. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 102-894, eff. 5-20-22. Repealed internally, eff. 12-31-22.)

(105 ILCS 5/14-18) Sec. 14-18. COVID-19 recovery post-secondary transition recovery eligibility. (a) If a student with an individualized education program (IEP) reaches the age of 22 during the time in which the student's in-person instruction, services, or activities are suspend…

(105 ILCS 5/14-19) Sec. 14-19. Parental notice of right to be accompanied to meeting and of the IEP facilitation process. The notice provided to a parent or guardian prior to a meeting pursuant to subsection (g) of Section 14-8.02 shall inform the parent or guardian of the parent…

(105 ILCS 5/14-2) Sec. 14-2. Definition of general education classroom for special education students receiving services in the general education classroom. (a) With respect to any State statute or administrative rule that defines a general education classroom to be composed of a…

(105 ILCS 5/14-3.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-3.01) Sec. 14-3.01. Advisory Council. This amendatory Act of 1998, in compliance with the reauthorization of IDEA in 1997, makes changes in the membership and responsibilities of the Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Di…

(105 ILCS 5/14-3.02) Sec. 14-3.02. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-397, eff. 8-20-95. Repealed by P.A. 94-1105, eff. 6-1-07.)

(105 ILCS 5/14-3.03) Sec. 14-3.03. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-397, eff. 8-20-95. Repealed by P.A. 94-1105, eff. 6-1-07.)

(105 ILCS 5/14-4.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-4.01) Sec. 14-4.01. Special educational facilities for children with disabilities. (a) School boards of any school districts that maintain a recognized school, whether operating under the general law or under a special charter, subject …

(105 ILCS 5/14-5.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-5.01) Sec. 14-5.01. Application of Article. This Article applies to school boards of all types and sizes of school districts, including but not limited to special charter districts, community consolidated school districts, community uni…

(105 ILCS 5/14-6.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-6.01) Sec. 14-6.01. Powers and duties of school boards. School boards of one or more school districts establishing and maintaining any of the educational facilities described in this Article shall, in connection therewith, exercise simi…

(105 ILCS 5/14-6.02) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-6.02) Sec. 14-6.02. Service animals. Service animals such as guide dogs, signal dogs or any other animal individually trained to perform tasks for the benefit of a student with a disability shall be permitted to accompany that student a…

(105 ILCS 5/14-6.03) Sec. 14-6.03. Speech-language pathology assistants. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, on or after January 1, 2002, no person shall perform the duties of a speech-language pathology assistant without first applying for and receiving a licens…

(105 ILCS 5/14-6.04) Sec. 14-6.04. Contracting for speech-language pathology services. (a) For purposes of this Section: "Reasonable efforts" means performing all of the following: (1) placing at least 3 employment advertisements for a speech-language pathologist published in the…

(105 ILCS 5/14-6.10) Sec. 14-6.10. Transfer of parental rights at the age of majority. (a) When a student who is eligible for special education under this Article reaches the majority age of 18 years, all rights accorded to the student's parents under this Article transfer to the…

(105 ILCS 5/14-7.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-7.01) Sec. 14-7.01. Children attending classes in another district.) If a child, resident of one school district, because of his disability, attends a class or school for any of such types of children in another school district, the sch…

(105 ILCS 5/14-7.02) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-7.02) Sec. 14-7.02. Children attending private special education schools, separate public special education day schools, public out-of-state schools, public school residential facilities, or private special education facilities. (a) The…

(105 ILCS 5/14-7.02a) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-7.02a) Sec. 14-7.02a. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-568, eff. 6-26-02. Repealed by P.A. 93-1022, eff. 8-24-04.)

(105 ILCS 5/14-7.02b) Sec. 14-7.02b. Funding for children requiring special education services. Payments to school districts for children requiring special education services documented in their individualized education program regardless of the program from which these services …

(105 ILCS 5/14-7.02c) Sec. 14-7.02c. Private therapeutic day schools; student enrollment data. The Illinois Purchased Care Review Board must accept amended student enrollment data from special education private therapeutic day schools that have specialized contractual agreements …

(105 ILCS 5/14-7.03) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-7.03) Sec. 14-7.03. Special education classes for children from orphanages, foster family homes, children's homes, or State residential units. If a school district maintains special education classes on the site of orphanages and childr…

(105 ILCS 5/14-7.03a) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-7.03a) Sec. 14-7.03a. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 80-1481. Repealed by P.A. 90-644, eff. 7-24-98.)

(105 ILCS 5/14-7.04) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-7.04) Sec. 14-7.04. Health care reimbursement. (a) Local educational agencies may utilize federally funded health care programs to share in the costs of services which are provided to children requiring special education and related ser…

(105 ILCS 5/14-7.05) Sec. 14-7.05. Placement in residential facility; payment of educational costs. For any student with a disability in a residential facility placement made or paid for by an Illinois public State agency or made by any court in this State, the school district of…

(105 ILCS 5/14-8.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.01) Sec. 14-8.01. Supervision of special education buildings and facilities. All special educational facilities, building programs, housing, and all educational programs for the types of children with disabilities defined in Section 1…

(105 ILCS 5/14-8.02) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.02) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-270) Sec. 14-8.02. Identification, evaluation, and placement of children. (a) The State Board of Education shall make rules under which local school boards shall determine the eligibility of children…

