Rep. William Davis

Adopted in House on Aug 28, 2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1947

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1947 by inserting
3immediately above the enacting clause the following:
 
4    "WHEREAS, This Act may be referred to as the Evidence-Based
5Funding for Student Success Act; therefore"; and
 
6by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
7following:
 
8    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
9Invest in Kids Act.
 
10    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
11    "Authorized contribution" means the contribution amount
12that is listed on the contribution authorization certificate
13issued to the taxpayer.
14    "Board" means the State Board of Education.

 

 

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1    "Contribution" means a donation made by the taxpayer during
2the taxable year for providing scholarships as provided in this
3Act.
4    "Custodian" means, with respect to eligible students, an
5Illinois resident who is a parent or legal guardian of the
6eligible student or students.
7    "Department" means the Department of Revenue.
8    "Eligible student" means a child who:
9        (1) is a member of a household whose federal adjusted
10    gross income the year before he or she initially receives a
11    scholarship under this program, as determined by the
12    Department, does not exceed 300% of the federal poverty
13    level and, once the child receives a scholarship, does not
14    exceed 400% of the federal poverty level;
15        (2) is eligible to attend a public elementary school or
16    high school in Illinois in the semester immediately
17    preceding the semester for which he or she first receives a
18    scholarship or is starting school in Illinois for the first
19    time when he or she first receives a scholarship; and
20        (3) resides in Illinois while receiving a scholarship.
21    "Family member" means a parent, child, or sibling, whether
22by whole blood, half blood, or adoption; spouse; or stepchild.
23    "Focus district" means a school district which has a school
24that is either (i) a school that has one or more subgroups in
25which the average student performance is at or below the State
26average for the lowest 10% of student performance in that

 

 

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1subgroup or (ii) a school with an average graduation rate of
2less than 60% and not identified for priority.
3    "Necessary costs and fees" includes the customary charge
4for instruction and use of facilities in general and the
5additional fixed fees charged for specified purposes that are
6required generally of non-scholarship recipients for each
7academic period for which the scholarship applicant actually
8enrolls, including costs associated with student assessments,
9but does not include fees payable only once and other
10contingent deposits that are refundable in whole or in part.
11The Board may prescribe, by rules consistent with this Act,
12detailed provisions concerning the computation of necessary
13costs and fees.
14    "Scholarship granting organization" means an entity that:
15        (1) is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of
16    the Internal Revenue Code;
17        (2) uses at least 95% of the qualified contributions
18    received during a taxable year for scholarships;
19        (3) provides scholarships to students according to the
20    guidelines of this Act;
21        (4) deposits and holds qualified contributions and any
22    income derived from qualified contributions in an account
23    that is separate from the organization's operating fund or
24    other funds until such qualified contributions or income
25    are withdrawn for use; and
26        (5) is approved to issue certificates of receipt.

 

 

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1    "Qualified contribution" means the authorized contribution
2made by a taxpayer to a scholarship granting organization for
3which the taxpayer has received a certificate of receipt from
4such organization.
5    "Qualified school" means a non-public school located in
6Illinois and recognized by the Board pursuant to Section
72-3.25o of the School Code.
8    "Scholarship" means an educational scholarship awarded to
9an eligible student to attend a qualified school of their
10custodians' choice in an amount not exceeding the necessary
11costs and fees to attend that school.
12    "Taxpayer" means any individual, corporation, partnership,
13trust, or other entity subject to the Illinois income tax. For
14the purposes of this Act, 2 individuals filing a joint return
15shall be considered one taxpayer.
 
16    Section 10. Credit awards.
17    (a) The Department shall award credits against the tax
18imposed under subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the
19Illinois Income Tax Act to taxpayers who make qualified
20contributions. For contributions made under this Act, the
21credit shall be equal to 75% of the total amount of qualified
22contributions made by the taxpayer during a taxable year, not
23to exceed a credit of $1,000,000 per taxpayer.
24    (b) The aggregate amount of all credits the Department may
25award under this Act in any calendar year may not exceed

 

 

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1$75,000,000.
2    (c) Contributions made by corporations (including
3Subchapter S corporations), partnerships, and trusts under
4this Act may not be directed to a particular subset of schools,
5a particular school, a particular group of students, or a
6particular student. Contributions made by individuals under
7this Act may be directed to a particular subset of schools or a
8particular school but may not be directed to a particular group
9of students or a particular student.
10    (d) No credit shall be taken under this Act for any
11qualified contribution for which the taxpayer claims a federal
12income tax deduction.
13    (e) Credits shall be awarded in a manner, as determined by
14the Department, that is geographically proportionate to
15enrollment in recognized non-public schools in Illinois. If the
16cap on the aggregate credits that may be awarded by the
17Department is not reached by June 1 of a given year, the
18Department shall award remaining credits on a first-come,
19first-served basis, without regard to the limitation of this
20subsection.
 
21    Section 15. Approval to issue certificates of receipt.
22    (a) A scholarship granting organization shall submit an
23application for approval to issue certificates of receipt in
24the form and manner prescribed by the Department, provided that
25each application shall include:

 

 

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1        (1) documentary evidence that the scholarship granting
2    organization has been granted an exemption from taxation
3    under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
4        (2) certification that all qualified contributions and
5    any income derived from qualified contributions are
6    deposited and held in an account that is separate from the
7    scholarship granting organization's operating or other
8    funds until such qualified contributions or income are
9    withdrawn for use;
10        (3) certification that the scholarship granting
11    organization will use at least 95% of its annual revenue
12    from qualified contributions for scholarships;
13        (4) certification that the scholarship granting
14    organization will provide scholarships to eligible
15    students;
16        (5) a list of the names and addresses of all members of
17    the governing board of the scholarship granting
18    organization; and
19        (6) a copy of the most recent financial audit of the
20    scholarship granting organization's accounts and records
21    conducted by an independent certified public accountant in
22    accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in
23    the United States, government auditing standards, and
24    rules adopted by the Department.
25    (b) A scholarship granting organization whose owner or
26operator in the last 7 years has filed for personal bankruptcy

 

 

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1or corporate bankruptcy in a corporation of which he or she
2owned more than 20% shall not be eligible to provide
3scholarships.
4    (c) A scholarship granting organization must not have an
5owner or operator who owns or operates a qualified school or
6has a family member who is a paid staff or board member of a
7participating qualified school.
8    (d) A scholarship granting organization shall comply with
9the anti-discrimination provisions of 42 U.S.C. 2000d.
10    (e) The Department shall review and either approve or deny
11each application to issue certificates of receipt pursuant to
12this Act. Approval or denial of an application shall be made on
13a periodic basis. Applicants shall be notified of the
14Department's determination within 30 business days after the
15application is received.
16    (f) No scholarship granting organization shall issue any
17certificates of receipt without first being approved to issue
18certificates of receipt.
 
19    Section 20. Annual review.
20    (a) Each scholarship granting organization that receives
21approval to issue certificates of receipt shall file an
22application for recertification on an annual basis. Such
23application for recertification shall be in the form and manner
24prescribed by the Department and shall include:
25        (1) certification from the Director or Chief Executive

 

 

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1    Officer of the organization that the organization has
2    complied with and continues to comply with the requirements
3    of this Act, including evidence of that compliance; and
4        (2) a copy of the organization's current financial
5    statements.
6    (b) The Department may revoke the approval of a scholarship
7granting organization to issue certificates of receipt upon a
8finding that the organization has violated this Act or any
9rules adopted under this Act. These violations shall include,
10but need not be limited to, any of the following:
11        (1) failure to meet the requirements of this Act;
12        (2) failure to maintain full and adequate records with
13    respect to the receipt of qualified contributions;
14        (3) failure to supply such records to the Department;
15    or
16        (4) failure to provide notice to the Department of the
17    issuance of certificates of receipt pursuant to Section 35
18    of this Act.
19    (c) Within 5 days after the determination to revoke
20approval, the Department shall provide notice of the
21determination to the scholarship granting organization and
22information regarding the process to request a hearing to
23appeal the determination.
 
24    Section 25. Contribution authorization certificates.
25    (a) A taxpayer shall not be allowed a credit pursuant to

 

 

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1this Act for any contribution to a scholarship granting
2organization that was made prior to the Department's issuance
3of a contribution authorization certificate for such
4contribution to the taxpayer.
5    (b) Prior to making a contribution to a scholarship
6granting organization, the taxpayer shall apply to the
7Department for a contribution authorization certificate.
8    (c) A taxpayer who makes more than one contribution to a
9scholarship granting organization must make a separate
10application for each such contribution authorization
11certificate. The application shall be in the form and manner
12prescribed by the Department, provided that the application
13includes:
14        (1) the taxpayer's name and address;
15        (2) the amount the taxpayer will contribute; and
16        (3) any other information the Department deems
17    necessary.
18    (d) The Department may allow taxpayers to make multiple
19applications on the same form, provided that each application
20shall be treated as a separate application.
21    (e) The Department shall issue credit authorization
22certificates on a first-come, first-served basis based upon the
23date that the Department received the taxpayer's application
24for the certificate subject to the provisions of subsection (e)
25of Section 10 of this Act.
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1as listed on one or more authorized contribution certificates
2issued to the taxpayer shall not exceed the aggregate of the
3amounts listed on the taxpayer's applications submitted in
4accordance with this Section.
5    (g) Each contribution authorization certificate shall
6state:
7        (1) the date such certificate was issued;
8        (2) the date by which the authorized contributions
9    listed in the certificate must be made, which shall be 60
10    days from the date of the issuance of a credit
11    authorization certificate;
12        (3) the total amount of authorized contributions; and
13        (4) any other information the Department deems
14    necessary.
15    (h) Credit authorization certificates shall be mailed to
16the appropriate taxpayers within 3 business days after their
17issuance.
18    (i) A taxpayer may rescind all or part of an authorized
19contribution approved under this Act by providing written
20notice to the Department. Amounts rescinded shall no longer be
21deducted from the cap prescribed in Section 10 of this Act.
22    (j) The Department shall maintain on its website a running
23total of the amount of credits for which taxpayers may make
24applications for contribution authorization certification. The
25running total shall be updated every business day.
 

 

 

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1    Section 30. Certificates of receipt.
2    (a) No scholarship granting organization shall issue a
3certificate of receipt for any qualified contribution made by a
4taxpayer under this Act unless that scholarship granting
5organization has been approved to issue certificates of receipt
6pursuant to Section 15 of this Act.
7    (b) No scholarship granting organization shall issue a
8certificate of receipt for a contribution made by a taxpayer
9unless the taxpayer has been issued a credit authorization
10certificate by the Department.
11    (c) If a taxpayer makes a contribution to a scholarship
12granting organization prior to the date by which the authorized
13contribution shall be made, the scholarship granting
14organization shall, within 30 days of receipt of the authorized
15contribution, issue to the taxpayer a written certificate of
16receipt.
17    (d) If a taxpayer fails to make all or a portion of a
18contribution prior to the date by which such authorized
19contribution is required to be made, the taxpayer shall not be
20entitled to a certificate of receipt for that portion of the
21authorized contribution not made.
22    (e) Each certificate of receipt shall state:
23        (1) the name and address of the issuing scholarship
24    granting organization;
25        (2) the taxpayer's name and address;
26        (3) the date for each qualified contribution;

 

 

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1        (4) the amount of each qualified contribution;
2        (5) the total qualified contribution amount; and
3        (6) any other information that the Department may deem
4    necessary.
5    (f) Upon the issuance of a certificate of receipt, the
6issuing scholarship granting organization shall, within 10
7days after issuing the certificate of receipt, provide the
8Department with notification of the issuance of such
9certificate in the form and manner prescribed by the
10Department, provided that such notification shall include:
11        (1) the taxpayer's name and address;
12        (2) the date of the issuance of a certificate of
13    receipt;
14        (3) the qualified contribution date or dates and the
15    amounts contributed on such dates;
16        (4) the total qualified contribution listed on such
17    certificates;
18        (5) the issuing scholarship granting organization's
19    name and address; and
20        (6) any other information the Department may deem
21    necessary.
22    (g) Any portion of a contribution that a taxpayer fails to
23make by the date indicated on the authorized contribution
24certificate shall no longer be deducted from the cap prescribed
25in Section 10 of this Act.
 

 

 

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1    Section 35. Reports.
2    (a) Within 180 days after the end of its fiscal year, each
3scholarship granting organization must provide to the
4Department a copy of a financial audit of its accounts and
5records conducted by an independent certified public
6accountant in accordance with auditing standards generally
7accepted in the United States, government auditing standards,
8and rules adopted by the Department. The audit must include a
9report on financial statements presented in accordance with
10generally accepted accounting principles. The audit must
11include evidence that no less than 95% of qualified
12contributions received were used to provide scholarships to
13eligible students. The Department shall review all audits
14submitted pursuant to this subsection. The Department shall
15request any significant items that were omitted in violation of
16a rule adopted by the Department. The items must be provided
17within 45 days after the date of request. If a scholarship
18granting organization does not comply with the Department's
19request, the Department may revoke the scholarship granting
20organization's ability to issue certificates of receipt.
21    (b) A scholarship granting organization that is approved to
22receive qualified contributions shall report to the
23Department, on a form prescribed by the Department, by January
2431 of each calendar year. The report shall include:
25        (1) the total number of certificates of receipt issued
26    during the immediately preceding calendar year;

 

 

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1        (2) the total dollar amount of qualified contributions
2    received, as set forth in the certificates of receipt
3    issued during the immediately preceding calendar year;
4        (3) the total number of eligible students utilizing
5    scholarships for the immediately preceding calendar year
6    and the school year in progress and the total dollar value
7    of the scholarships;
8        (4) the name and address of each qualified school for
9    which scholarships using qualified contributions were
10    issued during the immediately preceding calendar year,
11    detailing the number, grade, race, gender, income level,
12    and residency by Zip Code of eligible students and the
13    total dollar value of scholarships being utilized at each
14    qualified school by priority group, as identified in
15    subsection (d) of Section 40 of this Act; and
16        (5) any additional information requested by the
17    Department.
18    (c) On or before the last day of March for each calendar
19year, for the immediately preceding calendar year, the
20Department shall submit a written report to the Governor, the
21President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
22Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the
23Minority Leader of the House of Representatives regarding this
24Act. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the
25following information:
26        (1) the names and addresses of all scholarship granting

 

 

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1    organizations approved to issue certificates of receipt;
2        (2) the number and aggregate total of certificates of
3    receipt issued by each scholarship granting organization;
4    and
5        (3) the information reported to the Department
6    required by subsection (b) of this Section.
7    (d) The sharing and reporting of student data under this
8Section must be in accordance with the requirements of the
9Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and the Illinois
10School Student Records Act. All parties must preserve the
11confidentiality of such information as required by law. Data
12reported by the Department under subsection (c) of this Section
13must not disaggregate data to a level that will disclose
14demographic data of individual students.
 
15    Section 40. Scholarship granting organization
16responsibilities.
17    (a) Before granting a scholarship for an academic year, all
18scholarship granting organizations shall assess and document
19each student's eligibility for the academic year.
20    (b) A scholarship granting organization shall grant
21scholarships only to eligible students.
22    (c) A scholarship granting organization shall allow an
23eligible student to attend any qualified school of the
24student's choosing, subject to the availability of funds.
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1organization shall give priority to the following priority
2groups:
3        (1) eligible students who received a scholarship from a
4    scholarship granting organization during the previous
5    school year;
6        (2) eligible students who are members of a household
7    whose previous year's total annual income does not exceed
8    185% of the federal poverty level;
9        (3) eligible students who reside within a focus
10    district; and
11        (4) eligible students who are siblings of students
12    currently receiving a scholarship.
13    (d-5) A scholarship granting organization shall begin
14granting scholarships no later than February 1 preceding the
15school year for which the scholarship is sought. The priority
16groups identified in subsection (d) of this Section shall be
17eligible to receive scholarships on a first-come, first-served
18basis until the April 1 immediately preceding the school year
19for which the scholarship is sought. Applications for
20scholarships for eligible students meeting the qualifications
21of one or more priority groups that are received before April 1
22must be either approved or denied within 10 business days after
23receipt. Beginning April 1, all eligible students shall be
24eligible to receive scholarships without regard to the priority
25groups identified in subsection (d) of this Section.
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1scholarships shall not exceed the lesser of (i) the statewide
2average operational expense per student among public schools or
3(ii) the necessary costs and fees for attendance at the
4qualified school. Scholarships shall be prorated as follows:
5        (1) for eligible students whose household income is
6    less than 185% of the federal poverty level, the
7    scholarship shall be 100% of the amount determined pursuant
8    to this subsection (e) and subsection (e-5) of this
9    Section;
10        (2) for eligible students whose household income is
11    185% or more of the federal poverty level but less than
12    250% of the federal poverty level, the average of
13    scholarships shall be 75% of the amount determined pursuant
14    to this subsection (e) and subsection (e-5) of this
15    Section; and
16        (3) for eligible students whose household income is
17    250% or more of the federal poverty level, the average of
18    scholarships shall be 50% of the amount determined pursuant
19    to this subsection (e) and subsection (e-5) of this
20    Section.
21    (e-5) The statewide average operational expense per
22student among public schools shall be multiplied by the
23following factors:
24        (1) for students determined eligible to receive
25    services under the federal Individuals with Disabilities
26    Education Act, 2;

 

 

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1        (2) for students who are English learners, as defined
2    in subsection (d) of Section 14C-2 of the School Code, 1.2;
3    and
4        (3) for students who are gifted and talented children,
5    as defined in Section 14A-20 of the School Code, 1.1.
6    (f) A scholarship granting organization shall distribute
7scholarship payments to the participating school where the
8student is enrolled.
9    (g) For the 2018-2019 school year through the 2021-2022
10school year, each scholarship granting organization shall
11expend no less than 75% of the qualified contributions received
12during the calendar year in which the qualified contributions
13were received. No more than 25% of the qualified contributions
14may be carried forward to the following calendar year.
15    (h) For the 2022-2023 school year, each scholarship
16granting organization shall expend all qualified contributions
17received during the calendar year in which the qualified
18contributions were received. No qualified contributions may be
19carried forward to the following calendar year.
20    (i) A scholarship granting organization shall allow an
21eligible student to transfer a scholarship during a school year
22to any other participating school of the custodian's choice.
23Such scholarships shall be prorated.
24    (j) With the prior approval of the Department, a
25scholarship granting organization may transfer funds to
26another scholarship granting organization if additional funds

 

 

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1are required to meet scholarship demands at the receiving
2scholarship granting organization. All transferred funds must
3be deposited by the receiving scholarship granting
4organization into its scholarship accounts. All transferred
5amounts received by any scholarship granting organization must
6be separately disclosed to the Department.
7    (k) If the approval of a scholarship granting organization
8is revoked as provided in Section 20 of this Act or the
9scholarship granting organization is dissolved, all remaining
10qualified contributions of the scholarship granting
11organization shall be transferred to another scholarship
12granting organization. All transferred funds must be deposited
13by the receiving scholarship granting organization into its
14scholarship accounts.
15    (l) Scholarship granting organizations shall make
16reasonable efforts to advertise the availability of
17scholarships to eligible students.
 
18    Section 45. State Board responsibilities.
19    (a) Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, students who
20have been granted a scholarship under this Act shall be
21annually assessed at the qualified school where the student
22attends school in the same manner in which students that attend
23public schools are annually assessed pursuant to Section
242-3.64a-5 of the School Code. Such qualified school shall pay
25costs associated with this requirement.

 

 

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1    (b) The Board shall select an independent research
2organization, which may be a public or private entity or
3university, to which participating qualified schools must
4report the scores of students who are receiving scholarships
5and are assessed pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section.
6Costs associated with the independent research organization
7shall be paid by the scholarship granting organizations on a
8per-pupil basis or by gifts, grants, or donations received by
9the Board under subsection (d) of this Section, as determined
10by the Board. The independent research organization must
11annually report to the Board on the year-to-year learning gains
12of students receiving scholarships on a statewide basis. The
13report shall also include, to the extent possible, a comparison
14of these learning gains to the statewide learning gains of
15public school students with socioeconomic backgrounds similar
16to those of students receiving scholarships. The annual report
17shall be delivered to the Board and published on its website.
18    (c) Beginning within 120 days after the Board first
19receives the annual report by the independent research
20organization as provided in subsection (b) of this Section and
21on an annual basis thereafter, the Board shall submit a written
22report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the
23Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of
24the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the House of
25Representatives regarding this Act. Such report shall include
26an evaluation of the academic performance of students receiving

 

 

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1scholarships and recommendations for improving student
2performance.
3    (d) Subject to the State Officials and Employees Ethics
4Act, the Board may receive and expend gifts, grants, and
5donations of any kind from any public or private entity to
6carry out the purposes of this Section, subject to the terms
7and conditions under which the gifts are given, provided that
8all such terms and conditions are permissible under law.
9    (e) The sharing and reporting of student learning gain data
10under this Section must be in accordance with requirements of
11the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and the Illinois
12School Student Records Act. All parties must preserve the
13confidentiality of such information as required by law. The
14annual report must not disaggregate data to a level that will
15disclose the academic level of individual students.
 
16    Section 50. Qualified school responsibilities. A qualified
17school that accepts scholarship students must do all of the
18following:
19        (1) provide to a scholarship granting organization,
20    upon request, all documentation required for the student's
21    participation, including the non-public school's cost and
22    student's fee schedules;
23        (2) be academically accountable to the custodian for
24    meeting the educational needs of the student by:
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1        custodian a written explanation of the student's
2        progress; and
3            (B) annually administering assessments required by
4        subsection (a) of Section 45 of this Act in the same
5        manner in which they are administered at public schools
6        pursuant to Section 2-3.64a-5 of the School Code; the
7        Board shall bill participating qualified schools for
8        all costs associated with administering assessments
9        required by this paragraph; the participating
10        qualified schools shall ensure that all test security
11        and assessment administration procedures are followed;
12        participating qualified schools must report individual
13        student scores to the custodians of the students; the
14        independent research organization described in
15        subsection (b) of Section 45 of this Act shall be
16        provided all student score data in a secure manner by
17        the participating qualified school.
18    The inability of a qualified school to meet the
19requirements of this Section shall constitute a basis for the
20ineligibility of the qualified school to participate in the
21scholarship program as determined by the Board.
 
22    Section 55. Custodian and student responsibilities.
23    (a) The custodian must select a qualified school and apply
24for the admission of his or her child.
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1participating in the scholarship program takes the assessment
2required by subsection (a) of Section 45 of this Act.
3    (c) Each custodian and each student has an obligation to
4comply with the qualified school's published policies.
5    (d) The custodian shall authorize the scholarship granting
6organization to access information needed for income
7eligibility determinations.
 
8    Section 60. Recordkeeping; rulemaking; violations.
9    (a) Each taxpayer shall, for each taxable year for which
10the tax credit provided for under this Act is claimed, maintain
11records of the following information: (i) contribution
12authorization certificates obtained under Section 25 of this
13Act and (ii) certificates of receipt obtained under Section 30
14of this Act.
15    (b) The Board and the Department may adopt rules consistent
16with and necessary for the implementation of this Act.
17    (c) Violations of State laws or rules and complaints
18relating to program participation shall be referred to the
19Attorney General.
 
20    Section 65. Credit period; repeal.
21    (a) A taxpayer may take a credit under this Act for tax
22years beginning on or after January 1, 2018 and ending before
23January 1, 2023. A taxpayer may not take a credit pursuant to
24this Act for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

 

 

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1    (b) This Act is repealed on January 1, 2024.
 
2    Section 900. The Open Meetings Act is amended by changing
3Section 2 as follows:
 
4    (5 ILCS 120/2)  (from Ch. 102, par. 42)
5    Sec. 2. Open meetings.
6    (a) Openness required. All meetings of public bodies shall
7be open to the public unless excepted in subsection (c) and
8closed in accordance with Section 2a.
9    (b) Construction of exceptions. The exceptions contained
10in subsection (c) are in derogation of the requirement that
11public bodies meet in the open, and therefore, the exceptions
12are to be strictly construed, extending only to subjects
13clearly within their scope. The exceptions authorize but do not
14require the holding of a closed meeting to discuss a subject
15included within an enumerated exception.
16    (c) Exceptions. A public body may hold closed meetings to
17consider the following subjects:
18        (1) The appointment, employment, compensation,
19    discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific
20    employees of the public body or legal counsel for the
21    public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint
22    lodged against an employee of the public body or against
23    legal counsel for the public body to determine its
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1    compensation to a specific employee of a public body that
2    is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase
3    Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the
4    public and posted and held in accordance with this Act.
5        (2) Collective negotiating matters between the public
6    body and its employees or their representatives, or
7    deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more
8    classes of employees.
9        (3) The selection of a person to fill a public office,
10    as defined in this Act, including a vacancy in a public
11    office, when the public body is given power to appoint
12    under law or ordinance, or the discipline, performance or
13    removal of the occupant of a public office, when the public
14    body is given power to remove the occupant under law or
15    ordinance.
16        (4) Evidence or testimony presented in open hearing, or
17    in closed hearing where specifically authorized by law, to
18    a quasi-adjudicative body, as defined in this Act, provided
19    that the body prepares and makes available for public
20    inspection a written decision setting forth its
21    determinative reasoning.
22        (5) The purchase or lease of real property for the use
23    of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose
24    of discussing whether a particular parcel should be
25    acquired.
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1    property owned by the public body.
2        (7) The sale or purchase of securities, investments, or
3    investment contracts. This exception shall not apply to the
4    investment of assets or income of funds deposited into the
5    Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund.
6        (8) Security procedures, school building safety and
7    security, and the use of personnel and equipment to respond
8    to an actual, a threatened, or a reasonably potential
9    danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the
10    public, or public property.
11        (9) Student disciplinary cases.
12        (10) The placement of individual students in special
13    education programs and other matters relating to
14    individual students.
15        (11) Litigation, when an action against, affecting or
16    on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and
17    is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or
18    when the public body finds that an action is probable or
19    imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be
20    recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed
21    meeting.
22        (12) The establishment of reserves or settlement of
23    claims as provided in the Local Governmental and
24    Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act, if otherwise the
25    disposition of a claim or potential claim might be
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1    risk management information, records, data, advice or
2    communications from or with respect to any insurer of the
3    public body or any intergovernmental risk management
4    association or self insurance pool of which the public body
5    is a member.
6        (13) Conciliation of complaints of discrimination in
7    the sale or rental of housing, when closed meetings are
8    authorized by the law or ordinance prescribing fair housing
9    practices and creating a commission or administrative
10    agency for their enforcement.
11        (14) Informant sources, the hiring or assignment of
12    undercover personnel or equipment, or ongoing, prior or
13    future criminal investigations, when discussed by a public
14    body with criminal investigatory responsibilities.
15        (15) Professional ethics or performance when
16    considered by an advisory body appointed to advise a
17    licensing or regulatory agency on matters germane to the
18    advisory body's field of competence.
19        (16) Self evaluation, practices and procedures or
20    professional ethics, when meeting with a representative of
21    a statewide association of which the public body is a
22    member.
23        (17) The recruitment, credentialing, discipline or
24    formal peer review of physicians or other health care
25    professionals, or for the discussion of matters protected
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1    Act of 2005, and the regulations promulgated thereunder,
2    including 42 C.F.R. Part 3 (73 FR 70732), or the federal
3    Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
4    1996, and the regulations promulgated thereunder,
5    including 45 C.F.R. Parts 160, 162, and 164, by a hospital,
6    or other institution providing medical care, that is
7    operated by the public body.
8        (18) Deliberations for decisions of the Prisoner
9    Review Board.
10        (19) Review or discussion of applications received
11    under the Experimental Organ Transplantation Procedures
12    Act.
13        (20) The classification and discussion of matters
14    classified as confidential or continued confidential by
15    the State Government Suggestion Award Board.
16        (21) Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed
17    under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the
18    body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as
19    mandated by Section 2.06.
20        (22) Deliberations for decisions of the State
21    Emergency Medical Services Disciplinary Review Board.
22        (23) The operation by a municipality of a municipal
23    utility or the operation of a municipal power agency or
24    municipal natural gas agency when the discussion involves
25    (i) contracts relating to the purchase, sale, or delivery
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1    conclusions of load forecast studies.
2        (24) Meetings of a residential health care facility
3    resident sexual assault and death review team or the
4    Executive Council under the Abuse Prevention Review Team
5    Act.
6        (25) Meetings of an independent team of experts under
7    Brian's Law.
8        (26) Meetings of a mortality review team appointed
9    under the Department of Juvenile Justice Mortality Review
10    Team Act.
11        (27) (Blank).
12        (28) Correspondence and records (i) that may not be
13    disclosed under Section 11-9 of the Illinois Public Aid
14    Code or (ii) that pertain to appeals under Section 11-8 of
15    the Illinois Public Aid Code.
16        (29) Meetings between internal or external auditors
17    and governmental audit committees, finance committees, and
18    their equivalents, when the discussion involves internal
19    control weaknesses, identification of potential fraud risk
20    areas, known or suspected frauds, and fraud interviews
21    conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing
22    standards of the United States of America.
23        (30) Those meetings or portions of meetings of a
24    fatality review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team
25    Advisory Council during which a review of the death of an
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1    alleged, or substantiated is conducted pursuant to Section
2    15 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
3        (31) Meetings and deliberations for decisions of the
4    Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm
5    Concealed Carry Act.
6        (32) Meetings between the Regional Transportation
7    Authority Board and its Service Boards when the discussion
8    involves review by the Regional Transportation Authority
9    Board of employment contracts under Section 28d of the
10    Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and Sections 3A.18 and
11    3B.26 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act.
12        (33) Those meetings or portions of meetings of the
13    advisory committee and peer review subcommittee created
14    under Section 320 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act
15    during which specific controlled substance prescriber,
16    dispenser, or patient information is discussed.
17        (34) Meetings of the Tax Increment Financing Reform
18    Task Force under Section 2505-800 of the Department of
19    Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
20    (d) Definitions. For purposes of this Section:
21    "Employee" means a person employed by a public body whose
22relationship with the public body constitutes an
23employer-employee relationship under the usual common law
24rules, and who is not an independent contractor.
25    "Public office" means a position created by or under the
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1charged with the exercise of some portion of the sovereign
2power of this State. The term "public office" shall include
3members of the public body, but it shall not include
4organizational positions filled by members thereof, whether
5established by law or by a public body itself, that exist to
6assist the body in the conduct of its business.
7    "Quasi-adjudicative body" means an administrative body
8charged by law or ordinance with the responsibility to conduct
9hearings, receive evidence or testimony and make
10determinations based thereon, but does not include local
11electoral boards when such bodies are considering petition
12challenges.
13    (e) Final action. No final action may be taken at a closed
14meeting. Final action shall be preceded by a public recital of
15the nature of the matter being considered and other information
16that will inform the public of the business being conducted.
17(Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-756,
18eff. 7-16-14; 98-1027, eff. 1-1-15; 98-1039, eff. 8-25-14;
1999-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-235, eff. 1-1-16; 99-480, eff. 9-9-15;
2099-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-646, eff. 7-28-16; 99-687, eff.
211-1-17; revised 9-21-16.)
 
22    Section 902. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
23changing Section 7.5 as follows:
 
24    (5 ILCS 140/7.5)

 

 

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1    Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
2by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be exempt
3from inspection and copying:
4        (a) All information determined to be confidential
5    under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
6    Development Act.
7        (b) Library circulation and order records identifying
8    library users with specific materials under the Library
9    Records Confidentiality Act.
10        (c) Applications, related documents, and medical
11    records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
12    Procedures Board and any and all documents or other records
13    prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
14    Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
15    has received.
16        (d) Information and records held by the Department of
17    Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
18    to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
19    disease or any information the disclosure of which is
20    restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
21    Disease Control Act.
22        (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
23    under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
24        (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
25    the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
26    Qualifications Based Selection Act.

 

 

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1        (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
2    and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
3    Tuition Act.
4        (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
5    under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
6    records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
7    general's office that would be exempt if created or
8    obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
9    that Act.
10        (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
11    plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a local
12    emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted under
13    Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
14        (j) Information and data concerning the distribution
15    of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by wireless
16    carriers under the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety
17    Act.
18        (k) Law enforcement officer identification information
19    or driver identification information compiled by a law
20    enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
21    under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
22        (l) Records and information provided to a residential
23    health care facility resident sexual assault and death
24    review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
25    Prevention Review Team Act.
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1    database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
2    Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
3    authorized under that Article.
4        (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
5    compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
6    counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the Capital
7    Crimes Litigation Act. This subsection (n) shall apply
8    until the conclusion of the trial of the case, even if the
9    prosecution chooses not to pursue the death penalty prior
10    to trial or sentencing.
11        (o) Information that is prohibited from being
12    disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
13    Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
14        (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
15    investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
16    information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
17    Regional Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of
18    the Regional Transportation Authority Act or the St. Clair
19    County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
20    Act.
21        (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
22    Personnel Records Review Act.
23        (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
24    Illinois School Student Records Act.
25        (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
26    under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.

 

 

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1        (t) All identified or deidentified health information
2    in the form of health data or medical records contained in,
3    stored in, submitted to, transferred by, or released from
4    the Illinois Health Information Exchange, and identified
5    or deidentified health information in the form of health
6    data and medical records of the Illinois Health Information
7    Exchange in the possession of the Illinois Health
8    Information Exchange Authority due to its administration
9    of the Illinois Health Information Exchange. The terms
10    "identified" and "deidentified" shall be given the same
11    meaning as in the Health Insurance Portability and
12    Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, or any
13    subsequent amendments thereto, and any regulations
14    promulgated thereunder.
15        (u) Records and information provided to an independent
16    team of experts under Brian's Law.
17        (v) Names and information of people who have applied
18    for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
19    the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
20    or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
21    Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
22    Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
23    Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed Carry
24    Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed Carry
25    Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
26    Firearm Concealed Carry Act.

 

 

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1        (w) Personally identifiable information which is
2    exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
3    19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
4        (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
5    under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
6    8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
7        (y) Confidential information under the Adult
8    Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
9    statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
10    information about the identity and administrative finding
11    against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
12    decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of an
13    eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
14    under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
15        (z) Records and information provided to a fatality
16    review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
17    Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
18    Act.
19        (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
20    under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
21        (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
22    disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
23        (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
24    Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
25    authorized under that Act.
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1    disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
2    Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
3        (ee) (dd) Information that is exempted from disclosure
4    under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
5        (ff) Information which is exempted from disclosure
6    under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
7    the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
8(Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-756,
9eff. 7-16-14; 98-1039, eff. 8-25-14; 98-1045, eff. 8-25-14;
1099-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-298, eff. 8-6-15; 99-352, eff. 1-1-16;
1199-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-776, eff. 8-12-16; 99-863, eff.
128-19-16; revised 9-1-16.)
 
