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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 Section 10-22.5a,
2only resident pupils of a school district may attend the
3schools of the district without payment of the tuition required
4to be charged under Section 10-20.12a. However, children for
5whom the Guardianship Administrator of the Department of
6Children and Family Services has been appointed temporary
7custodian or guardian of the person of a child shall not be
8charged tuition as a nonresident pupil if the child was placed
9by the Department of Children and Family Services with a foster
10parent or placed in another type of child care facility and the
11foster parent or child care facility is located in a school
12district other than the child's former school district and it
13is determined by the Department of Children and Family Services
14to be in the child's best interest to maintain attendance at
15his or her former school district.
16    (c) The provisions of this subsection do not apply in
17school districts having a population of 500,000 or more. If a
18school board in a school district with a population of less
19than 500,000 determines that a pupil who is attending school in
20the district on a tuition free basis or a pupil attempting to
21enroll in the district is a nonresident of the district for
22whom tuition is required to be charged under Section 10-20.12a,
23the board shall notify the person who enrolled or is attempting
24to enroll the pupil of the amount of the tuition charged or to
25be charged under Section 10-20.12a that is due or will be due
26to the district for a the nonresident pupil's attendance in the

 

 

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1district's schools. The notice shall detail the specific
2reasons why the board believes that the pupil or prospective
3pupil is a nonresident of the district and shall be given by
4certified mail, return receipt requested. Within 10 calendar
5days after receipt of the notice, the person who enrolled the
6pupil may request a hearing to review the determination of the
7school board. The request shall be sent by certified mail,
8return receipt requested, to the district superintendent.
9Within 10 calendar days after receipt of the request, the board
10shall notify, by certified mail, return receipt requested, the
11person requesting the hearing of the time and place of the
12hearing, which shall be held not less than 10 nor more than 20
13calendar days after the notice of hearing is given. This notice
14must also include every form, log, and set of notes, as well as
15a list of witnesses and any other document or evidence that
16will be used by the board during the hearing to present its
17case. The board or a hearing officer designated by the board
18shall conduct the hearing. The board and the person who
19enrolled the pupil may be represented at the hearing by
20representatives of their choice. At the hearing, the board
21person who enrolled the pupil shall have the burden of going
22forward with the evidence concerning the pupil's residency. If
23the hearing is conducted by a hearing officer, the hearing
24officer, within 5 calendar days after the conclusion of the
25hearing, shall send a written report of his or her findings by
26certified mail, return receipt requested, to the school board

 

 

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1and to the person who enrolled the pupil. The person who
2enrolled the pupil may, within 5 calendar days after receiving
3the findings, file written objections to the findings with the
4school board by sending the objections by certified mail,
5return receipt requested, addressed to the district
6superintendent. Whether the hearing is conducted by the school
7board or a hearing officer, the school board shall, within 30
8calendar 15 days after the conclusion of the hearing, decide
9whether or not the pupil is a resident of the district and the
10amount of any tuition required to be charged under Section
1110-20.12a as a result of the pupil's attendance in the schools
12of the district. The school board shall send a copy of its
13decision within 5 calendar days of its decision to the person
14who enrolled the pupil by certified mail, return receipt
15requested. This decision must inform the person who enrolled
16the pupil that he or she may, within 10 calendar days after
17receipt of the decision of the board, petition the regional
18superintendent of schools to review the decision. The decision
19must also include notification that, at the request of the
20person who enrolled the pupil, the pupil may continue or begin
21attendance at the schools of the district pending the regional
22superintendent of schools' final decision , and the decision of
23the school board shall be final.
24    Within 10 calendar days after receipt of the decision of
25the board pursuant to this subsection (c) of this Section, the
26person who enrolled the pupil may petition the regional

 

 

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1superintendent of schools who exercises supervision and
2control of the board to review the board's decision. The
3request for review must be in writing and must include the
4basis for the request. The regional superintendent of schools
5shall promptly notify the board of the request for review.
6    Within 5 calendar days after being notified of a request
7for review, the board must deliver to the regional
8superintendent of schools any document or evidence that was
9used by the board during the hearing, as well as a list of all
10witnesses called during the hearing, including any transcripts
11or other written or recorded information documenting the
12hearing. After 5 calendar days from the district's receipt of
13notice, the regional superintendent of schools shall close the
14review from any additional documents or arguments from the
15parties.
16    Within 20 calendar days after receipt of the request for
17review by the person who enrolled the pupil, the regional
18superintendent of schools shall issue a written decision as to
19whether or not the pupil is a resident of the district pursuant
20to this Section and eligible to attend the district's schools
21on a tuition-free basis. The decision shall be transmitted to
22the board and the person who enrolled the pupil and shall, with
23specificity, detail the rationale behind the decision.
24    (c-5) The provisions of this subsection apply only in
25school districts having a population of 500,000 or more. If the
26board of education of a school district with a population of

