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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 School Code is amended by changing Sections
524-24, 27A-5, and 34-84a and by adding Section 22-100 as
6follows:
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/22-100 new)
8    Sec. 22-100. Prohibition on physical discipline in
9schools.
10    (a) In this Section:
11    "Corporal punishment" means a discipline method in which a
12person deliberately inflicts pain upon a student in response
13to the student's unacceptable behavior or inappropriate
14language, with an aim to halt an offense, prevent its
15recurrence, or set an example for others. "Corporal
16punishment" does not include the use of physical restraint
17under Sections 10-20.33 and 34-18.20.
18    "School personnel" means any person who is employed by,
19who is on contract with, or who volunteers in a school
20district, charter school, or nonpublic elementary or secondary
21school, including, but not limited to, school and school
22district administrators, teachers, school social workers,
23school counselors, school psychologists, school nurses,

 

 

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1paraprofessionals, speech-language pathologists, cafeteria
2workers, custodians, bus drivers, school resource officers, or
3security guards.
4    (b) School personnel of any school district, charter
5school, or nonpublic elementary or secondary school may not
6engage in corporal punishment of a student, inflict corporal
7punishment upon a student, or cause corporal punishment to be
8inflicted upon a student.
 
9    (105 ILCS 5/24-24)  (from Ch. 122, par. 24-24)
10    Sec. 24-24. Maintenance of discipline. Subject to the
11limitations of all policies established or adopted under
12Section 14-8.05, teachers, other licensed certificated
13educational employees, and any other person, whether or not a
14licensed certificated employee, providing a related service
15for or with respect to a student shall maintain discipline in
16the schools, including school grounds which are owned or
17leased by the board and used for school purposes and
18activities. In all matters relating to the discipline in and
19conduct of the schools and the school children, they stand in
20the relation of parents and guardians to the pupils. This
21relationship shall extend to all activities connected with the
22school program, including all athletic and extracurricular
23programs, and may be exercised at any time for the safety and
24supervision of the pupils in the absence of their parents or
25guardians.

 

 

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1    Nothing in this Section affects the power of the board to
2establish rules with respect to discipline; except that each
3board shall establish a policy on discipline, and the policy
4so established shall provide, subject to the limitations of
5all policies established or adopted under Section 14-8.05,
6that a teacher, any other licensed certificated employee, and
7any other person, whether or not a licensed certificated
8employee, providing a related service for or with respect to a
9student may only use reasonable force as permitted under
10Sections 10-20.33 and 34-18.20 needed to maintain safety for
11the other students, school personnel or persons or for the
12purpose of self defense or the defense of property, shall
13provide that a teacher may remove a student from the classroom
14for disruptive behavior, and shall include provisions which
15provide due process to students. The policy shall prohibit the
16use of corporal punishment, as defined in Section 22-100, in
17all circumstances not include slapping, paddling or prolonged
18maintenance of students in physically painful positions nor
19shall it include the intentional infliction of bodily harm.
20    The board may make and enforce reasonable rules of conduct
21and sportsmanship for athletic and extracurricular school
22events. Any person who violates such rules may be denied
23admission to school events for not more than one year,
24provided that written 10 days notice of the violation is given
25such person and a hearing had thereon by the board pursuant to
26its rules and regulations. The administration of any school

 

 

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1may sign complaints as agents of the school against persons
2committing any offense at school events.
3(Source: P.A. 88-346; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 89-184, eff.
47-19-95.)
 
5    (105 ILCS 5/27A-5)
6    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-466 and
7103-472)
8    Sec. 27A-5. Charter school; legal entity; requirements.
9    (a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian,
10nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter
11school shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit
12corporation or other discrete, legal, nonprofit entity
13authorized under the laws of the State of Illinois.
14    (b) A charter school may be established under this Article
15by creating a new school or by converting an existing public
16school or attendance center to charter school status. In all
17new applications to establish a charter school in a city
18having a population exceeding 500,000, operation of the
19charter school shall be limited to one campus. This limitation
20does not apply to charter schools existing or approved on or
21before April 16, 2003.
22    (b-5) (Blank).
23    (c) A charter school shall be administered and governed by
24its board of directors or other governing body in the manner
25provided in its charter. The governing body of a charter

 

 

