Sen. Laura M. Murphy

Filed: 5/9/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 90

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 90, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Racism-Free
6Schools Law.
 
7    Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
8changing Section 7.5 as follows:
 
9    (5 ILCS 140/7.5)
10    Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
11by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
12exempt from inspection and copying:
13        (a) All information determined to be confidential
14    under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
15    Development Act.

 

 

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1        (b) Library circulation and order records identifying
2    library users with specific materials under the Library
3    Records Confidentiality Act.
4        (c) Applications, related documents, and medical
5    records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
6    Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
7    records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
8    Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
9    has received.
10        (d) Information and records held by the Department of
11    Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
12    to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
13    disease or any information the disclosure of which is
14    restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
15    Disease Control Act.
16        (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
17    under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
18        (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
19    the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
20    Qualifications Based Selection Act.
21        (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
22    and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
23    Tuition Act.
24        (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
25    under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
26    records of any lawfully created State or local inspector

 

 

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1    general's office that would be exempt if created or
2    obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
3    that Act.
4        (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
5    plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
6    local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
7    under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
8        (j) Information and data concerning the distribution
9    of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
10    under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
11        (k) Law enforcement officer identification information
12    or driver identification information compiled by a law
13    enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
14    under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
15        (l) Records and information provided to a residential
16    health care facility resident sexual assault and death
17    review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
18    Prevention Review Team Act.
19        (m) Information provided to the predatory lending
20    database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
21    Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
22    authorized under that Article.
23        (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
24    compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
25    counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the
26    Capital Crimes Litigation Act. This subsection (n) shall

 

 

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1    apply until the conclusion of the trial of the case, even
2    if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the death penalty
3    prior to trial or sentencing.
4        (o) Information that is prohibited from being
5    disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
6    Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
7        (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
8    investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
9    information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
10    Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
11    2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
12    Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional
13    Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
14    Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair
15    County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
16    Act.
17        (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
18    Personnel Record Review Act.
19        (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
20    Illinois School Student Records Act.
21        (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
22    under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
23        (t) All identified or deidentified health information
24    in the form of health data or medical records contained
25    in, stored in, submitted to, transferred by, or released
26    from the Illinois Health Information Exchange, and

 

 

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1    identified or deidentified health information in the form
2    of health data and medical records of the Illinois Health
3    Information Exchange in the possession of the Illinois
4    Health Information Exchange Office due to its
5    administration of the Illinois Health Information
6    Exchange. The terms "identified" and "deidentified" shall
7    be given the same meaning as in the Health Insurance
8    Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law
9    104-191, or any subsequent amendments thereto, and any
10    regulations promulgated thereunder.
11        (u) Records and information provided to an independent
12    team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
13    Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
14        (v) Names and information of people who have applied
15    for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
16    the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
17    or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
18    Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
19    Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
20    Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
21    Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
22    Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
23    Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
24        (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification
25    Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under
26    Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.

 

 

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1        (w) Personally identifiable information which is
2    exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
3    19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
4        (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
5    under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
6    8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
7        (y) Confidential information under the Adult
8    Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
9    statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
10    information about the identity and administrative finding
11    against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
12    decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
13    an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
14    under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
15        (z) Records and information provided to a fatality
16    review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
17    Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
18    Act.
19        (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
20    under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
21        (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
22    disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
23        (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
24    Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
25    authorized under that Act.
26        (dd) Information that is prohibited from being

 

 

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1    disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
2    Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
3        (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
4    under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
5        (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
6    under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
7        (gg) Information that is prohibited from being
8    disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
9    Code.
10        (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
11    Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
12        (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
13    under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
14    the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
15        (jj) Information and reports that are required to be
16    submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day
17    and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
18    disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
19    and Temporary Labor Services Act.
20        (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
21    Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
22        (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
23    and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
24    Aid Code.
25        (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
26    Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.

 

 

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1        (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
2    Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
3        (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
4    arising out of a peer support counseling session
5    prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
6    Suicide Prevention Act.
7        (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
8    an employee of an emergency services provider or law
9    enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
10    Prevention Act.
11        (qq) Information and records held by the Department of
12    Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
13    under the Reproductive Health Act.
14        (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
15    the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
16        (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
17    Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
18    Human Rights Act.
19        (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
20    Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
21    Act.
22        (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
23    Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
24        (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
25    subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
26    Public Aid Code.

 

 

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1        (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
2    Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
3        (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
4    information that shall not be made public under the
5    Illinois Insurance Code.
6        (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
7    the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
8        (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
9    the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
10        (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
11    under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
12        (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
13    by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State
14    Police Act.
15        (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
16    2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
17    Administrative Code of Illinois.
18        (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
19    under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
20    Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
21    Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
22        (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed
23    under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
24    Violence Fatality Review Act.
25        (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera
26    Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after

 

 

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1    July 1, 2023.
2        (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under
3    paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse
4    Agency Licensing Act.
5        (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois Department
6    of State Police in an affidavit or application for an
7    assault weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment
8    endorsement, .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber
9    cartridge endorsement under the Firearm Owners
10    Identification Card Act.
11        (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section
12    2-3.196 of the School Code.
13(Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; 101-27, eff. 6-25-19;
14101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-221, eff. 1-1-20; 101-236, eff.
151-1-20; 101-375, eff. 8-16-19; 101-377, eff. 8-16-19; 101-452,
16eff. 1-1-20; 101-466, eff. 1-1-20; 101-600, eff. 12-6-19;
17101-620, eff 12-20-19; 101-649, eff. 7-7-20; 101-652, eff.
181-1-22; 101-656, eff. 3-23-21; 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237,
19eff. 1-1-22; 102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21;
20102-559, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff.
217-1-22; 102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; revised
222-13-23.)
 
23    Section 10. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
242-3.196 and 22-95 and by changing Sections 27A-5 and 34-18.62
25as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new)
2    Sec. 2-3.196. Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation
3reporting.
4    (a) The requirements of this Section are subject to
5appropriation.
6    (b) The State Board of Education shall build data
7collection systems to allow the collection of data on reported
8allegations of the conduct described in paragraph (1).
9Beginning on August 1 of the year after the systems are
10implemented and for each reporting school year beginning on
11August 1 and ending on July 31 thereafter, each school
12district, charter school, and nonpublic, nonsectarian
13elementary or secondary school shall disclose to the State
14Board of Education all of the following information:
15        (1) The total number of reported allegations of
16    discrimination, harassment, or retaliation against
17    students received by each school district, charter school,
18    or nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary school
19    during the reporting school year, defined as August 1 to
20    July 31, in each of the following categories:
21            (A) sexual harassment;
22            (B) discrimination or harassment on the basis of
23        race, color, or national origin;
24            (C) discrimination or harassment on the basis of
25        sex;

 

 

