105 ILCS 5/ School Code.

(105 ILCS 5/11C-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 11C-1)

Sec. 11C-1. Appraisers. The regional superintendent shall appoint one or more appraisers to appraise all the tangible school property in the district from which territory has been taken and the tangible school property in such territory transferred. An appraiser or appraisers may be appointed to appraise all such school property or one or more appraisers may be appointed to appraise the different kinds of property as the regional superintendent may direct. No appraiser shall be a resident of any district which is a party to the accounting. The costs of the appraisal shall be borne by the districts in the ratio in which they share in the assets appraised.

(Source: P.A. 83-686.)

(105 ILCS 5/11C-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 11C-2)

Sec. 11C-2. Appraisal guide. In making such appraisal land shall be appraised at its fair market value; other property shall be appraised at its reproduction or replacement cost less depreciation and an allowance for obsolescence, if any, but in no event shall any property be appraised at more than its value for school purposes in the district in which it lies after the change in boundaries or its resale value whichever is the higher.

(Source: P.A. 83-686.)

(105 ILCS 5/11C-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 11C-3)

Sec. 11C-3. Time for filing appraisals - Contest - Administrative review. Within 30 days after their appointment the appraisers shall file their appraisal or appraisals with the regional superintendent. Within 10 days thereafter the regional superintendent shall send copies of such appraisals by registered mail to the secretary or clerk of the board of each district which is a party to the accounting. If the board of any district desires to contest any appraisal it shall file a statement of its objections with the regional superintendent within 20 days after the receipt of a copy of such appraisal. The regional superintendent shall then fix a date for a hearing on such objections and give notice thereof to each district which is a party to the accounting. Each such district may offer evidence at the hearing and the appraisal shall be considered by the regional superintendent as evidence of the value of the property appraised. The regional superintendent shall then consider the evidence and enter an order determining the value of the property in question. Such order shall be deemed an "administrative decision" as defined in the "Administrative Review Law" and any board which is a party to the accounting may apply for a review of such decision in accordance with the "Administrative Review Law" and all amendments and modifications thereof and the rules adopted pursuant thereto.

(Source: P.A. 83-686.)

(105 ILCS 5/11C-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 11C-4)

Sec. 11C-4. Debited school property. Each district from which territory is taken shall be debited with the value of the school property remaining in such district as above determined and each district which is created so as to include a part of a district shall be debited with the value of the school property lying within such part of a district.

(Source: P.A. 83-686.)

(105 ILCS 5/11C-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 11C-5)

Sec. 11C-5. Debited school funds. Each district from which territory is taken shall be debited with all funds in the possession of its treasurer and of all other funds to which the district may be entitled, including taxes in process of collection.

(Source: P.A. 83-686.)

(105 ILCS 5/11C-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 11C-6)

Sec. 11C-6. Credited unfunded indebtedness. Each district from which territory is taken shall be credited with all unfunded indebtedness of such district and with the estimated cost of operating the schools of the district for the balance of the school year if the district from which territory is taken continues to administer the schools until the succeeding July 1.

(Source: P.A. 94-1019, eff. 7-10-06.)

(105 ILCS 5/11C-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 11C-7)

Sec. 11C-7. Credited appraised value of property and funds. Each district which is created so as to include a part of another district shall be credited with the appraised value of the property and of the funds described in Sections 11C-4 and 11C-5 of this Act, less the unfunded indebtedness described in Section 11C-6 of this Act, in the proportion which the number of children in average daily attendance for the last full school year preceding the filing of the petition from the part of the district so included bears to the total number of children in average daily attendance from such district for such period, and the balance shall be credited to the district from which territory is taken.

(Source: P.A. 83-686.)

(105 ILCS 5/11C-8) (from Ch. 122, par. 11C-8)

Sec. 11C-8. Reports. The regional superintendent is hereby given the power to require reports from the treasurer or any other officer of the district from which territory is taken to give it any information necessary for it to perform its functions hereunder and to require from time to time transfers of funds from one treasurer to another, or if the districts have a common treasurer from the funds held by such treasurer for one district to the funds held by such treasurer for the other district as may be necessary to give effect to the accounting herein provided for.

