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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
510-20.12 and 27-8.1 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.12)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.12)
7    Sec. 10-20.12. School year - School age. To establish and
8keep in operation in each year during a school term of at least
9the minimum length required by Section 10-19, a sufficient
10number of free schools for the accommodation of all persons in
11the district who are 5 years of age or older but under 21 years
12of age, and to secure for all such persons the right and
13opportunity to an equal education in such schools; provided
14that (i) children who will attain the age of 5 years on or
15before September 1 of the year of the 1990-1991 school term and
16each school term thereafter may attend school upon the
17commencement of such term and (ii) based upon an assessment of
18the child's readiness, children who have attended a non-public
19preschool and continued their education at that school through
20kindergarten, were taught in kindergarten by an appropriately
21certified teacher, and will attain the age of 6 years on or
22before December 31 of the year of the 2009-2010 school term and
23each school term thereafter may attend first grade upon

 

 

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1commencement of such term. However, Section 33 of the
2Educational Opportunity for Military Children Act shall apply
3to children of active duty military personnel. Based upon an
4assessment of a child's readiness to attend school, a school
5district may permit a child to attend school prior to the dates
6contained in this Section. In any school district operating on
7a full year school basis children who will attain age 5 within
830 days after the commencement of a term may attend school upon
9the commencement of such term and, based upon an assessment of
10the child's readiness, children who have attended a non-public
11preschool and continued their education at that school through
12kindergarten, were taught in kindergarten by an appropriately
13certified teacher, and will attain age 6 within 4 months after
14the commencement of a term may attend first grade upon the
15commencement of such term. The school district may, by
16resolution of its board, allow for a full year school plan.
17(Source: P.A. 96-864, eff. 1-21-10.)
 
18    (105 ILCS 5/27-8.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1)
19    Sec. 27-8.1. Health examinations and immunizations.
20    (1) In compliance with rules and regulations which the
21Department of Public Health shall promulgate, and except as
22hereinafter provided, all children in Illinois shall have a
23health examination as follows: within one year prior to
24entering kindergarten or the first grade of any public,
25private, or parochial elementary school; upon entering the

 

 

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1sixth and ninth grades of any public, private, or parochial
2school; prior to entrance into any public, private, or
3parochial nursery school; and, irrespective of grade,
4immediately prior to or upon entrance into any public, private,
5or parochial school or nursery school, each child shall present
6proof of having been examined in accordance with this Section
7and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. Any child
8who received a health examination within one year prior to
9entering the fifth grade for the 2007-2008 school year is not
10required to receive an additional health examination in order
11to comply with the provisions of Public Act 95-422 when he or
12she attends school for the 2008-2009 school year, unless the
13child is attending school for the first time as provided in
14this paragraph.
15    A tuberculosis skin test screening shall be included as a
16required part of each health examination included under this
17Section if the child resides in an area designated by the
18Department of Public Health as having a high incidence of
19tuberculosis. Additional health examinations of pupils,
20including eye examinations, may be required when deemed
21necessary by school authorities. Parents are encouraged to have
22their children undergo eye examinations at the same points in
23time required for health examinations.
24    (1.5) In compliance with rules adopted by the Department of
25Public Health and except as otherwise provided in this Section,
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1any public, private, or parochial school shall have a dental
2examination. Each of these children shall present proof of
3having been examined by a dentist in accordance with this
4Section and rules adopted under this Section before May 15th of
5the school year. If a child in the second or sixth grade fails
6to present proof by May 15th, the school may hold the child's
7report card until one of the following occurs: (i) the child
8presents proof of a completed dental examination or (ii) the
9child presents proof that a dental examination will take place
10within 60 days after May 15th. The Department of Public Health
11shall establish, by rule, a waiver for children who show an
12undue burden or a lack of access to a dentist. Each public,
13private, and parochial school must give notice of this dental
14examination requirement to the parents and guardians of
15students at least 60 days before May 15th of each school year.
16    (1.10) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, all
17children enrolling in kindergarten in a public, private, or
18parochial school on or after the effective date of this
19amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly and any student
20enrolling for the first time in a public, private, or parochial
21school on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
22the 95th General Assembly shall have an eye examination. Each
23of these children shall present proof of having been examined
24by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its
25branches or a licensed optometrist within the previous year, in
26accordance with this Section and rules adopted under this

