$HB5739 3RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

AN ACT concerning appropriations.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

ARTICLE 1

Section 1. The amount of $27,590,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education to meet its operational expenses for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024.

Section 5. The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education for Evidence-Based Funding, provided for in Section 18-8.15 of the School Code:

Payable from the Education Assistance Fund....... 511,589,400

Payable from the Common School Fund............ 3,213,015,600

Payable from the General Revenue Fund.......... 3,939,497,600

Payable from the Fund for the Advancement

of Education................................... 965,136,400

Total $8,629,239,000

Section 10. The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, which shall be used by the Illinois State Board of Education exclusively for the foregoing purposes and not, under any circumstances, for personal services expenditures or other operational or administrative costs, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024:

From the General Revenue Fund:

For a grant to Learning Ally for services for

Blind/Dyslexic Persons........................... 846,000

For Disabled Student Transportation

Reimbursement................................ 467,366,100

For Disabled Student Tuition,

Private Tuition, including prior year costs... 202,732,400

For District Consolidation Costs/

Supplemental Payments to School Districts......... 215,000

For a grant to Illinois State University for Autism

Training & Technical Assistance................... 100,000

For the Philip J. Rock Center

and School..................................... 5,000,000

For Reimbursement for the Free Breakfast/

Lunch Program.................................. 9,000,000

For Tax-Equivalent Grants, Section 18-4.4

of the School Code............................... 275,000

For Transportation-Regular/Vocational

Common School Transportation

Reimbursement, Section 29-5 of the School Code......... 0

For a grant to Chicago Lighthouse for Visually

Impaired/Educational Materials Coordinating Unit,

Section 14-11.01 of the School Code............. 1,421,100

For Regular Education Reimbursement

Per Section 18-3 of the School Code,

including prior years’ costs.................... 8,700,000

For Special Education Reimbursement

Per Section 14-7.03 of the School Code,

including prior years’ costs.................. 118,919,500

For all costs associated with Alternative

Education/Regional Safe Schools................ 20,000,000

For Truants’ Alternative and Optional

Education Program............................. 11,500,000

For a grant to Teach for America for the Teach for

America Program................................ 2,000,000

For Agriculture Education Programs............... 7,050,000

For Career and Technical Education.............. 58,000,000

For a grant to Illinois State University

for its National Board Resource Center

for National Board Certified Teachers........... 4,500,000

From the Education Assistance Fund:

For Transportation-Regular/Vocational Common School

Transportation Reimbursement,

Section 29-5 of the School Code............... 340,000,000

For Disabled Student Tuition, Private Tuition, including

prior years’ costs..................................... 0

For Disabled Student Transportation Reimbursement........ 0

Total $1,257,625,100

Section 15. The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024:

From the General Revenue Fund:

For State and District Technology Support........ 2,443,800

For Advanced Placement Classes..................... 500,000

For Principal Recruitment Program................ 1,800,000

For Low-Income Advanced Placement Fee............ 2,500,000

For After School Matters......................... 5,000,000

For After-School Programming.................... 25,000,000

For the Southwest Organizing Project Parent

Mentoring Program............................. 14,000,000

For all costs associated with the Student Care

Department..................................... 2,000,000

For all costs associated with the Summer

Electronic Benefit Transfer program for Children,

including administrative costs.................... 670,000

For Grant Accountability and Transparency Act and

Budgeting for Results Initiatives................. 380,000

Total $54,293,800

Section 20. The amount of $748,138,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for Early Childhood Education.

Section 25. The amount of $750,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs associated with the Community and Residential Services Authority.

Section 30. The amount of $40,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for Student Assessments, including Bilingual Assessments.

Section 35. The amount of $615,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs associated with Educator Misconduct Hearings and Investigations.

Section 40. The amount of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs authorized by the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code, including refunds.

Section 45. The amount of $3,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs associated with Computer Science Equity Program.

Section 50. The amount of $3,512,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for deposit into The Imagination Library of Illinois Fund for grants associated with the Imagination Library of Illinois Grant Program.

Section 55. The amount of $45,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses for costs associated with Teacher Vacancy Pilot Program.

Section 60. The amount of $250,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs related to development of an Illinois Comparable Wage Index for the Evidence-Based Funding calculations.

Section 65. The amount of $150,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for support of the P-20 Council.

