Public Act 099-0890
 
SB2186 EnrolledLRB099 14516 NHT 38633 b


  
    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended  by adding Section 
5-12021 as follows:
 
    (55 ILCS 5/5-12021 new)
    Sec. 5-12021. Special provisions relating to public 
schools.
    (a) In exercising the powers under this Division with 
respect to public school districts, a county shall act in a 
reasonable manner that neither regulates educational 
activities, such as school curricula, administration, and 
staffing, nor frustrates a school district's statutory duties.  
This subsection (a) is declarative of existing law and does not 
change the substantive operation of this Division.
    (b) In processing zoning applications from public school 
districts, a county shall make reasonable efforts to streamline 
the zoning application and review process for the school board 
and minimize the administrative burdens involved in the zoning 
review process, including, but not limited to, reducing 
application fees and other costs associated with the project of 
a school board to the greatest extent practicable and 
reflective of actual cost but in no event more than the lowest 
fees customarily imposed by the county for similar 
applications, limiting the number of times the school district 
must amend its site plans, reducing the number of copies of 
site plans and any other documents required to be submitted by 
the county, and expediting the zoning review process for the 
purpose of rendering a decision on any application from a 
school district within 90 days after a completed application is 
submitted to the county.
 
    Section 10. The Township Code is amended  by changing 
Section 110-70 as follows:
 



    (60 ILCS 1/110-70)



    Sec. 110-70. School district affected.
    (a) In any hearing before a zoning
commission or board of 
appeals, any school district within which the property
in 
issue, or any part of that property, is located may appear and 
present
evidence.

    (b) In exercising the powers under this Article with 
respect to public school districts, a township shall act in a 
reasonable manner that neither regulates educational 
activities, such as school curricula, administration, and 
staffing, nor frustrates a school district's statutory duties.  
This subsection (b) is declarative of existing law and does not 
change the substantive operation of this Article.
    (c) In processing zoning applications from public school 
districts, a township shall make reasonable efforts to 
streamline the zoning application and review process for the 
school board and minimize the administrative burdens involved 
in the zoning review process, including, but not limited to, 
reducing application fees and other costs associated with the 
project of a school board to the greatest extent practicable 
and reflective of actual cost but in no event more than the 
lowest fees customarily imposed by the township for similar 
applications, limiting the number of times the school district 
must amend its site plans, reducing the number of copies of 
site plans and any other documents required to be submitted by 
the township, and expediting the zoning review process for the 
purpose of rendering a decision on any application from a 
school district within 90 days after a completed application is 
submitted to the township.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3481; P.A. 88-62.)

 
    Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
adding Section 11-13-27 as follows:
 
    (65 ILCS 5/11-13-27 new)
    Sec. 11-13-27. Special provisions relating to public 
schools.
    (a) In exercising the powers under this Division with 
respect to public school districts, a municipality shall act in 
a reasonable manner that neither regulates educational 
activities, such as school curricula, administration, and 
staffing, nor frustrates a school district's statutory duties.  
This subsection (a) is declarative of existing law and does not 
change the substantive operation of this Division.
    (b) In processing zoning applications from public school 
districts, a municipality shall make reasonable efforts to 
streamline the zoning application and review process for the 
school board and minimize the administrative burdens involved 
in the zoning review process, including, but not limited to, 
reducing application fees and other costs associated with the 
project of a school board to the greatest extent practicable 
and reflective of actual cost but in no event more than the 
lowest fees customarily imposed by the municipality for similar 
applications, limiting the number of times the school district 
must amend its site plans, reducing the number of copies of 
site plans and any other documents required to be submitted by 
the municipality, and expediting the zoning review process for 
the purpose of rendering a decision on any application from a 
school district within 90 days after a completed application is 
submitted to the municipality.
 
    Section 20. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
10-22.13a as follows:
 



    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.13a)



    Sec. 10-22.13a. 
Zoning changes, variations, and special 
uses for school
district property; zoning compliance.  To seek 
zoning changes, variations, or special uses for
property held 
or controlled by the school district.

    A school district is subject to and its school board must 
comply with any valid local government zoning ordinance or 
resolution that applies where the pertinent part of the 
building, structure, or site owned by the school district is 
located.  The changes to this Section made by this amendatory 
Act of the 99th General Assembly are declarative of existing 
law and do not change the substantive operation of this 
Section. 
(Source: P.A. 90-566, eff. 1-2-98.)

 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.