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SCHOOLS (105 ILCS 5/) School Code. 105 ILCS 5/10-22.21
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.21) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.21)
Sec. 10-22.21.
(Repealed).
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31. Repealed by P.A. 89-159, eff. 1-1-96.)
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105 ILCS 5/10-22.21a
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.21a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.21a)
Sec. 10-22.21a.
(Repealed).
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 2186. Repealed by P.A. 89-159, eff. 1-1-96.)
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105 ILCS 5/10-22.21b
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.21b) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.21b)
Sec. 10-22.21b. Administering medication. (a) In this Section, "asthma action plan" has the meaning given to that term under Section 22-30. (b) To provide for the
administration of medication to students. It shall be the policy of the
State of Illinois that the administration of medication to students during
regular school hours and during school-related activities should be
discouraged unless absolutely necessary for the critical health and
well-being of the student. Under no circumstances shall
teachers or other non-administrative school employees, except certified
school nurses and non-certificated registered professional nurses, be
required
to administer medication to students. This
Section shall not prohibit a school district from adopting guidelines for
self-administration of medication by students that are consistent with this Section and this Code. This Section shall not
prohibit any school employee from providing emergency assistance to students.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school district must allow any student with an asthma action plan, an Individual Health Care Action Plan, an allergy emergency action plan, a plan pursuant to Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or a plan pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to self-administer any medication required under those plans if the student's parent or guardian provides the school district with (i) written permission for the student's self-administration of medication and (ii) written authorization from the student's physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse for the student to self-administer the medication. A parent or guardian must also provide to the school district the prescription label for the medication, which must contain the name of the medication, the prescribed dosage, and the time or times at which or the circumstances under which the medication is to be administered. Information received by a school district under this subsection shall be kept on file in the office of the school nurse or, in the absence of a school nurse, the school's administrator. (d) Each school district must adopt an emergency action plan for a student who self-administers medication under subsection (c). The plan must include both of the following: (1) A plan of action in the event a student is unable | | to self-administer medication.
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(e) A school district and its employees and agents shall incur no liability, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any injury arising from the self-administration of medication by a student under subsection (c). The student's parent or guardian must sign a statement to this effect, which must acknowledge that the parent or guardian must indemnify and hold harmless the school district and its employees and agents against any claims, except a claim based on willful and wanton conduct, arising out of the self-administration of medication by a student.
(Source: P.A. 103-175, eff. 6-30-23.)
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105 ILCS 5/10-22.22
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.22) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.22)
Sec. 10-22.22. Transportation for pupils-Tuition.
To provide free transportation for pupils, and where in its judgment the
interests of the district and of the pupils therein will be best subserved
by so doing the school board may permit the pupils in the district or in
any particular grade to attend the schools of other districts and may
permit any pupil to attend an area secondary vocational school operated by
a public school district or a public or non-public vocational school within
the State of Illinois or adjacent states approved by the Board of
Vocational Education, and may provide free transportation for such pupils
and shall pay the tuition of such pupils in the schools attended; such
tuition shall be based upon per capita cost computed in the following
manner: The cost of conducting and maintaining any area secondary
vocational school facility shall be first determined and shall include the
following expenses applicable only to such educational facility under rules
and regulations established by the Board of Vocational Education and
Rehabilitation as follows:
a. Salaries of teachers, vocational counselors, and | | supporting professional workers, necessary non-certified workers, clerks, custodial employees, and any district taxes specifically for their pension and retirement benefits.
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b. Equipment and supplies necessary for program
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c. Administrative costs.
d. Operation of physical plant, including heat,
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e. Auxiliary service, not including any
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From such total cost thus determined there shall be deducted the State
reimbursement due on account of such educational facility for the same
year, not including any State reimbursement for area secondary vocational
school transportation. Such net cost shall be divided by the average number
of pupils in average daily attendance in such area secondary vocational
school facility for the school year in order to arrive at the net per
capita tuition cost. Such costs shall be computed on pupils regularly
enrolled in an area secondary vocational school on the basis of one-sixth
day for every class hour attended pursuant to such enrollment. Provided,
that the board subject to the approval of the county superintendent of
schools may determine what schools outside of their district such pupils
shall attend. This section does not require the board of directors or board
of education of any district to admit pupils from another district.
(Source: P.A. 94-213, eff. 7-14-05.)
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105 ILCS 5/10-22.22a
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.22a)
Sec. 10-22.22a. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 81-1508. Repealed by P.A. 95-793, eff. 1-1-09.)
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105 ILCS 5/10-22.22b
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.22b) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.22b)
Sec. 10-22.22b. (a) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply
to the deactivation of a high school facility under subsection (c). Where in
its judgment the interests of the district and of the students therein will be
best served, to deactivate any high school facility or elementary school facility in the district and send
the students of such high school in grades 9 through 12 or such elementary school in grades kindergarten through 8, as applicable, to schools in other
districts. Such action may be taken only with the approval of the voters in
the district and the approval, by proper resolution, of the school board of the
receiving district. The board of the district contemplating deactivation
shall, by proper resolution, cause the proposition
to deactivate the school facility to be submitted to the
voters of the district at a regularly scheduled election. Notice shall be
published at least 10 days prior to the date of the election at least once
in one or more newspapers published in the district or, if no newspaper
is published in the district, in one or more newspapers with a general
circulation within the district. The notice shall be substantially in the
following form:
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM TO
DEACTIVATE THE ... SCHOOL FACILITY
IN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. ........
Notice is hereby given that on (insert date), a referendum will be held in
........ County (Counties) for the purpose
of voting for or against the proposition to deactivate the ...... School
facility in School District No. ...... and to send pupils in ...... School
to School District(s) No. .......