13    Section 904. The Election Code is amended by changing
14Section 28-2 as follows:
 
15    (10 ILCS 5/28-2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 28-2)
16    Sec. 28-2. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this
17Section, petitions for the submission of public questions to
18referendum must be filed with the appropriate officer or board
19not less than 92 days prior to a regular election to be
20eligible for submission on the ballot at such election; and
21petitions for the submission of a question under Section 18-120
22or Section 18-206 of the Property Tax Code must be filed with
23the appropriate officer or board not more than 10 months nor
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1is to be submitted to the voters.
2    (b) However, petitions for the submission of a public
3question to referendum which proposes the creation or formation
4of a political subdivision must be filed with the appropriate
5officer or board not less than 122 days prior to a regular
6election to be eligible for submission on the ballot at such
7election.
8    (c) Resolutions or ordinances of governing boards of
9political subdivisions which initiate the submission of public
10questions pursuant to law must be adopted not less than 79 days
11before a regularly scheduled election to be eligible for
12submission on the ballot at such election.
13    (d) A petition, resolution or ordinance initiating the
14submission of a public question may specify a regular election
15at which the question is to be submitted, and must so specify
16if the statute authorizing the public question requires
17submission at a particular election. However, no petition,
18resolution or ordinance initiating the submission of a public
19question, other than a legislative resolution initiating an
20amendment to the Constitution, may specify such submission at
21an election more than one year, or 15 months in the case of a
22back door referendum as defined in subsection (f), after the
23date on which it is filed or adopted, as the case may be. A
24petition, resolution or ordinance initiating a public question
25which specifies a particular election at which the question is
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1to any other election, other than an emergency referendum
2ordered pursuant to Section 2A-1.4.
3    (e) If a petition initiating a public question does not
4specify a regularly scheduled election, the public question
5shall be submitted to referendum at the next regular election
6occurring not less than 92 days after the filing of the
7petition, or not less than 122 days after the filing of a
8petition for referendum to create a political subdivision. If a
9resolution or ordinance initiating a public question does not
10specify a regularly scheduled election, the public question
11shall be submitted to referendum at the next regular election
12occurring not less than 79 days after the adoption of the
13resolution or ordinance.
14    (f) In the case of back door referenda, any limitations in
15another statute authorizing such a referendum which restrict
16the time in which the initiating petition may be validly filed
17shall apply to such petition, in addition to the filing
18deadlines specified in this Section for submission at a
19particular election. In the case of any back door referendum,
20the publication of the ordinance or resolution of the political
21subdivision shall include a notice of (1) the specific number
22of voters required to sign a petition requesting that a public
23question be submitted to the voters of the subdivision; (2) the
24time within which the petition must be filed; and (3) the date
25of the prospective referendum. The secretary or clerk of the
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1individual requesting one. The legal sufficiency of that form,
2if provided by the secretary or clerk of the political
3subdivision, cannot be the basis of a challenge to placing the
4back door referendum on the ballot. As used herein, a "back
5door referendum" is the submission of a public question to the
6voters of a political subdivision, initiated by a petition of
7voters or residents of such political subdivision, to determine
8whether an action by the governing body of such subdivision
9shall be adopted or rejected.
10    (g) A petition for the incorporation or formation of a new
11political subdivision whose officers are to be elected rather
12than appointed must have attached to it an affidavit attesting
13that at least 122 days and no more than 152 days prior to such
14election notice of intention to file such petition was
15published in a newspaper published within the proposed
16political subdivision, or if none, in a newspaper of general
17circulation within the territory of the proposed political
18subdivision in substantially the following form:
19
NOTICE OF PETITION TO FORM A NEW........
20    Residents of the territory described below are notified
21that a petition will or has been filed in the Office
22of............requesting a referendum to establish a
23new........, to be called the............
24    *The officers of the new...........will be elected on the
25same day as the referendum. Candidates for the governing board
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1named above until...........
2    The territory proposed to comprise the new........is
3described as follows:
4        (description of territory included in petition)
5        (signature)....................................
6        Name and address of person or persons proposing
7        the new political subdivision.
8    * Where applicable.
9    Failure to file such affidavit, or failure to publish the
10required notice with the correct information contained therein
11shall render the petition, and any referendum held pursuant to
12such petition, null and void.
13    Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
14subsection (g) or any other provisions of this Code, the
15publication of notice and affidavit requirements of this
16subsection (g) shall not apply to any petition filed under
17Article 7 or 11E of the School Code nor to any referendum held
18pursuant to any such petition, and neither any petition filed
19under any of those Articles nor any referendum held pursuant to
20any such petition shall be rendered null and void because of
21the failure to file an affidavit or publish a notice with
22respect to the petition or referendum as required under this
23subsection (g) for petitions that are not filed under any of
24those Articles of the School Code.
25(Source: P.A. 96-1008, eff. 7-6-10.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 905. The Economic Development Area Tax Increment
2Allocation Act is amended by changing Section 7 as follows:
 
3    (20 ILCS 620/7)  (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 1007)
4    Sec. 7. Creation of special tax allocation fund. If a
5municipality has adopted tax increment allocation financing
6for an economic development project area by ordinance, the
7county clerk has thereafter certified the "total initial
8equalized assessed value" of the taxable real property within
9such economic development project area in the manner provided
10in Section 6 of this Act, and the Department has approved and
11certified the economic development project area, each year
12after the date of the certification by the county clerk of the
13"total initial equalized assessed value" until economic
14development project costs and all municipal obligations
15financing economic development project costs have been paid,
16the ad valorem taxes, if any, arising from the levies upon the
17taxable real property in the economic development project area
18by taxing districts and tax rates determined in the manner
19provided in subsection (b) of Section 6 of this Act shall be
20divided as follows:
21    (1) That portion of the taxes levied upon each taxable lot,
22block, tract or parcel of real property which is attributable
23to the lower of the current equalized assessed value or the
24initial equalized assessed value of each such taxable lot,
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1tax increment allocation financing was adopted, shall be
2allocated to and when collected shall be paid by the county
3collector to the respective affected taxing districts in the
4manner required by law in the absence of the adoption of tax
5increment allocation financing.
6    (2) That portion, if any, of those taxes which is
7attributable to the increase in the current equalized assessed
8valuation of each taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real
9property in the economic development project area, over and
10above the initial equalized assessed value of each property
11existing at the time tax increment allocation financing was
12adopted, shall be allocated to and when collected shall be paid
13to the municipal treasurer, who shall deposit those taxes into
14a special fund called the special tax allocation fund of the
15municipality for the purpose of paying economic development
16project costs and obligations incurred in the payment thereof.
17    The municipality, by an ordinance adopting tax increment
18allocation financing, may pledge the funds in and to be
19deposited in the special tax allocation fund for the payment of
20obligations issued under this Act and for the payment of
21economic development project costs. No part of the current
22equalized assessed valuation of each property in the economic
23development project area attributable to any increase above the
24total initial equalized assessed value, of such properties
25shall be used in calculating the general State school aid
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1the evidence-based funding formula, provided for in Section
218-8.15 of the School Code, until such time as all economic
3development projects costs have been paid as provided for in
4this Section.
5    When the economic development project costs, including
6without limitation all municipal obligations financing
7economic development project costs incurred under this Act,
8have been paid, all surplus funds then remaining in the special
9tax allocation fund shall be distributed by being paid by the
10municipal treasurer to the county collector, who shall
11immediately thereafter pay those funds to the taxing districts
12having taxable property in the economic development project
13area in the same manner and proportion as the most recent
14distribution by the county collector to those taxing districts
15of real property taxes from real property in the economic
16development project area.
17    Upon the payment of all economic development project costs,
18retirement of obligations and the distribution of any excess
19monies pursuant to this Section the municipality shall adopt an
20ordinance dissolving the special tax allocation fund for the
21economic development project area, terminating the economic
22development project area, and terminating the use of tax
23increment allocation financing for the economic development
24project area. Thereafter the rates of the taxing districts
25shall be extended and taxes levied, collected and distributed
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1increment allocation financing.
2    Nothing in this Section shall be construed as relieving
3property in economic development project areas from being
4assessed as provided in the Property Tax Code, or as relieving
5owners of that property from paying a uniform rate of taxes, as
6required by Section 4 of Article IX of the Illinois
7Constitution.
8(Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)
 
9    Section 910. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
10(Department of Revenue Law) is amended by adding Section
112505-800 as follows:
 
12    (20 ILCS 2505/2505-800 new)
13    Sec. 2505-800. Tax Increment Financing Reform Task Force.
14    (a) There is hereby created the Tax Increment Financing
15Reform Task Force which shall consist of the following members:
16        (1) 3 members of the General Assembly, appointed by the
17    President of the Senate;
18        (2) 3 members of the General Assembly, appointed by the
19    Minority Leader of the Senate;
20        (3) 3 members of the General Assembly, appointed by the
21    Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
22        (4) 3 members of the General Assembly, appointed by the
23    Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
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1from each legislative caucus, who shall call meetings of the
2Task Force to order. The Task Force shall hold an initial
3meeting within 60 days after the effective date of this
4amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.
5    (c) The Task Force shall conduct a study examining current
6Tax Increment Financing (TIF) laws in this State and issues
7that include, but are not limited to:
8        (1) the benefits and costs of TIF districts;
9        (2) the interaction between TIF law and school funding;
10        (3) the expenditure of TIF funds; and
11        (4) the expenditure of TIF surplus funds.
12    (d) The Task Force shall report the findings of the study
13and any recommendations to the General Assembly on or before
14April 1, 2018, at which time the Task Force shall be dissolved.
15    (e) The Department of Revenue shall provide staff and
16administrative support to the Task Force, and shall post on its
17website the report under subsection (d) of this Section.
18    (f) The Task Force is exempt from any requirements under
19the Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act.
20    (g) This Section is repealed on April 30, 2018.
 
21    Section 915. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
22Section 13.2 as follows:
 
23    (30 ILCS 105/13.2)  (from Ch. 127, par. 149.2)
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1    (a) Transfers among line item appropriations from the same
2treasury fund for the objects specified in this Section may be
3made in the manner provided in this Section when the balance
4remaining in one or more such line item appropriations is
5insufficient for the purpose for which the appropriation was
6made.
7    (a-1) No transfers may be made from one agency to another
8agency, nor may transfers be made from one institution of
9higher education to another institution of higher education
10except as provided by subsection (a-4).
11    (a-2) Except as otherwise provided in this Section,
12transfers may be made only among the objects of expenditure
13enumerated in this Section, except that no funds may be
14transferred from any appropriation for personal services, from
15any appropriation for State contributions to the State
16Employees' Retirement System, from any separate appropriation
17for employee retirement contributions paid by the employer, nor
18from any appropriation for State contribution for employee
19group insurance. During State fiscal year 2005, an agency may
20transfer amounts among its appropriations within the same
21treasury fund for personal services, employee retirement
22contributions paid by employer, and State Contributions to
23retirement systems; notwithstanding and in addition to the
24transfers authorized in subsection (c) of this Section, the
25fiscal year 2005 transfers authorized in this sentence may be
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1appropriated to an agency within the same treasury fund. During
2State fiscal year 2007, the Departments of Children and Family
3Services, Corrections, Human Services, and Juvenile Justice
4may transfer amounts among their respective appropriations
5within the same treasury fund for personal services, employee
6retirement contributions paid by employer, and State
7contributions to retirement systems. During State fiscal year
82010, the Department of Transportation may transfer amounts
9among their respective appropriations within the same treasury
10fund for personal services, employee retirement contributions
11paid by employer, and State contributions to retirement
12systems. During State fiscal years 2010 and 2014 only, an
13agency may transfer amounts among its respective
14appropriations within the same treasury fund for personal
15services, employee retirement contributions paid by employer,
16and State contributions to retirement systems.
17Notwithstanding, and in addition to, the transfers authorized
18in subsection (c) of this Section, these transfers may be made
19in an amount not to exceed 2% of the aggregate amount
20appropriated to an agency within the same treasury fund.
21    (a-2.5) During State fiscal year 2015 only, the State's
22Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor may transfer amounts among its
23respective appropriations contained in operational line items
24within the same treasury fund. Notwithstanding, and in addition
25to, the transfers authorized in subsection (c) of this Section,
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1the aggregate amount appropriated to the State's Attorneys
2Appellate Prosecutor within the same treasury fund.
3    (a-3) Further, if an agency receives a separate
4appropriation for employee retirement contributions paid by
5the employer, any transfer by that agency into an appropriation
6for personal services must be accompanied by a corresponding
7transfer into the appropriation for employee retirement
8contributions paid by the employer, in an amount sufficient to
9meet the employer share of the employee contributions required
10to be remitted to the retirement system.
11    (a-4) Long-Term Care Rebalancing. The Governor may
12designate amounts set aside for institutional services
13appropriated from the General Revenue Fund or any other State
14fund that receives monies for long-term care services to be
15transferred to all State agencies responsible for the
16administration of community-based long-term care programs,
17including, but not limited to, community-based long-term care
18programs administered by the Department of Healthcare and
19Family Services, the Department of Human Services, and the
20Department on Aging, provided that the Director of Healthcare
21and Family Services first certifies that the amounts being
22transferred are necessary for the purpose of assisting persons
23in or at risk of being in institutional care to transition to
24community-based settings, including the financial data needed
25to prove the need for the transfer of funds. The total amounts
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1appropriated from the General Revenue Fund or any other State
2fund that receives monies for long-term care services for each
3fiscal year. A notice of the fund transfer must be made to the
4General Assembly and posted at a minimum on the Department of
5Healthcare and Family Services website, the Governor's Office
6of Management and Budget website, and any other website the
7Governor sees fit. These postings shall serve as notice to the
8General Assembly of the amounts to be transferred. Notice shall
9be given at least 30 days prior to transfer.
10    (b) In addition to the general transfer authority provided
11under subsection (c), the following agencies have the specific
12transfer authority granted in this subsection:
13    The Department of Healthcare and Family Services is
14authorized to make transfers representing savings attributable
15to not increasing grants due to the births of additional
16children from line items for payments of cash grants to line
17items for payments for employment and social services for the
18purposes outlined in subsection (f) of Section 4-2 of the
19Illinois Public Aid Code.
20    The Department of Children and Family Services is
21authorized to make transfers not exceeding 2% of the aggregate
22amount appropriated to it within the same treasury fund for the
23following line items among these same line items: Foster Home
24and Specialized Foster Care and Prevention, Institutions and
25Group Homes and Prevention, and Purchase of Adoption and
26Guardianship Services.

 

 

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1    The Department on Aging is authorized to make transfers not
2exceeding 2% of the aggregate amount appropriated to it within
3the same treasury fund for the following Community Care Program
4line items among these same line items: purchase of services
5covered by the Community Care Program and Comprehensive Case
6Coordination.
7    The State Treasurer is authorized to make transfers among
8line item appropriations from the Capital Litigation Trust
9Fund, with respect to costs incurred in fiscal years 2002 and
102003 only, when the balance remaining in one or more such line
11item appropriations is insufficient for the purpose for which
12the appropriation was made, provided that no such transfer may
13be made unless the amount transferred is no longer required for
14the purpose for which that appropriation was made.
15    The State Board of Education is authorized to make
16transfers from line item appropriations within the same
17treasury fund for General State Aid, and General State Aid -
18Hold Harmless, and Evidence-Based Funding, provided that no
19such transfer may be made unless the amount transferred is no
20longer required for the purpose for which that appropriation
21was made, to the line item appropriation for Transitional
22Assistance when the balance remaining in such line item
23appropriation is insufficient for the purpose for which the
24appropriation was made.
25    The State Board of Education is authorized to make
26transfers between the following line item appropriations

 

 

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1within the same treasury fund: Disabled Student
2Services/Materials (Section 14-13.01 of the School Code),
3Disabled Student Transportation Reimbursement (Section
414-13.01 of the School Code), Disabled Student Tuition -
5Private Tuition (Section 14-7.02 of the School Code),
6Extraordinary Special Education (Section 14-7.02b of the
7School Code), Reimbursement for Free Lunch/Breakfast Program,
8Summer School Payments (Section 18-4.3 of the School Code), and
9Transportation - Regular/Vocational Reimbursement (Section
1029-5 of the School Code). Such transfers shall be made only
11when the balance remaining in one or more such line item
12appropriations is insufficient for the purpose for which the
13appropriation was made and provided that no such transfer may
14be made unless the amount transferred is no longer required for
15the purpose for which that appropriation was made.
16    The Department of Healthcare and Family Services is
17authorized to make transfers not exceeding 4% of the aggregate
18amount appropriated to it, within the same treasury fund, among
19the various line items appropriated for Medical Assistance.
20    (c) The sum of such transfers for an agency in a fiscal
21year shall not exceed 2% of the aggregate amount appropriated
22to it within the same treasury fund for the following objects:
23Personal Services; Extra Help; Student and Inmate
24Compensation; State Contributions to Retirement Systems; State
25Contributions to Social Security; State Contribution for
26Employee Group Insurance; Contractual Services; Travel;

 

 

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1Commodities; Printing; Equipment; Electronic Data Processing;
2Operation of Automotive Equipment; Telecommunications
3Services; Travel and Allowance for Committed, Paroled and
4Discharged Prisoners; Library Books; Federal Matching Grants
5for Student Loans; Refunds; Workers' Compensation,
6Occupational Disease, and Tort Claims; and, in appropriations
7to institutions of higher education, Awards and Grants.
8Notwithstanding the above, any amounts appropriated for
9payment of workers' compensation claims to an agency to which
10the authority to evaluate, administer and pay such claims has
11been delegated by the Department of Central Management Services
12may be transferred to any other expenditure object where such
13amounts exceed the amount necessary for the payment of such
14claims.
15    (c-1) Special provisions for State fiscal year 2003.
16Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the
17contrary, for State fiscal year 2003 only, transfers among line
18item appropriations to an agency from the same treasury fund
19may be made provided that the sum of such transfers for an
20agency in State fiscal year 2003 shall not exceed 3% of the
21aggregate amount appropriated to that State agency for State
22fiscal year 2003 for the following objects: personal services,
23except that no transfer may be approved which reduces the
24aggregate appropriations for personal services within an
25agency; extra help; student and inmate compensation; State
26contributions to retirement systems; State contributions to

 

 

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1social security; State contributions for employee group
2insurance; contractual services; travel; commodities;
3printing; equipment; electronic data processing; operation of
4automotive equipment; telecommunications services; travel and
5allowance for committed, paroled, and discharged prisoners;
6library books; federal matching grants for student loans;
7refunds; workers' compensation, occupational disease, and tort
8claims; and, in appropriations to institutions of higher
9education, awards and grants.
10    (c-2) Special provisions for State fiscal year 2005.
11Notwithstanding subsections (a), (a-2), and (c), for State
12fiscal year 2005 only, transfers may be made among any line
13item appropriations from the same or any other treasury fund
14for any objects or purposes, without limitation, when the
15balance remaining in one or more such line item appropriations
16is insufficient for the purpose for which the appropriation was
17made, provided that the sum of those transfers by a State
18agency shall not exceed 4% of the aggregate amount appropriated
19to that State agency for fiscal year 2005.
20    (c-3) Special provisions for State fiscal year 2015.
21Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, for State
22fiscal year 2015, transfers among line item appropriations to a
23State agency from the same State treasury fund may be made for
24operational or lump sum expenses only, provided that the sum of
25such transfers for a State agency in State fiscal year 2015
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1that State agency for operational or lump sum expenses for
2State fiscal year 2015. For the purpose of this subsection,
3"operational or lump sum expenses" includes the following
4objects: personal services; extra help; student and inmate
5compensation; State contributions to retirement systems; State
6contributions to social security; State contributions for
7employee group insurance; contractual services; travel;
8commodities; printing; equipment; electronic data processing;
9operation of automotive equipment; telecommunications
10services; travel and allowance for committed, paroled, and
11discharged prisoners; library books; federal matching grants
12for student loans; refunds; workers' compensation,
13occupational disease, and tort claims; lump sum and other
14purposes; and lump sum operations. For the purpose of this
15subsection (c-3), "State agency" does not include the Attorney
16General, the Secretary of State, the Comptroller, the
17Treasurer, or the legislative or judicial branches.
18    (d) Transfers among appropriations made to agencies of the
19Legislative and Judicial departments and to the
20constitutionally elected officers in the Executive branch
21require the approval of the officer authorized in Section 10 of
22this Act to approve and certify vouchers. Transfers among
23appropriations made to the University of Illinois, Southern
24Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern
25Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois
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1Illinois University, Western Illinois University, the Illinois
2Mathematics and Science Academy and the Board of Higher
3Education require the approval of the Board of Higher Education
4and the Governor. Transfers among appropriations to all other
5agencies require the approval of the Governor.
6    The officer responsible for approval shall certify that the
7transfer is necessary to carry out the programs and purposes
8for which the appropriations were made by the General Assembly
9and shall transmit to the State Comptroller a certified copy of
10the approval which shall set forth the specific amounts
11transferred so that the Comptroller may change his records
12accordingly. The Comptroller shall furnish the Governor with
13information copies of all transfers approved for agencies of
14the Legislative and Judicial departments and transfers
15approved by the constitutionally elected officials of the
16Executive branch other than the Governor, showing the amounts
17transferred and indicating the dates such changes were entered
18on the Comptroller's records.
19    (e) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
20State Comptroller, may transfer line item appropriations for
21General State Aid or Evidence-Based Funding between the Common
22School Fund and the Education Assistance Fund. With the advice
23and consent of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget,
24the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
25Comptroller, may transfer line item appropriations between the
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1following programs:
2        (1) Disabled Student Personnel Reimbursement (Section
3    14-13.01 of the School Code);
4        (2) Disabled Student Transportation Reimbursement
5    (subsection (b) of Section 14-13.01 of the School Code);
6        (3) Disabled Student Tuition - Private Tuition
7    (Section 14-7.02 of the School Code);
8        (4) Extraordinary Special Education (Section 14-7.02b
9    of the School Code);
10        (5) Reimbursement for Free Lunch/Breakfast Programs;
11        (6) Summer School Payments (Section 18-4.3 of the
12    School Code);
13        (7) Transportation - Regular/Vocational Reimbursement
14    (Section 29-5 of the School Code);
15        (8) Regular Education Reimbursement (Section 18-3 of
16    the School Code); and
17        (9) Special Education Reimbursement (Section 14-7.03
18    of the School Code).
19(Source: P.A. 98-24, eff. 6-19-13; 98-674, eff. 6-30-14; 99-2,
20eff. 3-26-15.)
 
21    Section 920. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
22adding Section 224 as follows:
 
23    (35 ILCS 5/224 new)
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1    (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018
2and ending before January 1, 2023, each taxpayer for whom a tax
3credit has been awarded by the Department under the Invest in
4Kids Act is entitled to a credit against the tax imposed under
5subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act in an amount
6equal to the amount awarded under the Invest in Kids Act.
7    (b) For partners, shareholders of subchapter S
8corporations, and owners of limited liability companies, if the
9liability company is treated as a partnership for purposes of
10federal and State income taxation, the credit under this
11Section shall be determined in accordance with the
12determination of income and distributive share of income under
13Sections 702 and 704 and subchapter S of the Internal Revenue
14Code.
15    (c) The credit may not be carried back and may not reduce
16the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. If the amount of
17the credit exceeds the tax liability for the year, the excess
18may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of the
195 taxable years following the excess credit year. The tax
20credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is
21a tax liability. If there are credits for more than one year
22that are available to offset the liability, the earlier credit
23shall be applied first.
24    (d) A tax credit awarded by the Department under the Invest
25in Kids Act may not be claimed for any qualified contribution
26for which the taxpayer claims a federal income tax deduction.
 

 

 

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1    Section 925. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
2Sections 18-185, 18-200, and 18-249 and by adding Section
318-206 as follows:
 
4    (35 ILCS 200/18-185)
5    Sec. 18-185. Short title; definitions. This Division 5 may
6be cited as the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law. As used
7in this Division 5:
8    "Consumer Price Index" means the Consumer Price Index for
9All Urban Consumers for all items published by the United
10States Department of Labor.
11    "Extension limitation" means (a) the lesser of 5% or the
12percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index during the
1312-month calendar year preceding the levy year or (b) the rate
14of increase approved by voters under Section 18-205.
15    "Affected county" means a county of 3,000,000 or more
16inhabitants or a county contiguous to a county of 3,000,000 or
17more inhabitants.
18    "Taxing district" has the same meaning provided in Section
191-150, except as otherwise provided in this Section. For the
201991 through 1994 levy years only, "taxing district" includes
21only each non-home rule taxing district having the majority of
22its 1990 equalized assessed value within any county or counties
23contiguous to a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants.
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1only each non-home rule taxing district subject to this Law
2before the 1995 levy year and each non-home rule taxing
3district not subject to this Law before the 1995 levy year
4having the majority of its 1994 equalized assessed value in an
5affected county or counties. Beginning with the levy year in
6which this Law becomes applicable to a taxing district as
7provided in Section 18-213, "taxing district" also includes
8those taxing districts made subject to this Law as provided in
9Section 18-213.
10    "Aggregate extension" for taxing districts to which this
11Law applied before the 1995 levy year means the annual
12corporate extension for the taxing district and those special
13purpose extensions that are made annually for the taxing
14district, excluding special purpose extensions: (a) made for
15the taxing district to pay interest or principal on general
16obligation bonds that were approved by referendum; (b) made for
17any taxing district to pay interest or principal on general
18obligation bonds issued before October 1, 1991; (c) made for
19any taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds
20issued to refund or continue to refund those bonds issued
21before October 1, 1991; (d) made for any taxing district to pay
22interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or continue to
23refund bonds issued after October 1, 1991 that were approved by
24referendum; (e) made for any taxing district to pay interest or
25principal on revenue bonds issued before October 1, 1991 for
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1credit of the unit of local government is pledged; however, a
2tax for the payment of interest or principal on those bonds
3shall be made only after the governing body of the unit of
4local government finds that all other sources for payment are
5insufficient to make those payments; (f) made for payments
6under a building commission lease when the lease payments are
7for the retirement of bonds issued by the commission before
8October 1, 1991, to pay for the building project; (g) made for
9payments due under installment contracts entered into before
10October 1, 1991; (h) made for payments of principal and
11interest on bonds issued under the Metropolitan Water
12Reclamation District Act to finance construction projects
13initiated before October 1, 1991; (i) made for payments of
14principal and interest on limited bonds, as defined in Section
153 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to
16exceed the debt service extension base less the amount in items
17(b), (c), (e), and (h) of this definition for non-referendum
18obligations, except obligations initially issued pursuant to
19referendum; (j) made for payments of principal and interest on
20bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local Government Debt
21Reform Act; (k) made by a school district that participates in
22the Special Education District of Lake County, created by
23special education joint agreement under Section 10-22.31 of the
24School Code, for payment of the school district's share of the
25amounts required to be contributed by the Special Education
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1Fund under Article 7 of the Illinois Pension Code; the amount
2of any extension under this item (k) shall be certified by the
3school district to the county clerk; (l) made to fund expenses
4of providing joint recreational programs for persons with
5disabilities under Section 5-8 of the Park District Code or
6Section 11-95-14 of the Illinois Municipal Code; (m) made for
7temporary relocation loan repayment purposes pursuant to
8Sections 2-3.77 and 17-2.2d of the School Code; (n) made for
9payment of principal and interest on any bonds issued under the
10authority of Section 17-2.2d of the School Code; (o) made for
11contributions to a firefighter's pension fund created under
12Article 4 of the Illinois Pension Code, to the extent of the
13amount certified under item (5) of Section 4-134 of the
14Illinois Pension Code; and (p) made for road purposes in the
15first year after a township assumes the rights, powers, duties,
16assets, property, liabilities, obligations, and
17responsibilities of a road district abolished under the
18provisions of Section 6-133 of the Illinois Highway Code.
19    "Aggregate extension" for the taxing districts to which
20this Law did not apply before the 1995 levy year (except taxing
21districts subject to this Law in accordance with Section
2218-213) means the annual corporate extension for the taxing
23district and those special purpose extensions that are made
24annually for the taxing district, excluding special purpose
25extensions: (a) made for the taxing district to pay interest or
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1referendum; (b) made for any taxing district to pay interest or
2principal on general obligation bonds issued before March 1,
31995; (c) made for any taxing district to pay interest or
4principal on bonds issued to refund or continue to refund those
5bonds issued before March 1, 1995; (d) made for any taxing
6district to pay interest or principal on bonds issued to refund
7or continue to refund bonds issued after March 1, 1995 that
8were approved by referendum; (e) made for any taxing district
9to pay interest or principal on revenue bonds issued before
10March 1, 1995 for payment of which a property tax levy or the
11full faith and credit of the unit of local government is
12pledged; however, a tax for the payment of interest or
13principal on those bonds shall be made only after the governing
14body of the unit of local government finds that all other
15sources for payment are insufficient to make those payments;
16(f) made for payments under a building commission lease when
17the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds issued by
18the commission before March 1, 1995 to pay for the building
19project; (g) made for payments due under installment contracts
20entered into before March 1, 1995; (h) made for payments of
21principal and interest on bonds issued under the Metropolitan
22Water Reclamation District Act to finance construction
23projects initiated before October 1, 1991; (h-4) made for
24stormwater management purposes by the Metropolitan Water
25Reclamation District of Greater Chicago under Section 12 of the
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1payments of principal and interest on limited bonds, as defined
2in Section 3 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act, in an
3amount not to exceed the debt service extension base less the
4amount in items (b), (c), and (e) of this definition for
5non-referendum obligations, except obligations initially
6issued pursuant to referendum and bonds described in subsection
7(h) of this definition; (j) made for payments of principal and
8interest on bonds issued under Section 15 of the Local
9Government Debt Reform Act; (k) made for payments of principal
10and interest on bonds authorized by Public Act 88-503 and
11issued under Section 20a of the Chicago Park District Act for
12aquarium or museum projects; (l) made for payments of principal
13and interest on bonds authorized by Public Act 87-1191 or
1493-601 and (i) issued pursuant to Section 21.2 of the Cook
15County Forest Preserve District Act, (ii) issued under Section
1642 of the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act for
17zoological park projects, or (iii) issued under Section 44.1 of
18the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act for botanical
19gardens projects; (m) made pursuant to Section 34-53.5 of the
20School Code, whether levied annually or not; (n) made to fund
21expenses of providing joint recreational programs for persons
22with disabilities under Section 5-8 of the Park District Code
23or Section 11-95-14 of the Illinois Municipal Code; (o) made by
24the Chicago Park District for recreational programs for persons
25with disabilities under subsection (c) of Section 7.06 of the
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1firefighter's pension fund created under Article 4 of the
2Illinois Pension Code, to the extent of the amount certified
3under item (5) of Section 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code;
4(q) made by Ford Heights School District 169 under Section
517-9.02 of the School Code; and (r) made for the purpose of
6making employer contributions to the Public School Teachers'
7Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago under Section 34-53 of
8the School Code.
9    "Aggregate extension" for all taxing districts to which
10this Law applies in accordance with Section 18-213, except for
11those taxing districts subject to paragraph (2) of subsection
12(e) of Section 18-213, means the annual corporate extension for
13the taxing district and those special purpose extensions that
14are made annually for the taxing district, excluding special
15purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing district to pay
16interest or principal on general obligation bonds that were
17approved by referendum; (b) made for any taxing district to pay
18interest or principal on general obligation bonds issued before
19the date on which the referendum making this Law applicable to
20the taxing district is held; (c) made for any taxing district
21to pay interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or
22continue to refund those bonds issued before the date on which
23the referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing
24district is held; (d) made for any taxing district to pay
25interest or principal on bonds issued to refund or continue to
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1making this Law applicable to the taxing district is held if
2the bonds were approved by referendum after the date on which
3the referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing
4district is held; (e) made for any taxing district to pay
5interest or principal on revenue bonds issued before the date
6on which the referendum making this Law applicable to the
7taxing district is held for payment of which a property tax
8levy or the full faith and credit of the unit of local
9government is pledged; however, a tax for the payment of
10interest or principal on those bonds shall be made only after
11the governing body of the unit of local government finds that
12all other sources for payment are insufficient to make those
13payments; (f) made for payments under a building commission
14lease when the lease payments are for the retirement of bonds
15issued by the commission before the date on which the
16referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing district is
17held to pay for the building project; (g) made for payments due
18under installment contracts entered into before the date on
19which the referendum making this Law applicable to the taxing
20district is held; (h) made for payments of principal and
21interest on limited bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the Local
22Government Debt Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed the debt
23service extension base less the amount in items (b), (c), and
24(e) of this definition for non-referendum obligations, except
25obligations initially issued pursuant to referendum; (i) made
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1Section 15 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act; (j) made
2for a qualified airport authority to pay interest or principal
3on general obligation bonds issued for the purpose of paying
4obligations due under, or financing airport facilities
5required to be acquired, constructed, installed or equipped
6pursuant to, contracts entered into before March 1, 1996 (but
7not including any amendments to such a contract taking effect
8on or after that date); (k) made to fund expenses of providing
9joint recreational programs for persons with disabilities
10under Section 5-8 of the Park District Code or Section 11-95-14
11of the Illinois Municipal Code; (l) made for contributions to a
12firefighter's pension fund created under Article 4 of the
13Illinois Pension Code, to the extent of the amount certified
14under item (5) of Section 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code;
15and (m) made for the taxing district to pay interest or
16principal on general obligation bonds issued pursuant to
17Section 19-3.10 of the School Code.
18    "Aggregate extension" for all taxing districts to which
19this Law applies in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection
20(e) of Section 18-213 means the annual corporate extension for
21the taxing district and those special purpose extensions that
22are made annually for the taxing district, excluding special
23purpose extensions: (a) made for the taxing district to pay
24interest or principal on general obligation bonds that were
25approved by referendum; (b) made for any taxing district to pay
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1the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997; (c) made for
2any taxing district to pay interest or principal on bonds
3issued to refund or continue to refund those bonds issued
4before the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997; (d)
5made for any taxing district to pay interest or principal on
6bonds issued to refund or continue to refund bonds issued after
7the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 if the bonds
8were approved by referendum after the effective date of this
9amendatory Act of 1997; (e) made for any taxing district to pay
10interest or principal on revenue bonds issued before the
11effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 for payment of
12which a property tax levy or the full faith and credit of the
13unit of local government is pledged; however, a tax for the
14payment of interest or principal on those bonds shall be made
15only after the governing body of the unit of local government
16finds that all other sources for payment are insufficient to
17make those payments; (f) made for payments under a building
18commission lease when the lease payments are for the retirement
19of bonds issued by the commission before the effective date of
20this amendatory Act of 1997 to pay for the building project;
21(g) made for payments due under installment contracts entered
22into before the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997;
23(h) made for payments of principal and interest on limited
24bonds, as defined in Section 3 of the Local Government Debt
25Reform Act, in an amount not to exceed the debt service
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1this definition for non-referendum obligations, except
2obligations initially issued pursuant to referendum; (i) made
3for payments of principal and interest on bonds issued under
4Section 15 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act; (j) made
5for a qualified airport authority to pay interest or principal
6on general obligation bonds issued for the purpose of paying
7obligations due under, or financing airport facilities
8required to be acquired, constructed, installed or equipped
9pursuant to, contracts entered into before March 1, 1996 (but
10not including any amendments to such a contract taking effect
11on or after that date); (k) made to fund expenses of providing
12joint recreational programs for persons with disabilities
13under Section 5-8 of the Park District Code or Section 11-95-14
14of the Illinois Municipal Code; and (l) made for contributions
15to a firefighter's pension fund created under Article 4 of the
16Illinois Pension Code, to the extent of the amount certified
17under item (5) of Section 4-134 of the Illinois Pension Code.
18    "Debt service extension base" means an amount equal to that
19portion of the extension for a taxing district for the 1994
20levy year, or for those taxing districts subject to this Law in
21accordance with Section 18-213, except for those subject to
22paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 18-213, for the levy
23year in which the referendum making this Law applicable to the
24taxing district is held, or for those taxing districts subject
25to this Law in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection (e)
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1extension for payment of principal and interest on bonds issued
2by the taxing district without referendum, but not including
3excluded non-referendum bonds. For park districts (i) that were
4first subject to this Law in 1991 or 1995 and (ii) whose
5extension for the 1994 levy year for the payment of principal
6and interest on bonds issued by the park district without
7referendum (but not including excluded non-referendum bonds)
8was less than 51% of the amount for the 1991 levy year
9constituting an extension for payment of principal and interest
10on bonds issued by the park district without referendum (but
11not including excluded non-referendum bonds), "debt service
12extension base" means an amount equal to that portion of the
13extension for the 1991 levy year constituting an extension for
14payment of principal and interest on bonds issued by the park
15district without referendum (but not including excluded
16non-referendum bonds). A debt service extension base
17established or increased at any time pursuant to any provision
18of this Law, except Section 18-212, shall be increased each
19year commencing with the later of (i) the 2009 levy year or
20(ii) the first levy year in which this Law becomes applicable
21to the taxing district, by the lesser of 5% or the percentage
22increase in the Consumer Price Index during the 12-month
23calendar year preceding the levy year. The debt service
24extension base may be established or increased as provided
25under Section 18-212. "Excluded non-referendum bonds" means
26(i) bonds authorized by Public Act 88-503 and issued under

 

 

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1Section 20a of the Chicago Park District Act for aquarium and
2museum projects; (ii) bonds issued under Section 15 of the
3Local Government Debt Reform Act; or (iii) refunding
4obligations issued to refund or to continue to refund
5obligations initially issued pursuant to referendum.
6    "Special purpose extensions" include, but are not limited
7to, extensions for levies made on an annual basis for
8unemployment and workers' compensation, self-insurance,
9contributions to pension plans, and extensions made pursuant to
10Section 6-601 of the Illinois Highway Code for a road
11district's permanent road fund whether levied annually or not.
12The extension for a special service area is not included in the
13aggregate extension.
14    "Aggregate extension base" means the taxing district's
15last preceding aggregate extension as adjusted under Sections
1618-135, 18-215, and 18-230, and 18-206. An adjustment under
17Section 18-135 shall be made for the 2007 levy year and all
18subsequent levy years whenever one or more counties within
19which a taxing district is located (i) used estimated
20valuations or rates when extending taxes in the taxing district
21for the last preceding levy year that resulted in the over or
22under extension of taxes, or (ii) increased or decreased the
23tax extension for the last preceding levy year as required by
24Section 18-135(c). Whenever an adjustment is required under
25Section 18-135, the aggregate extension base of the taxing
26district shall be equal to the amount that the aggregate

 

 

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1extension of the taxing district would have been for the last
2preceding levy year if either or both (i) actual, rather than
3estimated, valuations or rates had been used to calculate the
4extension of taxes for the last levy year, or (ii) the tax
5extension for the last preceding levy year had not been
6adjusted as required by subsection (c) of Section 18-135.
7    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for levy year
82012, the aggregate extension base for West Northfield School
9District No. 31 in Cook County shall be $12,654,592.
10    "Levy year" has the same meaning as "year" under Section
111-155.
12    "New property" means (i) the assessed value, after final
13board of review or board of appeals action, of new improvements
14or additions to existing improvements on any parcel of real
15property that increase the assessed value of that real property
16during the levy year multiplied by the equalization factor
17issued by the Department under Section 17-30, (ii) the assessed
18value, after final board of review or board of appeals action,
19of real property not exempt from real estate taxation, which
20real property was exempt from real estate taxation for any
21portion of the immediately preceding levy year, multiplied by
22the equalization factor issued by the Department under Section
2317-30, including the assessed value, upon final stabilization
24of occupancy after new construction is complete, of any real
25property located within the boundaries of an otherwise or
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1residential use and owned by or leased to a private corporation
2or other entity, (iii) in counties that classify in accordance
3with Section 4 of Article IX of the Illinois Constitution, an
4incentive property's additional assessed value resulting from
5a scheduled increase in the level of assessment as applied to
6the first year final board of review market value, and (iv) any
7increase in assessed value due to oil or gas production from an
8oil or gas well required to be permitted under the Hydraulic
9Fracturing Regulatory Act that was not produced in or accounted
10for during the previous levy year. In addition, the county
11clerk in a county containing a population of 3,000,000 or more
12shall include in the 1997 recovered tax increment value for any
13school district, any recovered tax increment value that was
14applicable to the 1995 tax year calculations.
15    "Qualified airport authority" means an airport authority
16organized under the Airport Authorities Act and located in a
17county bordering on the State of Wisconsin and having a
18population in excess of 200,000 and not greater than 500,000.
19    "Recovered tax increment value" means, except as otherwise
20provided in this paragraph, the amount of the current year's
21equalized assessed value, in the first year after a
22municipality terminates the designation of an area as a
23redevelopment project area previously established under the
24Tax Increment Allocation Development Act in the Illinois
25Municipal Code, previously established under the Industrial
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1established under the Economic Development Project Area Tax
2Increment Act of 1995, or previously established under the
3Economic Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act, of each
4taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property in the
5redevelopment project area over and above the initial equalized
6assessed value of each property in the redevelopment project
7area. For the taxes which are extended for the 1997 levy year,
8the recovered tax increment value for a non-home rule taxing
9district that first became subject to this Law for the 1995
10levy year because a majority of its 1994 equalized assessed
11value was in an affected county or counties shall be increased
12if a municipality terminated the designation of an area in 1993
13as a redevelopment project area previously established under
14the Tax Increment Allocation Development Act in the Illinois
15Municipal Code, previously established under the Industrial
16Jobs Recovery Law in the Illinois Municipal Code, or previously
17established under the Economic Development Area Tax Increment
18Allocation Act, by an amount equal to the 1994 equalized
19assessed value of each taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of
20real property in the redevelopment project area over and above
21the initial equalized assessed value of each property in the
22redevelopment project area. In the first year after a
23municipality removes a taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of
24real property from a redevelopment project area established
25under the Tax Increment Allocation Development Act in the
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1the Illinois Municipal Code, or the Economic Development Area
2Tax Increment Allocation Act, "recovered tax increment value"
3means the amount of the current year's equalized assessed value
4of each taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property
5removed from the redevelopment project area over and above the
6initial equalized assessed value of that real property before
7removal from the redevelopment project area.
8    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, "limiting
9rate" means a fraction the numerator of which is the last
10preceding aggregate extension base times an amount equal to one
11plus the extension limitation defined in this Section and the
12denominator of which is the current year's equalized assessed
13value of all real property in the territory under the
14jurisdiction of the taxing district during the prior levy year.
15For those taxing districts that reduced their aggregate
16extension for the last preceding levy year, except for school
17districts that reduced their extension for educational
18purposes pursuant to Section 18-206, the highest aggregate
19extension in any of the last 3 preceding levy years shall be
20used for the purpose of computing the limiting rate. The
21denominator shall not include new property or the recovered tax
22increment value. If a new rate, a rate decrease, or a limiting
23rate increase has been approved at an election held after March
2421, 2006, then (i) the otherwise applicable limiting rate shall
25be increased by the amount of the new rate or shall be reduced
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1in the case of a limiting rate increase, the limiting rate
2shall be equal to the rate set forth in the proposition
3approved by the voters for each of the years specified in the
4proposition, after which the limiting rate of the taxing
5district shall be calculated as otherwise provided. In the case
6of a taxing district that obtained referendum approval for an
7increased limiting rate on March 20, 2012, the limiting rate
8for tax year 2012 shall be the rate that generates the
9approximate total amount of taxes extendable for that tax year,
10as set forth in the proposition approved by the voters; this
11rate shall be the final rate applied by the county clerk for
12the aggregate of all capped funds of the district for tax year
132012.
14(Source: P.A. 98-6, eff. 3-29-13; 98-23, eff. 6-17-13; 99-143,
15eff. 7-27-15; 99-521, eff. 6-1-17.)
 
