2,223 sections in this chapter.
105 ILCS 5/10-20.33 Time out, isolated time out, restraint, and necessities; limitations and prohibitions
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.33) Sec. 10-20.33. Time out, isolated time out, restraint, and necessities; limitations and prohibitions. (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that the use of isolated time out, time out, and physical restraint on children and youth carries risks to the h…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.34 Medicaid-eligible children; health care resources
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.34) Sec. 10-20.34. Medicaid-eligible children; health care resources. As authorized by federal law, a school district may access federally funded health care resources if the school district provides early periodic screening and diagnostic testing services, incl…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.35 Sec. 10-20.35
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.35) Sec. 10-20.35. Medical information form for bus drivers and emergency medical technicians. School districts are encouraged to create and use an emergency medical information form for bus drivers and emergency medical technicians for those students with speci…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.36 Psychotropic or psychostimulant medication; disciplinary action
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.36) Sec. 10-20.36. Psychotropic or psychostimulant medication; disciplinary action. (a) In this Section: "Psychostimulant medication" means medication that produces increased levels of mental and physical energy and alertness and an elevated mood by stimulating …
105 ILCS 5/10-20.37 Summer kindergarten
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.37) Sec. 10-20.37. Summer kindergarten. A school board may establish, maintain, and operate, in connection with the kindergarten program of the school district, a summer kindergarten program that begins 2 months before the beginning of the regular school year an…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.38 Sec. 10-20.38
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.38) Sec. 10-20.38. Provision of student information prohibited. A school district, including its agents, employees, student or alumni associations, or any affiliates, may not provide a student's name, address, telephone number, social security number, e-mail add…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.4 District in two or more townships - Treasurer to receive taxes
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.4) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.4) Sec. 10-20.4. District in two or more townships - Treasurer to receive taxes. To determine, in case of a district which is situated in a Class II county school unit and which is subject to the jurisdiction and authority of the tru…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.40 Student biometric information
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.40) Sec. 10-20.40. Student biometric information. (a) For the purposes of this Section, "biometric information" means any information that is collected through an identification process for individuals based on their unique behavioral or physiological characteri…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.41 Use of facilities by community organizations
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.41) Sec. 10-20.41. Use of facilities by community organizations. School boards are encouraged to allow community organizations to use school facilities during non-school hours. If a school board allows a community organization to use school facilities during non…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.42 Wind and solar farms
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.42) Sec. 10-20.42. Wind and solar farms. A school district may own and operate a wind or solar generation turbine farm, either individually or jointly with a unit of local government, school district, or community college district that is authorized to own and o…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.43 School facility and resources occupation tax fund
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.43) Sec. 10-20.43. School facility and resources occupation tax fund. All proceeds received by a school district from a distribution under Section 3-14.31 must be maintained in a special fund known as the school facility and resources occupation tax fund. The di…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.44 Report on contracts
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.44) Sec. 10-20.44. Report on contracts. (a) This Section applies to all school districts, including a school district organized under Article 34 of this Code. (b) A school board must list on the district's Internet website, if any, all contracts over $25,000 and…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.45 Pay for performance
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.45) Sec. 10-20.45. Pay for performance. (a) Beginning with all newly-negotiated collective bargaining agreements entered into after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, a school board and the exclusive bargaining representative…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.46 Veterans' Day; moment of silence
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.46) Sec. 10-20.46. Veterans' Day; moment of silence. If a school holds any type of event at the school on November 11, Veterans' Day, the school board shall require a moment of silence at that event to recognize Veterans' Day. (Source: P.A. 96-84, eff. 7-27-09; …
105 ILCS 5/10-20.47 Administrator and teacher salary and benefits; report
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.47) Sec. 10-20.47. Administrator and teacher salary and benefits; report. Each school board shall report to the State Board of Education, on or before October 1 of each year, the base salary and benefits of the district superintendent and all administrators and …
105 ILCS 5/10-20.48 Radon testing
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.48) Sec. 10-20.48. Radon testing. (a) It is recommended that every occupied school building of a school district be tested every 5 years for radon pursuant to rules established by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA). (b) It is recommended that new sc…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.49 Compliance with Chemical Safety Acts
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.49) Sec. 10-20.49. Compliance with Chemical Safety Acts. Each school district must adopt a procedure to comply with the requirements of the Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act and the Structural Pest Control Act. The school district must designate a st…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.5 Rules
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.5) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.5) Sec. 10-20.5. Rules. To adopt and enforce all necessary rules for the management and government of the public schools of their district. Rules adopted by the school board shall be filed for public inspection in the administrative …
105 ILCS 5/10-20.51 Press boxes; accessibility
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.51) Sec. 10-20.51. Press boxes; accessibility. A school board does not have to comply with the Illinois Accessibility Code (71 Ill. Adm. Code 400) with respect to accessibility to press boxes that are on school property if the press boxes are in bleachers that h…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.52 American Sign Language courses
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.52) Sec. 10-20.52. American Sign Language courses. School boards are encouraged to implement American Sign Language courses into school world language curricula. (Source: P.A. 104-803, eff. 8-7-26.)