(105 ILCS 5/14-8.02a) Sec. 14-8.02a. Impartial due process hearing; civil action. (a) This Section shall apply to all impartial due process hearings requested on or after July 1, 2005. Impartial due process hearings requested before July 1, 2005 shall be governed by the rules des…

(105 ILCS 5/14-8.02b) Sec. 14-8.02b. Expedited Hearings. (a) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly shall apply to all expedited hearings requested on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly. (b…

(105 ILCS 5/14-8.02c) Sec. 14-8.02c. Due process hearing officers. (a) The State Board of Education shall establish a corps of hearing officers in accordance with this Section and may, with the advice and approval of the Advisory Council on Education of Children with Disabilities…

(105 ILCS 5/14-8.02d) Sec. 14-8.02d. Evaluation of due process hearing system. The State Board of Education shall monitor, review, and evaluate the impartial due process hearing system on a regular basis by a process that includes a review of written decisions and evaluations by …

(105 ILCS 5/14-8.02e) Sec. 14-8.02e. State complaint procedures. (a) The State Board of Education shall adopt State complaint procedures, consistent with Sections 300.151, 300.152, and 300.153 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The State Board of Education, by rule, …

(105 ILCS 5/14-8.02f) Sec. 14-8.02f. Individualized education program meeting protections. (a) (Blank). (b) This subsection (b) applies only to a school district organized under Article 34. No later than 10 calendar days prior to a child's individualized education program meeting…

(105 ILCS 5/14-8.02g) Sec. 14-8.02g. Written notification required for delays and denials of special education services. (a) This Section applies only to a school district organized under Article 34. (b) With respect to a student enrolled in the school district for or to whom app…

(105 ILCS 5/14-8.02h) Sec. 14-8.02h. Response to scientific, research-based intervention. (a) In this Section, "response to scientific, research-based intervention" or "multi-tiered system of support" means a tiered process of appropriate instruction and support that utilizes dif…

(105 ILCS 5/14-8.02i) Sec. 14-8.02i. Illinois ABLE account program information. Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, a school district shall provide informational materials about the Illinois Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) account program established under Section…

(105 ILCS 5/14-8.03) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.03) Sec. 14-8.03. Transition services. (a) For purposes of this Section: "Independent living skills" may include, without limitation, personal hygiene, health care, fitness, food preparation and nutrition, home management and safety, …

(105 ILCS 5/14-8.04) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.04) Sec. 14-8.04. Supported employment. The school board that is the governing body of any secondary school in this State that provides special education services and facilities for children with disabilities shall include, as part of…

(105 ILCS 5/14-8.05) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-8.05) Sec. 14-8.05. Behavioral intervention. (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that principals and teachers of students with disabilities require training and guidance that provide ways for working successfully with children w…

(105 ILCS 5/14-9.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-9.01) Sec. 14-9.01. Qualifications of teachers, other professional personnel and necessary workers. No person shall be employed to teach any class or program authorized by this Article who does not hold a valid teacher's license as prov…

(105 ILCS 5/14A-10) Sec. 14A-10. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds the following: (1) that gifted and talented children (i) exhibit high performance capabilities in intellectual, creative, and artistic areas, (ii) possess an exceptional leadership potential, (iii) …

(105 ILCS 5/14A-15) Sec. 14A-15. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to provide encouragement, assistance, and guidance to school districts in the development and improvement of educational programs for gifted and talented children and children eligible for accelerated placem…

(105 ILCS 5/14A-17) Sec. 14A-17. Accelerated placement; advanced academic program. For purposes of this Article, "accelerated placement" means the placement of a child in an educational setting with curriculum that is usually reserved for children who are older or in higher grade…

(105 ILCS 5/14A-20) Sec. 14A-20. Gifted and talented children. For purposes of this Article, "gifted and talented children" means children and youth with outstanding talent who perform or show the potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared …

(105 ILCS 5/14A-25) Sec. 14A-25. Non-discrimination. Eligibility for participation in programs established pursuant to this Article shall be determined solely through identification of a child as gifted, talented, or eligible for accelerated placement. No program or placement sha…

(105 ILCS 5/14A-30) Sec. 14A-30. Local gifted education programs. A local program for the education of gifted and talented children may include, but need not be limited to, the following: (1) The use of assessment instruments, such as nonverbal ability tests and tests in students…

(105 ILCS 5/14A-32) Sec. 14A-32. Accelerated placement; school district responsibilities. (a) Each school district shall have a policy that allows for accelerated placement that includes or incorporates by reference the following components: (1) a provision that provides that par…

(105 ILCS 5/14A-35) Sec. 14A-35. Administrative functions of the State Board of Education for gifted and talented children programs. (a) The State Board of Education must designate a staff person who shall be in charge of educational programs for gifted and talented children. Thi…

(105 ILCS 5/14A-40) Sec. 14A-40. Advisory Council. There is hereby created an Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talented Children to consist of 7 members appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. Upon initial appointment, 4 members of the Advisory Council …

(105 ILCS 5/14A-45) Sec. 14A-45. Grants for services and materials. Subject to the availability of categorical grant funding or other funding appropriated for such purposes, the State Board of Education shall make grants available to fund educational programs for gifted and talen…