Bill Text: IL HB4100 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Sets forth a definition of "family" for purposes of the Code. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-16 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4100 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB4100-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 1-3 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/1-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 1-3)
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7 | Sec. 1-3. Definitions.
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8 | The terms "common schools", "free schools" and "public | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | schools" are used
interchangeably to apply to any school | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | operated by authority of this Act.
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11 | "Family" means, unless otherwise defined in this Code, a | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | group of persons related through marriage, adoption or foster | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | care, or consanguinity and includes parents, adoptive parents, | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | stepparents, foster parents, spouses, children, brothers, | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | sisters, grandparents, uncles, or aunts. | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | "School board" means the governing body of any district | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | created or
operating under authority of this Act, including | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | board of school directors
and board of education. When the | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | context so indicates it also means the
governing body of any | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | non-high school district and of any special charter
district, | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | including board of school inspectors.
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22 | "Special charter district" means any city, township or | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | district
organized into a school district, under a special Act |
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1 | or charter of the
General Assembly or in which schools are now | ||||||
2 | managed and operating within
such unit in whole or in part | ||||||
3 | under the terms of such special Act or
charter.
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4 | (Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
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5 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
6 | becoming law.
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