Public Act 0505 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB2870 Enrolled LRB097 06581 NHT 46666 b

Public Act 097-0505

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section 22-65 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/22-65 new)

Sec. 22-65. Enrollment information; children of military personnel. At the time of annual enrollment or at any time during the school year, a school district or a recognized non-public school, except for sectarian non-public schools, serving any of grades kindergarten through 12 shall provide, either on its standard enrollment form or on a separate form, the opportunity for the individual enrolling the student to voluntarily state whether the student has a parent or guardian who is a member of a branch of the armed forces of the United States and who is either deployed to active duty or expects to be deployed to active duty during the school year. Each school district and recognized non-public school shall report this enrollment information as aggregate data to the State Board of Education.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.