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105 ILCS 5/15-26
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 15 - Common School Lands

 (from Ch. 122, par. 15-26)Sec. 15-26.     Liquidation of permanent fund.     Upon a petition signed by at least one hundred voters of any school  township filed with the regional superintendent of schools  asking that the  permanent funds of such township be liquidated and distributed to the  schools of said township, said regional superintendent of  schools shall certify the proposition to the proper election authorities  for submission to the electorate at a regular scheduled election in said township  the proposition to liquidate such permanent funds and distribute the  proceeds thereof to the schools of the said school township. Such funds  may be deposited by the district either in the educational or  operations and maintenance fund, or in both in such proportion  as the school board shall determine. If the said proposition receives a  majority of the votes cast upon such proposition the  township land commissioners shall proceed to sell the lands included in  the assets of the permanent fund and liquidate the permanent funds of  said school township and distribute same in the manner provided in this  Article; if the average income from the permanent funds of any school  township for a period of three years amounts to less than $2500 the  regional board of school trustees or the township land commissioners  shall  proceed forthwith to liquidate such funds and sell the lands included in  the assets of the permanent fund without any petition or election.The expenses of liquidation shall be paid out of the moneys obtained  from the liquidation. Upon completion of every sale of lands the  township land commissioners or the regional board of school trustees, as  the case may be, shall deliver to the purchaser a certificate of  purchase including the name and residence of the purchaser and the price  and description of the land.    (Source: P.A. 86-970.)
105 ILCS 5/15-27
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 15 - Common School Lands

 (from Ch. 122, par. 15-27)Sec. 15-27.     Audit.     In the month of July of each year and at such other times as they may  think necessary the township land commissioners shall cause an audit to  be made by a public accountant of all funds under their jurisdiction. A  certified copy of such annual audit shall be filed with the regional  superintendent of schools and the State Board of Education  by October 15 each year.    (Source: P.A. 81-1508.)
105 ILCS 5/15-28
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 15 - Common School Lands

 (from Ch. 122, par. 15-28)Sec. 15-28.     Township land commissioners successors to trustees of schools.         The township land commissioners elected under the provisions of this  Article shall be the successors to the trustees of schools elected under  "An Act in relation to the establishment, operation and maintenance of  public schools, providing for the transportation of and scholarships in  institutions of higher learning for students of all schools, and to repeal  certain acts herein named", approved March 18, 1961, as amended with  respect to the common school lands and township loanable fund of the  township. All rights of property of the common school lands and causes of  action existing or vested in the trustees of schools elected under such Act  as amended shall vest in the township land commissioners as successors in  as complete a manner as they were vested in the trustees of schools elected  under such Act as amended. All records, moneys, securities and other assets  of the common school lands of the several school townships in the county  and any obligations owing to such school townships shall be transferred by  the several boards of township trustees to the township land commissioners.  Such township land commissioners are empowered to receive such records and  assets. All assets so received shall be credited to the respective school  township from which they were received.The township land commissioners shall designate a depositary for their  treasurer in the manner provided in Section 8-7 of this Act insofar as  applicable.    (Source: Laws 1967, p. 509.)
105 ILCS 5/15-29
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 15 - Common School Lands

 (from Ch. 122, par. 15-29)Sec. 15-29.     Bond.It shall be the duty of the township land commissioners to examine the  bond of its treasurer and if found to be in proper form in the proper  amount with good and sufficient securities to approve same. If at any time  the said township land commissioners deem it necessary it shall require its  treasurer to execute a new bond but the execution of such new bond shall  not affect the old bond or the liabilities of the sureties thereon.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
105 ILCS 5/15-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 15 - Common School Lands

 (from Ch. 122, par. 15-30)Sec. 15-30.     Liability of township land commissioners.If the township land commissioners fail to observe the provisions of  this Act in reference to the distribution of funds and property, they shall  be individually and jointly liable to the district interested in a civil  action to the full amount of the damages sustained by the district  aggrieved.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
105 ILCS 5/15-31
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 15 - Common School Lands