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1school shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act and
2the Open Meetings Act. A charter school's board of directors
3or other governing body must include at least one parent or
4guardian of a pupil currently enrolled in the charter school
5who may be selected through the charter school or a charter
6network election, appointment by the charter school's board of
7directors or other governing body, or by the charter school's
8Parent Teacher Organization or its equivalent.
9    (c-5) No later than January 1, 2021 or within the first
10year of his or her first term, every voting member of a charter
11school's board of directors or other governing body shall
12complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development
13leadership training to ensure that each member has sufficient
14familiarity with the board's or governing body's role and
15responsibilities, including financial oversight and
16accountability of the school, evaluating the principal's and
17school's performance, adherence to the Freedom of Information
18Act and the Open Meetings Act, and compliance with education
19and labor law. In each subsequent year of his or her term, a
20voting member of a charter school's board of directors or
21other governing body shall complete a minimum of 2 hours of
22professional development training in these same areas. The
23training under this subsection may be provided or certified by
24a statewide charter school membership association or may be
25provided or certified by other qualified providers approved by
26the State Board.

 

 

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1    (d) For purposes of this subsection (d), "non-curricular
2health and safety requirement" means any health and safety
3requirement created by statute or rule to provide, maintain,
4preserve, or safeguard safe or healthful conditions for
5students and school personnel or to eliminate, reduce, or
6prevent threats to the health and safety of students and
7school personnel. "Non-curricular health and safety
8requirement" does not include any course of study or
9specialized instructional requirement for which the State
10Board has established goals and learning standards or which is
11designed primarily to impart knowledge and skills for students
12to master and apply as an outcome of their education.
13    A charter school shall comply with all non-curricular
14health and safety requirements applicable to public schools
15under the laws of the State of Illinois. The State Board shall
16promulgate and post on its Internet website a list of
17non-curricular health and safety requirements that a charter
18school must meet. The list shall be updated annually no later
19than September 1. Any charter contract between a charter
20school and its authorizer must contain a provision that
21requires the charter school to follow the list of all
22non-curricular health and safety requirements promulgated by
23the State Board and any non-curricular health and safety
24requirements added by the State Board to such list during the
25term of the charter. Nothing in this subsection (d) precludes
26an authorizer from including non-curricular health and safety

 

 

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1requirements in a charter school contract that are not
2contained in the list promulgated by the State Board,
3including non-curricular health and safety requirements of the
4authorizing local school board.
5    (e) Except as otherwise provided in the School Code, a
6charter school shall not charge tuition; provided that a
7charter school may charge reasonable fees for textbooks,
8instructional materials, and student activities.
9    (f) A charter school shall be responsible for the
10management and operation of its fiscal affairs, including, but
11not limited to, the preparation of its budget. An audit of each
12charter school's finances shall be conducted annually by an
13outside, independent contractor retained by the charter
14school. The contractor shall not be an employee of the charter
15school or affiliated with the charter school or its authorizer
16in any way, other than to audit the charter school's finances.
17To ensure financial accountability for the use of public
18funds, on or before December 1 of every year of operation, each
19charter school shall submit to its authorizer and the State
20Board a copy of its audit and a copy of the Form 990 the
21charter school filed that year with the federal Internal
22Revenue Service. In addition, if deemed necessary for proper
23financial oversight of the charter school, an authorizer may
24require quarterly financial statements from each charter
25school.
26    (g) A charter school shall comply with all provisions of

 

 

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1this Article, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act,
2all federal and State laws and rules applicable to public
3schools that pertain to special education and the instruction
4of English learners, and its charter. A charter school is
5exempt from all other State laws and regulations in this Code
6governing public schools and local school board policies;
7however, a charter school is not exempt from the following:
8        (1) Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this Code
9    regarding criminal history records checks and checks of
10    the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer
11    and Violent Offender Against Youth Database of applicants
12    for employment;
13        (2) Sections 10-20.14, 10-22.6, 22-100, 24-24, 34-19,
14    and 34-84a of this Code regarding discipline of students;
15        (3) the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees
16    Tort Immunity Act;
17        (4) Section 108.75 of the General Not For Profit
18    Corporation Act of 1986 regarding indemnification of
19    officers, directors, employees, and agents;
20        (5) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
21        (5.5) subsection (b) of Section 10-23.12 and
22    subsection (b) of Section 34-18.6 of this Code;
23        (6) the Illinois School Student Records Act;
24        (7) Section 10-17a of this Code regarding school
25    report cards;
26        (8) the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act;

 

 

