Illinois Compiled Statutes 105 Schools: Article 27A - Charter Schools

• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-1
  Short title and application. This Article may be cited as the Charter Schools Law. This Article applies in all school districts, including special charter...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-2
  Legislative declaration. (a) The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) Encouraging educational excellence is in the best interests of the people of...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-3
  Definitions. For purposes of this Article: "At-risk pupil" means a pupil who, because of physical, emotional, socioeconomic, or cultural factors, is less likely to succeed...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-4
  General Provisions. (a) The General Assembly does not intend to alter or amend the provisions of any court-ordered desegregation plan in effect for any school...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-5
  Charter school; legal entity; requirements. (a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian, nonreligious, non-home based, and non-profit school. A charter school shall be...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-6
  Contract contents; applicability of laws and regulations. (a) A certified charter shall constitute a binding contract and agreement between the charter school and a local...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-6.5
  Charter school referendum. (a) No charter shall go into effect under this Section that would convert any existing private, parochial, or non-public school to a...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-7
  Charter submission. (a) A proposal to establish a charter school shall be submitted to the local school board and the State Board for certification under...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-7.5
  State Charter School Commission. (a) A State Charter School Commission is established as an independent commission with statewide chartering jurisdiction and authority. The Commission shall...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-7.10
  Authorizer powers and duties; immunity; principles and standards. (a) Authorizers are responsible for executing, in accordance with this Article, all of the following powers and...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-8
  Evaluation of charter proposals. (a) This Section does not apply to a charter school established by referendum under Section 27A-6.5. In evaluating any charter school...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-9
  Term of charter; renewal. (a) A charter may be granted for a period not less than 5 and not more than 10 school years. A...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-10
  Employees. (a) A person shall be deemed to be employed by a charter school unless a collective bargaining agreement or the charter school contract otherwise...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-10.5
  Educational or charter management organization. (a) In this Section: "CMO" means a charter management organization. "EMO" means an educational management organization. (b) All authorizers shall...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-10.10
  Closure of charter school; unspent public funds; procedures for the disposition of property and assets. (a) Upon the closing of a charter school authorized by...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-11
  Local financing. (a) For purposes of the School Code, pupils enrolled in a charter school shall be included in the pupil enrollment of the school...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-11.5
  State financing. The State Board of Education shall make the following funds available to school districts and charter schools: (1) From a separate appropriation made...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-12
  Evaluation; report. On or before September 30 of every odd-numbered year, all local school boards with at least one charter school, as well as the...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-13
  Rules. The State Board of Education is authorized to adopt any rules not inconsistent with this Article that it deems necessary to implement and...
• Illinois School Code. - 105 ILCS 5, Section 27A-14
  (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 96-105, eff. 7-30-09. Repealed internally, eff. 1-10-10.)

Last modified: February 18, 2015