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 1        AN ACT concerning education.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.   The  School  Code  is  amended  by  changing
 5    Section 18-17 as follows:

 6        (105 ILCS 5/18-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-17)
 7        Sec.  18-17.   The State Board of Education shall provide
 8    the loan of secular textbooks listed for  use  by  the  State
 9    Board  of  Education  free  of  charge to any student in this
10    State who is enrolled in grades kindergarten through 12 at  a
11    public school or at a school other than a public school which
12    is  in compliance with the compulsory attendance laws of this
13    State and Title VI of the Civil  Rights  Act  of  1964.   The
14    foregoing  service shall be provided directly to the students
15    at their request or  at  the  request  of  their  parents  or
16    guardians.    The   State  Board  of  Education  shall  adopt
17    appropriate regulations to administer  this  Section  and  to
18    facilitate   the  equitable  participation  of  all  students
19    eligible  for  benefits   hereunder,   including   provisions
20    authorizing the exchange, trade or transfer of loaned secular
21    textbooks  between  schools  or school districts for students
22    enrolled in those such schools or districts.   After  secular
23    textbooks  have  been on loan under this Section for a period
24    of 5 years or more, such textbooks  may  be  disposed  of  by
25    school  districts  in  such manner as their respective school
26    boards shall determine following written notification to  the
27    State  Board  of  Education  and  expiration  of a reasonable
28    waiting period not to exceed 30 days.  Loaned  textbooks  may
29    not  be  disposed  of  out-of-State or sold without the prior
30    approval of the State Board of Education.
31        As used in this Section, "textbook"  means  any  book  or
 
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 1    book  substitute  which  a  pupil  uses  as  a  text  or text
 2    substitute in  a  particular  class  or  program.   It  shall
 3    include  books, reusable workbooks, manuals, whether bound or
 4    in loose leaf  form,  and  instructional  computer  software,
 5    intended  as a principal source of study material for a given
 6    class or group of students.
 7    (Source: P.A. 89-46, eff. 6-23-95.)