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1        (9) Section 27-23.7 of this Code regarding bullying
2    prevention;
3        (10) Section 2-3.162 of this Code regarding student
4    discipline reporting;
5        (11) Sections 22-80 and 27-8.1 of this Code;
6        (12) Sections 10-20.60 and 34-18.53 of this Code;
7        (13) Sections 10-20.63 and 34-18.56 of this Code;
8        (14) Sections 22-90 and 26-18 of this Code;
9        (15) Section 22-30 of this Code;
10        (16) Sections 24-12 and 34-85 of this Code;
11        (17) the Seizure Smart School Act;
12        (18) Section 2-3.64a-10 of this Code;
13        (19) Sections 10-20.73 and 34-21.9 of this Code;
14        (20) Section 10-22.25b of this Code;
15        (21) Section 27-9.1a of this Code;
16        (22) Section 27-9.1b of this Code;
17        (23) Section 34-18.8 of this Code;
18        (25) Section 2-3.188 of this Code;
19        (26) Section 22-85.5 of this Code;
20        (27) subsections (d-10), (d-15), and (d-20) of Section
21    10-20.56 of this Code;
22        (28) Sections 10-20.83 and 34-18.78 of this Code;
23        (29) Section 10-20.13 of this Code;
24        (30) Section 28-19.2 of this Code;
25        (31) Section 34-21.6 of this Code; and
26        (32) Section 22-85.10 of this Code.

 

 

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1    The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this subsection
2(g) is declaratory of existing law.
3    (h) A charter school may negotiate and contract with a
4school district, the governing body of a State college or
5university or public community college, or any other public or
6for-profit or nonprofit private entity for: (i) the use of a
7school building and grounds or any other real property or
8facilities that the charter school desires to use or convert
9for use as a charter school site, (ii) the operation and
10maintenance thereof, and (iii) the provision of any service,
11activity, or undertaking that the charter school is required
12to perform in order to carry out the terms of its charter.
13Except as provided in subsection (i) of this Section, a school
14district may charge a charter school reasonable rent for the
15use of the district's buildings, grounds, and facilities. Any
16services for which a charter school contracts with a school
17district shall be provided by the district at cost. Any
18services for which a charter school contracts with a local
19school board or with the governing body of a State college or
20university or public community college shall be provided by
21the public entity at cost.
22    (i) In no event shall a charter school that is established
23by converting an existing school or attendance center to
24charter school status be required to pay rent for space that is
25deemed available, as negotiated and provided in the charter
26agreement, in school district facilities. However, all other

 

 

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1costs for the operation and maintenance of school district
2facilities that are used by the charter school shall be
3subject to negotiation between the charter school and the
4local school board and shall be set forth in the charter.
5    (j) A charter school may limit student enrollment by age
6or grade level.
7    (k) If the charter school is authorized by the State
8Board, then the charter school is its own local education
9agency.
10(Source: P.A. 102-51, eff. 7-9-21; 102-157, eff. 7-1-22;
11102-360, eff. 1-1-22; 102-445, eff. 8-20-21; 102-522, eff.
128-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-676, eff. 12-3-21;
13102-697, eff. 4-5-22; 102-702, eff. 7-1-23; 102-805, eff.
141-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-175,
15eff. 6-30-23.)
 
16    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-472 but
17before amendment by P.A. 102-466)
18    Sec. 27A-5. Charter school; legal entity; requirements.
19    (a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian,
20nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter
21school shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit
22corporation or other discrete, legal, nonprofit entity
23authorized under the laws of the State of Illinois.
24    (b) A charter school may be established under this Article
25by creating a new school or by converting an existing public

 

 

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1school or attendance center to charter school status. In all
2new applications to establish a charter school in a city
3having a population exceeding 500,000, operation of the
4charter school shall be limited to one campus. This limitation
5does not apply to charter schools existing or approved on or
6before April 16, 2003.
7    (b-5) (Blank).
8    (c) A charter school shall be administered and governed by
9its board of directors or other governing body in the manner
10provided in its charter. The governing body of a charter
11school shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act and
12the Open Meetings Act. A charter school's board of directors
13or other governing body must include at least one parent or
14guardian of a pupil currently enrolled in the charter school
15who may be selected through the charter school or a charter
16network election, appointment by the charter school's board of
17directors or other governing body, or by the charter school's
18Parent Teacher Organization or its equivalent.
19    (c-5) No later than January 1, 2021 or within the first
20year of his or her first term, every voting member of a charter
21school's board of directors or other governing body shall
22complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development
23leadership training to ensure that each member has sufficient
24familiarity with the board's or governing body's role and
25responsibilities, including financial oversight and
26accountability of the school, evaluating the principal's and

