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91_HB1293eng HB1293 Engrossed LRB9103236NTsb 1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by amending Section 2 18-17. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing 6 Section 18-17 as follows: 7 (105 ILCS 5/18-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-17) 8 Sec. 18-17. The State Board of Education shall provide 9 the loan of secular textbooks listed for use by the State 10 Board of Education free of charge to any student in this 11 State who is enrolled in grades prekindergartenkindergarten12 through 12 at a public school or at a school other than a 13 public school which is in compliance with the compulsory 14 attendance laws of this State and Title VI of the Civil 15 Rights Act of 1964. The foregoing service shall be provided 16 directly to the students at their request or at the request 17 of their parents or guardians. The State Board of Education 18 shall adopt appropriate regulations to administer this 19 Section and to facilitate the equitable participation of all 20 students eligible for benefits hereunder, including 21 provisions authorizing the exchange, trade or transfer of 22 loaned secular textbooks between schools or school districts 23 for students enrolled in such schools or districts. After 24 secular textbooks have been on loan under this Section for a 25 period of 5 years or more, such textbooks may be disposed of 26 by school districts in such manner as their respective school 27 boards shall determine following written notification to the 28 State Board of Education and expiration of a reasonable 29 waiting period not to exceed 30 days. Loaned textbooks may 30 not be disposed of out-of-State or sold without the prior 31 approval of the State Board of Education. HB1293 Engrossed -2- LRB9103236NTsb 1 As used in this Section, "textbook" means any book or 2 book substitute which a pupil uses as a text or text 3 substitute in a particular class or program. It shall 4 include books, reusable workbooks, manuals, whether bound or 5 in loose leaf form, and instructional computer software, 6 intended as a principal source of study material for a given 7 class or group of students. 8 (Source: P.A. 89-46, eff. 6-23-95.) 9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 10 becoming law.