The polls will be open at .... o'clock ... m., and close at .... o'clock
... m. of the same day.
............ Dated (insert date).
The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Shall the Board of Education of School District No. ...., YES ..... County, Illinois, be authorized to deactivate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
the .... School facility and to send pupils in ....... NO School to School District(s) No. .....? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
If the majority of those voting upon the proposition in the district
contemplating deactivation vote in favor of the proposition, the board of
that district, upon approval of the board of the receiving district, shall
execute a contract with the receiving district providing for the reassignment
of students to the receiving district. If the deactivating district seeks to
send its students to more than one district, it shall execute a contract with
each receiving district. The length of the contract shall be for 2 school
years, but the districts may renew the contract for additional one year or 2
year periods. Contract renewals shall be executed by January 1 of the year in
which the existing contract expires. If the majority of those voting upon the
proposition do not vote in favor of the proposition, the school facility may
not be deactivated.
The sending district shall pay to the receiving district an amount agreed
upon by the 2 districts.
When the deactivation of school facilities becomes effective
pursuant to this Section, the provisions of subsection (h) of Section 24-11 of this Code relative to the
contractual continued service status of teachers having contractual
continued service whose positions are transferred from one board to the
control of a different board shall apply, and the positions at the
school facilities being deactivated held by teachers, as that term is
defined in subsection (a) of Section 24-11 of this Code, having contractual continued service with the
school district at the time of the deactivation shall be transferred to the
control of the board or boards who shall be receiving the district's students on the following basis:
(1) positions of such teachers in contractual | | continued service that were full time positions shall be transferred to the control of whichever of such boards such teachers shall request with the teachers making such requests proceeding in the order of those with the greatest length of continuing service with the board to those with the shortest length of continuing service with the board, provided that the number selecting one board over another board or other boards shall not exceed that proportion of the school students going to such board or boards; and
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(2) positions of such teachers in contractual
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The contractual continued service status of any teacher thereby
transferred to another district is not lost and the receiving board is
subject to the School Code with respect to such transferred teacher in the
same manner as if such teacher was the district's employee during the time
such teacher was actually employed by the board of the deactivating
district from which the position was transferred.
When the deactivation of school facilities becomes effective pursuant to this Section, the provisions of subsection (b) of Section 10-23.5 of this Code relative to the transfer of educational support personnel employees shall apply, and the positions at the school facilities being deactivated that are held by educational support personnel employees at the time of the deactivation shall be transferred to the control of the board or boards that will be receiving the district's students on the following basis:
(A) positions of such educational support personnel
| | employees that were full-time positions shall be transferred to the control of whichever of the boards the employees request, with the educational support personnel employees making these requests proceeding in the order of those with the greatest length of continuing service with the board to those with the shortest length of continuing service with the board, provided that the number selecting one board over another board or other boards must not exceed that proportion of students going to such board or boards; and
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| | employees that were full-time positions and as to which there is no selection left under subdivision (A) shall be transferred to the appropriate board.
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(b) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the
reactivation of a high school facility which is deactivated under
subsection (c). The sending district may, with the approval
of the voters in the district, reactivate the
school facility which was
deactivated. The board of the district seeking to reactivate the school
facility shall, by proper resolution, cause the proposition to reactivate to be
submitted to the voters of the district at a regularly scheduled election.
Notice shall be published at least 10 days prior to the date of the election at
least once in one or more newspapers published in the district or, if no
newspaper is published in the district, in one or more newspapers with a
general circulation within the district. The notice shall be substantially in
the following form:
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM TO
REACTIVATE THE ...... SCHOOL FACILITY
IN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. ......
Notice is hereby given that on (insert date), a referendum will be held in ...... County (Counties) for the purpose
of voting for or against the proposition to reactivate the ..... School
facility in School District No. ..... and to discontinue sending pupils of
School District No. ...... to School District(s) No. .....
The polls will be opened at ... o'clock .. m., and closed at ... o'clock ..
m. of the same day.
............
Dated (insert date).
The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Shall the Board
of Education of School YES
District No. ......,
...... County, Illinois,
be authorized to - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
reactivate the .... School
facility and to discontinue sending
pupils of School District No. .... NO
to School District(s) No. ......?
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(c) The school board of any unit school district which experienced a
strike by a majority of its certified employees that endured for over 6
months during the regular school term of the 1986-1987 school year, and
which during the ensuing 1987-1988 school year had an enrollment in grades 9
through 12 of less than 125 students may, when in its judgment the
interests of the district and of the students therein will be best served
thereby, deactivate the high school facilities within the district for the
regular term of the 1988-1989 school year and, for that school year only,
send the students of such high school in grades 9 through 12 to schools in
adjoining or adjacent districts. Such action may only be taken: (a) by
proper resolution of the school board deactivating its high school
facilities and the approval, by proper resolution, of the school board of
the receiving district or districts, and (b) pursuant to a contract between
the sending and each receiving district, which contract or contracts: (i)
shall provide for the reassignment of all students of the deactivated high
school in grades 9 through 12 to the receiving district or districts; (ii)
shall apply only to the regular school term of the 1988-1989 school year;
(iii) shall not be subject to renewal or extension; and (iv) shall require
the sending district to pay to the receiving district the cost of educating
each student who is reassigned to the receiving district, such costs to be
an amount agreed upon by the sending and receiving district but not less
than the per capita cost of maintaining the high school in the receiving
district during the 1987-1988 school year. Any high school facility
deactivated pursuant to this subsection for the regular school term of the
1988-1989 school year shall be reactivated by operation of law as of the
end of the regular term of the 1988-1989 school year. The status as a unit
school district of a district which deactivates its high school facilities
pursuant to this subsection shall not be affected by reason of such
deactivation of its high school facilities and such district shall continue
to be deemed in law a school district maintaining grades kindergarten
through 12 for all purposes relating to the levy, extension, collection and
payment of the taxes of the district under Article 17 for the 1988-1989
school year.
