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• Illinois Charter School Law
  
• Administrative Code for Charter Schools
• How to Start a Charter School in Illinois​
• Student Online Personal Protection Act​  
• Illinois School Student Records Act 
• Every Student Succeeds Act​ 
• Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act ​
  
• Family Education Rights & Privacy Act
• Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act
  
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act
  
• Illinois Open Meetings Act
• Non-Curricular Health and Safety Requirements Applicable to Charter Schools
• The Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/1-101 et seq.) 
  
• The P-20 Longitudinal Education Data System Act (105 ILCS 13/1 et seq.)​ ​
  

Student Discipline and Reporting

• Student Discipline Policies; parent-teacher advisory committee (105 ILCS 5/10-20.14) 
• Suspension or expulsion of pupils; school searches (105 ILCS 5/10-22.6)
• Maintenance of Discipline (105 ILCS 5/24-24)
• Maintenance of Discipline ( 105 ILCS 5/34-84a) 
• Student discipline report; school discipline improvement plan (105 ILCS 5/2-3.162)
• The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act​ 
• Child abuse and neglect; detection, reporting, and prevention (105 ILCS 5/10-23.12)​ 
  

​Special Education Resources

Charter schools must follow all rules and regulations regarding Special Education. Please see ISBE's Special Education page for resources as well as the additional specific rules or regulations linked below. ​

• Illinois Charter Schools Special Education Requirements (105 ILCS 5/27A(g))​
  
• Special Education Administrative Rules (23 IAC 226 et.seq.)​ 
  
• Article 14 of the School Code. Children with Disabilities (105 ILCS 5/14 et seq.) ​ ​

Title I Resources

All information regarding Title Grants can be found on ISBE's Title Grants page. Title I eligible charter schools may apply for Title I, II and/or IV programming. Please see the Title page for full information and requirements.

• How Does a State or Local Educational Agency Allocate Funds to Charter Schools that are Opening for the First Time or Significantly Expanding their Enrollment (34 CFR 76, Subpart H)
  
• Local Educational Agency Identification and Selection of School Attendance Areas and Schools and Allocation of Title I Funds to those Areas and Schools​​​​