Full Text of HB5407 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education. | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: | 4 | | Section 5. The Education for Homeless Children Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Section 1-50 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 45/1-50) | 7 | | Sec. 1-50. Education of Homeless Children and Youth State | 8 | | Grant Program. | 9 | | (a) It is the purpose and intent of this Section to | 10 | | establish a State grant program that parallels and | 11 | | supplements, but operates independently of, the federal grant | 12 | | program allocating funds for assistance under Subtitle B of | 13 | | Title VII of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance | 14 | | Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.) and to establish a State grant | 15 | | program to support school districts throughout this State in | 16 | | facilitating the enrollment, attendance, and success of | 17 | | homeless children and youth. | 18 | | (b) Subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education | 19 | | shall award competitive grants under an Education of Homeless | 20 | | Children and Youth State Grant Program to applicant school | 21 | | districts based on the percentage of students experiencing | 22 | | homelessness in an applicant school district in accordance | 23 | | with this Section. Services provided by school districts |
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| 1 | | through the use of grant funds may not replace the regular | 2 | | academic program and must be designed to expand upon or | 3 | | improve services provided for homeless students as part of the | 4 | | school's regular academic program. | 5 | | (c) A school district that desires to receive a grant | 6 | | under this Section shall submit an application to the State | 7 | | Board of Education at such time, in such manner, and | 8 | | containing or accompanied by such information as the State | 9 | | Board of Education may reasonably require. | 10 | | (d) To award grants Grants must be awarded on the basis of | 11 | | the need of the school district for assistance under this | 12 | | Section , the State Board of Education may consider all of the | 13 | | following: and the quality of the applications submitted. | 14 | | (1) In determining need under this subsection (d), the | 15 | | State Board of Education may consider the number of | 16 | | homeless children and youths enrolled in preschool, | 17 | | elementary school, and secondary school within the school | 18 | | district and shall consider the needs of such children and | 19 | | youths and the ability of the district to meet such needs. | 20 | | The State Board of Education may also consider the | 21 | | following: | 22 | | (A) (Blank). The extent to which the proposed use | 23 | | of funds will facilitate the enrollment, retention, | 24 | | and educational success of homeless children and | 25 | | youths. | 26 | | (B) (Blank). The extent to which the application |
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| 1 | | (i) reflects coordination with other local and State | 2 | | agencies that serve homeless children and youths and | 3 | | (ii) describes how the applicant will meet the | 4 | | requirements of this Act and the federal | 5 | | McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance | 6 | | Improvements Act of 2001. | 7 | | (C) The extent to which the applicant exhibits in | 8 | | the application and in current practice a commitment | 9 | | to education for all homeless children and youths. | 10 | | (D) Such other criteria as the State Board | 11 | | determines is appropriate. | 12 | | (2) In determining the quality of applications under | 13 | | this subsection (d), the State Board of Education shall | 14 | | consider the following: | 15 | | (A) The applicant's assessment of needs and the | 16 | | likelihood that the services presented in the | 17 | | application will meet such needs. | 18 | | (B) The types, intensity, and coordination of the | 19 | | services to be provided. | 20 | | (C) The involvement of parents or guardians of | 21 | | homeless children or youths in the education of these | 22 | | children. | 23 | | (D) The extent to which homeless children and | 24 | | youths are effectively integrated within the regular | 25 | | education program. | 26 | | (E) The quality of the applicant's evaluation plan |
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| 1 | | for the services. | 2 | | (F) The extent to which services provided will be | 3 | | coordinated with other services available to homeless | 4 | | children and youths and their families. | 5 | | (G) Such other measures as the State Board | 6 | | considers indicative of high-quality services, such as | 7 | | the extent to which the school district will provide | 8 | | case management or related services to unaccompanied | 9 | | youths. | 10 | | (e) Grants awarded under this Section shall be for terms | 11 | | not to exceed 3 years, but are subject to annual appropriation | 12 | | for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth State Grant | 13 | | Program. School districts shall use funds awarded under this | 14 | | Section only for those activities set forth in Section 723(d) | 15 | | of Subtitle B of Title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless | 16 | | Assistance Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 11433(d)). | 17 | | Activities eligible for assistance under this Section may | 18 | | include, but are not limited to, all of the following: | 19 | | (1) Rental assistance, which shall include utilities, | 20 | | security and utility deposits, first and last month's | 21 | | rent, rental application fees, moving expenses, and any | 22 | | other eligible expenses to be determined by the State | 23 | | Board. | 24 | | (2) Transportation assistance, including school bus | 25 | | transportation, public transportation passes, and gasoline | 26 | | assistance for a student or family with a vehicle or to a |
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| 1 | | family member with a vehicle who can transport the | 2 | | student. | 3 | | (3) Emergency shelter, including temporary hotel | 4 | | stays. | 5 | | (4) Housing stability case management and housing | 6 | | locator services. | 7 | | (5) Other collaborative housing strategies, including | 8 | | prevention and strength-based safety and housing | 9 | | approaches, including, but not limited to, school | 10 | | supplies, clothing, academic enrichment, tutoring, and | 11 | | parental involvement programs. | 12 | | (6) Activities set forth in Section 723(d) of Subtitle | 13 | | B of Title VII of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless | 14 | | Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11433(d)). | 15 | | (f) The State Board of Education may use up to 25% 5% of | 16 | | the funds appropriated for the purposes of this Section for | 17 | | administrative costs, including the hiring of positions for | 18 | | the implementation and administration of the grant program, | 19 | | provided that if no appropriation is made to the State Board of | 20 | | Education for a given fiscal year for the purposes of the grant | 21 | | program, then the State Board of Education is not required to | 22 | | make any expenditures in support of the program during that | 23 | | fiscal year. | 24 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1229, eff. 1-1-11.) |
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