(105 ILCS 5/15-31) (from Ch. 122, par. 15-31)Sec. 15-31. Disposition of funds upon liquidation of permanent funds.     Any funds received as the result of the liquidation of the permanent  funds belonging to any school township shall after the payment of the  necessary expenses connected therewith be apportioned and distributed to  the school districts or parts of districts of such township -- including,  in the case of the liquidation of the permanent funds belonging to any  school township in a Class II county school unit, any school district  located in such township which theretofore withdrew from the jurisdiction  and authority of the trustees of schools of that township and from the  jurisdiction and authority of the township treasurer as provided in  subsection (b) of Section 5-1 -- in which  schools have been kept as required by law during the preceding year ending  June 30 according to the number of pupils in average daily attendance in  grades one to eight, each inclusive, and upon the completion of such  liquidation and distribution and the submission of all reports required by  law the office of township land commissioners and their treasurer in such  township shall terminate.    (Source: P.A. 94-1105, eff. 6-1-07.)
105 ILCS 5/Art. 16 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 16 - Gifts--Use Of Sites--Playgrounds

 ARTICLE 16.      GIFTS--USE OF SITES--PLAYGROUNDS
105 ILCS 5/16-1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 16 - Gifts--Use Of Sites--Playgrounds

 (from Ch. 122, par. 16-1)Sec. 16-1.     Gifts - Vested in school board.     Whenever any grant, gift,  donation or legacy of real or personal property has been or shall be,  directly or indirectly, made to or for the use of any public school  district or attendance center and the deed, will or other  instrument by which such grant, gift, donation, or legacy is made  declares in terms or in substance that such property shall be held,  managed, improved and invested or otherwise disposed of for the use and  benefit of the public schools in such district or an individual attendance  center, the title to such property shall be vested in the school board of  such district for use in whatever manner the board shall choose and shall  be held, managed, improved, invested or disposed of by  such board in such manner as the board, in its discretion, sees fit;  provided, however, when the person making such a grant, gift,  donation, or legacy expresses in the instrument by which it was made an  intention that it shall be used for a certain purpose, the school board  shall promote and carry into effect such intention until the board  determines in its discretion that it is no longer possible, practical or  prudent to do so.This Section does not apply in any case where the deed, will or other  instrument effectively vests the title and control of such property in a  trustee or grantee named in such instrument unless the trustee or grantee  is incapable of taking or administering the trust, or refuses or fails to  accept the trust, in which case the title and control thereof shall vest as  provided in the preceding paragraph.This Section does not validate any legacy which but  for this enactment would have been invalid.    (Source: P.A. 86-171.)
105 ILCS 5/16-2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 16 - Gifts--Use Of Sites--Playgrounds

 (from Ch. 122, par. 16-2)Sec. 16-2. Joint  use of site and building.  Whenever the school boards of two or more school districts have agreed  upon the joint use of any school site and compensation to be paid therefor,  and any such site has been selected in the manner required by law, it is  lawful for such districts to use the same school site and after payment of  the compensation, the trustees of schools of the township or regional board  of school trustees, as the case may be, by proper instrument in writing  shall declare that title to such site is held for the joint use of such  districts according to the terms of such agreement, and such districts  shall be further authorized to construct, maintain and use a building  jointly for the benefit of the inhabitants thereof.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section:(1) If legal title to the selected site is held in the name of the school  board of a school district that has agreed to the joint use of the site with  any other school districts, and if those other school districts are also  districts  whose school boards, under subsection (a) of Section 10-22.35B of this Code, are to hold legal  title to school buildings and school sites of the district, then upon the  execution of the agreement and payment of the compensation in accordance with  the terms of the agreement the school boards of the districts shall be deemed  to hold legal title to the site as tenants in common, and the required deed or  deeds of conveyance shall be executed and delivered by the president and  secretary or clerk of the school boards to reflect that legal title to the  selected site is held in that manner.(2) If one more but not all of the school boards that are party to the  agreement are school boards that, under subsection (a) of Section 10-22.35B of this Code, are to  hold legal title to the school buildings and school sites of the district, the  interest in the selected site of each school board that is to hold legal title  to the school buildings and school sites of the district shall be that of a  tenant in common; and the required deed or deeds of conveyance shall be  executed and delivered by the president and secretary or clerk of the trustees  of schools of the township, regional board of school trustees, township land  commissioners, or school boards, as the case may be, to reflect that tenancy in  common interest of the appropriate school board or school boards with the  trustees of schools of the township, regional board of school trustees or  township land commissioners, as the case may be, in the legal title to the  selected site.  (Source: P.A. 100-374, eff. 8-25-17.)
105 ILCS 5/16-3
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 16 - Gifts--Use Of Sites--Playgrounds