 

 

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1Section, before October 15th of the school year. If the child
2fails to present proof by October 15th, the school may hold the
3child's report card until one of the following occurs: (i) the
4child presents proof of a completed eye examination or (ii) the
5child presents proof that an eye examination will take place
6within 60 days after October 15th. The Department of Public
7Health shall establish, by rule, a waiver for children who show
8an undue burden or a lack of access to a physician licensed to
9practice medicine in all of its branches who provides eye
10examinations or to a licensed optometrist. Each public,
11private, and parochial school must give notice of this eye
12examination requirement to the parents and guardians of
13students in compliance with rules of the Department of Public
14Health. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to allow a
15school to exclude a child from attending because of a parent's
16or guardian's failure to obtain an eye examination for the
17child.
18    (2) The Department of Public Health shall promulgate rules
19and regulations specifying the examinations and procedures
20that constitute a health examination, which shall include the
21collection of data relating to obesity (including at a minimum,
22date of birth, gender, height, weight, blood pressure, and date
23of exam), and a dental examination and may recommend by rule
24that certain additional examinations be performed. The rules
25and regulations of the Department of Public Health shall
26specify that a tuberculosis skin test screening shall be

 

 

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1included as a required part of each health examination included
2under this Section if the child resides in an area designated
3by the Department of Public Health as having a high incidence
4of tuberculosis. The Department of Public Health shall specify
5that a diabetes screening as defined by rule shall be included
6as a required part of each health examination. Diabetes testing
7is not required.
8    Physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its
9branches, advanced practice nurses who have a written
10collaborative agreement with a collaborating physician which
11authorizes them to perform health examinations, or physician
12assistants who have been delegated the performance of health
13examinations by their supervising physician shall be
14responsible for the performance of the health examinations,
15other than dental examinations, eye examinations, and vision
16and hearing screening, and shall sign all report forms required
17by subsection (4) of this Section that pertain to those
18portions of the health examination for which the physician,
19advanced practice nurse, or physician assistant is
20responsible. If a registered nurse performs any part of a
21health examination, then a physician licensed to practice
22medicine in all of its branches must review and sign all
23required report forms. Licensed dentists shall perform all
24dental examinations and shall sign all report forms required by
25subsection (4) of this Section that pertain to the dental
26examinations. Physicians licensed to practice medicine in all

 

 

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1its branches or licensed optometrists shall perform all eye
2examinations required by this Section and shall sign all report
3forms required by subsection (4) of this Section that pertain
4to the eye examination. For purposes of this Section, an eye
5examination shall at a minimum include history, visual acuity,
6subjective refraction to best visual acuity near and far,
7internal and external examination, and a glaucoma evaluation,
8as well as any other tests or observations that in the
9professional judgment of the doctor are necessary. Vision and
10hearing screening tests, which shall not be considered
11examinations as that term is used in this Section, shall be
12conducted in accordance with rules and regulations of the
13Department of Public Health, and by individuals whom the
14Department of Public Health has certified. In these rules and
15regulations, the Department of Public Health shall require that
16individuals conducting vision screening tests give a child's
17parent or guardian written notification, before the vision
18screening is conducted, that states, "Vision screening is not a
19substitute for a complete eye and vision evaluation by an eye
20doctor. Your child is not required to undergo this vision
21screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has completed
22and signed a report form indicating that an examination has
23been administered within the previous 12 months."
24    (3) Every child shall, at or about the same time as he or
25she receives a health examination required by subsection (1) of
26this Section, present to the local school proof of having

 

 