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1            (D) discrimination or harassment on the basis of
2        religion;
3            (E) discrimination or harassment on the basis of
4        disability; and
5            (F) retaliation.
6        (2) The status of allegations, as of the last day of
7    the reporting period, in each category under paragraph
8    (1).
9        Allegations shall be reported as unfounded, founded,
10    or investigation pending by the school district, charter
11    school, or nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary
12    school.
13    (c) A school district, charter school, or nonpublic,
14nonsectarian elementary or secondary school may not include in
15any disclosures required under this Section any information by
16which an individual may be personally identified, including
17the name of the victim or victims or those accused of an act of
18alleged discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.
19    (d) If a school district, charter school, or nonpublic,
20nonsectarian elementary or secondary school fails to disclose
21the information required in subsection (b) of this Section by
22July 31 of the reporting school year, the State Board of
23Education shall provide a written request for disclosure to
24the school district, charter school, or nonpublic,
25nonsectarian elementary or secondary school, thereby providing
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1disclosed. If a school district, charter school, or nonpublic,
2nonsectarian elementary or secondary school fails to disclose
3the information within 14 days after receipt of that written
4request, the State Board of Education may petition the
5Department of Human Rights to initiate a charge of a civil
6rights violation pursuant to Section 5A-102 of the Illinois
7Human Rights Act.
8    (e) The State Board of Education shall publish an annual
9report aggregating the information reported by school
10districts, charter schools, and nonpublic, nonsectarian
11elementary or secondary schools under subsection (b) of this
12Section. Data included in the report shall not be publicly
13attributed to any individual school district, charter school,
14or nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary school. The
15report shall include the number of incidents reported between
16August 1 and July 31 of the preceding reporting school year,
17based on each of the categories identified under paragraph (1)
18of this subsection (b).
19    The annual report shall be filed with the Department of
20Human Rights and the General Assembly and made available to
21the public by July 1 of the year following the reporting school
22year. Data submitted by a school district, charter school, or
23nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary school to
24comply with this Section is confidential and exempt from the
25Freedom of Information Act.
26    (f) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules

 

 

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1deemed necessary for implementation of this Section.
2    (g) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2029.
 
3    (105 ILCS 5/22-95 new)
4    Sec. 22-95. Policy on discrimination, harassment, and
5retaliation; response procedures.
6    (a) As used in this Section, "policy" means either the use
7of a singular policy or multiple policies.
8    (b) Each school district, charter school, or nonpublic,
9nonsectarian elementary or secondary school must create,
10implement, and maintain at least one written policy that
11prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color,
12or national origin and prohibits retaliation. The policy may
13be included as part of a broader anti-harassment or
14anti-discrimination policy, provided that the policy
15prohibiting discrimination and harassment based on race,
16color, or national origin and retaliation shall be
17distinguished with an appropriate title, heading, or label.
18This policy must comply with and be distributed in accordance
19with all of the following:
20        (1) The policy must be in writing and must include at a
21    minimum, the following information:
22            (A) descriptions of various forms of
23        discrimination and harassment based on race, color, or
24        national origin, including examples;
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1        nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary
2        school's internal process for filing a complaint
3        regarding a violation of the policy described in this
4        subsection, or a reference to that process if
5        described elsewhere in policy;
6            (C) an overview of the school district's, charter
7        school's, or nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or
8        secondary school's prevention and response program
9        pursuant to subsection (c);
10            (D) potential remedies for a violation of the
11        policy described in this subsection;
12            (E) a prohibition on retaliation for making a
13        complaint or participating in the complaint process;
14            (F) the legal recourse available through the
15        Department of Human Rights and through federal
16        agencies if a school district, charter school, or
17        nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary school
18        fails to take corrective action, or a reference to
19        that process if described elsewhere in policy; and
20            (G) directions on how to contact the Department of
21        Human Rights or a reference to those directions if
22        described elsewhere in the policy.
23    The policy shall make clear that the policy does not
24    impair or otherwise diminish the rights of unionized
25    employees under federal law, State law, or a collective
26    bargaining agreement to request an exclusive bargaining

 

 

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1    representative to be present during investigator
2    interviews, nor does the policy diminish any rights
3    available under the applicable negotiated collective
4    bargaining agreement, including, but not limited to, the
5    grievance procedure.
6        (2) The policy described in this subsection shall be
7    posted in a prominent and accessible location and
8    distributed in such a manner as to ensure notice of the
9    policy to all employees. If the school district, charter
10    school, or nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary
11    school maintains an Internet website or has an employee
12    Intranet, the website or Intranet shall be considered a
13    prominent and accessible location for the purpose of this
14    paragraph (2). Posting and distribution shall be
15    effectuated by the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year
16    and shall occur annually thereafter.
17        (3) The policy described in this subsection shall be
18    published on the school district's, charter school's, or
19    nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary school's
20    Internet website, if one exists, and in a student
21    handbook, if one exists. A summary of the policy in
22    accessible, age-appropriate language shall be distributed
23    annually to students and to the parents or guardians of
24    minor students. School districts, charter schools, and
25    nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary schools
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1    guardian's native language. For the annual distribution of
2    the summary, inclusion of the summary in a student
3    handbook is deemed compliant.
4    (c) Each school district, charter school, and nonpublic,
5nonsectarian elementary or secondary school must establish
6procedures for responding to complaints of discrimination and
7harassment based on race, color, or national origin and
8retaliation. These procedures must comply with subsection (b)
9of this Section. Based on these procedures, school districts,
10charter schools, and nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or
11secondary schools:
12        (1) shall reduce or remove, to the extent practicable,
13    barriers to reporting discrimination, harassment, and
14    retaliation;
15        (2) shall permit any person who reports or is the
16    victim of an incident of alleged discrimination,
17    harassment, or retaliation to be accompanied when making a
18    report by a support individual of the person's choice who
19    complies with the school district's, charter school's, or
20    nonpublic, nonsectarian elementary or secondary school's
21    policies or rules;
22        (3) shall permit anonymous reporting, except that this
23    paragraph (3) may not be construed to permit formal
24    disciplinary action solely on the basis of an anonymous
25    report;
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1    disciplinary action as may be appropriate on a
2    case-by-case basis;
3        (5) may offer, but not require or unduly influence, a
4    person who reports or is the victim of an incident of
5    discrimination, harassment, or retaliation the option to
6    resolve allegations directly with the offender; and
7        (6) may not cause a person who reports or is the victim
8    of an incident of discrimination, harassment, or
9    retaliation to suffer adverse consequences as a result of
10    a report of, an investigation of, or a response to the
11    incident; this protection may not permit victims to engage
12    in retaliation against the offender or limit a school
13    district, charter school, or nonpublic, nonsectarian
14    elementary or secondary school from applying disciplinary
15    measures in response to other acts or conduct not related
16    to the process of reporting, investigating, or responding
17    to a report of an incident of discrimination, harassment,
18    or retaliation.
 
19    (105 ILCS 5/27A-5)
20    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-466 and
21102-702)
22    Sec. 27A-5. Charter school; legal entity; requirements.
23    (a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian,
24nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter
25school shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit

 

 

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1corporation or other discrete, legal, nonprofit entity
2authorized under the laws of the State of Illinois.
3    (b) A charter school may be established under this Article
4by creating a new school or by converting an existing public
5school or attendance center to charter school status.
6Beginning on April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act
793-3), in all new applications to establish a charter school
8in a city having a population exceeding 500,000, operation of
9the charter school shall be limited to one campus. The changes
10made to this Section by Public Act 93-3 do not apply to charter
11schools existing or approved on or before April 16, 2003 (the
12effective date of Public Act 93-3).
13    (b-5) In this subsection (b-5), "virtual-schooling" means
14a cyber school where students engage in online curriculum and
15instruction via the Internet and electronic communication with
16their teachers at remote locations and with students
17participating at different times.
18    From April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016, there is a
19moratorium on the establishment of charter schools with
20virtual-schooling components in school districts other than a
21school district organized under Article 34 of this Code. This
22moratorium does not apply to a charter school with
23virtual-schooling components existing or approved prior to
24April 1, 2013 or to the renewal of the charter of a charter
25school with virtual-schooling components already approved
26prior to April 1, 2013.

