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Public Act 102-0126 | ||||
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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 | ||||
10-22.5a and 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. | ||||
(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
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for tuition free attendance at the local district school by | ||||
foreign exchange
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 6 months 60 days after the time of | ||
initial 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 6 months 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 or 18-8.15
of this Code. 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. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
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(105 ILCS 5/34-18.30)
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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 located outside of the school district, but will be | ||
living within the district within 6 months 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 6 months 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 or | ||
18-8.15 of this Code.
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(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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