(d) Whenever a school facility is reactivated pursuant
to the provisions of this Section, then all teachers in contractual
continued service who were honorably dismissed or transferred as part of
the deactivation process, in addition to other rights they may have under
the School Code, shall be recalled or transferred back to the original
district.
(Source: P.A. 99-657, eff. 7-28-16.)
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105 ILCS 5/10-22.22c
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.22c) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.22c)
Sec. 10-22.22c.
(a) Subject to the following provisions of this
Section two or more contiguous school districts each of which
has an enrollment in grades 9 through 12 of less than 600 students may,
when in their judgment the interest of the districts and of the students
therein will be best served, jointly operate one or more cooperative high
schools. Such action shall be taken for a minimum period of 20 school years,
and may be taken only with the approval of the voters of each district. A
district with 600 or more students enrolled in grades 9 through 12
may qualify for inclusion with one or more districts having less than 600
such students by receiving a size waiver from the State Board of Education
based on a finding that such inclusion would significantly increase the
educational opportunities of the district's students, and by meeting the
other prerequisites of this Section. The board of each district contemplating
such joint operation shall, by proper resolution, cause the proposition to
enter into such joint operation to be submitted to the voters of the
district at a regularly scheduled election. Notice shall be published at
least 10 days prior to the date of the election at least once in one or
more newspapers published in the district or, if no newspaper is published
in the district, in one or more newspapers with a general circulation
within the district. The notice shall be substantially in the following form:
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT
NO. ....... AND SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. .......
TO JOINTLY OPERATE (A) COOPERATIVE HIGH
SCHOOL (SCHOOLS)
Notice is hereby given that on (insert date), a referendum will be held in ....... County (Counties) for
the purpose of voting for or against the proposition for School District No.
....... and School District No. ....... to jointly operate (a) cooperative high
school (schools).
The polls will be open at ....... o'clock ... m., and close at
....... o'clock ... m., of the same day.
A ........ B ........
Dated (insert date). Regional Superintendent of Schools
The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:
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Shall the Board of Education of School District No. ...., ..... YES County (Counties), Illinois be authorized to enter with into an agreement with School - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
District No. ...., .... County (Counties), Illinois to jointly operate (a) cooperative high NO school (schools)? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
If the majority of those voting on the proposition in each district vote
in favor of the proposition, the school boards of the participating
districts may, if they agree on terms, execute a contract for such joint
operation subject to the following provisions of this Section.
(b) The agreement for joint operation of any such cooperative high school shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for administration, staff, programs,
financing,
facilities, and
transportation. Such agreements
may
be modified, extended, or terminated by approval of each of the participating
districts,
provided that a district may withdraw from the agreement during its initial
20-year term only if the district is reorganizing with one or more districts
under other provisions of this Code. Even if 2 or more of the participating
district boards approve an
extension of the agreement, any other participating district shall, upon
failure of its board to approve such extension, disengage from such
participation at the end of the then current agreement term.
(c) A governing board, which shall govern the operation
of any such
cooperative high school, shall be composed of an equal
number of board members from each of the participating districts,
except that where all participating district boards concur, membership
on the governing board may be apportioned to reflect the
number of students
in each respective district who attend the cooperative high school. The
membership of the governing board shall be not
less than 6 nor more than 10 and shall be set by the agreement entered into
by
the participating districts.
The school board of each participating district
shall select, from its membership, its representatives on the governing board.
The governing board shall prepare
and adopt a budget for the cooperative high school. The
governing board
shall
administer the cooperative high school in
accordance with the agreement of the districts and shall have the power to
hire, supervise, and terminate staff; to enter into contracts; to adopt
policies for the school; and to take all other actions necessary and proper
for the operation of the school. However, the governing board may not levy
taxes or incur any indebtedness except within the annual budget approved by the
participating districts.
(d) (Blank).
(e) Each participating district shall pay its per capita cost of
educating the students residing in its district and attending any such
cooperative high school into the budget for the
maintenance
and operation of the cooperative high school.
The manner of determining per capita cost shall be
set forth in the agreement. Each district shall pay the amount owed the
governing board under the terms of the agreement from the fund that the
district would have used if the district had incurred the costs directly and
may levy taxes and issue bonds as otherwise authorized for these purposes in
order to make payments to the governing board.
(f) Additional school districts having an enrollment in grades 9 through
12 of less than 600 students
may be added to the agreement in accordance with the process described
in subsection (a) of this Section. In the event additional districts are
added, a new contract shall be executed in accordance with the provisions
of this Section.
(g) Upon formation of the cooperative high school, the school board of
each
participating district shall:
(1) confer and coordinate with each other and the | | governing board, if the governing board is then in existence, as to staffing needs for the cooperative high school;
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(2) in consultation with any exclusive employee
| | representatives and the governing board, if the governing board is then in existence, establish a combined list of teachers in all participating districts, categorized by positions, showing the length of service and the contractual continued service status, if any, of each teacher in each participating district who is qualified to hold any such positions at the cooperative high school, and then distribute this list to the exclusive employee representatives on or before February 1 of the school year prior to the commencement of the operation of the cooperative high school or within 30 days after the date of the referendum election if the proposition receives a majority of those voting in each district, whichever occurs first. This list is in addition to and not a substitute for any list mandated by Section 24-12 of this Code; and
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(3) transfer to the governing board of the
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(A) by categories listed on the seniority list
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(B) in each category, by having teachers in
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(C) in order from greatest seniority first
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A teacher who is not in contractual
continued service shall not be transferred if there is a teacher in contractual
continued service in the same category who is qualified to hold the
position
that is to be filled.
