103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5364

 

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Harry Benton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/10-22.5a  from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.5a

    Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. Provides that a school district shall allow a dependent of United States military personnel who is housed in temporary housing located outside of a school district, but will be living within the district within 6 months after the time of initial enrollment, to be educated through an electronic learning program or remote learning program for the time period that the dependent is housed in temporary housing. Provides that if a dependent of United States military personnel is moving out of the State because the United States military personnel received a permanent change of station order, then the student shall be allowed to remain enrolled in the school district and be educated through an electronic learning program or remote learning program until a student enrolls in another school district.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 Section
510-22.5a as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.5a)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.5a)
7    Sec. 10-22.5a. Attendance by dependents of United States
8military personnel, foreign exchange students, and certain
9nonresident pupils.
10    (a) To enter into written agreements with cultural
11exchange organizations, or with nationally recognized
12eleemosynary institutions that promote excellence in the arts,
13mathematics, or science. The written agreements may provide
14for tuition free attendance at the local district school by
15foreign exchange students, or by nonresident pupils of
16eleemosynary institutions. The local board of education, as
17part of the agreement, may require that the cultural exchange
18program or the eleemosynary institutions provide services to
19the district in exchange for the waiver of nonresident
20tuition.
21    To enter into written agreements with adjacent school
22districts to provide for tuition free attendance by a student
23of the adjacent district when requested for the student's

 

 

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1health and safety by the student or parent and both districts
2determine that the student's health or safety will be served
3by such attendance. Districts shall not be required to enter
4into such agreements nor be required to alter existing
5transportation services due to the attendance of such
6non-resident pupils.
7    (a-5) If, at the time of enrollment, a dependent of United
8States military personnel is housed in temporary housing
9located outside of a school district, but will be living
10within the district within 6 months after the time of initial
11enrollment, the dependent must be allowed to enroll, subject
12to the requirements of this subsection (a-5), and must not be
13charged tuition. Any United States military personnel
14attempting to enroll a dependent under this subsection (a-5)
15shall provide proof that the dependent will be living within
16the district within 6 months after the time of initial
17enrollment. Proof of residency may include, but is not limited
18to, postmarked mail addressed to the military personnel and
19sent to an address located within the district, a lease
20agreement for occupancy of a residence located within the
21district, or proof of ownership of a residence located within
22the district. A school district shall allow a dependent of
23United States military personnel who is housed in temporary
24housing located outside of a school district, but will be
25living within the district within 6 months after the time of
26initial enrollment, to be educated through an electronic

 

 

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1learning program or remote learning program for the time
2period that the dependent is housed in temporary housing under
3this subsection (a-5).
4    If a dependent of United States military personnel is
5moving out of this State because the United States military
6personnel received a permanent change of station order, then
7the student shall be allowed to remain enrolled in the school
8district and be educated through an electronic learning
9program or remote learning program until a student enrolls in
10another school district.
11    (b) Nonresident pupils and foreign exchange students
12attending school on a tuition free basis under such agreements
13and nonresident dependents of United States military personnel
14attending school on a tuition free basis may be counted for the
15purposes of determining the apportionment of State aid
16provided under Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15 of this Code. No
17organization or institution participating in agreements
18authorized under this Section may exclude any individual for
19participation in its program on account of the person's race,
20color, sex, religion or nationality.
21(Source: P.A. 102-126, eff. 7-23-21.)