 

 

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1school's performance, adherence to the Freedom of Information
2Act and the Open Meetings Act, and compliance with education
3and labor law. In each subsequent year of his or her term, a
4voting member of a charter school's board of directors or
5other governing body shall complete a minimum of 2 hours of
6professional development training in these same areas. The
7training under this subsection may be provided or certified by
8a statewide charter school membership association or may be
9provided or certified by other qualified providers approved by
10the State Board.
11    (d) For purposes of this subsection (d), "non-curricular
12health and safety requirement" means any health and safety
13requirement created by statute or rule to provide, maintain,
14preserve, or safeguard safe or healthful conditions for
15students and school personnel or to eliminate, reduce, or
16prevent threats to the health and safety of students and
17school personnel. "Non-curricular health and safety
18requirement" does not include any course of study or
19specialized instructional requirement for which the State
20Board has established goals and learning standards or which is
21designed primarily to impart knowledge and skills for students
22to master and apply as an outcome of their education.
23    A charter school shall comply with all non-curricular
24health and safety requirements applicable to public schools
25under the laws of the State of Illinois. The State Board shall
26promulgate and post on its Internet website a list of

 

 

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1non-curricular health and safety requirements that a charter
2school must meet. The list shall be updated annually no later
3than September 1. Any charter contract between a charter
4school and its authorizer must contain a provision that
5requires the charter school to follow the list of all
6non-curricular health and safety requirements promulgated by
7the State Board and any non-curricular health and safety
8requirements added by the State Board to such list during the
9term of the charter. Nothing in this subsection (d) precludes
10an authorizer from including non-curricular health and safety
11requirements in a charter school contract that are not
12contained in the list promulgated by the State Board,
13including non-curricular health and safety requirements of the
14authorizing local school board.
15    (e) Except as otherwise provided in the School Code, a
16charter school shall not charge tuition; provided that a
17charter school may charge reasonable fees for textbooks,
18instructional materials, and student activities.
19    (f) A charter school shall be responsible for the
20management and operation of its fiscal affairs, including, but
21not limited to, the preparation of its budget. An audit of each
22charter school's finances shall be conducted annually by an
23outside, independent contractor retained by the charter
24school. The contractor shall not be an employee of the charter
25school or affiliated with the charter school or its authorizer
26in any way, other than to audit the charter school's finances.

 

 

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1To ensure financial accountability for the use of public
2funds, on or before December 1 of every year of operation, each
3charter school shall submit to its authorizer and the State
4Board a copy of its audit and a copy of the Form 990 the
5charter school filed that year with the federal Internal
6Revenue Service. In addition, if deemed necessary for proper
7financial oversight of the charter school, an authorizer may
8require quarterly financial statements from each charter
9school.
10    (g) A charter school shall comply with all provisions of
11this Article, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act,
12all federal and State laws and rules applicable to public
13schools that pertain to special education and the instruction
14of English learners, and its charter. A charter school is
15exempt from all other State laws and regulations in this Code
16governing public schools and local school board policies;
17however, a charter school is not exempt from the following:
18        (1) Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this Code
19    regarding criminal history records checks and checks of
20    the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer
21    and Violent Offender Against Youth Database of applicants
22    for employment;
23        (2) Sections 10-20.14, 10-22.6, 22-100, 24-24, 34-19,
24    and 34-84a of this Code regarding discipline of students;
25        (3) the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees
26    Tort Immunity Act;

 

 

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1        (4) Section 108.75 of the General Not For Profit
2    Corporation Act of 1986 regarding indemnification of
3    officers, directors, employees, and agents;
4        (5) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
5        (5.5) subsection (b) of Section 10-23.12 and
6    subsection (b) of Section 34-18.6 of this Code;
7        (6) the Illinois School Student Records Act;
8        (7) Section 10-17a of this Code regarding school
9    report cards;
10        (8) the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act;
11        (9) Section 27-23.7 of this Code regarding bullying
12    prevention;
13        (10) Section 2-3.162 of this Code regarding student
14    discipline reporting;
15        (11) Sections 22-80 and 27-8.1 of this Code;
16        (12) Sections 10-20.60 and 34-18.53 of this Code;
17        (13) Sections 10-20.63 and 34-18.56 of this Code;
18        (14) Sections 22-90 and 26-18 of this Code;
19        (15) Section 22-30 of this Code;
20        (16) Sections 24-12 and 34-85 of this Code;
21        (17) the Seizure Smart School Act;
22        (18) Section 2-3.64a-10 of this Code;
23        (19) Sections 10-20.73 and 34-21.9 of this Code;
24        (20) Section 10-22.25b of this Code;
25        (21) Section 27-9.1a of this Code;
26        (22) Section 27-9.1b of this Code;

