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| 1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
| 5 | 2-3.153 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.153 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 2-3.153. Textbook block grant program. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) The provisions of this Section are in the public | ||||||
| 9 | interest, for the public benefit, and serve secular public | ||||||
| 10 | purposes. | ||||||
| 11 | (b) As used in this Section, "textbook" means any book or | ||||||
| 12 | book substitute that a pupil uses as a text or text substitute, | ||||||
| 13 | including electronic textbooks. "Textbook" includes books, | ||||||
| 14 | reusable workbooks, manuals, whether bound or in loose-leaf | ||||||
| 15 | form, instructional computer software, and electronic | ||||||
| 16 | textbooks and the technological equipment necessary to gain | ||||||
| 17 | access to and use electronic textbooks intended as a principal | ||||||
| 18 | source of study material for a given class or group of | ||||||
| 19 | students. "Textbook" also includes science curriculum | ||||||
| 20 | materials in a kit format that includes pre-packaged consumable | ||||||
| 21 | materials if (i) it is shown that the materials serve as a | ||||||
| 22 | textbook substitute, (ii) the materials are for use by the | ||||||
| 23 | pupils as a principal learning source, (iii) each component of | ||||||
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| 1 | the materials is integrally necessary to teach the requirements | ||||||
| 2 | of the intended course, (iv) the kit includes teacher guidance | ||||||
| 3 | materials, and (v) the purchase of individual consumable | ||||||
| 4 | materials is not allowed. | ||||||
| 5 | (c) Beginning July 1, 2011, subject to annual appropriation | ||||||
| 6 | by the General Assembly, the State Board of Education is | ||||||
| 7 | authorized to provide annual funding to public school districts | ||||||
| 8 | and State-recognized, non-public schools serving students in | ||||||
| 9 | grades kindergarten through 12 for the purchase of secular | ||||||
| 10 | textbooks. Each public school district and State-recognized, | ||||||
| 11 | non-public school shall, subject to appropriations for that | ||||||
| 12 | purpose, receive a per pupil grant for the purchase of secular | ||||||
| 13 | textbooks. The per pupil grant amount must be calculated by the | ||||||
| 14 | State Board of Education utilizing the most current student | ||||||
| 15 | enrollment data available divided by the total appropriation | ||||||
| 16 | made for these purposes. | ||||||
| 17 | (d) The State Board of Education may adopt rules as | ||||||
| 18 | necessary for the implementation of this Section. | ||||||
| 19 | (105 ILCS 5/18-17 rep.)
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| 20 | (105 ILCS 5/28-6 rep.)
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| 21 | (105 ILCS 5/28-10 rep.)
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| 22 | (105 ILCS 5/28-12 rep.)
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| 23 | (105 ILCS 5/28-16 rep.)
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| 24 | (105 ILCS 5/28-17 rep.) | ||||||
| 25 | Section 10. The School Code is amended by repealing | ||||||
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| 1 | Sections 18-17, 28-6, 28-10, 28-12, 28-16, and 28-17.
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| 2 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
| 3 | 2011.
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