Bill Text: IL HB0218 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides for the waiver of tuition assessed by a school district on children whose parents are unable to afford them. With respect to summer school, provides that a school board must (instead of may) waive all or part of summer school charges if it determines that the family of a pupil is indigent or the educational needs of the pupil require his or her attendance. Amends the Chicago School District Article to provide that the summer kindergarten provisions are subject to the waiver of fees and tuition provisions. Requires the Chicago Board of Education, during that period of the calendar year not embraced within the regular school term, to provide and conduct courses in subject matters normally embraced in the program of the schools during the regular school term, fix and collect a charge for attendance at such courses in an amount not to exceed the per capita cost of the operation thereof, except that the board must waive all or part of such charges if it determines that the family of an individual pupil is indigent or that the educational needs of the pupil require his or her attendance at such courses, and give regular school credit for satisfactory completion by the student of such courses as may be approved for credit by the State Board of Education.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0218 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB0218-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB0218 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/10-20.13 from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.13
105 ILCS 5/10-22.33A from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.33A
105 ILCS 5/34-18.27
105 ILCS 5/34-18.27a new
105 ILCS 5/34-21.6 from Ch. 122, par. 34-21.6
Amends the School Code. Provides for the waiver of tuition assessed by a school district on children whose parents are unable to afford them. With respect to summer school, provides that a school board must (instead of may) waive all or part of summer school charges if it determines that the family of a pupil is indigent or the educational needs of the pupil require his or her attendance. Amends the Chicago School District Article to provide that the summer kindergarten provisions are subject to the waiver of fees and tuition provisions. Requires the Chicago Board of Education, during that period of the calendar year not embraced within the regular school term, to provide and conduct courses in subject matters normally embraced in the program of the schools during the regular school term, fix and collect a charge for attendance at such courses in an amount not to exceed the per capita cost of the operation thereof, except that the board must waive all or part of such charges if it determines that the family of an individual pupil is indigent or that the educational needs of the pupil require his or her attendance at such courses, and give regular school credit for satisfactory completion by the student of such courses as may be approved for credit by the State Board of Education.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Legislative findings. The General Assembly
finds that:
(1) Section 1 of Article X of the Constitution of the
State of Illinois provides that a fundamental goal of the
People of the State of Illinois is the educational
development of all person to the limits of their capacity.
(2) Section 1 of Article X also requires the State to
provide free public education through the secondary level.
(3) If a student must attend school over the summer for
his or her educational development, the schooling should be
provided free of charge pursuant to the Constitution of the
State of Illinois.
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
10-20.13, 10-22.33A, 34-18.27, and 34-21.6 and by adding
Section 34-18.27a as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/10-20.13) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.13)
Sec. 10-20.13. Textbooks for children of parents unable to
buy them and other fees and tuition.
(a) To purchase, at the expense of the district, a

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sufficient number of textbooks for children whose parents are
unable to buy them, including but not limited to children
living in households that meet the free lunch or breakfast
eligibility guidelines established by the federal government
pursuant to Section 1758 of the federal Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758; 7 C.F.R. 245 et
seq.), subject to verification as set forth in subsection (c)
of this Section. Such textbooks shall be loaned only, and the
directors shall require the teacher to see that they are
properly cared for and returned at the end of each term of
school.
(b) To waive all fees and tuition assessed by the district
on children whose parents are unable to afford them, including
but not limited to children living in households that meet the
free lunch or breakfast eligibility guidelines established by
the federal government pursuant to Section 1758 of the federal
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758; 7
C.F.R. 245 et seq.), subject to verification as set forth in
subsection (c) of this Section. The school board shall adopt
written policies and procedures for such waiver of fees and
tuition in accordance with regulations promulgated by the State
Board of Education.
(c) Any school board that participates in a federally
funded, school-based child nutrition program and uses a
student's application for, eligibility for, or participation
in the federally funded, school-based child nutrition program

