(105 ILCS 5/29-5.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 29-5.2)
Sec. 29-5.2. Reimbursement of transportation.
(a) Reimbursement. A
custodian of a qualifying pupil shall be entitled to reimbursement in
accordance with procedures established by the State Board of Education for
qualified transportation expenses paid by such custodian during the school
year.
(b) Definitions. As used in this Section:
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(A) is a resident of the State of Illinois; and
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(C) during the school year for which | ||
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(D) did not live within 1 1/2 miles from the | ||
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(5) Custodian. The term "custodian" shall mean, with | ||
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(c) An individual, resident of the State of Illinois, who is under
the age of 21 at the close of the
school year for which reimbursement is sought and who, during that school
year, was a full time pupil enrolled in a kindergarten through 12th grade
educational program at a school which was within 1 1/2 miles of the pupil's
residence, measured in a manner consistent with Section 29-3, is a
"qualifying pupil" within the meaning of this Section if (i) such pupil attends public school in a school district organized under Article 34 of this Code and must walk or otherwise travel along a safe passage route, as designated by
the school board, to reach school or return home or
(ii) such pupil
did not have access to transportation provided entirely at public expense
to and from that school and the pupil's residence and conditions were
such that walking would have constituted a serious hazard to the safety of
the pupil due to vehicular traffic. The determination of what constitutes
a serious safety hazard within the meaning of this subsection shall in each
case be made by the Department of Transportation in accordance with
guidelines which the Department, in consultation with the State
Superintendent of Education, shall promulgate. Each custodian intending to
file an application for reimbursement under subsection (d) for expenditures
incurred or to be incurred with respect to a pupil asserted to be a
qualified pupil as an individual referred to in this subsection shall first
file with the appropriate regional superintendent, on forms provided by the
State Board of Education, a request for a determination that a serious
safety hazard within the meaning of this subsection (c) exists with respect
to such pupil. Custodians shall file such forms with the appropriate
regional superintendents not later than February 1 of the school year for
which reimbursement will be sought for transmittal by the regional
superintendents to the Department of Transportation not later than February
15; except that any custodian who previously received a determination
that a serious safety hazard exists need not resubmit such a request for 4
years but instead may certify on their application for reimbursement to the State
Board of Education referred to in subsection (d), that the conditions found
to be hazardous, as previously determined by the Department, remain
unchanged. The Department shall make its determination on all requests so
transmitted to it within 30 days, and shall thereupon forward notice of
each determination which it has made to the appropriate regional
superintendent for immediate transmittal to the custodian affected thereby.
The determination of the Department relative to what constitutes a serious
safety hazard within the meaning of subsection (c) with respect to any
pupil shall be deemed an "administrative decision" as defined in Section
3-101 of the Administrative Review Law; and the Administrative Review Law
and all amendments and modifications thereof and rules adopted pursuant
thereto shall apply to and govern all proceedings instituted for the
judicial review of final administrative decisions of the Department of
Transportation under this subsection.
(d) Request for reimbursement. A custodian, including a
custodian for a pupil asserted to be a qualified pupil as an individual
referred to in subsection (c), who applies in accordance
with procedures established by the State Board of Education shall be
reimbursed in accordance with the dollar limits set out in this Section.
Such procedures shall require application no later than June 30 of each
year, documentation as to eligibility, and adequate evidence of
expenditures; except that for reimbursement sought pursuant to subsection
(c) for the 1985-1986 school year, such procedures shall require
application within 21 days after the determination of the Department of
Transportation with respect to that school year is transmitted by the
regional superintendent to the affected custodian. In the absence of
contemporaneous records, an affidavit by
the custodian may be accepted as evidence of an expenditure. If the amount
appropriated for such reimbursement for any year is less than the amount
due each custodian, it shall be apportioned on the basis of the requests
approved. Regional Superintendents shall be reimbursed for such costs of
administering the program, including costs incurred in administering the
provisions of subsection (c), as the State Board of Education determines are
reasonable and necessary.
