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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB3402 Introduced , by Rep. Silvana Tabares SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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105 ILCS 5/26-10 | from Ch. 122, par. 26-10 |
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Amends the Compulsory Attendance Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning the penalty for knowingly and willfully permitting a child to persist in his or her truancy, provides that any person having custody or control of a child who is receiving special education services is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and is subject to not more than 6 months' imprisonment or a fine of up to $1,000 or both upon conviction for knowingly and willfully persisting in the child's truancy.
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| | HB3402 | | LRB099 08381 NHT 28533 b |
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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 changing Section |
5 | | 26-10 as follows:
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6 | | (105 ILCS 5/26-10) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-10)
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7 | | Sec. 26-10.
Fine for noncompliance. ) Any person having |
8 | | custody or control
of a child subject to the provisions of this |
9 | | Article to whom notice has
been given of the child's truancy |
10 | | and who knowingly and wilfully permits
such a child to persist |
11 | | in his or her truancy within that school year, upon conviction
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12 | | thereof shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and shall be |
13 | | subject to
not more than 30 days imprisonment and/or a fine of |
14 | | up to $500. However, if the child is receiving special |
15 | | education services under Article 14 of this Code, any person |
16 | | having custody or control of that child is guilty of a Class B |
17 | | misdemeanor and is subject to not more than 6 months' |
18 | | imprisonment or a fine of up to $1,000 or both upon conviction |
19 | | for knowingly and willfully persisting in the child's truancy.
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20 | | (Source: P.A. 80-908.)
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