Chapter 105, SCHOOLS

(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 before amendment by P.A. 104-716) 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 eligibil…

(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…

(105 ILCS 5/14A-5) Sec. 14A-5. Applicability. This Article applies beginning with the 2006-2007 school year. (Source: P.A. 94-151, eff. 7-8-05; 94-410, eff. 8-2-05.)

(105 ILCS 5/14A-50) Sec. 14A-50. Contracts for experimental projects and institutes. Subject to the availability of funds, the State Board of Education shall have the authority to enter into and monitor contracts with school districts, regional offices of education, colleges, uni…

(105 ILCS 5/14A-55) Sec. 14A-55. Rulemaking. The State Board of Education shall have the authority to adopt all rules necessary to implement and regulate the provisions of this Article. (Source: P.A. 94-151, eff. 7-8-05; 94-410, eff. 8-2-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

(105 ILCS 5/14C-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-1) Sec. 14C-1. The General Assembly finds that there are large numbers of children in this State who come from environments where the primary language is other than English. Experience has shown that public school classes in which instru…

(105 ILCS 5/14C-10) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-10) Sec. 14C-10. Parent and community participation. School districts shall provide for the maximum practical involvement of parents of children in transitional bilingual education programs. Each school district shall, accordingly, esta…

(105 ILCS 5/14C-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-11) Sec. 14C-11. Preschool or summer school programs. A school district may establish, on a full or part-time basis, preschool or summer school programs in transitional bilingual education for English learners or join with the other sch…

(105 ILCS 5/14C-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-12) Sec. 14C-12. Account of expenditures; Cost report; Reimbursement. Each school district with at least one English learner shall keep an accurate, detailed and separate account of all monies paid out by it for the programs in transiti…

(105 ILCS 5/14C-13) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-13) Sec. 14C-13. Advisory Council. (a) There is created an Advisory Council on Bilingual Education, consisting of 17 members appointed by the State Superintendent of Education and selected, as nearly as possible, on the basis of experie…

(105 ILCS 5/14C-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-2) Sec. 14C-2. Definitions. Unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms used in this Article have the following meanings: (a) "State Board" means the State Board of Education. (b) "Certification Board" means the State Teacher Certi…

(105 ILCS 5/14C-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-3) Sec. 14C-3. Language classification of children; establishment of program; period of participation; examination. Each school district shall ascertain, not later than the first day of March, under regulations prescribed by the State Bo…

(105 ILCS 5/14C-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-4) Sec. 14C-4. Notice of enrollment; content; rights of parents. No later than 30 days after the beginning of the school year or 14 days after the enrollment of any child in a program in transitional bilingual education during the middle…

(105 ILCS 5/14C-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-5) Sec. 14C-5. Nonresident children; enrollment and tuition; joint programs. A school district may allow a nonresident English learner to enroll in or attend its program in transitional bilingual education, and the tuition for such a chi…

(105 ILCS 5/14C-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-6) Sec. 14C-6. Placement of children. Children enrolled in a program of transitional bilingual education whenever possible shall be placed in classes with children of approximately the same age and level of educational attainment. If chi…

(105 ILCS 5/14C-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-7) Sec. 14C-7. Participation in extracurricular activities of public schools. Instruction in courses of subjects included in a program of transitional bilingual education which are not mandatory may be given in a language other than Engl…

(105 ILCS 5/14C-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-9) Sec. 14C-9. Tenure; minimum salaries. Any person employed as a teacher of transitional bilingual education whose teaching certificate was issued pursuant to Section 14C-8 (now repealed) of this Code shall have such employment credited…

(105 ILCS 5/14D-10) Sec. 14D-10. Equity Journey Continuum. By July 1, 2029, the State Board of Education's Equity Journey Continuum shall integrate the following components into the comprehensive strategic plan developed by the State Board of Education under Section 2-3.47a: (1) …

(105 ILCS 5/14D-15) Sec. 14D-15. Biliteracy recognition. By July 1, 2027, the State Board of Education shall establish recognition pathways for biliteracy at various levels before high school. School districts may choose to participate in the pathways to biliteracy program. The p…

(105 ILCS 5/14D-5) Sec. 14D-5. Statewide guidance. (a) By December 15, 2026, the State Board of Education shall adopt comprehensive guidance for school districts regarding the establishment of new dual language education programs and the expansion of existing dual language educat…

(105 ILCS 5/15-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-1) Sec. 15-1. Lands constituting. Section 16 in every township, the sections and parts of sections granted in lieu of all or part of such section, shall be held as common school lands. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)

(105 ILCS 5/15-10) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-10) Sec. 15-10. Value fixed-Certification of plat-Plat and certificate to govern. After the school lands have been subdivided and platted, the trustees of schools or township land commissioners shall fix the value of each lot and certify …

(105 ILCS 5/15-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-11) Sec. 15-11. Notice of sale. Upon receipt of the plat and certificate of valuation the county superintendent shall advertise the sale of such land in lots, as divided and platted, by publishing notice thereof once each week for 3 succe…

(105 ILCS 5/15-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-12) Sec. 15-12. Conduct of sale. Upon the day of sale, the county superintendent shall make sales by beginning at the lowest numbered lot and proceeding regularly to the highest numbered until they are all sold or offered. No lot shall be…

(105 ILCS 5/15-13) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-13) Sec. 15-13. Payment of purchase price. At the close of each day's sale the purchasers shall pay or secure the payment of the purchase money. In case of a failure to do so by 10 a. m. the succeeding day, the lot purchased shall again b…

(105 ILCS 5/15-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-14) Sec. 15-14. Unsold lands subject to sale thereafter. All lands not sold at public sale, as herein provided for, shall be subject to sale at any time hereafter, at the valuation as provided in Section 15-10, and the county superintende…

(105 ILCS 5/15-15) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-15) Sec. 15-15. Valuation of unsold land. Where common school lands have been valued under Section 15-10 and have remained unsold for 2 years after having been offered for sale in conformity to this Article, the trustees of schools or tow…