16    (35 ILCS 200/18-200)
17    Sec. 18-200. School Code. A school district's State aid
18shall not be reduced under the computation under subsections
195(a) through 5(h) of Part A of Section 18-8 of the School Code
20or under Section 18-8.15 of the School Code due to the
21operating tax rate falling from above the minimum requirement
22of that Section of the School Code to below the minimum
23requirement of that Section of the School Code due to the
24operation of this Law.
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1    (35 ILCS 200/18-206 new)
2    Sec. 18-206. Decrease in extension for educational
3purposes.
4    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for those
5school districts whose adequacy targets, as defined in Section
618-8.15 of this Code, exceed 110% for the school year that
7begins during the calendar year immediately preceding the levy
8year for which the reduction under this Section is sought, the
9question of whether the school district shall reduce its
10extension for educational purposes for the levy year in which
11the election is held to an amount that is less than the
12extension for educational purposes for the immediately
13preceding levy year shall be submitted to the voters of the
14school district at the next consolidated election but only upon
15submission of a petition signed by not fewer than 10% of the
16registered voters in the school district. In no event shall the
17reduced extension be more than 10% lower than the amount
18extended for educational purposes in the previous levy year,
19and in no event shall the reduction cause the school district's
20adequacy target to fall below 110% for the levy year for which
21the reduction is sought.
22    (b) The petition shall be filed with the applicable
23election authority, as defined in Section 1-3 of the Election
24Code, or, in the case of multiple election authorities, with
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1than 6 months prior to the election at which the question is to
2be submitted to the voters, and its validity shall be
3determined as provided by Article 28 of the Election Code and
4general election law. The election authority or Board, as
5applicable, shall certify the question and the proper election
6authority or authorities shall submit the question to the
7voters. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, this
8referendum shall be subject to all other general election law
9requirements.
10    (c) The proposition seeking to reduce the extension for
11educational purposes shall be in substantially the following
12form:
13        Shall the amount extended for educational purposes by
14    (school district) be reduced from (previous levy year's
15    extension) to (proposed extension) for (levy year), but in
16    no event lower than the amount required to maintain an
17    adequacy target of 110%?
18    Votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
19    If a majority of all votes cast on the proposition are in
20favor of the proposition, then, for the levy year in which the
21election is held, the amount extended by the school district
22for educational purposes shall be reduced as provided in the
23referendum; however, in no event shall the reduction exceed the
24amount that would cause the school district to have an adequacy
25target of 110% for the applicable school year.
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1question may not be submitted again for the same school
2district at any of the next 2 consolidated elections.
3    (d) For school districts that approve a reduction under
4this Section, the county clerk shall extend a rate for
5educational purposes that is no greater than the limiting rate
6for educational purposes. If the school district is otherwise
7subject to this Law for the applicable levy year, then, for the
8levy year in which the reduction occurs, the county clerk shall
9calculate separate limiting rates for educational purposes and
10for the aggregate of the school district's other funds.
11    As used in this Section:
12    "School district" means each school district in the State,
13regardless of whether or not that school district is otherwise
14subject to this Law.
15    "Limiting rate for educational purposes" means a fraction
16the numerator of which is the greater of (i) the amount
17approved by the voters in the referendum under subsection (c)
18of this Section or (ii) the amount that would cause the school
19district to have an adequacy target of 110% for the applicable
20school year, but in no event more than the school district's
21extension for educational purposes in the immediately
22preceding levy year, and the denominator of which is the
23current year's equalized assessed value of all real property
24under the jurisdiction of the school district during the prior
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1    (35 ILCS 200/18-249)
2    Sec. 18-249. Miscellaneous provisions.
3    (a) Certification of new property. For the 1994 levy year,
4the chief county assessment officer shall certify to the county
5clerk, after all changes by the board of review or board of
6appeals, as the case may be, the assessed value of new property
7by taxing district for the 1994 levy year under rules
8promulgated by the Department.
9    (b) School Code. A school district's State aid shall not be
10reduced under the computation under subsections 5(a) through
115(h) of Part A of Section 18-8 of the School Code or under
12Section 18-8.15 of the School Code due to the operating tax
13rate falling from above the minimum requirement of that Section
14of the School Code to below the minimum requirement of that
15Section of the School Code due to the operation of this Law.
16    (c) Rules. The Department shall make and promulgate
17reasonable rules relating to the administration of the purposes
18and provisions of Sections 18-246 through 18-249 as may be
19necessary or appropriate.
20(Source: P.A. 89-1, eff. 2-12-95.)
 
21    Section 930. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
22changing Section 17-127 as follows:
 
23    (40 ILCS 5/17-127)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-127)
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1    (a) The revenues for the Fund shall consist of: (1) amounts
2paid into the Fund by contributors thereto and from employer
3contributions and State appropriations in accordance with this
4Article; (2) amounts contributed to the Fund by an Employer;
5(3) amounts contributed to the Fund pursuant to any law now in
6force or hereafter to be enacted; (4) contributions from any
7other source; and (5) the earnings on investments.
8    (b) The General Assembly finds that for many years the
9State has contributed to the Fund an annual amount that is
10between 20% and 30% of the amount of the annual State
11contribution to the Article 16 retirement system, and the
12General Assembly declares that it is its goal and intention to
13continue this level of contribution to the Fund in the future.
14    (c) Beginning in State fiscal year 1999, the State shall
15include in its annual contribution to the Fund an additional
16amount equal to 0.544% of the Fund's total teacher payroll;
17except that this additional contribution need not be made in a
18fiscal year if the Board has certified in the previous fiscal
19year that the Fund is at least 90% funded, based on actuarial
20determinations. These additional State contributions are
21intended to offset a portion of the cost to the Fund of the
22increases in retirement benefits resulting from this
23amendatory Act of 1998.
24    (d) In addition to any other contribution required under
25this Article, including the contribution required under
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1following amounts:
2        (1) For State fiscal year 2018, the State shall
3    contribute $221,300,000 for the employer normal cost for
4    fiscal year 2018 and the amount allowed under paragraph (3)
5    of Section 17-142.1 of this Code to defray health insurance
6    costs. Funds for this paragraph (1) shall come from funds
7    appropriated for Evidence-Based Funding pursuant to
8    Section 18-8.15 of the School Code.
9        (2) Beginning in State fiscal year 2019, the State
10    shall contribute for each fiscal year an amount to be
11    determined by the Fund, equal to the employer normal cost
12    for that fiscal year, plus the amount allowed pursuant to
13    paragraph (3) of Section 17-142.1 to defray health
14    insurance costs.
15    (e) The Board shall determine the amount of State
16contributions required for each fiscal year on the basis of the
17actuarial tables and other assumptions adopted by the Board and
18the recommendations of the actuary. On or before November 1 of
19each year, beginning November 1, 2017, the Board shall submit
20to the State Actuary, the Governor, and the General Assembly a
21proposed certification of the amount of the required State
22contribution to the Fund for the next fiscal year, along with
23all of the actuarial assumptions, calculations, and data upon
24which that proposed certification is based.
25    On or before January 1 of each year, beginning January 1,
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1concerning the proposed certification and identifying, if
2necessary, recommended changes in actuarial assumptions that
3the Board must consider before finalizing its certification of
4the required State contributions.
5    (f) On or before January 15, 2018 and each January 15
6thereafter, the Board shall certify to the Governor and the
7General Assembly the amount of the required State contribution
8for the next fiscal year. The certification shall include a
9copy of the actuarial recommendations upon which it is based
10and shall specifically identify the Fund's projected employer
11normal cost for that fiscal year. The Board's certification
12must note any deviations from the State Actuary's recommended
13changes, the reason or reasons for not following the State
14Actuary's recommended changes, and the fiscal impact of not
15following the State Actuary's recommended changes on the
16required State contribution.
17    For the purposes of this Article, including issuing
18vouchers, and for the purposes of subsection (h) of Section 1.1
19of the State Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act, the
20State contribution specified for State fiscal year 2018 shall
21be deemed to have been certified, by operation of law and
22without official action by the Board or the State Actuary, in
23the amount provided in subsection (c) and subsection (d) of
24this Section.
25    (g) For State fiscal year 2018, the State Board of
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1payment of State contributions to the Fund for the required
2annual State contribution under subsection (d) of this Section.
3These vouchers shall be paid by the State Comptroller and
4Treasurer by warrants drawn on the amount appropriated to the
5State Board of Education from the Common School Fund in Section
65 of Article 97 of Public Act 100-21. If State appropriations
7for State fiscal year 2018 are less than the amount lawfully
8vouchered under this subsection, the difference shall be paid
9from the Common School Fund under the continuing appropriation
10authority provided in Section 1.1 of the State Pension Funds
11Continuing Appropriation Act.
12    (h) For State fiscal year 2018, the Board shall submit
13vouchers for the payment of State contributions to the Fund for
14the required annual State contribution under subsection (c) of
15this Section. Beginning in State fiscal year 2019, the Board
16shall submit vouchers for payment of State contributions to the
17Fund for the required annual State contribution under
18subsections (c) and (d) of this Section. These vouchers shall
19be paid by the State Comptroller and Treasurer by warrants
20drawn on the funds appropriated to the Fund for that fiscal
21year. If State appropriations to the Fund for the applicable
22fiscal year are less than the amount lawfully vouchered under
23this subsection, the difference shall be paid from the Common
24School Fund under the continuing appropriation authority
25provided in Section 1.1 of the State Pension Funds Continuing
26Appropriation Act.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 12-4-97; 90-566, eff. 1-2-98;
290-582, eff. 5-27-98; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
 
3    Section 935. The State Pension Funds Continuing
4Appropriation Act is amended by changing Section 1.1 as
5follows:
 
6    (40 ILCS 15/1.1)
7    Sec. 1.1. Appropriations to certain retirement systems.
8    (a) There is hereby appropriated from the General Revenue
9Fund to the General Assembly Retirement System, on a continuing
10monthly basis, the amount, if any, by which the total available
11amount of all other appropriations to that retirement system
12for the payment of State contributions is less than the total
13amount of the vouchers for required State contributions
14lawfully submitted by the retirement system for that month
15under Section 2-134 of the Illinois Pension Code.
16    (b) There is hereby appropriated from the General Revenue
17Fund to the State Universities Retirement System, on a
18continuing monthly basis, the amount, if any, by which the
19total available amount of all other appropriations to that
20retirement system for the payment of State contributions,
21including any deficiency in the required contributions of the
22optional retirement program established under Section 15-158.2
23of the Illinois Pension Code, is less than the total amount of
24the vouchers for required State contributions lawfully

 

 

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1submitted by the retirement system for that month under Section
215-165 of the Illinois Pension Code.
3    (c) There is hereby appropriated from the Common School
4Fund to the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of
5Illinois, on a continuing monthly basis, the amount, if any, by
6which the total available amount of all other appropriations to
7that retirement system for the payment of State contributions
8is less than the total amount of the vouchers for required
9State contributions lawfully submitted by the retirement
10system for that month under Section 16-158 of the Illinois
11Pension Code.
12    (d) There is hereby appropriated from the General Revenue
13Fund to the Judges Retirement System of Illinois, on a
14continuing monthly basis, the amount, if any, by which the
15total available amount of all other appropriations to that
16retirement system for the payment of State contributions is
17less than the total amount of the vouchers for required State
18contributions lawfully submitted by the retirement system for
19that month under Section 18-140 of the Illinois Pension Code.
20    (e) The continuing appropriations provided by subsections
21(a), (b), (c), and (d) of this Section shall first be available
22in State fiscal year 1996. The continuing appropriations
23provided by subsection (h) of this Section shall first be
24available as provided in that subsection (h).
25    (f) For State fiscal year 2010 only, the continuing
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1certified by each System on or before December 31, 2008, less
2(i) the gross proceeds of the bonds sold in fiscal year 2010
3under the authorization contained in subsection (a) of Section
47.2 of the General Obligation Bond Act and (ii) any amounts
5received from the State Pensions Fund.
6    (g) For State fiscal year 2011 only, the continuing
7appropriations provided by this Section are equal to the amount
8certified by each System on or before April 1, 2011, less (i)
9the gross proceeds of the bonds sold in fiscal year 2011 under
10the authorization contained in subsection (a) of Section 7.2 of
11the General Obligation Bond Act and (ii) any amounts received
12from the State Pensions Fund.
13    (h) There is hereby appropriated from the Common School
14Fund to the Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund
15of Chicago, on a continuing basis, the amount, if any, by which
16the total available amount of all other State appropriations to
17that Retirement Fund for the payment of State contributions
18under Section 17-127 of the Illinois Pension Code is less than
19the total amount of the vouchers for required State
20contributions lawfully submitted by the Retirement Fund or the
21State Board of Education, under that Section 17-127.
22(Source: P.A. 96-43, eff. 7-15-09; 96-1497, eff. 1-14-11;
2396-1511, eff. 1-27-11.)
 
24    Section 940. The Innovation Development and Economy Act is
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1    (50 ILCS 470/33)
2    Sec. 33. STAR Bonds School Improvement and Operations Trust
3Fund.
4    (a) The STAR Bonds School Improvement and Operations Trust
5Fund is created as a trust fund in the State treasury. Deposits
6into the Trust Fund shall be made as provided under this
7Section. Moneys in the Trust Fund shall be used by the
8Department of Revenue only for the purpose of making payments
9to school districts in educational service regions that include
10or are adjacent to the STAR bond district. Moneys in the Trust
11Fund are not subject to appropriation and shall be used solely
12as provided in this Section. All deposits into the Trust Fund
13shall be held in the Trust Fund by the State Treasurer as ex
14officio custodian separate and apart from all public moneys or
15funds of this State and shall be administered by the Department
16exclusively for the purposes set forth in this Section. All
17moneys in the Trust Fund shall be invested and reinvested by
18the State Treasurer. All interest accruing from these
19investments shall be deposited in the Trust Fund.
20    (b) Upon approval of a STAR bond district, the political
21subdivision shall immediately transmit to the county clerk of
22the county in which the district is located a certified copy of
23the ordinance creating the district, a legal description of the
24district, a map of the district, identification of the year
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1initial equalized assessed value of the district consistent
2with subsection (c), and a list of the parcel or tax
3identification number of each parcel of property included in
4the district.
5    (c) Upon approval of a STAR bond district, the county clerk
6immediately thereafter shall determine (i) the most recently
7ascertained equalized assessed value of each lot, block, tract,
8or parcel of real property within the STAR bond district, from
9which shall be deducted the homestead exemptions under Article
1015 of the Property Tax Code, which value shall be the initial
11equalized assessed value of each such piece of property, and
12(ii) the total equalized assessed value of all taxable real
13property within the district by adding together the most
14recently ascertained equalized assessed value of each taxable
15lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property within the
16district, from which shall be deducted the homestead exemptions
17under Article 15 of the Property Tax Code, and shall certify
18that amount as the total initial equalized assessed value of
19the taxable real property within the STAR bond district.
20    (d) In reference to any STAR bond district created within
21any political subdivision, and in respect to which the county
22clerk has certified the total initial equalized assessed value
23of the property in the area, the political subdivision may
24thereafter request the clerk in writing to adjust the initial
25equalized value of all taxable real property within the STAR
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1Article 15 of the Property Tax Code applicable to each lot,
2block, tract, or parcel of real property within the STAR bond
3district. The county clerk shall immediately, after the written
4request to adjust the total initial equalized value is
5received, determine the total homestead exemptions in the STAR
6bond district as provided under Article 15 of the Property Tax
7Code by adding together the homestead exemptions provided by
8said Article on each lot, block, tract, or parcel of real
9property within the STAR bond district and then shall deduct
10the total of said exemptions from the total initial equalized
11assessed value. The county clerk shall then promptly certify
12that amount as the total initial equalized assessed value as
13adjusted of the taxable real property within the STAR bond
14district.
15    (e) The county clerk or other person authorized by law
16shall compute the tax rates for each taxing district with all
17or a portion of its equalized assessed value located in the
18STAR bond district. The rate per cent of tax determined shall
19be extended to the current equalized assessed value of all
20property in the district in the same manner as the rate per
21cent of tax is extended to all other taxable property in the
22taxing district.
23    (f) Beginning with the assessment year in which the first
24destination user in the first STAR bond project in a STAR bond
25district makes its first retail sales and for each assessment
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1issued in the district, the county clerk or other person
2authorized by law shall determine the increase in equalized
3assessed value of all real property within the STAR bond
4district by subtracting the initial equalized assessed value of
5all property in the district certified under subsection (c)
6from the current equalized assessed value of all property in
7the district. Each year, the property taxes arising from the
8increase in equalized assessed value in the STAR bond district
9shall be determined for each taxing district and shall be
10certified to the county collector.
11    (g) Beginning with the year in which taxes are collected
12based on the assessment year in which the first destination
13user in the first STAR bond project in a STAR bond district
14makes its first retail sales and for each year thereafter until
15final maturity of the last STAR bonds issued in the district,
16the county collector shall, within 30 days after receipt of
17property taxes, transmit to the Department to be deposited into
18the STAR Bonds School Improvement and Operations Trust Fund 15%
19of property taxes attributable to the increase in equalized
20assessed value within the STAR bond district from each taxing
21district as certified in subsection (f).
22    (h) The Department shall pay to the regional superintendent
23of schools whose educational service region includes Franklin
24and Williamson Counties, for each year for which money is
25remitted to the Department and paid into the STAR Bonds School
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1provided in this Section. The amount paid to each school
2district shall be allocated proportionately, based on each
3qualifying school district's fall enrollment for the
4then-current school year, such that the school district with
5the largest fall enrollment receives the largest proportionate
6share of money paid out of the Fund or by any other method or
7formula that the regional superintendent of schools deems fit,
8equitable, and in the public interest. The regional
9superintendent may allocate moneys to school districts that are
10outside of his or her educational service region or to other
11regional superintendents.
12    The Department shall determine the distributions under
13this Section using its best judgment and information. The
14Department shall be held harmless for the distributions made
15under this Section and all distributions shall be final.
16    (i) In any year that an assessment appeal is filed, the
17extension of taxes on any assessment so appealed shall not be
18delayed. In the case of an assessment that is altered, any
19taxes extended upon the unauthorized assessment or part thereof
20shall be abated, or, if already paid, shall be refunded with
21interest as provided in Section 23-20 of the Property Tax Code.
22In the case of an assessment appeal, the county collector shall
23notify the Department that an assessment appeal has been filed
24and the amount of the tax that would have been deposited in the
25STAR Bonds School Improvement and Operations Trust Fund. The
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1until the appeal process is final. After the appeal process is
2finalized, the county collector shall transmit to the
3Department the amount of tax that remains, if any, after all
4required refunds are made. The Department shall pay any amount
5deposited into the Trust Fund under this Section in the same
6proportion as determined for payments for that taxable year
7under subsection (h).
8    (j) In any year that ad valorem taxes are allocated to the
9STAR Bonds School Improvement and Operations Trust Fund, that
10allocation shall not reduce or otherwise impact the school aid
11provided to any school district under the general State school
12aid formula provided for in Section 18-8.05 of the School Code
13or the evidence-based funding formula provided for in Section
1418-8.15 of the School Code.
15(Source: P.A. 96-939, eff. 6-24-10.)
 
16    Section 945. The County Economic Development Project Area
17Property Tax Allocation Act is amended by changing Section 7 as
18follows:
 
19    (55 ILCS 85/7)  (from Ch. 34, par. 7007)
20    Sec. 7. Creation of special tax allocation fund. If a
21county has adopted property tax allocation financing by
22ordinance for an economic development project area, the
23Department has approved and certified the economic development
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1"total initial equalized value" of the taxable real property
2within such economic development project area in the manner
3provided in subsection (b) of Section 6 of this Act, each year
4after the date of the certification by the county clerk of the
5"initial equalized assessed value" until economic development
6project costs and all county obligations financing economic
7development project costs have been paid, the ad valorem taxes,
8if any, arising from the levies upon the taxable real property
9in the economic development project area by taxing districts
10and tax rates determined in the manner provided in subsection
11(b) of Section 6 of this Act shall be divided as follows:
12        (1) That portion of the taxes levied upon each taxable
13    lot, block, tract or parcel of real property which is
14    attributable to the lower of the current equalized assessed
15    value or the initial equalized assessed value of each such
16    taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property
17    existing at the time property tax allocation financing was
18    adopted shall be allocated and when collected shall be paid
19    by the county collector to the respective affected taxing
20    districts in the manner required by the law in the absence
21    of the adoption of property tax allocation financing.
22        (2) That portion, if any, of those taxes which is
23    attributable to the increase in the current equalized
24    assessed valuation of each taxable lot, block, tract, or
25    parcel of real property in the economic development project
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1    each property existing at the time property tax allocation
2    financing was adopted shall be allocated to and when
3    collected shall be paid to the county treasurer, who shall
4    deposit those taxes into a special fund called the special
5    tax allocation fund of the county for the purpose of paying
6    economic development project costs and obligations
7    incurred in the payment thereof.
8    The county, by an ordinance adopting property tax
9allocation financing, may pledge the funds in and to be
10deposited in the special tax allocation fund for the payment of
11obligations issued under this Act and for the payment of
12economic development project costs. No part of the current
13equalized assessed valuation of each property in the economic
14development project area attributable to any increase above the
15total initial equalized assessed value of such properties shall
16be used in calculating the general State school aid formula,
17provided for in Section 18-8 of the School Code, or the
18evidence-based funding formula, provided for in Section
1918-8.15 of the School Code, until such time as all economic
20development projects costs have been paid as provided for in
21this Section.
22    Whenever a county issues bonds for the purpose of financing
23economic development project costs, the county may provide by
24ordinance for the appointment of a trustee, which may be any
25trust company within the State, and for the establishment of
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1county shall deem necessary to provide for the security and
2payment of the bonds. If the county provides for the
3appointment of a trustee, the trustee shall be considered the
4assignee of any payments assigned by the county pursuant to the
5ordinance and this Section. Any amounts paid to the trustee as
6assignee shall be deposited in the funds or accounts
7established pursuant to the trust agreement, and shall be held
8by the trustee in trust for the benefit of the holders of the
9bonds, and the holders shall have a lien on and a security
10interest in those bonds or accounts so long as the bonds remain
11outstanding and unpaid. Upon retirement of the bonds, the
12trustee shall pay over any excess amounts held to the county
13for deposit in the special tax allocation fund.
14    When the economic development project costs, including
15without limitation all county obligations financing economic
16development project costs incurred under this Act, have been
17paid, all surplus funds then remaining in the special tax
18allocation funds shall be distributed by being paid by the
19county treasurer to the county collector, who shall immediately
20thereafter pay those funds to the taxing districts having
21taxable property in the economic development project area in
22the same manner and proportion as the most recent distribution
23by the county collector to those taxing districts of real
24property taxes from real property in the economic development
25project area.
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1retirement of obligations and the distribution of any excess
2monies pursuant to this Section and not later than 23 years
3from the date of adoption of the ordinance adopting property
4tax allocation financing, the county shall adopt an ordinance
5dissolving the special tax allocation fund for the economic
6development project area and terminating the designation of the
7economic development project area as an economic development
8project area; however, in relation to one or more contiguous
9parcels not exceeding a total area of 120 acres within which an
10electric generating facility is intended to be constructed, and
11with respect to which the owner of that proposed electric
12generating facility has entered into a redevelopment agreement
13with Grundy County on or before July 25, 2017, the ordinance of
14the county required in this paragraph shall not dissolve the
15special tax allocation fund for the existing economic
16development project area and shall only terminate the
17designation of the economic development project area as to
18those portions of the economic development project area
19excluding the area covered by the redevelopment agreement
20between the owner of the proposed electric generating facility
21and Grundy County; the county shall adopt an ordinance
22dissolving the special tax allocation fund for the economic
23development project area and terminating the designation of the
24economic development project area as an economic development
25project area with regard to the electric generating facility
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1the ordinance adopting property tax allocation financing.
2Thereafter the rates of the taxing districts shall be extended
3and taxes levied, collected and distributed in the manner
4applicable in the absence of the adoption of property tax
5allocation financing.
6    Nothing in this Section shall be construed as relieving
7property in economic development project areas from being
8assessed as provided in the Property Tax Code or as relieving
9owners of that property from paying a uniform rate of taxes, as
10required by Section 4 of Article IX of the Illinois
11Constitution of 1970.
12(Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 99-513, eff. 6-30-16.)
 
13    Section 950. The County Economic Development Project Area
14Tax Increment Allocation Act of 1991 is amended by changing
15Section 50 as follows:
 
16    (55 ILCS 90/50)  (from Ch. 34, par. 8050)
17    Sec. 50. Special tax allocation fund.
18    (a) If a county clerk has certified the "total initial
19equalized assessed value" of the taxable real property within
20an economic development project area in the manner provided in
21Section 45, each year after the date of the certification by
22the county clerk of the "total initial equalized assessed
23value", until economic development project costs and all county
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1been paid, the ad valorem taxes, if any, arising from the
2levies upon the taxable real property in the economic
3development project area by taxing districts and tax rates
4determined in the manner provided in subsection (b) of Section
545 shall be divided as follows:
6        (1) That portion of the taxes levied upon each taxable
7    lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property that is
8    attributable to the lower of the current equalized assessed
9    value or the initial equalized assessed value of each
10    taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property
11    existing at the time tax increment financing was adopted
12    shall be allocated to (and when collected shall be paid by
13    the county collector to) the respective affected taxing
14    districts in the manner required by law in the absence of
15    the adoption of tax increment allocation financing.
16        (2) That portion, if any, of the taxes that is
17    attributable to the increase in the current equalized
18    assessed valuation of each taxable lot, block, tract, or
19    parcel of real property in the economic development project
20    area, over and above the initial equalized assessed value
21    of each property existing at the time tax increment
22    financing was adopted, shall be allocated to (and when
23    collected shall be paid to) the county treasurer, who shall
24    deposit the taxes into a special fund (called the special
25    tax allocation fund of the county) for the purpose of
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1    incurred in the payment of those costs.
2    (b) The county, by an ordinance adopting tax increment
3allocation financing, may pledge the monies in and to be
4deposited into the special tax allocation fund for the payment
5of obligations issued under this Act and for the payment of
6economic development project costs. No part of the current
7equalized assessed valuation of each property in the economic
8development project area attributable to any increase above the
9total initial equalized assessed value of those properties
10shall be used in calculating the general State school aid
11formula under Section 18-8 of the School Code or the
12evidence-based funding formula under Section 18-8.15 of the
13School Code until all economic development projects costs have
14been paid as provided for in this Section.
15    (c) When the economic development projects costs,
16including without limitation all county obligations financing
17economic development project costs incurred under this Act,
18have been paid, all surplus monies then remaining in the
19special tax allocation fund shall be distributed by being paid
20by the county treasurer to the county collector, who shall
21immediately pay the monies to the taxing districts having
22taxable property in the economic development project area in
23the same manner and proportion as the most recent distribution
24by the county collector to those taxing districts of real
25property taxes from real property in the economic development
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1    (d) Upon the payment of all economic development project
2costs, retirement of obligations, and distribution of any
3excess monies under this Section, the county shall adopt an
4ordinance dissolving the special tax allocation fund for the
5economic development project area and terminating the
6designation of the economic development project area as an
7economic development project area. Thereafter, the rates of the
8taxing districts shall be extended and taxes shall be levied,
9collected, and distributed in the manner applicable in the
10absence of the adoption of tax increment allocation financing.
11    (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as relieving
12property in the economic development project areas from being
13assessed as provided in the Property Tax Code or as relieving
14owners of that property from paying a uniform rate of taxes as
15required by Section 4 of Article IX of the Illinois
16Constitution.
17(Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)
 
18    Section 955. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
19changing Sections 11-74.4-3, 11-74.4-8, and 11-74.6-35 as
20follows:
 
21    (65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3)  (from Ch. 24, par. 11-74.4-3)
22    Sec. 11-74.4-3. Definitions. The following terms, wherever
23used or referred to in this Division 74.4 shall have the
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1meaning clearly appears from the context.
2    (a) For any redevelopment project area that has been
3designated pursuant to this Section by an ordinance adopted
4prior to November 1, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
591-478), "blighted area" shall have the meaning set forth in
6this Section prior to that date.
7    On and after November 1, 1999, "blighted area" means any
8improved or vacant area within the boundaries of a
9redevelopment project area located within the territorial
10limits of the municipality where:
11        (1) If improved, industrial, commercial, and
12    residential buildings or improvements are detrimental to
13    the public safety, health, or welfare because of a
14    combination of 5 or more of the following factors, each of
15    which is (i) present, with that presence documented, to a
16    meaningful extent so that a municipality may reasonably
17    find that the factor is clearly present within the intent
18    of the Act and (ii) reasonably distributed throughout the
19    improved part of the redevelopment project area:
20            (A) Dilapidation. An advanced state of disrepair
21        or neglect of necessary repairs to the primary
22        structural components of buildings or improvements in
23        such a combination that a documented building
24        condition analysis determines that major repair is
25        required or the defects are so serious and so extensive
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1            (B) Obsolescence. The condition or process of
2        falling into disuse. Structures have become ill-suited
3        for the original use.
4            (C) Deterioration. With respect to buildings,
5        defects including, but not limited to, major defects in
6        the secondary building components such as doors,
7        windows, porches, gutters and downspouts, and fascia.
8        With respect to surface improvements, that the
9        condition of roadways, alleys, curbs, gutters,
10        sidewalks, off-street parking, and surface storage
11        areas evidence deterioration, including, but not
12        limited to, surface cracking, crumbling, potholes,
13        depressions, loose paving material, and weeds
14        protruding through paved surfaces.
15            (D) Presence of structures below minimum code
16        standards. All structures that do not meet the
17        standards of zoning, subdivision, building, fire, and
18        other governmental codes applicable to property, but
19        not including housing and property maintenance codes.
20            (E) Illegal use of individual structures. The use
21        of structures in violation of applicable federal,
22        State, or local laws, exclusive of those applicable to
23        the presence of structures below minimum code
24        standards.
25            (F) Excessive vacancies. The presence of buildings
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1        represent an adverse influence on the area because of
2        the frequency, extent, or duration of the vacancies.
3            (G) Lack of ventilation, light, or sanitary
4        facilities. The absence of adequate ventilation for
5        light or air circulation in spaces or rooms without
6        windows, or that require the removal of dust, odor,
7        gas, smoke, or other noxious airborne materials.
8        Inadequate natural light and ventilation means the
9        absence of skylights or windows for interior spaces or
10        rooms and improper window sizes and amounts by room
11        area to window area ratios. Inadequate sanitary
12        facilities refers to the absence or inadequacy of
13        garbage storage and enclosure, bathroom facilities,
14        hot water and kitchens, and structural inadequacies
15        preventing ingress and egress to and from all rooms and
16        units within a building.
17            (H) Inadequate utilities. Underground and overhead
18        utilities such as storm sewers and storm drainage,
19        sanitary sewers, water lines, and gas, telephone, and
20        electrical services that are shown to be inadequate.
21        Inadequate utilities are those that are: (i) of
22        insufficient capacity to serve the uses in the
23        redevelopment project area, (ii) deteriorated,
24        antiquated, obsolete, or in disrepair, or (iii)
25        lacking within the redevelopment project area.
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1        structures and community facilities. The
2        over-intensive use of property and the crowding of
3        buildings and accessory facilities onto a site.
4        Examples of problem conditions warranting the
5        designation of an area as one exhibiting excessive land
6        coverage are: (i) the presence of buildings either
7        improperly situated on parcels or located on parcels of
8        inadequate size and shape in relation to present-day
9        standards of development for health and safety and (ii)
10        the presence of multiple buildings on a single parcel.
11        For there to be a finding of excessive land coverage,
12        these parcels must exhibit one or more of the following
13        conditions: insufficient provision for light and air
14        within or around buildings, increased threat of spread
15        of fire due to the close proximity of buildings, lack
16        of adequate or proper access to a public right-of-way,
17        lack of reasonably required off-street parking, or
18        inadequate provision for loading and service.
19            (J) Deleterious land use or layout. The existence
20        of incompatible land-use relationships, buildings
21        occupied by inappropriate mixed-uses, or uses
22        considered to be noxious, offensive, or unsuitable for
23        the surrounding area.
24            (K) Environmental clean-up. The proposed
25        redevelopment project area has incurred Illinois
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1        Environmental Protection Agency remediation costs for,
2        or a study conducted by an independent consultant
3        recognized as having expertise in environmental
4        remediation has determined a need for, the clean-up of
5        hazardous waste, hazardous substances, or underground
6        storage tanks required by State or federal law,
7        provided that the remediation costs constitute a
8        material impediment to the development or
9        redevelopment of the redevelopment project area.
10            (L) Lack of community planning. The proposed
11        redevelopment project area was developed prior to or
12        without the benefit or guidance of a community plan.
13        This means that the development occurred prior to the
14        adoption by the municipality of a comprehensive or
15        other community plan or that the plan was not followed
16        at the time of the area's development. This factor must
17        be documented by evidence of adverse or incompatible
18        land-use relationships, inadequate street layout,
19        improper subdivision, parcels of inadequate shape and
20        size to meet contemporary development standards, or
21        other evidence demonstrating an absence of effective
22        community planning.
23            (M) The total equalized assessed value of the
24        proposed redevelopment project area has declined for 3
25        of the last 5 calendar years prior to the year in which
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1        increasing at an annual rate that is less than the
2        balance of the municipality for 3 of the last 5
3        calendar years for which information is available or is
4        increasing at an annual rate that is less than the
5        Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published
6        by the United States Department of Labor or successor
7        agency for 3 of the last 5 calendar years prior to the
8        year in which the redevelopment project area is
9        designated.
10        (2) If vacant, the sound growth of the redevelopment
11    project area is impaired by a combination of 2 or more of
12    the following factors, each of which is (i) present, with
13    that presence documented, to a meaningful extent so that a
14    municipality may reasonably find that the factor is clearly
15    present within the intent of the Act and (ii) reasonably
16    distributed throughout the vacant part of the
17    redevelopment project area to which it pertains:
18            (A) Obsolete platting of vacant land that results
19        in parcels of limited or narrow size or configurations
20        of parcels of irregular size or shape that would be
21        difficult to develop on a planned basis and in a manner
22        compatible with contemporary standards and
23        requirements, or platting that failed to create
24        rights-of-ways for streets or alleys or that created
25        inadequate right-of-way widths for streets, alleys, or
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1        for public utilities.
2            (B) Diversity of ownership of parcels of vacant
3        land sufficient in number to retard or impede the
4        ability to assemble the land for development.
5            (C) Tax and special assessment delinquencies exist
6        or the property has been the subject of tax sales under
7        the Property Tax Code within the last 5 years.
8            (D) Deterioration of structures or site
9        improvements in neighboring areas adjacent to the
10        vacant land.
11            (E) The area has incurred Illinois Environmental
12        Protection Agency or United States Environmental
13        Protection Agency remediation costs for, or a study
14        conducted by an independent consultant recognized as
15        having expertise in environmental remediation has
16        determined a need for, the clean-up of hazardous waste,
17        hazardous substances, or underground storage tanks
18        required by State or federal law, provided that the
19        remediation costs constitute a material impediment to
20        the development or redevelopment of the redevelopment
21        project area.
22            (F) The total equalized assessed value of the
23        proposed redevelopment project area has declined for 3
24        of the last 5 calendar years prior to the year in which
25        the redevelopment project area is designated or is
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1        balance of the municipality for 3 of the last 5
2        calendar years for which information is available or is
3        increasing at an annual rate that is less than the
4        Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published
5        by the United States Department of Labor or successor
6        agency for 3 of the last 5 calendar years prior to the
7        year in which the redevelopment project area is
8        designated.
9        (3) If vacant, the sound growth of the redevelopment
10    project area is impaired by one of the following factors
11    that (i) is present, with that presence documented, to a
12    meaningful extent so that a municipality may reasonably
13    find that the factor is clearly present within the intent
14    of the Act and (ii) is reasonably distributed throughout
15    the vacant part of the redevelopment project area to which
16    it pertains:
17            (A) The area consists of one or more unused
18        quarries, mines, or strip mine ponds.
19            (B) The area consists of unused rail yards, rail
20        tracks, or railroad rights-of-way.
21            (C) The area, prior to its designation, is subject
22        to (i) chronic flooding that adversely impacts on real
23        property in the area as certified by a registered
24        professional engineer or appropriate regulatory agency
25        or (ii) surface water that discharges from all or a
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1        same watershed, but only if the redevelopment project
2        provides for facilities or improvements to contribute
3        to the alleviation of all or part of the flooding.
4            (D) The area consists of an unused or illegal
5        disposal site containing earth, stone, building
6        debris, or similar materials that were removed from
7        construction, demolition, excavation, or dredge sites.
8            (E) Prior to November 1, 1999, the area is not less
9        than 50 nor more than 100 acres and 75% of which is
10        vacant (notwithstanding that the area has been used for
11        commercial agricultural purposes within 5 years prior
12        to the designation of the redevelopment project area),
13        and the area meets at least one of the factors itemized
14        in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the area has been
15        designated as a town or village center by ordinance or
16        comprehensive plan adopted prior to January 1, 1982,
17        and the area has not been developed for that designated
18        purpose.
19            (F) The area qualified as a blighted improved area
20        immediately prior to becoming vacant, unless there has
21        been substantial private investment in the immediately
22        surrounding area.
23    (b) For any redevelopment project area that has been
24designated pursuant to this Section by an ordinance adopted
25prior to November 1, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
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1in this Section prior to that date.
2    On and after November 1, 1999, "conservation area" means
3any improved area within the boundaries of a redevelopment
4project area located within the territorial limits of the
5municipality in which 50% or more of the structures in the area
6have an age of 35 years or more. Such an area is not yet a
7blighted area but because of a combination of 3 or more of the
8following factors is detrimental to the public safety, health,
9morals or welfare and such an area may become a blighted area:
10        (1) Dilapidation. An advanced state of disrepair or
11    neglect of necessary repairs to the primary structural
12    components of buildings or improvements in such a
13    combination that a documented building condition analysis
14    determines that major repair is required or the defects are
15    so serious and so extensive that the buildings must be
16    removed.
17        (2) Obsolescence. The condition or process of falling
18    into disuse. Structures have become ill-suited for the
19    original use.
20        (3) Deterioration. With respect to buildings, defects
21    including, but not limited to, major defects in the
22    secondary building components such as doors, windows,
23    porches, gutters and downspouts, and fascia. With respect
24    to surface improvements, that the condition of roadways,
25    alleys, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, off-street parking, and
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1    but not limited to, surface cracking, crumbling, potholes,
2    depressions, loose paving material, and weeds protruding
3    through paved surfaces.
4        (4) Presence of structures below minimum code
5    standards. All structures that do not meet the standards of
6    zoning, subdivision, building, fire, and other
7    governmental codes applicable to property, but not
8    including housing and property maintenance codes.
9        (5) Illegal use of individual structures. The use of
10    structures in violation of applicable federal, State, or
11    local laws, exclusive of those applicable to the presence
12    of structures below minimum code standards.
13        (6) Excessive vacancies. The presence of buildings
14    that are unoccupied or under-utilized and that represent an
15    adverse influence on the area because of the frequency,
16    extent, or duration of the vacancies.
17        (7) Lack of ventilation, light, or sanitary
18    facilities. The absence of adequate ventilation for light
19    or air circulation in spaces or rooms without windows, or
20    that require the removal of dust, odor, gas, smoke, or
21    other noxious airborne materials. Inadequate natural light
22    and ventilation means the absence or inadequacy of
23    skylights or windows for interior spaces or rooms and
24    improper window sizes and amounts by room area to window
25    area ratios. Inadequate sanitary facilities refers to the
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1    bathroom facilities, hot water and kitchens, and
2    structural inadequacies preventing ingress and egress to
3    and from all rooms and units within a building.
4        (8) Inadequate utilities. Underground and overhead
5    utilities such as storm sewers and storm drainage, sanitary
6    sewers, water lines, and gas, telephone, and electrical
7    services that are shown to be inadequate. Inadequate
8    utilities are those that are: (i) of insufficient capacity
9    to serve the uses in the redevelopment project area, (ii)
10    deteriorated, antiquated, obsolete, or in disrepair, or
11    (iii) lacking within the redevelopment project area.
12        (9) Excessive land coverage and overcrowding of
13    structures and community facilities. The over-intensive
14    use of property and the crowding of buildings and accessory
15    facilities onto a site. Examples of problem conditions
16    warranting the designation of an area as one exhibiting
17    excessive land coverage are: the presence of buildings
18    either improperly situated on parcels or located on parcels
19    of inadequate size and shape in relation to present-day
20    standards of development for health and safety and the
21    presence of multiple buildings on a single parcel. For
22    there to be a finding of excessive land coverage, these
23    parcels must exhibit one or more of the following
24    conditions: insufficient provision for light and air
25    within or around buildings, increased threat of spread of
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1    adequate or proper access to a public right-of-way, lack of
2    reasonably required off-street parking, or inadequate
3    provision for loading and service.
4        (10) Deleterious land use or layout. The existence of
5    incompatible land-use relationships, buildings occupied by
6    inappropriate mixed-uses, or uses considered to be
7    noxious, offensive, or unsuitable for the surrounding
8    area.
9        (11) Lack of community planning. The proposed
10    redevelopment project area was developed prior to or
11    without the benefit or guidance of a community plan. This
12    means that the development occurred prior to the adoption
13    by the municipality of a comprehensive or other community
14    plan or that the plan was not followed at the time of the
15    area's development. This factor must be documented by
16    evidence of adverse or incompatible land-use
17    relationships, inadequate street layout, improper
18    subdivision, parcels of inadequate shape and size to meet
19    contemporary development standards, or other evidence
20    demonstrating an absence of effective community planning.
21        (12) The area has incurred Illinois Environmental
22    Protection Agency or United States Environmental
23    Protection Agency remediation costs for, or a study
24    conducted by an independent consultant recognized as
25    having expertise in environmental remediation has
26    determined a need for, the clean-up of hazardous waste,

