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This bill amends the School Code to clarify and expand provisions related to pupil transportation across Illinois school districts. The legislation specifically updates language to explicitly include prekindergarten through grade 12 students in transportation provisions, ensuring that school districts can provide free transportation for all students in this age range. The bill modifies three key sections of the School Code, addressing transportation eligibility, distance requirements, and state reimbursement calculations. Specifically, it allows school boards to provide free transportation for students attending prekindergarten through grade 12 who live more than 1.5 miles from their assigned school, and provides guidelines for transportation in cases of safety hazards related to traffic, rail crossings, or criminal activity. The bill also updates the state reimbursement formulas to reflect the expanded transportation coverage, ensuring that school districts can be compensated for transporting students from prekindergarten through grade 12. These changes aim to standardize and clarify transportation policies across different types of school districts, including community consolidated, unit, and consolidated districts.

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https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2250&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104