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Public Act 093-0740
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LRB093 20504 RAS 46296 b |
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AN ACT concerning schools.
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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 Section |
10-22.5a and adding Section 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.
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(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
for tuition free |
attendance at the local district school by foreign exchange
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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 |
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 60 days after the time of initial |
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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 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 |
purposes
of determining the apportionment of State aid provided |
under Section 18-8.05
18-8
of this Code, provided
Act. Provided
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that any cultural exchange organization or eleemosynary
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institutions
wishing to participate in an agreement authorized |
under this Section must
be approved in writing by the State |
Board of Education. The State Board
of Education may establish |
reasonable rules to determine the eligibility
of cultural |
exchange organizations or eleemosynary institutions wishing
to |
participate in agreements authorized under this Section. 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. 89-480, eff. 1-1-97; 89-622, eff. 8-9-96; 90-14, |
eff.
7-1-97.)
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(105 ILCS 5/34-18.30 new)
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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 |
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located outside of the school district, but will be living |
within the district within 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 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 military personnel attending school on a |
tuition-free basis may be counted for the purposes
of |
determining the apportionment of State aid provided under |
Section 18-8.05 of this Code.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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