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(42 U.S.C. 1758; 7 C.F.R. 245 et seq.) as the basis for waiving
fees and tuition assessed by the school district must follow
the verification requirements of the federally funded,
school-based child nutrition program (42 U.S.C. 1758; 7 C.F.R.
245.6a).
A school board that establishes a process for the
determination of eligibility for waiver of fees and tuition
assessed by the school district that is completely independent
of a student's application for, eligibility for, or
participation in a federally funded, school-based child
nutrition program may provide for fee and tuition waiver
verification no more often than every 60 calendar days.
Information obtained during the independent, fee and tuition
waiver verification process indicating that the student does
not meet free lunch or breakfast eligibility guidelines may be
used to deny the waiver of the student's fees and tuition,
provided that any information obtained through this
independent process for determining or verifying eligibility
for fee and tuition waivers shall not be used to determine or
verify eligibility for any federally funded, school-based
child nutrition program.
(Source: P.A. 96-360, eff. 9-1-09.)
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.33A) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.33A)
Sec. 10-22.33A. Summer school. During that period of the
calendar year not embraced within the regular school term to

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provide and conduct courses in subject matters normally
embraced in the program of the schools during the regular
school term, to fix and collect a charge for attendance at such
courses in an amount not to exceed the per capita cost of the
operation thereof, except that the board must may waive all or
part of such charges if it determines that the family of an
individual pupil is indigent or that the educational needs of
the pupil require his attendance at such courses, and to give
regular school credit for satisfactory completion by the
student of such courses as may be approved for credit by the
State Board of Education.
(Source: P.A. 81-1508.)
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.27)
Sec. 34-18.27. Summer kindergarten. The board may
establish, maintain, and operate, in connection with the
kindergarten program of the school district, a summer
kindergarten program that begins 2 months before the beginning
of the regular school year and a summer kindergarten program
for grade one readiness for those pupils making unsatisfactory
progress during the regular kindergarten session that will
continue for 2 months after the regular school year. The summer
kindergarten program may be held within the school district or,
pursuant to a contract that must be approved by the State Board
of Education, may be operated by 2 or more adjacent school
districts or by a public or private university or college.

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Transportation for students attending the summer kindergarten
program shall be the responsibility of the school district. The
expense of establishing, maintaining, and operating the summer
kindergarten program may be paid from funds contributed or
otherwise made available to the school district for that
purpose by federal or State appropriation. The provisions of
this Section are subject to Section 34-21.6 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
(105 ILCS 5/34-18.27a new)
Sec. 34-18.27a. Summer school. During that period of the
calendar year not embraced within the regular school term, the
board shall provide and conduct courses in subject matters
normally embraced in the program of the schools during the
regular school term, fix and collect a charge for attendance at
such courses in an amount not to exceed the per capita cost of
the operation thereof, except that the board must waive all or
part of such charges if it determines that the family of an
individual pupil is indigent or that the educational needs of
the pupil require his or her attendance at such courses, and
give regular school credit for satisfactory completion by the
student of such courses as may be approved for credit by the
State Board of Education.
(105 ILCS 5/34-21.6) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-21.6)
Sec. 34-21.6. Waiver of fees and tuition.

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(a) The board shall waive all fees and tuition assessed by
the district on children whose parents are unable to afford
them, including but not limited to children living in
households that meet the free lunch or breakfast eligibility
guidelines established by the federal government pursuant to
Section 1758 of the federal Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758; 7 C.F.R. 245 et seq.), subject to
verification as set forth in subsection (b) of this Section.
The board shall develop written policies and procedures
implementing this Section in accordance with regulations
promulgated by the State Board of Education.
(b) If the board participates in a federally funded,
school-based child nutrition program and uses a student's
application for, eligibility for, or participation in the
federally funded, school-based child nutrition program (42
U.S.C. 1758; 7 C.F.R. 245 et seq.) as the basis for waiving
fees and tuition assessed by the district, then the board must
follow the verification requirements of the federally funded,
school-based child nutrition program (42 U.S.C. 1758; 7 C.F.R.
245.6a).
If the board establishes a process for the determination of
eligibility for waiver of fees and tuition assessed by the
district that is completely independent of a student's
application for, eligibility for, or participation in a
federally funded, school-based child nutrition program, the
board may provide for fee and tuition waiver verification no

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more often than every 60 calendar days. Information obtained
during the independent, fee and tuition waiver verification
process indicating that the student does not meet free lunch or
breakfast eligibility guidelines may be used to deny the waiver
of the student's fees and tuition, provided that any
information obtained through this independent process for
determining or verifying eligibility for fee and tuition
waivers shall not be used to determine or verify eligibility
for any federally funded, school-based child nutrition
program.
(Source: P.A. 96-360, eff. 9-1-09.)