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Public Act 102-0126 |
HB0557 Enrolled | LRB102 11935 CMG 17271 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections |
10-22.5a and 34-18.30 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/10-22.5a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.5a)
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Sec. 10-22.5a. Attendance by dependents of United States |
military personnel, foreign exchange students, and certain
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nonresident pupils. |
(a) To enter into written agreements with cultural |
exchange organizations,
or with nationally recognized |
eleemosynary institutions that promote excellence
in the arts, |
mathematics, or science. The written agreements may provide
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for tuition free attendance at the local district school by |
foreign exchange
students, or by nonresident pupils of |
eleemosynary institutions. The local
board of education, as |
part of the agreement, may require that the cultural
exchange |
program or the eleemosynary institutions provide services to |
the
district in exchange for the waiver of nonresident |
tuition.
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To enter into written agreements with adjacent school |
districts to provide
for tuition free attendance by a student |
of the adjacent district when
requested for the student's |
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health and safety by the student or parent and both
districts |
determine that the student's health or safety will be served |
by such
attendance. Districts shall not be required to enter |
into such agreements nor
be
required to alter existing |
transportation services due to the attendance of
such |
non-resident pupils.
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(a-5) If, at the time of enrollment, a dependent of United |
States military personnel is housed in temporary housing |
located outside of a school district, but will be living |
within the district within 6 months 60 days after the time of |
initial enrollment, the dependent must be allowed to enroll, |
subject to the requirements of this subsection (a-5), and must |
not be charged tuition. Any United States military personnel |
attempting to enroll a dependent under this subsection (a-5) |
shall provide proof that the dependent will be living within |
the district within 6 months 60 days after the time of initial |
enrollment. Proof of residency may include, but is not limited |
to, postmarked mail addressed to the military personnel and |
sent to an address located within the district, a lease |
agreement for occupancy of a residence located within the |
district, or proof of ownership of a residence located within |
the district.
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(b) Nonresident pupils and foreign exchange students |
attending school on a
tuition free basis under such agreements |
and nonresident dependents of United States military personnel |
attending school on a tuition free basis may be counted for the |
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purposes
of determining the apportionment of State aid |
provided under Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15
of this Code. No |
organization
or institution participating in agreements |
authorized under this Section
may exclude any individual for |
participation in its program on account
of the person's race, |
color, sex, religion or nationality.
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(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
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(105 ILCS 5/34-18.30)
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Sec. 34-18.30. Dependents of military personnel; no |
tuition charge. If, at the time of enrollment, a dependent of |
United States military personnel is housed in temporary |
housing located outside of the school district, but will be |
living within the district within 6 months 60 days after the |
time of initial enrollment, the dependent must be allowed to |
enroll, subject to the requirements of this Section, and must |
not be charged tuition. Any United States military personnel |
attempting to enroll a dependent under this Section shall |
provide proof that the dependent will be living within the |
district within 6 months 60 days after the time of initial |
enrollment. Proof of residency may include, but is not limited |
to, postmarked mail addressed to the military personnel and |
sent to an address located within the district, a lease |
agreement for occupancy of a residence located within the |
district, or proof of ownership of a residence located within |
the district. Non-resident dependents of United States |