(e) Dollar limit on amount of reimbursement. Reimbursement to custodians
for transportation expenses incurred during the 1985-1986 school year,
payable in fiscal year 1987, shall be equal to the lesser of (1) the actual
qualified transportation expenses, or (2) $50 per pupil. Reimbursement to
custodians for transportation expenses incurred during the 1986-1987 school
year, payable in fiscal year 1988, shall be equal to the lesser of (1) the
actual qualified transportation expenses, or (2) $100 per pupil. For
reimbursements of qualified transportation expenses incurred in 1987-1988
and thereafter, the amount of reimbursement shall not exceed the prior
year's State reimbursement per pupil for transporting pupils as required by
Section 29-3 and other provisions of this Article.
(f) Rules and regulations. The State Board of Education
shall adopt rules to implement this Section.
(g) The provisions of this amendatory Act of 1986 shall apply according to
their terms to the entire 1985-1986 school year, including any portion of
that school year which elapses prior to the effective date of this
amendatory Act, and to each subsequent school year.
(h) The chief administrative officer of each school shall notify
custodians of qualifying pupils that reimbursements are available.
Notification shall occur by the first Monday in November of the school year
for which reimbursement is available.
(Source: P.A. 98-1057, eff. 1-1-15.)
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(105 ILCS 5/29-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 29-6)
Sec. 29-6.
Inter-district contracts for transportation.
Any school district, including any non-high school district, may
contract at actual cost with 1 or more school districts for the
transportation of pupils to and from the school attended.
(Source: P.A. 78-1245.)
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(105 ILCS 5/29-6.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 29-6.1)
Sec. 29-6.1. Contracts for transportation. Subject to Section 6-106.11
of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
school boards may enter into contracts for any period of time deemed appropriate by those school boards for transportation
of pupils to and from school; however, no contract, inclusive of any proposed renewals, may exceed 10 years. All contracts for a period of time greater than 5 years that do not include the use of electric vehicles for pupil transportation shall include a termination option after 5 years. Nothing in this Section prohibits contract opener clauses for any purpose from being included in the contract. A contract for pupil transportation that utilizes a significant percentage of electric vehicles may be entered into by a school board for up to 15 years if the contract relies on capital or infrastructure purchases or improvements that cannot reasonably be justified in a shorter-term contract.
(Source: P.A. 103-430, eff. 1-1-24.)
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(105 ILCS 5/29-6.3)
Sec. 29-6.3. Transportation to and from specified interscholastic or school-sponsored
activities. (a) Any school district transporting students in grade 12 or below for an interscholastic, interscholastic athletic, or school-sponsored, noncurriculum-related activity that (i) does not require student participation as part of the educational services of the district and (ii) is not associated with the students' regular class-for-credit schedule or required 5 clock hours of instruction under Section 10-19.05 shall transport the students only in a school bus, a vehicle manufactured to transport not more than 10 persons, including the driver, or a multifunction school-activity bus manufactured to transport not more than 15 persons, including the driver. (a-5) A student in any of grades 9 through 12 may be transported in a multi-function school activity bus (MFSAB) as defined in Section 1-148.3a-5 of the Illinois Vehicle Code for any curriculum-related activity except for transportation on regular bus routes from home to school or from school to home, subject to the following conditions: (i) A MFSAB may not be used to transport students | ||
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(b) Any school district furnishing transportation for students under the authority of this Section shall insure against any loss or liability of the district resulting from the maintenance, operation, or use of the vehicle. (c) Vehicles used to transport students under this Section may claim a depreciation allowance of 20% over 5 years as provided in Section 29-5 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 101-12, eff. 7-1-19.)
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(105 ILCS 5/29-6.4)
Sec. 29-6.4. Non-contract transportation; bids;
reimbursement. A school board of a school district that provides
transportation of its pupils to and from school on buses that are owned by the
district that are operated by drivers who are employed by the district shall,
if it receives a timely request from an interested private school bus
contractor that the district provide that transportation under contract,
solicit sealed bids for that purpose. A district or special education cooperative is not required to respond to such a request more than once every 2 years.
A request
shall not be considered timely if it is made more than
24 months or less than 3 months before the expiration of the collective
bargaining or other agreement that is in effect at the time the request is made
and that governs the terms and conditions of employment of the school bus
drivers employed by the district. All requests shall be made in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the school board of the district at the administrative offices or any school of the district. At the conclusion of the bidding process,
the school board shall publicly announce the district's fully allocated costs
of providing transportation of its pupils to and from school under its present
system and thereupon may (i) elect to enter into a contract as provided in
Section 29-6.1 with the lowest responsible bidder for transportation of the
district's pupils to and from school or (ii) elect to continue providing
transportation of its pupils to and from school under its present system.