 (from Ch. 122, par. 16-3)Sec. 16-3.     Transfer of site to purchasing district.     Whenever the school board of any school district determines that any  schoolhouse site with or without a building thereon is of no further use  to the district and agrees with the school board of any other school  district, within or adjacent to the boundaries of which the site is  situated, upon the  sale thereof to such district and the price to be paid therefor, and  such sites are selected by the purchasing district in the manner  prescribed by law, after the payment of the compensation the trustees of  schools of the township, regional board of school trustees, township  land commissioners, or school board having legal title to the site shall, by proper deed of conveyance or instrument in  writing, convey legal title to, or transfer the use of the site to, the  purchasing district in accordance with applicable provisions of this Code.    (Source: P.A. 88-155.)
105 ILCS 5/16-4
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 16 - Gifts--Use Of Sites--Playgrounds

 (from Ch. 122, par. 16-4)Sec. 16-4.         Building jointly used - Sale of interest - Additions and  enlargements.  Whenever two school districts situated adjacent  to  one another or  comprising  the same or partly the same  territory have a school site with  buildings thereon, owned by one of the districts but used under  agreement by both, the district owning the site and buildings may sell  to the other, and the other district has the right to purchase, an equal  or any other interest in the site and buildings under an agreement  between the two; and upon the execution of the agreement and the  acquiring the title to the interest by the purchasing district, the two  districts shall be deemed to hold title to the premises as tenants in  common; and thereafter the school districts, or either of them, may,  under appropriate terms in the first agreement, or under a new agreement  entered into by them, add to and enlarge any parts of the buildings, if  deemed necessary for the uses of the districts or either of them, and by  such sole or mutual expenditure of funds as may be nominated by the  terms of the agreement between the districts, and the expenditures shall  in no way change the individual interests of the districts in the premises  unless otherwise expressly so provided by the terms of the  agreement.    (Source: P.A. 81-1541.)
105 ILCS 5/16-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 16 - Gifts--Use Of Sites--Playgrounds

 (from Ch. 122, par. 16-5)Sec. 16-5.     Agreement for joint use of property.Prior to the third Saturday of August of any year the school board of  any district which does not by itself maintain a high school may enter into  an agreement with any township high school board of education or the school  board of any other high school district, by which agreement grade school or  high school property, real or personal, owned by or held for the use  of either district within  territory included in both districts may be used jointly for school  purposes by both such districts in the manner provided in the agreement. If  such school district has a population of 1000 or more, and if legal title to  any real property affected by the agreement is not held by the school board of  a school district that is party to the agreement, the agreement shall  be invalid unless prior to such third Saturday of August the written  consent of the trustees of schools of the township or townships, regional  board of school trustees, or township land commissioners holding legal  title to the property affected by the agreement is first  obtained.    (Source: P.A. 88-155.)
105 ILCS 5/16-6
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 16 - Gifts--Use Of Sites--Playgrounds