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1received such immunizations against preventable communicable
2diseases as the Department of Public Health shall require by
3rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this Section and
4the Communicable Disease Prevention Act.
5    (4) The individuals conducting the health examination,
6dental examination, or eye examination shall record the fact of
7having conducted the examination, and such additional
8information as required, including for a health examination
9data relating to obesity (including at a minimum, date of
10birth, gender, height, weight, blood pressure, and date of
11exam), on uniform forms which the Department of Public Health
12and the State Board of Education shall prescribe for statewide
13use. The examiner shall summarize on the report form any
14condition that he or she suspects indicates a need for special
15services, including for a health examination factors relating
16to obesity. The individuals confirming the administration of
17required immunizations shall record as indicated on the form
18that the immunizations were administered.
19    (5) If a child does not submit proof of having had either
20the health examination or the immunization as required, then
21the child shall be examined or receive the immunization, as the
22case may be, and present proof by October 15 of the current
23school year, or by an earlier date of the current school year
24established by a school district. To establish a date before
25October 15 of the current school year for the health
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1give notice of the requirements of this Section 60 days prior
2to the earlier established date. If for medical reasons one or
3more of the required immunizations must be given after October
415 of the current school year, or after an earlier established
5date of the current school year, then the child shall present,
6by October 15, or by the earlier established date, a schedule
7for the administration of the immunizations and a statement of
8the medical reasons causing the delay, both the schedule and
9the statement being issued by the physician, advanced practice
10nurse, physician assistant, registered nurse, or local health
11department that will be responsible for administration of the
12remaining required immunizations. If a child does not comply by
13October 15, or by the earlier established date of the current
14school year, with the requirements of this subsection, then the
15local school authority shall exclude that child from school
16until such time as the child presents proof of having had the
17health examination as required and presents proof of having
18received those required immunizations which are medically
19possible to receive immediately. During a child's exclusion
20from school for noncompliance with this subsection, the child's
21parents or legal guardian shall be considered in violation of
22Section 26-1 and subject to any penalty imposed by Section
2326-10. This subsection (5) does not apply to dental
24examinations and eye examinations. If Until June 30, 2015, if
25the student is an out-of-state transfer student and does not
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1October 15 of the current year or whatever date is set by the
2school district, then he or she may only attend classes (i) if
3he or she has proof that an appointment for the required
4vaccinations has been scheduled with a party authorized to
5submit proof of the required vaccinations. If the proof of
6vaccination required under this subsection (5) is not submitted
7within 30 days after the student is permitted to attend
8classes, then the student is not to be permitted to attend
9classes until proof of the vaccinations has been properly
10submitted. No school district or employee of a school district
11shall be held liable for any injury or illness to another
12person that results from admitting an out-of-state transfer
13student to class that has an appointment scheduled pursuant to
14this subsection (5).
15    (6) Every school shall report to the State Board of
16Education by November 15, in the manner which that agency shall
17require, the number of children who have received the necessary
18immunizations and the health examination (other than a dental
19examination or eye examination) as required, indicating, of
20those who have not received the immunizations and examination
21as required, the number of children who are exempt from health
22examination and immunization requirements on religious or
23medical grounds as provided in subsection (8). On or before
24December 1 of each year, every public school district and
25registered nonpublic school shall make publicly available the
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1Board of Education by November 15. The immunization data made
2publicly available must be identical to the data the school
3district or school has reported to the State Board of
4Education.
5    Every school shall report to the State Board of Education
6by June 30, in the manner that the State Board requires, the
7number of children who have received the required dental
8examination, indicating, of those who have not received the
9required dental examination, the number of children who are
10exempt from the dental examination on religious grounds as
11provided in subsection (8) of this Section and the number of
12children who have received a waiver under subsection (1.5) of
13this Section.
14    Every school shall report to the State Board of Education
15by June 30, in the manner that the State Board requires, the
16number of children who have received the required eye
17examination, indicating, of those who have not received the
18required eye examination, the number of children who are exempt
19from the eye examination as provided in subsection (8) of this
20Section, the number of children who have received a waiver
21under subsection (1.10) of this Section, and the total number
22of children in noncompliance with the eye examination
23requirement.
24    The reported information under this subsection (6) shall be
25provided to the Department of Public Health by the State Board
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1    (7) Upon determining that the number of pupils who are
2required to be in compliance with subsection (5) of this
3Section is below 90% of the number of pupils enrolled in the
4school district, 10% of each State aid payment made pursuant to
5Section 18-8.05 to the school district for such year may be
6withheld by the State Board of Education until the number of
7students in compliance with subsection (5) is the applicable
8specified percentage or higher.
9    (8) Parents or legal guardians who object to health,
10dental, or eye examinations or any part thereof, or to
11immunizations, on religious grounds shall not be required to
12submit their children or wards to the examinations or
13immunizations to which they so object if such parents or legal
14guardians present to the appropriate local school authority a
15signed statement of objection, detailing the grounds for the
16objection. If the physical condition of the child is such that
17any one or more of the immunizing agents should not be
18administered, the examining physician, advanced practice
19nurse, or physician assistant responsible for the performance
20of the health examination shall endorse that fact upon the
21health examination form. Exempting a child from the health,
22dental, or eye examination does not exempt the child from
23participation in the program of physical education training
24provided in Sections 27-5 through 27-7 of this Code.
25    (9) For the purposes of this Section, "nursery schools"
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1systems or secondary level school units or institutions of
2higher learning.
3(Source: P.A. 96-953, eff. 6-28-10; 97-216, eff. 1-1-12;
497-910, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
5    Section 10. The Illinois School Student Records Act is
6amended by changing Section 8.1 as follows:
 
