HB2817 Summary

• Amends Section 10-20.12b of the School Code regarding pupil residency and tuition payment.

• Makes a technical change by correcting "The" to "The" in subsection (a)(1) concerning the residence of persons with legal custody of pupils.

• Maintains existing provisions defining legal custody, including custody by natural/adoptive parents, court-ordered guardianship, statutory short-term guardianship, adult caretaker relatives receiving public aid, and adults providing regular fixed night-time abode.

• Preserves military service provisions allowing pupils whose residence changes due to custodian's military obligation to maintain enrollment status and tuition-free attendance at their previous district.

• Retains criminal penalties for knowingly enrolling nonresident pupils without payment or presenting false residency information (Class C misdemeanor).