If there are more teachers who have
entered upon contractual continued service
than there are available positions at the
cooperative high school or within other assignments in the
district, a school board shall first remove or dismiss all teachers who
have not entered upon contractual continued service before
removing or dismissing any teacher who has entered upon
contractual continued service and who is legally qualified (i) to
hold a position at the cooperative high school planned to be
held by a teacher who has not entered upon contractual continued
service or (ii) to hold another position in the participating
district. As between teachers who have entered upon contractual
continued service, the teacher or teachers with the shorter
length of continuing service in any of the participating
districts shall be dismissed first. Any teacher
dismissed as a result of such a decrease shall be paid all
earned compensation on or before the third business day
following the last day of pupil attendance in the regular school
term. If the school board that has dismissed a teacher or the
governing board has any vacancies for the following school term
or within one calendar year from the beginning of the following
school term, the positions thereby becoming available shall be
tendered to the teachers so removed or dismissed so far as they
are legally qualified to hold such positions. However,
if the number of honorable dismissal notices in all
participating districts exceeds 15% of full-time equivalent
positions filled by certified employees (excluding principals
and administrative personnel) during the preceding school year
in all participating districts and if the school board that has
dismissed a teacher or the governing board has any vacancies for
the following school term or within 2 calendar years from the
beginning of the following school term, the positions so
becoming available shall be tendered to the teachers who were so notified,
removed,
or dismissed whenever these teachers are legally qualified to hold such
positions.
The provisions of subsection (h) of Section 24-11 of this Code concerning teachers
whose positions are transferred from one board to
the control of a different board shall apply to the teachers who are
transferred. The contractual continued service of any transferred teacher is
not lost and the governing board is subject to this Code with respect to the
teacher in the same manner as if the teacher had been the governing board's
employee during the time the teacher was actually employed by the board of the
district from which the position and the teacher's employment were transferred.
The time spent in
employment
with a participating district by any teacher who has not yet entered upon
contractual
continued service and who is transferred to the governing board is not lost
when
computing the time necessary
for the teacher to enter upon contractual continued service, and the
governing board is
subject to this Code with respect to the teacher in the same manner as if
the teacher
had been the governing board's employee during the time the teacher was
actually employed
by the school board from which the position and the teacher's employment were
transferred.
If the cooperative high school is dissolved, any teacher who was transferred
from a participating district shall be transferred back to the district and subsection (h) of Section 24-11
of this Code shall apply. In that
case, a district is subject to this Code in the same manner as if the teacher
transferred
back had been continuously in the service of the receiving district.
(h) Upon formation of the cooperative high school, the school board of
each
participating
district shall:
(1) confer and coordinate with each other and the
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(2) in consultation with any exclusive employee
| | representative or bargaining agent and the governing board, if the governing board is then in existence, establish a combined list of educational support personnel in participating districts, categorized by positions, showing the length of continuing service of each full-time educational support personnel employee who is qualified to hold any such position at the cooperative high school, and then distribute this list to the exclusive employee representative or bargaining agent on or before February 1 of the school year prior to the commencement of the operation of the cooperative high school or within 30 days after the date of the referendum election if the proposition receives a majority of those voting in each district, whichever occurs first; and
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(3) transfer to the governing board of the
| | cooperative high school the employment and the positions of so many of the full-time educational support personnel employees employed by a participating district as are jointly determined by the school boards of the participating districts and the governing board, if the governing board is then in existence, to be needed at the cooperative high school, provided that the full-time educational personnel employee transfers shall be done by categories on the seniority list mentioned in subdivision (2) of this subsection (h) and done in order from greatest seniority first through lesser amounts of seniority.
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If there are more full-time
educational support personnel employees than there are available
positions at the cooperative high school or
in the participating district, a school board shall first
remove or dismiss those educational support personnel employees
with the shorter length of continuing service in any of the
participating districts, within the respective category of
position. The governing board is subject to this Code with respect to the
educational support personnel employee as if the educational support personnel
employee had been the governing board's employee during the time the
educational support personnel employee was actually employed by the school
board of the district from which the employment and position were transferred.
Any educational support personnel employee dismissed as a result of such a
decrease shall be paid all earned compensation on or before the third business
day following his or her last day of employment. If the school board that has
dismissed the educational support personnel employee or the governing board has
any vacancies for the following school term or within one calendar year from
the beginning of the following school term, the positions thereby becoming
available within a specific category of position shall be tendered to the
employees so removed or dismissed from that category of position so far as they
are legally qualified to hold such positions. If the cooperative high school is
dissolved, any educational support personnel employee who was transferred from
a participating district shall be transferred back to the district and Section
10-23.5 of this Code shall apply. In that case, a district is subject to this
Code in the same manner as if the educational support personnel employee
transferred back had been continuously in the service of the receiving
district.
(i) Two or more school districts not contiguous to each other, each of which has an enrollment in grades 9 through 12 of less than 600 students, may jointly operate one or more cooperative high schools if the following requirements are met and documented within 2 calendar years prior to the proposition filing date, pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section:
(1) the distance between each district administrative
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| | to operate one or more cooperative high schools under the provisions of this Section determines that it is not interested in participating in such joint operation, through a vote of its school board, and documents that non-interest in a letter to the districts wishing to form the cooperative high school containing approved minutes that record the school board vote;
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| (3) documentation of meeting these requirements is
| | attached to the board resolution required under subsection (a) of this Section; and
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| (4) all other provisions of this Section are
| | (Source: P.A. 98-125, eff. 8-2-13; 99-657, eff. 7-28-16.)