(Source: P.A. 83-686.)

(105 ILCS 5/11C-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 11C-9)

Sec. 11C-9. Accounting waived. If the stipulation is refused by the regional superintendent the boards of the districts affected by the change in boundaries in the creation of a new district may waive accounting or stipulate as to the valuation of any kind or parcel of property or as to a basis for apportionment by concurrent resolution filed with the regional superintendent prior to or within 30 days after the election of the school board for the newly created district. Such resolution shall be subject to the approval of the regional superintendent and if approved, the accounting shall be dispensed with or modified as the resolution may provide.

(Source: P.A. 94-1019, eff. 7-10-06.)

(105 ILCS 5/Art. 11D heading) ARTICLE 11D. SCHOOL DISTRICT CONVERSION (Repealed)Source: Repealed by P.A. 94-1019, eff. 7-10-06.)

(105 ILCS 5/Art. 11E heading) ARTICLE 11E. CONVERSION AND FORMATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (Source: P.A. 94-1019, eff. 7-10-06.)

(105 ILCS 5/11E-5)

Sec. 11E-5. Purpose and applicability. The purpose of this Article is to permit greater flexibility and efficiency in the reorganization and formation of school districts for the improvement of the administration and quality of educational services and for the best interests of pupils. This Article applies only to school districts with under 500,000 inhabitants.

(Source: P.A. 94-1019, eff. 7-10-06.)

(105 ILCS 5/11E-10)

Sec. 11E-10. Definitions. In this Article:

"Affected district" means any school district with territory included in a petition for reorganization under this Article that encompasses (i) 25% or more of the total land area of the district, (ii) more than 8% of the student enrollment of the district, or (iii) more than 8% of the equalized assessed valuation of the district.

"Combined high school - unit district" means a school district resulting from the combination of a high school district and a unit district.

"Combined school district" means any district resulting from the combination of 2 or more entire elementary districts, 2 or more entire high school districts, or 2 or more entire unit districts.

"Dual district" means a high school district and all of its feeder elementary districts collectively.

"Elementary district" means a school district organized and established for purposes of providing instruction up to and including grade 8. "Elementary district" includes common elementary school districts, consolidated elementary school districts, community consolidated school districts, combined elementary districts, and charter elementary districts.

"Elementary purposes" means the purposes of providing instruction up to and including grade 8.

"High school district" means a school district organized and established for purposes of providing instruction in grades 9 through 12. "High school district" includes charter high school districts, township high school districts, consolidated high school districts, community high school districts, and non-high school districts.

"High school purposes" means the purposes of providing instruction in grades nine through 12.

"High school - unit conversion" means a school district conversion authorized under subsection (a) of Section 11E-15 of this Code.

"K through 12 purposes" means the purposes of providing instruction up to and including grade 12.

"Multi-unit conversion" means the formation of a combined high school - unit district and one or more new elementary districts as authorized under subsection (b) of Section 11E-30 of this Code.

"Optional elementary unit district" means a unit district resulting from the combination of a high school district and the combination of any one or more elementary districts electing to organize as an optional elementary unit district.

"Partial elementary unit district" means either a combined high school - unit district or an optional elementary unit district.

"School board" means either a board of education or a board of school directors.

"School district conversion" means a high school - unit conversion or a unit to dual conversion.

"School needs" means the needs of the proposed school district and any districts in the area adjacent thereto in relation to, without limitation, providing a full range of high quality educational and extracurricular programs, maintaining a full complement of professional staff to deliver optimal educational services, meeting the program and staff needs of all students, including students with disabilities and students in career and technical education courses, maximizing community involvement in school governance, operating on an economically efficient basis, and maintaining a sufficient local tax base.

"Substantially coterminous" means that a high school district and one or more elementary districts share the same boundaries or share the same boundaries except for territory encompassing, for a particular district, (i) less than 25% of the land area of the district, (ii) less than 8% of the student enrollment of the district, and (iii) less than 8% of the equalized assessed valuation of the district.

