101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2530

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jeff Keicher

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/10-22.5a  from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.5a
105 ILCS 5/34-18.30

    Amends the School Code. Provides that if a dependent of active United States military personnel is a nonresident of the school district and his or her parent or guardian is being transferred to a military installation located within the district, then the district must permit the dependent to enroll in school and must not charge the dependent nonresident tuition if the dependent provides the district with official military documentation designating the transfer and arrival dates and proof, within 10 days after the arrival date, that the dependent is a district resident. Provides for electronic enrollment and course registration and what proof of district residency includes. 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 Sections
510-22.5a 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
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. Districts shall not be required to enter into
3such agreements nor be required to alter existing
4transportation services due to the attendance of such
5non-resident pupils.
6    (a-5) If, at the time of enrollment, a dependent of United
7States military personnel is housed in temporary housing
8located outside of a school district, but will be living within
9the district within 60 days after the time of initial
10enrollment, the dependent must be allowed to enroll, subject to
11the requirements of this subsection (a-5), and must not be
12charged tuition. Any United States military personnel
13attempting to enroll a dependent under this subsection (a-5)
14shall provide proof that the dependent will be living within
15the district within 60 days after the time of initial
16enrollment. Proof of residency may include, but is not limited
17to, postmarked mail addressed to the military personnel and
18sent to an address located within the district, a lease
19agreement for occupancy of a residence located within the
20district, or proof of ownership of a residence located within
21the district.
22    (a-10) Notwithstanding subsection (a-5), if a dependent of
23active United States military personnel is a nonresident of the
24school district and his or her parent or guardian is being
25transferred to a military installation located within the
26district, then the district must permit the dependent to enroll

 

 

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1in school and must not charge the dependent nonresident tuition
2if the dependent provides the district with official military
3documentation designating the transfer and arrival dates and
4proof, within 10 days after the arrival date, that the
5dependent is a district resident. The dependent must be allowed
6to enroll and register for courses through electronic means,
7including enrollment in a specific school or program. Proof of
8district residency under this subsection shall include, but is
9not limited to, any of the following residences located within
10the district:
11        (1) A temporary, on-base military facility.
12        (2) A purchased or leased home or apartment.
13        (3) Federal government housing or off-base military
14    housing, including off-base military housing that is
15    provided through a public-private venture.
16    (b) Nonresident pupils and foreign exchange students
17attending school on a tuition free basis under such agreements
18entered into under subsection (a) and nonresident dependents of
19United States military personnel attending school on a tuition
20free basis under subsection (a-5) or (a-10) may be counted for
21the purposes of determining the apportionment of State aid
22provided under Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15 of this Code. No
23organization or institution participating in agreements
24authorized under this Section may exclude any individual for
25participation in its program on account of the person's race,
26color, sex, religion or nationality.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
 
2    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.30)
3    Sec. 34-18.30. Dependents of military personnel; no
4tuition charge.
5    (a) If, at the time of enrollment, a dependent of United
6States military personnel is housed in temporary housing
7located outside of the school district, but will be living
8within the district within 60 days after the time of initial
9enrollment, the dependent must be allowed to enroll, subject to
10the requirements of this Section, and must not be charged
11tuition. Any United States military personnel attempting to
12enroll a dependent under this Section shall provide proof that
13the dependent will be living within the district within 60 days
14after the time of initial enrollment. Proof of residency may
15include, but is not limited to, postmarked mail addressed to
16the military personnel and sent to an address located within
17the district, a lease agreement for occupancy of a residence
18located within the district, or proof of ownership of a
19residence located within the district.
20    (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if a dependent of
21active United States military personnel is a nonresident of the
22school district and his or her parent or guardian is being
23transferred to a military installation located within the
24district, then the district must permit the dependent to enroll
25in school and must not charge the dependent nonresident tuition

 

 

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1if the dependent provides the district with official military
2documentation designating the transfer and arrival dates and
3proof, within 10 days after the arrival date, that the
4dependent is a district resident. The dependent must be allowed
5to enroll and register for courses through electronic means,
6including enrollment in a specific school or program. Proof of
7district residency under this subsection shall include, but is
8not limited to, any of the following residences located within
9the district:
10        (1) A temporary, on-base military facility.
11        (2) A purchased or leased home or apartment.
12        (3) Federal government housing or off-base military
13    housing, including off-base military housing that is
14    provided through a public-private venture.
15    (c) Non-resident dependents of United States military
16personnel attending school on a tuition-free basis may be
17counted for the purposes of determining the apportionment of
18State aid provided under Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15 of this
19Code.
20(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.