7    (105 ILCS 10/8.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 50-8.1)
8    Sec. 8.1. (a) No school may refuse to admit or enroll a
9student because of that student's failure to present his
10student permanent or temporary record from a school previously
11attended.
12    (b) When a new student applies for admission to a school
13and does not present his school student record, such school may
14notify the school or school district last attended by such
15student, requesting that the student's school student record be
16copied and sent to it; such request shall be honored within 10
17days after it is received. Within 10 days after receiving a
18request from the Department of Children and Family Services,
19the school district last attended by the student shall send the
20student's school student record to the receiving school
21district.
22    (c) In the case of a transfer between school districts of a
23student who is eligible for special education and related
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1copy of the student's then current individualized education
2program (IEP) to the new school, the student shall be placed in
3a special education program in accordance with that described
4in the student's IEP.
5    (d) Out-of-state Until June 30, 2015, out-of-state
6transfer students, including children of military personnel
7that transfer into this State, may use unofficial transcripts
8for admission to a school until official transcripts are
9obtained from his or her last school district, including
10children of military personnel that transfer into this State,
11subject to Section 32 of the Educational Opportunity for
12Military Children Act.
13(Source: P.A. 96-953, eff. 6-28-10; 97-216, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
14    Section 15. The Educational Opportunity for Military
15Children Act is amended by changing Sections 5, 10, 20, 25, 35,
16and 40 and by adding Sections 32 and 33 as follows:
 
17    (105 ILCS 70/5)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2015)
19    Sec. 5. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Act to remove
20barriers to educational success imposed on children of active
21duty military personnel families because of frequent moves and
22deployment of their parents by:
23        (1) facilitating the timely enrollment of children of
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1    they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in
2    the transfer of educational records from the previous
3    school district;
4        (2) facilitating the student placement process through
5    which children of active duty military personnel families
6    are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance
7    requirements, scheduling, sequencing, or assessment;
8        (3) facilitating the qualification and eligibility for
9    enrollment and educational programs of children of active
10    duty military personnel;
11        (4) facilitating the on-time graduation of children of
12    active duty military personnel families; and
13        (5) promoting flexibility and cooperation between the
14    educational system, parents, and the student in order to
15    achieve educational success for the student.
16(Source: P.A. 96-953, eff. 6-28-10.)
 
