Section 226.60  Charter Schools

For purposes of IDEA and this Part, charter schools established pursuant to Article 27A of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/Art. 27A] shall be treated either as schools within school districts or as local educational agencies in their own right.

a)         When a school's charter is issued by a local board of education pursuant to Section 27A-8 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/27A-8], that charter school shall be considered as a school within the district over which that board of education exercises jurisdiction.

b)         When a school's charter is issued by the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 27A-9(f) of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/27A-9(f)], that charter school shall be considered as a local educational agency.

(Source:  Amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 9915, effective June 28, 2007)