In the event the school board elects to continue providing transportation of
the district's pupils to and from school under its present system even though
the district's fully allocated costs of doing so exceed the amount of the
lowest responsible bid received by the school board for transportation of the
district's pupils to and from school, the school board shall publicly
announce at a regularly scheduled meeting of the board held within 30 days
after making its election to continue providing pupil
transportation under its present system (i) the fully allocated costs of
providing transportation of the district's pupils to and from school under its
present system, and (ii) the amount of each of the sealed bids submitted to the
school board, identifying which of the sealed bid amounts was the lowest
responsible bid.
As used in this Section the term "fully allocated costs" includes both the
fixed and variable direct costs of the labor, capital, and material resources
that are used by the school district exclusively for purposes of providing
transportation of the district's pupils to and from school plus that portion of
the district's shared costs as is fairly allocable to the products, services,
and facilities necessary to provide transportation of the district's pupils to
and from school. Direct costs of labor, capital, and material resources used
exclusively to provide pupil transportation include the wages, payroll costs,
and associated fringe benefits of school bus drivers, mechanics, and any
supervisory or administrative personnel whose services relate exclusively to
pupil transportation personnel or services, fuel, lubricants, tires, tubes,
related material costs incurred in providing pupil transportation, depreciation
costs associated with school buses and other vehicles, including spare
vehicles, used to provide pupil transportation, and costs of facilities and
equipment maintained exclusively to service, garage, or park vehicles used for
pupil transportation purposes.
"Shared costs" means the aggregate cost of the labor, capital, and material
resources that are used in common by the district for a multiplicity of
purposes, including the purpose of providing transportation of the district's
pupils to and from school. The costs of the management, administration, and
underlying infrastructure that support a multiplicity of services provided by
the school district (including pupil transportation services) constitute shared
costs within the meaning of this Section, and to the extent they are fairly
allocable to pupil transportation services they are included within the term
fully allocated costs as used in this Section. The
State Board of Education shall promulgate rules setting forth the manner in
which a district's fully allocated costs of providing transportation of its
pupils to and from school under a non-contractual system shall be determined
and computed for purposes of this Section. However, those rules shall be
consistent with the provisions of this paragraph and shall follow recognized
principles of fully allocated costing analysis in the transit industry,
including generally accepted methods of identifying and estimating the
principal cost elements of maintaining and operating a pupil transportation
system.
(Source: P.A. 93-953, eff. 1-1-05.)
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(105 ILCS 5/29-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 29-9)
Sec. 29-9.
Liability insurance.
Any school district, including any non-high school district, which
provides transportation for pupils shall insure against any loss or
liability of such district, its agents or employees, resulting from or
incident to the ownership, maintenance or use of any school bus. Such
insurance shall be carried only in companies duly licensed and authorized
to write such coverage in this State and in compliance with the provisions
of Section 12-707 of "The Illinois Vehicle Code", approved September 29,
1969, as now or hereafter amended.
(Source: P.A. 78-310.)
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(105 ILCS 5/29-15) (from Ch. 122, par. 29-15)
Sec. 29-15.
Subject to the provisions of Section 10-22.8 of this Act, school
districts, which own buses or other vehicular equipment for the
transportation of pupils to or from school within such district, may sell
or lease such buses or equipment to a Mass Transit District organized under
the Local Mass Transit District Act or to an Urban Transportation District
organized under the Urban Transportation District Act. Such districts may
contract with a Mass Transit District or an Urban Transportation District
for the transportation of pupils to and from the schools of such districts
at a consideration to be determined by negotiation between the parties.
Such contracts shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of this
Article.
(Source: P.A. 77-1492.)
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(105 ILCS 5/29-16) (from Ch. 122, par. 29-16)
Sec. 29-16.
The school board of any school district which owns buses or other
vehicular equipment for the transportation of pupils may rent such buses or
equipment to the county board of any county in which it is situated to
provide public transportation services pursuant to the "Downstate Public
Transportation Act". The school board may rent such buses and equipment to
the county board only for use during times when such buses or equipment are
not needed for transporting pupils of the school district. A school board
renting school buses or other vehicular equipment under this Section shall
make a charge for furnishing such buses or other vehicular equipment in an
amount not less than the cost thereof, including a reasonable allowance for
the depreciation of each vehicle used.
