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    AN ACT concerning education.

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


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



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    (105 ILCS 5/18-17)  (from Ch. 122, par. 18-17)



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    Sec. 18-17. The State Board of Education shall provide the 
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loan of
secular textbooks listed for use by the State Board of 
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Education free of charge
to any student in this State who is 
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enrolled in grades kindergarten through 12
at a public school 
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or at a school other than a public school which is in

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compliance with the compulsory attendance laws of this State 
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and Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  The foregoing 
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service shall be provided directly
to the students at their 
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request or at the request of their parents or
guardians.  The 
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State Board of Education shall adopt appropriate regulations
to 
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administer this Section and to facilitate the equitable 
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participation
of all students eligible for benefits hereunder, 
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including provisions
authorizing the exchange, trade or 
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transfer of loaned secular textbooks
between schools or school 
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districts for students enrolled in such schools
or districts.  
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The bonding requirements of Sections 28-1 and 28-2 of this Code 
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do not apply to the loan of secular textbooks under this 
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Section. After secular textbooks have been on loan under this

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Section for a period of 5 years or more, such textbooks may be 
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disposed of
by school districts in such manner as their 
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respective school
boards shall determine following written 
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notification to the State Board
of Education and expiration of 
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a reasonable waiting period not to exceed 30
days.  Loaned 
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textbooks may not be disposed of out-of-State or sold without

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the prior approval of the State Board of Education.

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    As used in this Section, "textbook" means any book or book 
 


 






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substitute
which a pupil uses as a text or text substitute in a 
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particular class or
program.  It shall include books, reusable 
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workbooks, manuals, whether bound
or in loose leaf form, and 
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instructional computer software, intended as a
principal 
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source of study material for a given class or group of 
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students.
"Textbook" also includes science curriculum 
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materials in a kit format
that includes pre-packaged consumable 
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materials if (i) it is shown that
the materials serve as a 
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textbook substitute, (ii) the materials are for use by
pupils 
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as a principal learning resource, (iii) each component of the

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materials is integrally necessary to teach the requirements of 
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the intended
course, (iv) the kit includes teacher guidance 
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materials, and (v) the
purchase of individual consumable 
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materials is not allowed.

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(Source: P.A. 93-212, eff. 7-18-03.)