(105 ILCS 5/13B-35.5)
Sec. 13B-35.5. Local governance; cooperative agreements. For an
alternative learning
opportunities program operated jointly or offered under contract, the local
governance of the program
shall be established by each local school board through a cooperative or
intergovernmental agreement with other school districts.
Cooperative agreements may be established among regional offices of education,
public community
colleges, community-based organizations, health and human service agencies,
youth service
agencies, juvenile court services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and other
non-profit or for-profit
education or support service providers as appropriate. Nothing contained in
this Section shall prevent a
school district, regional office of education, or intermediate service center
from forming a cooperative
for the purpose of delivering an alternative learning opportunities program.
(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)
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