 

 

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1    hazardous substances, or underground storage tanks
2    required by State or federal law, provided that the
3    remediation costs constitute a material impediment to the
4    development or redevelopment of the redevelopment project
5    area.
6        (13) The total equalized assessed value of the proposed
7    redevelopment project area has declined for 3 of the last 5
8    calendar years for which information is available or is
9    increasing at an annual rate that is less than the balance
10    of the municipality for 3 of the last 5 calendar years for
11    which information is available or is increasing at an
12    annual rate that is less than the Consumer Price Index for
13    All Urban Consumers published by the United States
14    Department of Labor or successor agency for 3 of the last 5
15    calendar years for which information is available.
16    (c) "Industrial park" means an area in a blighted or
17conservation area suitable for use by any manufacturing,
18industrial, research or transportation enterprise, of
19facilities to include but not be limited to factories, mills,
20processing plants, assembly plants, packing plants,
21fabricating plants, industrial distribution centers,
22warehouses, repair overhaul or service facilities, freight
23terminals, research facilities, test facilities or railroad
24facilities.
25    (d) "Industrial park conservation area" means an area
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1within the territorial limits of a municipality that is a labor
2surplus municipality or within 1 1/2 miles of the territorial
3limits of a municipality that is a labor surplus municipality
4if the area is annexed to the municipality; which area is zoned
5as industrial no later than at the time the municipality by
6ordinance designates the redevelopment project area, and which
7area includes both vacant land suitable for use as an
8industrial park and a blighted area or conservation area
9contiguous to such vacant land.
10    (e) "Labor surplus municipality" means a municipality in
11which, at any time during the 6 months before the municipality
12by ordinance designates an industrial park conservation area,
13the unemployment rate was over 6% and was also 100% or more of
14the national average unemployment rate for that same time as
15published in the United States Department of Labor Bureau of
16Labor Statistics publication entitled "The Employment
17Situation" or its successor publication. For the purpose of
18this subsection, if unemployment rate statistics for the
19municipality are not available, the unemployment rate in the
20municipality shall be deemed to be the same as the unemployment
21rate in the principal county in which the municipality is
22located.
23    (f) "Municipality" shall mean a city, village,
24incorporated town, or a township that is located in the
25unincorporated portion of a county with 3 million or more
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1the township's redevelopment plan.
2    (g) "Initial Sales Tax Amounts" means the amount of taxes
3paid under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, Use Tax Act,
4Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the
5Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and the Municipal
6Service Occupation Tax Act by retailers and servicemen on
7transactions at places located in a State Sales Tax Boundary
8during the calendar year 1985.
9    (g-1) "Revised Initial Sales Tax Amounts" means the amount
10of taxes paid under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, Use Tax
11Act, Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the
12Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and the Municipal
13Service Occupation Tax Act by retailers and servicemen on
14transactions at places located within the State Sales Tax
15Boundary revised pursuant to Section 11-74.4-8a(9) of this Act.
16    (h) "Municipal Sales Tax Increment" means an amount equal
17to the increase in the aggregate amount of taxes paid to a
18municipality from the Local Government Tax Fund arising from
19sales by retailers and servicemen within the redevelopment
20project area or State Sales Tax Boundary, as the case may be,
21for as long as the redevelopment project area or State Sales
22Tax Boundary, as the case may be, exist over and above the
23aggregate amount of taxes as certified by the Illinois
24Department of Revenue and paid under the Municipal Retailers'
25Occupation Tax Act and the Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act
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1business located in the redevelopment project area or State
2Sales Tax Boundary, as the case may be, during the base year
3which shall be the calendar year immediately prior to the year
4in which the municipality adopted tax increment allocation
5financing. For purposes of computing the aggregate amount of
6such taxes for base years occurring prior to 1985, the
7Department of Revenue shall determine the Initial Sales Tax
8Amounts for such taxes and deduct therefrom an amount equal to
94% of the aggregate amount of taxes per year for each year the
10base year is prior to 1985, but not to exceed a total deduction
11of 12%. The amount so determined shall be known as the
12"Adjusted Initial Sales Tax Amounts". For purposes of
13determining the Municipal Sales Tax Increment, the Department
14of Revenue shall for each period subtract from the amount paid
15to the municipality from the Local Government Tax Fund arising
16from sales by retailers and servicemen on transactions located
17in the redevelopment project area or the State Sales Tax
18Boundary, as the case may be, the certified Initial Sales Tax
19Amounts, the Adjusted Initial Sales Tax Amounts or the Revised
20Initial Sales Tax Amounts for the Municipal Retailers'
21Occupation Tax Act and the Municipal Service Occupation Tax
22Act. For the State Fiscal Year 1989, this calculation shall be
23made by utilizing the calendar year 1987 to determine the tax
24amounts received. For the State Fiscal Year 1990, this
25calculation shall be made by utilizing the period from January
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1received from retailers and servicemen pursuant to the
2Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax and the Municipal Service
3Occupation Tax Act, which shall have deducted therefrom
4nine-twelfths of the certified Initial Sales Tax Amounts, the
5Adjusted Initial Sales Tax Amounts or the Revised Initial Sales
6Tax Amounts as appropriate. For the State Fiscal Year 1991,
7this calculation shall be made by utilizing the period from
8October 1, 1988, to June 30, 1989, to determine the tax amounts
9received from retailers and servicemen pursuant to the
10Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax and the Municipal Service
11Occupation Tax Act which shall have deducted therefrom
12nine-twelfths of the certified Initial Sales Tax Amounts,
13Adjusted Initial Sales Tax Amounts or the Revised Initial Sales
14Tax Amounts as appropriate. For every State Fiscal Year
15thereafter, the applicable period shall be the 12 months
16beginning July 1 and ending June 30 to determine the tax
17amounts received which shall have deducted therefrom the
18certified Initial Sales Tax Amounts, the Adjusted Initial Sales
19Tax Amounts or the Revised Initial Sales Tax Amounts, as the
20case may be.
21    (i) "Net State Sales Tax Increment" means the sum of the
22following: (a) 80% of the first $100,000 of State Sales Tax
23Increment annually generated within a State Sales Tax Boundary;
24(b) 60% of the amount in excess of $100,000 but not exceeding
25$500,000 of State Sales Tax Increment annually generated within
26a State Sales Tax Boundary; and (c) 40% of all amounts in

 

 

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1excess of $500,000 of State Sales Tax Increment annually
2generated within a State Sales Tax Boundary. If, however, a
3municipality established a tax increment financing district in
4a county with a population in excess of 3,000,000 before
5January 1, 1986, and the municipality entered into a contract
6or issued bonds after January 1, 1986, but before December 31,
71986, to finance redevelopment project costs within a State
8Sales Tax Boundary, then the Net State Sales Tax Increment
9means, for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 1990, and July 1,
101991, 100% of the State Sales Tax Increment annually generated
11within a State Sales Tax Boundary; and notwithstanding any
12other provision of this Act, for those fiscal years the
13Department of Revenue shall distribute to those municipalities
14100% of their Net State Sales Tax Increment before any
15distribution to any other municipality and regardless of
16whether or not those other municipalities will receive 100% of
17their Net State Sales Tax Increment. For Fiscal Year 1999, and
18every year thereafter until the year 2007, for any municipality
19that has not entered into a contract or has not issued bonds
20prior to June 1, 1988 to finance redevelopment project costs
21within a State Sales Tax Boundary, the Net State Sales Tax
22Increment shall be calculated as follows: By multiplying the
23Net State Sales Tax Increment by 90% in the State Fiscal Year
241999; 80% in the State Fiscal Year 2000; 70% in the State
25Fiscal Year 2001; 60% in the State Fiscal Year 2002; 50% in the
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1in the State Fiscal Year 2005; 20% in the State Fiscal Year
22006; and 10% in the State Fiscal Year 2007. No payment shall
3be made for State Fiscal Year 2008 and thereafter.
4    Municipalities that issued bonds in connection with a
5redevelopment project in a redevelopment project area within
6the State Sales Tax Boundary prior to July 29, 1991, or that
7entered into contracts in connection with a redevelopment
8project in a redevelopment project area before June 1, 1988,
9shall continue to receive their proportional share of the
10Illinois Tax Increment Fund distribution until the date on
11which the redevelopment project is completed or terminated. If,
12however, a municipality that issued bonds in connection with a
13redevelopment project in a redevelopment project area within
14the State Sales Tax Boundary prior to July 29, 1991 retires the
15bonds prior to June 30, 2007 or a municipality that entered
16into contracts in connection with a redevelopment project in a
17redevelopment project area before June 1, 1988 completes the
18contracts prior to June 30, 2007, then so long as the
19redevelopment project is not completed or is not terminated,
20the Net State Sales Tax Increment shall be calculated,
21beginning on the date on which the bonds are retired or the
22contracts are completed, as follows: By multiplying the Net
23State Sales Tax Increment by 60% in the State Fiscal Year 2002;
2450% in the State Fiscal Year 2003; 40% in the State Fiscal Year
252004; 30% in the State Fiscal Year 2005; 20% in the State
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1payment shall be made for State Fiscal Year 2008 and
2thereafter. Refunding of any bonds issued prior to July 29,
31991, shall not alter the Net State Sales Tax Increment.
4    (j) "State Utility Tax Increment Amount" means an amount
5equal to the aggregate increase in State electric and gas tax
6charges imposed on owners and tenants, other than residential
7customers, of properties located within the redevelopment
8project area under Section 9-222 of the Public Utilities Act,
9over and above the aggregate of such charges as certified by
10the Department of Revenue and paid by owners and tenants, other
11than residential customers, of properties within the
12redevelopment project area during the base year, which shall be
13the calendar year immediately prior to the year of the adoption
14of the ordinance authorizing tax increment allocation
15financing.
16    (k) "Net State Utility Tax Increment" means the sum of the
17following: (a) 80% of the first $100,000 of State Utility Tax
18Increment annually generated by a redevelopment project area;
19(b) 60% of the amount in excess of $100,000 but not exceeding
20$500,000 of the State Utility Tax Increment annually generated
21by a redevelopment project area; and (c) 40% of all amounts in
22excess of $500,000 of State Utility Tax Increment annually
23generated by a redevelopment project area. For the State Fiscal
24Year 1999, and every year thereafter until the year 2007, for
25any municipality that has not entered into a contract or has
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1project costs within a redevelopment project area, the Net
2State Utility Tax Increment shall be calculated as follows: By
3multiplying the Net State Utility Tax Increment by 90% in the
4State Fiscal Year 1999; 80% in the State Fiscal Year 2000; 70%
5in the State Fiscal Year 2001; 60% in the State Fiscal Year
62002; 50% in the State Fiscal Year 2003; 40% in the State
7Fiscal Year 2004; 30% in the State Fiscal Year 2005; 20% in the
8State Fiscal Year 2006; and 10% in the State Fiscal Year 2007.
9No payment shall be made for the State Fiscal Year 2008 and
10thereafter.
11    Municipalities that issue bonds in connection with the
12redevelopment project during the period from June 1, 1988 until
133 years after the effective date of this Amendatory Act of 1988
14shall receive the Net State Utility Tax Increment, subject to
15appropriation, for 15 State Fiscal Years after the issuance of
16such bonds. For the 16th through the 20th State Fiscal Years
17after issuance of the bonds, the Net State Utility Tax
18Increment shall be calculated as follows: By multiplying the
19Net State Utility Tax Increment by 90% in year 16; 80% in year
2017; 70% in year 18; 60% in year 19; and 50% in year 20.
21Refunding of any bonds issued prior to June 1, 1988, shall not
22alter the revised Net State Utility Tax Increment payments set
23forth above.
24    (l) "Obligations" mean bonds, loans, debentures, notes,
25special certificates or other evidence of indebtedness issued
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1refund outstanding obligations.
2    (m) "Payment in lieu of taxes" means those estimated tax
3revenues from real property in a redevelopment project area
4derived from real property that has been acquired by a
5municipality which according to the redevelopment project or
6plan is to be used for a private use which taxing districts
7would have received had a municipality not acquired the real
8property and adopted tax increment allocation financing and
9which would result from levies made after the time of the
10adoption of tax increment allocation financing to the time the
11current equalized value of real property in the redevelopment
12project area exceeds the total initial equalized value of real
13property in said area.
14    (n) "Redevelopment plan" means the comprehensive program
15of the municipality for development or redevelopment intended
16by the payment of redevelopment project costs to reduce or
17eliminate those conditions the existence of which qualified the
18redevelopment project area as a "blighted area" or
19"conservation area" or combination thereof or "industrial park
20conservation area," and thereby to enhance the tax bases of the
21taxing districts which extend into the redevelopment project
22area, provided that, with respect to redevelopment project
23areas described in subsections (p-1) and (p-2), "redevelopment
24plan" means the comprehensive program of the affected
25municipality for the development of qualifying transit
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1of Public Act 91-478), no redevelopment plan may be approved or
2amended that includes the development of vacant land (i) with a
3golf course and related clubhouse and other facilities or (ii)
4designated by federal, State, county, or municipal government
5as public land for outdoor recreational activities or for
6nature preserves and used for that purpose within 5 years prior
7to the adoption of the redevelopment plan. For the purpose of
8this subsection, "recreational activities" is limited to mean
9camping and hunting. Each redevelopment plan shall set forth in
10writing the program to be undertaken to accomplish the
11objectives and shall include but not be limited to:
12        (A) an itemized list of estimated redevelopment
13    project costs;
14        (B) evidence indicating that the redevelopment project
15    area on the whole has not been subject to growth and
16    development through investment by private enterprise,
17    provided that such evidence shall not be required for any
18    redevelopment project area located within a transit
19    facility improvement area established pursuant to Section
20    11-74.4-3.3;
21        (C) an assessment of any financial impact of the
22    redevelopment project area on or any increased demand for
23    services from any taxing district affected by the plan and
24    any program to address such financial impact or increased
25    demand;
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1        (E) the nature and term of the obligations to be
2    issued;
3        (F) the most recent equalized assessed valuation of the
4    redevelopment project area;
5        (G) an estimate as to the equalized assessed valuation
6    after redevelopment and the general land uses to apply in
7    the redevelopment project area;
8        (H) a commitment to fair employment practices and an
9    affirmative action plan;
10        (I) if it concerns an industrial park conservation
11    area, the plan shall also include a general description of
12    any proposed developer, user and tenant of any property, a
13    description of the type, structure and general character of
14    the facilities to be developed, a description of the type,
15    class and number of new employees to be employed in the
16    operation of the facilities to be developed; and
17        (J) if property is to be annexed to the municipality,
18    the plan shall include the terms of the annexation
19    agreement.
20    The provisions of items (B) and (C) of this subsection (n)
21shall not apply to a municipality that before March 14, 1994
22(the effective date of Public Act 88-537) had fixed, either by
23its corporate authorities or by a commission designated under
24subsection (k) of Section 11-74.4-4, a time and place for a
25public hearing as required by subsection (a) of Section
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1municipality complies with all of the following requirements:
2        (1) The municipality finds that the redevelopment
3    project area on the whole has not been subject to growth
4    and development through investment by private enterprise
5    and would not reasonably be anticipated to be developed
6    without the adoption of the redevelopment plan, provided,
7    however, that such a finding shall not be required with
8    respect to any redevelopment project area located within a
9    transit facility improvement area established pursuant to
10    Section 11-74.4-3.3.
11        (2) The municipality finds that the redevelopment plan
12    and project conform to the comprehensive plan for the
13    development of the municipality as a whole, or, for
14    municipalities with a population of 100,000 or more,
15    regardless of when the redevelopment plan and project was
16    adopted, the redevelopment plan and project either: (i)
17    conforms to the strategic economic development or
18    redevelopment plan issued by the designated planning
19    authority of the municipality, or (ii) includes land uses
20    that have been approved by the planning commission of the
21    municipality.
22        (3) The redevelopment plan establishes the estimated
23    dates of completion of the redevelopment project and
24    retirement of obligations issued to finance redevelopment
25    project costs. Those dates may not be later than the dates
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1        A municipality may by municipal ordinance amend an
2    existing redevelopment plan to conform to this paragraph
3    (3) as amended by Public Act 91-478, which municipal
4    ordinance may be adopted without further hearing or notice
5    and without complying with the procedures provided in this
6    Act pertaining to an amendment to or the initial approval
7    of a redevelopment plan and project and designation of a
8    redevelopment project area.
9        (3.5) The municipality finds, in the case of an
10    industrial park conservation area, also that the
11    municipality is a labor surplus municipality and that the
12    implementation of the redevelopment plan will reduce
13    unemployment, create new jobs and by the provision of new
14    facilities enhance the tax base of the taxing districts
15    that extend into the redevelopment project area.
16        (4) If any incremental revenues are being utilized
17    under Section 8(a)(1) or 8(a)(2) of this Act in
18    redevelopment project areas approved by ordinance after
19    January 1, 1986, the municipality finds: (a) that the
20    redevelopment project area would not reasonably be
21    developed without the use of such incremental revenues, and
22    (b) that such incremental revenues will be exclusively
23    utilized for the development of the redevelopment project
24    area.
25        (5) If: (a) the redevelopment plan will not result in
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1    residential units, and the municipality certifies in the
2    plan that such displacement will not result from the plan;
3    or (b) the redevelopment plan is for a redevelopment
4    project area located within a transit facility improvement
5    area established pursuant to Section 11-74.4-3.3, and the
6    applicable project is subject to the process for evaluation
7    of environmental effects under the National Environmental
8    Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq., then a
9    housing impact study need not be performed. If, however,
10    the redevelopment plan would result in the displacement of
11    residents from 10 or more inhabited residential units, or
12    if the redevelopment project area contains 75 or more
13    inhabited residential units and no certification is made,
14    then the municipality shall prepare, as part of the
15    separate feasibility report required by subsection (a) of
16    Section 11-74.4-5, a housing impact study.
17        Part I of the housing impact study shall include (i)
18    data as to whether the residential units are single family
19    or multi-family units, (ii) the number and type of rooms
20    within the units, if that information is available, (iii)
21    whether the units are inhabited or uninhabited, as
22    determined not less than 45 days before the date that the
23    ordinance or resolution required by subsection (a) of
24    Section 11-74.4-5 is passed, and (iv) data as to the racial
25    and ethnic composition of the residents in the inhabited
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1    and ethnic composition of the residents in the inhabited
2    residential units shall be deemed to be fully satisfied by
3    data from the most recent federal census.
4        Part II of the housing impact study shall identify the
5    inhabited residential units in the proposed redevelopment
6    project area that are to be or may be removed. If inhabited
7    residential units are to be removed, then the housing
8    impact study shall identify (i) the number and location of
9    those units that will or may be removed, (ii) the
10    municipality's plans for relocation assistance for those
11    residents in the proposed redevelopment project area whose
12    residences are to be removed, (iii) the availability of
13    replacement housing for those residents whose residences
14    are to be removed, and shall identify the type, location,
15    and cost of the housing, and (iv) the type and extent of
16    relocation assistance to be provided.
17        (6) On and after November 1, 1999, the housing impact
18    study required by paragraph (5) shall be incorporated in
19    the redevelopment plan for the redevelopment project area.
20        (7) On and after November 1, 1999, no redevelopment
21    plan shall be adopted, nor an existing plan amended, nor
22    shall residential housing that is occupied by households of
23    low-income and very low-income persons in currently
24    existing redevelopment project areas be removed after
25    November 1, 1999 unless the redevelopment plan provides,
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1    removed for households of low-income and very low-income
2    persons, affordable housing and relocation assistance not
3    less than that which would be provided under the federal
4    Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
5    Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 and the regulations under
6    that Act, including the eligibility criteria. Affordable
7    housing may be either existing or newly constructed
8    housing. For purposes of this paragraph (7), "low-income
9    households", "very low-income households", and "affordable
10    housing" have the meanings set forth in the Illinois
11    Affordable Housing Act. The municipality shall make a good
12    faith effort to ensure that this affordable housing is
13    located in or near the redevelopment project area within
14    the municipality.
15        (8) On and after November 1, 1999, if, after the
16    adoption of the redevelopment plan for the redevelopment
17    project area, any municipality desires to amend its
18    redevelopment plan to remove more inhabited residential
19    units than specified in its original redevelopment plan,
20    that change shall be made in accordance with the procedures
21    in subsection (c) of Section 11-74.4-5.
22        (9) For redevelopment project areas designated prior
23    to November 1, 1999, the redevelopment plan may be amended
24    without further joint review board meeting or hearing,
25    provided that the municipality shall give notice of any
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1    registrant on the interested party registry, to authorize
2    the municipality to expend tax increment revenues for
3    redevelopment project costs defined by paragraphs (5) and
4    (7.5), subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (11), and
5    paragraph (11.5) of subsection (q) of Section 11-74.4-3, so
6    long as the changes do not increase the total estimated
7    redevelopment project costs set out in the redevelopment
8    plan by more than 5% after adjustment for inflation from
9    the date the plan was adopted.
10    (o) "Redevelopment project" means any public and private
11development project in furtherance of the objectives of a
12redevelopment plan. On and after November 1, 1999 (the
13effective date of Public Act 91-478), no redevelopment plan may
14be approved or amended that includes the development of vacant
15land (i) with a golf course and related clubhouse and other
16facilities or (ii) designated by federal, State, county, or
17municipal government as public land for outdoor recreational
18activities or for nature preserves and used for that purpose
19within 5 years prior to the adoption of the redevelopment plan.
20For the purpose of this subsection, "recreational activities"
21is limited to mean camping and hunting.
22    (p) "Redevelopment project area" means an area designated
23by the municipality, which is not less in the aggregate than 1
241/2 acres and in respect to which the municipality has made a
25finding that there exist conditions which cause the area to be
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1blighted area or a conservation area, or a combination of both
2blighted areas and conservation areas.
3    (p-1) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the
4contrary, on and after August 25, 2009 (the effective date of
5Public Act 96-680), a redevelopment project area may include
6areas within a one-half mile radius of an existing or proposed
7Regional Transportation Authority Suburban Transit Access
8Route (STAR Line) station without a finding that the area is
9classified as an industrial park conservation area, a blighted
10area, a conservation area, or a combination thereof, but only
11if the municipality receives unanimous consent from the joint
12review board created to review the proposed redevelopment
13project area.
14    (p-2) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the
15contrary, on and after the effective date of this amendatory
16Act of the 99th General Assembly, a redevelopment project area
17may include areas within a transit facility improvement area
18that has been established pursuant to Section 11-74.4-3.3
19without a finding that the area is classified as an industrial
20park conservation area, a blighted area, a conservation area,
21or any combination thereof.
22    (q) "Redevelopment project costs", except for
23redevelopment project areas created pursuant to subsection
24subsections (p-1) or (p-2), means and includes the sum total of
25all reasonable or necessary costs incurred or estimated to be
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1and a redevelopment project. Such costs include, without
2limitation, the following:
3        (1) Costs of studies, surveys, development of plans,
4    and specifications, implementation and administration of
5    the redevelopment plan including but not limited to staff
6    and professional service costs for architectural,
7    engineering, legal, financial, planning or other services,
8    provided however that no charges for professional services
9    may be based on a percentage of the tax increment
10    collected; except that on and after November 1, 1999 (the
11    effective date of Public Act 91-478), no contracts for
12    professional services, excluding architectural and
13    engineering services, may be entered into if the terms of
14    the contract extend beyond a period of 3 years. In
15    addition, "redevelopment project costs" shall not include
16    lobbying expenses. After consultation with the
17    municipality, each tax increment consultant or advisor to a
18    municipality that plans to designate or has designated a
19    redevelopment project area shall inform the municipality
20    in writing of any contracts that the consultant or advisor
21    has entered into with entities or individuals that have
22    received, or are receiving, payments financed by tax
23    increment revenues produced by the redevelopment project
24    area with respect to which the consultant or advisor has
25    performed, or will be performing, service for the
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1    consultant or advisor before the commencement of services
2    for the municipality and thereafter whenever any other
3    contracts with those individuals or entities are executed
4    by the consultant or advisor;
5        (1.5) After July 1, 1999, annual administrative costs
6    shall not include general overhead or administrative costs
7    of the municipality that would still have been incurred by
8    the municipality if the municipality had not designated a
9    redevelopment project area or approved a redevelopment
10    plan;
11        (1.6) The cost of marketing sites within the
12    redevelopment project area to prospective businesses,
13    developers, and investors;
14        (2) Property assembly costs, including but not limited
15    to acquisition of land and other property, real or
16    personal, or rights or interests therein, demolition of
17    buildings, site preparation, site improvements that serve
18    as an engineered barrier addressing ground level or below
19    ground environmental contamination, including, but not
20    limited to parking lots and other concrete or asphalt
21    barriers, and the clearing and grading of land;
22        (3) Costs of rehabilitation, reconstruction or repair
23    or remodeling of existing public or private buildings,
24    fixtures, and leasehold improvements; and the cost of
25    replacing an existing public building if pursuant to the
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1    public building is to be demolished to use the site for
2    private investment or devoted to a different use requiring
3    private investment; including any direct or indirect costs
4    relating to Green Globes or LEED certified construction
5    elements or construction elements with an equivalent
6    certification;
7        (4) Costs of the construction of public works or
8    improvements, including any direct or indirect costs
9    relating to Green Globes or LEED certified construction
10    elements or construction elements with an equivalent
11    certification, except that on and after November 1, 1999,
12    redevelopment project costs shall not include the cost of
13    constructing a new municipal public building principally
14    used to provide offices, storage space, or conference
15    facilities or vehicle storage, maintenance, or repair for
16    administrative, public safety, or public works personnel
17    and that is not intended to replace an existing public
18    building as provided under paragraph (3) of subsection (q)
19    of Section 11-74.4-3 unless either (i) the construction of
20    the new municipal building implements a redevelopment
21    project that was included in a redevelopment plan that was
22    adopted by the municipality prior to November 1, 1999, (ii)
23    the municipality makes a reasonable determination in the
24    redevelopment plan, supported by information that provides
25    the basis for that determination, that the new municipal
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1    public safety purposes anticipated to result from the
2    implementation of the redevelopment plan, or (iii) the new
3    municipal public building is for the storage, maintenance,
4    or repair of transit vehicles and is located in a transit
5    facility improvement area that has been established
6    pursuant to Section 11-74.4-3.3;
7        (5) Costs of job training and retraining projects,
8    including the cost of "welfare to work" programs
9    implemented by businesses located within the redevelopment
10    project area;
11        (6) Financing costs, including but not limited to all
12    necessary and incidental expenses related to the issuance
13    of obligations and which may include payment of interest on
14    any obligations issued hereunder including interest
15    accruing during the estimated period of construction of any
16    redevelopment project for which such obligations are
17    issued and for not exceeding 36 months thereafter and
18    including reasonable reserves related thereto;
19        (7) To the extent the municipality by written agreement
20    accepts and approves the same, all or a portion of a taxing
21    district's capital costs resulting from the redevelopment
22    project necessarily incurred or to be incurred within a
23    taxing district in furtherance of the objectives of the
24    redevelopment plan and project; .
25        (7.5) For redevelopment project areas designated (or
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1    number of tax-increment-financing assisted housing units)
2    on or after November 1, 1999, an elementary, secondary, or
3    unit school district's increased costs attributable to
4    assisted housing units located within the redevelopment
5    project area for which the developer or redeveloper
6    receives financial assistance through an agreement with
7    the municipality or because the municipality incurs the
8    cost of necessary infrastructure improvements within the
9    boundaries of the assisted housing sites necessary for the
10    completion of that housing as authorized by this Act, and
11    which costs shall be paid by the municipality from the
12    Special Tax Allocation Fund when the tax increment revenue
13    is received as a result of the assisted housing units and
14    shall be calculated annually as follows:
15            (A) for foundation districts, excluding any school
16        district in a municipality with a population in excess
17        of 1,000,000, by multiplying the district's increase
18        in attendance resulting from the net increase in new
19        students enrolled in that school district who reside in
20        housing units within the redevelopment project area
21        that have received financial assistance through an
22        agreement with the municipality or because the
23        municipality incurs the cost of necessary
24        infrastructure improvements within the boundaries of
25        the housing sites necessary for the completion of that
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1        of the redevelopment project area by the most recently
2        available per capita tuition cost as defined in Section
3        10-20.12a of the School Code less any increase in
4        general State aid as defined in Section 18-8.05 of the
5        School Code or evidence-based funding as defined in
6        Section 18-8.15 of the School Code attributable to
7        these added new students subject to the following
8        annual limitations:
9                (i) for unit school districts with a district
10            average 1995-96 Per Capita Tuition Charge of less
11            than $5,900, no more than 25% of the total amount
12            of property tax increment revenue produced by
13            those housing units that have received tax
14            increment finance assistance under this Act;
15                (ii) for elementary school districts with a
16            district average 1995-96 Per Capita Tuition Charge
17            of less than $5,900, no more than 17% of the total
18            amount of property tax increment revenue produced
19            by those housing units that have received tax
20            increment finance assistance under this Act; and
21                (iii) for secondary school districts with a
22            district average 1995-96 Per Capita Tuition Charge
23            of less than $5,900, no more than 8% of the total
24            amount of property tax increment revenue produced
25            by those housing units that have received tax
26            increment finance assistance under this Act.