17    (105 ILCS 70/10)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2015)
19    Sec. 10. Findings; authority to enter into compact. The
20General Assembly finds and declares that this State recognizes
21that there is created an Interstate Commission on Educational
22Opportunity for Military Children through the Council of State
23Governments, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense
24Office of Personnel and Readiness, for addressing the needs of
25students in transition. The Interstate Commission on

 

 

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1Educational Opportunity for Military Children is a group of
2member states who have joined to create laws easing the
3transition of children of active duty military personnel
4families. The Governor of this State is authorized and directed
5to enter into a compact governed by this Act on behalf of this
6State with any of the United States legally joining therein.
7(Source: P.A. 96-953, eff. 6-28-10.)
 
8    (105 ILCS 70/20)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2015)
10    Sec. 20. Definitions. For purposes of this Act:
11    "Active duty military personnel" means active duty members
12of the uniformed military services, including any of the
13following:
14        (1) Members of the National Guard and Reserve that are
15    on active duty pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1209 and 10 U.S.C.
16    1211.
17        (2) Members or veterans of the uniformed services who
18    are severely injured and medically discharged or retired
19    for a period of one year after medical discharge or
20    retirement.
21        (3) Members of the uniformed services who die on active
22    duty for a period of one year after death.
23    "Non-custodial parent" means a person who has temporary
24custody of the child of any active duty military personnel and
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1    "State Council" means the Illinois P-20 Council and
2additional representatives appointed by the Illinois P-20
3Council as provided under Section 40 of this Act.
4(Source: P.A. 96-953, eff. 6-28-10.)
 
5    (105 ILCS 70/25)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2015)
7    Sec. 25. Tuition for children of active duty military
8personnel who are transfer students. (a) For purposes of this
9Section, "non-custodial parent" means a person who has
10temporary custody of the child of active duty military
11personnel and who is responsible for making decisions for that
12child. (b) If a student who is a child of active duty military
13personnel is (i) placed with a non-custodial parent and (ii) as
14a result of placement, must attend a non-resident school
15district, then the student must not be charged the tuition of
16the school that the student attends as a result of placement
17with the non-custodial parent and the student must be counted
18in the calculation of average daily attendance under Section
1918-8.05 of the School Code.
20(Source: P.A. 96-953, eff. 6-28-10.)
 
21    (105 ILCS 70/32 new)
22    Sec. 32. Educational records for children of active duty
23military personnel.
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1be released to parents for the purpose of transfer, the
2custodian of the records in the sending state shall prepare and
3furnish to the parent a complete set of unofficial educational
4records to the extent feasible. Upon receipt of the unofficial
5educational records by a school in the receiving state, the
6school shall enroll and appropriately place the student based
7on the information provided in the unofficial records, pending
8validation by the official records as quickly as possible. This
9subsection (a) does not preclude the school in the receiving
10state from performing subsequent evaluations to ensure
11appropriate placement and continued enrollment of the student
12in a course or courses.
13    (b) Simultaneous with the enrollment and conditional
14placement of a student, the school in the receiving state shall
15request the student's official educational record from the
16school in the sending state. Upon receipt of this request, the
17school in the sending state shall process and furnish the
18official educational records to the receiving state within 15
19days.
 
20    (105 ILCS 70/33 new)
21    Sec. 33. Enrollment and entrance age for children of active
22duty military personnel. Students must be allowed to continue
23their enrollment at grade level in the receiving state
24commensurate with their grade level (including kindergarten)
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1student who has satisfactorily completed the requisite grade
2level in the school in the sending state is eligible for
3enrollment in the next highest grade level in the receiving
4state. A student transferring after the start of the school
5year in the receiving state shall enter the school in the
6receiving state at his or her validated grade level at an
7accredited school in the sending state. This Section does not
8preclude the school in the receiving state from performing
9subsequent evaluations to ensure appropriate placement of the
10student.
 