 

 

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1        (23) Section 34-18.8 of this Code;
2        (25) Section 2-3.188 of this Code;
3        (26) Section 22-85.5 of this Code;
4        (27) subsections (d-10), (d-15), and (d-20) of Section
5    10-20.56 of this Code;
6        (28) Sections 10-20.83 and 34-18.78 of this Code;
7        (29) Section 10-20.13 of this Code;
8        (30) Section 28-19.2 of this Code;
9        (31) Section 34-21.6 of this Code; and
10        (32) Section 22-85.10 of this Code;
11        (33) Section 2-3.196 of this Code;
12        (34) Section 22-95 of this Code;
13        (35) Section 34-18.62 of this Code; and
14        (36) the Illinois Human Rights Act.
15    The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this subsection
16(g) is declaratory of existing law.
17    (h) A charter school may negotiate and contract with a
18school district, the governing body of a State college or
19university or public community college, or any other public or
20for-profit or nonprofit private entity for: (i) the use of a
21school building and grounds or any other real property or
22facilities that the charter school desires to use or convert
23for use as a charter school site, (ii) the operation and
24maintenance thereof, and (iii) the provision of any service,
25activity, or undertaking that the charter school is required
26to perform in order to carry out the terms of its charter.

 

 

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1Except as provided in subsection (i) of this Section, a school
2district may charge a charter school reasonable rent for the
3use of the district's buildings, grounds, and facilities. Any
4services for which a charter school contracts with a school
5district shall be provided by the district at cost. Any
6services for which a charter school contracts with a local
7school board or with the governing body of a State college or
8university or public community college shall be provided by
9the public entity at cost.
10    (i) In no event shall a charter school that is established
11by converting an existing school or attendance center to
12charter school status be required to pay rent for space that is
13deemed available, as negotiated and provided in the charter
14agreement, in school district facilities. However, all other
15costs for the operation and maintenance of school district
16facilities that are used by the charter school shall be
17subject to negotiation between the charter school and the
18local school board and shall be set forth in the charter.
19    (j) A charter school may limit student enrollment by age
20or grade level.
21    (k) If the charter school is authorized by the State
22Board, then the charter school is its own local education
23agency.
24(Source: P.A. 102-51, eff. 7-9-21; 102-157, eff. 7-1-22;
25102-360, eff. 1-1-22; 102-445, eff. 8-20-21; 102-522, eff.
268-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-676, eff. 12-3-21;

 

 

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1102-697, eff. 4-5-22; 102-702, eff. 7-1-23; 102-805, eff.
21-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-175,
3eff. 6-30-23; 103-472, eff. 8-1-24; revised 8-31-23.)
 
4    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-466)
5    Sec. 27A-5. Charter school; legal entity; requirements.
6    (a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian,
7nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter
8school shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit
9corporation or other discrete, legal, nonprofit entity
10authorized under the laws of the State of Illinois.
11    (b) A charter school may be established under this Article
12by creating a new school or by converting an existing public
13school or attendance center to charter school status. In all
14new applications to establish a charter school in a city
15having a population exceeding 500,000, operation of the
16charter school shall be limited to one campus. This limitation
17does not apply to charter schools existing or approved on or
18before April 16, 2003.
19    (b-5) (Blank).
20    (c) A charter school shall be administered and governed by
21its board of directors or other governing body in the manner
22provided in its charter. The governing body of a charter
23school shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act and
24the Open Meetings Act. A charter school's board of directors
25or other governing body must include at least one parent or

 

 

