SB0490 93rd General Assembly

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 1        AN ACT regarding schools.

 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 adding Sections
 5    2-3.131, 3-14.29, 10-28, 22-35,  and  34-18.26  and  changing
 6    Section 3-14 as follows:

 7        (105 ILCS 5/2-3.131 new)
 8        Sec.   2-3.131.  Sharing   information  on  school  lunch
 9    applicants.  The State Board  of  Education  shall,  whenever
10    requested  by  the Department of Public Aid, agree in writing
11    with the Department of Public Aid (as the State  agency  that
12    administers  the State Medical Assistance Program as provided
13    in Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act and the State
14    Children's Health Insurance Program as provided in Title  XXI
15    of  the  federal  Social  Security  Act)  to  share  with the
16    Department of Public Aid information on applicants  for  free
17    or  reduced-price  lunches. This sharing of information shall
18    be for the sole purpose of helping the Department  of  Public
19    Aid  identify  and  enroll  children  in  the  State  Medical
20    Assistance  Program  or the State Children's Health Insurance
21    Program  or  both   as   allowed   under   42   U.S.C.   Sec.
22    1758(b)(2)(C)(iii)(IV)  and  under the restrictions set forth
23    in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1758(b)(2)(C)(vi) and (vii).

24        (105 ILCS 5/3-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-14)
25        Sec.  3-14.  Duties  of  regional  superintendent.    The
26    regional  superintendent  of schools shall perform the duties
27    enumerated in the following Sections preceding  Section  3-15
28    3-14.1 through 3-14.25.
29    (Source: P.A. 83-503.)
 
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 1        (105 ILCS 5/3-14.29 new)
 2        Sec.   3-14.29.  Sharing   information  on  school  lunch
 3    applicants.  Whenever requested by the Department  of  Public
 4    Aid,  to  agree  in writing with the Department of Public Aid
 5    (as the State  agency  that  administers  the  State  Medical
 6    Assistance  Program  as  provided in Title XIX of the federal
 7    Social Security Act and the State Children's Health Insurance
 8    Program as provided  in  Title  XXI  of  the  federal  Social
 9    Security  Act)  to  share  with  the Department of Public Aid
10    information on applicants for free or reduced-price  lunches.
11    This  sharing of information shall be for the sole purpose of
12    helping the Department of  Public  Aid  identify  and  enroll
13    children in the State Medical Assistance Program or the State
14    Children's  Health Insurance Program or both as allowed under
15    42  U.S.C.  Sec.   1758(b)(2)(C)(iii)(IV)   and   under   the
16    restrictions  set  forth  in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1758(b)(2)(C)(vi)
17    and (vii).

18        (105 ILCS 5/10-28 new)
19        Sec.  10-28.  Sharing   information   on   school   lunch
20    applicants.  A  school board shall, whenever requested by the
21    Department  of  Public  Aid,  agree  in  writing   with   the
22    Department   of   Public   Aid  (as  the  State  agency  that
23    administers the State Medical Assistance Program as  provided
24    in Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act and the State
25    Children's  Health Insurance Program as provided in Title XXI
26    of the  federal  Social  Security  Act)  to  share  with  the
27    Department  of  Public Aid information on applicants for free
28    or reduced-price lunches.  A  school  board  shall,  whenever
29    requested  by  the  Department of Public Aid, require each of
30    its schools to agree in writing with the Department of Public
31    Aid to share with the Department of Public Aid information on
32    applicants for free or reduced-price lunches. This sharing of
33    information shall be for the  sole  purpose  of  helping  the
 
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 1    Department  of Public Aid identify and enroll children in the
 2    State Medical Assistance  Program  or  the  State  Children's
 3    Health  Insurance  Program or both as allowed under 42 U.S.C.
 4    Sec. 1758(b)(2)(C)(iii)(IV) and under  the  restrictions  set
 5    forth in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1758(b)(2)(C)(vi) and (vii).

 6        (105 ILCS 5/22-35 new)
 7        Sec.   22-35.  Sharing   information   on   school  lunch
 8    applicants;  consent.   Before  an  entity  shares  with  the
 9    Department of Public Aid information on an applicant for free
10    or reduced-price  lunches  under  Section  2-3.131,  3-14.29,
11    10-28,  or  34-18.22 of this Code or Section 10 of the School
12    Breakfast and Lunch Program Act, that entity must obtain,  in
13    writing,  the  consent  of  the  applicant's  parent or legal
14    guardian.

15        (105 ILCS 5/34-18.26 new)
16        Sec.  34-18.26.  Sharing  information  on  school   lunch
17    applicants.  The  board  shall,  whenever  requested  by  the
18    Department   of   Public  Aid,  agree  in  writing  with  the
19    Department  of  Public  Aid  (as  the   State   agency   that
20    administers  the State Medical Assistance Program as provided
21    in Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act and the State
22    Children's Health Insurance Program as provided in Title  XXI
23    of  the  federal  Social  Security  Act)  to  share  with the
24    Department of Public Aid information on applicants  for  free
25    or   reduced-price   lunches.    The  board  shall,  whenever
26    requested by the Department of Public Aid,  require  each  of
27    its schools to agree in writing with the Department of Public
28    Aid to share with the Department of Public Aid information on
29    applicants  for  free or reduced-price lunches.  This sharing
30    of information shall be for the sole purpose of  helping  the
31    Department  of Public Aid identify and enroll children in the
32    State Medical Assistance  Program  or  the  State  Children's
 
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 1    Health  Insurance  Program or both as allowed under 42 U.S.C.
 2    Sec. 1758(b)(2)(C)(iii)(IV) and under  the  restrictions  set
 3    forth in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1758(b)(2)(C)(vi) and (vii).

 4        Section  10.   The School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act
 5    is amended by adding Section 10 as follows:

 6        (105 ILCS 125/10 new)
 7        Sec. 10.  Sharing information on school lunch applicants.
 8    Each  private  school  that  receives  funds  for   free   or
 9    reduced-price   lunches   under   this  Act  shall,  whenever
10    requested by the Department of Public Aid, agree  in  writing
11    with  the  Department of Public Aid (as the State agency that
12    administers the State Medical Assistance Program as  provided
13    in Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act and the State
14    Children's  Health Insurance Program as provided in Title XXI
15    of the  federal  Social  Security  Act)  to  share  with  the
16    Department  of  Public Aid information on applicants for free
17    or reduced-price lunches.  This sharing of information  shall
18    be  for  the sole purpose of helping the Department of Public
19    Aid  identify  and  enroll  children  in  the  State  Medical
20    Assistance Program or the State Children's  Health  Insurance
21    Program   or   both   as   allowed   under   42  U.S.C.  Sec.
22    1758(b)(2)(C)(iii)(IV) and under the restrictions  set  forth
23    in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1758(b)(2)(C)(vi) and (vii).

24        Section  99.   Effective  date.  This Act takes effect on
25    July 1, 2003.