105 ILCS 5/2-3.59: Staff development programs.

School districts, cooperatives or joint agreements with a governing board or board of control, administrative agents for educational service centers, and regional superintendents acting on behalf of such entities shall conduct staff development programs and may contract with not-for-profit organizations to conduct summer staff development program institutes which specify outcome goals, including the improvement of specific instructional competencies, and which conform to locally developed plans.