Full Text of HB2862 102nd General Assembly
HB2862 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 HB2862 Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. Daniel Swanson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 105 ILCS 5/10-22.5a | from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.5a | 105 ILCS 5/34-18.30 | |
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Amends the School Code. Provides that if, at the time of enrollment, a dependent of United States military personnel is housed in temporary housing located outside of a school district, but will be living within the district within 6 months (instead of within 60 days), the dependent must be allowed to enroll and must not be charged tuition. Provides that United States military personnel shall provide proof within 6 months (instead of within 60 days) after the time of enrollment that the dependent will be living within the district. Effective immediately.
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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 School Code is amended by changing Sections | 5 | | 10-22.5a and 34-18.30 as follows:
| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-22.5a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.5a)
| 7 | | Sec. 10-22.5a. Attendance by dependents of United States | 8 | | military personnel, foreign exchange students, and certain
| 9 | | nonresident pupils. | 10 | | (a) To enter into written agreements with cultural | 11 | | exchange organizations,
or with nationally recognized | 12 | | eleemosynary institutions that promote excellence
in the arts, | 13 | | mathematics, or science. The written agreements may provide
| 14 | | for tuition free attendance at the local district school by | 15 | | foreign exchange
students, or by nonresident pupils of | 16 | | eleemosynary institutions. The local
board of education, as | 17 | | part of the agreement, may require that the cultural
exchange | 18 | | program or the eleemosynary institutions provide services to | 19 | | the
district in exchange for the waiver of nonresident | 20 | | tuition.
| 21 | | To enter into written agreements with adjacent school | 22 | | districts to provide
for tuition free attendance by a student | 23 | | of the adjacent district when
requested for the student's |
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| 1 | | health and safety by the student or parent and both
districts | 2 | | determine that the student's health or safety will be served | 3 | | by such
attendance. Districts shall not be required to enter | 4 | | into such agreements nor
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required to alter existing | 5 | | transportation services due to the attendance of
such | 6 | | non-resident pupils.
| 7 | | (a-5) If, at the time of enrollment, a dependent of United | 8 | | States military personnel is housed in temporary housing | 9 | | located outside of a school district, but will be living | 10 | | within the district within 6 months 60 days after the time of | 11 | | initial enrollment, the dependent must be allowed to enroll, | 12 | | subject to the requirements of this subsection (a-5), and must | 13 | | not be charged tuition. Any United States military personnel | 14 | | attempting to enroll a dependent under this subsection (a-5) | 15 | | shall provide proof that the dependent will be living within | 16 | | the district within 6 months 60 days after the time of initial | 17 | | enrollment. Proof of residency may include, but is not limited | 18 | | to, postmarked mail addressed to the military personnel and | 19 | | sent to an address located within the district, a lease | 20 | | agreement for occupancy of a residence located within the | 21 | | district, or proof of ownership of a residence located within | 22 | | the district.
| 23 | | (b) Nonresident pupils and foreign exchange students | 24 | | attending school on a
tuition free basis under such agreements | 25 | | and nonresident dependents of United States military personnel | 26 | | attending school on a tuition free basis may be counted for the |
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| 1 | | purposes
of determining the apportionment of State aid | 2 | | provided under Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15
of this Code. No | 3 | | organization
or institution participating in agreements | 4 | | authorized under this Section
may exclude any individual for | 5 | | participation in its program on account
of the person's race, | 6 | | color, sex, religion or nationality.
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
| 8 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.30)
| 9 | | Sec. 34-18.30. Dependents of military personnel; no | 10 | | tuition charge. If, at the time of enrollment, a dependent of | 11 | | United States military personnel is housed in temporary | 12 | | housing located outside of the school district, but will be | 13 | | living within the district within 6 months 60 days after the | 14 | | time of initial enrollment, the dependent must be allowed to | 15 | | enroll, subject to the requirements of this Section, and must | 16 | | not be charged tuition. Any United States military personnel | 17 | | attempting to enroll a dependent under this Section shall | 18 | | provide proof that the dependent will be living within the | 19 | | district within 6 months 60 days after the time of initial | 20 | | enrollment. Proof of residency may include, but is not limited | 21 | | to, postmarked mail addressed to the military personnel and | 22 | | sent to an address located within the district, a lease | 23 | | agreement for occupancy of a residence located within the | 24 | | district, or proof of ownership of a residence located within | 25 | | the district. Non-resident dependents of United States |
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| 1 | | military personnel attending school on a tuition-free basis | 2 | | may be counted for the purposes
of determining the | 3 | | apportionment of State aid provided under Section 18-8.05 or | 4 | | 18-8.15 of this Code.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
| 6 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 7 | | becoming law.
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