 

 

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1            (B) For alternate method districts, flat grant
2        districts, and foundation districts with a district
3        average 1995-96 Per Capita Tuition Charge equal to or
4        more than $5,900, excluding any school district with a
5        population in excess of 1,000,000, by multiplying the
6        district's increase in attendance resulting from the
7        net increase in new students enrolled in that school
8        district who reside in housing units within the
9        redevelopment project area that have received
10        financial assistance through an agreement with the
11        municipality or because the municipality incurs the
12        cost of necessary infrastructure improvements within
13        the boundaries of the housing sites necessary for the
14        completion of that housing as authorized by this Act
15        since the designation of the redevelopment project
16        area by the most recently available per capita tuition
17        cost as defined in Section 10-20.12a of the School Code
18        less any increase in general state aid as defined in
19        Section 18-8.05 of the School Code or evidence-based
20        funding as defined in Section 18-8.15 of the School
21        Code attributable to these added new students subject
22        to the following annual limitations:
23                (i) for unit school districts, no more than 40%
24            of the total amount of property tax increment
25            revenue produced by those housing units that have
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1            this Act;
2                (ii) for elementary school districts, no more
3            than 27% of the total amount of property tax
4            increment revenue produced by those housing units
5            that have received tax increment finance
6            assistance under this Act; and
7                (iii) for secondary school districts, no more
8            than 13% of the total amount of property tax
9            increment revenue produced by those housing units
10            that have received tax increment finance
11            assistance under this Act.
12            (C) For any school district in a municipality with
13        a population in excess of 1,000,000, the following
14        restrictions shall apply to the reimbursement of
15        increased costs under this paragraph (7.5):
16                (i) no increased costs shall be reimbursed
17            unless the school district certifies that each of
18            the schools affected by the assisted housing
19            project is at or over its student capacity;
20                (ii) the amount reimbursable shall be reduced
21            by the value of any land donated to the school
22            district by the municipality or developer, and by
23            the value of any physical improvements made to the
24            schools by the municipality or developer; and
25                (iii) the amount reimbursed may not affect
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1            bonds, notes, or other funding instruments, or the
2            terms of any redevelopment agreement.
3        Any school district seeking payment under this
4        paragraph (7.5) shall, after July 1 and before
5        September 30 of each year, provide the municipality
6        with reasonable evidence to support its claim for
7        reimbursement before the municipality shall be
8        required to approve or make the payment to the school
9        district. If the school district fails to provide the
10        information during this period in any year, it shall
11        forfeit any claim to reimbursement for that year.
12        School districts may adopt a resolution waiving the
13        right to all or a portion of the reimbursement
14        otherwise required by this paragraph (7.5). By
15        acceptance of this reimbursement the school district
16        waives the right to directly or indirectly set aside,
17        modify, or contest in any manner the establishment of
18        the redevelopment project area or projects;
19        (7.7) For redevelopment project areas designated (or
20    redevelopment project areas amended to add or increase the
21    number of tax-increment-financing assisted housing units)
22    on or after January 1, 2005 (the effective date of Public
23    Act 93-961), a public library district's increased costs
24    attributable to assisted housing units located within the
25    redevelopment project area for which the developer or
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1    agreement with the municipality or because the
2    municipality incurs the cost of necessary infrastructure
3    improvements within the boundaries of the assisted housing
4    sites necessary for the completion of that housing as
5    authorized by this Act shall be paid to the library
6    district by the municipality from the Special Tax
7    Allocation Fund when the tax increment revenue is received
8    as a result of the assisted housing units. This paragraph
9    (7.7) applies only if (i) the library district is located
10    in a county that is subject to the Property Tax Extension
11    Limitation Law or (ii) the library district is not located
12    in a county that is subject to the Property Tax Extension
13    Limitation Law but the district is prohibited by any other
14    law from increasing its tax levy rate without a prior voter
15    referendum.
16        The amount paid to a library district under this
17    paragraph (7.7) shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the
18    net increase in the number of persons eligible to obtain a
19    library card in that district who reside in housing units
20    within the redevelopment project area that have received
21    financial assistance through an agreement with the
22    municipality or because the municipality incurs the cost of
23    necessary infrastructure improvements within the
24    boundaries of the housing sites necessary for the
25    completion of that housing as authorized by this Act since
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1    the per-patron cost of providing library services so long
2    as it does not exceed $120. The per-patron cost shall be
3    the Total Operating Expenditures Per Capita for the library
4    in the previous fiscal year. The municipality may deduct
5    from the amount that it must pay to a library district
6    under this paragraph any amount that it has voluntarily
7    paid to the library district from the tax increment
8    revenue. The amount paid to a library district under this
9    paragraph (7.7) shall be no more than 2% of the amount
10    produced by the assisted housing units and deposited into
11    the Special Tax Allocation Fund.
12        A library district is not eligible for any payment
13    under this paragraph (7.7) unless the library district has
14    experienced an increase in the number of patrons from the
15    municipality that created the tax-increment-financing
16    district since the designation of the redevelopment
17    project area.
18        Any library district seeking payment under this
19    paragraph (7.7) shall, after July 1 and before September 30
20    of each year, provide the municipality with convincing
21    evidence to support its claim for reimbursement before the
22    municipality shall be required to approve or make the
23    payment to the library district. If the library district
24    fails to provide the information during this period in any
25    year, it shall forfeit any claim to reimbursement for that
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1    right to all or a portion of the reimbursement otherwise
2    required by this paragraph (7.7). By acceptance of such
3    reimbursement, the library district shall forfeit any
4    right to directly or indirectly set aside, modify, or
5    contest in any manner whatsoever the establishment of the
6    redevelopment project area or projects;
7        (8) Relocation costs to the extent that a municipality
8    determines that relocation costs shall be paid or is
9    required to make payment of relocation costs by federal or
10    State law or in order to satisfy subparagraph (7) of
11    subsection (n);
12        (9) Payment in lieu of taxes;
13        (10) Costs of job training, retraining, advanced
14    vocational education or career education, including but
15    not limited to courses in occupational, semi-technical or
16    technical fields leading directly to employment, incurred
17    by one or more taxing districts, provided that such costs
18    (i) are related to the establishment and maintenance of
19    additional job training, advanced vocational education or
20    career education programs for persons employed or to be
21    employed by employers located in a redevelopment project
22    area; and (ii) when incurred by a taxing district or taxing
23    districts other than the municipality, are set forth in a
24    written agreement by or among the municipality and the
25    taxing district or taxing districts, which agreement
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1    limited to the number of employees to be trained, a
2    description of the training and services to be provided,
3    the number and type of positions available or to be
4    available, itemized costs of the program and sources of
5    funds to pay for the same, and the term of the agreement.
6    Such costs include, specifically, the payment by community
7    college districts of costs pursuant to Sections 3-37, 3-38,
8    3-40 and 3-40.1 of the Public Community College Act and by
9    school districts of costs pursuant to Sections 10-22.20a
10    and 10-23.3a of the The School Code;
11        (11) Interest cost incurred by a redeveloper related to
12    the construction, renovation or rehabilitation of a
13    redevelopment project provided that:
14            (A) such costs are to be paid directly from the
15        special tax allocation fund established pursuant to
16        this Act;
17            (B) such payments in any one year may not exceed
18        30% of the annual interest costs incurred by the
19        redeveloper with regard to the redevelopment project
20        during that year;
21            (C) if there are not sufficient funds available in
22        the special tax allocation fund to make the payment
23        pursuant to this paragraph (11) then the amounts so due
24        shall accrue and be payable when sufficient funds are
25        available in the special tax allocation fund;
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1        pursuant to this Act may not exceed 30% of the total
2        (i) cost paid or incurred by the redeveloper for the
3        redevelopment project plus (ii) redevelopment project
4        costs excluding any property assembly costs and any
5        relocation costs incurred by a municipality pursuant
6        to this Act; and
7            (E) the cost limits set forth in subparagraphs (B)
8        and (D) of paragraph (11) shall be modified for the
9        financing of rehabilitated or new housing units for
10        low-income households and very low-income households,
11        as defined in Section 3 of the Illinois Affordable
12        Housing Act. The percentage of 75% shall be substituted
13        for 30% in subparagraphs (B) and (D) of paragraph (11);
14        and .
15            (F) instead Instead of the eligible costs provided
16        by subparagraphs (B) and (D) of paragraph (11), as
17        modified by this subparagraph, and notwithstanding any
18        other provisions of this Act to the contrary, the
19        municipality may pay from tax increment revenues up to
20        50% of the cost of construction of new housing units to
21        be occupied by low-income households and very
22        low-income households as defined in Section 3 of the
23        Illinois Affordable Housing Act. The cost of
24        construction of those units may be derived from the
25        proceeds of bonds issued by the municipality under this
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1        from other sources of municipal revenue that may be
2        reimbursed from tax increment revenues or the proceeds
3        of bonds issued to finance the construction of that
4        housing.
5            The eligible costs provided under this
6        subparagraph (F) of paragraph (11) shall be an eligible
7        cost for the construction, renovation, and
8        rehabilitation of all low and very low-income housing
9        units, as defined in Section 3 of the Illinois
10        Affordable Housing Act, within the redevelopment
11        project area. If the low and very low-income units are
12        part of a residential redevelopment project that
13        includes units not affordable to low and very
14        low-income households, only the low and very
15        low-income units shall be eligible for benefits under
16        this subparagraph (F) of paragraph (11). The standards
17        for maintaining the occupancy by low-income households
18        and very low-income households, as defined in Section 3
19        of the Illinois Affordable Housing Act, of those units
20        constructed with eligible costs made available under
21        the provisions of this subparagraph (F) of paragraph
22        (11) shall be established by guidelines adopted by the
23        municipality. The responsibility for annually
24        documenting the initial occupancy of the units by
25        low-income households and very low-income households,
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1        Housing Act, shall be that of the then current owner of
2        the property. For ownership units, the guidelines will
3        provide, at a minimum, for a reasonable recapture of
4        funds, or other appropriate methods designed to
5        preserve the original affordability of the ownership
6        units. For rental units, the guidelines will provide,
7        at a minimum, for the affordability of rent to low and
8        very low-income households. As units become available,
9        they shall be rented to income-eligible tenants. The
10        municipality may modify these guidelines from time to
11        time; the guidelines, however, shall be in effect for
12        as long as tax increment revenue is being used to pay
13        for costs associated with the units or for the
14        retirement of bonds issued to finance the units or for
15        the life of the redevelopment project area, whichever
16        is later; .
17        (11.5) If the redevelopment project area is located
18    within a municipality with a population of more than
19    100,000, the cost of day care services for children of
20    employees from low-income families working for businesses
21    located within the redevelopment project area and all or a
22    portion of the cost of operation of day care centers
23    established by redevelopment project area businesses to
24    serve employees from low-income families working in
25    businesses located in the redevelopment project area. For
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1    means families whose annual income does not exceed 80% of
2    the municipal, county, or regional median income, adjusted
3    for family size, as the annual income and municipal,
4    county, or regional median income are determined from time
5    to time by the United States Department of Housing and
6    Urban Development.
7    (12) Unless explicitly stated herein the cost of
8construction of new privately-owned buildings shall not be an
9eligible redevelopment project cost.
10    (13) After November 1, 1999 (the effective date of Public
11Act 91-478), none of the redevelopment project costs enumerated
12in this subsection shall be eligible redevelopment project
13costs if those costs would provide direct financial support to
14a retail entity initiating operations in the redevelopment
15project area while terminating operations at another Illinois
16location within 10 miles of the redevelopment project area but
17outside the boundaries of the redevelopment project area
18municipality. For purposes of this paragraph, termination
19means a closing of a retail operation that is directly related
20to the opening of the same operation or like retail entity
21owned or operated by more than 50% of the original ownership in
22a redevelopment project area, but it does not mean closing an
23operation for reasons beyond the control of the retail entity,
24as documented by the retail entity, subject to a reasonable
25finding by the municipality that the current location contained
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1longer a viable location for the retailer or serviceman.
2    (14) No cost shall be a redevelopment project cost in a
3redevelopment project area if used to demolish, remove, or
4substantially modify a historic resource, after August 26, 2008
5(the effective date of Public Act 95-934), unless no prudent
6and feasible alternative exists. "Historic resource" for the
7purpose of this paragraph item (14) means (i) a place or
8structure that is included or eligible for inclusion on the
9National Register of Historic Places or (ii) a contributing
10structure in a district on the National Register of Historic
11Places. This paragraph item (14) does not apply to a place or
12structure for which demolition, removal, or modification is
13subject to review by the preservation agency of a Certified
14Local Government designated as such by the National Park
15Service of the United States Department of the Interior.
16    If a special service area has been established pursuant to
17the Special Service Area Tax Act or Special Service Area Tax
18Law, then any tax increment revenues derived from the tax
19imposed pursuant to the Special Service Area Tax Act or Special
20Service Area Tax Law may be used within the redevelopment
21project area for the purposes permitted by that Act or Law as
22well as the purposes permitted by this Act.
23    (q-1) For redevelopment project areas created pursuant to
24subsection (p-1), redevelopment project costs are limited to
25those costs in paragraph (q) that are related to the existing
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1Access Route (STAR Line) station.
2    (q-2) For a redevelopment project area located within a
3transit facility improvement area established pursuant to
4Section 11-74.4-3.3, redevelopment project costs means those
5costs described in subsection (q) that are related to the
6construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, remodeling, or
7repair of any existing or proposed transit facility.
8    (r) "State Sales Tax Boundary" means the redevelopment
9project area or the amended redevelopment project area
10boundaries which are determined pursuant to subsection (9) of
11Section 11-74.4-8a of this Act. The Department of Revenue shall
12certify pursuant to subsection (9) of Section 11-74.4-8a the
13appropriate boundaries eligible for the determination of State
14Sales Tax Increment.
15    (s) "State Sales Tax Increment" means an amount equal to
16the increase in the aggregate amount of taxes paid by retailers
17and servicemen, other than retailers and servicemen subject to
18the Public Utilities Act, on transactions at places of business
19located within a State Sales Tax Boundary pursuant to the
20Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service Use
21Tax Act, and the Service Occupation Tax Act, except such
22portion of such increase that is paid into the State and Local
23Sales Tax Reform Fund, the Local Government Distributive Fund,
24the Local Government Tax Fund and the County and Mass Transit
25District Fund, for as long as State participation exists, over
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1Tax Amounts or the Revised Initial Sales Tax Amounts for such
2taxes as certified by the Department of Revenue and paid under
3those Acts by retailers and servicemen on transactions at
4places of business located within the State Sales Tax Boundary
5during the base year which shall be the calendar year
6immediately prior to the year in which the municipality adopted
7tax increment allocation financing, less 3.0% of such amounts
8generated under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, Use Tax Act
9and Service Use Tax Act and the Service Occupation Tax Act,
10which sum shall be appropriated to the Department of Revenue to
11cover its costs of administering and enforcing this Section.
12For purposes of computing the aggregate amount of such taxes
13for base years occurring prior to 1985, the Department of
14Revenue shall compute the Initial Sales Tax Amount for such
15taxes and deduct therefrom an amount equal to 4% of the
16aggregate amount of taxes per year for each year the base year
17is prior to 1985, but not to exceed a total deduction of 12%.
18The amount so determined shall be known as the "Adjusted
19Initial Sales Tax Amount". For purposes of determining the
20State Sales Tax Increment the Department of Revenue shall for
21each period subtract from the tax amounts received from
22retailers and servicemen on transactions located in the State
23Sales Tax Boundary, the certified Initial Sales Tax Amounts,
24Adjusted Initial Sales Tax Amounts or Revised Initial Sales Tax
25Amounts for the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act,
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1the State Fiscal Year 1989 this calculation shall be made by
2utilizing the calendar year 1987 to determine the tax amounts
3received. For the State Fiscal Year 1990, this calculation
4shall be made by utilizing the period from January 1, 1988,
5until September 30, 1988, to determine the tax amounts received
6from retailers and servicemen, which shall have deducted
7therefrom nine-twelfths of the certified Initial Sales Tax
8Amounts, Adjusted Initial Sales Tax Amounts or the Revised
9Initial Sales Tax Amounts as appropriate. For the State Fiscal
10Year 1991, this calculation shall be made by utilizing the
11period from October 1, 1988, until June 30, 1989, to determine
12the tax amounts received from retailers and servicemen, which
13shall have deducted therefrom nine-twelfths of the certified
14Initial State Sales Tax Amounts, Adjusted Initial Sales Tax
15Amounts or the Revised Initial Sales Tax Amounts as
16appropriate. For every State Fiscal Year thereafter, the
17applicable period shall be the 12 months beginning July 1 and
18ending on June 30, to determine the tax amounts received which
19shall have deducted therefrom the certified Initial Sales Tax
20Amounts, Adjusted Initial Sales Tax Amounts or the Revised
21Initial Sales Tax Amounts. Municipalities intending to receive
22a distribution of State Sales Tax Increment must report a list
23of retailers to the Department of Revenue by October 31, 1988
24and by July 31, of each year thereafter.
25    (t) "Taxing districts" means counties, townships, cities
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1sanitary, mosquito abatement, forest preserve, public health,
2fire protection, river conservancy, tuberculosis sanitarium
3and any other municipal corporations or districts with the
4power to levy taxes.
5    (u) "Taxing districts' capital costs" means those costs of
6taxing districts for capital improvements that are found by the
7municipal corporate authorities to be necessary and directly
8result from the redevelopment project.
9    (v) As used in subsection (a) of Section 11-74.4-3 of this
10Act, "vacant land" means any parcel or combination of parcels
11of real property without industrial, commercial, and
12residential buildings which has not been used for commercial
13agricultural purposes within 5 years prior to the designation
14of the redevelopment project area, unless the parcel is
15included in an industrial park conservation area or the parcel
16has been subdivided; provided that if the parcel was part of a
17larger tract that has been divided into 3 or more smaller
18tracts that were accepted for recording during the period from
191950 to 1990, then the parcel shall be deemed to have been
20subdivided, and all proceedings and actions of the municipality
21taken in that connection with respect to any previously
22approved or designated redevelopment project area or amended
23redevelopment project area are hereby validated and hereby
24declared to be legally sufficient for all purposes of this Act.
25For purposes of this Section and only for land subject to the
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1when the original plat of the proposed Redevelopment Project
2Area or relevant portion thereof has been properly certified,
3acknowledged, approved, and recorded or filed in accordance
4with the Plat Act and a preliminary plat, if any, for any
5subsequent phases of the proposed Redevelopment Project Area or
6relevant portion thereof has been properly approved and filed
7in accordance with the applicable ordinance of the
8municipality.
9    (w) "Annual Total Increment" means the sum of each
10municipality's annual Net Sales Tax Increment and each
11municipality's annual Net Utility Tax Increment. The ratio of
12the Annual Total Increment of each municipality to the Annual
13Total Increment for all municipalities, as most recently
14calculated by the Department, shall determine the proportional
15shares of the Illinois Tax Increment Fund to be distributed to
16each municipality.
17    (x) "LEED certified" means any certification level of
18construction elements by a qualified Leadership in Energy and
19Environmental Design Accredited Professional as determined by
20the U.S. Green Building Council.
21    (y) "Green Globes certified" means any certification level
22of construction elements by a qualified Green Globes
23Professional as determined by the Green Building Initiative.
24(Source: P.A. 99-792, eff. 8-12-16; revised 10-31-16.)
 
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1    Sec. 11-74.4-8. Tax increment allocation financing. A
2municipality may not adopt tax increment financing in a
3redevelopment project area after the effective date of this
4amendatory Act of 1997 that will encompass an area that is
5currently included in an enterprise zone created under the
6Illinois Enterprise Zone Act unless that municipality,
7pursuant to Section 5.4 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act,
8amends the enterprise zone designating ordinance to limit the
9eligibility for tax abatements as provided in Section 5.4.1 of
10the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. A municipality, at the time a
11redevelopment project area is designated, may adopt tax
12increment allocation financing by passing an ordinance
13providing that the ad valorem taxes, if any, arising from the
14levies upon taxable real property in such redevelopment project
15area by taxing districts and tax rates determined in the manner
16provided in paragraph (c) of Section 11-74.4-9 each year after
17the effective date of the ordinance until redevelopment project
18costs and all municipal obligations financing redevelopment
19project costs incurred under this Division have been paid shall
20be divided as follows, provided, however, that with respect to
21any redevelopment project area located within a transit
22facility improvement area established pursuant to Section
2311-74.4-3.3 in a municipality with a population of 1,000,000 or
24more, ad valorem taxes, if any, arising from the levies upon
25taxable real property in such redevelopment project area shall
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1        (a) That portion of taxes levied upon each taxable lot,
2    block, tract or parcel of real property which is
3    attributable to the lower of the current equalized assessed
4    value or the initial equalized assessed value of each such
5    taxable lot, block, tract or parcel of real property in the
6    redevelopment project area shall be allocated to and when
7    collected shall be paid by the county collector to the
8    respective affected taxing districts in the manner
9    required by law in the absence of the adoption of tax
10    increment allocation financing.
11        (b) Except from a tax levied by a township to retire
12    bonds issued to satisfy court-ordered damages, that
13    portion, if any, of such taxes which is attributable to the
14    increase in the current equalized assessed valuation of
15    each taxable lot, block, tract or parcel of real property
16    in the redevelopment project area over and above the
17    initial equalized assessed value of each property in the
18    project area shall be allocated to and when collected shall
19    be paid to the municipal treasurer who shall deposit said
20    taxes into a special fund called the special tax allocation
21    fund of the municipality for the purpose of paying
22    redevelopment project costs and obligations incurred in
23    the payment thereof. In any county with a population of
24    3,000,000 or more that has adopted a procedure for
25    collecting taxes that provides for one or more of the
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1    estimated basis, the municipal treasurer shall be paid for
2    deposit in the special tax allocation fund of the
3    municipality, from the taxes collected from estimated
4    bills issued for property in the redevelopment project
5    area, the difference between the amount actually collected
6    from each taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real
7    property within the redevelopment project area and an
8    amount determined by multiplying the rate at which taxes
9    were last extended against the taxable lot, block, track,
10    or parcel of real property in the manner provided in
11    subsection (c) of Section 11-74.4-9 by the initial
12    equalized assessed value of the property divided by the
13    number of installments in which real estate taxes are
14    billed and collected within the county; provided that the
15    payments on or before December 31, 1999 to a municipal
16    treasurer shall be made only if each of the following
17    conditions are met:
18        (1) The total equalized assessed value of the
19        redevelopment project area as last determined was not
20        less than 175% of the total initial equalized assessed
21        value.
22        (2) Not more than 50% of the total equalized assessed
23        value of the redevelopment project area as last
24        determined is attributable to a piece of property
25        assigned a single real estate index number.
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1        clerk that the municipality has issued its obligations
2        to which there has been pledged the incremental
3        property taxes of the redevelopment project area or
4        taxes levied and collected on any or all property in
5        the municipality or the full faith and credit of the
6        municipality to pay or secure payment for all or a
7        portion of the redevelopment project costs. The
8        certification shall be filed annually no later than
9        September 1 for the estimated taxes to be distributed
10        in the following year; however, for the year 1992 the
11        certification shall be made at any time on or before
12        March 31, 1992.
13        (4) The municipality has not requested that the total
14        initial equalized assessed value of real property be
15        adjusted as provided in subsection (b) of Section
16        11-74.4-9.
17        The conditions of paragraphs (1) through (4) do not
18    apply after December 31, 1999 to payments to a municipal
19    treasurer made by a county with 3,000,000 or more
20    inhabitants that has adopted an estimated billing
21    procedure for collecting taxes. If a county that has
22    adopted the estimated billing procedure makes an erroneous
23    overpayment of tax revenue to the municipal treasurer, then
24    the county may seek a refund of that overpayment. The
25    county shall send the municipal treasurer a notice of
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1    of the next real estate tax bill within the county. The
2    refund shall be limited to the amount of the overpayment.
3        It is the intent of this Division that after the
4    effective date of this amendatory Act of 1988 a
5    municipality's own ad valorem tax arising from levies on
6    taxable real property be included in the determination of
7    incremental revenue in the manner provided in paragraph (c)
8    of Section 11-74.4-9. If the municipality does not extend
9    such a tax, it shall annually deposit in the municipality's
10    Special Tax Increment Fund an amount equal to 10% of the
11    total contributions to the fund from all other taxing
12    districts in that year. The annual 10% deposit required by
13    this paragraph shall be limited to the actual amount of
14    municipally produced incremental tax revenues available to
15    the municipality from taxpayers located in the
16    redevelopment project area in that year if: (a) the plan
17    for the area restricts the use of the property primarily to
18    industrial purposes, (b) the municipality establishing the
19    redevelopment project area is a home-rule community with a
20    1990 population of between 25,000 and 50,000, (c) the
21    municipality is wholly located within a county with a 1990
22    population of over 750,000 and (d) the redevelopment
23    project area was established by the municipality prior to
24    June 1, 1990. This payment shall be in lieu of a
25    contribution of ad valorem taxes on real property. If no
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1    municipality shall be dissolved.
2        If a municipality has adopted tax increment allocation
3    financing by ordinance and the County Clerk thereafter
4    certifies the "total initial equalized assessed value as
5    adjusted" of the taxable real property within such
6    redevelopment project area in the manner provided in
7    paragraph (b) of Section 11-74.4-9, each year after the
8    date of the certification of the total initial equalized
9    assessed value as adjusted until redevelopment project
10    costs and all municipal obligations financing
11    redevelopment project costs have been paid the ad valorem
12    taxes, if any, arising from the levies upon the taxable
13    real property in such redevelopment project area by taxing
14    districts and tax rates determined in the manner provided
15    in paragraph (c) of Section 11-74.4-9 shall be divided as
16    follows, provided, however, that with respect to any
17    redevelopment project area located within a transit
18    facility improvement area established pursuant to Section
19    11-74.4-3.3 in a municipality with a population of
20    1,000,000 or more, ad valorem taxes, if any, arising from
21    the levies upon the taxable real property in such
22    redevelopment project area shall be allocated as
23    specifically provided in this Section:
24        (1) That portion of the taxes levied upon each taxable
25        lot, block, tract or parcel of real property which is
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1        assessed value or "current equalized assessed value as
2        adjusted" or the initial equalized assessed value of
3        each such taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real
4        property existing at the time tax increment financing
5        was adopted, minus the total current homestead
6        exemptions under Article 15 of the Property Tax Code in
7        the redevelopment project area shall be allocated to
8        and when collected shall be paid by the county
9        collector to the respective affected taxing districts
10        in the manner required by law in the absence of the
11        adoption of tax increment allocation financing.
12        (2) That portion, if any, of such taxes which is
13        attributable to the increase in the current equalized
14        assessed valuation of each taxable lot, block, tract,
15        or parcel of real property in the redevelopment project
16        area, over and above the initial equalized assessed
17        value of each property existing at the time tax
18        increment financing was adopted, minus the total
19        current homestead exemptions pertaining to each piece
20        of property provided by Article 15 of the Property Tax
21        Code in the redevelopment project area, shall be
22        allocated to and when collected shall be paid to the
23        municipal Treasurer, who shall deposit said taxes into
24        a special fund called the special tax allocation fund
25        of the municipality for the purpose of paying
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1        in the payment thereof.
2        The municipality may pledge in the ordinance the funds
3    in and to be deposited in the special tax allocation fund
4    for the payment of such costs and obligations. No part of
5    the current equalized assessed valuation of each property
6    in the redevelopment project area attributable to any
7    increase above the total initial equalized assessed value,
8    or the total initial equalized assessed value as adjusted,
9    of such properties shall be used in calculating the general
10    State school aid formula, provided for in Section 18-8 of
11    the School Code, or the evidence-based funding formula,
12    provided for in Section 18-8.15 of the School Code, until
13    such time as all redevelopment project costs have been paid
14    as provided for in this Section.
15        Whenever a municipality issues bonds for the purpose of
16    financing redevelopment project costs, such municipality
17    may provide by ordinance for the appointment of a trustee,
18    which may be any trust company within the State, and for
19    the establishment of such funds or accounts to be
20    maintained by such trustee as the municipality shall deem
21    necessary to provide for the security and payment of the
22    bonds. If such municipality provides for the appointment of
23    a trustee, such trustee shall be considered the assignee of
24    any payments assigned by the municipality pursuant to such
25    ordinance and this Section. Any amounts paid to such
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1    accounts established pursuant to such trust agreement, and
2    shall be held by such trustee in trust for the benefit of
3    the holders of the bonds, and such holders shall have a
4    lien on and a security interest in such funds or accounts
5    so long as the bonds remain outstanding and unpaid. Upon
6    retirement of the bonds, the trustee shall pay over any
7    excess amounts held to the municipality for deposit in the
8    special tax allocation fund.
9        When such redevelopment projects costs, including
10    without limitation all municipal obligations financing
11    redevelopment project costs incurred under this Division,
12    have been paid, all surplus funds then remaining in the
13    special tax allocation fund shall be distributed by being
14    paid by the municipal treasurer to the Department of
15    Revenue, the municipality and the county collector; first
16    to the Department of Revenue and the municipality in direct
17    proportion to the tax incremental revenue received from the
18    State and the municipality, but not to exceed the total
19    incremental revenue received from the State or the
20    municipality less any annual surplus distribution of
21    incremental revenue previously made; with any remaining
22    funds to be paid to the County Collector who shall
23    immediately thereafter pay said funds to the taxing
24    districts in the redevelopment project area in the same
25    manner and proportion as the most recent distribution by
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1    property taxes from real property in the redevelopment
2    project area.
3        Upon the payment of all redevelopment project costs,
4    the retirement of obligations, the distribution of any
5    excess monies pursuant to this Section, and final closing
6    of the books and records of the redevelopment project area,
7    the municipality shall adopt an ordinance dissolving the
8    special tax allocation fund for the redevelopment project
9    area and terminating the designation of the redevelopment
10    project area as a redevelopment project area. Title to real
11    or personal property and public improvements acquired by or
12    for the municipality as a result of the redevelopment
13    project and plan shall vest in the municipality when
14    acquired and shall continue to be held by the municipality
15    after the redevelopment project area has been terminated.
16    Municipalities shall notify affected taxing districts
17    prior to November 1 if the redevelopment project area is to
18    be terminated by December 31 of that same year. If a
19    municipality extends estimated dates of completion of a
20    redevelopment project and retirement of obligations to
21    finance a redevelopment project, as allowed by this
22    amendatory Act of 1993, that extension shall not extend the
23    property tax increment allocation financing authorized by
24    this Section. Thereafter the rates of the taxing districts
25    shall be extended and taxes levied, collected and
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1    adoption of tax increment allocation financing.
2        If a municipality with a population of 1,000,000 or
3    more has adopted by ordinance tax increment allocation
4    financing for a redevelopment project area located in a
5    transit facility improvement area established pursuant to
6    Section 11-74.4-3.3, for each year after the effective date
7    of the ordinance until redevelopment project costs and all
8    municipal obligations financing redevelopment project
9    costs have been paid, the ad valorem taxes, if any, arising
10    from the levies upon the taxable real property in that
11    redevelopment project area by taxing districts and tax
12    rates determined in the manner provided in paragraph (c) of
13    Section 11-74.4-9 shall be divided as follows:
14            (1) That portion of the taxes levied upon each
15        taxable lot, block, tract or parcel of real property
16        which is attributable to the lower of (i) the current
17        equalized assessed value or "current equalized
18        assessed value as adjusted" or (ii) the initial
19        equalized assessed value of each such taxable lot,
20        block, tract, or parcel of real property existing at
21        the time tax increment financing was adopted, minus the
22        total current homestead exemptions under Article 15 of
23        the Property Tax Code in the redevelopment project area
24        shall be allocated to and when collected shall be paid
25        by the county collector to the respective affected
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1        absence of the adoption of tax increment allocation
2        financing.
3            (2) That portion, if any, of such taxes which is
4        attributable to the increase in the current equalized
5        assessed valuation of each taxable lot, block, tract,
6        or parcel of real property in the redevelopment project
7        area, over and above the initial equalized assessed
8        value of each property existing at the time tax
9        increment financing was adopted, minus the total
10        current homestead exemptions pertaining to each piece
11        of property provided by Article 15 of the Property Tax
12        Code in the redevelopment project area, shall be
13        allocated to and when collected shall be paid by the
14        county collector as follows:
15                (A) First, that portion which would be payable
16            to a school district whose boundaries are
17            coterminous with such municipality in the absence
18            of the adoption of tax increment allocation
19            financing, shall be paid to such school district in
20            the manner required by law in the absence of the
21            adoption of tax increment allocation financing;
22            then
23                (B) 80% of the remaining portion shall be paid
24            to the municipal Treasurer, who shall deposit said
25            taxes into a special fund called the special tax
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1            purpose of paying redevelopment project costs and
2            obligations incurred in the payment thereof; and
3            then
4                (C) 20% of the remaining portion shall be paid
5            to the respective affected taxing districts, other
6            than the school district described in clause (a)
7            above, in the manner required by law in the absence
8            of the adoption of tax increment allocation
9            financing.
10    Nothing in this Section shall be construed as relieving
11property in such redevelopment project areas from being
12assessed as provided in the Property Tax Code or as relieving
13owners of such property from paying a uniform rate of taxes, as
14required by Section 4 of Article IX of the Illinois
15Constitution.
16(Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 99-792, eff. 8-12-16.)
 
17    (65 ILCS 5/11-74.6-35)
18    Sec. 11-74.6-35. Ordinance for tax increment allocation
19financing.
20    (a) A municipality, at the time a redevelopment project
21area is designated, may adopt tax increment allocation
22financing by passing an ordinance providing that the ad valorem
23taxes, if any, arising from the levies upon taxable real
24property within the redevelopment project area by taxing
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1subsection (b) of Section 11-74.6-40 each year after the
2effective date of the ordinance until redevelopment project
3costs and all municipal obligations financing redevelopment
4project costs incurred under this Act have been paid shall be
5divided as follows:
6        (1) That portion of the taxes levied upon each taxable
7    lot, block, tract or parcel of real property that is
8    attributable to the lower of the current equalized assessed
9    value or the initial equalized assessed value or the
10    updated initial equalized assessed value of each taxable
11    lot, block, tract or parcel of real property in the
12    redevelopment project area shall be allocated to and when
13    collected shall be paid by the county collector to the
14    respective affected taxing districts in the manner
15    required by law without regard to the adoption of tax
16    increment allocation financing.
17        (2) That portion, if any, of those taxes that is
18    attributable to the increase in the current equalized
19    assessed value of each taxable lot, block, tract or parcel
20    of real property in the redevelopment project area, over
21    and above the initial equalized assessed value or the
22    updated initial equalized assessed value of each property
23    in the project area, shall be allocated to and when
24    collected shall be paid by the county collector to the
25    municipal treasurer who shall deposit that portion of those
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1    fund of the municipality for the purpose of paying
2    redevelopment project costs and obligations incurred in
3    the payment of those costs and obligations. In any county
4    with a population of 3,000,000 or more that has adopted a
5    procedure for collecting taxes that provides for one or
6    more of the installments of the taxes to be billed and
7    collected on an estimated basis, the municipal treasurer
8    shall be paid for deposit in the special tax allocation
9    fund of the municipality, from the taxes collected from
10    estimated bills issued for property in the redevelopment
11    project area, the difference between the amount actually
12    collected from each taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of
13    real property within the redevelopment project area and an
14    amount determined by multiplying the rate at which taxes
15    were last extended against the taxable lot, block, track,
16    or parcel of real property in the manner provided in
17    subsection (b) of Section 11-74.6-40 by the initial
18    equalized assessed value or the updated initial equalized
19    assessed value of the property divided by the number of
20    installments in which real estate taxes are billed and
21    collected within the county, provided that the payments on
22    or before December 31, 1999 to a municipal treasurer shall
23    be made only if each of the following conditions are met:
24            (A) The total equalized assessed value of the
25        redevelopment project area as last determined was not
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1        value.
2            (B) Not more than 50% of the total equalized
3        assessed value of the redevelopment project area as
4        last determined is attributable to a piece of property
5        assigned a single real estate index number.
6            (C) The municipal clerk has certified to the county
7        clerk that the municipality has issued its obligations
8        to which there has been pledged the incremental
9        property taxes of the redevelopment project area or
10        taxes levied and collected on any or all property in
11        the municipality or the full faith and credit of the
12        municipality to pay or secure payment for all or a
13        portion of the redevelopment project costs. The
14        certification shall be filed annually no later than
15        September 1 for the estimated taxes to be distributed
16        in the following year.
17    The conditions of paragraphs (A) through (C) do not apply
18after December 31, 1999 to payments to a municipal treasurer
19made by a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants that has
20adopted an estimated billing procedure for collecting taxes. If
21a county that has adopted the estimated billing procedure makes
22an erroneous overpayment of tax revenue to the municipal
23treasurer, then the county may seek a refund of that
24overpayment. The county shall send the municipal treasurer a
25notice of liability for the overpayment on or before the
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1county. The refund shall be limited to the amount of the
2overpayment.
3    (b) It is the intent of this Act that a municipality's own
4ad valorem tax arising from levies on taxable real property be
5included in the determination of incremental revenue in the
6manner provided in paragraph (b) of Section 11-74.6-40.
7    (c) If a municipality has adopted tax increment allocation
8financing for a redevelopment project area by ordinance and the
9county clerk thereafter certifies the total initial equalized
10assessed value or the total updated initial equalized assessed
11value of the taxable real property within such redevelopment
12project area in the manner provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of
13Section 11-74.6-40, each year after the date of the
14certification of the total initial equalized assessed value or
15the total updated initial equalized assessed value until
16redevelopment project costs and all municipal obligations
17financing redevelopment project costs have been paid, the ad
18valorem taxes, if any, arising from the levies upon the taxable
19real property in the redevelopment project area by taxing
20districts and tax rates determined in the manner provided in
21paragraph (b) of Section 11-74.6-40 shall be divided as
22follows:
23        (1) That portion of the taxes levied upon each taxable
24    lot, block, tract or parcel of real property that is
25    attributable to the lower of the current equalized assessed
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1    updated initial equalized assessed value of each parcel if
2    the updated initial equalized assessed value of that parcel
3    has been certified in accordance with Section 11-74.6-40,
4    whichever has been most recently certified, of each taxable
5    lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property existing at
6    the time tax increment allocation financing was adopted in
7    the redevelopment project area, shall be allocated to and
8    when collected shall be paid by the county collector to the
9    respective affected taxing districts in the manner
10    required by law without regard to the adoption of tax
11    increment allocation financing.
12        (2) That portion, if any, of those taxes that is
13    attributable to the increase in the current equalized
14    assessed value of each taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel
15    of real property in the redevelopment project area, over
16    and above the initial equalized assessed value of each
17    property existing at the time tax increment allocation
18    financing was adopted in the redevelopment project area, or
19    the updated initial equalized assessed value of each parcel
20    if the updated initial equalized assessed value of that
21    parcel has been certified in accordance with Section
22    11-74.6-40, shall be allocated to and when collected shall
23    be paid to the municipal treasurer, who shall deposit those
24    taxes into a special fund called the special tax allocation
25    fund of the municipality for the purpose of paying
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1    the payment thereof.
2    (d) The municipality may pledge in the ordinance the funds
3in and to be deposited in the special tax allocation fund for
4the payment of redevelopment project costs and obligations. No
5part of the current equalized assessed value of each property
6in the redevelopment project area attributable to any increase
7above the total initial equalized assessed value or the total
8initial updated equalized assessed value of the property, shall
9be used in calculating the general General State aid formula
10School Aid Formula, provided for in Section 18-8 of the School
11Code, or the evidence-based funding formula, provided for in
12Section 18-8.15 of the School Code, until all redevelopment
13project costs have been paid as provided for in this Section.
14    Whenever a municipality issues bonds for the purpose of
15financing redevelopment project costs, that municipality may
16provide by ordinance for the appointment of a trustee, which
17may be any trust company within the State, and for the
18establishment of any funds or accounts to be maintained by that
19trustee, as the municipality deems necessary to provide for the
20security and payment of the bonds. If the municipality provides
21for the appointment of a trustee, the trustee shall be
22considered the assignee of any payments assigned by the
23municipality under that ordinance and this Section. Any amounts
24paid to the trustee as assignee shall be deposited into the
25funds or accounts established under the trust agreement, and
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1holders of the bonds. The holders of those bonds shall have a
2lien on and a security interest in those funds or accounts
3while the bonds remain outstanding and unpaid. Upon retirement
4of the bonds, the trustee shall pay over any excess amounts
5held to the municipality for deposit in the special tax
6allocation fund.
7    When the redevelopment projects costs, including without
8limitation all municipal obligations financing redevelopment
9project costs incurred under this Law, have been paid, all
10surplus funds then remaining in the special tax allocation fund
11shall be distributed by being paid by the municipal treasurer
12to the municipality and the county collector; first to the
13municipality in direct proportion to the tax incremental
14revenue received from the municipality, but not to exceed the
15total incremental revenue received from the municipality,
16minus any annual surplus distribution of incremental revenue
17previously made. Any remaining funds shall be paid to the
18county collector who shall immediately distribute that payment
19to the taxing districts in the redevelopment project area in
20the same manner and proportion as the most recent distribution
21by the county collector to the affected districts of real
22property taxes from real property situated in the redevelopment
23project area.
24    Upon the payment of all redevelopment project costs,
25retirement of obligations and the distribution of any excess
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1ordinance dissolving the special tax allocation fund for the
2redevelopment project area and terminating the designation of
3the redevelopment project area as a redevelopment project area.
4Thereafter the tax levies of taxing districts shall be
5extended, collected and distributed in the same manner
6applicable before the adoption of tax increment allocation
7financing. Municipality shall notify affected taxing districts
8prior to November if the redevelopment project area is to be
9terminated by December 31 of that same year.
10    Nothing in this Section shall be construed as relieving
11property in a redevelopment project area from being assessed as
12provided in the Property Tax Code or as relieving owners of
13that property from paying a uniform rate of taxes, as required
14by Section 4 of Article IX of the Illinois Constitution.
15(Source: P.A. 91-474, eff. 11-1-99.)
 