 

 

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1    (c) A charter school shall be administered and governed by
2its board of directors or other governing body in the manner
3provided in its charter. The governing body of a charter
4school shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act and
5the Open Meetings Act. No later than January 1, 2021 (one year
6after the effective date of Public Act 101-291), a charter
7school's board of directors or other governing body must
8include at least one parent or guardian of a pupil currently
9enrolled in the charter school who may be selected through the
10charter school or a charter network election, appointment by
11the charter school's board of directors or other governing
12body, or by the charter school's Parent Teacher Organization
13or its equivalent.
14    (c-5) No later than January 1, 2021 (one year after the
15effective date of Public Act 101-291) or within the first year
16of his or her first term, every voting member of a charter
17school's board of directors or other governing body shall
18complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development
19leadership training to ensure that each member has sufficient
20familiarity with the board's or governing body's role and
21responsibilities, including financial oversight and
22accountability of the school, evaluating the principal's and
23school's performance, adherence to the Freedom of Information
24Act and the Open Meetings Act, and compliance with education
25and labor law. In each subsequent year of his or her term, a
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1other governing body shall complete a minimum of 2 hours of
2professional development training in these same areas. The
3training under this subsection may be provided or certified by
4a statewide charter school membership association or may be
5provided or certified by other qualified providers approved by
6the State Board of Education.
7    (d) For purposes of this subsection (d), "non-curricular
8health and safety requirement" means any health and safety
9requirement created by statute or rule to provide, maintain,
10preserve, or safeguard safe or healthful conditions for
11students and school personnel or to eliminate, reduce, or
12prevent threats to the health and safety of students and
13school personnel. "Non-curricular health and safety
14requirement" does not include any course of study or
15specialized instructional requirement for which the State
16Board has established goals and learning standards or which is
17designed primarily to impart knowledge and skills for students
18to master and apply as an outcome of their education.
19    A charter school shall comply with all non-curricular
20health and safety requirements applicable to public schools
21under the laws of the State of Illinois. On or before September
221, 2015, the State Board shall promulgate and post on its
23Internet website a list of non-curricular health and safety
24requirements that a charter school must meet. The list shall
25be updated annually no later than September 1. Any charter
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1contain a provision that requires the charter school to follow
2the list of all non-curricular health and safety requirements
3promulgated by the State Board and any non-curricular health
4and safety requirements added by the State Board to such list
5during the term of the charter. Nothing in this subsection (d)
6precludes an authorizer from including non-curricular health
7and safety requirements in a charter school contract that are
8not contained in the list promulgated by the State Board,
9including non-curricular health and safety requirements of the
10authorizing local school board.
11    (e) Except as otherwise provided in the School Code, a
12charter school shall not charge tuition; provided that a
13charter school may charge reasonable fees for textbooks,
14instructional materials, and student activities.
15    (f) A charter school shall be responsible for the
16management and operation of its fiscal affairs, including, but
17not limited to, the preparation of its budget. An audit of each
18charter school's finances shall be conducted annually by an
19outside, independent contractor retained by the charter
20school. The contractor shall not be an employee of the charter
21school or affiliated with the charter school or its authorizer
22in any way, other than to audit the charter school's finances.
23To ensure financial accountability for the use of public
24funds, on or before December 1 of every year of operation, each
25charter school shall submit to its authorizer and the State
26Board a copy of its audit and a copy of the Form 990 the

 

 

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1charter school filed that year with the federal Internal
2Revenue Service. In addition, if deemed necessary for proper
3financial oversight of the charter school, an authorizer may
4require quarterly financial statements from each charter
5school.
6    (g) A charter school shall comply with all provisions of
7this Article, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act,
8all federal and State laws and rules applicable to public
9schools that pertain to special education and the instruction
10of English learners, and its charter. A charter school is
11exempt from all other State laws and regulations in this Code
12governing public schools and local school board policies;
13however, a charter school is not exempt from the following:
14        (1) Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this Code
15    regarding criminal history records checks and checks of
16    the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer
17    and Violent Offender Against Youth Database of applicants
18    for employment;
19        (2) Sections 10-20.14, 10-22.6, 24-24, 34-19, and
20    34-84a of this Code regarding discipline of students;
21        (3) the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees
22    Tort Immunity Act;
23        (4) Section 108.75 of the General Not For Profit
24    Corporation Act of 1986 regarding indemnification of
25    officers, directors, employees, and agents;
26        (5) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;

 

 

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1        (5.5) subsection (b) of Section 10-23.12 and
2    subsection (b) of Section 34-18.6 of this Code;
3        (6) the Illinois School Student Records Act;
4        (7) Section 10-17a of this Code regarding school
5    report cards;
6        (8) the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act;
7        (9) Section 27-23.7 of this Code regarding bullying
8    prevention;
9        (10) Section 2-3.162 of this Code regarding student
10    discipline reporting;
11        (11) Sections 22-80 and 27-8.1 of this Code;
12        (12) Sections 10-20.60 and 34-18.53 of this Code;
13        (13) Sections 10-20.63 and 34-18.56 of this Code;
14        (14) Sections 22-90 and 26-18 of this Code;
15        (15) Section 22-30 of this Code;
16        (16) Sections 24-12 and 34-85 of this Code;
17        (17) the Seizure Smart School Act;
18        (18) Section 2-3.64a-10 of this Code;
19        (19) Sections 10-20.73 and 34-21.9 of this Code;
20        (20) Section 10-22.25b of this Code;
21        (21) Section 27-9.1a of this Code;
22        (22) Section 27-9.1b of this Code;
23        (23) Section 34-18.8 of this Code;
24        (25) Section 2-3.188 of this Code;
25        (26) Section 22-85.5 of this Code;
26        (27) subsections Subsections (d-10), (d-15), and

 

 

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1    (d-20) of Section 10-20.56 of this Code; and
2        (28) Sections 10-20.83 and 34-18.78 of this Code; .
3        (29) (27) Section 10-20.13 of this Code;
4        (30) (28) Section 28-19.2 of this Code; and
5        (31) (29) Section 34-21.6 of this Code; .
6        (33) Section 2-3.196 of this Code;
7        (34) Section 22-95 of this Code;
8        (35) Section 34-18.62 of this Code; and
9        (36) the Illinois Human Rights Act.
10    The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this subsection
11(g) is declaratory of existing law.
12    (h) A charter school may negotiate and contract with a
13school district, the governing body of a State college or
14university or public community college, or any other public or
15for-profit or nonprofit private entity for: (i) the use of a
16school building and grounds or any other real property or
17facilities that the charter school desires to use or convert
18for use as a charter school site, (ii) the operation and
19maintenance thereof, and (iii) the provision of any service,
20activity, or undertaking that the charter school is required
21to perform in order to carry out the terms of its charter.
22However, a charter school that is established on or after
23April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act 93-3) and that
24operates in a city having a population exceeding 500,000 may
25not contract with a for-profit entity to manage or operate the
26school during the period that commences on April 16, 2003 (the

 

 