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1guardian of a pupil currently enrolled in the charter school
2who may be selected through the charter school or a charter
3network election, appointment by the charter school's board of
4directors or other governing body, or by the charter school's
5Parent Teacher Organization or its equivalent.
6    (c-5) No later than January 1, 2021 or within the first
7year of his or her first term, every voting member of a charter
8school's board of directors or other governing body shall
9complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development
10leadership training to ensure that each member has sufficient
11familiarity with the board's or governing body's role and
12responsibilities, including financial oversight and
13accountability of the school, evaluating the principal's and
14school's performance, adherence to the Freedom of Information
15Act and the Open Meetings Act, and compliance with education
16and labor law. In each subsequent year of his or her term, a
17voting member of a charter school's board of directors or
18other governing body shall complete a minimum of 2 hours of
19professional development training in these same areas. The
20training under this subsection may be provided or certified by
21a statewide charter school membership association or may be
22provided or certified by other qualified providers approved by
23the State Board.
24    (d) For purposes of this subsection (d), "non-curricular
25health and safety requirement" means any health and safety
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1preserve, or safeguard safe or healthful conditions for
2students and school personnel or to eliminate, reduce, or
3prevent threats to the health and safety of students and
4school personnel. "Non-curricular health and safety
5requirement" does not include any course of study or
6specialized instructional requirement for which the State
7Board has established goals and learning standards or which is
8designed primarily to impart knowledge and skills for students
9to master and apply as an outcome of their education.
10    A charter school shall comply with all non-curricular
11health and safety requirements applicable to public schools
12under the laws of the State of Illinois. The State Board shall
13promulgate and post on its Internet website a list of
14non-curricular health and safety requirements that a charter
15school must meet. The list shall be updated annually no later
16than September 1. Any charter contract between a charter
17school and its authorizer must contain a provision that
18requires the charter school to follow the list of all
19non-curricular health and safety requirements promulgated by
20the State Board and any non-curricular health and safety
21requirements added by the State Board to such list during the
22term of the charter. Nothing in this subsection (d) precludes
23an authorizer from including non-curricular health and safety
24requirements in a charter school contract that are not
25contained in the list promulgated by the State Board,
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1authorizing local school board.
2    (e) Except as otherwise provided in the School Code, a
3charter school shall not charge tuition; provided that a
4charter school may charge reasonable fees for textbooks,
5instructional materials, and student activities.
6    (f) A charter school shall be responsible for the
7management and operation of its fiscal affairs, including, but
8not limited to, the preparation of its budget. An audit of each
9charter school's finances shall be conducted annually by an
10outside, independent contractor retained by the charter
11school. The contractor shall not be an employee of the charter
12school or affiliated with the charter school or its authorizer
13in any way, other than to audit the charter school's finances.
14To ensure financial accountability for the use of public
15funds, on or before December 1 of every year of operation, each
16charter school shall submit to its authorizer and the State
17Board a copy of its audit and a copy of the Form 990 the
18charter school filed that year with the federal Internal
19Revenue Service. In addition, if deemed necessary for proper
20financial oversight of the charter school, an authorizer may
21require quarterly financial statements from each charter
22school.
23    (g) A charter school shall comply with all provisions of
24this Article, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act,
25all federal and State laws and rules applicable to public
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1of English learners, and its charter. A charter school is
2exempt from all other State laws and regulations in this Code
3governing public schools and local school board policies;
4however, a charter school is not exempt from the following:
5        (1) Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this Code
6    regarding criminal history records checks and checks of
7    the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer
8    and Violent Offender Against Youth Database of applicants
9    for employment;
10        (2) Sections 10-20.14, 10-22.6, 22-100, 24-24, 34-19,
11    and 34-84a of this Code regarding discipline of students;
12        (3) the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees
13    Tort Immunity Act;
14        (4) Section 108.75 of the General Not For Profit
15    Corporation Act of 1986 regarding indemnification of
16    officers, directors, employees, and agents;
17        (5) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
18        (5.5) subsection (b) of Section 10-23.12 and
19    subsection (b) of Section 34-18.6 of this Code;
20        (6) the Illinois School Student Records Act;
21        (7) Section 10-17a of this Code regarding school
22    report cards;
23        (8) the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act;
24        (9) Section 27-23.7 of this Code regarding bullying
25    prevention;
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1    discipline reporting;
2        (11) Sections 22-80 and 27-8.1 of this Code;
3        (12) Sections 10-20.60 and 34-18.53 of this Code;
4        (13) Sections 10-20.63 and 34-18.56 of this Code;
5        (14) Sections 22-90 and 26-18 of this Code;
6        (15) Section 22-30 of this Code;
7        (16) Sections 24-12 and 34-85 of this Code;
8        (17) the Seizure Smart School Act;
9        (18) Section 2-3.64a-10 of this Code;
10        (19) Sections 10-20.73 and 34-21.9 of this Code;
11        (20) Section 10-22.25b of this Code;
12        (21) Section 27-9.1a of this Code;
13        (22) Section 27-9.1b of this Code;
14        (23) Section 34-18.8 of this Code;
15        (24) Article 26A of this Code;
16        (25) Section 2-3.188 of this Code;
17        (26) Section 22-85.5 of this Code;
18        (27) subsections (d-10), (d-15), and (d-20) of Section
19    10-20.56 of this Code;
20        (28) Sections 10-20.83 and 34-18.78 of this Code;
21        (29) Section 10-20.13 of this Code;
22        (30) Section 28-19.2 of this Code;
23        (31) Section 34-21.6 of this Code; and
24        (32) Section 22-85.10 of this Code;
25        (33) Section 2-3.196 of this Code;
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1        (35) Section 34-18.62 of this Code; and
2        (36) the Illinois Human Rights Act.
3    The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this subsection
4(g) is declaratory of existing law.
5    (h) A charter school may negotiate and contract with a
6school district, the governing body of a State college or
7university or public community college, or any other public or
8for-profit or nonprofit private entity for: (i) the use of a
9school building and grounds or any other real property or
10facilities that the charter school desires to use or convert
11for use as a charter school site, (ii) the operation and
12maintenance thereof, and (iii) the provision of any service,
13activity, or undertaking that the charter school is required
14to perform in order to carry out the terms of its charter.
15Except as provided in subsection (i) of this Section, a school
16district may charge a charter school reasonable rent for the
17use of the district's buildings, grounds, and facilities. Any
18services for which a charter school contracts with a school
19district shall be provided by the district at cost. Any
20services for which a charter school contracts with a local
21school board or with the governing body of a State college or
22university or public community college shall be provided by
23the public entity at cost.
24    (i) In no event shall a charter school that is established
25by converting an existing school or attendance center to
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1deemed available, as negotiated and provided in the charter
2agreement, in school district facilities. However, all other
3costs for the operation and maintenance of school district
4facilities that are used by the charter school shall be
5subject to negotiation between the charter school and the
6local school board and shall be set forth in the charter.
7    (j) A charter school may limit student enrollment by age
8or grade level.
9    (k) If the charter school is authorized by the State
10Board, then the charter school is its own local education
11agency.
12(Source: P.A. 102-51, eff. 7-9-21; 102-157, eff. 7-1-22;
13102-360, eff. 1-1-22; 102-445, eff. 8-20-21; 102-466, eff.
147-1-25; 102-522, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-676,
15eff. 12-3-21; 102-697, eff. 4-5-22; 102-702, eff. 7-1-23;
16102-805, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-154, eff.
176-30-23; 103-175, eff. 6-30-23; 103-472, eff. 8-1-24; revised
188-31-23.)
 
