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A district that elects to transport regular education prekindergarten students may claim reimbursement if the student(s) ride on a regular route with other kindergarten through Grade 12 students. Prekindergarten regular education students who are transported on an exclusive prekindergarten route are considered non-reimbursable for claim purposes. Statutory Citation: 105 ILCS 5/29-5 Administrative Rule: 23 Ill Admin Code, Section  \n120.30(a)  \n2) If a district has a Preschool for All or Preschool for All Expansion program, can transportation be funded from this grant?  \nNeither grant requires that such transportation be provided, but grantees have the option to provide it for students attending these programs.  \n3) Are districts required to provide door-to-door transportation for prekindergarten or elementary students?  \nNo, unless it is required per the Individualized Education Program (IEP) of a student with disabilities. Parents/guardians are responsible to see that the child is at the scheduled bus stop in time to board the school bus to go to school and be at the bus stop upon the child’s return atthe end of the school day.  \n4) Are districts required to provide transportation for students with disabilities?  \nAll students with disabilities ages 3-21 with an IEP who require transportation as a necessary related service shall be provided as the child's disability or the program location may require.  \n• Arrival and departure times shall ensure a full instructional day that is comparable to that of the regular education students. Any deviation from this standard must be based upon the individual needs of the child and reflected in the child’s IEP.  \n• Every effort should be made to limit the child’s total travel time to not more than one hour each way to and from the special education facility.  \n• The special transportation shall be scheduled in such a way that the child’s health and ability to relate to the educational experience are not adversely affected.  \n• Vehicles utilized for special transportation shall be adapted to the specific needs of the children receiving this service.  \n• Personnel responsible for special transportation shall be given training that will enable them to understand and appropriately relate to children with disabilities.  \n• A district that has placed students in a state-operated or nonpublic day program shall provide transportation for the children in that program.  \nStatutory Citation: 105 ILCS 5/14-1.02 and 14-13.01(b) Administrative Rule: 23 Ill Admin Code, Section 226.750(b)  \n5) What are district’s responsibilities regarding transportation of homeless students?  \nHomeless students include, but are not limited to, children or youth who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason (commonly referred to as being “doubled up”); are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals; are awaiting foster careplacement; are staying in public or private places not ordinarily used as sleeping accommodations; are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; or are otherwise not residing in a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. There is no specific time limit on how long a child or youth can be considered homeless. Whether a child or youth meets the definition of homeless depends on the living situation and the individual circumstances.  \nSchool districts must ensure that transportation is provided for a homeless child or youth who","cbCailRPsvrgQMMj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailRPsvrgQMMj","pdf",179602,"English","# Frequently Asked Questions\n## Transportation requirements and options\n## Students with disabilities and homeless students","[{\"question\":\"Are districts required to provide transportation for regular education prekindergarten students?\",\"answer\":\"No. Districts may provide transportation but are not required to. 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