105 ILCS 5/ School Code.

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105 ILCS 5/13B-65.10

(105 ILCS 5/13B-65.10)

Sec. 13B-65.10. Continuing professional development for teachers.

Teachers may receive
 continuing professional development units,
subject to the provisions of Section 13B-65.5 of
this Code, for professional development related to alternative learning.

(Source: P.A. 95-793, eff. 1-1-09.)

105 ILCS 5/13B-70

(105 ILCS 5/13B-70)

Sec. 13B-70.

Truancy and attendance problems.

If
a student is a chronic or habitual truant
as defined in Section 26-2a of this Code or if a
child has been ordered to
attend school, the school district may consider the student for placement in an
alternative learning
opportunities program specifically designed to prevent truancy, supplement
instruction for students
with attendance problems, intervene to decrease chronic truancy, and provide
alternatives to high
school completion.  A program operating pursuant to the truants' alternative
and optional education
program may contract with a school district or consortium to provide these
services.

(Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)

105 ILCS 5/13B-75

(105 ILCS 5/13B-75)

Sec. 13B-75.

Subcontracting.

A school district, regional office of
education, or public
community college may contract with a non-profit or for-profit educational
entity for the delivery of
services under this Article.  All educational entities providing instructional
services for eligible
students must be recognized by the State Board.

(Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)

105 ILCS 5/13B-80

(105 ILCS 5/13B-80)

Sec. 13B-80.

Student credit.

A school district must grant academic credit
to a student in an
alternative learning opportunities program for work completed at an education
provider that is
accredited by a regional accrediting body or recognized by the State Board
if the student's
performance meets district standards.

(Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)

105 ILCS 5/13B-85

(105 ILCS 5/13B-85)

Sec. 13B-85. High school equivalency testing.

A student 16 years
of age or over
who satisfactorily completes an alternative learning opportunities program in
accordance with school
district guidelines and the Student Success Plan may take a high school equivalency test.

(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)

105 ILCS 5/Art. 14

(105 ILCS 5/Art. 14 heading) ARTICLE 14.

CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

105 ILCS 5/14-1.01

(105 ILCS 5/14-1.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-1.01)

Sec. 14-1.01.

Meaning of terms.

Unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms used in this Article
have the meanings ascribed to them in Sections 14-1.02 to 14-1.10, each
inclusive.

(Source: Laws 1965, p. 1948.)

105 ILCS 5/14-1.02

(105 ILCS 5/14-1.02) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-1.02)

Sec. 14-1.02. Children with disabilities.


"Children with disabilities" means children
between the ages of 3 and 21 for whom it is determined, through definitions
and procedures
described in the Illinois Rules and Regulations to Govern the Organization
and Administration of Special Education, that special education services
are needed.  An eligible student who requires continued public school educational experience to facilitate his or her successful transition and integration into adult life is eligible for such services through age 21, inclusive, which, for purposes of this Article, means the day before the student's 22nd birthday, unless his or her 22nd birthday occurs during the school year, in which case he or she is eligible for such services through the end of the school year. An individualized education program must be written and agreed
upon by appropriate school personnel and parents or their representatives
for any child receiving special education.

(Source: P.A. 102-172, eff. 7-28-21.)

105 ILCS 5/14-1.03a

(105 ILCS 5/14-1.03a) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-1.03a)

Sec. 14-1.03a. Children with Specific Learning Disabilities.

"Children with Specific Learning Disabilities" means children between
the ages of 3 and 21 years who have a disorder in one or more of the basic
psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language,
spoken or written, which disorder may manifest itself in imperfect ability
to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell or do mathematical
calculations. Such disorders include such conditions as perceptual
disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction,
dyslexia, and
developmental aphasia. Such term does not include children who have
learning problems which are primarily the result of visual, hearing or
motor disabilities, of an intellectual disability, emotional
disturbance or
environmental disadvantage.

(Source: P.A. 97-227, eff. 1-1-12.)