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1effective date of Public Act 93-3) and concludes at the end of
2the 2004-2005 school year. Except as provided in subsection
3(i) of this Section, a school district may charge a charter
4school reasonable rent for the use of the district's
5buildings, grounds, and facilities. Any services for which a
6charter school contracts with a school district shall be
7provided by the district at cost. Any services for which a
8charter school contracts with a local school board or with the
9governing body of a State college or university or public
10community college shall be provided by the public entity at
11cost.
12    (i) In no event shall a charter school that is established
13by converting an existing school or attendance center to
14charter school status be required to pay rent for space that is
15deemed available, as negotiated and provided in the charter
16agreement, in school district facilities. However, all other
17costs for the operation and maintenance of school district
18facilities that are used by the charter school shall be
19subject to negotiation between the charter school and the
20local school board and shall be set forth in the charter.
21    (j) A charter school may limit student enrollment by age
22or grade level.
23    (k) If the charter school is approved by the State Board or
24Commission, then the charter school is its own local education
25agency.
26(Source: P.A. 101-50, eff. 7-1-20; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;

 

 

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1101-291, eff. 1-1-20; 101-531, eff. 8-23-19; 101-543, eff.
28-23-19; 101-654, eff. 3-8-21; 102-51, eff. 7-9-21; 102-157,
3eff. 7-1-22; 102-360, eff. 1-1-22; 102-445, eff. 8-20-21;
4102-522, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-676, eff.
512-3-21; 102-697, eff. 4-5-22; 102-805, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813,
6eff. 5-13-22; revised 12-13-22.)
 
7    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-702 but
8before amendment by P.A. 102-466)
9    Sec. 27A-5. Charter school; legal entity; requirements.
10    (a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian,
11nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter
12school shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit
13corporation or other discrete, legal, nonprofit entity
14authorized under the laws of the State of Illinois.
15    (b) A charter school may be established under this Article
16by creating a new school or by converting an existing public
17school or attendance center to charter school status.
18Beginning on April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act
1993-3), in all new applications to establish a charter school
20in a city having a population exceeding 500,000, operation of
21the charter school shall be limited to one campus. The changes
22made to this Section by Public Act 93-3 do not apply to charter
23schools existing or approved on or before April 16, 2003 (the
24effective date of Public Act 93-3).
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1a cyber school where students engage in online curriculum and
2instruction via the Internet and electronic communication with
3their teachers at remote locations and with students
4participating at different times.
5    From April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016, there is a
6moratorium on the establishment of charter schools with
7virtual-schooling components in school districts other than a
8school district organized under Article 34 of this Code. This
9moratorium does not apply to a charter school with
10virtual-schooling components existing or approved prior to
11April 1, 2013 or to the renewal of the charter of a charter
12school with virtual-schooling components already approved
13prior to April 1, 2013.
14    (c) A charter school shall be administered and governed by
15its board of directors or other governing body in the manner
16provided in its charter. The governing body of a charter
17school shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act and
18the Open Meetings Act. No later than January 1, 2021 (one year
19after the effective date of Public Act 101-291), a charter
20school's board of directors or other governing body must
21include at least one parent or guardian of a pupil currently
22enrolled in the charter school who may be selected through the
23charter school or a charter network election, appointment by
24the charter school's board of directors or other governing
25body, or by the charter school's Parent Teacher Organization
26or its equivalent.

 

 

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1    (c-5) No later than January 1, 2021 (one year after the
2effective date of Public Act 101-291) or within the first year
3of his or her first term, every voting member of a charter
4school's board of directors or other governing body shall
5complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development
6leadership training to ensure that each member has sufficient
7familiarity with the board's or governing body's role and
8responsibilities, including financial oversight and
9accountability of the school, evaluating the principal's and
10school's performance, adherence to the Freedom of Information
11Act and the Open Meetings Act, and compliance with education
12and labor law. In each subsequent year of his or her term, a
13voting member of a charter school's board of directors or
14other governing body shall complete a minimum of 2 hours of
15professional development training in these same areas. The
16training under this subsection may be provided or certified by
17a statewide charter school membership association or may be
18provided or certified by other qualified providers approved by
19the State Board of Education.
20    (d) For purposes of this subsection (d), "non-curricular
21health and safety requirement" means any health and safety
22requirement created by statute or rule to provide, maintain,
23preserve, or safeguard safe or healthful conditions for
24students and school personnel or to eliminate, reduce, or
25prevent threats to the health and safety of students and
26school personnel. "Non-curricular health and safety

 

 

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1requirement" does not include any course of study or
2specialized instructional requirement for which the State
3Board has established goals and learning standards or which is
4designed primarily to impart knowledge and skills for students
5to master and apply as an outcome of their education.
6    A charter school shall comply with all non-curricular
7health and safety requirements applicable to public schools
8under the laws of the State of Illinois. On or before September
91, 2015, the State Board shall promulgate and post on its
10Internet website a list of non-curricular health and safety
11requirements that a charter school must meet. The list shall
12be updated annually no later than September 1. Any charter
13contract between a charter school and its authorizer must
14contain a provision that requires the charter school to follow
15the list of all non-curricular health and safety requirements
16promulgated by the State Board and any non-curricular health
17and safety requirements added by the State Board to such list
18during the term of the charter. Nothing in this subsection (d)
19precludes an authorizer from including non-curricular health
20and safety requirements in a charter school contract that are
21not contained in the list promulgated by the State Board,
22including non-curricular health and safety requirements of the
23authorizing local school board.
24    (e) Except as otherwise provided in the School Code, a
25charter school shall not charge tuition; provided that a
26charter school may charge reasonable fees for textbooks,

 

 

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1instructional materials, and student activities.
2    (f) A charter school shall be responsible for the
3management and operation of its fiscal affairs, including, but
4not limited to, the preparation of its budget. An audit of each
5charter school's finances shall be conducted annually by an
6outside, independent contractor retained by the charter
7school. The contractor shall not be an employee of the charter
8school or affiliated with the charter school or its authorizer
9in any way, other than to audit the charter school's finances.
10To ensure financial accountability for the use of public
11funds, on or before December 1 of every year of operation, each
12charter school shall submit to its authorizer and the State
13Board a copy of its audit and a copy of the Form 990 the
14charter school filed that year with the federal Internal
15Revenue Service. In addition, if deemed necessary for proper
16financial oversight of the charter school, an authorizer may
17require quarterly financial statements from each charter
18school.
19    (g) A charter school shall comply with all provisions of
20this Article, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act,
21all federal and State laws and rules applicable to public
22schools that pertain to special education and the instruction
23of English learners, and its charter. A charter school is
24exempt from all other State laws and regulations in this Code
25governing public schools and local school board policies;
26however, a charter school is not exempt from the following:

 

 

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1        (1) Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this Code
2    regarding criminal history records checks and checks of
3    the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer
4    and Violent Offender Against Youth Database of applicants
5    for employment;
6        (2) Sections 10-20.14, 10-22.6, 24-24, 34-19, and
7    34-84a of this Code regarding discipline of students;
8        (3) the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees
9    Tort Immunity Act;
10        (4) Section 108.75 of the General Not For Profit
11    Corporation Act of 1986 regarding indemnification of
12    officers, directors, employees, and agents;
13        (5) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
14        (5.5) subsection (b) of Section 10-23.12 and
15    subsection (b) of Section 34-18.6 of this Code;
16        (6) the Illinois School Student Records Act;
17        (7) Section 10-17a of this Code regarding school
18    report cards;
19        (8) the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act;
20        (9) Section 27-23.7 of this Code regarding bullying
21    prevention;
22        (10) Section 2-3.162 of this Code regarding student
23    discipline reporting;
24        (11) Sections 22-80 and 27-8.1 of this Code;
25        (12) Sections 10-20.60 and 34-18.53 of this Code;
26        (13) Sections 10-20.63 and 34-18.56 of this Code;