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105 ILCS 5/10-22.22d (105 ILCS 5/10-22.22d) Sec. 10-22.22d. Pilot cooperative elementary school and pilot cooperative high school. (a) Subject to the provisions of this Section, 2 contiguous school districts that are
(i) located all or in part in Vermilion County;
(ii) have an enrollment in grades 6-8 of less than 150 during the 2008-2009 school year and in grades 9-12 of less than 400 during the 2008-2009 school year; and
(iii) have a Junior High School serving grades 6, 7, and 8 in one of the districts
may, when in their judgment the interest of the districts and of the students will be best served, jointly pilot a cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both. The board of each district contemplating a joint operation shall, by proper resolution, cause the proposition to enter into such joint operation for a period not to exceed 3 years. The school boards of the participating districts may, if they agree on terms, execute a contract for such joint operation subject to the provisions of this Section. (b) The agreement for joint operation of any such cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both, shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for administration, staff, programs, financing, facilities, and transportation. Agreements may be modified, by approval of each of the participating districts, provided that a district may withdraw from the agreement only if the district is reorganizing with one or more districts under other provisions of this Code. (c) A governing board, which shall govern the operation of any such cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both, shall be apportioned to reflect the number of students in each respective district who attend the cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both. The membership of the governing board shall be 5 members. The school board of each participating district shall select, from its membership, its representatives on the governing board. The governing board shall prepare and adopt a budget for the cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both. The governing board shall administer the cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both, in accordance with the agreement of the districts and shall have the power to hire, supervise, and terminate staff; to enter into contracts; to adopt policies for the school or schools; and to take all other actions necessary and proper for the operation of the school or schools. The governing board may not levy taxes or incur any indebtedness except within the annual budget approved by the participating districts. (d) Each participating district shall pay its per capita cost of educating the students residing in its district and attending any cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school into the budget for the maintenance and operation of the cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both. The manner of determining per capita cost shall be set forth in the agreement. Each district shall pay the amount owed the governing board under the terms of the agreement from the fund that the district would have used if the district had incurred the costs directly and may levy taxes and issue bonds as otherwise authorized for these purposes in order to make payments to the governing board. (e) Upon formation of the cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both, the school board of each participating district shall: (1) confer and coordinate with each other and the | | governing board, if the governing board is then in existence, as to staffing needs for the cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both;
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| | representatives and the governing board, if the governing board is then in existence, establish a combined list of teachers in all participating districts, categorized by positions, showing the length of service and the contractual continued service status, if any, of each teacher in each participating district who is qualified to hold any positions at the cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both, and then distribute this list to the exclusive employee representatives on or before February 1 of the school year prior to the commencement of the operation of the cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both, or within 30 days after the date of the board resolutions, whichever occurs first; this list is in addition to and not a substitute for the list mandated by Section 24-12 of this Code; and
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| | cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both, the employment and the position of so many of the full-time or part-time school teachers employed by a participating district as are jointly determined by the school boards of the participating districts and the governing board, if the governing board is then in existence, to be needed at the cooperative school or schools, provided that these teacher transfers shall be done:
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| (B) in each category, by having teachers in
| | contractual continued service being transferred before any teachers who are not in contractual continued service; and
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| (C) in order from greatest seniority first
| | through lesser amounts of seniority.
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| A teacher who is not in contractual continued service shall not be transferred if there is a teacher in contractual continued service in the same category who is qualified to hold the position that is to be filled.
If there are more teachers who have entered upon contractual continued service than there are available positions at the cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both or within other assignments in the district, a school board shall first remove or dismiss all teachers who have not entered upon contractual continued service before removing or dismissing any teacher who has entered upon contractual continued service and who is legally qualified (i) to hold a position at the cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both planned to be held by a teacher who has not entered upon contractual continued service or (ii) to hold another position in the participating district. As between teachers who have entered upon contractual continued service, the teacher or teachers with the shorter length of continuing service in any of the participating districts shall be dismissed first. Any teacher dismissed as a result of such a decrease shall be paid all earned compensation on or before the third business day following the last day of pupil attendance in the regular school term. If the school board that has dismissed a teacher or the governing board has any vacancies for the following school term or within one calendar year from the beginning of the following school term, then the positions thereby becoming available shall be tendered to the teachers so removed or dismissed so far as they are legally qualified to hold such positions. If the number of honorable dismissal notices in all participating districts exceeds 15% of full-time equivalent positions filled by certified employees (excluding principals and administrative personnel) during the preceding school year in all participating districts and if the school board that has dismissed a teacher or the governing board has any vacancies for the following school term or within 2 calendar years from the beginning of the following school term, the positions so becoming available shall be tendered to the teachers who were so notified, removed, or dismissed whenever these teachers are legally qualified to hold those positions.
The provisions of subsection (h) of Section 24-11 of this Code concerning teachers whose positions are transferred from one board to the control of a different board shall apply to the teachers who are transferred. The contractual continued service of any transferred teacher is not lost and the governing board is subject to this Code with respect to the teacher in the same manner as if the teacher had been the governing board's employee during the time the teacher was actually employed by the board of the district from which the position and the teacher's employment were transferred. The time spent in employment with a participating district by any teacher who has not yet entered upon contractual continued service and who is transferred to the governing board is not lost when computing the time necessary for the teacher to enter upon contractual continued service, and the governing board is subject to this Code with respect to the teacher in the same manner as if the teacher had been the governing board's employee during the time the teacher was actually employed by the school board from which the position and the teacher's employment were transferred.