 

 

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1500,000 or more determines that a pupil who is attending school
2in the district on a tuition free basis is a nonresident of the
3district for whom tuition is required to be charged under
4Section 10-20.12a, the board shall notify the person who
5enrolled the pupil of the amount of the tuition charged under
6Section 10-20.12a that is due to the district for the
7nonresident pupil's attendance in the district's schools. The
8notice shall be given by certified mail, return receipt
9requested. Within 10 calendar days after receipt of the notice,
10the person who enrolled the pupil may request a hearing to
11review the determination of the school board. The request shall
12be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
13district superintendent. Within 30 calendar days after receipt
14of the request, the board shall notify, by certified mail,
15return receipt requested, the person requesting the hearing of
16the time and place of the hearing, which shall be held not less
17than 10 calendar nor more than 30 calendar days after the
18notice of hearing is given. The board or a hearing officer
19designated by the board shall conduct the hearing. The board
20and the person who enrolled the pupil may each be represented
21at the hearing by a representative of their choice. At the
22hearing, the person who enrolled the pupil shall have the
23burden of going forward with the evidence concerning the
24pupil's residency. If the hearing is conducted by a hearing
25officer, the hearing officer, within 20 calendar days after the
26conclusion of the hearing, shall serve a written report of his

 

 

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

 

 

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1tuition required to be charged under Section 10-20.12a, the
2pupil may, at the request of the a person who enrolled the
3pupil, continue or begin attendance at the schools of the
4district pending the a final decision of the board or regional
5superintendent of schools, as applicable, and the school
6district's payments under Section 18-8.05 of this Code shall
7not be adjusted due to tuition collection under this Section.
8of the board following the hearing. However, attendance of that
9pupil in the schools of the district as authorized by this
10subsection (d) shall not relieve any person who enrolled the
11pupil of the obligation to pay the tuition charged for that
12attendance under Section 10-20.12a if the final decision of the
13board or regional superintendent of schools is that the pupil
14is a nonresident of the district. If a pupil is determined to
15be a nonresident of the district for whom tuition is required
16to be charged pursuant to this Section, the board shall refuse
17to permit the pupil to continue attending the schools of the
18district unless the required tuition is paid for the pupil.
19    (d-5) If a hearing is requested under subsection (c-5) of
20this Section to review the determination of the board of
21education that a nonresident pupil is attending the schools of
22the district without payment of the tuition required to be
23charged under Section 10-20.12a of this Code, the pupil may, at
24the request of the person who enrolled the pupil, continue
25attendance at the schools of the district pending a final
26decision of the board following the hearing. However,

 

 

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1attendance of that pupil in the schools of the district as
2authorized by this subsection (d-5) shall not relieve any
3person who enrolled the pupil of the obligation to pay the
4tuition charged for that attendance under Section 10-20.12a of
5this Code if the final decision of the board is that the pupil
6is a nonresident of the district. If a pupil is determined to
7be a nonresident of the district for whom tuition is required
8to be charged pursuant to this Section, the board shall refuse
9to permit the pupil to continue attending the schools of the
10district unless the required tuition is paid for the pupil.
11    (e) Except for a pupil referred to in subsection (b) of
12Section 10-22.5a, a pupil referred to in Section 10-20.12a, or
13a pupil referred to in subsection (b) of this Section, a person
14who knowingly enrolls or attempts to enroll in the schools of a
15school district on a tuition free basis a pupil known by that
16person to be a nonresident of the district shall be guilty of a
17Class C misdemeanor.
18    (f) A person who knowingly or wilfully presents to any
19school district any false information regarding the residency
20of a pupil for the purpose of enabling that pupil to attend any
21school in that district without the payment of a nonresident
22tuition charge shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
23    (g) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
24provisions of the Education for Homeless Children Act. Nothing
25in this Section shall be construed to apply to or require the
26payment of tuition by a parent or guardian of a "homeless

 

 

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1child" (as that term is defined in Section 1-5 of the Education
2for Homeless Children Act) in connection with or as a result of
3the homeless child's continued education or enrollment in a
4school that is chosen in accordance with any of the options
5provided in Section 1-10 of that Act.
6(Source: P.A. 94-309, eff. 7-25-05.)