11    (105 ILCS 70/35)
12    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2015)
13    Sec. 35. Course placement; program placement; placement
14flexibility; graduation; extracurricular activities; absences
15related to deployment activities for children of active duty
16military personnel Required courses for transfer students;
17pre-requisites; credit transfer; graduation.
18    (a) If a student transfers before or during the school
19year, the school in the receiving state shall initially honor
20placement of the student in educational courses based on the
21student's enrollment in the school in the sending state or
22educational assessments conducted at the school in the sending
23state if the courses are offered and space is available. Course
24placement includes, but is not limited to, honors,
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1and technical and career pathways courses. Continuing the
2student's academic program from the school in the sending state
3and promoting placement in academically and career-challenging
4courses must be paramount when considering placement. This
5subsection (a) does not preclude the school in the receiving
6state from performing subsequent evaluations to ensure
7appropriate placement and continued enrollment of the student
8in the course or courses. A student that transfers to a new
9school district may transfer into a comparable course to
10continue credit work for a course from which the student
11transferred out of only if the new school district offers the
12course and space is available. This subsection (a) includes
13courses offered for gifted and talented children pursuant to
14Article 14A of the School Code and courses for English as a
15Second Language program.
16    (b) The receiving school shall initially honor the
17placement of the student in educational programs based on
18current educational assessments conducted at the school in the
19sending state or participation or placement in like programs in
20the school in the sending state. Such programs include, but are
21not limited to, gifted and talented programs and English as a
22Second Language (ESL). This subsection (b) does not preclude
23the school in the receiving state from performing subsequent
24evaluations to ensure appropriate placement of the student. The
25school district of a school may determine if courses taken by a
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1pre-requisite course requirements for any courses that the
2transfer student wishes to take at his or her current school.
3The school district may determine a current and future schedule
4that is appropriate for the student that satisfies any
5pre-requisite course requirements in order for that student to
6take any courses that he or she wishes to attend.
7    (c) The school district of a school shall have flexibility
8in waiving course or program prerequisites or other
9preconditions for placement in offered courses or programs. The
10school district of a school shall may work with a transfer
11student to determine an appropriate schedule that ensures that
12a student will graduate, provided that the student has met the
13district's minimal graduation requirements, which may be
14modified provided that the modifications are a result of
15scheduling issues and not a result of the student's academic
16failure.
17    (d) If a student transfers to a new school district during
18his or her senior year and the receiving school district cannot
19make reasonable adjustments under this Section to ensure
20graduation, then the school district shall make every
21reasonable effort to ensure that the school district from where
22the student transfers issues the student a diploma.
23    (e) Schools shall facilitate the opportunity for
24transitioning military children's inclusion in extracurricular
25activities, to the extent the children are otherwise qualified
26and space is available as determined by the school principal.

 

 

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1    (f) A student whose parent or legal guardian is an active
2duty member of the uniformed services and has been called to
3duty for, is on leave from, or has immediately returned from
4deployment to a combat zone or combat-support posting must be
5granted additional absences, at the discretion of the school
6district's superintendent, to visit with his or her parent or
7legal guardian relative to such leave or deployment of the
8parent or guardian.
9(Source: P.A. 96-953, eff. 6-28-10.)
 
10    (105 ILCS 70/40)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2015)
12    Sec. 40. State coordination.
13    (a) Each member state of the Interstate Commission on
14Educational Opportunity for Military Children shall, through
15the creation of a State Council or use of an existing body or
16board, provide for the coordination among its agencies of
17government, local education agencies, and military
18installations concerning the State's participation in and
19compliance with the compact and Interstate Commission
20activities. The State Council shall be comprised of the
21Illinois P-20 Council, a representative from each school
22district associated with each of this State's 3 major, active
23duty military installations having the highest percentage of
24students who are children of active duty military personnel, a
25representative from the school district with the highest

 

 

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1percentage of students who are children of active duty military
2personnel not already represented in the State Council,
3representatives appointed by the Illinois P-20 Council from the
43 school districts in this State with the highest percentage of
5children from military families, and a one non-voting
6representative appointed by each active-duty military
7installation commander in this State.
8    (b) The compact commissioner responsible for the
9administration and management of the State's participation in
10the compact shall be appointed by the State Council.
11(Source: P.A. 96-953, eff. 6-28-10; 97-216, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
12    (105 ILCS 70/995 rep.)
13    Section 20. The Educational Opportunity for Military
14Children Act is amended by repealing Section 995.
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16becoming law.