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McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act (*PDF) H.R. 1 (Public Law 107 - 110)

Summary of McKinney-Vento Act and Title I Provisions
This summary provides a summarized overview of the law.

Preliminary Guidance for the Education For Homeless Children & Youth Program (*PDF)

Non-Regulatory Guidance
(*PDF) - U.S. Dept. of Education July 2004 http://www.ed.gov/programs/homeless/guidance.doc
(The updated Guidance provides reorganization of some questions and minor edits to the March 2003 Guidance.)
The Following additions should be noted:
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Whether children awaiting foster care placement are eligible for McKinney-Vento services (Item G-10)
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Whether children displaced from their homes by a natural disaster are eligible for McKinney-Vento services (Item G-11)
    ● Whether an LEA must provide transportation services to homeless children attending preschool (Item H-8)

Illinois Education for Homeless Children Act -
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File for Download (HB3244, signed 9/9/94; amended on SB881, signed 1/24/95; amended on SB1931, signed 7/14/05)

Illinois State Board Policy -   
PDF
File for download (effective December 15, 2005)

Categorical Eligibility for Free Lunches and Breakfasts of Runaway, Homeless, and Migrant Youth:
(Reauthorization 2004 Implementation Memo SP4) - July 19, 2004

USDA Memo on Homeless Children's Eligibility for Free Meals:
Memo from the US Department of Agriculture describing eligibility and application procedures for children in homeless situations to receive free school meals. - April 4, 2002

US HHS Memo on Pre-School Services for Homeless Children:
Memo from Department of Health & Human Services on how Head Start programs may best serve pre-school aged children who are homeless. - June 5, 1992

 

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