 

 

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1        (14) Sections 22-90 and 26-18 of this Code;
2        (15) Section 22-30 of this Code;
3        (16) Sections 24-12 and 34-85 of this Code;
4        (17) the Seizure Smart School Act;
5        (18) Section 2-3.64a-10 of this Code;
6        (19) Sections 10-20.73 and 34-21.9 of this Code;
7        (20) Section 10-22.25b of this Code;
8        (21) Section 27-9.1a of this Code;
9        (22) Section 27-9.1b of this Code;
10        (23) Section 34-18.8 of this Code; and
11        (25) Section 2-3.188 of this Code;
12        (26) Section 22-85.5 of this Code;
13        (27) subsections Subsections (d-10), (d-15), and
14    (d-20) of Section 10-20.56 of this Code; and
15        (28) Sections 10-20.83 and 34-18.78 of this Code; .
16        (29) (27) Section 10-20.13 of this Code;
17        (30) (28) Section 28-19.2 of this Code; and
18        (31) (29) Section 34-21.6 of this Code; .
19        (32) (25) Section 22-85.10 of this Code; .
20        (33) Section 2-3.196 of this Code;
21        (34) Section 22-95 of this Code;
22        (35) Section 34-18.62 of this Code; and
23        (36) the Illinois Human Rights Act.
24    The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this subsection
25(g) is declaratory of existing law.
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1school district, the governing body of a State college or
2university or public community college, or any other public or
3for-profit or nonprofit private entity for: (i) the use of a
4school building and grounds or any other real property or
5facilities that the charter school desires to use or convert
6for use as a charter school site, (ii) the operation and
7maintenance thereof, and (iii) the provision of any service,
8activity, or undertaking that the charter school is required
9to perform in order to carry out the terms of its charter.
10However, a charter school that is established on or after
11April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act 93-3) and that
12operates in a city having a population exceeding 500,000 may
13not contract with a for-profit entity to manage or operate the
14school during the period that commences on April 16, 2003 (the
15effective date of Public Act 93-3) and concludes at the end of
16the 2004-2005 school year. Except as provided in subsection
17(i) of this Section, a school district may charge a charter
18school reasonable rent for the use of the district's
19buildings, grounds, and facilities. Any services for which a
20charter school contracts with a school district shall be
21provided by the district at cost. Any services for which a
22charter school contracts with a local school board or with the
23governing body of a State college or university or public
24community college shall be provided by the public entity at
25cost.
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1by converting an existing school or attendance center to
2charter school status be required to pay rent for space that is
3deemed available, as negotiated and provided in the charter
4agreement, in school district facilities. However, all other
5costs for the operation and maintenance of school district
6facilities that are used by the charter school shall be
7subject to negotiation between the charter school and the
8local school board and shall be set forth in the charter.
9    (j) A charter school may limit student enrollment by age
10or grade level.
11    (k) If the charter school is approved by the State Board or
12Commission, then the charter school is its own local education
13agency.
14(Source: P.A. 101-50, eff. 7-1-20; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
15101-291, eff. 1-1-20; 101-531, eff. 8-23-19; 101-543, eff.
168-23-19; 101-654, eff. 3-8-21; 102-51, eff. 7-9-21; 102-157,
17eff. 7-1-22; 102-360, eff. 1-1-22; 102-445, eff. 8-20-21;
18102-522, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-676, eff.
1912-3-21; 102-697, eff. 4-5-22; 102-702, eff. 7-1-23; 102-805,
20eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; revised 12-13-22.)
 
21    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-466)
22    Sec. 27A-5. Charter school; legal entity; requirements.
23    (a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian,
24nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter
25school shall be organized and operated as a nonprofit

 

 

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1corporation or other discrete, legal, nonprofit entity
2authorized under the laws of the State of Illinois.
3    (b) A charter school may be established under this Article
4by creating a new school or by converting an existing public
5school or attendance center to charter school status.
6Beginning on April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act
793-3), in all new applications to establish a charter school
8in a city having a population exceeding 500,000, operation of
9the charter school shall be limited to one campus. The changes
10made to this Section by Public Act 93-3 do not apply to charter
11schools existing or approved on or before April 16, 2003 (the
12effective date of Public Act 93-3).
13    (b-5) In this subsection (b-5), "virtual-schooling" means
14a cyber school where students engage in online curriculum and
15instruction via the Internet and electronic communication with
16their teachers at remote locations and with students
17participating at different times.
18    From April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016, there is a
19moratorium on the establishment of charter schools with
20virtual-schooling components in school districts other than a
21school district organized under Article 34 of this Code. This
22moratorium does not apply to a charter school with
23virtual-schooling components existing or approved prior to
24April 1, 2013 or to the renewal of the charter of a charter
25school with virtual-schooling components already approved
26prior to April 1, 2013.

 

 

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1    (c) A charter school shall be administered and governed by
2its board of directors or other governing body in the manner
3provided in its charter. The governing body of a charter
4school shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act and
5the Open Meetings Act. No later than January 1, 2021 (one year
6after the effective date of Public Act 101-291), a charter
7school's board of directors or other governing body must
8include at least one parent or guardian of a pupil currently
9enrolled in the charter school who may be selected through the
10charter school or a charter network election, appointment by
11the charter school's board of directors or other governing
12body, or by the charter school's Parent Teacher Organization
13or its equivalent.
14    (c-5) No later than January 1, 2021 (one year after the
15effective date of Public Act 101-291) or within the first year
16of his or her first term, every voting member of a charter
17school's board of directors or other governing body shall
18complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development
19leadership training to ensure that each member has sufficient
20familiarity with the board's or governing body's role and
21responsibilities, including financial oversight and
22accountability of the school, evaluating the principal's and
23school's performance, adherence to the Freedom of Information
24Act and the Open Meetings Act, and compliance with education
25and labor law. In each subsequent year of his or her term, a
26voting member of a charter school's board of directors or

 

 

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1other governing body shall complete a minimum of 2 hours of
2professional development training in these same areas. The
3training under this subsection may be provided or certified by
4a statewide charter school membership association or may be
5provided or certified by other qualified providers approved by
6the State Board of Education.
7    (d) For purposes of this subsection (d), "non-curricular
8health and safety requirement" means any health and safety
9requirement created by statute or rule to provide, maintain,
10preserve, or safeguard safe or healthful conditions for
11students and school personnel or to eliminate, reduce, or
12prevent threats to the health and safety of students and
13school personnel. "Non-curricular health and safety
14requirement" does not include any course of study or
15specialized instructional requirement for which the State
16Board has established goals and learning standards or which is
17designed primarily to impart knowledge and skills for students
18to master and apply as an outcome of their education.
19    A charter school shall comply with all non-curricular
20health and safety requirements applicable to public schools
21under the laws of the State of Illinois. On or before September
221, 2015, the State Board shall promulgate and post on its
23Internet website a list of non-curricular health and safety
24requirements that a charter school must meet. The list shall
25be updated annually no later than September 1. Any charter
26contract between a charter school and its authorizer must

 

 

