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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
514-1.11, 14-1.11a, and 14-7.05 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/14-1.11)  (from Ch. 122, par. 14-1.11)
7    Sec. 14-1.11. Resident district; parent; legal guardian.
8The resident district is the school district in which the
9parent or guardian, or both parent and guardian, of the
10student reside when:
11        (1) the parent has legal guardianship of the student
12    and resides within Illinois; or
13        (2) an individual guardian has been appointed by the
14    courts and resides within Illinois; or
15        (3) an Illinois public agency has legal guardianship
16    and the student resides either in the home of the parent or
17    within the same district as the parent; or
18        (4) an Illinois court orders a residential placement
19    but the parents retain any legal rights or guardianship
20    and have not been subject to a termination of parental
21    rights order.
22    In cases of divorced or separated parents, when only one
23parent has legal guardianship or custody, the district in

 

 

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1which the parent having legal guardianship or custody resides
2is the resident district. When both parents retain legal
3guardianship or custody, the resident district is the district
4in which either parent who provides the student's primary
5regular fixed night-time abode resides; provided, that the
6election of resident district may be made only one time per
7school year.
8    When the parent has legal guardianship and lives outside
9of the State of Illinois, or when the individual legal
10guardian other than the natural parent lives outside the State
11of Illinois, the parent, legal guardian, or other placing
12agent is responsible for making arrangements to pay the
13Illinois school district serving the child for the educational
14services provided. Those service costs shall be determined in
15accordance with Section 14-7.01. A parent or guardian who
16moves out of this State after the child is placed in a
17nonpublic school or special education facility, public
18out-of-state school, or county special education facility
19under this Article shall enroll the child in a school in the
20other state to initiate reimbursement to Illinois. If the
21laws, policies, or procedures of the other state prohibit the
22foregoing or if the parent or guardian otherwise provides
23proof of at least one satisfactory attempt to enroll the child
24but is refused by the other state, the child shall continue to
25be deemed a resident of the last school district in which the
26child was enrolled.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 95-844, eff. 8-15-08.)
 
2    (105 ILCS 5/14-1.11a)  (from Ch. 122, par. 14-1.11a)
3    Sec. 14-1.11a. Resident district; student. The resident
4district is the school district in which the student resides
5when:
6        (1) the parent has legal guardianship but the location
7    of the parent is unknown; or
8        (2) an individual guardian has been appointed but the
9    location of the guardian is unknown; or
10        (3) the student is 18 years of age or older and no
11    legal guardian has been appointed; or
12        (4) the student is legally an emancipated minor; or
13        (5) an Illinois public agency has legal guardianship
14    and such agency or any court in this State has placed the
15    student residentially outside of the school district in
16    which the parent lives.
17    In cases where an Illinois public agency has legal
18guardianship and has placed the student residentially outside
19of Illinois, the last school district that provided at least
2045 days of educational service to the student shall continue
21to be the district of residence until the student is no longer
22under guardianship of an Illinois public agency or until the
23student is returned to Illinois.
24    The resident district of a homeless student is the
25Illinois district in which the student enrolls for educational

 

 

