SCH CD-FAFSA COMPLETION, the official text

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1   AN ACT concerning education.

2   Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4   Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section

5 22-87 as follows:

6   (105 ILCS 5/22-87)

7   Sec. 22-87. Graduation requirements; Free Application for

8 Federal Student Aid.

9   (a) Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, in addition

10 to any other requirements under this Code, as a prerequisite

11 to receiving a high school diploma from a public high school,

12 the parent or guardian of each student or, if a student is at

13 least 18 years of age or legally emancipated, the student must

14 comply with either of the following:

15  (1) File a Free Application for Federal Student Aid

16  with the United States Department of Education or, if

17  applicable, an application for State financial aid.

18  (2) On a form created by the State Board of Education,

19  file a waiver with the student's school district

20  indicating that the parent or guardian or, if applicable,

21  the student understands what the Free Application for

22  Federal Student Aid and application for State financial

23  aid are and has chosen not to file an application under
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1   paragraph (1).

2   (b) Each school district with a high school must require

3 each high school student to comply with this Section and must

4 provide to each high school student and, if applicable, his or

5 her parent or guardian any support or assistance necessary to

6 comply with this Section.

7   Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, the school

8 district shall provide appropriate support to each high school

9 student to assist with education about and the completion of a

10 financial aid application as described in subsection (a). This

11 support may be offered in a variety of formats, times, and

12 settings and shall include an opportunity for the student to

13 request and receive help during the school day in completing

14 the student's portion of the financial aid application. The

15 high school may request assistance from the Illinois Student

16 Assistance Commission to support the completion of financial

17 aid applications, including application completion events and

18 individual assistance, at no cost to the high school.

19  A high school student may choose whether to use the

20 support or assistance provided under this Section.

21  A school district must award a high school diploma to a

22 student who is unable to meet the requirements of subsection

23 (a) due to extenuating circumstances, as determined by the

24 school district, if (i) the student has met all other

25 graduation requirements under this Code and (ii) the principal

26 attests that the school district has made a good faith effort
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1 to assist the student or, if applicable, his or her parent or

2 guardian in filing an application or a waiver under subsection

3 (a).

4  (c) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to

5 implement this Section.

6 (Source: P.A. 101-180, eff. 6-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)

7  Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

8 becoming law.