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