This amendatory Act is not a limitation upon the contractual and
associational powers granted by Section 10 of Article VII of the
Constitution.
(Source: P.A. 78-1109.)
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(105 ILCS 5/29-17)
Sec. 29-17. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 85-1010. Repealed by P.A. 94-1105, eff. 6-1-07; 95-496, eff. 8-28-07.)
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(105 ILCS 5/29-18)
Sec. 29-18. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 90-756, eff. 8-14-98. Repealed by P.A. 94-1105, eff. 6-1-07.)
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(105 ILCS 5/29-20) Sec. 29-20. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 98-907, eff. 8-15-14. Repealed internally, eff. 1-1-16.) |
(105 ILCS 5/Art. 30 heading) ARTICLE 30.
SCHOLARSHIPS
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(105 ILCS 5/30-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-1)
Sec. 30-1.
(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-2)
Sec. 30-2.
(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-3)
Sec. 30-3.
(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-4)
Sec. 30-4. (Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 77-1311.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-4a) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-4a)
Sec. 30-4a.
(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-4b) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-4b)
Sec. 30-4b.
(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-4c) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-4c)
Sec. 30-4c.
(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-4d) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-4d)
Sec. 30-4d.
(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-4e) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-4e)
Sec. 30-4e.
(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-6)
Sec. 30-6. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 77-1311. Repealed by P.A. 94-1105, eff. 6-1-07.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-7)
Sec. 30-7. (Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 77-1311.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-8)
Sec. 30-8. (Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 77-1311.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-9)
Sec. 30-9.
General Assembly scholarship; conditions of admission; award by
competitive examination.
(Source: P.A. 97-772, eff. 7-11-12.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-10) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-10)
Sec. 30-10.
Filing nominations-Failure to accept or pass-Second
nomination.
(Source: P.A. 97-772, eff. 7-11-12.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-11)
Sec. 30-11. Failure to use scholarship - Further nominations.
(Source: P.A. 97-772, eff. 7-11-12.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-12)
Sec. 30-12. Failure to begin or discontinuance of course because of military service.
(Source: P.A. 97-772, eff. 7-11-12.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-12.5)
Sec. 30-12.5. Waiver of confidentiality.
(Source: P.A. 97-772, eff. 7-11-12.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-13) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-13)
Sec. 30-13. Use of scholarship at public university.
(Source: P.A. 97-772, eff. 7-11-12.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-13.5) Sec. 30-13.5. General Assembly scholarship program abolished. Before September 1, 2012, each member of the General Assembly may nominate persons to receive a scholarship or certificate of scholarship under Sections 30-9, 30-10, 30-11, 30-12, 30-12.5, and 30-13 of this Code as they existed before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. A person nominated to receive or awarded such a scholarship or certificate before September 1, 2012 is entitled to the scholarship under the terms of Sections 30-9, 30-10, 30-11, 30-12, 30-12.5, and 30-13 of this Code as they existed before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly and Section 30-14 of this Code.
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(105 ILCS 5/30-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-14)
Sec. 30-14.
Leaves of absence to holders of scholarships.
Any student enrolled in a university to which he is holding a
scholarship issued under this Article who satisfies the president of the
university or someone designated by him, that he requires leave of absence
for the purpose of earning funds to defray his expenses while in attendance
or on account of illness or military service may be granted such leave and
allowed a period of not to exceed 6 years in which to complete his course
at the university. The university shall notify the county superintendent of
the county from which the scholarship was issued of the granting of the
leave. Time spent in the armed forces shall not be part of the 6 years.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-14.1)
Sec. 30-14.1. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 77-1311. Repealed by P.A. 94-1105, eff. 6-1-07.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-14.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-14.2)
Sec. 30-14.2. Deceased, Disabled, and MIA/POW Veterans' Dependents scholarship.
(a) Any spouse, natural child, legally adopted child under the age of 18 at the time of adoption, minor child younger than 18 who is under a court-ordered guardianship for at least 2 continuous years prior to application, or
step-child under the age of 18 at the time of marriage of an eligible veteran or serviceperson who possesses all necessary
entrance requirements shall, upon application and proper proof, be awarded
a MIA/POW Scholarship consisting of the equivalent of 4 calendar years of
full-time enrollment including summer terms, to the state supported
Illinois institution of higher learning of his choice, subject to the
restrictions listed below.
