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4		-	AN ACT concerning education.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Education for Homeless Children Act is
8		-	amended by changing Section 1-50 as follows:
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning education.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Education for Homeless Children Act is
	7	+	5 amended by changing Section 1-50 as follows:
	8	+	6 (105 ILCS 45/1-50)
	9	+	7 Sec. 1-50. Education of Homeless Children and Youth State
	10	+	8 Grant Program.
	11	+	9 (a) It is the purpose and intent of this Section to
	12	+	10 establish a State grant program that parallels and
	13	+	11 supplements, but operates independently of, the federal grant
	14	+	12 program allocating funds for assistance under Subtitle B of
	15	+	13 Title VII of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
	16	+	14 Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.) and to establish a State grant
	17	+	15 program to support school districts throughout this State in
	18	+	16 facilitating the enrollment, attendance, and success of
	19	+	17 homeless children and youth.
	20	+	18 (b) Subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education
	21	+	19 shall award competitive grants under an Education of Homeless
	22	+	20 Children and Youth State Grant Program to applicant school
	23	+	21 districts based on the percentage of students experiencing
	24	+	22 homelessness in an applicant school district in accordance
	25	+	23 with this Section. Services provided by school districts
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	34	+	1 through the use of grant funds may not replace the regular
	35	+	2 academic program and must be designed to expand upon or
	36	+	3 improve services provided for homeless students as part of the
	37	+	4 school's regular academic program.
	38	+	5 (c) A school district that desires to receive a grant
	39	+	6 under this Section shall submit an application to the State
	40	+	7 Board of Education at such time, in such manner, and
	41	+	8 containing or accompanied by such information as the State
	42	+	9 Board of Education may reasonably require.
	43	+	10 (d) To award grants Grants must be awarded on the basis of
	44	+	11 the need of the school district for assistance under this
	45	+	12 Section, the State Board of Education may consider all of the
	46	+	13 following: and the quality of the applications submitted.
	47	+	14 (1) In determining need under this subsection (d), the
	48	+	15 State Board of Education may consider the number of
	49	+	16 homeless children and youths enrolled in preschool,
	50	+	17 elementary school, and secondary school within the school
	51	+	18 district and shall consider the needs of such children and
	52	+	19 youths and the ability of the district to meet such needs.
	53	+	20 The State Board of Education may also consider the
	54	+	21 following:
	55	+	22 (A) (Blank). The extent to which the proposed use
	56	+	23 of funds will facilitate the enrollment, retention,
	57	+	24 and educational success of homeless children and
	58	+	25 youths.
	59	+	26 (B) (Blank). The extent to which the application
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	70	+	1 (i) reflects coordination with other local and State
	71	+	2 agencies that serve homeless children and youths and
	72	+	3 (ii) describes how the applicant will meet the
	73	+	4 requirements of this Act and the federal
	74	+	5 McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance
	75	+	6 Improvements Act of 2001.
	76	+	7 (C) The extent to which the applicant exhibits in
	77	+	8 the application and in current practice a commitment
	78	+	9 to education for all homeless children and youths.
	79	+	10 (D) Such other criteria as the State Board
	80	+	11 determines is appropriate.
	81	+	12 (2) In determining the quality of applications under
	82	+	13 this subsection (d), the State Board of Education shall
	83	+	14 consider the following:
	84	+	15 (A) The applicant's assessment of needs and the
	85	+	16 likelihood that the services presented in the
	86	+	17 application will meet such needs.
	87	+	18 (B) The types, intensity, and coordination of the
	88	+	19 services to be provided.
	89	+	20 (C) The involvement of parents or guardians of
	90	+	21 homeless children or youths in the education of these
	91	+	22 children.
	92	+	23 (D) The extent to which homeless children and
	93	+	24 youths are effectively integrated within the regular
	94	+	25 education program.
	95	+	26 (E) The quality of the applicant's evaluation plan
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	107	+	2 (F) The extent to which services provided will be
	108	+	3 coordinated with other services available to homeless
	109	+	4 children and youths and their families.
	110	+	5 (G) Such other measures as the State Board
	111	+	6 considers indicative of high-quality services, such as
	112	+	7 the extent to which the school district will provide
	113	+	8 case management or related services to unaccompanied
	114	+	9 youths.
	115	+	10 (e) Grants awarded under this Section shall be for terms
	116	+	11 not to exceed 3 years, but are subject to annual appropriation
	117	+	12 for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth State Grant
	118	+	13 Program. School districts shall use funds awarded under this
	119	+	14 Section only for those activities set forth in Section 723(d)
	120	+	15 of Subtitle B of Title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
	121	+	16 Assistance Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 11433(d)).
	122	+	17 Activities eligible for assistance under this Section may
	123	+	18 include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
	124	+	19 (1) Rental assistance, which shall include utilities,
	125	+	20 security and utility deposits, first and last month's
	126	+	21 rent, rental application fees, moving expenses, and any
	127	+	22 other eligible expenses to be determined by the State
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	129	+	24 (2) Transportation assistance, including school bus
	130	+	25 transportation, public transportation passes, and gasoline
	131	+	26 assistance for a student or family with a vehicle or to a
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