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Public Act 096-1170
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| SB3635 Enrolled | LRB096 20719 MJR 36451 b |
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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 Section |
14C-12 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/14C-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-12)
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Sec. 14C-12. Account of expenditures; Cost report; |
Reimbursement.
Each
school district shall keep an accurate, |
detailed and separate account of
all monies paid out by it for |
the programs in transitional bilingual education
required or |
permitted by this Article, including transportation costs, and
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shall annually report thereon for the school year ending June |
30 indicating
the average per pupil expenditure. Each school |
district shall be reimbursed
for the amount by which such costs |
exceed the average per pupil expenditure
by such school |
district for the education of children of comparable age
who |
are not in any special education program. At least 60% of |
transitional bilingual education funding received from the |
State must be used for the instructional costs of transitional |
bilingual education.
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Applications for preapproval for reimbursement for costs |
of transitional
bilingual education programs must be submitted |
to the State Superintendent of
Education at least 60 days |
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before a transitional bilingual education program
is started, |
unless a justifiable exception is granted by the State
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Superintendent of Education.
Applications shall set forth a |
plan for transitional
bilingual education established and |
maintained in accordance with this Article.
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Reimbursement claims for transitional bilingual education |
programs shall
be made as follows:
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Each school district shall claim reimbursement on a current |
basis for the
first 3 quarters of the fiscal year and file a |
final adjusted
claim
for the school year ended June 30 |
preceding computed in accordance with rules
prescribed by the |
State Superintendent's Office.
The State Superintendent
of
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Education before approving any such claims shall
determine |
their accuracy and whether
they are based upon services and |
facilities provided under approved programs.
Upon approval he |
shall transmit to the Comptroller
the
vouchers showing the |
amounts due for
school
district reimbursement claims. Upon |
receipt of the
final adjusted
claims the State Superintendent |
of Education shall make a final
determination of the
accuracy |
of such claims. If the money appropriated by the General |
Assembly
for such purpose for any year is insufficient, it |
shall be apportioned on
the basis of the claims approved.
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Failure on the part of the school district to prepare and |
certify the final
adjusted claims due under this Section may |
constitute a forfeiture
by the school district of its right to |
be reimbursed by the State under this
Section.
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