105 ILCS 5/10-20.53 Minimum reading instruction
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.53) Sec. 10-20.53. Minimum reading instruction. Each school board shall promote 60 minutes of minimum reading opportunities daily for students in kindergarten through 3rd grade whose reading level is one grade level or lower than their current grade level accord…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.53a Early literacy screener reporting
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.53a) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2027) Sec. 10-20.53a. Early literacy screener reporting. (a) On or before the 30th day of the 2026-2027 school year, each school district that serves students in any of grades kindergarten through 3 shall report,…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.55 Bring Your Parents to School Day
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.55) Sec. 10-20.55. Bring Your Parents to School Day. A school board may designate the first Monday in October of each year "Bring Your Parents to School Day" to promote parental involvement and student success. On this day, the school board may permit the parent…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.56 E-learning days
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.56) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-552) Sec. 10-20.56. E-learning days. (a) The State Board of Education shall establish and maintain, for implementation in school districts, a program for use of electronic-learning (e-learning) days, as described…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.57 Carbon monoxide alarm required
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.57) Sec. 10-20.57. Carbon monoxide alarm required. (a) In this Section: "Approved carbon monoxide alarm" and "alarm" have the meaning ascribed to those terms in the Carbon Monoxide Alarm Detector Act. "Carbon monoxide detector" and "detector" mean a device havin…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.58 Accelerate College pilot program
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.58) Sec. 10-20.58. Accelerate College pilot program. School districts may enter into Accelerate College educational partnership agreements as authorized under Section 3-42.4 of the Public Community College Act. (Source: P.A. 99-611, eff. 7-22-16; 100-201, eff. 8…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.59 DCFS liaison
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.59) Sec. 10-20.59. DCFS liaison. (a) Each school board must appoint at least one employee to act as a liaison to facilitate the enrollment and transfer of records of students in the legal custody of the Department of Children and Family Services when enrolling i…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.5a Access to high school campus
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.5a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.5a) Sec. 10-20.5a. Access to high school campus. (a) In this Section: "Direct admissions information" means a student's name, home address, birth date, telephone number, email address, cumulative grade point average, and high school…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.5b Tobacco prohibition
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.5b) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.5b) Sec. 10-20.5b. Tobacco prohibition. Each school board shall prohibit the use of tobacco on school property by any school personnel, student, or other person when such property is being used for any school purposes. The school bo…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.6 Maintain schools
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.6) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.6) Sec. 10-20.6. Maintain schools. To maintain the public schools under their jurisdiction as the good of the schools may require and in conformance with the code authorized in Section 2-3.12. (Source: P.A. 96-998, eff. 7-2-10.)…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.60 Breastfeeding accommodations for pupils
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.60) Sec. 10-20.60. Breastfeeding accommodations for pupils. (a) Each public school shall provide reasonable accommodations to a lactating pupil on a school campus to express breast milk, breastfeed an infant child, or address other needs related to breastfeeding…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.61 Implicit bias training
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.61) Sec. 10-20.61. Implicit bias training. (a) The General Assembly makes the following findings: (1) implicit racial bias influences evaluations of and behavior toward those who are the subject of the bias; (2) understanding implicit racial bias is needed in or…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.62 Dual enrollment and dual credit notification
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.62) Sec. 10-20.62. Dual enrollment and dual credit notification. (a) In this Section, "dual credit course" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Dual Credit Quality Act. (b) A qualified student shall be allowed to enroll in an unlimited amount of dual cre…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.63 Availability of menstrual hygiene products
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.63) Sec. 10-20.63. Availability of menstrual hygiene products. (a) The General Assembly finds the following: (1) Menstrual hygiene products are a health care necessity and not an item that can be foregone or substituted easily. (2) Access to menstrual hygiene pr…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.64 Booking stations on school grounds
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.64) Sec. 10-20.64. Booking stations on school grounds. (a) There shall be no student booking station established or maintained on the grounds of any school. (b) This prohibition shall be applied to student booking stations only, as defined in this Section. The p…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.65 School social worker
