Public Act 099-0890
 
SB2186 EnrolledLRB099 14516 NHT 38633 b

    AN ACT concerning education.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
5-12021 as follows:
 
    (55 ILCS 5/5-12021 new)
    Sec. 5-12021. Special provisions relating to public
schools.
    (a) In exercising the powers under this Division with
respect to public school districts, a county shall act in a
reasonable manner that neither regulates educational
activities, such as school curricula, administration, and
staffing, nor frustrates a school district's statutory duties.
This subsection (a) is declarative of existing law and does not
change the substantive operation of this Division.
    (b) In processing zoning applications from public school
districts, a county shall make reasonable efforts to streamline
the zoning application and review process for the school board
and minimize the administrative burdens involved in the zoning
review process, including, but not limited to, reducing
application fees and other costs associated with the project of
a school board to the greatest extent practicable and
reflective of actual cost but in no event more than the lowest
fees customarily imposed by the county for similar
applications, limiting the number of times the school district
must amend its site plans, reducing the number of copies of
site plans and any other documents required to be submitted by
the county, and expediting the zoning review process for the
purpose of rendering a decision on any application from a
school district within 90 days after a completed application is
submitted to the county.
 
    Section 10. The Township Code is amended by changing
Section 110-70 as follows:
 
    (60 ILCS 1/110-70)
    Sec. 110-70. School district affected.
    (a) In any hearing before a zoning commission or board of
appeals, any school district within which the property in
issue, or any part of that property, is located may appear and
present evidence.
    (b) In exercising the powers under this Article with
respect to public school districts, a township shall act in a
reasonable manner that neither regulates educational
activities, such as school curricula, administration, and
staffing, nor frustrates a school district's statutory duties.
This subsection (b) is declarative of existing law and does not
change the substantive operation of this Article.
    (c) In processing zoning applications from public school
districts, a township shall make reasonable efforts to
streamline the zoning application and review process for the
school board and minimize the administrative burdens involved
in the zoning review process, including, but not limited to,
reducing application fees and other costs associated with the
project of a school board to the greatest extent practicable
and reflective of actual cost but in no event more than the
lowest fees customarily imposed by the township for similar
applications, limiting the number of times the school district
must amend its site plans, reducing the number of copies of
site plans and any other documents required to be submitted by
the township, and expediting the zoning review process for the
purpose of rendering a decision on any application from a
school district within 90 days after a completed application is
submitted to the township.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3481; P.A. 88-62.)
 
    Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
adding Section 11-13-27 as follows:
 
    (65 ILCS 5/11-13-27 new)
    Sec. 11-13-27. Special provisions relating to public
schools.
    (a) In exercising the powers under this Division with
respect to public school districts, a municipality shall act in
a reasonable manner that neither regulates educational
activities, such as school curricula, administration, and
staffing, nor frustrates a school district's statutory duties.
This subsection (a) is declarative of existing law and does not
change the substantive operation of this Division.
    (b) In processing zoning applications from public school
districts, a municipality shall make reasonable efforts to
streamline the zoning application and review process for the
school board and minimize the administrative burdens involved
in the zoning review process, including, but not limited to,
reducing application fees and other costs associated with the
project of a school board to the greatest extent practicable
and reflective of actual cost but in no event more than the
lowest fees customarily imposed by the municipality for similar
applications, limiting the number of times the school district
must amend its site plans, reducing the number of copies of
site plans and any other documents required to be submitted by
the municipality, and expediting the zoning review process for
the purpose of rendering a decision on any application from a
school district within 90 days after a completed application is
submitted to the municipality.
 
    Section 20. The School Code is amended by changing Section
10-22.13a as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.13a)
    Sec. 10-22.13a. Zoning changes, variations, and special
uses for school district property; zoning compliance. To seek
zoning changes, variations, or special uses for property held
or controlled by the school district.
    A school district is subject to and its school board must
comply with any valid local government zoning ordinance or
resolution that applies where the pertinent part of the
building, structure, or site owned by the school district is
located. The changes to this Section made by this amendatory
Act of the 99th General Assembly are declarative of existing
law and do not change the substantive operation of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 90-566, eff. 1-2-98.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.