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1services. Homeless students include individuals as defined in
2the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act.
3    The State Superintendent of Education may determine that
4the location of the parent or guardian of a student is unknown
5after considering information submitted from the school
6district that last enrolled the student or from the school or
7special education facility providing special education and
8related services to meet the needs of the student. The
9information submitted to the State Superintendent of Education
10must include an affidavit from that school district's
11superintendent or the facility's director attesting that the
12location of the parent or guardian is unknown and at least 3
13satisfactory 4 items of documentary evidence that a minimum of
144 separate attempts were made to locate the parent or guardian
15and no response was received from the parent or guardian
16within 14 days after such satisfactory attempts. Any
17determination by the State Superintendent of Education that
18the location of a parent or guardian is unknown shall be made
19as soon as practicable after receipt of the affidavit from the
20school district's superintendent or the facility's director.
21The State Superintendent of Education's determination is
22final. However, any determination made by the State
23Superintendent of Education is subject to review and
24reconsideration any time a parent's or guardian's location
25becomes known.
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1request assistance with determining the location of a parent
2or guardian from the State Board of Education.
3(Source: P.A. 102-514, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
4    (105 ILCS 5/14-7.05)
5    Sec. 14-7.05. Placement in residential facility; payment
6of educational costs. For any student with a disability in a
7residential facility placement made or paid for by an Illinois
8public State agency or made by any court in this State, the
9school district of residence as determined pursuant to this
10Article is responsible for the costs of educating the child
11and shall be reimbursed for those costs in accordance with
12this Code. Subject to this Section and relevant State
13appropriation, the resident district's financial
14responsibility and reimbursement must be calculated in
15accordance with the provisions of Section 14-7.02 of this
16Code. In those instances in which a district receives a block
17grant pursuant to Article 1D of this Code, the district's
18financial responsibility is limited to the actual educational
19costs of the placement, which must be paid by the district from
20its block grant appropriation. Resident district financial
21responsibility and reimbursement applies for both residential
22facilities that are approved by the State Board of Education
23and non-approved facilities, subject to the requirements of
24this Section. The Illinois placing agency or court remains
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1placement and for notifying the resident district prior to the
2placement, except in emergency situations. If the child is not
3currently enrolled in a school district or if the resident
4school district is unknown, the appropriate resident school
5district must be identified and the child must be enrolled in
6that district prior to the placement of the child, except in
7emergency situations. The residential facility shall require
8the parent or guardian of the child to sign a contract upon
9placement in the residential facility affirming that the
10parent or guardian understands the parent's or guardian's
11obligations under State law, including the obligation to
12enroll the child in the appropriate school district of
13residence at time of placement or upon the child reaching the
14age of 3. The identified school district of residence under
15this Article may not deny enrollment on the basis of the
16child's placement. The residential facility in which the
17student is placed shall notify the resident district of the
18student's enrollment as soon as practicable after the
19placement. Failure of the placing agency or court to notify
20the resident district prior to the placement does not absolve
21the resident district of financial responsibility for the
22educational costs of the placement; however, the resident
23district shall not become financially responsible unless and
24until it receives written notice of the placement by either
25the placing agency, court, or residential facility. The
26placing agency or parent shall request an individualized

 

 

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1education program (IEP) meeting from the resident district if
2the placement would entail additional educational services
3beyond the student's current IEP. The district of residence
4shall retain control of the IEP process, and any changes to the
5IEP must be done in compliance with the federal Individuals
6with Disabilities Education Act.
7    Prior to the placement of a child in an out-of-state
8special education residential facility, the placing agency or
9court must refer to the child or the child's parent or guardian
10the option to place the child in a special education
11residential facility located within this State, if any, that
12provides treatment and services comparable to those provided
13by the out-of-state special education residential facility.
14The placing agency or court must review annually the placement
15of a child in an out-of-state special education residential
16facility. As a part of the review, the placing agency or court
17must refer to the child or the child's parent or guardian the
18option to place the child in a comparable special education
19residential facility located within this State, if any.
20    Payments shall be made by the resident district to the
21entity providing the educational services, whether the entity
22is the residential facility or the school district wherein the
23facility is located, no less than once per quarter unless
24otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties.
25    A residential facility providing educational services
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1Education, is required to demonstrate proof to the State Board
2of (i) appropriate licensure of teachers for the student
3population, (ii) age-appropriate curriculum, (iii) enrollment
4and attendance data, and (iv) the ability to implement the
5child's IEP. A school district is under no obligation to pay
6such a residential facility unless and until such proof is
7provided to the State Board's satisfaction.
8    When a dispute arises over the determination of the
9district of residence under this Section, any person or
10entity, including without limitation a school district or
11residential facility, may make a written request for a
12residency decision to the State Superintendent of Education,
13who, upon review of materials submitted and any other items of
14information he or she may request for submission, shall issue
15his or her decision in writing. The decision of the State
16Superintendent of Education is final.
17(Source: P.A. 102-254, eff. 8-6-21; 102-894, eff. 5-20-22.)
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.