101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4690

 

Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Jeff Keicher - Randy E. Frese and Daniel Swanson

 

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, 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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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 6 months 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 6 months 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    (b) Nonresident pupils and foreign exchange students
23attending school on a tuition free basis under such agreements
24and nonresident dependents of United States military personnel
25attending school on a tuition free basis may be counted for the
26purposes of determining the apportionment of State aid provided

 

 

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1under Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15 of this Code. No organization
2or institution participating in agreements authorized under
3this Section may exclude any individual for participation in
4its program on account of the person's race, color, sex,
5religion or nationality.
6(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.30)
8    Sec. 34-18.30. Dependents of military personnel; no
9tuition charge. If, at the time of enrollment, a dependent of
10United States military personnel is housed in temporary housing
11located outside of the school district, but will be living
12within the district within 6 months 60 days after the time of
13initial enrollment, the dependent must be allowed to enroll,
14subject to the requirements of this Section, and must not be
15charged tuition. Any United States military personnel
16attempting to enroll a dependent under this Section shall
17provide proof that the dependent will be living within the
18district within 6 months 60 days after the time of initial
19enrollment. Proof of residency may include, but is not limited
20to, postmarked mail addressed to the military personnel and
21sent to an address located within the district, a lease
22agreement for occupancy of a residence located within the
23district, or proof of ownership of a residence located within
24the district. Non-resident dependents of United States
25military personnel attending school on a tuition-free basis may

 

 

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1be counted for the purposes of determining the apportionment of
2State aid provided under Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15 of this
3Code.
4(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.