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| 1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
| 5 | 14C-12 as follows:
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| 6 | (105 ILCS 5/14C-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-12)
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| 7 | Sec. 14C-12. Account of expenditures; Cost report; | ||||||
| 8 | Reimbursement.
Each
school district shall keep an accurate, | ||||||
| 9 | detailed and separate account of
all monies paid out by it for | ||||||
| 10 | the programs in transitional bilingual education
required or | ||||||
| 11 | permitted by this Article, including transportation costs, and
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| 12 | shall annually report thereon for the school year ending June | ||||||
| 13 | 30 indicating
the average per pupil expenditure. Each school | ||||||
| 14 | district shall be reimbursed
for the amount by which such costs | ||||||
| 15 | exceed the average per pupil expenditure
by such school | ||||||
| 16 | district for the education of children of comparable age
who | ||||||
| 17 | are not in any special education program. At least 60% of | ||||||
| 18 | bilingual funding must be used for instructional costs.
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| 19 | Applications for preapproval for reimbursement for costs | ||||||
| 20 | of transitional
bilingual education programs must be submitted | ||||||
| 21 | to the State Superintendent of
Education at least 60 days | ||||||
| 22 | before a transitional bilingual education program
is started, | ||||||
| 23 | unless a justifiable exception is granted by the State
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| 1 | Superintendent of Education.
Applications shall set forth a | ||||||
| 2 | plan for transitional
bilingual education established and | ||||||
| 3 | maintained in accordance with this Article.
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| 4 | Reimbursement claims for transitional bilingual education | ||||||
| 5 | programs shall
be made as follows:
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| 6 | Each school district shall claim reimbursement on a current | ||||||
| 7 | basis for the
first 3 quarters of the fiscal year and file a | ||||||
| 8 | final adjusted
claim
for the school year ended June 30 | ||||||
| 9 | preceding computed in accordance with rules
prescribed by the | ||||||
| 10 | State Superintendent's Office.
The State Superintendent
of
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| 11 | Education before approving any such claims shall
determine | ||||||
| 12 | their accuracy and whether
they are based upon services and | ||||||
| 13 | facilities provided under approved programs.
Upon approval he | ||||||
| 14 | shall transmit to the Comptroller
the
vouchers showing the | ||||||
| 15 | amounts due for
school
district reimbursement claims. Upon | ||||||
| 16 | receipt of the
final adjusted
claims the State Superintendent | ||||||
| 17 | of Education shall make a final
determination of the
accuracy | ||||||
| 18 | of such claims. If the money appropriated by the General | ||||||
| 19 | Assembly
for such purpose for any year is insufficient, it | ||||||
| 20 | shall be apportioned on
the basis of the claims approved.
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| 21 | Failure on the part of the school district to prepare and | ||||||
| 22 | certify the final
adjusted claims due under this Section may | ||||||
| 23 | constitute a forfeiture
by the school district of its right to | ||||||
| 24 | be reimbursed by the State under this
Section.
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| 25 | (Source: P.A. 94-441, eff. 8-4-05.)
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