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1contain a provision that requires the charter school to follow
2the list of all non-curricular health and safety requirements
3promulgated by the State Board and any non-curricular health
4and safety requirements added by the State Board to such list
5during the term of the charter. Nothing in this subsection (d)
6precludes an authorizer from including non-curricular health
7and safety requirements in a charter school contract that are
8not contained in the list promulgated by the State Board,
9including non-curricular health and safety requirements of the
10authorizing local school board.
11    (e) Except as otherwise provided in the School Code, a
12charter school shall not charge tuition; provided that a
13charter school may charge reasonable fees for textbooks,
14instructional materials, and student activities.
15    (f) A charter school shall be responsible for the
16management and operation of its fiscal affairs, including, but
17not limited to, the preparation of its budget. An audit of each
18charter school's finances shall be conducted annually by an
19outside, independent contractor retained by the charter
20school. The contractor shall not be an employee of the charter
21school or affiliated with the charter school or its authorizer
22in any way, other than to audit the charter school's finances.
23To ensure financial accountability for the use of public
24funds, on or before December 1 of every year of operation, each
25charter school shall submit to its authorizer and the State
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1charter school filed that year with the federal Internal
2Revenue Service. In addition, if deemed necessary for proper
3financial oversight of the charter school, an authorizer may
4require quarterly financial statements from each charter
5school.
6    (g) A charter school shall comply with all provisions of
7this Article, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act,
8all federal and State laws and rules applicable to public
9schools that pertain to special education and the instruction
10of English learners, and its charter. A charter school is
11exempt from all other State laws and regulations in this Code
12governing public schools and local school board policies;
13however, a charter school is not exempt from the following:
14        (1) Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5 of this Code
15    regarding criminal history records checks and checks of
16    the Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer
17    and Violent Offender Against Youth Database of applicants
18    for employment;
19        (2) Sections 10-20.14, 10-22.6, 24-24, 34-19, and
20    34-84a of this Code regarding discipline of students;
21        (3) the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees
22    Tort Immunity Act;
23        (4) Section 108.75 of the General Not For Profit
24    Corporation Act of 1986 regarding indemnification of
25    officers, directors, employees, and agents;
26        (5) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;

 

 

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1        (5.5) subsection (b) of Section 10-23.12 and
2    subsection (b) of Section 34-18.6 of this Code;
3        (6) the Illinois School Student Records Act;
4        (7) Section 10-17a of this Code regarding school
5    report cards;
6        (8) the P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act;
7        (9) Section 27-23.7 of this Code regarding bullying
8    prevention;
9        (10) Section 2-3.162 of this Code regarding student
10    discipline reporting;
11        (11) Sections 22-80 and 27-8.1 of this Code;
12        (12) Sections 10-20.60 and 34-18.53 of this Code;
13        (13) Sections 10-20.63 and 34-18.56 of this Code;
14        (14) Sections 22-90 and 26-18 of this Code;
15        (15) Section 22-30 of this Code;
16        (16) Sections 24-12 and 34-85 of this Code;
17        (17) the Seizure Smart School Act;
18        (18) Section 2-3.64a-10 of this Code;
19        (19) Sections 10-20.73 and 34-21.9 of this Code;
20        (20) Section 10-22.25b of this Code;
21        (21) Section 27-9.1a of this Code;
22        (22) Section 27-9.1b of this Code;
23        (23) Section 34-18.8 of this Code;
24        (24) Article 26A of this Code; and
25        (25) Section 2-3.188 of this Code;
26        (26) Section 22-85.5 of this Code;

 

 

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1        (27) subsections Subsections (d-10), (d-15), and
2    (d-20) of Section 10-20.56 of this Code; and
3        (28) Sections 10-20.83 and 34-18.78 of this Code; .
4        (29) (27) Section 10-20.13 of this Code;
5        (30) (28) Section 28-19.2 of this Code; and
6        (31) (29) Section 34-21.6 of this Code.
7        (32) (25) Section 22-85.10 of this Code; .
8        (33) Section 2-3.196 of this Code;
9        (34) Section 22-95 of this Code;
10        (35) Section 34-18.62 of this Code; and
11        (36) the Illinois Human Rights Act.
12    The change made by Public Act 96-104 to this subsection
13(g) is declaratory of existing law.
14    (h) A charter school may negotiate and contract with a
15school district, the governing body of a State college or
16university or public community college, or any other public or
17for-profit or nonprofit private entity for: (i) the use of a
18school building and grounds or any other real property or
19facilities that the charter school desires to use or convert
20for use as a charter school site, (ii) the operation and
21maintenance thereof, and (iii) the provision of any service,
22activity, or undertaking that the charter school is required
23to perform in order to carry out the terms of its charter.
24However, a charter school that is established on or after
25April 16, 2003 (the effective date of Public Act 93-3) and that
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1not contract with a for-profit entity to manage or operate the
2school during the period that commences on April 16, 2003 (the
3effective date of Public Act 93-3) and concludes at the end of
4the 2004-2005 school year. Except as provided in subsection
5(i) of this Section, a school district may charge a charter
6school reasonable rent for the use of the district's
7buildings, grounds, and facilities. Any services for which a
8charter school contracts with a school district shall be
9provided by the district at cost. Any services for which a
10charter school contracts with a local school board or with the
11governing body of a State college or university or public
12community college shall be provided by the public entity at
13cost.
14    (i) In no event shall a charter school that is established
15by converting an existing school or attendance center to
16charter school status be required to pay rent for space that is
17deemed available, as negotiated and provided in the charter
18agreement, in school district facilities. However, all other
19costs for the operation and maintenance of school district
20facilities that are used by the charter school shall be
21subject to negotiation between the charter school and the
22local school board and shall be set forth in the charter.
23    (j) A charter school may limit student enrollment by age
24or grade level.
25    (k) If the charter school is approved by the State Board or
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1agency.
2(Source: P.A. 101-50, eff. 7-1-20; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
3101-291, eff. 1-1-20; 101-531, eff. 8-23-19; 101-543, eff.
48-23-19; 101-654, eff. 3-8-21; 102-51, eff. 7-9-21; 102-157,
5eff. 7-1-22; 102-360, eff. 1-1-22; 102-445, eff. 8-20-21;
6102-466, eff. 7-1-25; 102-522, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff.
78-20-21; 102-676, eff. 12-3-21; 102-697, eff. 4-5-22; 102-702,
8eff. 7-1-23; 102-805, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;
9revised 12-13-22.)
 
10    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.62)
11    Sec. 34-18.62. Policies Policy on discrimination and
12sexual harassment; prevention and response program.
13    (a) The school district must create, maintain, and
14implement an age-appropriate policy on sexual harassment that
15must be posted on the school district's website and, if
16applicable, any other area where policies, rules, and
17standards of conduct are currently posted in each school and
18must also be included in the school district's student code of
19conduct handbook.
20    (b) The school district must create, maintain, and
21implement a policy or policies prohibiting discrimination and
22harassment against students based on race, color, and national
23origin and prohibiting retaliation against students. Such
24policy or policies may be included as part of a broader
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1are distinguished with an appropriate title, heading, or
2label. The policy or policies adopted under this subsection
3(b) must comply with and be distributed in accordance with
4subsection (b) of Section 22-95 of this Code.
5    (c) The school district must establish procedures for
6responding to student complaints of discrimination and
7harassment based on race, color, or national origin, and
8retaliation. These procedures must comply with subsection (c)
9of Section 22-95 of this Code.
10(Source: P.A. 101-418, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
11    Section 15. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
12changing Sections 1-102, 5-102.2, 5A-101, 5A-102, and 6-101
13and by adding Sections 5A-103 and 5A-104 as follows:
 
