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91_HB4452
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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section
2 18-17.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
6 Section 18-17 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/18-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-17)
8 Sec. 18-17. The State Board of Education shall provide
9 the loan of secular textbooks listed for use by the State
10 Board of Education free of charge to any student in this
11 State who is enrolled in grades prekindergarten kindergarten
12 through 12 at a public school or at a school other than a
13 public school which is in compliance with the compulsory
14 attendance laws of this State and Title VI of the Civil
15 Rights Act of 1964. The foregoing service shall be provided
16 directly to the students at their request or at the request
17 of their parents or guardians. The State Board of Education
18 shall adopt appropriate regulations to administer this
19 Section and to facilitate the equitable participation of all
20 students eligible for benefits hereunder, including
21 provisions authorizing the exchange, trade or transfer of
22 loaned secular textbooks between schools or school districts
23 for students enrolled in such schools or districts. After
24 secular textbooks have been on loan under this Section for a
25 period of 5 years or more, such textbooks may be disposed of
26 by school districts in such manner as their respective school
27 boards shall determine following written notification to the
28 State Board of Education and expiration of a reasonable
29 waiting period not to exceed 30 days. Loaned textbooks may
30 not be disposed of out-of-State or sold without the prior
31 approval of the State Board of Education.
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1 As used in this Section, "textbook" means any book or
2 book substitute which a pupil uses as a text or text
3 substitute in a particular class or program. It shall
4 include books, reusable workbooks, manuals, whether bound or
5 in loose leaf form, and instructional computer software,
6 intended as a principal source of study material for a given
7 class or group of students.
8 (Source: P.A. 89-46, eff. 6-23-95.)
9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.