Bill Text: IL SB1955 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Instructional Materials Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning furnishing free textbooks to students.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1955 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB1955-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB1955 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/28-15 from Ch. 122, par. 28-15
Amends the Instructional Materials Article of the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning furnishing free textbooks to students.
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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
28-15 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/28-15) (from Ch. 122, par. 28-15)
Sec. 28-15. Textbooks provided and loaned to pupils-Sale to
pupils. The The governing body of every school district having
voted in favor of furnishing free textbooks or electronic
textbooks under the provisions of Sections 28-14 through 28-19
shall provide, at the expense of the district, textbooks or
electronic textbooks for use in the public schools and loan
them free to the pupils. Textbooks so furnished shall remain
the property of the school district. The governing body shall
also provide for the sale of such textbooks or electronic
textbooks at cost to pupils of the