"Eligible veteran or serviceperson" means any veteran or serviceperson, including an Illinois National Guard member who is on active duty or is active on a training assignment,
who has been declared by the U.S. Department of Defense or the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to be a prisoner of war or missing
in action, or has died as the result of a service-connected disability or has become a person with a permanent disability from service-connected causes with 100% disability and
who (i) at the time of entering service was an Illinois resident, or (ii) was an
Illinois resident within 6 months after entering such service, or (iii) is a resident of Illinois at the time of application for the Scholarship and, at some point after entering such service, was a resident of Illinois for at least 15 consecutive years.
Full-time enrollment means 12 or more semester hours of courses per semester,
or 12 or more quarter hours of courses per quarter, or the equivalent thereof
per term. Scholarships utilized by dependents enrolled in less than full-time
study shall be computed in the proportion which the number of hours so carried
bears to full-time enrollment.
Scholarships awarded under this Section may be used by a spouse or child
without regard to his or her age. The holder of a Scholarship
awarded under this Section shall be subject to all examinations and academic
standards, including the maintenance of minimum grade levels, that are
applicable generally to other enrolled students at the Illinois institution of
higher learning where the Scholarship is being used.
If the surviving spouse
remarries or if there is a divorce between the veteran or serviceperson and
his or her spouse while the dependent is pursuing his or her course of
study, Scholarship benefits will be terminated at the end of the term for
which he or she is presently enrolled. Such dependents shall also be
entitled, upon proper proof and application, to enroll in any extension
course offered by a State supported Illinois institution of higher learning
without payment of tuition and approved fees.
The holder of a MIA/POW Scholarship authorized under this Section shall
not be required to pay any tuition or mandatory fees while attending a State-controlled university or public community college in this State for a period equivalent to 4 years of enrollment, including summer terms.
Any dependent who has been or shall be awarded a MIA/POW Scholarship shall
be reimbursed by the appropriate institution of higher learning for any
fees which he or she has paid and for which exemption is granted under this
Section if application for reimbursement is made within 2 months following
the end of the school term for which the fees were paid.
(b) In lieu of the benefit provided in subsection (a), any spouse,
natural child, legally adopted child, or step-child of an eligible veteran
or serviceperson, which spouse or child has a physical, mental or
developmental disability, shall be entitled to receive, upon application and
proper proof, a benefit to be used for the purpose of defraying the cost of
the attendance or treatment of such spouse or child at one or more
appropriate therapeutic, rehabilitative or educational facilities. The
application and proof may be made by the parent or legal guardian of the
spouse or child on his or her behalf.
The total benefit provided to any beneficiary under this subsection shall
not exceed the cost equivalent of 4 calendar years of full-time enrollment,
including summer terms, at the University of Illinois. Whenever
practicable in the opinion of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, payment
of benefits under this subsection shall be made directly to the facility,
the cost of attendance or treatment at which is being defrayed, as such
costs accrue.
(c) The benefits of this Section shall be administered by and paid for out
of funds made available to the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs.
The amounts that become due to any state supported Illinois institution of
higher learning shall be payable by the Comptroller to such institution on
vouchers approved by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. The
amounts that become due under subsection (b) of this Section shall be
payable by warrant upon vouchers issued by the Illinois Department of
Veterans' Affairs and approved by the Comptroller. The Illinois Department
of Veterans' Affairs shall determine the eligibility of the persons
who make application for the benefits provided for in this Section.
(Source: P.A. 101-334, eff. 8-9-19; 102-855, eff. 5-13-22.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-14.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-14.3)
Sec. 30-14.3.
(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-14.5) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-14.5)
Sec. 30-14.5.
(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-14.6) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-14.6)
Sec. 30-14.6.
(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-14.7) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-14.7)
Sec. 30-14.7.
(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-14.8)
Sec. 30-14.8.
Christa McAuliffe Fellowship Program.
