Bill Text: IL HB1740 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the loan of textbooks.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1740 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB1740-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB1740 Introduced , by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/18-17 from Ch. 122, par. 18-17
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the loan of textbooks.
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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 changing Section
18-17 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/18-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-17)
Sec. 18-17. The The State Board of Education shall provide
the loan of secular textbooks and electronic textbooks and the
technological equipment necessary to gain access to and use
electronic textbooks listed for use by the State Board of
Education free of charge to any student in this State who is
enrolled in grades kindergarten through 12 at a public school
or at a school other than a public school which is in
compliance with the compulsory attendance laws of this State
and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The foregoing
service shall be provided directly to the students at their
request or at the request of their parents or guardians. The
State Board of Education shall adopt appropriate regulations to
administer this Section and to facilitate the equitable
participation of all students eligible for benefits hereunder,
including provisions authorizing the exchange, trade or
transfer of loaned secular textbooks and electronic textbooks
and the technological equipment necessary to gain access to and

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use electronic textbooks between schools or school districts
for students enrolled in such schools or districts. The bonding
requirements of Sections 28-1 and 28-2 of this Code do not
apply to the loan of secular textbooks under this Section.
After secular textbooks and electronic textbooks and the
technological equipment necessary to gain access to and use
electronic textbooks have been on loan under this Section for a
period of 5 years or more, such textbooks and electronic
textbooks and the technological equipment necessary to gain
access to and use electronic textbooks may be disposed of by
school districts in such manner as their respective school
boards shall determine following written notification to the
State Board of Education and expiration of a reasonable waiting
period not to exceed 30 days. Loaned textbooks and electronic
textbooks and the technological equipment necessary to gain
access to and use electronic textbooks may not be disposed of
out-of-State or sold without the prior approval of the State
Board of Education.
As used in this Section, "textbook" means any book or book
substitute which a pupil uses as a text or text substitute,
including electronic textbooks, in a particular class or
program. It shall include books, reusable workbooks, manuals,
whether bound or in loose leaf form, instructional computer
software, and electronic textbooks and the technological
equipment necessary to gain access to and use electronic
textbooks intended as a principal source of study material for

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a given class or group of students. "Textbook" also includes
science curriculum materials in a kit format that includes
pre-packaged consumable materials if (i) it is shown that the
materials serve as a textbook substitute, (ii) the materials
are for use by pupils as a principal learning resource, (iii)
each component of the materials is integrally necessary to
teach the requirements of the intended course, (iv) the kit
includes teacher guidance materials, and (v) the