At the conclusion of the pilot program, any teacher who was transferred from a participating district shall be transferred back to the district and subsection (h) of Section 24-11 of this Code shall apply. In that case, a district is subject to this Code in the same manner as if the teacher transferred back had been continuously in the service of the receiving district.
(f) Upon formation of the cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both, the school board of each participating district shall:
(1) confer and coordinate with each other and the
| | governing board, if the governing board is then in existence, as to needs for educational support personnel for the cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both;
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| | representative or bargaining agent and the governing board, if the governing board is then in existence, establish a combined list of educational support personnel in participating districts, categorized by positions, showing the length of continuing service of each full-time educational support personnel employee who is qualified to hold any such position at the cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both, and then distribute this list to the exclusive employee representative or bargaining agent on or before February 1 of the school year prior to the commencement of the operation of the cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both or within 30 days after the date of the board resolutions, whichever occurs first; and
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| (3) transfer to the governing board of the
| | cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both the employment and the positions of so many of the full-time educational support personnel employees employed by a participating district as are jointly determined by the school boards of the participating districts and the governing board, if the governing board is then in existence, to be needed at the cooperative elementary school or cooperative high school, or both, provided that the full-time educational personnel employee transfers shall be done by categories on the seniority list mentioned in item (2) of this subsection (f) and done in order from greatest seniority first through lesser amounts of seniority.
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(g) This Section repeals 3 years after the beginning date of operation of a pilot cooperative elementary school or a pilot cooperative high school.
(Source: P.A. 99-657, eff. 7-28-16.)
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105 ILCS 5/10-22.22e (105 ILCS 5/10-22.22e) Sec. 10-22.22e. Science and mathematics partnership school. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and subject to the provisions of this Section, 2 or more contiguous school districts with all or a portion of their territory located within the geographic boundaries of the same municipality may, when in their judgment the interest of the districts and of the students therein will be best served, jointly operate, through an institution of higher education located in the municipality, a science and mathematics partnership school for serving some or all of grades kindergarten through 8. The partnership school may (i) restrict attendance to pupils who reside within the geographic boundaries of the areas served by the school districts and (ii) select students for enrollment based on admission criteria that focuses on academic proficiency in science and mathematics established by the partnership school and approved by the districts' school boards; however, in no case may the partnership school discriminate on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, gender, national origin, religion, ancestry, marital status, or need for special education services in the establishment of its attendance boundaries or in the selection of students for enrollment. The number of students enrolled from each school district shall be approximately equal in number. If there are more students eligible for enrollment in the partnership school from a school district than there are spaces available, eligible students must be selected by lottery. (b) The school board of each school district shall, by proper resolution, enter into the joint operation of the partnership school. The school boards of the participating districts shall execute a partnership school contract with the institution of higher education for the joint operation, subject to the provisions of this Section. The agreement for joint operation of the partnership school shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for administration, staff, programs, financing, facilities, and transportation. (c) Each participating school district shall pay its per capita cost of educating the students residing in the district and attending the partnership school for the maintenance and operation of the partnership school. The manner of determining per capita cost must be set forth in the agreement. Each district shall pay the amount owed under the terms of the agreement from the fund that the district would have used if the district had incurred the costs directly and may levy taxes and issue bonds as otherwise authorized for these purposes in order to make payments. (d) The teachers and other non-administrative, certified employees who work in the partnership school must be selected according to criteria established by the partnership school and agreed to by the school districts' school boards. The number of such employees selected from each school district must be approximately equal in number. Their selection must be for a 2-year or 4-year period, upon the completion of which they must be assigned to a comparable position in the school from which they were selected. While working in the partnership school, these employees shall remain employees of and be paid by the school district from which they were selected, and their wages and benefits must be the same as if they were teaching or otherwise working in that district, provided that additional wages and benefits may be provided to these teachers and other staff if the participating school districts and the exclusive bargaining representatives of their teachers and other staff agree. The contractual continued service status of a teacher and the retirement benefits of those employees who accept work with the partnership school must not be affected. A school term worked in the partnership school must be considered a school term worked in the school district from which the employees were selected for contractual continued service attainment purposes. The time spent in employment with a participating district by any teacher who has not yet entered upon contractual continued service and accepts selection to work in the partnership school is not lost when computing the time necessary for the teacher to enter upon contractual continued service.
(Source: P.A. 97-97, eff. 1-1-12; 98-786, eff. 7-25-14.) |
105 ILCS 5/10-22.23
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.23) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.23)
Sec. 10-22.23. School Nurse. To employ a registered professional
nurse and define the duties of the school nurse within the guidelines of
rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education. Any
school nurse first employed on or after July 1, 1976, whose duties
require teaching or the exercise of instructional judgment or educational
evaluation of pupils, must be licensed under Section 21B-25 of this Code.
School districts may employ nonlicensed registered professional nurses
to perform professional nursing services.
(Source: P.A. 102-894, eff. 5-20-22.)
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105 ILCS 5/10-22.23a
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.23a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.23a)
Sec. 10-22.23a. Chief school business official. To employ a chief school
business official and define the duties of the chief school business official.
Any chief school business official first employed on or after July 1, 1977
shall be licensed under Article 21B. For the purposes of this Section,
experience as a school business official in an Illinois public school district
prior to July 1, 1977 shall be deemed the equivalent of licensure.
(Source: P.A. 102-894, eff. 5-20-22.)
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105 ILCS 5/10-22.24
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.24) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.24)
Sec. 10-22.24.
(Repealed).
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31. Repealed by P.A. 89-159, eff. 1-1-96.)
