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HB3097 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3097 | ||||||
| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3097 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | ||||||
| 4 | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
| 5 | 22-87 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (105 ILCS 5/22-87) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 22-87. 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 | ||||||
| 11 | to receiving a high school diploma from a public high school, | ||||||
| 12 | the parent or guardian of each student or, if a student is at | ||||||
| 13 | least 18 years of age or legally emancipated, the student must | ||||||
| 14 | comply 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 | ||||||
| 4 | indicating that the parent or guardian or, if applicable, | ||||||
| 5 | the student understands what the Free Application for | ||||||
| 6 | Federal Student Aid and application for State financial | ||||||
| 7 | aid are and has chosen not to file an application under | ||||||
| 8 | paragraph (1). | ||||||
| 9 | (b) Each school district with a high school must require | ||||||
| 10 | each high school student to comply with this Section and must | ||||||
| 11 | provide to each high school student and, if applicable, his or | ||||||
| 12 | her parent or guardian any support or assistance necessary to | ||||||
| 13 | comply with this Section. | ||||||
| 14 | Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, the school | ||||||
| 15 | district shall provide appropriate support to each high school | ||||||
| 16 | student to assist with education about and the completion of a | ||||||
| 17 | financial aid application as described in subsection (a). This | ||||||
| 18 | support may be offered in a variety of formats, times, and | ||||||
| 19 | settings and shall include an opportunity for the student to | ||||||
| 20 | request and receive help during the school day in completing | ||||||
| 21 | the student's portion of the financial aid application. The | ||||||
| 22 | high school may request assistance from the Illinois Student | ||||||
| 23 | Assistance Commission to support the completion of financial | ||||||
| 24 | aid applications, including application completion events and | ||||||
| 25 | individual assistance, at no cost to the high school. | ||||||
| 26 | A high school student may choose whether to use the | ||||||
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| 1 | support or assistance provided under this Section. | ||||||
| 2 | A school district must award a high school diploma to a | ||||||
| 3 | student who is unable to meet the requirements of subsection | ||||||
| 4 | (a) due to extenuating circumstances, as determined by the | ||||||
| 5 | school district, if (i) the student has met all other | ||||||
| 6 | graduation requirements under this Code and (ii) the principal | ||||||
| 7 | attests that the school district has made a good faith effort | ||||||
| 8 | to assist the student or, if applicable, his or her parent or | ||||||
| 9 | guardian in filing an application or a waiver under subsection | ||||||
| 10 | (a). | ||||||
| 11 | (c) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to | ||||||
| 12 | implement this Section. | ||||||
| 13 | (Source: P.A. 101-180, eff. 6-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.) | ||||||
| 14 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 15 | becoming law.". | ||||||