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| Public Act 102-1032 | ||||
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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 | ||||
10-20.13 and 34-21.6 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/10-20.13) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.13)
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Sec. 10-20.13. Textbooks for children of parents unable to | ||||
buy them
and other fees. | ||||
(a) To purchase, at the
expense of the district, a | ||||
sufficient number of
textbooks for children whose parents are | ||||
unable to buy them, including
but not limited to children | ||||
living in households that meet the free lunch or breakfast | ||||
eligibility guidelines established by the federal government | ||||
pursuant to Section 1758 of the federal Richard B. Russell | ||||
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758; 7 C.F.R. 245 et | ||||
seq.), subject to verification as set forth in subsection (c) | ||||
of this Section. Such textbooks
shall be loaned only, and the | ||||
directors shall require the teacher to see
that they are | ||||
properly cared for and returned at the end of each term of
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school.
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(b) To waive all fees assessed by the district on children | ||||
whose parents
are unable to afford them, including but not | ||||
limited to children living in households that meet the free | ||||
lunch or breakfast eligibility guidelines established by the | ||
federal government pursuant to Section 1758 of the federal | ||
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758; | ||
7 C.F.R. 245 et seq.) and students whose parents are veterans | ||
or active duty military personnel with income at or below 200% | ||
of the federal poverty line, subject to verification as set | ||
forth in subsection (c) of this Section.
The school board
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shall adopt written policies and procedures for such waiver of | ||
fees in
accordance with regulations promulgated by the State | ||
Board of Education.
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(c) Any school board that participates in a federally | ||
funded, school-based child nutrition program and uses a | ||
student's application for, eligibility for, or participation | ||
in the federally funded, school-based child nutrition program | ||
(42 U.S.C. 1758; 7 C.F.R. 245 et seq.) as the basis for waiving | ||
fees assessed by the school district must follow the | ||
verification requirements of the federally funded, | ||
school-based child nutrition program (42 U.S.C. 1758; 7 C.F.R. | ||
245.6a). | ||
A school board that establishes a process for the | ||
determination of eligibility for waiver of fees assessed by | ||
the school district that is completely independent of a | ||
student's application for, eligibility for, or participation | ||
in a federally funded, school-based child nutrition program | ||
may provide for fee waiver verification no more often than | ||
every 60 calendar days. Information obtained during the | ||
independent, fee waiver verification process indicating that | ||
the student does not meet free lunch or breakfast eligibility | ||
guidelines may be used to deny the waiver of the student's | ||
fees, provided that any information obtained through this | ||
independent process for determining or verifying eligibility | ||
for fee waivers shall not be used to determine or verify | ||
eligibility for any federally funded, school-based child | ||
nutrition program. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-360, eff. 9-1-09.)
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(105 ILCS 5/34-21.6) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-21.6)
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Sec. 34-21.6. Waiver of fees. | ||
(a) The board shall waive all fees assessed by the | ||
district
on children whose parents are unable to afford them, | ||
including but not limited
to children living in households | ||
that meet the free lunch or breakfast eligibility guidelines | ||
established by the federal government pursuant to Section 1758 | ||
of the federal Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act | ||
(42 U.S.C. 1758; 7 C.F.R. 245 et seq.) and students whose | ||
parents are veterans or active duty military personnel with | ||
income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, subject | ||
to verification as set forth in subsection (b) of this | ||
Section. The board shall develop written
policies and | ||
procedures implementing this Section in accordance with
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regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education.
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(b) If the board participates in a federally funded, | ||
school-based child nutrition program and uses a student's | ||
application for, eligibility for, or participation in the | ||
federally funded, school-based child nutrition program (42 | ||
U.S.C. 1758; 7 C.F.R. 245 et seq.) as the basis for waiving | ||
fees assessed by the district, then the board must follow the | ||
verification requirements of the federally funded, | ||
school-based child nutrition program (42 U.S.C. 1758; 7 C.F.R. | ||
245.6a). | ||
If the board establishes a process for the determination | ||
of eligibility for waiver of fees assessed by the district | ||
that is completely independent of a student's application for, | ||
eligibility for, or participation in a federally funded, | ||
school-based child nutrition program, the board may provide | ||
for fee waiver verification no more often than every 60 | ||
calendar days. Information obtained during the independent, | ||
fee waiver verification process indicating that the student | ||
does not meet free lunch or breakfast eligibility guidelines | ||
may be used to deny the waiver of the student's fees, provided | ||
that any information obtained through this independent process | ||
for determining or verifying eligibility for fee waivers shall | ||
not be used to determine or verify eligibility for any | ||
federally funded, school-based child nutrition program. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-360, eff. 9-1-09.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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