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| Public Act 094-0440 |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | ||||
27-24.4 and 27-24.5 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/27-24.4) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.4)
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Sec. 27-24.4. Reimbursement amount. Each school district | ||||
shall be entitled
to reimbursement, for each pupil, excluding | ||||
each resident of the district
over age 55, who finishes either | ||||
the classroom instruction
part or the practice driving part of | ||||
a
driver education course that meets the minimum requirements | ||||
of this Act.
Such reimbursement is payable from
the Drivers | ||||
Education Fund in the State treasury.
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Each year all funds appropriated from the Driver Education | ||||
Fund to the
State Board of Education, with the exception of | ||||
those funds necessary for
administrative purposes of the State | ||||
Board of Education, shall be distributed
in the manner provided | ||||
in this paragraph to school districts by the State Board of | ||||
Education for reimbursement of
claims from the previous school | ||||
year. As soon as may be after each quarter of the year, if | ||||
moneys are available in the Driver Education Fund in the State | ||||
treasury for payments under this Section, the State Comptroller | ||||
shall draw his or her warrants upon the State Treasurer as | ||||
directed by the State Board of Education. The warrant for each | ||||
quarter shall be in an amount equal to one-fourth of the total | ||||
amount to be distributed to school districts for the year. | ||||
Payments shall be made to school districts as soon as may be | ||||
after receipt of the warrants.
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The base reimbursement amount shall be calculated by the | ||||
State Board by
dividing the total amount appropriated for | ||||
distribution by the total of:
(a) the number of students, | ||||
excluding residents of the district over age
55, who have | ||||
completed the classroom instruction
part for whom valid claims | ||
have been made times 0.2; plus (b) the number
of students, | ||
excluding residents of the district over age 55, who have
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completed the practice driving instruction part for whom valid | ||
claims have
been made times 0.8.
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The amount of reimbursement to be distributed on each claim | ||
shall be 0.2
times the base reimbursement amount for each | ||
validly claimed student,
excluding residents of the district | ||
over age 55, who
has completed the classroom instruction part, | ||
plus 0.8 times the base reimbursement
amount for each validly | ||
claimed student, excluding residents of the
district over age | ||
55, who has completed the practice driving
instruction part. In | ||
no case, however, shall the amount of reimbursement
made on | ||
account of any student exceed the per pupil cost to the | ||
district
of the classroom instruction part and the practice | ||
driving instruction part
combined. The school district which is | ||
the residence of
a pupil who attends a nonpublic school in | ||
another district that has furnished the driver
education course | ||
shall reimburse the district offering the course, the
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difference between the actual per capita cost of giving the | ||
course the
previous school year and the amount reimbursed by | ||
the State.
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By April 1 the
nonpublic school shall notify the district | ||
offering the course of the
names and district numbers of the | ||
nonresident students desiring to take
such course the next | ||
school year. The district offering such course shall
notify the | ||
district of residence of those students affected by April 15.
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The school district furnishing the course may claim the | ||
nonresident pupil
for the purpose of making a claim for State | ||
reimbursement under this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 85-359.)
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(105 ILCS 5/27-24.5) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.5)
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Sec. 27-24.5. Submission of claims. The
Claims for | ||
reimbursement under this Act shall be submitted in
duplicate by | ||
each district to the State Board prior
to October 1 of
each | ||
year on such forms and in such manner as shall be prescribed by | ||
the
State Board.
Claims from the 1997-1998 school year that are | ||
received after September
1, 1998 but before October 1, 1998, | ||
and only these claims, shall be paid in the
same manner as if | ||
they
were received before September 1, 1998.
In addition to the | ||
claim form, the district shall report on forms prescribed
by | ||
the State Board, on an ongoing basis, a list of students by | ||
name, birth date
and sex, with the date
the
behind-the-wheel | ||
instruction or the classroom instruction or both were
completed
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and with the
status of the course completion.
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The State shall not reimburse any district for any student
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who has
repeated any part of the course more than once or who | ||
did not meet the age
requirements of
this Act during the period | ||
that the student was instructed
in any part of the drivers | ||
education course; nor shall the State
reimburse any district | ||
for any resident of the district over age 55.
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(Source: P.A. 90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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