Public Act 093-0740
 
SB2444 Enrolled LRB093 20504 RAS 46296 b

    AN ACT concerning schools.
 
    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
10-22.5a and adding Section 34-18.30 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.5a)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.5a)
    Sec. 10-22.5a. Attendance by dependents of United States
military personnel, foreign exchange students, and certain
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 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.
    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.
    (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
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.
    (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
that any cultural exchange organization or eleemosynary
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.
(Source: P.A. 89-480, eff. 1-1-97; 89-622, eff. 8-9-96; 90-14,
eff. 7-1-97.)
 
    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.30 new)
    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 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.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.