(105 ILCS 5/1-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 1-3)
Sec. 1-3. Definitions. In this Code:
The terms "common schools", "free schools" and "public schools" are used
interchangeably to apply to any school operated by authority of this Act.
"School board" means the governing body of any district created or
operating under authority of this Code, including board of school directors
and board of education. When the context so indicates it also means the
governing body of any non-high school district and of any special charter
district, including a board of school inspectors. "School fees" or "fees" means any monetary charge collected by a public school, public school district, or charter school from a student or the parents or guardian of a student as a prerequisite for the student's participation in any curricular or extracurricular program of the school or school district as defined under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of Section 1.245 of Title 23 of the Illinois Administrative Code.
"Special charter district" means any city, township, or district
organized into a school district, under a special Act or charter of the
General Assembly or in which schools are now managed and operating within
such unit in whole or in part under the terms of such special Act or
charter.
(Source: P.A. 102-687, eff. 12-17-21; 102-805, eff. 1-1-23.)
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