16    Section 960. The Economic Development Project Area Tax
17Increment Allocation Act of 1995 is amended by changing Section
1850 as follows:
 
19    (65 ILCS 110/50)
20    Sec. 50. Special tax allocation fund.
21    (a) If a county clerk has certified the "total initial
22equalized assessed value" of the taxable real property within
23an economic development project area in the manner provided in
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1the county clerk of the "total initial equalized assessed
2value", until economic development project costs and all
3municipal obligations financing economic development project
4costs have been paid, the ad valorem taxes, if any, arising
5from the levies upon the taxable real property in the economic
6development project area by taxing districts and tax rates
7determined in the manner provided in subsection (b) of Section
845 shall be divided as follows:
9        (1) That portion of the taxes levied upon each taxable
10    lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property that is
11    attributable to the lower of the current equalized assessed
12    value or the initial equalized assessed value of each
13    taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property
14    existing at the time tax increment financing was adopted
15    shall be allocated to (and when collected shall be paid by
16    the county collector to) the respective affected taxing
17    districts in the manner required by law in the absence of
18    the adoption of tax increment allocation financing.
19        (2) That portion, if any, of the taxes that is
20    attributable to the increase in the current equalized
21    assessed valuation of each taxable lot, block, tract, or
22    parcel of real property in the economic development project
23    area, over and above the initial equalized assessed value
24    of each property existing at the time tax increment
25    financing was adopted, shall be allocated to (and when
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1    shall deposit the taxes into a special fund (called the
2    special tax allocation fund of the municipality) for the
3    purpose of paying economic development project costs and
4    obligations incurred in the payment of those costs.
5    (b) The municipality, by an ordinance adopting tax
6increment allocation financing, may pledge the monies in and to
7be deposited into the special tax allocation fund for the
8payment of obligations issued under this Act and for the
9payment of economic development project costs. No part of the
10current equalized assessed valuation of each property in the
11economic development project area attributable to any increase
12above the total initial equalized assessed value of those
13properties shall be used in calculating the general State
14school aid formula under Section 18-8 of the School Code or the
15evidence-based funding formula under Section 18-8.15 of the
16School Code, until all economic development projects costs have
17been paid as provided for in this Section.
18    (c) When the economic development projects costs,
19including without limitation all municipal obligations
20financing economic development project costs incurred under
21this Act, have been paid, all surplus monies then remaining in
22the special tax allocation fund shall be distributed by being
23paid by the municipal treasurer to the county collector, who
24shall immediately pay the monies to the taxing districts having
25taxable property in the economic development project area in
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1by the county collector to those taxing districts of real
2property taxes from real property in the economic development
3project area.
4    (d) Upon the payment of all economic development project
5costs, retirement of obligations, and distribution of any
6excess monies under this Section and not later than 23 years
7from the date of the adoption of the ordinance establishing the
8economic development project area, the municipality shall
9adopt an ordinance dissolving the special tax allocation fund
10for the economic development project area and terminating the
11designation of the economic development project area as an
12economic development project area. Thereafter, the rates of the
13taxing districts shall be extended and taxes shall be levied,
14collected, and distributed in the manner applicable in the
15absence of the adoption of tax increment allocation financing.
16    (e) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as relieving
17property in the economic development project areas from being
18assessed as provided in the Property Tax Code or as relieving
19owners or lessees of that property from paying a uniform rate
20of taxes as required by Section 4 of Article IX of the Illinois
21Constitution.
22(Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)
 
23    Section 965. The School Code is amended by changing
24Sections 1A-8, 1B-5, 1B-6, 1B-7, 1B-8, 1C-1, 1C-2, 1D-1, 1E-20,
251F-20, 1F-62, 1H-20, 1H-70, 2-3.25g, 2-3.33, 2-3.51.5, 2-3.66,

 

 

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12-3.66b, 2-3.84, 2-3.109a, 3-14.21, 7-14A, 10-17a, 10-19,
210-22.5a, 10-22.20, 10-29, 11E-135, 13A-8, 13B-20.20, 13B-45,
313B-50, 13B-50.10, 13B-50.15, 14-7.02b, 14-13.01, 14C-1,
414C-12, 17-1, 17-1.2, 17-1.5, 17-2.11, 17-2A, 18-4.3, 18-8.05,
518-8.10, 18-9, 18-12, 26-16, 27-6, 27-7, 27-8.1, 27-24.2,
627A-9, 27A-11, 29-5, 34-2.3, 34-18, 34-18.30, 34-43.1, and
734-53 and by adding Sections 2-3.170, 17-3.6, and 18-8.15 as
8follows:
 
9    (105 ILCS 5/1A-8)  (from Ch. 122, par. 1A-8)
10    Sec. 1A-8. Powers of the Board in Assisting Districts
11Deemed in Financial Difficulties. To promote the financial
12integrity of school districts, the State Board of Education
13shall be provided the necessary powers to promote sound
14financial management and continue operation of the public
15schools.
16    (a) The State Superintendent of Education may require a
17school district, including any district subject to Article 34A
18of this Code, to share financial information relevant to a
19proper investigation of the district's financial condition and
20the delivery of appropriate State financial, technical, and
21consulting services to the district if the district (i) has
22been designated, through the State Board of Education's School
23District Financial Profile System, as on financial warning or
24financial watch status, (ii) has failed to file an annual
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1other financial information as required by law, (iii) has been
2identified, through the district's annual audit or other
3financial and management information, as in serious financial
4difficulty in the current or next school year, or (iv) is
5determined to be likely to fail to fully meet any regularly
6scheduled, payroll-period obligations when due or any debt
7service payments when due or both. In addition to financial,
8technical, and consulting services provided by the State Board
9of Education, at the request of a school district, the State
10Superintendent may provide for an independent financial
11consultant to assist the district review its financial
12condition and options.
13    (b) The State Board of Education, after proper
14investigation of a district's financial condition, may certify
15that a district, including any district subject to Article 34A,
16is in financial difficulty when any of the following conditions
17occur:
18        (1) The district has issued school or teacher orders
19    for wages as permitted in Sections 8-16, 32-7.2 and 34-76
20    of this Code.
21        (2) The district has issued tax anticipation warrants
22    or tax anticipation notes in anticipation of a second
23    year's taxes when warrants or notes in anticipation of
24    current year taxes are still outstanding, as authorized by
25    Sections 17-16, 34-23, 34-59 and 34-63 of this Code, or has
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1    such as, but not limited to, tax anticipation warrants and
2    general State aid or evidence-based funding Aid
3    certificates or tax anticipation warrants and revenue
4    anticipation notes.
5        (3) The district has for 2 consecutive years shown an
6    excess of expenditures and other financing uses over
7    revenues and other financing sources and beginning fund
8    balances on its annual financial report for the aggregate
9    totals of the Educational, Operations and Maintenance,
10    Transportation, and Working Cash Funds.
11        (4) The district refuses to provide financial
12    information or cooperate with the State Superintendent in
13    an investigation of the district's financial condition.
14        (5) The district is likely to fail to fully meet any
15    regularly scheduled, payroll-period obligations when due
16    or any debt service payments when due or both.
17    No school district shall be certified by the State Board of
18Education to be in financial difficulty solely by reason of any
19of the above circumstances arising as a result of (i) the
20failure of the county to make any distribution of property tax
21money due the district at the time such distribution is due or
22(ii) the failure of this State to make timely payments of
23general State aid, evidence-based funding, or any of the
24mandated categoricals; or if the district clearly demonstrates
25to the satisfaction of the State Board of Education at the time
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1the State Board of Education certifies that a district in a
2city with 500,000 inhabitants or more is in financial
3difficulty, the State Board shall so notify the Governor and
4the Mayor of the city in which the district is located. The
5State Board of Education may require school districts certified
6in financial difficulty, except those districts subject to
7Article 34A, to develop, adopt and submit a financial plan
8within 45 days after certification of financial difficulty. The
9financial plan shall be developed according to guidelines
10presented to the district by the State Board of Education
11within 14 days of certification. Such guidelines shall address
12the specific nature of each district's financial difficulties.
13Any proposed budget of the district shall be consistent with
14the financial plan submitted to and approved by the State Board
15of Education.
16    A district certified to be in financial difficulty, other
17than a district subject to Article 34A, shall report to the
18State Board of Education at such times and in such manner as
19the State Board may direct, concerning the district's
20compliance with each financial plan. The State Board may review
21the district's operations, obtain budgetary data and financial
22statements, require the district to produce reports, and have
23access to any other information in the possession of the
24district that it deems relevant. The State Board may issue
25recommendations or directives within its powers to the district
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1shall produce such budgetary data, financial statements,
2reports and other information and comply with such directives.
3If the State Board of Education determines that a district has
4failed to comply with its financial plan, the State Board of
5Education may rescind approval of the plan and appoint a
6Financial Oversight Panel for the district as provided in
7Section 1B-4. This action shall be taken only after the
8district has been given notice and an opportunity to appear
9before the State Board of Education to discuss its failure to
10comply with its financial plan.
11    No bonds, notes, teachers orders, tax anticipation
12warrants or other evidences of indebtedness shall be issued or
13sold by a school district or be legally binding upon or
14enforceable against a local board of education of a district
15certified to be in financial difficulty unless and until the
16financial plan required under this Section has been approved by
17the State Board of Education.
18    Any financial profile compiled and distributed by the State
19Board of Education in Fiscal Year 2009 or any fiscal year
20thereafter shall incorporate such adjustments as may be needed
21in the profile scores to reflect the financial effects of the
22inability or refusal of the State of Illinois to make timely
23disbursements of any general State aid, evidence-based
24funding, or mandated categorical aid payments due school
25districts or to fully reimburse school districts for mandated
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1provided in this School Code.
2(Source: P.A. 96-668, eff. 8-25-09; 96-1423, eff. 8-3-10;
397-429, eff. 8-16-11.)
 
4    (105 ILCS 5/1B-5)  (from Ch. 122, par. 1B-5)
5    Sec. 1B-5. When a petition for emergency financial
6assistance for a school district is allowed by the State Board
7under Section 1B-4, the State Superintendent shall within 10
8days thereafter appoint 3 members to serve at the State
9Superintendent's pleasure on a Financial Oversight Panel for
10the district. The State Superintendent shall designate one of
11the members of the Panel to serve as its Chairman. In the event
12of vacancy or resignation the State Superintendent shall
13appoint a successor within 10 days of receiving notice thereof.
14    Members of the Panel shall be selected primarily on the
15basis of their experience and education in financial
16management, with consideration given to persons knowledgeable
17in education finance. A member of the Panel may not be a board
18member or employee of the district for which the Panel is
19constituted, nor may a member have a direct financial interest
20in that district.
21    Panel members shall serve without compensation, but may be
22reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses incurred in
23the performance of their official duties by the State Board.
24The amount reimbursed Panel members for their expenses shall be
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1financial assistance and incorporated as a part of the terms
2and conditions for repayment of such assistance or shall be
3deducted from the district's general State aid or
4evidence-based funding as provided in Section 1B-8.
5    The first meeting of the Panel shall be held at the call of
6the Chairman. The Panel may elect such other officers as it
7deems appropriate. The Panel shall prescribe the times and
8places for its meetings and the manner in which regular and
9special meetings may be called, and shall comply with the Open
10Meetings Act.
11    Two members of the Panel shall constitute a quorum, and the
12affirmative vote of 2 members shall be necessary for any
13decision or action to be taken by the Panel.
14    The Panel and the State Superintendent shall cooperate with
15each other in the exercise of their respective powers. The
16Panel shall report not later than September 1 annually to the
17State Board and the State Superintendent with respect to its
18activities and the condition of the school district for the
19previous fiscal year.
20    Any Financial Oversight Panel established under this
21Article shall remain in existence for not less than 3 years nor
22more than 10 years from the date the State Board grants the
23petition under Section 1B-4. If after 3 years the school
24district has repaid all of its obligations resulting from
25emergency State financial assistance provided under this
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1education may, not more frequently than once in any 12 month
2period, petition the State Board to dissolve the Financial
3Oversight Panel, terminate the oversight responsibility, and
4remove the district's certification under Section 1A-8 as a
5district in financial difficulty. In acting on such a petition
6the State Board shall give additional weight to the
7recommendations of the State Superintendent and the Financial
8Oversight Panel.
9(Source: P.A. 88-618, eff. 9-9-94.)
 
10    (105 ILCS 5/1B-6)  (from Ch. 122, par. 1B-6)
11    Sec. 1B-6. General powers. The purpose of the Financial
12Oversight Panel shall be to exercise financial control over the
13board of education, and, when approved by the State Board and
14the State Superintendent of Education, to furnish financial
15assistance so that the board can provide public education
16within the board's jurisdiction while permitting the board to
17meet its obligations to its creditors and the holders of its
18notes and bonds. Except as expressly limited by this Article,
19the Panel shall have all powers necessary to meet its
20responsibilities and to carry out its purposes and the purposes
21of this Article, including, but not limited to, the following
22powers:
23    (a) to sue and be sued;
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1    (c) to appoint a Financial Administrator to serve as the
2chief executive officer of the Panel. The Financial
3Administrator may be an individual, partnership, corporation,
4including an accounting firm, or other entity determined by the
5Panel to be qualified to serve; and to appoint other officers,
6agents, and employees of the Panel, define their duties and
7qualifications and fix their compensation and employee
8benefits;
9    (d) to approve the local board of education appointments to
10the positions of treasurer in a Class I county school unit and
11in each school district which forms a part of a Class II county
12school unit but which no longer is subject to the jurisdiction
13and authority of a township treasurer or trustees of schools of
14a township because the district has withdrawn from the
15jurisdiction and authority of the township treasurer and the
16trustees of schools of the township or because those offices
17have been abolished as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of
18Section 5-1, and chief school business official, if such
19official is not the superintendent of the district. Either the
20board or the Panel may remove such treasurer or chief school
21business official;
22    (e) to approve any and all bonds, notes, teachers orders,
23tax anticipation warrants, and other evidences of indebtedness
24prior to issuance or sale by the school district; and
25notwithstanding any other provision of The School Code, as now
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1anticipation warrants or other evidences of indebtedness shall
2be issued or sold by the school district or be legally binding
3upon or enforceable against the local board of education unless
4and until the approval of the Panel has been received;
5    (f) to approve all property tax levies of the school
6district and require adjustments thereto as the Panel deems
7necessary or advisable;
8    (g) to require and approve a school district financial
9plan;
10    (h) to approve and require revisions of the school district
11budget;
12    (i) to approve all contracts and other obligations as the
13Panel deems necessary and appropriate;
14    (j) to authorize emergency State financial assistance,
15including requirements regarding the terms and conditions of
16repayment of such assistance, and to require the board of
17education to levy a separate local property tax, subject to the
18limitations of Section 1B-8, sufficient to repay such
19assistance consistent with the terms and conditions of
20repayment and the district's approved financial plan and
21budget;
22    (k) to request the regional superintendent to make
23appointments to fill all vacancies on the local school board as
24provided in Section 10-10;
25    (l) to recommend dissolution or reorganization of the
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1judgment the circumstances so require;
2    (m) to direct a phased reduction in the oversight
3responsibilities of the Financial Administrator and of the
4Panel as the circumstances permit;
5    (n) to determine the amount of emergency State financial
6assistance to be made available to the school district, and to
7establish an operating budget for the Panel to be supported by
8funds available from such assistance, with the assistance and
9the budget required to be approved by the State Superintendent;
10    (o) to procure insurance against any loss in such amounts
11and from such insurers as it deems necessary;
12    (p) to engage the services of consultants for rendering
13professional and technical assistance and advice on matters
14within the Panel's power;
15    (q) to contract for and to accept any gifts, grants or
16loans of funds or property or financial or other aid in any
17form from the federal government, State government, unit of
18local government, school district or any agency or
19instrumentality thereof, or from any other private or public
20source, and to comply with the terms and conditions thereof;
21    (r) to pay the expenses of its operations based on the
22Panel's budget as approved by the State Superintendent from
23emergency financial assistance funds available to the district
24or from deductions from the district's general State aid or
25evidence-based funding;
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1carry out its purposes and exercise the powers given to the
2Panel by this Article; and
3    (t) to recommend the creation of a school finance authority
4pursuant to Article 1F of this Code.
5(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92-855, eff. 12-6-02.)
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/1B-7)  (from Ch. 122, par. 1B-7)
7    Sec. 1B-7. Financial Administrator; Powers and Duties. The
8Financial Administrator appointed by the Financial Oversight
9Panel shall serve as the Panel's chief executive officer. The
10Financial Administrator shall exercise the powers and duties
11required by the Panel, including but not limited to the
12following:
13    (a) to provide guidance and recommendations to the local
14board and officials of the school district in developing the
15district's financial plan and budget prior to board action;
16    (b) to direct the local board to reorganize its financial
17accounts, budgetary systems, and internal accounting and
18financial controls, in whatever manner the Panel deems
19appropriate to achieve greater financial responsibility and to
20reduce financial inefficiency, and to provide technical
21assistance to aid the district in accomplishing the
22reorganization;
23    (c) to make recommendations to the Financial Oversight
24Panel concerning the school district's financial plan and
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1authority;
2    (d) to prepare and recommend to the Panel a proposal for
3emergency State financial assistance for the district,
4including recommended terms and conditions of repayment, and an
5operations budget for the Panel to be funded from the emergency
6assistance or from deductions from the district's general State
7aid or evidence-based funding;
8    (e) to require the local board to prepare and submit
9preliminary staffing and budgetary analyses annually prior to
10February 1 in such manner and form as the Financial
11Administrator shall prescribe; and
12    (f) subject to the direction of the Panel, to do all other
13things necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes and
14exercise the powers given to the Panel under this Article.
15(Source: P.A. 88-618, eff. 9-9-94.)
 
16    (105 ILCS 5/1B-8)  (from Ch. 122, par. 1B-8)
17    Sec. 1B-8. There is created in the State Treasury a special
18fund to be known as the School District Emergency Financial
19Assistance Fund (the "Fund"). The School District Emergency
20Financial Assistance Fund shall consist of appropriations,
21loan repayments, grants from the federal government, and
22donations from any public or private source. Moneys in the Fund
23may be appropriated only to the Illinois Finance Authority and
24the State Board for those purposes authorized under this
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1may be allocated and expended by the State Board for
2contractual services to provide technical assistance or
3consultation to school districts to assess their financial
4condition and to Financial Oversight Panels that petition for
5emergency financial assistance grants. The Illinois Finance
6Authority may provide loans to school districts which are the
7subject of an approved petition for emergency financial
8assistance under Section 1B-4, 1F-62, or 1H-65 of this Code.
9Neither the State Board of Education nor the Illinois Finance
10Authority may collect any fees for providing these services.
11    From the amount allocated to each such school district
12under this Article the State Board shall identify a sum
13sufficient to cover all approved costs of the Financial
14Oversight Panel established for the respective school
15district. If the State Board and State Superintendent of
16Education have not approved emergency financial assistance in
17conjunction with the appointment of a Financial Oversight
18Panel, the Panel's approved costs shall be paid from deductions
19from the district's general State aid or evidence-based
20funding.
21    The Financial Oversight Panel may prepare and file with the
22State Superintendent a proposal for emergency financial
23assistance for the school district and for its operations
24budget. No expenditures from the Fund shall be authorized by
25the State Superintendent until he or she has approved the
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1amount determined by the State Superintendent.
2    The maximum amount of an emergency financial assistance
3loan which may be allocated to any school district under this
4Article, including moneys necessary for the operations of the
5Panel, shall not exceed $4,000 times the number of pupils
6enrolled in the school district during the school year ending
7June 30 prior to the date of approval by the State Board of the
8petition for emergency financial assistance, as certified to
9the local board and the Panel by the State Superintendent. An
10emergency financial assistance grant shall not exceed $1,000
11times the number of such pupils. A district may receive both a
12loan and a grant.
13    The payment of an emergency State financial assistance
14grant or loan shall be subject to appropriation by the General
15Assembly. Payment of the emergency State financial assistance
16loan is subject to the applicable provisions of the Illinois
17Finance Authority Act. Emergency State financial assistance
18allocated and paid to a school district under this Article may
19be applied to any fund or funds from which the local board of
20education of that district is authorized to make expenditures
21by law.
22    Any emergency financial assistance grant proposed by the
23Financial Oversight Panel and approved by the State
24Superintendent may be paid in its entirety during the initial
25year of the Panel's existence or spread in equal or declining
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1Panel's existence. An emergency financial assistance loan
2proposed by the Financial Oversight Panel and approved by the
3Illinois Finance Authority may be paid in its entirety during
4the initial year of the Panel's existence or spread in equal or
5declining amounts over a period of years not to exceed the
6period of the Panel's existence. All loans made by the Illinois
7Finance Authority for a school district shall be required to be
8repaid, with simple interest over the term of the loan at a
9rate equal to 50% of the one-year Constant Maturity Treasury
10(CMT) yield as last published by the Board of Governors of the
11Federal Reserve System before the date on which the district's
12loan is approved by the Illinois Finance Authority, not later
13than the date the Financial Oversight Panel ceases to exist.
14The Panel shall establish and the Illinois Finance Authority
15shall approve the terms and conditions, including the schedule,
16of repayments. The schedule shall provide for repayments
17commencing July 1 of each year or upon each fiscal year's
18receipt of moneys from a tax levy for emergency financial
19assistance. Repayment shall be incorporated into the annual
20budget of the school district and may be made from any fund or
21funds of the district in which there are moneys available. An
22emergency financial assistance loan to the Panel or district
23shall not be considered part of the calculation of a district's
24debt for purposes of the limitation specified in Section 19-1
25of this Code. Default on repayment is subject to the Illinois
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1herein they shall not be made available to the local board for
2further use as emergency financial assistance under this
3Article at any time thereafter. All repayments required to be
4made by a school district shall be received by the State Board
5and deposited in the School District Emergency Financial
6Assistance Fund.
7    In establishing the terms and conditions for the repayment
8obligation of the school district the Panel shall annually
9determine whether a separate local property tax levy is
10required. The board of any school district with a tax rate for
11educational purposes for the prior year of less than 120% of
12the maximum rate for educational purposes authorized by Section
1317-2 shall provide for a separate tax levy for emergency
14financial assistance repayment purposes. Such tax levy shall
15not be subject to referendum approval. The amount of the levy
16shall be equal to the amount necessary to meet the annual
17repayment obligations of the district as established by the
18Panel, or 20% of the amount levied for educational purposes for
19the prior year, whichever is less. However, no district shall
20be required to levy the tax if the district's operating tax
21rate as determined under Section 18-8, or 18-8.05, or 18-8.15
22exceeds 200% of the district's tax rate for educational
23purposes for the prior year.
24(Source: P.A. 97-429, eff. 8-16-11.)
 
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1    Sec. 1C-1. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to
2permit greater flexibility and efficiency in the distribution
3and use of certain State funds available to local education
4agencies for the improvement of the quality of educational
5services pursuant to locally established priorities.
6    Through fiscal year 2017, this This Article does not apply
7to school districts having a population in excess of 500,000
8inhabitants.
9(Source: P.A. 88-555, eff. 7-27-94; 89-15, eff. 5-30-95;
1089-397, eff. 8-20-95; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)
 
11    (105 ILCS 5/1C-2)
12    Sec. 1C-2. Block grants.
13    (a) For fiscal year 1999, and each fiscal year thereafter,
14the State Board of Education shall award to school districts
15block grants as described in subsection (c). The State Board of
16Education may adopt rules and regulations necessary to
17implement this Section. In accordance with Section 2-3.32, all
18state block grants are subject to an audit. Therefore, block
19grant receipts and block grant expenditures shall be recorded
20to the appropriate fund code.
21    (b) (Blank).
22    (c) An Early Childhood Education Block Grant shall be
23created by combining the following programs: Preschool
24Education, Parental Training and Prevention Initiative. These
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1entities on a competitive basis, except that the State Board of
2Education shall award to a school district having a population
3exceeding 500,000 inhabitants 37% of the funds in each fiscal
4year. Not less than 14% of the Early Childhood Education Block
5Grant allocation of funds shall be used to fund programs for
6children ages 0-3. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2016, at least 25%
7of any additional Early Childhood Education Block Grant funding
8over and above the previous fiscal year's allocation shall be
9used to fund programs for children ages 0-3. Once the
10percentage of Early Childhood Education Block Grant funding
11allocated to programs for children ages 0-3 reaches 20% of the
12overall Early Childhood Education Block Grant allocation for a
13full fiscal year, thereafter in subsequent fiscal years the
14percentage of Early Childhood Education Block Grant funding
15allocated to programs for children ages 0-3 each fiscal year
16shall remain at least 20% of the overall Early Childhood
17Education Block Grant allocation. However, if, in a given
18fiscal year, the amount appropriated for the Early Childhood
19Education Block Grant is insufficient to increase the
20percentage of the grant to fund programs for children ages 0-3
21without reducing the amount of the grant for existing providers
22of preschool education programs, then the percentage of the
23grant to fund programs for children ages 0-3 may be held steady
24instead of increased.
25(Source: P.A. 98-645, eff. 7-1-14; 99-589, eff. 7-21-16.)
 

 

 

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1    (105 ILCS 5/1D-1)
2    Sec. 1D-1. Block grant funding.
3    (a) For fiscal year 1996 through fiscal year 2017 and each
4fiscal year thereafter, the State Board of Education shall
5award to a school district having a population exceeding
6500,000 inhabitants a general education block grant and an
7educational services block grant, determined as provided in
8this Section, in lieu of distributing to the district separate
9State funding for the programs described in subsections (b) and
10(c). The provisions of this Section, however, do not apply to
11any federal funds that the district is entitled to receive. In
12accordance with Section 2-3.32, all block grants are subject to
13an audit. Therefore, block grant receipts and block grant
14expenditures shall be recorded to the appropriate fund code for
15the designated block grant.
16    (b) The general education block grant shall include the
17following programs: REI Initiative, Summer Bridges, Preschool
18At Risk, K-6 Comprehensive Arts, School Improvement Support,
19Urban Education, Scientific Literacy, Substance Abuse
20Prevention, Second Language Planning, Staff Development,
21Outcomes and Assessment, K-6 Reading Improvement, 7-12
22Continued Reading Improvement, Truants' Optional Education,
23Hispanic Programs, Agriculture Education, Parental Education,
24Prevention Initiative, Report Cards, and Criminal Background
25Investigations. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
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1State appropriations to a school district in a city having a
2population exceeding 500,000 inhabitants shall be appropriated
3and expended by the board of that district for any of the
4programs included in the block grant or any of the board's
5lawful purposes.
6    (c) The educational services block grant shall include the
7following programs: Regular and Vocational Transportation,
8State Lunch and Free Breakfast Program, Special Education
9(Personnel, Transportation, Orphanage, Private Tuition),
10funding for children requiring special education services,
11Summer School, Educational Service Centers, and
12Administrator's Academy. This subsection (c) does not relieve
13the district of its obligation to provide the services required
14under a program that is included within the educational
15services block grant. It is the intention of the General
16Assembly in enacting the provisions of this subsection (c) to
17relieve the district of the administrative burdens that impede
18efficiency and accompany single-program funding. The General
19Assembly encourages the board to pursue mandate waivers
20pursuant to Section 2-3.25g.
21    The funding program included in the educational services
22block grant for funding for children requiring special
23education services in each fiscal year shall be treated in that
24fiscal year as a payment to the school district in respect of
25services provided or costs incurred in the prior fiscal year,
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1this Section shall change the nature of payments for any
2program that, apart from this Section, would be or, prior to
3adoption or amendment of this Section, was on the basis of a
4payment in a fiscal year in respect of services provided or
5costs incurred in the prior fiscal year, calculated in each
6case as provided in this Section.
7    (d) For fiscal year 1996 through fiscal year 2017 and each
8fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the district's block
9grants shall be determined as follows: (i) with respect to each
10program that is included within each block grant, the district
11shall receive an amount equal to the same percentage of the
12current fiscal year appropriation made for that program as the
13percentage of the appropriation received by the district from
14the 1995 fiscal year appropriation made for that program, and
15(ii) the total amount that is due the district under the block
16grant shall be the aggregate of the amounts that the district
17is entitled to receive for the fiscal year with respect to each
18program that is included within the block grant that the State
19Board of Education shall award the district under this Section
20for that fiscal year. In the case of the Summer Bridges
21program, the amount of the district's block grant shall be
22equal to 44% of the amount of the current fiscal year
23appropriation made for that program.
24    (e) The district is not required to file any application or
25other claim in order to receive the block grants to which it is
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1make payments to the district of amounts due under the
2district's block grants on a schedule determined by the State
3Board of Education.
4    (f) A school district to which this Section applies shall
5report to the State Board of Education on its use of the block
6grants in such form and detail as the State Board of Education
7may specify. In addition, the report must include the following
8description for the district, which must also be reported to
9the General Assembly: block grant allocation and expenditures
10by program; population and service levels by program; and
11administrative expenditures by program. The State Board of
12Education shall ensure that the reporting requirements for the
13district are the same as for all other school districts in this
14State.
15    (g) Through fiscal year 2017, this This paragraph provides
16for the treatment of block grants under Article 1C for purposes
17of calculating the amount of block grants for a district under
18this Section. Those block grants under Article 1C are, for this
19purpose, treated as included in the amount of appropriation for
20the various programs set forth in paragraph (b) above. The
21appropriation in each current fiscal year for each block grant
22under Article 1C shall be treated for these purposes as
23appropriations for the individual program included in that
24block grant. The proportion of each block grant so allocated to
25each such program included in it shall be the proportion which
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1for such purposes now in that block grant, in fiscal 1995.
2    Payments to the school district under this Section with
3respect to each program for which payments to school districts
4generally, as of the date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd
5General Assembly, are on a reimbursement basis shall continue
6to be made to the district on a reimbursement basis, pursuant
7to the provisions of this Code governing those programs.
8    (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any school
9district receiving a block grant under this Section may
10classify all or a portion of the funds that it receives in a
11particular fiscal year from any block grant authorized under
12this Code or from general State aid pursuant to Section 18-8.05
13of this Code (other than supplemental general State aid) as
14funds received in connection with any funding program for which
15it is entitled to receive funds from the State in that fiscal
16year (including, without limitation, any funding program
17referred to in subsection (c) of this Section), regardless of
18the source or timing of the receipt. The district may not
19classify more funds as funds received in connection with the
20funding program than the district is entitled to receive in
21that fiscal year for that program. Any classification by a
22district must be made by a resolution of its board of
23education. The resolution must identify the amount of any block
24grant or general State aid to be classified under this
25subsection (h) and must specify the funding program to which
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1therewith. This resolution is controlling as to the
2classification of funds referenced therein. A certified copy of
3the resolution must be sent to the State Superintendent of
4Education. The resolution shall still take effect even though a
5copy of the resolution has not been sent to the State
6Superintendent of Education in a timely manner. No
7classification under this subsection (h) by a district shall
8affect the total amount or timing of money the district is
9entitled to receive under this Code. No classification under
10this subsection (h) by a district shall in any way relieve the
11district from or affect any requirements that otherwise would
12apply with respect to the block grant as provided in this
13Section, including any accounting of funds by source, reporting
14expenditures by original source and purpose, reporting
15requirements, or requirements of provision of services.
16(Source: P.A. 97-238, eff. 8-2-11; 97-324, eff. 8-12-11;
1797-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
 
18    (105 ILCS 5/1E-20)
19    (This Section scheduled to be repealed in accordance with
20105 ILCS 5/1E-165)
21    Sec. 1E-20. Members of Authority; meetings.
22    (a) When a petition for a School Finance Authority is
23allowed by the State Board under Section 1E-15 of this Code,
24the State Superintendent shall within 10 days thereafter
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1the district. Of the initial members, 2 shall be appointed to
2serve a term of 2 years and 3 shall be appointed to serve a term
3of 3 years. Thereafter, each member shall serve for a term of 3
4years and until his or her successor has been appointed. The
5State Superintendent shall designate one of the members of the
6Authority to serve as its Chairperson. In the event of vacancy
7or resignation, the State Superintendent shall, within 10 days
8after receiving notice, appoint a successor to serve out that
9member's term. The State Superintendent may remove a member for
10incompetence, malfeasance, neglect of duty, or other just
11cause.
12    Members of the Authority shall be selected primarily on the
13basis of their experience and education in financial
14management, with consideration given to persons knowledgeable
15in education finance. Two members of the Authority shall be
16residents of the school district that the Authority serves. A
17member of the Authority may not be a member of the district's
18school board or an employee of the district nor may a member
19have a direct financial interest in the district.
20    Authority members shall serve without compensation, but
21may be reimbursed by the State Board for travel and other
22necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their
23official duties. Unless paid from bonds issued under Section
241E-65 of this Code, the amount reimbursed members for their
25expenses shall be charged to the school district as part of any
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1the terms and conditions for repayment of the assistance or
2shall be deducted from the district's general State aid or
3evidence-based funding as provided in Section 1B-8 of this
4Code.
5    The Authority may elect such officers as it deems
6appropriate.
7    (b) The first meeting of the Authority shall be held at the
8call of the Chairperson. The Authority shall prescribe the
9times and places for its meetings and the manner in which
10regular and special meetings may be called and shall comply
11with the Open Meetings Act.
12    Three members of the Authority shall constitute a quorum.
13When a vote is taken upon any measure before the Authority, a
14quorum being present, a majority of the votes of the members
15voting on the measure shall determine the outcome.
16(Source: P.A. 92-547, eff. 6-13-02.)
 
17    (105 ILCS 5/1F-20)
18(This Section scheduled to be repealed in accordance with 105
19ILCS 5/1F-165)
20    Sec. 1F-20. Members of Authority; meetings.
21    (a) Upon establishment of a School Finance Authority under
22Section 1F-15 of this Code, the State Superintendent shall
23within 15 days thereafter appoint 5 members to serve on a
24School Finance Authority for the district. Of the initial
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1shall be appointed to serve a term of 3 years. Thereafter, each
2member shall serve for a term of 3 years and until his or her
3successor has been appointed. The State Superintendent shall
4designate one of the members of the Authority to serve as its
5Chairperson. In the event of vacancy or resignation, the State
6Superintendent shall, within 10 days after receiving notice,
7appoint a successor to serve out that member's term. The State
8Superintendent may remove a member for incompetence,
9malfeasance, neglect of duty, or other just cause.
10    Members of the Authority shall be selected primarily on the
11basis of their experience and education in financial
12management, with consideration given to persons knowledgeable
13in education finance. Two members of the Authority shall be
14residents of the school district that the Authority serves. A
15member of the Authority may not be a member of the district's
16school board or an employee of the district nor may a member
17have a direct financial interest in the district.
18    Authority members shall be paid a stipend approved by the
19State Superintendent of not more than $100 per meeting and may
20be reimbursed by the State Board for travel and other necessary
21expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
22Unless paid from bonds issued under Section 1F-65 of this Code,
23the amount reimbursed members for their expenses shall be
24charged to the school district as part of any emergency
25financial assistance and incorporated as a part of the terms
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1deducted from the district's general State aid or
2evidence-based funding as provided in Section 1B-8 of this
3Code.
4    The Authority may elect such officers as it deems
5appropriate.
6    (b) The first meeting of the Authority shall be held at the
7call of the Chairperson. The Authority shall prescribe the
8times and places for its meetings and the manner in which
9regular and special meetings may be called and shall comply
10with the Open Meetings Act.
11    Three members of the Authority shall constitute a quorum.
12When a vote is taken upon any measure before the Authority, a
13quorum being present, a majority of the votes of the members
14voting on the measure shall determine the outcome.
15(Source: P.A. 94-234, eff. 7-1-06.)
 
