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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
526-8, 26-10, and 26-13 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/26-8)  (from Ch. 122, par. 26-8)
7    Sec. 26-8. Determination as to compliance - Complaint in
8circuit court. A truant officer or, in a school district that
9does not have a truant officer, the regional superintendent of
10schools or his or her designee, after giving the notice
11provided in Section 26-7, shall determine whether the notice
12has been complied with. If 3 notices have been given and the
13notices have not been complied with, and if the persons having
14custody or control have knowingly and willfully wilfully
15permitted the truant behavior to continue, the regional
16superintendent of schools, or his or her designee, of the
17school district where the child resides shall conduct a truancy
18hearing. If the regional superintendent determines as a result
19of the hearing that the child is truant, the regional
20superintendent shall, if age appropriate at the discretion of
21the regional superintendent, require the student to complete 20
22to 40 hours of community service over a period of 90 days. If
23the truancy persists, the regional superintendent shall (i)

 

 

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1make complaint against the persons having custody or control to
2the state's attorney or in the circuit court in the county
3where such person resides for failure to comply with the
4provisions of this Article or (ii) conduct truancy mediation
5and encourage the student to enroll in a graduation incentives
6program under Section 26-16 of this Code. If, however, after
7giving the notice provided in Section 26-7 the truant behavior
8has continued, and the child is beyond the control of the
9parents, guardians or custodians, a truancy petition shall be
10filed under the provisions of Article III of the Juvenile Court
11Act of 1987.
12(Source: P.A. 93-858, eff. 1-1-05; 93-1079, eff. 1-21-05.)
 
13    (105 ILCS 5/26-10)  (from Ch. 122, par. 26-10)
14    Sec. 26-10. Noncompliance. Fine for noncompliance.) Any
15person having custody or control of a child subject to the
16provisions of this Article to whom notice has been given of the
17child's truancy and who knowingly and willfully wilfully
18permits such a child to persist in his or her truancy within
19that school year may be required, upon a finding by the school
20board of a violation of this Section, to complete a parent
21education course, undergo family counseling, or engage in
22another support service as agreed upon by the person having
23custody or control of the child and the school board , upon
24conviction thereof shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and
25shall be subject to not more than 30 days imprisonment and/or a

 

 

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1fine of up to $500.
2(Source: P.A. 80-908.)
 
3    (105 ILCS 5/26-13)  (from Ch. 122, par. 26-13)
4    Sec. 26-13. Absenteeism and truancy policies. School
5districts shall adopt policies, consistent with rules adopted
6by the State Board of Education, which identify the appropriate
7supportive services and available resources which are provided
8for truants and chronic truants and the persons having custody
9or control of these children.
10(Source: P.A. 84-1420.)