Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

Filed: 2/24/2006

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2670

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2670 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
5 10-20.12b as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 5/10-20.12b)
7     Sec. 10-20.12b. Residency; payment of tuition; hearing;
8 criminal penalty.
9     (a) For purposes of this Section:
10         (1) The residence of a person who has legal custody of
11     a pupil is deemed to be the residence of the pupil.
12         (2) "Legal custody" means one of the following:
13             (i) Custody exercised by a natural or adoptive
14         parent with whom the pupil resides.
15             (ii) Custody granted by order of a court of
16         competent jurisdiction to a person with whom the pupil
17         resides for reasons other than to have access to the
18         educational programs of the district.
19             (iii) Custody exercised under a statutory
20         short-term guardianship, provided that within 60 days
21         of the pupil's enrollment a court order is entered that
22         establishes a permanent guardianship and grants
23         custody to a person with whom the pupil resides for
24         reasons other than to have access to the educational

 

 

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1         programs of the district.
2             (iv) Custody exercised by an adult caretaker
3         relative who is receiving aid under the Illinois Public
4         Aid Code for the pupil who resides with that adult
5         caretaker relative for purposes other than to have
6         access to the educational programs of the district.
7             (v) Custody exercised by an adult who demonstrates
8         that, in fact, he or she has assumed and exercises
9         legal responsibility for the pupil. For the purposes of
10         this item (v), "legal responsibility" is defined as
11         providing and provides the pupil with a regular fixed
12         night-time abode for purposes other than to have access
13         to the educational programs of the district.
14     (a-5) If a pupil's change of residence is due to the
15 military service obligation of a person who has legal custody
16 of the pupil, then, upon the written request of the person
17 having legal custody of the pupil, the residence of the pupil
18 is deemed for all purposes relating to enrollment (including
19 tuition, fees, and costs), for the duration of the custodian's
20 military service obligation, to be the same as the residence of
21 the pupil immediately before the change of residence caused by
22 the military service obligation. A school district is not
23 responsible for providing transportation to or from school for
24 a pupil whose residence is determined under this subsection
25 (a-5). School districts shall facilitate re-enrollment when
26 necessary to comply with this subsection (a-5).
27     (a-10) A school district must require an adult claiming
28 custody under item (v) of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of
29 this Section to complete and sign an Attestation of Enrollment
30 and Residency, developed by the State Board of Education, prior
31 to enrollment of the pupil. An adult who establishes custody
32 under item (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) of subdivision (2) of
33 subsection (a) of this Section is authorized and agrees to act
34 in the place of the parent of the pupil with respect to the

 

 

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1 pupil's education decisions and to be the person the school
2 contacts regarding truancy, discipline, and school-based
3 medical care. Once custody is established under item (ii),
4 (iii), (iv), or (v) of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of
5 this Section, a school district shall make a reasonable attempt
6 to communicate with the parent or parents of the pupil, unless
7 the school district has knowledge of an order of a court to not
8 communicate with a parent or parents of the pupil.
9     (b) Except as otherwise provided under Section 10-22.5a,
10 only resident pupils of a school district may attend the
11 schools of the district without payment of the tuition required
12 to be charged under Section 10-20.12a. However, children for
13 whom the Guardianship Administrator of the Department of
14 Children and Family Services has been appointed temporary
15 custodian or guardian of the person of a child shall not be
16 charged tuition as a nonresident pupil if the child was placed
17 by the Department of Children and Family Services with a foster
18 parent or placed in another type of child care facility and the
19 foster parent or child care facility is located in a school
20 district other than the child's former school district and it
21 is determined by the Department of Children and Family Services
22 to be in the child's best interest to maintain attendance at
23 his or her former school district.
24     (c) The provisions of this subsection do not apply in
25 school districts having a population of 500,000 or more. If a
26 school board in a school district with a population of less
27 than 500,000 determines that a pupil who is attending school in
28 the district on a tuition free basis is a nonresident of the
29 district for whom tuition is required to be charged under
30 Section 10-20.12a, the board shall notify the person who
31 enrolled the pupil of the amount of the tuition charged under
32 Section 10-20.12a that is due to the district for the
33 nonresident pupil's attendance in the district's schools. The
34 notice shall be given by certified mail, return receipt

