Public Act 0927 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB5550 Enrolled LRB094 16299 NHT 51547 b

Public Act 094-0927

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 18-17 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/18-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-17)

Sec. 18-17. The State Board of Education shall provide the loan of secular textbooks listed for use by the State Board of Education free of charge to any student in this State who is enrolled in grades kindergarten through 12 at a public school or at a school other than a public school which is in compliance with the compulsory attendance laws of this State and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The foregoing service shall be provided directly to the students at their request or at the request of their parents or guardians. The State Board of Education shall adopt appropriate regulations to administer this Section and to facilitate the equitable participation of all students eligible for benefits hereunder, including provisions authorizing the exchange, trade or transfer of loaned secular textbooks between schools or school districts for students enrolled in such schools or districts. The bonding requirements of Sections 28-1 and 28-2 of this Code do not apply to the loan of secular textbooks under this Section. After secular textbooks have been on loan under this Section for a period of 5 years or more, such textbooks may be disposed of by school districts in such manner as their respective school boards shall determine following written notification to the State Board of Education and expiration of a reasonable waiting period not to exceed 30 days. Loaned textbooks may not be disposed of out-of-State or sold without the prior approval of the State Board of Education.

As used in this Section, "textbook" means any book or book substitute which a pupil uses as a text or text substitute in a particular class or program. It shall include books, reusable workbooks, manuals, whether bound or in loose leaf form, and instructional computer software, intended as a principal source of study material for a given class or group of students. "Textbook" also includes science curriculum materials in a kit format that includes pre-packaged consumable materials if (i) it is shown that the materials serve as a textbook substitute, (ii) the materials are for use by pupils as a principal learning resource, (iii) each component of the materials is integrally necessary to teach the requirements of the intended course, (iv) the kit includes teacher guidance materials, and (v) the purchase of individual consumable materials is not allowed.

(Source: P.A. 93-212, eff. 7-18-03.)