"Unit district" means a school district organized and established for purposes of providing instruction up to and including grade 12. "Unit district" includes charter (K through 12) districts, community unit districts, community consolidated unit districts, other districts that, prior to the adoption of the community consolidated unit district and community unit district, authorizing legislation had expanded to provide instruction through the 12th grade (commonly referred to as "Old Type" unit districts), and partial elementary unit districts organized pursuant to the provisions of this Article.

"Unit to dual conversion" means a school district conversion authorized under subsection (b) of Section 11E-15 of this Code.

(Source: P.A. 94-1019, eff. 7-10-06.)

(105 ILCS 5/11E-15)

Sec. 11E-15. School district conversion.

(a) One or more unit districts and one or more high school districts, all of which are contiguous, may, under the provisions of this Article, be converted into a dual district through the dissolution of the unit district or districts and the high school district or districts if the following apply:

(1) each elementary district to be created includes all of the territory within a unit district to be dissolved; and

(2) the high school district to be created includes all of the territory within the unit districts and high school districts to be dissolved.

(b) Two or more contiguous unit districts may, under the provisions of this Article, dissolve and form a single new high school district and new elementary districts that are based upon the boundaries of the dissolved unit districts.

(Source: P.A. 94-1019, eff. 7-10-06.)

(105 ILCS 5/11E-20)

Sec. 11E-20. Combined school district formation.

(a)(1) The territory of 2 or more entire contiguous elementary districts may be organized into a combined elementary district under the provisions of this Article.

(2) Any 2 or more entire elementary districts that collectively are within or substantially coterminous with the boundaries of a high school district, regardless of whether the districts are compact and contiguous with each other, may be organized into a combined school district in accordance with this Article.

(3) Any 2 or more entire elementary districts that are not contiguous may be organized into a combined school district in accordance with this Article if the following requirements are met and documented within 2 calendar years prior to the petition filing date:

(A) the distance between each district administrative office is documented as no more than 30 miles; and

(B) every district contiguous to a district wishing to organize into a combined school district under the provisions of this paragraph (3) determines that it is not interested in participating in a petition for a combined school district filed in accordance with this Article, through a vote of its school board, and documents that non-interest in a letter to the regional superintendent of schools containing approved minutes that record the school board vote.

(b)(1) The territory of 2 or more entire contiguous high school districts may be organized into a combined high school district under the provisions of this Article.

(2) Any 2 or more entire high school districts that are not contiguous may be organized into a combined school district in accordance with this Article if the following requirements are met and documented within 2 calendar years prior to the petition filing date:

(A) the distance between each district administrative office is documented as no more than 30 miles; and

(B) every district contiguous to a district wishing to organize into a combined school district under the provisions of this paragraph (2) determines that it is not interested in participating in a petition for a combined school district filed in accordance with this Article, through a vote of its school board, and documents that non-interest in a letter to the regional superintendent of schools containing approved minutes that record the school board vote.

(c)(1) The territory of 2 or more entire contiguous unit districts may be organized into a combined unit district under the provisions of this Article.

(2) Any 2 or more entire unit districts that are not contiguous may be organized into a combined school district in accordance with this Article if the following requirements are met and documented within 2 calendar years prior to the petition filing date:

(A) the distance between each district administrative office is documented as no more than 30 miles; and

(B) every district contiguous to the district wishing to organize into a combined school district under the provisions of this paragraph (2) determines that it is not interested in participating in a petition for a combined school district filed in accordance with this Article, through a vote of its school board, and documents that non-interest in a letter to the regional superintendent of schools containing approved minutes that record the school board vote.

(Source: P.A. 98-125, eff. 8-2-13.)

(105 ILCS 5/11E-25)

Sec. 11E-25. Unit district formation.

(a) Any contiguous and compact territory, no part of which is included within any unit district, may be organized into a unit district as provided in this Article.

(b) The territory of one or more entire unit districts that are contiguous to each other, plus any contiguous and compact territory no part of which is included within any unit district, and the territory of which taken as a whole is compact may be organized into a unit district as provided in this Article.

(Source: P.A. 94-1019, eff. 7-10-06.)