(a) The General Assembly finds that the Christa McAuliffe federal fellowship
is an award expressly and exclusively for the benefit of one or more elementary
or secondary teachers, provides funding for a sabbatical for the recipient of
the fellowship, has no express relationship to post-secondary educational
benefits under State and federal grant and loan programs administered by the
Illinois Student Assistance Commission (hereinafter in this Section sometimes
referred to as the "Commission"), and therefore is a program that from and
after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995 should be administered
in this State by the State Board of Education.
(b) There is hereby transferred to the State Board of Education from the
Illinois Student Assistance Commission all authority and responsibility
exercised by the Commission before the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1995 with respect to the administration within this State of the Christa
McAuliffe federal fellowship program. From and after the effective date of
this amendatory Act, the State Board of Education shall administer on behalf of
the State of Illinois and in accordance with all applicable rules and
regulations the conduct and operation of the Christa McAuliffe federal
fellowship program within this State.
(c) The Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall transfer to the State
Board of Education, as successor to the Commission for all purposes of
administering the Christa McAuliffe federal fellowship program, all books,
accounts, records, papers, documents, contracts, agreements, and pending
business in the possession or under the control of the Commission and relating
to its administration of the Christa McAuliffe fellowship program in this
State.
All pending applications made before the effective date of this amendatory Act
of 1995 for scholarship awards under the Christa McAuliffe fellowship program
and all scholarships awarded under that program before the effective date of
this amendatory Act of 1995 shall be unaffected by the transfer to the State
Board of Education of all responsibilities and authority formerly exercised by
the Commission with respect to that program. The Commission shall furnish to
the State Board of Education such other information as the State Board of
Education may request to assist it in administering this Section.
(Source: P.A. 89-106, eff. 7-7-95.)
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(105 ILCS 5/prec. Sec. 30-15 heading)
HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT ASSISTANCE LAW
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(105 ILCS 5/30-15.25) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-15.25)
Sec. 30-15.25.
(a) As used in this Section, the term "public institution
of higher education" includes: the University of Illinois; Southern
Illinois University;
Chicago State University; Eastern Illinois University; Governors State
University; Illinois State University; Northeastern Illinois University;
Northern Illinois University; Western Illinois University; the public community
colleges of the State; and any other public
universities, colleges and community colleges now or hereafter established
or authorized by the General Assembly. The term "nonpublic institution of
higher education" includes any educational organization in this State,
other than a public institution of higher education, which provides a
minimum of an organized 2 year program at the private junior college level
or higher and which operates not-for-profit and in conformity with
standards substantially equivalent to those of public institutions of
higher education.
(b) Each public institution of higher education shall disclose
the terms, restrictions and requirements attached to or made a part of any
endowment, gift, grant, contract award or property of any kind or value
in excess of $100,000 made to such institution, or to any school, college,
division, branch or other organizational entity within or forming a part
of such institution, by a foreign government or an individual who is
neither a citizen nor a resident of the United States, in any calendar or
fiscal year. If the foreign government or individual donates more than one
gift in any calendar or fiscal year, and the total value of those gifts
exceeds $100,000, such institution shall report all the gifts received.
This subsection shall not apply to funds that public institutions of higher
education receive from grants and contracts through either the federal
government or the State of Illinois.
(c) The provisions of this subsection apply to each nonpublic
institution of higher education: (i) which receives any grant or award
under the Illinois Financial Assistance Act for Nonpublic Institutions of
Higher Learning or under the Higher Education Cooperation Act, or (ii)
which is a participant in a program of interinstitutional cooperation
administered by a not-for-profit organization that is organized to
administer such program under the Higher Education Cooperation Act and that
receives any grant under and in furtherance of the purposes of that Act, or
(iii) which receives any grant or distribution of grant moneys appropriated
from the State Treasury or any fund therein to such institution or to the
Board of Higher Education for distribution to nonpublic institutions of
higher education for purposes of Section 4 of the Build Illinois Bond Act
or for any other purpose authorized by law. Each nonpublic institution of
higher education to which the provisions of this subsection apply shall
disclose the terms, restrictions and requirements attached to or made a
part of any endowment, gift, grant, contract award or property of any kind
or value in excess of $250,000 made to such institution, or to any school,
college, division, branch or other organizational entity within or forming
a part of such institution, by a foreign government or an individual who is
neither a citizen nor a resident of the United States, in any calendar or
fiscal year. If the foreign government or individual donates more than one
gift in any calendar or fiscal year, and the total value of those gifts
exceeds $250,000, such institution shall report all the gifts received.