16    (105 ILCS 5/1F-62)
17(This Section scheduled to be repealed in accordance with 105
18ILCS 5/1F-165)
19    Sec. 1F-62. School District Emergency Financial Assistance
20Fund; grants and loans.
21    (a) Moneys in the School District Emergency Financial
22Assistance Fund established under Section 1B-8 of this Code may
23be allocated and expended by the State Board as grants to
24provide technical and consulting services to school districts
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1Authority for emergency financial assistance loans to a School
2Finance Authority that petitions for emergency financial
3assistance. An emergency financial assistance loan to a School
4Finance Authority or borrowing from sources other than the
5State shall not be considered as part of the calculation of a
6district's debt for purposes of the limitation specified in
7Section 19-1 of this Code. From the amount allocated to each
8School Finance Authority, the State Board shall identify a sum
9sufficient to cover all approved costs of the School Finance
10Authority. If the State Board and State Superintendent have not
11approved emergency financial assistance in conjunction with
12the appointment of a School Finance Authority, the Authority's
13approved costs shall be paid from deductions from the
14district's general State aid or evidence-based funding.
15    The School Finance Authority may prepare and file with the
16State Superintendent a proposal for emergency financial
17assistance for the school district and for its operations
18budget. No expenditures shall be authorized by the State
19Superintendent until he or she has approved the proposal of the
20School Finance Authority, either as submitted or in such lesser
21amount determined by the State Superintendent.
22    (b) The amount of an emergency financial assistance loan
23that may be allocated to a School Finance Authority under this
24Article, including moneys necessary for the operations of the
25School Finance Authority, and borrowing from sources other than
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1number of pupils enrolled in the district during the school
2year ending June 30 prior to the date of approval by the State
3Board of the petition for emergency financial assistance, as
4certified to the school board and the School Finance Authority
5by the State Superintendent. However, this limitation does not
6apply to borrowing by the district secured by amounts levied by
7the district prior to establishment of the School Finance
8Authority. An emergency financial assistance grant shall not
9exceed $1,000 times the number of such pupils. A district may
10receive both a loan and a grant.
11    (c) The payment of a State emergency financial assistance
12grant or loan shall be subject to appropriation by the General
13Assembly. State emergency financial assistance allocated and
14paid to a School Finance Authority under this Article may be
15applied to any fund or funds from which the School Finance
16Authority is authorized to make expenditures by law.
17    (d) Any State emergency financial assistance proposed by
18the School Finance Authority and approved by the State
19Superintendent may be paid in its entirety during the initial
20year of the School Finance Authority's existence or spread in
21equal or declining amounts over a period of years not to exceed
22the period of the School Finance Authority's existence. The
23State Superintendent shall not approve any loan to the School
24Finance Authority unless the School Finance Authority has been
25unable to borrow sufficient funds to operate the district.
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1Financial Assistance Fund to a School Finance Authority shall
2be required to be repaid not later than the date the School
3Finance Authority ceases to exist, with simple interest over
4the term of the loan at a rate equal to 50% of the one-year
5Constant Maturity Treasury (CMT) yield as last published by the
6Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System before the
7date on which the School Finance Authority's loan is approved
8by the State Board.
9    The School Finance Authority shall establish and the
10Illinois Finance Authority shall approve the terms and
11conditions of the loan, including the schedule of repayments.
12The schedule shall provide for repayments commencing July 1 of
13each year or upon each fiscal year's receipt of moneys from a
14tax levy for emergency financial assistance. Repayment shall be
15incorporated into the annual budget of the district and may be
16made from any fund or funds of the district in which there are
17moneys available. Default on repayment is subject to the
18Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act. When moneys are repaid as
19provided in this Section, they shall not be made available to
20the School Finance Authority for further use as emergency
21financial assistance under this Article at any time thereafter.
22All repayments required to be made by a School Finance
23Authority shall be received by the State Board and deposited in
24the School District Emergency Financial Assistance Fund.
25    In establishing the terms and conditions for the repayment
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1Authority shall annually determine whether a separate local
2property tax levy is required to meet that obligation. The
3School Finance Authority shall provide for a separate tax levy
4for emergency financial assistance repayment purposes. This
5tax levy shall not be subject to referendum approval. The
6amount of the levy shall not exceed the amount necessary to
7meet the annual emergency financial repayment obligations of
8the district, including principal and interest, as established
9by the School Finance Authority.
10(Source: P.A. 94-234, eff. 7-1-06.)
 
11    (105 ILCS 5/1H-20)
12    Sec. 1H-20. Members of Panel; meetings.
13    (a) Upon establishment of a Financial Oversight Panel under
14Section 1H-15 of this Code, the State Superintendent shall
15within 15 working days thereafter appoint 5 members to serve on
16a Financial Oversight Panel for the district. Members appointed
17to the Panel shall serve at the pleasure of the State
18Superintendent. The State Superintendent shall designate one
19of the members of the Panel to serve as its Chairperson. In the
20event of vacancy or resignation, the State Superintendent
21shall, within 10 days after receiving notice, appoint a
22successor to serve out that member's term.
23    (b) Members of the Panel shall be selected primarily on the
24basis of their experience and education in financial
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1in education finance. Two members of the Panel shall be
2residents of the school district that the Panel serves. A
3member of the Panel may not be a member of the district's
4school board or an employee of the district nor may a member
5have a direct financial interest in the district.
6    (c) Panel members may be reimbursed by the State Board for
7travel and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance
8of their official duties. The amount reimbursed members for
9their expenses shall be charged to the school district as part
10of any emergency financial assistance and incorporated as a
11part of the terms and conditions for repayment of the
12assistance or shall be deducted from the district's general
13State aid or evidence-based funding as provided in Section
141H-65 of this Code.
15    (d) With the exception of the chairperson, who shall be
16designated as provided in subsection (a) of this Section, the
17Panel may elect such officers as it deems appropriate.
18    (e) The first meeting of the Panel shall be held at the
19call of the Chairperson. The Panel shall prescribe the times
20and places for its meetings and the manner in which regular and
21special meetings may be called and shall comply with the Open
22Meetings Act. The Panel shall also comply with the Freedom of
23Information Act.
24    (f) Three members of the Panel shall constitute a quorum. A
25majority of members present is required to pass a measure.
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1    (105 ILCS 5/1H-70)
2    Sec. 1H-70. Tax anticipation warrants, tax anticipation
3notes, revenue anticipation certificates or notes, general
4State aid or evidence-based funding anticipation certificates,
5and lines of credit. With the approval of the State
6Superintendent and provided that the district is unable to
7secure short-term financing after 3 attempts, a Panel shall
8have the same power as a district to do the following:
9        (1) issue tax anticipation warrants under the
10    provisions of Section 17-16 of this Code against taxes
11    levied by either the school board or the Panel pursuant to
12    Section 1H-25 of this Code;
13        (2) issue tax anticipation notes under the provisions
14    of the Tax Anticipation Note Act against taxes levied by
15    either the school board or the Panel pursuant to Section
16    1H-25 of this Code;
17        (3) issue revenue anticipation certificates or notes
18    under the provisions of the Revenue Anticipation Act;
19        (4) issue general State aid or evidence-based funding
20    anticipation certificates under the provisions of Section
21    18-18 of this Code; and
22        (5) establish and utilize lines of credit under the
23    provisions of Section 17-17 of this Code.
24    Tax anticipation warrants, tax anticipation notes, revenue
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1evidence-based funding anticipation certificates, and lines of
2credit are considered borrowing from sources other than the
3State and are subject to Section 1H-65 of this Code.
4(Source: P.A. 97-429, eff. 8-16-11.)
 
5    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25g)  (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25g)
6    Sec. 2-3.25g. Waiver or modification of mandates within the
7School Code and administrative rules and regulations.
8    (a) In this Section:
9        "Board" means a school board or the governing board or
10    administrative district, as the case may be, for a joint
11    agreement.
12        "Eligible applicant" means a school district, joint
13    agreement made up of school districts, or regional
14    superintendent of schools on behalf of schools and programs
15    operated by the regional office of education.
16        "Implementation date" has the meaning set forth in
17    Section 24A-2.5 of this Code.
18        "State Board" means the State Board of Education.
19    (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this School
20Code or any other law of this State to the contrary, eligible
21applicants may petition the State Board of Education for the
22waiver or modification of the mandates of this School Code or
23of the administrative rules and regulations promulgated by the
24State Board of Education. Waivers or modifications of
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1mandates of this School Code may be requested when an eligible
2applicant demonstrates that it can address the intent of the
3rule or mandate in a more effective, efficient, or economical
4manner or when necessary to stimulate innovation or improve
5student performance. Waivers of mandates of the School Code may
6be requested when the waivers are necessary to stimulate
7innovation or improve student performance or when the applicant
8demonstrates that it can address the intent of the mandate of
9the School Code in a more effective, efficient, or economical
10manner. Waivers may not be requested from laws, rules, and
11regulations pertaining to special education, teacher educator
12licensure, teacher tenure and seniority, or Section 5-2.1 of
13this Code or from compliance with the Every Student Succeeds
14Act (Public Law 114-95) No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
15(Public Law 107-110). Eligible applicants may not seek a waiver
16or seek a modification of a mandate regarding the requirements
17for (i) student performance data to be a significant factor in
18teacher or principal evaluations or (ii) teachers and
19principals to be rated using the 4 categories of "excellent",
20"proficient", "needs improvement", or "unsatisfactory". On
21September 1, 2014, any previously authorized waiver or
22modification from such requirements shall terminate.
23    (c) Eligible applicants, as a matter of inherent managerial
24policy, and any Independent Authority established under
25Section 2-3.25f-5 of this Code may submit an application for a
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1application must include a written request by the eligible
2applicant or Independent Authority and must demonstrate that
3the intent of the mandate can be addressed in a more effective,
4efficient, or economical manner or be based upon a specific
5plan for improved student performance and school improvement.
6Any eligible applicant requesting a waiver or modification for
7the reason that intent of the mandate can be addressed in a
8more economical manner shall include in the application a
9fiscal analysis showing current expenditures on the mandate and
10projected savings resulting from the waiver or modification.
11Applications and plans developed by eligible applicants must be
12approved by the board or regional superintendent of schools
13applying on behalf of schools or programs operated by the
14regional office of education following a public hearing on the
15application and plan and the opportunity for the board or
16regional superintendent to hear testimony from staff directly
17involved in its implementation, parents, and students. The time
18period for such testimony shall be separate from the time
19period established by the eligible applicant for public comment
20on other matters. If the applicant is a school district or
21joint agreement requesting a waiver or modification of Section
2227-6 of this Code, the public hearing shall be held on a day
23other than the day on which a regular meeting of the board is
24held.
25    (c-5) If the applicant is a school district, then the
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1place, and general subject matter of the public hearing on its
2Internet website at least 14 days prior to the hearing. If the
3district is requesting to increase the fee charged for driver
4education authorized pursuant to Section 27-24.2 of this Code,
5the website information shall include the proposed amount of
6the fee the district will request. All school districts must
7publish a notice of the public hearing at least 7 days prior to
8the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the
9school district that sets forth the time, date, place, and
10general subject matter of the hearing. Districts requesting to
11increase the fee charged for driver education shall include in
12the published notice the proposed amount of the fee the
13district will request. If the applicant is a joint agreement or
14regional superintendent, then the joint agreement or regional
15superintendent shall post information that sets forth the time,
16date, place, and general subject matter of the public hearing
17on its Internet website at least 14 days prior to the hearing.
18If the joint agreement or regional superintendent is requesting
19to increase the fee charged for driver education authorized
20pursuant to Section 27-24.2 of this Code, the website
21information shall include the proposed amount of the fee the
22applicant will request. All joint agreements and regional
23superintendents must publish a notice of the public hearing at
24least 7 days prior to the hearing in a newspaper of general
25circulation in each school district that is a member of the
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1region that sets forth the time, date, place, and general
2subject matter of the hearing, provided that a notice appearing
3in a newspaper generally circulated in more than one school
4district shall be deemed to fulfill this requirement with
5respect to all of the affected districts. Joint agreements or
6regional superintendents requesting to increase the fee
7charged for driver education shall include in the published
8notice the proposed amount of the fee the applicant will
9request. The eligible applicant must notify in writing the
10affected exclusive collective bargaining agent and those State
11legislators representing the eligible applicant's territory of
12its intent to seek approval of a waiver or modification and of
13the hearing to be held to take testimony from staff. The
14affected exclusive collective bargaining agents shall be
15notified of such public hearing at least 7 days prior to the
16date of the hearing and shall be allowed to attend such public
17hearing. The eligible applicant shall attest to compliance with
18all of the notification and procedural requirements set forth
19in this Section.
20    (d) A request for a waiver or modification of
21administrative rules and regulations or for a modification of
22mandates contained in this School Code shall be submitted to
23the State Board of Education within 15 days after approval by
24the board or regional superintendent of schools. The
25application as submitted to the State Board of Education shall
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1respect to contracting for adaptive driver education, an
2eligible applicant wishing to request a modification or waiver
3of administrative rules of the State Board of Education
4regarding contracting with a commercial driver training school
5to provide the course of study authorized under Section 27-24.2
6of this Code must provide evidence with its application that
7the commercial driver training school with which it will
8contract holds a license issued by the Secretary of State under
9Article IV of Chapter 6 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and that
10each instructor employed by the commercial driver training
11school to provide instruction to students served by the school
12district holds a valid teaching certificate or teaching
13license, as applicable, issued under the requirements of this
14Code and rules of the State Board of Education. Such evidence
15must include, but need not be limited to, a list of each
16instructor assigned to teach students served by the school
17district, which list shall include the instructor's name,
18personal identification number as required by the State Board
19of Education, birth date, and driver's license number. If the
20modification or waiver is granted, then the eligible applicant
21shall notify the State Board of Education of any changes in the
22personnel providing instruction within 15 calendar days after
23an instructor leaves the program or a new instructor is hired.
24Such notification shall include the instructor's name,
25personal identification number as required by the State Board
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1school district maintains an Internet website, then the
2district shall post a copy of the final contract between the
3district and the commercial driver training school on the
4district's Internet website. If no Internet website exists,
5then the district shall make available the contract upon
6request. A record of all materials in relation to the
7application for contracting must be maintained by the school
8district and made available to parents and guardians upon
9request. The instructor's date of birth and driver's license
10number and any other personally identifying information as
11deemed by the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994
12must be redacted from any public materials. Following receipt
13of the waiver or modification request, the State Board shall
14have 45 days to review the application and request. If the
15State Board fails to disapprove the application within that 45
16day period, the waiver or modification shall be deemed granted.
17The State Board may disapprove any request if it is not based
18upon sound educational practices, endangers the health or
19safety of students or staff, compromises equal opportunities
20for learning, or fails to demonstrate that the intent of the
21rule or mandate can be addressed in a more effective,
22efficient, or economical manner or have improved student
23performance as a primary goal. Any request disapproved by the
24State Board may be appealed to the General Assembly by the
25eligible applicant as outlined in this Section.
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1School Code shall be submitted to the State Board within 15
2days after approval by the board or regional superintendent of
3schools. The application as submitted to the State Board of
4Education shall include a description of the public hearing.
5The description shall include, but need not be limited to, the
6means of notice, the number of people in attendance, the number
7of people who spoke as proponents or opponents of the waiver, a
8brief description of their comments, and whether there were any
9written statements submitted. The State Board shall review the
10applications and requests for completeness and shall compile
11the requests in reports to be filed with the General Assembly.
12The State Board shall file reports outlining the waivers
13requested by eligible applicants and appeals by eligible
14applicants of requests disapproved by the State Board with the
15Senate and the House of Representatives before each March 1 and
16October 1.
17    The report shall be reviewed by a panel of 4 members
18consisting of:
19        (1) the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
20        (2) the Minority Leader of the House of
21    Representatives;
22        (3) the President of the Senate; and
23        (4) the Minority Leader of the Senate.
24The State Board of Education may provide the panel
25recommendations on waiver requests. The members of the panel
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1Education and submit to the State Board of Education any notice
2of further consideration to any waiver request within 14 days
3after the member receives the report. If 3 or more of the panel
4members submit a notice of further consideration to any waiver
5request contained within the report, the State Board of
6Education shall submit the waiver request to the General
7Assembly for consideration. If less than 3 panel members submit
8a notice of further consideration to a waiver request, the
9waiver may be approved, denied, or modified by the State Board.
10If the State Board does not act on a waiver request within 10
11days, then the waiver request is approved. If the waiver
12request is denied by the State Board, it shall submit the
13waiver request to the General Assembly for consideration.
14    The General Assembly may disapprove any waiver request
15submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to this subsection
16(d) the report of the State Board in whole or in part within 60
17calendar days after each house of the General Assembly next
18convenes after the waiver request is submitted report is filed
19by adoption of a resolution by a record vote of the majority of
20members elected in each house. If the General Assembly fails to
21disapprove any waiver request or appealed request within such
2260 day period, the waiver or modification shall be deemed
23granted. Any resolution adopted by the General Assembly
24disapproving a report of the State Board in whole or in part
25shall be binding on the State Board.
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1from or modification to a physical education mandate) may
2remain in effect for a period not to exceed 5 school years and
3may be renewed upon application by the eligible applicant.
4However, such waiver or modification may be changed within that
55-year period by a board or regional superintendent of schools
6applying on behalf of schools or programs operated by the
7regional office of education following the procedure as set
8forth in this Section for the initial waiver or modification
9request. If neither the State Board of Education nor the
10General Assembly disapproves, the change is deemed granted.
11    An approved waiver from or modification to a physical
12education mandate may remain in effect for a period not to
13exceed 2 school years and may be renewed no more than 2 times
14upon application by the eligible applicant. An approved waiver
15from or modification to a physical education mandate may be
16changed within the 2-year period by the board or regional
17superintendent of schools, whichever is applicable, following
18the procedure set forth in this Section for the initial waiver
19or modification request. If neither the State Board of
20Education nor the General Assembly disapproves, the change is
21deemed granted.
22    (f) (Blank).
23(Source: P.A. 98-513, eff. 1-1-14; 98-739, eff. 7-16-14;
2498-1155, eff. 1-9-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
 
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1    Sec. 2-3.33. Recomputation of claims. To recompute within
23 years from the final date for filing of a claim any claim for
3general State aid reimbursement to any school district and one
4year from the final date for filing of a claim for
5evidence-based funding if the claim has been found to be
6incorrect and to adjust subsequent claims accordingly, and to
7recompute and adjust any such claims within 6 years from the
8final date for filing when there has been an adverse court or
9administrative agency decision on the merits affecting the tax
10revenues of the school district. However, no such adjustment
11shall be made regarding equalized assessed valuation unless the
12district's equalized assessed valuation is changed by greater
13than $250,000 or 2%. Any adjustments for claims recomputed for
14the 2016-2017 school year and prior school years shall be
15applied to the apportionment of evidence-based funding in
16Section 18-8.15 of this Code beginning in the 2017-2018 school
17year and thereafter. However, the recomputation of a claim for
18evidence-based funding for a school district shall not require
19the recomputation of claims for all districts, and the State
20Board of Education shall only make recomputations of
21evidence-based funding for those districts where an adjustment
22is required.
23    Except in the case of an adverse court or administrative
24agency decision, no recomputation of a State aid claim shall be
25made pursuant to this Section as a result of a reduction in the
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1valuation of the district reported to the State Board of
2Education by the Department of Revenue under Section 18-8.05 or
318-8.15 of this Code unless the requirements of Section 16-15
4of the Property Tax Code and Section 2-3.84 of this Code are
5complied with in all respects.
6    This paragraph applies to all requests for recomputation of
7a general State aid or evidence-based funding claim received
8after June 30, 2003. In recomputing a general State aid or
9evidence-based funding claim that was originally calculated
10using an extension limitation equalized assessed valuation
11under paragraph (3) of subsection (G) of Section 18-8.05 of
12this Code or Section 18-8.15 of this Code, a qualifying
13reduction in equalized assessed valuation shall be deducted
14from the extension limitation equalized assessed valuation
15that was used in calculating the original claim.
16    From the total amount of general State aid or
17evidence-based funding to be provided to districts,
18adjustments as a result of recomputation under this Section
19together with adjustments under Section 2-3.84 must not exceed
20$25 million, in the aggregate for all districts under both
21Sections combined, of the general State aid or evidence-based
22funding appropriation in any fiscal year; if necessary, amounts
23shall be prorated among districts. If it is necessary to
24prorate claims under this paragraph, then that portion of each
25prorated claim that is approved but not paid in the current
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1following fiscal year.
2(Source: P.A. 93-845, eff. 7-30-04.)
 
3    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.51.5)
4    Sec. 2-3.51.5. School Safety and Educational Improvement
5Block Grant Program. To improve the level of education and
6safety of students from kindergarten through grade 12 in school
7districts and State-recognized, non-public schools. The State
8Board of Education is authorized to fund a School Safety and
9Educational Improvement Block Grant Program.
10    (1) For school districts, the program shall provide funding
11for school safety, textbooks and software, electronic
12textbooks and the technological equipment necessary to gain
13access to and use electronic textbooks, teacher training and
14curriculum development, school improvements, school report
15cards under Section 10-17a, and criminal history records checks
16under Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5. For State-recognized,
17non-public schools, the program shall provide funding for
18secular textbooks and software, criminal history records
19checks, and health and safety mandates to the extent that the
20funds are expended for purely secular purposes. A school
21district or laboratory school as defined in Section 18-8, or
2218-8.05, or 18-8.15 is not required to file an application in
23order to receive the categorical funding to which it is
24entitled under this Section. Funds for the School Safety and
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1distributed to school districts and laboratory schools based on
2the prior year's best 3 months average daily attendance. Funds
3for the School Safety and Educational Improvement Block Grant
4Program shall be distributed to State-recognized, non-public
5schools based on the average daily attendance figure for the
6previous school year provided to the State Board of Education.
7The State Board of Education shall develop an application that
8requires State-recognized, non-public schools to submit
9average daily attendance figures. A State-recognized,
10non-public school must submit the application and average daily
11attendance figure prior to receiving funds under this Section.
12The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules and
13regulations necessary for the implementation of this program.
14    (2) Distribution of moneys to school districts and
15State-recognized, non-public schools shall be made in 2
16semi-annual installments, one payment on or before October 30,
17and one payment prior to April 30, of each fiscal year.
18    (3) Grants under the School Safety and Educational
19Improvement Block Grant Program shall be awarded provided there
20is an appropriation for the program, and funding levels for
21each district shall be prorated according to the amount of the
22appropriation.
23    (4) The provisions of this Section are in the public
24interest, are for the public benefit, and serve secular public
25purposes.
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1    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.66)  (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.66)
2    Sec. 2-3.66. Truants' alternative and optional education
3programs. To establish projects to offer modified
4instructional programs or other services designed to prevent
5students from dropping out of school, including programs
6pursuant to Section 2-3.41, and to serve as a part time or full
7time option in lieu of regular school attendance and to award
8grants to local school districts, educational service regions
9or community college districts from appropriated funds to
10assist districts in establishing such projects. The education
11agency may operate its own program or enter into a contract
12with another not-for-profit entity to implement the program.
13The projects shall allow dropouts, up to and including age 21,
14potential dropouts, including truants, uninvolved, unmotivated
15and disaffected students, as defined by State Board of
16Education rules and regulations, to enroll, as an alternative
17to regular school attendance, in an optional education program
18which may be established by school board policy and is in
19conformance with rules adopted by the State Board of Education.
20Truants' Alternative and Optional Education programs funded
21pursuant to this Section shall be planned by a student, the
22student's parents or legal guardians, unless the student is 18
23years or older, and school officials and shall culminate in an
24individualized optional education plan. Such plan shall focus
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1not be limited to, evening school, summer school, community
2college courses, adult education, preparation courses for high
3school equivalency testing, vocational training, work
4experience, programs to enhance self concept and parenting
5courses. School districts which are awarded grants pursuant to
6this Section shall be authorized to provide day care services
7to children of students who are eligible and desire to enroll
8in programs established and funded under this Section, but only
9if and to the extent that such day care is necessary to enable
10those eligible students to attend and participate in the
11programs and courses which are conducted pursuant to this
12Section. School districts and regional offices of education may
13claim general State aid under Section 18-8.05 or evidence-based
14funding under Section 18-8.15 for students enrolled in truants'
15alternative and optional education programs, provided that
16such students are receiving services that are supplemental to a
17program leading to a high school diploma and are otherwise
18eligible to be claimed for general State aid under Section
1918-8.05 or evidence-based funding under Section 18-8.15, as
20applicable.
21(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
22    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.66b)
23    Sec. 2-3.66b. IHOPE Program.
24    (a) There is established the Illinois Hope and Opportunity
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1Education shall implement and administer the IHOPE Program. The
2goal of the IHOPE Program is to develop a comprehensive system
3in this State to re-enroll significant numbers of high school
4dropouts in programs that will enable them to earn their high
5school diploma.
6    (b) The IHOPE Program shall award grants, subject to
7appropriation for this purpose, to educational service regions
8and a school district organized under Article 34 of this Code
9from appropriated funds to assist in establishing
10instructional programs and other services designed to
11re-enroll high school dropouts. From any funds appropriated for
12the IHOPE Program, the State Board of Education may use up to
135% for administrative costs, including the performance of a
14program evaluation and the hiring of staff to implement and
15administer the program.
16    The IHOPE Program shall provide incentive grant funds for
17regional offices of education and a school district organized
18under Article 34 of this Code to develop partnerships with
19school districts, public community colleges, and community
20groups to build comprehensive plans to re-enroll high school
21dropouts in their regions or districts.
22    Programs funded through the IHOPE Program shall allow high
23school dropouts, up to and including age 21 notwithstanding
24Section 26-2 of this Code, to re-enroll in an educational
25program in conformance with rules adopted by the State Board of
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1comprehensive year-round programming, evening school, summer
2school, community college courses, adult education, vocational
3training, work experience, programs to enhance self-concept,
4and parenting courses. Any student in the IHOPE Program who
5wishes to earn a high school diploma must meet the
6prerequisites to receiving a high school diploma specified in
7Section 27-22 of this Code and any other graduation
8requirements of the student's district of residence. Any
9student who successfully completes the requirements for his or
10her graduation shall receive a diploma identifying the student
11as graduating from his or her district of residence.
12    (c) In order to be eligible for funding under the IHOPE
13Program, an interested regional office of education or a school
14district organized under Article 34 of this Code shall develop
15an IHOPE Plan to be approved by the State Board of Education.
16The State Board of Education shall develop rules for the IHOPE
17Program that shall set forth the requirements for the
18development of the IHOPE Plan. Each Plan shall involve school
19districts, public community colleges, and key community
20programs that work with high school dropouts located in an
21educational service region or the City of Chicago before the
22Plan is sent to the State Board for approval. No funds may be
23distributed to a regional office of education or a school
24district organized under Article 34 of this Code until the
25State Board has approved the Plan.
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1organized under Article 34 of this Code may operate its own
2program funded by the IHOPE Program or enter into a contract
3with other not-for-profit entities, including school
4districts, public community colleges, and not-for-profit
5community-based organizations, to operate a program.
6    A regional office of education or a school district
7organized under Article 34 of this Code that receives an IHOPE
8grant from the State Board of Education may provide funds under
9a sub-grant, as specified in the IHOPE Plan, to other
10not-for-profit entities to provide services according to the
11IHOPE Plan that was developed. These other entities may include
12school districts, public community colleges, or not-for-profit
13community-based organizations or a cooperative partnership
14among these entities.
15    (e) In order to distribute funding based upon the need to
16ensure delivery of programs that will have the greatest impact,
17IHOPE Program funding must be distributed based upon the
18proportion of dropouts in the educational service region or
19school district, in the case of a school district organized
20under Article 34 of this Code, to the total number of dropouts
21in this State. This formula shall employ the dropout data
22provided by school districts to the State Board of Education.
23    A regional office of education or a school district
24organized under Article 34 of this Code may claim State aid
25under Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15 of this Code for students
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1that the State Board of Education has approved the IHOPE Plan
2and that these students are receiving services that are meeting
3the requirements of Section 27-22 of this Code for receipt of a
4high school diploma and are otherwise eligible to be claimed
5for general State aid under Section 18-8.05 of this Code or
6evidence-based funding under Section 18-8.15 of this Code,
7including provisions related to the minimum number of days of
8pupil attendance pursuant to Section 10-19 of this Code and the
9minimum number of daily hours of school work and any exceptions
10thereto as defined by the State Board of Education in rules.
11    (f) IHOPE categories of programming may include the
12following:
13        (1) Full-time programs that are comprehensive,
14    year-round programs.
15        (2) Part-time programs combining work and study
16    scheduled at various times that are flexible to the needs
17    of students.
18        (3) Online programs and courses in which students take
19    courses and complete on-site, supervised tests that
20    measure the student's mastery of a specific course needed
21    for graduation. Students may take courses online and earn
22    credit or students may prepare to take supervised tests for
23    specific courses for credit leading to receipt of a high
24    school diploma.
25        (4) Dual enrollment in which students attend high
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1    classes or students attend community college classes while
2    simultaneously earning high school credit and eventually a
3    high school diploma.
4    (g) In order to have successful comprehensive programs
5re-enrolling and graduating low-skilled high school dropouts,
6programs funded through the IHOPE Program shall include all of
7the following components:
8        (1) Small programs (70 to 100 students) at a separate
9    school site with a distinct identity. Programs may be
10    larger with specific need and justification, keeping in
11    mind that it is crucial to keep programs small to be
12    effective.
13        (2) Specific performance-based goals and outcomes and
14    measures of enrollment, attendance, skills, credits,
15    graduation, and the transition to college, training, and
16    employment.
17        (3) Strong, experienced leadership and teaching staff
18    who are provided with ongoing professional development.
19        (4) Voluntary enrollment.
20        (5) High standards for student learning, integrating
21    work experience, and education, including during the
22    school year and after school, and summer school programs
23    that link internships, work, and learning.
24        (6) Comprehensive programs providing extensive support
25    services.
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1    mentors who work to retain and help those students
2    graduate.
3        (8) A comprehensive technology learning center with
4    Internet access and broad-based curriculum focusing on
5    academic and career subject areas.
6        (9) Learning opportunities that incorporate action
7    into study.
8    (h) Programs funded through the IHOPE Program must report
9data to the State Board of Education as requested. This
10information shall include, but is not limited to, student
11enrollment figures, attendance information, course completion
12data, graduation information, and post-graduation information,
13as available.
14    (i) Rules must be developed by the State Board of Education
15to set forth the fund distribution process to regional offices
16of education and a school district organized under Article 34
17of this Code, the planning and the conditions upon which an
18IHOPE Plan would be approved by State Board, and other rules to
19develop the IHOPE Program.
20(Source: P.A. 96-106, eff. 7-30-09.)
 
21    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.84)  (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.84)
22    Sec. 2-3.84. In calculating the amount of State aid to be
23apportioned to the various school districts in this State, the
24State Board of Education shall incorporate and deduct the total
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1Tax Appeal Board or Cook County Board of Appeals, as reported
2pursuant to Section 16-15 of the Property Tax Code or Section
3129.1 of the Revenue Act of 1939 by the Department of Revenue,
4from the equalized assessed valuation that is otherwise to be
5utilized in the initial calculation.
6    From the total amount of general State aid or
7evidence-based funding to be provided to districts,
8adjustments under this Section together with adjustments as a
9result of recomputation under Section 2-3.33 must not exceed
10$25 million, in the aggregate for all districts under both
11Sections combined, of the general State aid or evidence-based
12funding appropriation in any fiscal year; if necessary, amounts
13shall be prorated among districts. If it is necessary to
14prorate claims under this paragraph, then that portion of each
15prorated claim that is approved but not paid in the current
16fiscal year may be resubmitted as a valid claim in the
17following fiscal year.
18(Source: P.A. 93-845, eff. 7-30-04.)
 
19    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.109a)
20    Sec. 2-3.109a. Laboratory schools grant eligibility. A
21laboratory school as defined in Section 18-8 or 18-8.15 may
22apply for and be eligible to receive, subject to the same
23restrictions applicable to school districts, any grant
24administered by the State Board of Education that is available
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1(Source: P.A. 90-566, eff. 1-2-98.)
 
2    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.170 new)
3    Sec. 2-3.170. Property tax relief pool grants.
4    (a) As used in this Section,
5    "Property tax multiplier" equals one minus the square of
6the school district's Local Capacity Percentage, as defined in
7Section 18-8.15 of this Code.
8    "State Board" means the State Board of Education.
9    "Unit equivalent tax rate" means the Adjusted Operating Tax
10Rate, as defined in Section 18-8.15 of this Code, multiplied by
11a factor of 1 for unit school districts, 13/9 for elementary
12school districts, and 13/4 for high school districts.
13    (b) Subject to appropriation, the State Board shall provide
14grants to eligible school districts that provide tax relief to
15the school district's residents, up to a limit of 1% of the
16school district's equalized assessed value, as provided in this
17Section.
18    (c) By August 1 of each year, the State Board shall publish
19an estimated threshold unit equivalent tax rate. School
20districts whose adjusted operating tax rate, as defined in this
21Section, is greater than the estimated threshold unit
22equivalent tax rate are eligible for relief under this Section.
23This estimated tax rate shall be based on the most recent
24available data provided by school districts pursuant to Section
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1property tax rate based on the amount appropriated to the grant
2program and the assumption that a set of school districts,
3based on criteria established by the State Board, will apply
4for grants under this Section. The criteria shall be based on
5reasonable assumptions about when school districts will apply
6for the grant.
7    (d) School districts seeking grants under this Section
8shall apply to the State Board by October 1 of each year. All
9applications to the State Board for grants shall include the
10amount of the grant requested.
11    (e) By December 1 of each year, based on the most recent
12available data provided by school districts pursuant to Section
1318-8.15 of this Code, the State Board shall calculate the unit
14equivalent tax rate, based on the applications received by the
15State Board, above which the appropriations are sufficient to
16provide relief and publish a list of the school districts
17eligible for relief.
18    (f) The State Board shall publish a final list of grant
19recipients and provide payment of the grants by January 15 of
20each year.
21    (g) If payment from the State Board is received by the
22school district on time, the school district shall reduce its
23property tax levy in an amount equal to the grant received
24under this Section.
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1the school district's aggregate extension, up to a limit of 1%
2of a district's equalized assessed value for a unit school
3district, 0.69% for an elementary school district, and 0.31%
4for a high school district, multiplied by the property tax
5multiplier or the amount that the unit equivalent tax rate is
6greater than the rate determined by the State Board, whichever
7is less.
8    (i) If the State Board does not expend all appropriations
9allocated pursuant to this Section, then any remaining funds
10shall be allocated pursuant to Section 18-8.15 of this Code.
11    (j) The State Board shall prioritize payments under Section
1218-8.15 of this Code over payments under this Section, if
13necessary.
14    (k) Any grants received by a school district shall be
15included in future calculations of that school district's Base
16Funding Minimum under Section 18-8.15 of this Code.
17    (l) In the tax year following receipt of a Property Tax
18Pool Relief Grant, the aggregate levy of any school district
19receiving a grant under this Section, for purposes of the
20Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, shall include the tax
21relief the school district provided in the previous taxable
22year under this Section.
 
23    (105 ILCS 5/3-14.21)  (from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.21)
24    Sec. 3-14.21. Inspection of schools.
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1all public schools under his or her supervision and notify the
2board of education, or the trustees of schools in a district
3with trustees, in writing before July 30, whether or not the
4several schools in their district have been kept as required by
5law, using forms provided by the State Board of Education which
6are based on the Health/Life Safety Code for Public Schools
7adopted under Section 2-3.12. The regional superintendent
8shall report his or her findings to the State Board of
9Education on forms provided by the State Board of Education.
10    (b) If the regional superintendent determines that a school
11board has failed in a timely manner to correct urgent items
12identified in a previous life-safety report completed under
13Section 2-3.12 or as otherwise previously ordered by the
14regional superintendent, the regional superintendent shall
15order the school board to adopt and submit to the regional
16superintendent a plan for the immediate correction of the
17building violations. This plan shall be adopted following a
18public hearing that is conducted by the school board on the
19violations and the plan and that is preceded by at least 7
20days' prior notice of the hearing published in a newspaper of
21general circulation within the school district. If the regional
22superintendent determines in the next annual inspection that
23the plan has not been completed and that the violations have
24not been corrected, the regional superintendent shall submit a
25report to the State Board of Education with a recommendation
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1aid or evidence-based funding due to the district an amount
2necessary to correct the outstanding violations. The State
3Board, upon notice to the school board and to the regional
4superintendent, shall consider the report at a meeting of the
5State Board, and may order that a sufficient amount of general
6State aid or evidence-based funding be withheld from payments
7due to the district to correct the violations. This amount
8shall be paid to the regional superintendent who shall contract
9on behalf of the school board for the correction of the
10outstanding violations.
11    (c) The Office of the State Fire Marshal or a qualified
12fire official, as defined in Section 2-3.12 of this Code, to
13whom the State Fire Marshal has delegated his or her authority
14shall conduct an annual fire safety inspection of each school
15building in this State. The State Fire Marshal or the fire
16official shall coordinate its inspections with the regional
17superintendent. The inspection shall be based on the fire
18safety code authorized in Section 2-3.12 of this Code. Any
19violations shall be reported in writing to the regional
20superintendent and shall reference the specific code sections
21where a discrepancy has been identified within 15 days after
22the inspection has been conducted. The regional superintendent
23shall address those violations that are not corrected in a
24timely manner pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section. The
25inspection must be at no cost to the school district.
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1area, a county or, if applicable, a fire protection district
2wishes to perform new construction inspections under the
3jurisdiction of a regional superintendent, then the entity must
4register this wish with the regional superintendent. These
5inspections must be based on the building code authorized in
6Section 2-3.12 of this Code. The inspections must be at no cost
7to the school district.
8(Source: P.A. 96-734, eff. 8-25-09.)
 
