Bill Text: IL HB1142 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish and administer a program in which the State Board shall issue a voucher to the parent or guardian of a student, upon request of the parent or guardian, if: (1) the student was enrolled in a school district for a particular school year; (2) during that school year, the school board decided not to provide an option for full-time, in-person instruction at school as the primary method of instruction to students; and (3) the parent or guardian withdrew the student from enrollment in the district because the school board decided not to provide an option for full-time, in-person instruction. Sets forth provisions concerning the voucher amount and its use. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-16 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller [HB1142 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB1142-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1142 Introduced , by Rep. Blaine Wilhour SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish and administer a program in which the State Board shall issue a voucher to the parent or guardian of a student, upon request of the parent or guardian, if: (1) the student was enrolled in a school district for a particular school year; (2) during that school year, the school board decided not to provide an option for full-time, in-person instruction at school as the primary method of instruction to students; and (3) the parent or guardian withdrew the student from enrollment in the district because the school board decided not to provide an option for full-time, in-person instruction. Sets forth provisions concerning the voucher amount and its use. Effective immediately.
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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 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
2-3.196 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.196 new)
Sec. 2-3.196. Voucher for substituted educational setting.
(a) In this Section, "substituted educational setting"
includes, but is not limited to, a nonpublic school or a home
school.
(b) The State Board of Education shall establish and
administer a program in which the State Board shall issue a
voucher to the parent or guardian of a student, upon request of
the parent or guardian, if all of the following conditions are
met:
(1) The student was enrolled in a school district for
a particular school year.
(2) During that school year, the school board decided
not to provide an option for full-time, in-person
instruction at school as the primary method of instruction
to students.
(3) The parent or guardian withdrew the student from
enrollment in the district because the school board

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decided not to provide an option for full-time, in-person
instruction under paragraph (2).
(c) A voucher issued under this Section shall be in an
amount equal to the per pupil amount distributed to the school
district for the school year under Section 18-18.15 and
Article 14, if the student qualifies for services under
Article 14, prorated based on the length of time the student
was enrolled in the district during the school year. The
voucher shall be used to reimburse the parent or guardian for
the costs incurred by the parent or guardian to provide the
student with in-person instruction in a substituted
educational setting.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.