(d) Such information shall be forwarded to the Attorney
General no later than 30 days after the final day of each calendar or fiscal
year of such institution, whichever type of year is used by the institution
in accounting for the gifts received for the purposes of this Section. The
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Such information shall be a matter of public record.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-16.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-16.1)
Sec. 30-16.1.
Purpose.
The General Assembly has found and hereby declares that it is essential
for the national defense and for the defense of the State of Illinois that
among those residents of this State receiving higher education, provisions
should be made for Reserve Officer's Training Corps training, in order
to provide officers for the several Armed Forces
of the United
States of America and to that end, that scholarships should be furnished to
eligible residents, in order to encourage their participation in the
Reserve Officer's Training Corps programs.
(Source: P.A. 79-768.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-16.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-16.2)
Sec. 30-16.2.
Eligible recipients.
Those residents of the State of
Illinois whose scholastic standing will enable them to enroll in the
Reserve Officer's Training Corps programs of the several Armed Forces
available at universities supported by the State of Illinois, are
considered as eligible recipients for scholarships set forth in
Section 30-16.3.
(Source: P.A. 79-768.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-16.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-16.3)
Sec. 30-16.3.
Availability of Scholarships.
Scholarships shall be awarded on the following basis:
(a) One scholastic scholarship to an eligible recipient from each private
junior
college and public community college which has a total enrollment of
less than 500 students.
(b) Two scholarships to eligible recipients from each private junior
college and public community college
which has an enrollment of 500 or more, but less than 1,000, students.
(c) Three scholarships to eligible recipients from private junior
colleges and public community colleges
having an enrollment of 1,000, or more, students.
(d) The equivalent of 10 scholarships per class, per branch of
service, each academic
year, to eligible recipients.
(Source: P.A. 91-503, eff. 8-13-99.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-16.4) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-16.4)
Sec. 30-16.4.
Privileges Conferred.
The scholarships issued under Sections 30-16.1 through 30-16.6,
inclusive, of this Article, may be used at those State supported
universities where there are provided Reserve Officer's Training
Corps programs of the several Armed Services over a period during which
the eligible recipient is
eligible for enrollment in the program. The scholarships exempt the holder
from the payment of tuition, or any matriculation, graduation, activity,
term or incidental fee, except any portion of a multi-purpose fee which is
used for a purpose for which exemption is not granted under this Section.
Exemption may not be granted for any other fees including book rental,
service, laboratory, supply, Union Building, hospital and medical insurance
fees and any fees established for the operation and maintenance of
buildings, the income of which is pledged to the payment of interest and
principal, or bonds issued by the governing board of the universities.
Any student who has been or is awarded a scholarship shall be reimbursed
by the appropriate university for any fees which he has paid and for which
exemption is granted under this Section, if application for such
reimbursement is made within 2 months following the school term for which
the fees were paid.
The holder of a scholarship is subject to all examinations, rules and
requirements of the university in which he is enrolled, except as herein
directed.
The provisions of Sections 30-16.1 through 30-16.6 of this Act do not
prohibit the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of
Trustees of Southern Illinois University,
the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees of
Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State
University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of
Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern
Illinois University, and the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University
from granting other scholarships.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-16.5) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-16.5)
Sec. 30-16.5.
Leaves of absence to holders of scholarships.
Any student enrolled in a university to which he is requesting a
scholarship issued under the provisions of Section 30-16.3 of this Act
who satisfies the President of the University, or someone designated
by him, that he requires leave of absence while in attendance, or on
account of illness, or military service, may be granted such leave and
allowed a period of not to exceed 6 years, in which to complete his course
at the university. Time spent in the armed services is not a part of the 6
years.
(Source: P.A. 79-768.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-16.6) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-16.6)
Sec. 30-16.6.
Registration of eligible recipients; examination.
