Section 525.20 Regional Offices of Education

a)         Each of the 35 Regional Offices of Education established pursuant to Section 3A‑4 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/3A-4] shall provide the services and programs required under Section 525.10 of this Part.  The counties comprising each of these offices are as follows:

1)         Region 1:  Adams, Brown, Cass, Morgan, Pike and Scott counties

2)         Region 3:  Bond, Christian, Effingham, Fayette and Montgomery counties

3)         Region 4:  Boone and Winnebago counties

4)         Region 8:  Carroll, JoDaviess and Stephenson counties

5)         Region 9:  Champaign and Ford counties

6)         Region 11:  Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie and Shelby counties

7)         Region 12:  Clay, Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence and Richland counties

8)         Region 13:  Clinton, Jefferson, Marion and Washington counties

9)         Region 16:  DeKalb County

10)        Region 17:  DeWitt, Livingston, Logan and McLean counties

11)        Region 19:  DuPage County

12)        Region 20:  Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Pope, Saline, Wabash, Wayne and White counties

13)        Region 21:  Franklin, Johnson, Massac and Williamson counties

14)        Region 24:  Grundy and Kendall counties

15)        Region 26:  Fulton, Hancock, McDonough and Schuyler counties

16)        Region 28:  Bureau, Henry and Stark counties

17)        Region 30:  Alexander, Jackson, Perry, Pulaski and Union counties

18)        Region 31:  Kane County

19)        Region 32:  Iroquois and Kankakee counties

20)        Region 33:  Henderson, Knox, Mercer and Warren counties

21)        Region 34:  Lake County

22)        Region 35:  LaSalle, Marshall and Putnam counties

23)        Region 39:  Macon and Piatt counties

24)        Region 40:  Calhoun, Greene, Jersey and Macoupin counties

25)        Region 41:  Madison County

26)        Region 44:  McHenry County

27)        Region 45:  Monroe and Randolph counties

28)        Region 47:  Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties

29)        Region 48:  Peoria County

30)        Region 49:  Rock Island County

31)        Region 50:  St. Clair County

32)        Region 51:  Menard and Sangamon counties

33)        Region 53:  Mason, Tazewell and Woodford counties

34)        Region 54:  Vermilion County

35)        Region 56:  Will County

b)         The Regional Superintendent of Schools in each ROE shall serve as the chief administrator for the services and programs specified by Section 525.10.  The chief administrator shall have the following responsibilities:

1)         oversee personnel who are necessary to carry out the services and programs pursuant to Section 525.10;

2)         oversee fiscal accounts and the receipt and disbursement of funds; and

3)         prepare and submit information as directed by the State Superintendent of Education.

(Source:  Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 5038, effective March 2, 2016)