14    (775 ILCS 5/1-102)  (from Ch. 68, par. 1-102)
15    Sec. 1-102. Declaration of Policy. It is the public
16policy of this State:
17    (A) Freedom from Unlawful Discrimination. To secure for
18all individuals within Illinois the freedom from
19discrimination based on against any individual because of his
20or her race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry,
21age, order of protection status, marital status, physical or
22mental disability, military status, sexual orientation,
23pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from military service in
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1to financial credit, and the availability of public
2accommodations, including in elementary, secondary, and higher
3education.
4    (B) Freedom from Sexual Harassment-Employment and
5Elementary, Secondary, and Higher Education. To prevent sexual
6harassment in employment and sexual harassment in elementary,
7secondary, and higher education.
8    (C) Freedom from Discrimination Based on Citizenship
9Status-Employment. To prevent discrimination based on
10citizenship status in employment.
11    (C-5) Freedom from Discrimination Based on Work
12Authorization Status-Employment. To prevent discrimination
13based on the specific status or term of status that
14accompanies a legal work authorization.
15    (D) Freedom from Discrimination Based on Familial Status
16or Source of Income-Real Estate Transactions. To prevent
17discrimination based on familial status or source of income in
18real estate transactions.
19    (E) Public Health, Welfare and Safety. To promote the
20public health, welfare and safety by protecting the interest
21of all people in Illinois in maintaining personal dignity, in
22realizing their full productive capacities, and in furthering
23their interests, rights and privileges as citizens of this
24State.
25    (F) Implementation of Constitutional Guarantees. To secure
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1of Article I of the Illinois Constitution of 1970.
2    (G) Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action. To establish
3Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action as the policies of
4this State in all of its decisions, programs and activities,
5and to assure that all State departments, boards, commissions
6and instrumentalities rigorously take affirmative action to
7provide equality of opportunity and eliminate the effects of
8past discrimination in the internal affairs of State
9government and in their relations with the public.
10    (H) Unfounded Charges. To protect citizens of this State
11against unfounded charges of prohibited unlawful
12discrimination, sexual harassment in employment, real estate
13transactions, financial credit, and public accommodations,
14including and sexual harassment in elementary, secondary, and
15higher education, and discrimination based on citizenship
16status or work authorization status in employment.
17(Source: P.A. 102-233, eff. 8-2-21; 102-896, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
18    (775 ILCS 5/5-102.2)
19    Sec. 5-102.2. Jurisdiction limited. In regard to places of
20public accommodation defined in paragraph (11) of Section
215-101, the jurisdiction under this Article of the Department
22is limited to: (1) the failure to enroll an individual; (2) the
23denial or refusal of full and equal enjoyment of facilities,
24goods, or services; or (3) severe or pervasive harassment of
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1action to stop the severe or pervasive harassment. This
2limitation on jurisdiction set forth in this Section does not
3apply to civil rights violations under Article 2, 3, 4, 5A, or
46.
5(Source: P.A. 102-1102, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
6    (775 ILCS 5/5A-101)  (from Ch. 68, par. 5A-101)
7    Sec. 5A-101. Definitions. The following definitions are
8applicable strictly in the content of this Article, except
9that the term "sexual harassment in elementary, secondary, and
10higher education" as defined herein has the meaning herein
11ascribed to it whenever that term is used anywhere in this Act.
12    (A) Institution of Elementary, Secondary, or Higher
13Education. "Institution of elementary, secondary, or higher
14education" means: (1) a publicly or privately operated
15university, college, community college, junior college,
16business or vocational school, or other educational
17institution offering degrees and instruction beyond the
18secondary school level; or (2) a publicly or privately
19operated elementary school or secondary school.
20    (B) Degree. "Degree" means: (1) a designation,
21appellation, series of letters or words or other symbols which
22signifies or purports to signify that the recipient thereof
23has satisfactorily completed an organized academic, business
24or vocational program of study offered beyond the secondary
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1recipient has graduated from an elementary school or secondary
2school.
3    (C) Student. "Student" means any individual admitted to or
4applying for admission to an institution of elementary,
5secondary, or higher education, or enrolled on a full or part
6time basis in a course or program of academic, business or
7vocational instruction offered by or through an institution of
8elementary, secondary, or higher education.
9    (D) Elementary, Secondary, or Higher Education
10Representative. "Elementary, secondary, or higher education
11representative" means and includes the president, chancellor
12or other holder of any executive office on the administrative
13staff of an institution of higher education, an administrator
14of an elementary school or secondary school, a member of the
15faculty of an institution of higher education, including but
16not limited to a dean or associate or assistant dean, a
17professor or associate or assistant professor, and a full or
18part time instructor or visiting professor, including a
19graduate assistant or other student who is employed on a
20temporary basis of less than full time as a teacher or
21instructor of any course or program of academic, business or
22vocational instruction offered by or through an institution of
23higher education, and any teacher, instructor, or other
24employee of an elementary school or secondary school.
25    (E) Sexual Harassment in Elementary, Secondary, and Higher
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1higher education" means any unwelcome sexual advances or
2requests for sexual favors made by an elementary, secondary,
3or higher education representative to a student, or any
4conduct of a sexual nature exhibited by an elementary,
5secondary, or higher education representative toward a
6student, when such conduct has the purpose of substantially
7interfering with the student's educational performance or
8creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive educational
9environment; or when the elementary, secondary, or higher
10education representative either explicitly or implicitly makes
11the student's submission to such conduct a term or condition
12of, or uses the student's submission to or rejection of such
13conduct as a basis for determining:
14        (1) Whether the student will be admitted to an
15    institution of elementary, secondary, or higher education;
16        (2) The educational performance required or expected
17    of the student;
18        (3) The attendance or assignment requirements
19    applicable to the student;
20        (4) To what courses, fields of study or programs,
21    including honors and graduate programs, the student will
22    be admitted;
23        (5) What placement or course proficiency requirements
24    are applicable to the student;
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1        (7) What tuition or fee requirements are applicable to
2    the student;
3        (8) What scholarship opportunities are available to
4    the student;
5        (9) What extracurricular teams the student will be a
6    member of or in what extracurricular competitions the
7    student will participate;
8        (10) Any grade the student will receive in any
9    examination or in any course or program of instruction in
10    which the student is enrolled;
11        (11) The progress of the student toward successful
12    completion of or graduation from any course or program of
13    instruction in which the student is enrolled; or
14        (12) What degree, if any, the student will receive.
15    (F) Harassment in Elementary, Secondary, or Higher
16Education. "Harassment in elementary, secondary, or higher
17education" means any unwelcome conduct by an elementary,
18secondary or higher education representative toward a student
19on the basis of a student's actual or perceived race, color,
20religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, marital status,
21order of protection status, disability, military status,
22sexual orientation, pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from
23military service that has the purpose or effect of
24substantially interfering with a student's educational
25performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive
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1    (G) Educational Environment. "Educational environment"
2includes conduct that occurs at school, school-related
3activities, or events, and may include conduct that occurs off
4school grounds, subject to applicable State and federal law.
5(Source: P.A. 96-1319, eff. 7-27-10.)
 