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105 ILCS 5/10-22.24a
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.24a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.24a)
Sec. 10-22.24a. School counselor. To employ school counselors. A school
counselor is
a qualified specialist who holds a Professional Educator License with a school support personnel endorsement in the area of school counseling issued pursuant to Section 21B-25 of this Code and
who either (i) holds or is qualified for an elementary, secondary, special
K-12, or special preschool-age 22 endorsement on a Professional Educator License issued pursuant to Section 21B-20 or 21B-25 of this Code or (ii) in lieu of holding or qualifying for a teaching endorsement on a Professional Educator License, has fulfilled such other requirements as the State Board of
Education may by rule establish. An
individual who has completed an approved
program in another state may apply for a Professional Educator License
endorsed in school counseling and shall receive such a license if a review
of his or her credentials indicates that
he or she meets the additional requirements of this Section. Only persons so licensed and endorsed may use the title "school counselor".
(Source: P.A. 102-894, eff. 5-20-22.)
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105 ILCS 5/10-22.24b (105 ILCS 5/10-22.24b) Sec. 10-22.24b. School counseling services. School counseling services in public schools may be provided by school counselors as defined in Section 10-22.24a of this Code or by individuals who hold a Professional Educator License with a school support personnel endorsement in the area of school counseling under Section 21B-25 of this Code. School counseling services may include, but are not limited to: (1) designing and delivering a comprehensive school | | counseling program through a standards-based, data-informed program that promotes student achievement and wellness;
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| (2) (blank);
(3) school counselors working as culturally skilled
| | professionals who act sensitively to promote social justice and equity in a pluralistic society;
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| (4) providing individual and group counseling;
(5) providing a core counseling curriculum that
| | serves all students and addresses the knowledge and skills appropriate to their developmental level through a collaborative model of delivery involving the school counselor, classroom teachers, and other appropriate education professionals, and including prevention and pre-referral activities;
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| (6) making referrals when necessary to appropriate
| | offices or outside agencies;
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| (7) providing college and career development
| | activities and counseling;
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| (8) developing individual career plans with students,
| | which includes planning for post-secondary education, as appropriate, and engaging in related and relevant career and technical education coursework in high school;
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| (9) assisting all students with a college or
| | post-secondary education plan, which must include a discussion on all post-secondary education options, including 4-year colleges or universities, community colleges, and vocational schools, and includes planning for post-secondary education, as appropriate, and engaging in related and relevant career and technical education coursework in high school;
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| (10) (blank);
(11) educating all students on scholarships,
| | financial aid, and preparation of the Federal Application for Federal Student Aid;
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| (12) collaborating with institutions of higher
| | education and local community colleges so that students understand post-secondary education options and are ready to transition successfully;
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| (13) providing crisis intervention and contributing
| | to the development of a specific crisis plan within the school setting in collaboration with multiple stakeholders;
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| (14) providing educational opportunities for
| | students, teachers, and parents on mental health issues;
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| (15) providing counseling and other resources to
| | students who are in crisis;
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| (16) working to address barriers that prohibit or
| | limit access to mental health services;
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| (17) addressing bullying and conflict resolution with
| | (18) teaching communication skills and helping
| | students develop positive relationships;
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| (19) using culturally sensitive skills in working
| | with all students to promote wellness;
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| (20) working to address the needs of all students
| | with regard to citizenship status;
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| (21) (blank);;
(22) providing academic, social-emotional, and
| | college and career supports to all students irrespective of special education or Section 504 status;
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| (23) assisting students in goal setting and success
| | skills for classroom behavior, study skills, test preparation, internal motivation, and intrinsic rewards;
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| (24) (blank);;
(25) providing information for all students in the
| | selection of courses that will lead to post-secondary education opportunities toward a successful career;
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| (26) interpreting achievement test results and
| | guiding students in appropriate directions;
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| (27) (blank);
(28) providing families with opportunities for
| | education and counseling as appropriate in relation to the student's educational assessment;
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| (29) consulting and collaborating with teachers and
| | other school personnel regarding behavior management and intervention plans and inclusion in support of students;
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| (30) teaming and partnering with staff, parents,
| | businesses, and community organizations to support student achievement and social-emotional learning standards for all students;
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| (31) developing and implementing school-based
| | prevention programs, including, but not limited to, mediation and violence prevention, implementing social and emotional education programs and services, and establishing and implementing bullying prevention and intervention programs;
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| (32) developing culturally sensitive assessment
| | instruments for measuring school counseling prevention and intervention effectiveness and collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data;
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| (33) participating on school and district committees
| | to advocate for student programs and resources, as well as establishing a school counseling advisory council that includes representatives of key stakeholders selected to review and advise on the implementation of the school counseling program;
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| (34) acting as a liaison between the public schools
| | and community resources and building relationships with important stakeholders, such as families, administrators, teachers, and board members;
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| (35) maintaining organized, clear, and useful records
| | in a confidential manner consistent with Section 5 of the Illinois School Student Records Act, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act;
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| (36) presenting an annual agreement to the
| | administration, including a formal discussion of the alignment of school and school counseling program missions and goals and detailing specific school counselor responsibilities;
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| (37) identifying and implementing culturally
| | sensitive measures of success for student competencies in each of the 3 domains of academic, social and emotional, and college and career learning based on planned and periodic assessment of the comprehensive developmental school counseling program;
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| (38) collaborating as a team member in Multi-Tiered
| | Systems of Support and other school initiatives;
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| (39) conducting observations and participating in
| | recommendations or interventions regarding the placement of children in educational programs or special education classes;
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| (40) analyzing data and results of school counseling
| | program assessments, including curriculum, small-group, and closing-the-gap results reports, and designing strategies to continue to improve program effectiveness;
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| (41) analyzing data and results of school counselor
| | (42) following American School Counselor Association
| | Ethical Standards for School Counselors to demonstrate high standards of integrity, leadership, and professionalism;
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| (43) using student competencies to assess student
| | growth and development to inform decisions regarding strategies, activities, and services that help students achieve the highest academic level possible;
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| (44) practicing as a culturally skilled school
| | counselor by infusing the multicultural competencies within the role of the school counselor, including the practice of culturally sensitive attitudes and beliefs, knowledge, and skills;
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| (45) infusing the Social-Emotional Standards, as
| | presented in the State Board of Education standards, across the curriculum and in the counselor's role in ways that empower and enable students to achieve academic success across all grade levels;
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| (46) providing services only in areas in which the
| | school counselor has appropriate training or expertise, as well as only providing counseling or consulting services within his or her employment to any student in the district or districts which employ such school counselor, in accordance with professional ethics;
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| (47) having adequate training in supervision
| | knowledge and skills in order to supervise school counseling interns enrolled in graduate school counselor preparation programs that meet the standards established by the State Board of Education;
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| (48) being involved with State and national
| | professional associations;
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| (49) complete the required training as outlined in
| | (50) (blank);
(51) (blank);
(52) (blank);
(53) (blank);
(54) (blank); and
(55) promoting career and technical education by
| | assisting each student to determine an appropriate postsecondary plan based upon the student's skills, strengths, and goals and assisting the student to implement the best practices that improve career or workforce readiness after high school.
