97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5742

 

Introduced 2/16/2012, by Rep. Jim Durkin

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/10-22.5a  from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.5a

    Amends the School Code. In a provision that authorizes a school board to enter into written agreements with adjacent school districts to provide for tuition-free attendance by a student of the adjacent district (when requested by the student or parent) if both districts determine that the student's health or safety will be served by such attendance, specifies that factors contributing to a student's health and safety shall include chronic bullying. Provides that the rejection of a request by either district may be appealed by the student or parent to the regional superintendent of schools, who may require that the districts enter into such an agreement. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

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
510-22.5a 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
8military personnel, foreign exchange students, and certain
9nonresident pupils.
10    (a) To enter into written agreements with cultural exchange
11organizations, or with nationally recognized eleemosynary
12institutions that promote excellence in the arts, mathematics,
13or science. The written agreements may provide for tuition free
14attendance at the local district school by foreign exchange
15students, or by nonresident pupils of eleemosynary
16institutions. The local board of education, as part of the
17agreement, may require that the cultural exchange program or
18the eleemosynary institutions provide services to the district
19in exchange for the waiver of nonresident tuition.
20    To enter into written agreements with adjacent school
21districts to provide for tuition free attendance by a student
22of the adjacent district when requested for the student's
23health and safety by the student or parent and both districts

 

 

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1determine that the student's health or safety will be served by
2such attendance. For purposes of this Section, factors
3contributing to a student's health and safety shall also
4include chronic bullying, defined as acts that are specified in
5subsection (b) of Section 27-23.7 of this Code that have
6continued despite the intervention of district personnel. The
7rejection of a request by either district may be appealed by
8the student or parent to the appropriate regional
9superintendent of schools, who may require that the districts
10enter into such an agreement. Districts shall not be required
11to enter into such agreements nor be required to alter existing
12transportation services due to the attendance of such
13non-resident pupils.
14    (a-5) If, at the time of enrollment, a dependent of United
15States military personnel is housed in temporary housing
16located outside of a school district, but will be living within
17the district within 60 days after the time of initial
18enrollment, the dependent must be allowed to enroll, subject to
19the requirements of this subsection (a-5), and must not be
20charged tuition. Any United States military personnel
21attempting to enroll a dependent under this subsection (a-5)
22shall provide proof that the dependent will be living within
23the district within 60 days after the time of initial
24enrollment. Proof of residency may include, but is not limited
25to, postmarked mail addressed to the military personnel and
26sent to an address located within the district, a lease

 

 

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1agreement for occupancy of a residence located within the
2district, or proof of ownership of a residence located within
3the district.
4    (b) Nonresident pupils and foreign exchange students
5attending school on a tuition free basis under such agreements
6and nonresident dependents of United States military personnel
7attending school on a tuition free basis may be counted for the
8purposes of determining the apportionment of State aid provided
9under Section 18-8.05 of this Code, provided that any cultural
10exchange organization or eleemosynary institutions wishing to
11participate in an agreement authorized under this Section must
12be approved in writing by the State Board of Education. The
13State Board of Education may establish reasonable rules to
14determine the eligibility of cultural exchange organizations
15or eleemosynary institutions wishing to participate in
16agreements authorized under this Section. No organization or
17institution participating in agreements authorized under this
18Section may exclude any individual for participation in its
19program on account of the person's race, color, sex, religion
20or nationality.
21(Source: P.A. 93-740, eff. 7-15-04.)
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23becoming law.