99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3364

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/10-20.12b

    Amends the School Code. Provides that the principal of a school within any school district may admit a non-resident pupil requesting to attend that school if the parent or legal guardian of the pupil is a licensed employee for 2 or more years at that school. Provides that the principal of a school within the Chicago school district may admit a resident pupil, regardless of attendance boundaries, requesting to attend that school if the parent or legal guardian of the pupil is a licensed employee for 2 or more years at that school. Provides that if the pupil is requesting to attend a selective enrollment school or a magnet school within the Chicago school district where the parent or legal guardian of the pupil is a licensed employee, then the district shall add one additional point to the pupil's total application score or exam score for the school in which the pupil is requesting to attend. Allows a school district to charge tuition to non-resident pupils whose parents are employees of the district. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
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A BILL FOR

 

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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
510-20.12b as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.12b)
7    Sec. 10-20.12b. Residency; payment of tuition; hearing;
8criminal 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

 

 

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1        reasons other than to have access to the educational
2        programs of the district.
3            (iv) Custody exercised by an adult caretaker
4        relative who is receiving aid under the Illinois Public
5        Aid Code for the pupil who resides with that adult
6        caretaker relative for purposes other than to have
7        access to the educational programs of the district.
8            (v) Custody exercised by an adult who demonstrates
9        that, in fact, he or she has assumed and exercises
10        legal responsibility for the pupil and provides the
11        pupil with a regular fixed night-time abode for
12        purposes other than to have access to the educational
13        programs of the district.
14    (a-5) If a pupil's change of residence is due to the
15military service obligation of a person who has legal custody
16of the pupil, then, upon the written request of the person
17having legal custody of the pupil, the residence of the pupil
18is deemed for all purposes relating to enrollment (including
19tuition, fees, and costs), for the duration of the custodian's
20military service obligation, to be the same as the residence of
21the pupil immediately before the change of residence caused by
22the military service obligation. A school district is not
23responsible for providing transportation to or from school for
24a pupil whose residence is determined under this subsection
25(a-5). School districts shall facilitate re-enrollment when
26necessary to comply with this subsection (a-5).

 

 

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1    (b) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (b-5) of
2this Section or Section 10-22.5a of this Code, only resident
3pupils of a school district may attend the schools of the
4district without payment of the tuition required to be charged
5under Section 10-20.12a of this Code. However, children for
6whom the Guardianship Administrator of the Department of
7Children and Family Services has been appointed temporary
8custodian or guardian of the person of a child shall not be
9charged tuition as a nonresident pupil if the child was placed
10by the Department of Children and Family Services with a foster
11parent or placed in another type of child care facility and the
12foster parent or child care facility is located in a school
13district other than the child's former school district and it
14is determined by the Department of Children and Family Services
15to be in the child's best interest to maintain attendance at
16his or her former school district.
17    (b-5) In this subsection (b-5):
18    "Magnet school" means a school within a school district
19having a population of 500,000 or more that offers one or more
20specialty programs, including without limitation fine and
21performing arts programs, agricultural sciences programs, or
22International Baccalaureate programs, and has criteria
23requirements for enrollment, including prequalification based
24on performance on an exam.
25    "Selective enrollment school" means a school within a
26school district having a population of 500,000 or more that

 

 

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1offers a curriculum that is specifically designed to meet the
2needs of academically advanced students and has criteria
3requirements for enrollment, including without limitation an
4application score based on an entrance exam, standardized test
5scores, and final classroom grades.
6    The principal of a school within any school district,
7including a district having a population of 500,000 or more,
8may admit a non-resident pupil requesting to attend that school
9if the parent or legal guardian of the pupil is a licensed
10employee for 2 or more years at that school. The principal of a
11school within a school district having a population of 500,000
12or more may admit a resident pupil, regardless of attendance
13boundaries, requesting to attend that school if the parent or
14legal guardian of the pupil is a licensed employee for 2 or
15more years at that school. If the pupil is requesting to attend
16a selective enrollment school or a magnet school within a
17school district having a population of 500,000 or more where
18the parent or legal guardian of the pupil is a licensed
19employee, then the district shall add one additional point to
20the pupil's total application score or exam score for the
21school in which the pupil is requesting to attend. A school
22district may charge tuition to non-resident pupils whose
23parents are employees of the district, as provided under
24Section 10-20.12a of this Code.
25    (c) The provisions of this subsection do not apply in
26school districts having a population of 500,000 or more. If a

 

 

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1school board in a school district with a population of less
2than 500,000 determines that a pupil who is attending school in
3the district on a tuition free basis is a nonresident of the
4district for whom tuition is required to be charged under
5Section 10-20.12a, the board shall notify the person who
6enrolled the pupil of the amount of the tuition charged under
7Section 10-20.12a that is due to the district for the
8nonresident pupil's attendance in the district's schools. The
9notice shall be given by certified mail, return receipt
10requested. Within 10 days after receipt of the notice, the
11person who enrolled the pupil may request a hearing to review
12the determination of the school board. The request shall be
13sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
14district superintendent. Within 10 days after receipt of the
15request, the board shall notify, by certified mail, return
16receipt requested, the person requesting the hearing of the
17time and place of the hearing, which shall be held not less
18than 10 nor more than 20 days after the notice of hearing is
19given. The board or a hearing officer designated by the board
20shall conduct the hearing. The board and the person who
21enrolled the pupil may be represented at the hearing by
22representatives of their choice. At the hearing, the person who
23enrolled the pupil shall have the burden of going forward with
24the evidence concerning the pupil's residency. If the hearing
25is conducted by a hearing officer, the hearing officer, within
265 days after the conclusion of the hearing, shall send a

