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Sen. Andy Manar
Filed: 5/17/2019
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2719
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2719 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 22-85 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/22-85 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 22-85. Graduation requirements; Free Application for |
| 8 | | Federal Student Aid. |
| 9 | | (a) Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, in addition |
| 10 | | to any other requirements under this Code, as a prerequisite to |
| 11 | | receiving a high school diploma from a public high school, the |
| 12 | | parent or guardian of each student or, if a student is at least |
| 13 | | 18 years of age or legally emancipated, the student must comply |
| 14 | | with either of the following: |
| 15 | | (1) File a Free Application for Federal Student Aid |
| 16 | | with the United States Department of Education or, if |
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| 1 | | applicable, an application for State financial aid. |
| 2 | | (2) On a form created by the State Board of Education, |
| 3 | | file a waiver with the student's school district indicating |
| 4 | | that the parent or guardian or, if applicable, the student |
| 5 | | understands what the Free Application for Federal Student |
| 6 | | Aid and application for State financial aid are and has |
| 7 | | chosen not to file an application under paragraph (1). |
| 8 | | (b) Each school district with a high school must require |
| 9 | | each high school student to comply with this Section and must |
| 10 | | provide to each high school student and, if applicable, his or |
| 11 | | her parent or guardian any support or assistance necessary to |
| 12 | | comply with this Section. A school district must award a high |
| 13 | | school diploma to a student who is unable to meet the |
| 14 | | requirements of subsection (a) due to extenuating |
| 15 | | circumstances, as determined by the school district, if (i) the |
| 16 | | student has met all other graduation requirements under this |
| 17 | | Code and (ii) the principal attests that the school district |
| 18 | | has made a good faith effort to assist the student or, if |
| 19 | | applicable, his or her parent or guardian in filing an |
| 20 | | application or a waiver under subsection (a). |
| 21 | | (c) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to |
| 22 | | implement this Section.".
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