Section 70. The amount of $3,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses associated with implementation of the Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan.

ARTICLE 2

Section 5. The amount of $6,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs authorized by the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code, including refunds.

Section 10. The amount of $10,000,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the State Board of Education Special Purpose Trust Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for expenditures by the Board in accordance with grants, gifts, royalty payments, or donations that the Board has received or may receive from any source, public or private, in support of projects that are within the lawful powers of the Board, including refunds.

Section 15. The amount of $8,150,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the State Board of Education Special Purpose Trust Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses.

Section 20. The amount of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the School District Emergency Financial Assistance Fund for use by the Illinois State Board of Education as provided in Section 1B-8 of the School Code.

Section 25. The amount of $2,208,900, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the ISBE Teacher Certificate Institute Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for costs authorized by the School Code, including refunds.

Section 30. The amount of $200,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the After-School Rescue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses.

Section 35. The amount of $600,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the School Infrastructure Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses.

Section 40. The amount of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Temporary Relocation Expenses Revolving Grant Fund for use by the Illinois State Board of Education as provided in Section 2-3.77 of the School Code.

Section 45. The amount of $1,050,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the State Board of Education Special Purpose Trust Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs associated with its Charter School Department, per Section 27A-7.5 of the School Code.

Section 50. The amount of $13,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, for Regional Superintendents’ and Assistants’ Compensation and Related Benefits.

Section 55. The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024:

For Bus Driver Training........................... 150,000

For Regional Superintendents’ Services.......... 18,970,000

Total $19,120,000

Section 60. The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, which shall be used by the Illinois State Board of Education exclusively for the foregoing purposes and not, under any circumstances, for personal services expenditures or other operational or administrative costs, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024:

From the Drivers Education Fund:

For Driver Education........................... 10,000,000

From the Charter Schools Revolving Loan Fund:

For Charter Schools Loans......................... 200,000

From the School Technology Revolving Loan Fund:

For School Technology Loans, Section 2-3.117a

of the School Code.............................. 7,500,000

Total $17,700,000

Section 65. The amount of $1,850,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the State Board of Education Special Purpose Trust Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for Grant Accountability and Transparency Act and Budgeting for Results Initiatives.

Section 70. The amount of $2,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the School STEAM Grant Program Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for the School STEAM Grant Program.

Section 75. The amount of $17,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Freedom Schools Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses for costs associated with the freedom school network and programs.

Section 80. The amount of $4,310,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Imagination Library of Illinois Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for a grant to the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Illinois Foundation for all costs associated with the Imagination Library of Illinois Grant Program.

ARTICLE 3

Section 5. The amount of $19,904,700, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Agriculture Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses.

Section 10. The amount of $2,900,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Agency Services Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses.

Section 15. The amount of $50,869,800, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses.

Section 20. The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024:

From the SBE Federal Department of Agriculture Fund:

For Child Nutrition......................... 1,250,000,000

From the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund:

For Title I................................. 1,200,000,000

For Title III.................................. 56,000,000

For Title IV.................................. 250,000,000

For Title V..................................... 2,200,000

For Title X..................................... 9,000,000

For Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,

Deaf/Blind for a grant to Philip J. Rock Center

and School for Project Reach...................... 800,000

For Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,

Improvement Program............................ 5,000,000

For Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,

Preschool..................................... 41,000,000

For Grants for Vocational

Education – Basic............................. 70,000,000

For Student Assessments........................ 35,000,000

For Institute of Education Sciences Grant........ 1,000,000

For Mental Health Service Professional

Demonstration Grant............................ 3,600,000

For School-Based Mental Health Services.......... 7,500,000

Total $2,931,100,000

Section 25. The amount of $160,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for Title II, at the approximate costs below:

For Title II................................ 157,713,500

For a grant to or contract with the

Illinois Principals Association in support of

the Ed Leaders Network platform............... 1,500,000

For a grant to or contract with the Illinois

Association of School Administrators for

coaching and mentoring of new superintendents

in their first three years of service and

scholarships for female educational leaders

of color to attend the Aspiring

Superintendent Academy Program ................. 650,000

For a grant to or contract with the Illinois Principals

Association for the mentoring of principals and assistant

principals in schools identified for comprehensive

supports....................................... 136,500

Section 30. The amount of $949,576,400, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, IDEA, at the approximate costs below:

For Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act, IDEA........................ 944,845,977

For a grant to Illinois State University

for the Autism Learning and Supports Project.. 1,239,899

For a grant to the University of Illinois

for the Center for Transition................. 1,000,000

For a grant to the Illinois Deaf and Hard of

Hearing Commission for the Illinois Deaf and

Hard of Hearing Program......................... 80,000

For a grant to United Cerebral Palsy – Seguin

For the Assistive Technology Exchange Network... 450,000

For a grant to United Cerebral Palsy –

Seguin for Assistive Technology Training

and Technical Assistance........................ 300,000

For a grant to Illinois Assistive Technology

Program for the Assistive Technology Device and

Loan Program................................. 1,010,524

For a grant to Northwest Special Education

Organization for the Illinois Service

Resource Center................................ 650,000

Section 35. The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024:

from SBE Federal Agency Services Fund:

For Adolescent Health Programs..................... 500,000

For Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services... 5,300,000

For STOP School Violence and Mental Health

Programs...................................... 1,000,000

For Preschool Development Grant Birth

Through Five.................................. 35,000,000

Total $41,800,000

Section 40. The amount of $81,470,400, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund per the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021.

Section 45. The amount of $6,657,500, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund per the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021.

Section 50. The amount of $5,783,500, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses of the Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools per the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021.

Section 55. The amount of $2,146,263,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund per the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, at the approximate costs below:

For Elementary & Secondary School

Emergency Relief Fund, ARP ESSER............ 2,142,093,664

For the Social-Emotional Learning and Trauma

Response Program to complete a grant to the following

named entities, at the approximate costs below:

For Regional Office of Education #1.............. 631,361

For Regional Office of Education #4.............. 735,770

For Regional Office of Education #19............. 671,768

For Regional Office of Education #21............. 704,490

For Regional Office of Education #39............. 554,584

For Regional Office of Education #40............. 469,595

For City of Chicago School District 299.......... 401,768

Section 60. The amount of $45,996,600, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses of the Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools per the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Section 65. The amount of $16,312,800, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses for Homeless Children and Youth per the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Section 70. The amount of $5,128,943, or so much of that amount as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2024, from a reappropriation heretofore made for such purpose in Article 101, Section 80 of Public Act 103-0006, is reappropriated from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for costs associated with implementing after school programs for purposes permitted by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and related federal guidance.

Section 75. The amount of $7,558,057, or so much of that amount as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2024, from a reappropriation heretofore made for such purpose in Article 101, Section 85 of Public Act 103-0006 is reappropriated from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for a grant to the Southwest Organizing Project Parent Mentoring Program for implementing parent mentoring programs for purposes permitted by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and related federal guidance.

Section 80. The amount of $51,784, or so much of that amount as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2024, from a reappropriation heretofore made for such purpose in Article 101, Section 90 of Public Act 103-0006, is reappropriated from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for a grant to the Black and Gold Initiative for mentoring, educational programming, and violence prevention for high school students, for purposes permitted by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and related federal guidance.

Section 85. The amount of $1,500,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2024, from a reappropriation heretofore made for such purpose in Article 101, Section 95 of Public Act 103-0006, is reappropriated from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for a grant to Virtual Learning Systems for costs associated with expenses to provide social studies curriculum to include African American history chapters to all schools statewide, for purposes permitted by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and related federal guidance.

ARTICLE 4

Section 1. The sum of $6,203,622,413, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Common School Fund to the Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois for the State’s contribution, as provided by law.

Section 5. The sum of $300,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education Assistance Fund to the Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois for additional costs due to the establishment of minimum retirement allowances pursuant to Sections 16-136.2 and 16-136.3 of the Illinois Pension Code.

Section 10. The sum of $475,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Common School Fund to the Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois for the employer contributions required by the State as an employer of teachers described under subsection (e) or subsection (f) of Section 16-158 of the Illinois Pension Code.

Section 15. The amount of $113,815,903, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois for deposit into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund as the State’s contribution for teachers’ health insurance.

Section 20. The amount of $15,195,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Common School Fund to the Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago for the State’s contribution pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 17-127 of the Illinois Pension Code.

Section 25. The amount of $338,683,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Common School Fund to the Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago for the State’s contribution pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of Section 17-127 of the Illinois Pension Code.

Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2024.