 

 

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1written report of his or her findings by certified mail, return
2receipt requested, to the school board and to the person who
3enrolled the pupil. The person who enrolled the pupil may,
4within 5 days after receiving the findings, file written
5objections to the findings with the school board by sending the
6objections by certified mail, return receipt requested,
7addressed to the district superintendent. Whether the hearing
8is conducted by the school board or a hearing officer, the
9school board shall, within 15 days after the conclusion of the
10hearing, decide whether or not the pupil is a resident of the
11district and the amount of any tuition required to be charged
12under Section 10-20.12a as a result of the pupil's attendance
13in the schools of the district. The school board shall send a
14copy of its decision to the person who enrolled the pupil, and
15the decision of the school board shall be final.
16    (c-5) The provisions of this subsection apply only in
17school districts having a population of 500,000 or more. If the
18board of education of a school district with a population of
19500,000 or more determines that a pupil who is attending school
20in the district on a tuition free basis is a nonresident of the
21district for whom tuition is required to be charged under
22Section 10-20.12a, the board shall notify the person who
23enrolled the pupil of the amount of the tuition charged under
24Section 10-20.12a that is due to the district for the
25nonresident pupil's attendance in the district's schools. The
26notice shall be given by certified mail, return receipt

 

 

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1requested. Within 10 days after receipt of the notice, the
2person who enrolled the pupil may request a hearing to review
3the determination of the school board. The request shall be
4sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
5district superintendent. Within 30 days after receipt of the
6request, the board shall notify, by certified mail, return
7receipt requested, the person requesting the hearing of the
8time and place of the hearing, which shall be held not less
9than 10 nor more than 30 days after the notice of hearing is
10given. The board or a hearing officer designated by the board
11shall conduct the hearing. The board and the person who
12enrolled the pupil may each be represented at the hearing by a
13representative of their choice. At the hearing, the person who
14enrolled the pupil shall have the burden of going forward with
15the evidence concerning the pupil's residency. If the hearing
16is conducted by a hearing officer, the hearing officer, within
1720 days after the conclusion of the hearing, shall serve a
18written report of his or her findings by personal service or by
19certified mail, return receipt requested, to the school board
20and to the person who enrolled the pupil. The person who
21enrolled the pupil may, within 10 days after receiving the
22findings, file written objections to the findings with the
23board of education by sending the objections by certified mail,
24return receipt requested, addressed to the general
25superintendent of schools. If the hearing is conducted by the
26board of education, the board shall, within 45 days after the

 

 

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1conclusion of the hearing, decide whether or not the pupil is a
2resident of the district and the amount of any tuition required
3to be charged under Section 10-20.12a as a result of the
4pupil's attendance in the schools of the district. If the
5hearing is conducted by a hearing officer, the board of
6education shall, within 45 days after the receipt of the
7hearing officer's findings, decide whether or not the pupil is
8a resident of the district and the amount of any tuition
9required to be charged under Section 10-20.12a as a result of
10the pupil's attendance in the schools of the district. The
11board of education shall send, by certified mail, return
12receipt requested, a copy of its decision to the person who
13enrolled the pupil, and the decision of the board shall be
14final.
15    (d) If a hearing is requested under subsection (c) or (c-5)
16to review the determination of the school board or board of
17education that a nonresident pupil is attending the schools of
18the district without payment of the tuition required to be
19charged under Section 10-20.12a, the pupil may, at the request
20of a person who enrolled the pupil, continue attendance at the
21schools of the district pending a final decision of the board
22following the hearing. However, attendance of that pupil in the
23schools of the district as authorized by this subsection (d)
24shall not relieve any person who enrolled the pupil of the
25obligation to pay the tuition charged for that attendance under
26Section 10-20.12a if the final decision of the board is that

 

 

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1the pupil is a nonresident of the district. If a pupil is
2determined to be a nonresident of the district for whom tuition
3is required to be charged pursuant to this Section, the board
4shall refuse to permit the pupil to continue attending the
5schools of the district unless the required tuition is paid for
6the pupil.
7    (e) Except for a pupil referred to in subsection (b) of
8Section 10-22.5a, a pupil referred to in Section 10-20.12a, or
9a pupil referred to in subsection (b) or (b-5) of this Section,
10a person who knowingly enrolls or attempts to enroll in the
11schools of a school district on a tuition free basis a pupil
12known by that person to be a nonresident of the district shall
13be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
14    (f) A person who knowingly or wilfully presents to any
15school district any false information regarding the residency
16of a pupil for the purpose of enabling that pupil to attend any
17school in that district without the payment of a nonresident
18tuition charge shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
19    (g) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
20provisions of the Education for Homeless Children Act. Nothing
21in this Section shall be construed to apply to or require the
22payment of tuition by a parent or guardian of a "homeless
23child" (as that term is defined in Section 1-5 of the Education
24for Homeless Children Act) in connection with or as a result of
25the homeless child's continued education or enrollment in a
26school that is chosen in accordance with any of the options

 

 

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1provided in Section 1-10 of that Act.
2(Source: P.A. 94-309, eff. 7-25-05.)
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.