 

 

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1 requested. Within 10 days after receipt of the notice, the
2 person who enrolled the pupil may request a hearing to review
3 the determination of the school board. The request shall be
4 sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
5 district superintendent. Within 10 days after receipt of the
6 request, the board shall notify, by certified mail, return
7 receipt requested, the person requesting the hearing of the
8 time and place of the hearing, which shall be held not less
9 than 10 nor more than 20 days after the notice of hearing is
10 given. An impartial hearing officer appointed by the regional
11 superintendent of schools shall conduct the hearing. The board
12 or a hearing officer designated by the board shall conduct the
13 hearing. The board and the person who enrolled the pupil may be
14 represented at the hearing by representatives of their choice.
15 At the hearing, the person who enrolled the pupil shall have
16 the burden of going forward with the evidence concerning the
17 pupil's residency. The If the hearing is conducted by a hearing
18 officer, the hearing officer, within 5 days after the
19 conclusion of the hearing, shall send a written report of his
20 or her findings by certified mail, return receipt requested, to
21 the school board and to the person who enrolled the pupil. The
22 person who enrolled the pupil may, within 5 days after
23 receiving the findings, file written objections to the findings
24 with the school board by sending the objections by certified
25 mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the district
26 superintendent. The Whether the hearing is conducted by the
27 school board or a hearing officer, the school board shall,
28 within 15 days after the conclusion of the hearing, decide
29 whether or not the pupil is a resident of the district and the
30 amount of any tuition required to be charged under Section
31 10-20.12a as a result of the pupil's attendance in the schools
32 of the district. The school board shall send a copy of its
33 decision to the person who enrolled the pupil, and the decision
34 of the school board shall be final. After the school board has

 

 

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1 made its decision, any party to the hearing may appeal the
2 decision in writing by certified mail, return receipt
3 requested, to the State Superintendent of Education. The State
4 Superintendent of Education or his or her designee shall review
5 the record and determine whether the proper procedures were
6 followed and whether the conclusion at the district level was
7 against the manifest weight of the evidence or contrary to law.
8 The decision of the State Superintendent of Education is final
9 and subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review
10 Law. The State Board of Education may adopt and enforce any
11 rules that are necessary to implement and administer this
12 subsection (c).
13     (c-5) The provisions of this subsection apply only in
14 school districts having a population of 500,000 or more. If the
15 board of education of a school district with a population of
16 500,000 or more determines that a pupil who is attending school
17 in the district on a tuition free basis is a nonresident of the
18 district for whom tuition is required to be charged under
19 Section 10-20.12a, the board shall notify the person who
20 enrolled the pupil of the amount of the tuition charged under
21 Section 10-20.12a that is due to the district for the
22 nonresident pupil's attendance in the district's schools. The
23 notice shall be given by certified mail, return receipt
24 requested. Within 10 days after receipt of the notice, the
25 person who enrolled the pupil may request a hearing to review
26 the determination of the school board. The request shall be
27 sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
28 district superintendent. Within 30 days after receipt of the
29 request, the board shall notify, by certified mail, return
30 receipt requested, the person requesting the hearing of the
31 time and place of the hearing, which shall be held not less
32 than 10 nor more than 30 days after the notice of hearing is
33 given. An impartial hearing officer appointed by the State
34 Superintendent of Education shall conduct the hearing. The

 

 