19    (105 ILCS 5/34-84a)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-84a)
20    Sec. 34-84a. Maintenance of discipline. Subject to the
21limitations of all policies established or adopted under
22Section 14-8.05, teachers, other licensed certificated
23educational employees, and any other person, whether or not a
24licensed certificated employee, providing a related service
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1the schools, including school grounds which are owned or
2leased by the board and used for school purposes and
3activities. In all matters relating to the discipline in and
4conduct of the schools and the school children, they stand in
5the relation of parents and guardians to the pupils. This
6relationship shall extend to all activities connected with the
7school program, including all athletic and extracurricular
8programs, and may be exercised at any time for the safety and
9supervision of the pupils in the absence of their parents or
10guardians.
11    Nothing in this Section affects the power of the board to
12establish rules with respect to discipline, except that the
13rules of the board must provide, subject to the limitations of
14all policies established or adopted under Section 14-8.05,
15that a teacher, any other licensed certificated employee, and
16any other person, whether or not a licensed certificated
17employee, providing a related service for or with respect to a
18student may only use reasonable force as permitted under
19Section 34-18.20 needed to maintain safety for the other
20students, shall provide that a teacher may remove a student
21from the classroom for disruptive behavior, and must include
22provisions which provide due process to students. The policy
23shall prohibit the use of corporal punishment, as defined in
24Section 22-100, in all circumstances.
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1    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
2changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
3that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
4represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
5not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
6made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
7Public Act.