Public Act 0302 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB3377 Enrolled LRB104 11324 LNS 21411 b

Public Act 104-0302

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 2-3.206 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.206 new)

Sec. 2-3.206. Funding for homeless children and youth.

(a) School districts shall report to the State Board of Education, on an annual basis:

(1) the amount of funds received by each school district in the preceding school year under 20 U.S.C. 6313(c)(3)(A);

(2) the amount of funds reserved by each school district in the preceding school year to serve homeless children and youth under 20 U.S.C. 6313(c)(3)(A);

(3) the number of homeless children and youth identified and enrolled in each school district for that same school year;

(4) the amount of such funds that were spent on homeless children and youth; and

(5) the activities on which such funds were spent.

(b) The State Board of Education shall post the information on the State Board's website.

(c) For the purposes of this Section, "homeless children and youth" are defined as set forth in in 42 U.S.C. 11434a.