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1    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
522-85 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/22-85 new)
7    Sec. 22-85. Graduation requirements; Free Application for 
8Federal Student Aid. 
9    (a) Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, in addition 
10to any other requirements under this Code, as a prerequisite to 
11receiving a high school diploma from a public high school, the 
12parent or guardian of each student or, if a student is at least 
1318 years of age or  legally emancipated, the student must comply 
14with 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 indicating 
20    that the parent or guardian or, if applicable, the student 
21    understands what the Free Application for Federal Student 
22    Aid and application for State financial aid are and has 
23    chosen not to file an application under paragraph (1).
 
 
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1    (b) Each school district with a high school must require 
2each high school student to comply with this Section and must 
3provide to each high school student and, if applicable, his or 
4her parent or guardian any support or assistance necessary to 
5comply with this Section. A school district must award a high 
6school diploma to a student who is unable to meet the 
7requirements of subsection (a) due to extenuating 
8circumstances, as determined by the school district, if (i) the 
9student has met all other graduation requirements under this 
10Code and (ii) the principal attests that the school district 
11has made a good faith effort to assist the student or, if 
12applicable, his or her parent or guardian in filing an 
13application or a waiver under subsection (a).
14    (c)  The State Board of Education may adopt rules to 
15implement this Section.