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Nothing in this Section prohibits other qualified professionals, including other endorsed school support personnel, from providing the services listed in this Section.
(Source: P.A. 102-876, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-542, eff. 7-1-24 (see Section 905 of P.A. 103-563 for effective date of P.A. 103-542; 103-780, eff. 8-2-24.)
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105 ILCS 5/10-22.25
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.25) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.25)
Sec. 10-22.25.
Purchase and rent of textbooks.
To purchase textbooks and rent them to the pupils.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
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105 ILCS 5/10-22.25a
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.25a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.25a)
Sec. 10-22.25a.
To obtain personal property, when authorized by an
affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members of the board, by lease, with or
without an option to purchase, for a period not to exceed 5 years or by
purchase under an installment contract extending over a period of not more
than 5 years, with interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate
authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the
making of the contract; provided that the term of guaranteed energy
savings contracts as defined in Article 19b of the School Code may exceed 5
years.
For the purpose of this Section, personal property shall include computer
hardware and software and all equipment, fixtures, renovations, and
improvements to existing facilities of the district necessary to accommodate
computers.
With respect to instruments for the payment of money issued under this
Section either before, on, or after the effective date of this amendatory
Act of 1989, it is and always has been the intention of the General
Assembly (i) that the Omnibus Bond Acts are and always have been
supplementary grants of power to issue instruments in accordance with the
Omnibus Bond Acts, regardless of any provision of this Act that may appear
to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts, (ii)
that the provisions of this Section are not a limitation on the
supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts, and (iii) that
instruments issued under this Section within the supplementary authority
granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts are not invalid because of any provision
of this Act that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than
those Acts.
(Source: P.A. 90-97, eff. 7-11-97.)
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105 ILCS 5/10-22.25b
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.25b) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.25b)
Sec. 10-22.25b. School uniforms. The school board may adopt a school
uniform or dress code
policy that governs all or certain individual attendance centers
and that is necessary to maintain the orderly process of a school
function or prevent endangerment of student health or safety.
A school uniform or dress code policy adopted by
a school board: (i) shall not be applied in such manner as to discipline or
deny attendance to a transfer student or any other student for noncompliance
with that policy during
such period of time as is reasonably necessary to enable the student to acquire
a school uniform or otherwise comply with the dress code policy that is in
effect at the attendance center or in the district into which the student's
enrollment is transferred; (ii) shall include criteria and procedures under
which the school board will accommodate the needs of or otherwise provide
appropriate resources to assist a student from an indigent family in complying
with an applicable school uniform or dress code policy; (iii) shall not include or apply to hairstyles, including hairstyles historically associated with race, ethnicity, or hair texture, including, but not limited to, protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists; and (iv) shall not prohibit the right of a student to wear or
accessorize the student's graduation attire with items associated with the student's cultural, ethnic, or religious identity or any other protected characteristic or category identified in subsection (Q) of Section 1-103 of the Illinois Human Rights Act. A student whose
parents or legal guardians object on religious grounds to the student's
compliance with an applicable school
uniform or dress code policy shall not be required to comply with that policy
if the student's parents or legal guardians present to the school board a
signed statement of objection detailing the grounds for the objection.
This Section applies to school boards of all
districts, including special charter districts and districts organized under
Article 34. If a school board does not comply with the requirements and prohibitions set forth in this Section, the school district is subject to the penalty imposed pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 2-3.25.
By no later than July 1, 2022, the State Board of Education shall make available to schools resource materials developed in consultation with stakeholders regarding hairstyles, including hairstyles historically associated with race, ethnicity, or hair texture, including, but not limited to, protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists. The State Board of Education shall make the resource materials available on its Internet website. (Source: P.A. 102-360, eff. 1-1-22; 103-463, eff. 8-4-23.)
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105 ILCS 5/10-22.26
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.26) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.26)
Sec. 10-22.26.
School Lunch Program - Purchase of Equipment.
To maintain and operate a school lunch program in accordance with
applicable regulations of the State Board of Education and
agencies of the United States government. Equipment to be used in the
school lunch program shall be paid for from the operations and
maintenance fund of the district or from any surplus remaining in the
school lunch account at the end of the school term.
(Source: P.A. 86-970.)
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