 (from Ch. 122, par. 16-6)Sec. 16-6.     Compensation determined under eminent domain.Whenever any lot or parcel of land is needed by any university, college,  township high school or other educational institution established and  supported by this State or by a township therein, or by a school district,  as a site for a building or for any educational purpose, including sites  purchased under authority of Section 10-22.31b, and compensation for the  lot or parcel of land cannot be agreed upon between the owners thereof and  the trustees, board of education, or other corporate authority of the  educational institution, or school district, the corporate authority of the  educational institution or school district may have the compensation  determined in the manner provided by law for the exercise of the right of  eminent domain. In Class I counties and in any school district which is  situated in a Class II county school unit but which no longer is subject  to the jurisdiction and authority of a township treasurer or trustees  of schools of a township because the district has withdrawn  from the jurisdiction and authority of the township treasurer and  trustees of schools of the township or because those offices have been  abolished as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of Section 5-1, the school  board shall engage counsel, pay all expenses and institute suit without any  authorization by the regional board of school trustees; and the proceedings  shall be in the name of the school board for the use  of the school district. But no tract of land outside the limits of any  incorporated city or village and within 40 rods of the dwelling of the  owner of the land shall be taken by the board of directors created in  Section 10-1 of this Act without the owner's consent: provided, however,  that a tract of land outside the limits of any incorporated city or village  lying not less than 200 feet from the dwelling of the owner of the land  which adjoins and is adjacent to a school site being used for school  purposes may be taken by the board in the manner provided by law for the  exercise of the right of eminent domain for the purpose of enlarging such  school site for educational and recreational purposes.    (Source: P.A. 87-473; 88-155.)
105 ILCS 5/16-7
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 16 - Gifts--Use Of Sites--Playgrounds

 (from Ch. 122, par. 16-7)Sec. 16-7.         Playgrounds,  recreation grounds and athletic fields.  Any school district organized and existing under the general law or by  special charter having a population of not more than 500,000 inhabitants  may acquire real estate by gift, donation, legacy, purchase or otherwise  and hold it for the purpose of establishing playgrounds, recreation grounds  and athletic fields, and may equip, operate and maintain such playgrounds,  recreation grounds and athletic fields, the cost of such acquiring and  equipping to be paid either from the proceeds of bonds issued for that  purpose or out of the operations and maintenance fund, and the  cost of such maintaining and operating to be paid from the educational  fund, of the district. Such real estate need not be contiguous to any other  school property or real estate owned by the school district.    (Source: P.A. 86-970.)
105 ILCS 5/16-8
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 16 - Gifts--Use Of Sites--Playgrounds

 (from Ch. 122, par. 16-8)Sec. 16-8.     Supervision - Personnel - Police control.     The school board of any such school district acquiring real estate and  equipping, operating and maintaining it for the purposes provided in  Section 16-7 shall have supervision over such playgrounds, recreation  grounds or athletic fields, may employ play leaders, playground directors,  supervisors, recreation superintendents or athletic directors therefor, and  may take such steps to provide for the protection, sanitation, care and  management thereof as it deems appropriate.If real estate and improvements thereon, including buildings, parking  lots, other improvements and equipment so acquired lies partly or wholly  outside and within 1 mile of the corporate limits of any city, village or  incorporated town situated in such district, such city, village or incorporated  town may exercise police control and protection over such real estate and  improvements thereon, including buildings, parking lots, other improvements  and equipment in the same manner and to the same extent that such city,  village or incorporated town would exercise police control and protection  thereover if such real estate and improvements thereon, including  buildings, parking lots, other improvements and equipment were situated  within the corporate limits thereof.    (Source: P.A. 86-1304.)
105 ILCS 5/16-9
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 16 - Gifts--Use Of Sites--Playgrounds

 (from Ch. 122, par. 16-9)Sec. 16-9.     Transfers to municipal corporations.School districts and boards of education may also transfer real estate  in accordance with the provisions of "An Act in relation to the transfer of  real estate owned by municipalities", approved July 2, 1925, as amended,  title approved May 8, 1947.    (Source: Laws 1967, p. 506.)
105 ILCS 5/16-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 16 - Gifts--Use Of Sites--Playgrounds

(105 ILCS 5/16-10) (from Ch. 122, par. 16-10)Sec. 16-10.         Fire  protection.If the location of any public school building is not within any  municipality or fire protection district, fire protection service for such  building shall be provided by that municipality or fire protection district  which maintains the facility for fire fighting equipment which lies closest  to such building. The school district shall pay to the municipality or fire  protection district, as the case may be, the reasonable cost of such  service. If the respective corporate authorities of the school district and  of the municipality or fire protection district are unable to agree on the  cost of such service, the cost shall be determined by a civil action in the  circuit court of the circuit in which the school building is located.    (Source: P.A. 76-1790.)
105 ILCS 5/Art. 17 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 17 - Budgets--Tax Rates--Tax Warrants

 ARTICLE 17.      BUDGETS--TAX RATES--TAX WARRANTS