103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

State of Illinois

 

2023 and 2024   

SB2475

 

Introduced 2/21/2023,  by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

 

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois State Board of Education and teacher retirement contributions for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, as follows:

 

General Funds                         $10,328,862,300

Other State Funds                     $    97,963,700

Federal Funds                         $ 8,414,056,900

Total                                 $18,840,882,900

 

 

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    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 $24,540,000, 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, 2023.

 

    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.......... 3,715,633,300

Payable from the Fund for the Advancement

 of Education................................... 839,000,700

    Total                                     $8,279,239,000

 

     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, 2023:

From the General Revenue Fund:

  For a grant to Learning Ally for services for

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

  For Disabled Student Transportation

   Reimbursement................................ 437,366,100

  For Disabled Student Tuition,

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

  For District Consolidation Costs/

   Supplemental Payments to School Districts.......... 80,000

  For a grant to Illinois State University for Autism

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

  For the Philip J. Rock Center

   and School..................................... 4,119,800

  For Reimbursement for the Free Breakfast/

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

  For Tax-Equivalent Grants, 18-4.4.................. 275,000

  For Transportation-Regular/Vocational

   Common School Transportation

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

  For a grant to Chicago Lighthouse for Visually

   Impaired/Educational Materials Coordinating Unit,

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

  For Regular Education Reimbursement

   Per 18-3 of the School Code, including prior year

    costs......................................... 8,000,000

  For Special Education Reimbursement

   Per 14-7.03 of the School Code, including prior year

    costs....................................... 118,919,500

  For all costs associated with Alternative

   Education/Regional Safe Schools................. 6,300,000

  For Truants’ Alternative and Optional

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

  For a grant to Teach for America for the Teach for

    America Program............................... 1,000,000

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

  For Career and Technical Education.............. 45,726,400

  For a grant to Illinois State University

   for its National Board Resource Center

   for National Board Certified

   Teachers....................................... 1,500,000

From the Education Assistance Fund:

  For Transportation-Regular/Vocational Common School

    Transportation Reimbursement, 29-5 of the School

    Code....................................... $340,000,000

  For Disabled Student Tuition, Private Tuition, including

    prior year costs..................................... $0

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

    Total                                     $1,195,936,300

 

    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, 2023:

From the General Revenue Fund:

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

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

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

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

  For After School Matters......................... 4,000,000

  For After-School Programming.................... 20,000,000

  For the Southwest Organizing Project Parent

   Mentoring Program.............................. 8,000,000

  For Grant Accountability and Transparency Act and

   Budgeting for Results Initiatives................. 300,000

  Total                                          $39,543,800

    

    Section 20.  The amount of $673,138,100, 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 $1,600,000, 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 Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

 

    Section 55. The amount of $70,000,000, 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 pipeline programs.

 

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 $8,484,800, 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 105 ILCS 5/27A-7.5.

 

    Section 50. The amount of $12,100,000, 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, 2023, 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, 2023:

  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, 2023:

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, 2-3.117a

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

  Total                                             $17,700,000

 

    Section 65.  The amount of $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.

 

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, 2023:

 

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 Act,

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

    for Project Reach............................... 800,000

  For Individuals with Disabilities Act,

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

  For Individuals with Disabilities 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................................ 157,691,750

    For a grant to the Illinois Principals Association in

      support of the Ed Leader’s Network platform.. 1,500,000

    For a grant to the Illinois Association of School

      Administrators for mentoring of new superintendents

      in their first three years of service and

      scholarships for female educational

      leaders of color in the Aspiring

      Superintendents Program ....................... 298,250

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...................................... 510,000

   

    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 Act, IDEA, at the approximate costs below:

    For Individuals with Disabilities Act, IDEA.. 947,810,000

    For a grant to Illinois State University

      for the Autism Learning and Supports Project... 686,400

    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

 

    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, 2023:

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 $5,738,400, 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, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

 

    Section 45.  The amount of $4,701,700, 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, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

 

    Section 50.  The amount of $524,556,000, 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 Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021.

 

    Section 55.  The amount of $29,788,500, 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 60.  The amount of $47,829,500, 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 65.  The amount of $3,518,513,100, 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........................... 3,512,513,100

  For the Social-Emotional Learning and Trauma Response Program

    for a grant to the following named entities, at the

    approximate costs below:

     For Regional Office of Education #1............. 857,143

     For Regional Office of Education #4............. 857,143

     For Regional Office of Education #19............ 857,143

     For Regional Office of Education #21............ 857,143

     For Regional Office of Education #39............ 857,143

     For Regional Office of Education #40............ 857,143

     For City of Chicago School District 299......... 857,142

 

    Section 70.  The amount of $80,186,400, 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 Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools per the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

 

    Section 75.  The amount of $26,029,700, 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 80.  The amount of $9,119,300, or so much of that amount as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2023, from a reappropriation heretofore made for such purpose in Article 138, Section 370 of Public Act 102-0698, as amended, 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 85.  The amount of $9,877,300, or so much of that amount as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2023, from a reappropriation heretofore made for such purpose in Article 138, Section 360 of Public Act 102-0698,as amended, is reappropriated from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for costs associated with implementing parent mentoring programs for purposes permitted by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and related federal guidance.

 

    Section 90.  The amount of $66,100, or so much of that amount as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2023, from a reappropriation heretofore made for such purpose in Article 138, Section 365 of Public Act 102-0698, as amended, 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 95. The amount of $1,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2023, from a reappropriation heretofore made for such purpose in Article 138, Section 1210 of Public Act 102-0698, as amended, 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 $6,043,154,650, 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 $400,000, 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 $65,393,587, 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 $14,564,000, 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 $308,147,000, 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 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2023.