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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
55-12021 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-12021 new)
7    Sec. 5-12021. Special provisions relating to public
8schools.
9    (a) In exercising the powers under this Division with
10respect to public school districts, a county shall act in a
11reasonable manner that neither regulates educational
12activities, such as school curricula, administration, and
13staffing, nor frustrates a school district's statutory duties.
14This subsection (a) is declarative of existing law and does not
15change the substantive operation of this Division.
16    (b) In processing zoning applications from public school
17districts, a county shall make reasonable efforts to streamline
18the zoning application and review process for the school board
19and minimize the administrative burdens involved in the zoning
20review process, including, but not limited to, reducing
21application fees and other costs associated with the project of
22a school board to the greatest extent practicable and
23reflective of actual cost but in no event more than the lowest

 

 

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1fees customarily imposed by the county for similar
2applications, limiting the number of times the school district
3must amend its site plans, reducing the number of copies of
4site plans and any other documents required to be submitted by
5the county, and expediting the zoning review process for the
6purpose of rendering a decision on any application from a
7school district within 90 days after a completed application is
8submitted to the county.
 
9    Section 10. The Township Code is amended by changing
10Section 110-70 as follows:
 
11    (60 ILCS 1/110-70)
12    Sec. 110-70. School district affected.
13    (a) In any hearing before a zoning commission or board of
14appeals, any school district within which the property in
15issue, or any part of that property, is located may appear and
16present evidence.
17    (b) In exercising the powers under this Article with
18respect to public school districts, a township shall act in a
19reasonable manner that neither regulates educational
20activities, such as school curricula, administration, and
21staffing, nor frustrates a school district's statutory duties.
22This subsection (b) is declarative of existing law and does not
23change the substantive operation of this Article.
24    (c) In processing zoning applications from public school

 

 

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1districts, a township shall make reasonable efforts to
2streamline the zoning application and review process for the
3school board and minimize the administrative burdens involved
4in the zoning review process, including, but not limited to,
5reducing application fees and other costs associated with the
6project of a school board to the greatest extent practicable
7and reflective of actual cost but in no event more than the
8lowest fees customarily imposed by the township for similar
9applications, limiting the number of times the school district
10must amend its site plans, reducing the number of copies of
11site plans and any other documents required to be submitted by
12the township, and expediting the zoning review process for the
13purpose of rendering a decision on any application from a
14school district within 90 days after a completed application is
15submitted to the township.
16(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3481; P.A. 88-62.)
 
17    Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
18adding Section 11-13-27 as follows:
 
19    (65 ILCS 5/11-13-27 new)
20    Sec. 11-13-27. Special provisions relating to public
21schools.
22    (a) In exercising the powers under this Division with
23respect to public school districts, a municipality shall act in
24a reasonable manner that neither regulates educational

 

 

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1activities, such as school curricula, administration, and
2staffing, nor frustrates a school district's statutory duties.
3This subsection (a) is declarative of existing law and does not
4change the substantive operation of this Division.
5    (b) In processing zoning applications from public school
6districts, a municipality shall make reasonable efforts to
7streamline the zoning application and review process for the
8school board and minimize the administrative burdens involved
9in the zoning review process, including, but not limited to,
10reducing application fees and other costs associated with the
11project of a school board to the greatest extent practicable
12and reflective of actual cost but in no event more than the
13lowest fees customarily imposed by the municipality for similar
14applications, limiting the number of times the school district
15must amend its site plans, reducing the number of copies of
16site plans and any other documents required to be submitted by
17the municipality, and expediting the zoning review process for
18the purpose of rendering a decision on any application from a
19school district within 90 days after a completed application is
20submitted to the municipality.
 
21    Section 20. The School Code is amended by changing Section
2210-22.13a as follows:
 
23    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.13a)
24    Sec. 10-22.13a. Zoning changes, variations, and special

 

 

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1uses for school district property; zoning compliance. To seek
2zoning changes, variations, or special uses for property held
3or controlled by the school district.
4    A school district is subject to and its school board must
5comply with any valid local government zoning ordinance or
6resolution that applies where the pertinent part of the
7building, structure, or site owned by the school district is
8located. The changes to this Section made by this amendatory
9Act of the 99th General Assembly are declarative of existing
10law and do not change the substantive operation of this
11Section.
12(Source: P.A. 90-566, eff. 1-2-98.)
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.