The president or chairman of the board of each private junior college or
public community college, and the
President of each University in which a Reserve Officer's Training Corps
program is available, or some individual or committee designated by such
person,
shall receive and register the names of all eligible recipients applying
for the scholarships set forth in Section 30-16.3. Applicants shall take
an examination each year according to the rules prescribed jointly by the
President of the University of Illinois, the President of Southern Illinois
University, the President of Chicago State University, the President of
Eastern Illinois University, the President of Governors State University, the
President of Illinois State University, the President of Northeastern Illinois
University, the President of Northern Illinois University, and the President of
Western Illinois University. The
scholarships shall be awarded on a merit basis to those eligible recipients
receiving the highest grades with evidence of leadership ability, and the
number of scholarships to be awarded in any institution shall be as set
forth in Section 30-16.3.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-17)
Sec. 30-17.
Revocation of Scholarship Because of Misconduct.
If the holder of any scholarship funded in whole or in part by this
State, whether granted by the State Scholarship Commission, granted
pursuant to any of Sections 30-1 through 30-16.6 or otherwise granted by
any State supported college or university and whether used at a
State-supported institution of higher learning or at a private institution,
participates in any disorderly disturbance or course of conduct directed
against the administration or policies of such an institution using means
which are not protected by the constitution of this State or of the United
States, his scholarship is thereupon revoked and no further payments under
that scholarship may be made to him or on his behalf, notwithstanding any
other provision to the contrary.
The initial determination as to whether the means employed in a course
of conduct are not protected by the Constitution of this State or of the
United States shall be made by the chief executive officer of the
institution at which the scholarship recipient is enrolled. No revocation
shall take place until the recipient of the scholarship to be revoked is
afforded the opportunity to present evidence against revocation to the
chief executive officer or his representatives, either in person, in
writing, or by counsel of his choice.
(Source: P.A. 76-1580.)
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(105 ILCS 5/30-17.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-17.1)
Sec. 30-17.1.
Scholarships-Draft Registration.
Each applicant for any
student financial aid funded in whole or in part by this State, whether
granted by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, granted pursuant to
any of Sections 30-1 through 30-16.6 or otherwise granted by any State
supported college or university, and whether to be used at a State
supported institution of higher learning or at a private institution, shall
submit to the institution he or she is attending Selective Service
registration compliance documentation as required by Part 668 of Title 34
of the Code of Federal Regulations. If an applicant for or holder of any
such student financial aid fails to submit documentation in the manner and
within the time allowed, any pending application of such person for the
award, grant, or renewal of any such student financial aid shall be denied,
and any such student financial aid currently held by such person shall be
revoked to the extent that no further payments under that student financial
aid may be made. Procedures for notification and administrative review
shall be consistent with Part 668 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(Source: P.A. 86-169.)
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(105 ILCS 5/Art. 31 heading) ARTICLE 31.
FRATERNITIES--SORORITIES
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(105 ILCS 5/31-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 31-1)
Sec. 31-1.
Definition.
A public school fraternity, sorority or secret society, in this Article
means any organization, composed wholly or in part of public school pupils,
which seeks to perpetuate itself by taking in additional members from the
pupils enrolled in such school on the basis of the decision of its
membership rather than upon the free choice of any pupil in the school who
is qualified by the rules of the school to fill the special aims of the
organization.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
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(105 ILCS 5/31-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 31-2)
Sec. 31-2.
Inimical to public good.
Any public school fraternity, sorority or secret society is inimical to
the public good.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
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(105 ILCS 5/31-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 31-3)
Sec. 31-3.
Suspension or expulsion of members, pledges and solicitors.
The governing body of any public school shall suspend or expel any pupil
who is a member of or joins or promises to join, or who becomes pledged to
become a member of, or who solicits any other person to join, promise to
join or be pledged to become a member of any public school fraternity,
sorority or secret society.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
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(105 ILCS 5/31-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 31-4)
Sec. 31-4.
Solicitation unlawful-Penalty.
It is unlawful for any person not enrolled in any public school of this
State to solicit any pupil enrolled therein to join or pledge himself or
herself to become a member of any public school fraternity, sorority or
secret society or to solicit any such pupil to attend a meeting thereof or
any meeting where the joining of any such fraternity, sorority or secret
society is encouraged. Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a
petty offense and fined not less than $25 nor more than $100.
(Source: P.A. 77-2267.)
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(105 ILCS 5/31-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 31-5)
Sec. 31-5.
Not
applicable to universities.
The provisions of this Article do not apply to fraternities, sororities
or secret societies in any State University nor to students thereof in
their relations to such organizations in these institutions.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
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