6    (775 ILCS 5/5A-102)  (from Ch. 68, par. 5A-102)
7    Sec. 5A-102. Civil Rights Violations-Elementary,
8Secondary, and Higher Education. It is a civil rights
9violation:
10        (A) Sexual Harassment; Elementary Elementary,
11    Secondary, or Higher Education Representative. For any
12    elementary, secondary, or higher education representative
13    to commit or engage in sexual harassment in elementary,
14    secondary, or higher education.
15        (B) Sexual Harassment; Institution Institution of
16    Elementary, Secondary, or Higher Education. For any
17    institution of elementary, secondary, or higher education
18    to fail to take remedial action, or to fail to take
19    appropriate disciplinary action against an elementary,
20    secondary, or higher education representative employed by
21    such institution, when such institution knows that such
22    elementary, secondary, or higher education representative
23    was committing or engaging in or committed or engaged in
24    sexual harassment in elementary, secondary, or higher
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1        (C) Harassment; Elementary, Secondary, or Higher
2    Education Representative. For any elementary, secondary,
3    or higher education representative to commit or engage in
4    harassment in elementary, secondary, or higher education.
5        (D) Harassment; Institution of Elementary, Secondary,
6    or Higher Education. For any institution of elementary,
7    secondary, or higher education to fail to take appropriate
8    corrective action to stop harassment if the institution
9    knows that an elementary, secondary, or higher education
10    representative was committing or engaging in or committed
11    or engaged in harassment in elementary, secondary, or
12    higher education.
13        (E) Failure to Report. For any school district
14    established under the School Code or institutions of
15    elementary or secondary education covered by this Act to
16    fail to disclose information as required by Section
17    2-3.196 of the School Code.
18        (F) Exemptions. Nothing in Article 5A shall be
19    construed to limit jurisdiction under Section 5-102.2.
20    Subsections (C), (D), and (E) shall apply solely to
21    nonsectarian institutions of elementary, secondary or
22    higher education and elementary, secondary, or higher
23    education representatives employed by such nonsectarian
24    institutions.
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1    (775 ILCS 5/5A-103 new)
2    Sec. 5A-103. Discrimination and harassment based on race,
3color, or national origin; and retaliation.
4    (a) The General Assembly finds that harassment and
5discrimination based on race, color, or national origin has a
6detrimental influence in schools, contributing to
7psychological and physical harm and poorer academic outcomes
8for students of color, and higher rates of teacher turnover
9among teachers of color. It is the General Assembly's intent
10that each institution of elementary and secondary education in
11the State adopt and actively implement policies to reduce and
12respond effectively to harassment and discrimination based on
13race, color, or national origin; to provide students, parents
14or guardians, and employees information on how to recognize
15and report harassment and discrimination; and, for students,
16parents or guardians, and employees, to report harassment and
17discrimination based on race, color, or national origin
18without fear of retaliation, loss of status, or loss of
19opportunities.
20    (b) The Department shall produce a model training program
21aimed at the prevention of discrimination and harassment based
22on race, color, and national origin in institutions of
23elementary and secondary education. The model program shall be
24made available to institutions of elementary and secondary
25education and to the public online at no cost. This model
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1rather than potential offenders, and include, at a minimum,
2the following:
3        (1) a primary focus on preventing discrimination and
4    harassment based on race, color, or national origin and
5    retaliation;
6        (2) an explanation of discrimination and harassment
7    based on race, color, or national origin and retaliation;
8        (3) examples of conduct that constitutes
9    discrimination and harassment based on race, color, or
10    national origin and retaliation;
11        (4) an explanation, with examples, of how patterns of
12    conduct can, taken together over time, rise to the level
13    of bullying, harassment, or discrimination;
14        (5) an explanation of the difference between
15    discrimination based on disparate treatment and
16    discrimination based on disparate impact;
17        (6) a summary of other classes that are protected from
18    harassment and discrimination, and a statement that
19    training intended to improve recognition of discrimination
20    and harassment based on race, color, and national origin
21    does not diminish protections under the law for other
22    protected classes;
23        (7) an explanation of the difference between
24    harassment as defined under this Act and bullying;
25        (8) a summary of relevant federal and State statutory
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1    discrimination and harassment based on race, color, and
2    national origin, and retaliation, including, but not
3    limited to, a summary of this Act's protections from
4    discrimination, harassment and retaliation in the
5    following contexts:
6            (a) students toward other students;
7            (b) teachers and other employees of an elementary
8        or secondary school toward students;
9            (c) students toward teachers and other employees
10        of an elementary or secondary school; and
11            (d) teachers and other employees of an elementary
12        or secondary school toward other teachers and
13        employees of an elementary or secondary school.
14        (9) directions on how to contact the Department if a
15    school fails to take corrective action to stop the
16    harassment or discrimination;
17        (10) a summary of responsibilities of institutions of
18    elementary or secondary education in the prevention,
19    investigation, and corrective measures of discrimination,
20    harassment, and retaliation, including, but not limited
21    to, explanation of responsibilities in the following
22    contexts:
23            (a) students toward other students;
24            (b) teachers and other employees of an elementary
25        or secondary school toward students;
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1        of an elementary or secondary school; and
2            (d) teachers and other employees of an elementary
3        or secondary school toward other teachers and
4        employees of an elementary or secondary school; and
5        (11) an explanation of the liability for
6    discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under this
7    Act.
8    (c) Every institution of elementary or secondary education
9in this State shall use the model training program developed
10by the Department, establish its own training program that
11equals or exceeds the minimum standards set forth in
12subsection (b), or use an existing discrimination and
13harassment prevention training program that equals or exceeds
14the minimum standards set forth in subsection (b). The
15training program shall be provided as a component of all new
16employee training programs for elementary and secondary
17education representatives and to existing representatives at
18least once every 2 years. For the purposes of satisfying the
19requirements under this Section, the Department's model
20program may be used to supplement any existing program an
21institution of elementary or secondary education is utilizing
22or develops.
23    (d) Upon notification of a violation of subsection (c),
24the Department may launch a preliminary investigation. If the
25Department finds a violation of this Section, the Department
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1elementary or secondary education 30 days to correct the
2violation. If the institution of elementary or secondary
3education does not correct the violation within 30 days, the
4Department may initiate a charge of a civil rights violation.
 
5    (775 ILCS 5/6-101)  (from Ch. 68, par. 6-101)
6    Sec. 6-101. Additional civil rights violations under
7Articles 2, 4, 5, and 5A, and 6. It is a civil rights violation
8for a person, or for 2 or more persons, to conspire to:
9        (A) Retaliation. Retaliate against a person because
10    that person he or she has:
11            (i) opposed or reported conduct that the person
12        that which he or she reasonably and in good faith
13        believes to be prohibited unlawful discrimination,
14        sexual harassment in employment, sexual harassment in
15        elementary, secondary, and higher education, or
16        discrimination based on arrest record, citizenship
17        status, or work authorization status in employment
18        under Articles 2, 4, 5, and 5A, and 6; , because he or
19        she has
20            (ii) made a charge, filed a complaint, testified,
21        assisted, or participated in an investigation,
22        proceeding, or hearing under this Act; or , or because
23        he or she has
24            (iii) requested, attempted to request, used, or
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1        by this Act;
2        (B) Aiding and Abetting; Coercion. Aid, abet, compel,
3    or coerce a person to commit any violation of this Act;
4        (C) Interference. Wilfully interfere with the
5    performance of a duty or the exercise of a power by the
6    Commission or one of its members or representatives or the
7    Department or one of its officers or employees.
8    Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, "sexual
9harassment", "citizenship status", and "work authorization
10status" shall have the same meaning as defined in Section
112-101 of this Act.
12(Source: P.A. 102-233, eff. 8-2-21; 102-362, eff. 1-1-22;
13102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
14    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
15changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
16that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
17represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
18not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
19made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
20Public Act.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect August
221, 2024.".