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.65) Sec. 10-20.65. School social worker. A school board may employ school social workers who have graduated with a master's or higher degree in social work from an accredited graduate school of social work and have such additional qualifications as may be requir…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.66 School-grown produce
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.66) Sec. 10-20.66. School-grown produce. A school district may serve students produce grown and harvested by students in school-owned facilities utilizing hydroponics or aeroponics or in school-owned or community gardens if the soil and compost in which the prod…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.67 Short-term substitute teacher training
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.67) Sec. 10-20.67. Short-term substitute teacher training. (a) Each school board shall, in collaboration with its teachers or, if applicable, the exclusive bargaining representative of its teachers, jointly develop a short-term substitute teacher training progra…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.68 School resource officer
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.68) Sec. 10-20.68. School resource officer. (a) In this Section, "school resource officer" means a law enforcement officer who has been primarily assigned to a school or school district under a memorandum of understanding between a local law enforcement agency a…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.69 Policy on sexual harassment
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.69) Sec. 10-20.69. Policy on sexual harassment. Each school district must create, maintain, and implement an age-appropriate policy on sexual harassment that must be posted on the school district's website and, if applicable, any other area where policies, rules…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.7 Appoint teachers and fix salaries
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.7) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.7) Sec. 10-20.7. Appoint teachers and fix salaries. To appoint all teachers and fix the amount of their salaries, subject to limitations set forth in this Act. In fixing salaries of certificated employees, school boards shall make no…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.70 Class size reporting
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.70) Sec. 10-20.70. Class size reporting. No later than November 16, 2020, and annually thereafter, each school district must report to the State Board of Education information on the school district described under subsection (b) of Section 2-3.136a and must mak…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.71 Sexual abuse investigations at schools
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.71) Sec. 10-20.71. Sexual abuse investigations at schools. Every 2 years, each school district must review all existing policies and procedures concerning sexual abuse investigations at schools to ensure consistency with Section 22-85. (Source: P.A. 101-531, eff…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.72 Door security locking means
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.72) Sec. 10-20.72. Door security locking means. (a) In this Section, "door security locking means" means a door locking means intended for use by a trained school district employee in a school building for the purpose of preventing ingress through a door of the …
105 ILCS 5/10-20.73 Modification of athletic or team uniform permitted
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.73) Sec. 10-20.73. Modification of athletic or team uniform permitted. (a) A school board must allow a student athlete to modify his or her athletic or team uniform for the purpose of modesty in clothing or attire that is in accordance with the requirements of h…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.74 Educational technology capacity and policies; report
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.74) Sec. 10-20.74. Educational technology capacity and policies; report. School districts shall submit to the State Board of Education, or its designee, an annual report that shall include, at a minimum, information regarding educational technology capacity and …
105 ILCS 5/10-20.75 Website accessibility guidelines
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.75) Sec. 10-20.75. Website accessibility guidelines. (a) As used in this Section, "Internet website or web service" means any third party online curriculum that is made available to enrolled students or the public by a school district through the Internet. (b) T…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.77 Parent-teacher conference and other meetings; caseworker
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.77) Sec. 10-20.77. Parent-teacher conference and other meetings; caseworker. For any student who is in the legal custody of the Department of Children and Family Services, the liaison appointed under Section 10-20.59 must inform the Department's Office of Educat…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.78 Student absence; pregnancy
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.78) Sec. 10-20.78. Student absence; pregnancy. A school board shall adopt written policies related to absences and missed homework or classwork assignments as a result of or related to a student's pregnancy. (Source: P.A. 102-471, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-1…
105 ILCS 5/10-20.79 Computer literacy skills
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.79) Sec. 10-20.79. Computer literacy skills. All school districts shall ensure that students receive developmentally appropriate opportunities to gain computer literacy skills beginning in elementary school. (Source: P.A. 101-654, eff. 3-8-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13…