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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
522-87 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/22-87)
7    Sec. 22-87. Graduation requirements; Free Application for
8Federal Student Aid.
9    (a) Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, in addition
10to any other requirements under this Code, as a prerequisite
11to receiving a high school diploma from a public high school,
12the parent or guardian of each student or, if a student is at
13least 18 years of age or legally emancipated, the student must
14comply with either of the following:
15        (1) File a Free Application for Federal Student Aid
16    with the United States Department of Education or, if
17    applicable, an application for State financial aid.
18        (2) On a form created by the State Board of Education,
19    file a waiver with the student's school district
20    indicating that the parent or guardian or, if applicable,
21    the student understands what the Free Application for
22    Federal Student Aid and application for State financial
23    aid are and has chosen not to file an application under

 

 

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1    paragraph (1).
2    (b) Each school district with a high school must require
3each high school student to comply with this Section and must
4provide to each high school student and, if applicable, his or
5her parent or guardian any support or assistance necessary to
6comply with this Section. A school district must award a high
7school diploma to a student who is unable to meet the
8requirements of subsection (a) due to extenuating
9circumstances, as determined by the school district, if (i)
10the student has met all other graduation requirements under
11this Code and (ii) the principal attests that the school
12district has made a good faith effort to assist the student or,
13if applicable, his or her parent or guardian in filing an
14application or a waiver under subsection (a).
15    (c) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to
16implement this Section.
17    (d) For the 2023-2024 school year, this Section does not
18apply.
19(Source: P.A. 101-180, eff. 6-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.