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| 1 | | Deaf or the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired and shall |
| 2 | | ask parents or guardians to participate, if applicable, in the |
| 3 | | cost of identified services or activities that are not |
| 4 | | education related. |
| 5 | | (b) Financial Participation. The Department shall |
| 6 | | promulgate rules concerning fees for activities or services at |
| 7 | | the schools with input from (i) the superintendent of each |
| 8 | | school and (ii) Directors of Special Education from selected |
| 9 | | Local Education Agencies who place students at the schools. |
| 10 | | Parents or guardians of students attending the Illinois School |
| 11 | | for the Deaf or the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired |
| 12 | | may be asked to financially participate in the following fees |
| 13 | | for services or activities provided at the schools: |
| 14 | | (1) Registration. |
| 15 | | (2) Books, labs, and supplies (fees may vary depending |
| 16 | | on the classes in which a student participates). |
| 17 | | (3) Athletic or extracurricular activities (students |
| 18 | | participating in multiple activities will not be required |
| 19 | | to pay for more than 2 activities). |
| 20 | | (4) Driver's education (if applicable). |
| 21 | | (5) Graduation. |
| 22 | | (6) Yearbook (optional). |
| 23 | | (7) Activities (trips or leisure activities not |
| 24 | | associated with classroom curriculum). |
| 25 | | (8) Other activities or services identified by the |
| 26 | | Department, pursuant to rule. |
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| 1 | | Exceptions may be granted to parents or guardians who are |
| 2 | | unable to meet the financial participation obligations. The |
| 3 | | Department shall promulgate rules concerning requests for |
| 4 | | exception to the financial participation at the schools. |
| 5 | | Any fees collected for activities or services identified in |
| 6 | | (1) through (8) under this subsection (b) shall be held locally |
| 7 | | by the school and used exclusively for the purpose for which |
| 8 | | the fee was assessed. A separate locally held fund shall be |
| 9 | | established by the Illinois School for the Deaf and the |
| 10 | | Illinois School for the Visually Impaired for this purpose. |
| 11 | | Completion of financial analysis.
Prior to admission, and |
| 12 | | annually thereafter, a financial analysis shall be completed on |
| 13 | | each student attending the Illinois School for the Deaf or the |
| 14 | | Illinois School for the Visually Impaired. If at any time there |
| 15 | | is reason to believe there is a change in the student's |
| 16 | | financial situation that will affect their financial |
| 17 | | participation, a new financial analysis shall be completed. |
| 18 | | (1) In completing the student's financial analysis, |
| 19 | | the income of the student's family shall be used. Proof of |
| 20 | | income must be provided and retained for each parent or |
| 21 | | guardian. |
| 22 | | (2) Any funds that have been established on behalf of |
| 23 | | the student for completion of their primary or secondary |
| 24 | | education shall be considered when completing the |
| 25 | | financial analysis. |
| 26 | | (3) Falsification of information used to complete the |
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| 1 | | financial analysis may result in the Department taking |
| 2 | | action to recoup monies previously expended by the |
| 3 | | Department in providing services to the student. |
| 4 | | (c) (Blank). Financial Participation. Utilizing a sliding |
| 5 | | scale based on income standards developed by rule by the |
| 6 | | Department with input from the superintendent of each school, |
| 7 | | parents or guardians of students attending the Illinois School |
| 8 | | for the Deaf or the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired |
| 9 | | may be asked to financially participate in the following fees |
| 10 | | for services or activities provided at the schools: |
| 11 | | (1) Registration. |
| 12 | | (2) Books, labs, and supplies (fees may vary depending |
| 13 | | on the classes in which a student participates). |
| 14 | | (3) Room and board for residential students. |
| 15 | | (4) Meals for day students. |
| 16 | | (5) Athletic or extracurricular activities (students |
| 17 | | participating in multiple activities will not be required |
| 18 | | to pay for more than 2 activities). |
| 19 | | (6) Driver's education (if applicable). |
| 20 | | (7) Graduation. |
| 21 | | (8) Yearbook (optional). |
| 22 | | (9) Activities (field trips or other leisure |
| 23 | | activities). |
| 24 | | (10) Other activities or services identified by the |
| 25 | | Department. |
| 26 | | Students, parents, or guardians who are receiving Medicaid |
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| 1 | | or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) shall not be |
| 2 | | required to financially participate in the fees established in |
| 3 | | this subsection (c). |
| 4 | | Exceptions may be granted to parents or guardians who are |
| 5 | | unable to meet the financial participation obligations due to |
| 6 | | extenuating circumstances. Requests for exceptions must be |
| 7 | | made in writing and must be submitted to the superintendent for |
| 8 | | initial recommendation with a final determination by the |
| 9 | | Director of the Division of Rehabilitation Services. |
| 10 | | Any fees collected under this subsection (c) shall be held |
| 11 | | locally by the school and used exclusively for the purpose for |
| 12 | | which the fee was assessed.
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| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 97-74, eff. 6-30-11.)
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| 14 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 15 | | becoming law.".
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