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1 board or a hearing officer designated by the board shall
2 conduct the hearing. The board and the person who enrolled the
3 pupil may each be represented at the hearing by a
4 representative of their choice. At the hearing, the person who
5 enrolled the pupil shall have the burden of going forward with
6 the evidence concerning the pupil's residency. The If the
7 hearing is conducted by a hearing officer, the hearing officer,
8 within 20 days after the conclusion of the hearing, shall serve
9 a written report of his or her findings by personal service or
10 by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the school
11 board and to the person who enrolled the pupil. The person who
12 enrolled the pupil may, within 10 days after receiving the
13 findings, file written objections to the findings with the
14 board of education by sending the objections by certified mail,
15 return receipt requested, addressed to the general
16 superintendent of schools. If the hearing is conducted by the
17 board of education, the board shall, within 45 days after the
18 conclusion of the hearing, decide whether or not the pupil is a
19 resident of the district and the amount of any tuition required
20 to be charged under Section 10-20.12a as a result of the
21 pupil's attendance in the schools of the district. The If the
22 hearing is conducted by a hearing officer, the board of
23 education shall, within 45 days after the receipt of the
24 hearing officer's findings, decide whether or not the pupil is
25 a resident of the district and the amount of any tuition
26 required to be charged under Section 10-20.12a as a result of
27 the pupil's attendance in the schools of the district. The
28 board of education shall send, by certified mail, return
29 receipt requested, a copy of its decision to the person who
30 enrolled the pupil, and the decision of the board shall be
31 final. After the board of education has made its decision, any
32 party to the hearing may appeal the decision in writing by
33 certified mail, return receipt requested, to the State
34 Superintendent of Education. The State Superintendent of

 

 

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1 Education or his or her designee shall review the record and
2 determine whether the proper procedures were followed and
3 whether the conclusion at the district level was against the
4 manifest weight of the evidence or contrary to law. The
5 decision of the State Superintendent of Education is final and
6 subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law.
7 The State Board of Education may adopt and enforce any rules
8 that are necessary to implement and administer this subsection
9 (c-5).
10     (d) If a hearing is requested under subsection (c) or (c-5)
11 to review the determination of the school board or board of
12 education that a nonresident pupil is attending the schools of
13 the district without payment of the tuition required to be
14 charged under Section 10-20.12a, the pupil may, at the request
15 of a person who enrolled the pupil, continue attendance at the
16 schools of the district pending a final decision of the board
17 following the hearing and, if applicable, the final decision of
18 the State Superintendent of Education. However, attendance of
19 that pupil in the schools of the district as authorized by this
20 subsection (d) shall not relieve any person who enrolled the
21 pupil of the obligation to pay the tuition charged for that
22 attendance under Section 10-20.12a if the final decision of the
23 board or, if applicable, the final decision of the State
24 Superintendent of Education is that the pupil is a nonresident
25 of the district. If a pupil is determined to be a nonresident
26 of the district for whom tuition is required to be charged
27 pursuant to this Section, the board shall refuse to permit the
28 pupil to continue attending the schools of the district unless
29 the required tuition is paid for the pupil.
30     (e) Except for a pupil referred to in subsection (b) of
31 Section 10-22.5a, a pupil referred to in Section 10-20.12a, or
32 a pupil referred to in subsection (b) of this Section, a person
33 who knowingly enrolls or attempts to enroll in the schools of a
34 school district on a tuition free basis a pupil known by that

 

 

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1 person to be a nonresident of the district shall be guilty of a
2 Class C misdemeanor.
3     (f) A person who knowingly or wilfully presents to any
4 school district any false information regarding the residency
5 of a pupil for the purpose of enabling that pupil to attend any
6 school in that district without the payment of a nonresident
7 tuition charge shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
8     (g) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
9 provisions of the Education for Homeless Children Act. Nothing
10 in this Section shall be construed to apply to or require the
11 payment of tuition by a parent or guardian of a "homeless
12 child" (as that term is defined in Section 1-5 of the Education
13 for Homeless Children Act) in connection with or as a result of
14 the homeless child's continued education or enrollment in a
15 school that is chosen in accordance with any of the options
16 provided in Section 1-10 of that Act.
17 (Source: P.A. 94-309, eff. 7-25-05.)
 
18     Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
19 Section 8.30 as follows:
 
20     (30 ILCS 805/8.30 new)
21     Sec. 8.30. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
22 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
23 implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
24 the 94th General Assembly.
 
25     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26 becoming law.".