9    (105 ILCS 5/7-14A)  (from Ch. 122, par. 7-14A)
10    Sec. 7-14A. Annexation compensation. There shall be no
11accounting made after a mere change in boundaries when no new
12district is created, except that those districts whose
13enrollment increases by 90% or more as a result of annexing
14territory detached from another district pursuant to this
15Article are eligible for supplementary State aid payments in
16accordance with Section 11E-135 of this Code. Eligible annexing
17districts shall apply to the State Board of Education for
18supplementary State aid payments by submitting enrollment
19figures for the year immediately preceding and the year
20immediately following the effective date of the boundary change
21for both the district gaining territory and the district losing
22territory. Copies of any intergovernmental agreements between
23the district gaining territory and the district losing
24territory detailing any transfer of fund balances and staff
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1boundaries, the district losing territory shall not count the
2average daily attendance of pupils living in the territory
3during the year preceding the effective date of the boundary
4change in its claim for reimbursement under Section 18-8.05 or
518-8.15 of this Code for the school year following the
6effective date of the change in boundaries and the district
7receiving the territory shall count the average daily
8attendance of pupils living in the territory during the year
9preceding the effective date of the boundary change in its
10claim for reimbursement under Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15 of
11this Code for the school year following the effective date of
12the change in boundaries. The changes to this Section made by
13this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly are intended
14to be retroactive and applicable to any annexation taking
15effect on or after July 1, 2004.
16(Source: P.A. 99-657, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
17    (105 ILCS 5/10-17a)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-17a)
18    Sec. 10-17a. State, school district, and school report
19cards.
20    (1) By October 31, 2013 and October 31 of each subsequent
21school year, the State Board of Education, through the State
22Superintendent of Education, shall prepare a State report card,
23school district report cards, and school report cards, and
24shall by the most economic means provide to each school
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1districts subject to the provisions of Article 34, the report
2cards for the school district and each of its schools.
3    (2) In addition to any information required by federal law,
4the State Superintendent shall determine the indicators and
5presentation of the school report card, which must include, at
6a minimum, the most current data possessed by the State Board
7of Education related to the following:
8        (A) school characteristics and student demographics,
9    including average class size, average teaching experience,
10    student racial/ethnic breakdown, and the percentage of
11    students classified as low-income; the percentage of
12    students classified as English learners; the percentage of
13    students who have individualized education plans or 504
14    plans that provide for special education services; the
15    percentage of students who annually transferred in or out
16    of the school district; the per-pupil operating
17    expenditure of the school district; and the per-pupil State
18    average operating expenditure for the district type
19    (elementary, high school, or unit);
20        (B) curriculum information, including, where
21    applicable, Advanced Placement, International
22    Baccalaureate or equivalent courses, dual enrollment
23    courses, foreign language classes, school personnel
24    resources (including Career Technical Education teachers),
25    before and after school programs, extracurricular
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1    offered, health and wellness initiatives (including the
2    average number of days of Physical Education per week per
3    student), approved programs of study, awards received,
4    community partnerships, and special programs such as
5    programming for the gifted and talented, students with
6    disabilities, and work-study students;
7        (C) student outcomes, including, where applicable, the
8    percentage of students deemed proficient on assessments of
9    State standards, the percentage of students in the eighth
10    grade who pass Algebra, the percentage of students enrolled
11    in post-secondary institutions (including colleges,
12    universities, community colleges, trade/vocational
13    schools, and training programs leading to career
14    certification within 2 semesters of high school
15    graduation), the percentage of students graduating from
16    high school who are college and career ready, and the
17    percentage of graduates enrolled in community colleges,
18    colleges, and universities who are in one or more courses
19    that the community college, college, or university
20    identifies as a developmental course;
21        (D) student progress, including, where applicable, the
22    percentage of students in the ninth grade who have earned 5
23    credits or more without failing more than one core class, a
24    measure of students entering kindergarten ready to learn, a
25    measure of growth, and the percentage of students who enter
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1        (E) the school environment, including, where
2    applicable, the percentage of students with less than 10
3    absences in a school year, the percentage of teachers with
4    less than 10 absences in a school year for reasons other
5    than professional development, leaves taken pursuant to
6    the federal Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, long-term
7    disability, or parental leaves, the 3-year average of the
8    percentage of teachers returning to the school from the
9    previous year, the number of different principals at the
10    school in the last 6 years, 2 or more indicators from any
11    school climate survey selected or approved by the State and
12    administered pursuant to Section 2-3.153 of this Code, with
13    the same or similar indicators included on school report
14    cards for all surveys selected or approved by the State
15    pursuant to Section 2-3.153 of this Code, and the combined
16    percentage of teachers rated as proficient or excellent in
17    their most recent evaluation; and
18        (F) a school district's and its individual schools'
19    balanced accountability measure, in accordance with
20    Section 2-3.25a of this Code; .
21        (G) a school district's Final Percent of Adequacy, as
22    defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of Section
23    18-8.15 of this Code;
24        (H) a school district's Local Capacity Target, as
25    defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section
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1        (I) a school district's Real Receipts, as defined in
2    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15 of this
3    Code, divided by a school district's Adequacy Target, as
4    defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section
5    18-8.15 of this Code, displayed as a percentage amount.
6    The school report card shall also provide information that
7allows for comparing the current outcome, progress, and
8environment data to the State average, to the school data from
9the past 5 years, and to the outcomes, progress, and
10environment of similar schools based on the type of school and
11enrollment of low-income students, special education students,
12and English learners.
13    (3) At the discretion of the State Superintendent, the
14school district report card shall include a subset of the
15information identified in paragraphs (A) through (E) of
16subsection (2) of this Section, as well as information relating
17to the operating expense per pupil and other finances of the
18school district, and the State report card shall include a
19subset of the information identified in paragraphs (A) through
20(E) of subsection (2) of this Section.
21    (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
22Section, in consultation with key education stakeholders, the
23State Superintendent shall at any time have the discretion to
24amend or update any and all metrics on the school, district, or
25State report card.
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1of the school district and school report cards from the State
2Superintendent of Education, each school district, including
3special charter districts and districts subject to the
4provisions of Article 34, shall present such report cards at a
5regular school board meeting subject to applicable notice
6requirements, post the report cards on the school district's
7Internet web site, if the district maintains an Internet web
8site, make the report cards available to a newspaper of general
9circulation serving the district, and, upon request, send the
10report cards home to a parent (unless the district does not
11maintain an Internet web site, in which case the report card
12shall be sent home to parents without request). If the district
13posts the report card on its Internet web site, the district
14shall send a written notice home to parents stating (i) that
15the report card is available on the web site, (ii) the address
16of the web site, (iii) that a printed copy of the report card
17will be sent to parents upon request, and (iv) the telephone
18number that parents may call to request a printed copy of the
19report card.
20    (6) Nothing contained in this amendatory Act of the 98th
21General Assembly repeals, supersedes, invalidates, or
22nullifies final decisions in lawsuits pending on the effective
23date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly in
24Illinois courts involving the interpretation of Public Act
2597-8.
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1eff. 7-10-15; 99-193, eff. 7-30-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
2    (105 ILCS 5/10-19)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-19)
3    Sec. 10-19. Length of school term - experimental programs.
4Each school board shall annually prepare a calendar for the
5school term, specifying the opening and closing dates and
6providing a minimum term of at least 185 days to insure 176
7days of actual pupil attendance, computable under Section
818-8.05 or 18-8.15, except that for the 1980-1981 school year
9only 175 days of actual pupil attendance shall be required
10because of the closing of schools pursuant to Section 24-2 on
11January 29, 1981 upon the appointment by the President of that
12day as a day of thanksgiving for the freedom of the Americans
13who had been held hostage in Iran. Any days allowed by law for
14teachers' institutes but not used as such or used as parental
15institutes as provided in Section 10-22.18d shall increase the
16minimum term by the school days not so used. Except as provided
17in Section 10-19.1, the board may not extend the school term
18beyond such closing date unless that extension of term is
19necessary to provide the minimum number of computable days. In
20case of such necessary extension school employees shall be paid
21for such additional time on the basis of their regular
22contracts. A school board may specify a closing date earlier
23than that set on the annual calendar when the schools of the
24district have provided the minimum number of computable days
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1from employing superintendents of schools, principals and
2other nonteaching personnel for a period of 12 months, or in
3the case of superintendents for a period in accordance with
4Section 10-23.8, or prevents the board from employing other
5personnel before or after the regular school term with payment
6of salary proportionate to that received for comparable work
7during the school term.
8    A school board may make such changes in its calendar for
9the school term as may be required by any changes in the legal
10school holidays prescribed in Section 24-2. A school board may
11make changes in its calendar for the school term as may be
12necessary to reflect the utilization of teachers' institute
13days as parental institute days as provided in Section
1410-22.18d.
15    The calendar for the school term and any changes must be
16submitted to and approved by the regional superintendent of
17schools before the calendar or changes may take effect.
18    With the prior approval of the State Board of Education and
19subject to review by the State Board of Education every 3
20years, any school board may, by resolution of its board and in
21agreement with affected exclusive collective bargaining
22agents, establish experimental educational programs, including
23but not limited to programs for e-learning days as authorized
24under Section 10-20.56 of this Code, self-directed learning, or
25outside of formal class periods, which programs when so
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1this Section as respects numbers of days of actual pupil
2attendance and with the other requirements of this Act as
3respects courses of instruction.
4(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 99-194, eff. 7-30-15.)
 
5    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.5a)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.5a)
6    Sec. 10-22.5a. Attendance by dependents of United States
7military personnel, foreign exchange students, and certain
8nonresident pupils.
9    (a) To enter into written agreements with cultural exchange
10organizations, or with nationally recognized eleemosynary
11institutions that promote excellence in the arts, mathematics,
12or science. The written agreements may provide for tuition free
13attendance at the local district school by foreign exchange
14students, or by nonresident pupils of eleemosynary
15institutions. The local board of education, as part of the
16agreement, may require that the cultural exchange program or
17the eleemosynary institutions provide services to the district
18in exchange for the waiver of nonresident tuition.
19    To enter into written agreements with adjacent school
20districts to provide for tuition free attendance by a student
21of the adjacent district when requested for the student's
22health and safety by the student or parent and both districts
23determine that the student's health or safety will be served by
24such attendance. Districts shall not be required to enter into
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1transportation services due to the attendance of such
2non-resident pupils.
3    (a-5) If, at the time of enrollment, a dependent of United
4States military personnel is housed in temporary housing
5located outside of a school district, but will be living within
6the district within 60 days after the time of initial
7enrollment, the dependent must be allowed to enroll, subject to
8the requirements of this subsection (a-5), and must not be
9charged tuition. Any United States military personnel
10attempting to enroll a dependent under this subsection (a-5)
11shall provide proof that the dependent will be living within
12the district within 60 days after the time of initial
13enrollment. Proof of residency may include, but is not limited
14to, postmarked mail addressed to the military personnel and
15sent to an address located within the district, a lease
16agreement for occupancy of a residence located within the
17district, or proof of ownership of a residence located within
18the district.
19    (b) Nonresident pupils and foreign exchange students
20attending school on a tuition free basis under such agreements
21and nonresident dependents of United States military personnel
22attending school on a tuition free basis may be counted for the
23purposes of determining the apportionment of State aid provided
24under Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15 of this Code. No organization
25or institution participating in agreements authorized under
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1its program on account of the person's race, color, sex,
2religion or nationality.
3(Source: P.A. 98-739, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
4    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.20)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.20)
5    Sec. 10-22.20. Classes for adults and youths whose
6schooling has been interrupted; conditions for State
7reimbursement; use of child care facilities.
8    (a) To establish special classes for the instruction (1) of
9persons of age 21 years or over and (2) of persons less than
10age 21 and not otherwise in attendance in public school, for
11the purpose of providing adults in the community and youths
12whose schooling has been interrupted with such additional basic
13education, vocational skill training, and other instruction as
14may be necessary to increase their qualifications for
15employment or other means of self-support and their ability to
16meet their responsibilities as citizens, including courses of
17instruction regularly accepted for graduation from elementary
18or high schools and for Americanization and high school
19equivalency testing review classes.
20    The board shall pay the necessary expenses of such classes
21out of school funds of the district, including costs of student
22transportation and such facilities or provision for child-care
23as may be necessary in the judgment of the board to permit
24maximum utilization of the courses by students with children,
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1such instruction. The expenses thus incurred shall be subject
2to State reimbursement, as provided in this Section. The board
3may make a tuition charge for persons taking instruction who
4are not subject to State reimbursement, such tuition charge not
5to exceed the per capita cost of such classes.
6    The cost of such instruction, including the additional
7expenses herein authorized, incurred for recipients of
8financial aid under the Illinois Public Aid Code, or for
9persons for whom education and training aid has been authorized
10under Section 9-8 of that Code, shall be assumed in its
11entirety from funds appropriated by the State to the Illinois
12Community College Board.
13    (b) The Illinois Community College Board shall establish
14the standards for the courses of instruction reimbursed under
15this Section. The Illinois Community College Board shall
16supervise the administration of the programs. The Illinois
17Community College Board shall determine the cost of instruction
18in accordance with standards established by the Illinois
19Community College Board, including therein other incidental
20costs as herein authorized, which shall serve as the basis of
21State reimbursement in accordance with the provisions of this
22Section. In the approval of programs and the determination of
23the cost of instruction, the Illinois Community College Board
24shall provide for the maximum utilization of federal funds for
25such programs. The Illinois Community College Board shall also
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1        (1) the development of an index of need for program
2    planning and for area funding allocations, as defined by
3    the Illinois Community College Board;
4        (2) the method for calculating hours of instruction, as
5    defined by the Illinois Community College Board, claimable
6    for reimbursement and a method to phase in the calculation
7    and for adjusting the calculations in cases where the
8    services of a program are interrupted due to circumstances
9    beyond the control of the program provider;
10        (3) a plan for the reallocation of funds to increase
11    the amount allocated for grants based upon program
12    performance as set forth in subsection (d) below; and
13        (4) the development of standards for determining
14    grants based upon performance as set forth in subsection
15    (d) below and a plan for the phased-in implementation of
16    those standards.
17    For instruction provided by school districts and community
18college districts beginning July 1, 1996 and thereafter,
19reimbursement provided by the Illinois Community College Board
20for classes authorized by this Section shall be provided from
21funds appropriated for the reimbursement criteria set forth in
22subsection (c) below.
23    (c) Upon the annual approval of the Illinois Community
24College Board, reimbursement shall be first provided for
25transportation, child care services, and other special needs of
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1funds remaining an amount equal to the product of the total
2credit hours or units of instruction approved by the Illinois
3Community College Board, multiplied by the following:
4        (1) For adult basic education, the maximum
5    reimbursement per credit hour or per unit of instruction
6    shall be equal to (i) through fiscal year 2017, the general
7    state aid per pupil foundation level established in
8    subsection (B) of Section 18-8.05, divided by 60, or (ii)
9    in fiscal year 2018 and thereafter, the prior fiscal year
10    reimbursement level multiplied by the Consumer Price Index
11    for All Urban Consumers for all items published by the
12    United States Department of Labor;
13        (2) The maximum reimbursement per credit hour or per
14    unit of instruction in subparagraph (1) above shall be
15    weighted for students enrolled in classes defined as
16    vocational skills and approved by the Illinois Community
17    College Board by 1.25;
18        (3) The maximum reimbursement per credit hour or per
19    unit of instruction in subparagraph (1) above shall be
20    multiplied by .90 for students enrolled in classes defined
21    as adult secondary education programs and approved by the
22    Illinois Community College Board;
23        (4) (Blank); and
24        (5) Funding for program years after 1999-2000 shall be
25    determined by the Illinois Community College Board.
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1College Board shall provide grants to eligible programs for
2supplemental activities to improve or expand services under the
3Adult Education Act. Eligible programs shall be determined
4based upon performance outcomes of students in the programs as
5set by the Illinois Community College Board.
6    (e) Reimbursement under this Section shall not exceed the
7actual costs of the approved program.
8    If the amount appropriated to the Illinois Community
9College Board for reimbursement under this Section is less than
10the amount required under this Act, the apportionment shall be
11proportionately reduced.
12    School districts and community college districts may
13assess students up to $3.00 per credit hour, for classes other
14than Adult Basic Education level programs, if needed to meet
15program costs.
16    (f) An education plan shall be established for each adult
17or youth whose schooling has been interrupted and who is
18participating in the instructional programs provided under
19this Section.
20    Each school board and community college shall keep an
21accurate and detailed account of the students assigned to and
22receiving instruction under this Section who are subject to
23State reimbursement and shall submit reports of services
24provided commencing with fiscal year 1997 as required by the
25Illinois Community College Board.
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1unit of instruction is equal to 15 hours of direct instruction
2for students enrolled in approved adult education programs at
3midterm and making satisfactory progress, in accordance with
4standards established by the Illinois Community College Board.
5    (g) Upon proof submitted to the Illinois Department of
6Human Services of the payment of all claims submitted under
7this Section, that Department shall apply for federal funds
8made available therefor and any federal funds so received shall
9be paid into the General Revenue Fund in the State Treasury.
10    School districts or community colleges providing classes
11under this Section shall submit applications to the Illinois
12Community College Board for preapproval in accordance with the
13standards established by the Illinois Community College Board.
14Payments shall be made by the Illinois Community College Board
15based upon approved programs. Interim expenditure reports may
16be required by the Illinois Community College Board. Final
17claims for the school year shall be submitted to the regional
18superintendents for transmittal to the Illinois Community
19College Board. Final adjusted payments shall be made by
20September 30.
21    If a school district or community college district fails to
22provide, or is providing unsatisfactory or insufficient
23classes under this Section, the Illinois Community College
24Board may enter into agreements with public or private
25educational or other agencies other than the public schools for
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1    (h) If a school district or community college district
2establishes child-care facilities for the children of
3participants in classes established under this Section, it may
4extend the use of these facilities to students who have
5obtained employment and to other persons in the community whose
6children require care and supervision while the parent or other
7person in charge of the children is employed or otherwise
8absent from the home during all or part of the day. It may make
9the facilities available before and after as well as during
10regular school hours to school age and preschool age children
11who may benefit thereby, including children who require care
12and supervision pending the return of their parent or other
13person in charge of their care from employment or other
14activity requiring absence from the home.
15    The Illinois Community College Board shall pay to the board
16the cost of care in the facilities for any child who is a
17recipient of financial aid under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
18    The board may charge for care of children for whom it
19cannot make claim under the provisions of this Section. The
20charge shall not exceed per capita cost, and to the extent
21feasible, shall be fixed at a level which will permit
22utilization by employed parents of low or moderate income. It
23may also permit any other State or local governmental agency or
24private agency providing care for children to purchase care.
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1facility shall be transferred to the kindergarten established
2under that Section for such portion of the day as may be
3required for the kindergarten program, and only the prorated
4costs of care and training provided in the Center for the
5remaining period shall be charged to the Illinois Department of
6Human Services or other persons or agencies paying for such
7care.
8    (i) The provisions of this Section shall also apply to
9school districts having a population exceeding 500,000.
10    (j) In addition to claiming reimbursement under this
11Section, a school district may claim general State aid under
12Section 18-8.05 or evidence-based funding under Section
1318-8.15 for any student under age 21 who is enrolled in courses
14accepted for graduation from elementary or high school and who
15otherwise meets the requirements of Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15,
16as applicable.
17(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
18    (105 ILCS 5/10-29)
19    Sec. 10-29. Remote educational programs.
20    (a) For purposes of this Section, "remote educational
21program" means an educational program delivered to students in
22the home or other location outside of a school building that
23meets all of the following criteria:
24        (1) A student may participate in the program only after
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1    policy, and a person authorized to enroll the student under
2    Section 10-20.12b of this Code determine that a remote
3    educational program will best serve the student's
4    individual learning needs. The adopted school board policy
5    shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
6            (A) Criteria for determining that a remote
7        educational program will best serve a student's
8        individual learning needs. The criteria must include
9        consideration of, at a minimum, a student's prior
10        attendance, disciplinary record, and academic history.
11            (B) Any limitations on the number of students or
12        grade levels that may participate in a remote
13        educational program.
14            (C) A description of the process that the school
15        district will use to approve participation in the
16        remote educational program. The process must include
17        without limitation a requirement that, for any student
18        who qualifies to receive services pursuant to the
19        federal Individuals with Disabilities Education
20        Improvement Act of 2004, the student's participation
21        in a remote educational program receive prior approval
22        from the student's individualized education program
23        team.
24            (D) A description of the process the school
25        district will use to develop and approve a written
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1        subdivision (5) of this subsection (a).
2            (E) A description of the system the school district
3        will establish to calculate the number of clock hours a
4        student is participating in instruction in accordance
5        with the remote educational program.
6            (F) A description of the process for renewing a
7        remote educational program at the expiration of its
8        term.
9            (G) Such other terms and provisions as the school
10        district deems necessary to provide for the
11        establishment and delivery of a remote educational
12        program.
13        (2) The school district has determined that the remote
14    educational program's curriculum is aligned to State
15    learning standards and that the program offers instruction
16    and educational experiences consistent with those given to
17    students at the same grade level in the district.
18        (3) The remote educational program is delivered by
19    instructors that meet the following qualifications:
20            (A) they are certificated under Article 21 of this
21        Code;
22            (B) they meet applicable highly qualified criteria
23        under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; and
24            (C) they have responsibility for all of the
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1        content delivery through class activities, assessing
2        learning, reporting outcomes to administrators and
3        parents and guardians, and evaluating the effects of
4        instruction.
5        (4) During the period of time from and including the
6    opening date to the closing date of the regular school term
7    of the school district established pursuant to Section
8    10-19 of this Code, participation in a remote educational
9    program may be claimed for general State aid purposes under
10    Section 18-8.05 of this Code or evidence-based funding
11    purposes under Section 18-8.15 of this Code on any calendar
12    day, notwithstanding whether the day is a day of pupil
13    attendance or institute day on the school district's
14    calendar or any other provision of law restricting
15    instruction on that day. If the district holds year-round
16    classes in some buildings, the district shall classify each
17    student's participation in a remote educational program as
18    either on a year-round or a non-year-round schedule for
19    purposes of claiming general State aid or evidence-based
20    funding. Outside of the regular school term of the
21    district, the remote educational program may be offered as
22    part of any summer school program authorized by this Code.
23        (5) Each student participating in a remote educational
24    program must have a written remote educational plan that
25    has been approved by the school district and a person
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1    this Code. The school district and a person authorized to
2    enroll the student under Section 10-20.12b of this Code
3    must approve any amendment to a remote educational plan.
4    The remote educational plan must include, but is not
5    limited to, all of the following:
6            (A) Specific achievement goals for the student
7        aligned to State learning standards.
8            (B) A description of all assessments that will be
9        used to measure student progress, which description
10        shall indicate the assessments that will be
11        administered at an attendance center within the school
12        district.
13            (C) A description of the progress reports that will
14        be provided to the school district and the person or
15        persons authorized to enroll the student under Section
16        10-20.12b of this Code.
17            (D) Expectations, processes, and schedules for
18        interaction between a teacher and student.
19            (E) A description of the specific responsibilities
20        of the student's family and the school district with
21        respect to equipment, materials, phone and Internet
22        service, and any other requirements applicable to the
23        home or other location outside of a school building
24        necessary for the delivery of the remote educational
25        program.
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1        educational program will be delivered in a manner
2        consistent with the student's individualized education
3        program required by Section 614(d) of the federal
4        Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement
5        Act of 2004 or plan to ensure compliance with Section
6        504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
7            (G) A description of the procedures and
8        opportunities for participation in academic and
9        extra-curricular activities and programs within the
10        school district.
11            (H) The identification of a parent, guardian, or
12        other responsible adult who will provide direct
13        supervision of the program. The plan must include an
14        acknowledgment by the parent, guardian, or other
15        responsible adult that he or she may engage only in
16        non-teaching duties not requiring instructional
17        judgment or the evaluation of a student. The plan shall
18        designate the parent, guardian, or other responsible
19        adult as non-teaching personnel or volunteer personnel
20        under subsection (a) of Section 10-22.34 of this Code.
21            (I) The identification of a school district
22        administrator who will oversee the remote educational
23        program on behalf of the school district and who may be
24        contacted by the student's parents with respect to any
25        issues or concerns with the program.
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1        remote educational program, which may not extend for
2        longer than 12 months, unless the term is renewed by
3        the district in accordance with subdivision (7) of this
4        subsection (a).
5            (K) A description of the specific location or
6        locations in which the program will be delivered. If
7        the remote educational program is to be delivered to a
8        student in any location other than the student's home,
9        the plan must include a written determination by the
10        school district that the location will provide a
11        learning environment appropriate for the delivery of
12        the program. The location or locations in which the
13        program will be delivered shall be deemed a long
14        distance teaching reception area under subsection (a)
15        of Section 10-22.34 of this Code.
16            (L) Certification by the school district that the
17        plan meets all other requirements of this Section.
18        (6) Students participating in a remote educational
19    program must be enrolled in a school district attendance
20    center pursuant to the school district's enrollment policy
21    or policies. A student participating in a remote
22    educational program must be tested as part of all
23    assessments administered by the school district pursuant
24    to Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code at the attendance center
25    in which the student is enrolled and in accordance with the
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1    student must be included within all accountability
2    determinations for the school district and attendance
3    center under State and federal law.
4        (7) The term of a student's participation in a remote
5    educational program may not extend for longer than 12
6    months, unless the term is renewed by the school district.
7    The district may only renew a student's participation in a
8    remote educational program following an evaluation of the
9    student's progress in the program, a determination that the
10    student's continuation in the program will best serve the
11    student's individual learning needs, and an amendment to
12    the student's written remote educational plan addressing
13    any changes for the upcoming term of the program.
14    For purposes of this Section, a remote educational program
15does not include instruction delivered to students through an
16e-learning program approved under Section 10-20.56 of this
17Code.
18    (b) A school district may, by resolution of its school
19board, establish a remote educational program.
20    (c) Clock hours of instruction by students in a remote
21educational program meeting the requirements of this Section
22may be claimed by the school district and shall be counted as
23school work for general State aid purposes in accordance with
24and subject to the limitations of Section 18-8.05 of this Code
25or evidence-based funding purposes in accordance with and
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1    (d) The impact of remote educational programs on wages,
2hours, and terms and conditions of employment of educational
3employees within the school district shall be subject to local
4collective bargaining agreements.
5    (e) The use of a home or other location outside of a school
6building for a remote educational program shall not cause the
7home or other location to be deemed a public school facility.
8    (f) A remote educational program may be used, but is not
9required, for instruction delivered to a student in the home or
10other location outside of a school building that is not claimed
11for general State aid purposes under Section 18-8.05 of this
12Code or evidence-based funding purposes under Section 18-8.15
13of this Code.
14    (g) School districts that, pursuant to this Section, adopt
15a policy for a remote educational program must submit to the
16State Board of Education a copy of the policy and any
17amendments thereto, as well as data on student participation in
18a format specified by the State Board of Education. The State
19Board of Education may perform or contract with an outside
20entity to perform an evaluation of remote educational programs
21in this State.
22    (h) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules
23necessary to ensure compliance by remote educational programs
24with the requirements of this Section and other applicable
25legal requirements.
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199-194, eff. 7-30-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
2    (105 ILCS 5/11E-135)
3    Sec. 11E-135. Incentives. For districts reorganizing under
4this Article and for a district or districts that annex all of
5the territory of one or more entire other school districts in
6accordance with Article 7 of this Code, the following payments
7shall be made from appropriations made for these purposes:
8    (a)(1) For a combined school district, as defined in
9Section 11E-20 of this Code, or for a unit district, as defined
10in Section 11E-25 of this Code, for its first year of
11existence, the general State aid and supplemental general State
12aid calculated under Section 18-8.05 of this Code or the
13evidence-based funding calculated under Section 18-8.15 of
14this Code, as applicable, shall be computed for the new
15district and for the previously existing districts for which
16property is totally included within the new district. If the
17computation on the basis of the previously existing districts
18is greater, a supplementary payment equal to the difference
19shall be made for the first 4 years of existence of the new
20district.
21    (2) For a school district that annexes all of the territory
22of one or more entire other school districts as defined in
23Article 7 of this Code, for the first year during which the
24change of boundaries attributable to the annexation becomes
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1this Code, the general State aid and supplemental general State
2aid calculated under Section 18-8.05 of this Code or the
3evidence-based funding calculated under Section 18-8.15 of
4this Code, as applicable, shall be computed for the annexing
5district as constituted after the annexation and for the
6annexing and each annexed district as constituted prior to the
7annexation; and if the computation on the basis of the annexing
8and annexed districts as constituted prior to the annexation is
9greater, then a supplementary payment equal to the difference
10shall be made for the first 4 years of existence of the
11annexing school district as constituted upon the annexation.
12    (3) For 2 or more school districts that annex all of the
13territory of one or more entire other school districts, as
14defined in Article 7 of this Code, for the first year during
15which the change of boundaries attributable to the annexation
16becomes effective for all purposes, as determined under Section
177-9 of this Code, the general State aid and supplemental
18general State aid calculated under Section 18-8.05 of this Code
19or the evidence-based funding calculated under Section 18-8.15
20of this Code, as applicable, shall be computed for each
21annexing district as constituted after the annexation and for
22each annexing and annexed district as constituted prior to the
23annexation; and if the aggregate of the general State aid and
24supplemental general State aid or evidence-based funding, as
25applicable, as so computed for the annexing districts as
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1the general State aid and supplemental general State aid or
2evidence-based funding, as applicable, as so computed for the
3annexing and annexed districts, as constituted prior to the
4annexation, then a supplementary payment equal to the
5difference shall be made and allocated between or among the
6annexing districts, as constituted upon the annexation, for the
7first 4 years of their existence. The total difference payment
8shall be allocated between or among the annexing districts in
9the same ratio as the pupil enrollment from that portion of the
10annexed district or districts that is annexed to each annexing
11district bears to the total pupil enrollment from the entire
12annexed district or districts, as such pupil enrollment is
13determined for the school year last ending prior to the date
14when the change of boundaries attributable to the annexation
15becomes effective for all purposes. The amount of the total
16difference payment and the amount thereof to be allocated to
17the annexing districts shall be computed by the State Board of
18Education on the basis of pupil enrollment and other data that
19shall be certified to the State Board of Education, on forms
20that it shall provide for that purpose, by the regional
21superintendent of schools for each educational service region
22in which the annexing and annexed districts are located.
23    (4) For a school district conversion, as defined in Section
2411E-15 of this Code, or a multi-unit conversion, as defined in
25subsection (b) of Section 11E-30 of this Code, if in their
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1and the newly created high school district, from a school
2district conversion, or the newly created elementary district
3or districts and newly created combined high school - unit
4district, from a multi-unit conversion, qualify for less
5general State aid under Section 18-8.05 of this Code or
6evidence-based funding under Section 18-8.15 of this Code than
7would have been payable under Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15, as
8applicable, for that same year to the previously existing
9districts, then a supplementary payment equal to that
10difference shall be made for the first 4 years of existence of
11the newly created districts. The aggregate amount of each
12supplementary payment shall be allocated among the newly
13created districts in the proportion that the deemed pupil
14enrollment in each district during its first year of existence
15bears to the actual aggregate pupil enrollment in all of the
16districts during their first year of existence. For purposes of
17each allocation:
18        (A) the deemed pupil enrollment of the newly created
19    high school district from a school district conversion
20    shall be an amount equal to its actual pupil enrollment for
21    its first year of existence multiplied by 1.25;
22        (B) the deemed pupil enrollment of each newly created
23    elementary district from a school district conversion
24    shall be an amount equal to its actual pupil enrollment for
25    its first year of existence reduced by an amount equal to
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1    created high school district's deemed pupil enrollment
2    exceeds its actual pupil enrollment for its first year of
3    existence is multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of
4    which is the actual pupil enrollment of the newly created
5    elementary district for its first year of existence and the
6    denominator of which is the actual aggregate pupil
7    enrollment of all of the newly created elementary districts
8    for their first year of existence;
9        (C) the deemed high school pupil enrollment of the
10    newly created combined high school - unit district from a
11    multi-unit conversion shall be an amount equal to its
12    actual grades 9 through 12 pupil enrollment for its first
13    year of existence multiplied by 1.25; and
14        (D) the deemed elementary pupil enrollment of each
15    newly created district from a multi-unit conversion shall
16    be an amount equal to each district's actual grade K
17    through 8 pupil enrollment for its first year of existence,
18    reduced by an amount equal to the product obtained when the
19    amount by which the newly created combined high school -
20    unit district's deemed high school pupil enrollment
21    exceeds its actual grade 9 through 12 pupil enrollment for
22    its first year of existence is multiplied by a fraction,
23    the numerator of which is the actual grade K through 8
24    pupil enrollment of each newly created district for its
25    first year of existence and the denominator of which is the
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1    such newly created districts for their first year of
2    existence.
3     The aggregate amount of each supplementary payment under
4this subdivision (4) and the amount thereof to be allocated to
5the newly created districts shall be computed by the State
6Board of Education on the basis of pupil enrollment and other
7data, which shall be certified to the State Board of Education,
8on forms that it shall provide for that purpose, by the
9regional superintendent of schools for each educational
10service region in which the newly created districts are
11located.
12    (5) For a partial elementary unit district, as defined in
13subsection (a) or (c) of Section 11E-30 of this Code, if, in
14the first year of existence, the newly created partial
15elementary unit district qualifies for less general State aid
16and supplemental general State aid under Section 18-8.05 of
17this Code or less evidence-based funding under Section 18-8.15
18of this Code, as applicable, than would have been payable under
19those Sections that Section for that same year to the
20previously existing districts that formed the partial
21elementary unit district, then a supplementary payment equal to
22that difference shall be made to the partial elementary unit
23district for the first 4 years of existence of that newly
24created district.
25    (6) For an elementary opt-in, as described in subsection
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1evidence-based funding difference shall be computed in
2accordance with paragraph (5) of this subsection (a) as if the
3elementary opt-in was included in an optional elementary unit
4district at the optional elementary unit district's original
5effective date. If the calculation in this paragraph (6) is
6less than that calculated in paragraph (5) of this subsection
7(a) at the optional elementary unit district's original
8effective date, then no adjustments may be made. If the
9calculation in this paragraph (6) is more than that calculated
10in paragraph (5) of this subsection (a) at the optional
11elementary unit district's original effective date, then the
12excess must be paid as follows:
13        (A) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
14    one year after the effective date for the optional
15    elementary unit district, 100% of the calculated excess
16    shall be paid to the optional elementary unit district in
17    each of the first 4 years after the effective date of the
18    elementary opt-in.
19        (B) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
20    2 years after the effective date for the optional
21    elementary unit district, 75% of the calculated excess
22    shall be paid to the optional elementary unit district in
23    each of the first 4 years after the effective date of the
24    elementary opt-in.
25        (C) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
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1    elementary unit district, 50% of the calculated excess
2    shall be paid to the optional elementary unit district in
3    each of the first 4 years after the effective date of the
4    elementary opt-in.
5        (D) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
6    4 years after the effective date for the optional
7    elementary unit district, 25% of the calculated excess
8    shall be paid to the optional elementary unit district in
9    each of the first 4 years after the effective date of the
10    elementary opt-in.
11        (E) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
12    5 years after the effective date for the optional
13    elementary unit district, the optional elementary unit
14    district is not eligible for any additional incentives due
15    to the elementary opt-in.
16    (6.5) For a school district that annexes territory detached
17from another school district whereby the enrollment of the
18annexing district increases by 90% or more as a result of the
19annexation, for the first year during which the change of
20boundaries attributable to the annexation becomes effective
21for all purposes as determined under Section 7-9 of this Code,
22the general State aid and supplemental general State aid or
23evidence-based funding, as applicable, calculated under this
24Section shall be computed for the district gaining territory
25and the district losing territory as constituted after the
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1the annexation; and if the aggregate of the general State aid
2and supplemental general State aid or evidence-based funding,
3as applicable, as so computed for the district gaining
4territory and the district losing territory as constituted
5after the annexation is less than the aggregate of the general
6State aid and supplemental general State aid or evidence-based
7funding, as applicable, as so computed for the district gaining
8territory and the district losing territory as constituted
9prior to the annexation, then a supplementary payment shall be
10made to the annexing district for the first 4 years of
11existence after the annexation, equal to the difference
12multiplied by the ratio of student enrollment in the territory
13detached to the total student enrollment in the district losing
14territory for the year prior to the effective date of the
15annexation. The amount of the total difference and the
16proportion paid to the annexing district shall be computed by
17the State Board of Education on the basis of pupil enrollment
18and other data that must be submitted to the State Board of
19Education in accordance with Section 7-14A of this Code. The
20changes to this Section made by Public Act 95-707 are intended
21to be retroactive and applicable to any annexation taking
22effect on or after July 1, 2004. For annexations that are
23eligible for payments under this paragraph (6.5) and that are
24effective on or after July 1, 2004, but before January 11, 2008
25(the effective date of Public Act 95-707), the first required
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1fiscal year of January 11, 2008 (the effective date of Public
2Act 95-707). Subsequent required yearly payments shall be paid
3in subsequent fiscal years until the payment obligation under
4this paragraph (6.5) is complete.
5    (7) Claims for financial assistance under this subsection
6(a) may not be recomputed except as expressly provided under
7Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15 of this Code.
8    (8) Any supplementary payment made under this subsection
9(a) must be treated as separate from all other payments made
10pursuant to Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15 of this Code.
11    (b)(1) After the formation of a combined school district,
12as defined in Section 11E-20 of this Code, or a unit district,
13as defined in Section 11E-25 of this Code, a computation shall
14be made to determine the difference between the salaries
15effective in each of the previously existing districts on June
1630, prior to the creation of the new district. For the first 4
17years after the formation of the new district, a supplementary
18State aid reimbursement shall be paid to the new district equal
19to the difference between the sum of the salaries earned by
20each of the certificated members of the new district, while
21employed in one of the previously existing districts during the
22year immediately preceding the formation of the new district,
23and the sum of the salaries those certificated members would
24have been paid during the year immediately prior to the
25formation of the new district if placed on the salary schedule
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1schedule.
2    (2) After the territory of one or more school districts is
3annexed by one or more other school districts as defined in
4Article 7 of this Code, a computation shall be made to
5determine the difference between the salaries effective in each
6annexed district and in the annexing district or districts as
7they were each constituted on June 30 preceding the date when
8the change of boundaries attributable to the annexation became
9effective for all purposes, as determined under Section 7-9 of
10this Code. For the first 4 years after the annexation, a
11supplementary State aid reimbursement shall be paid to each
12annexing district as constituted after the annexation equal to
13the difference between the sum of the salaries earned by each
14of the certificated members of the annexing district as
15constituted after the annexation, while employed in an annexed
16or annexing district during the year immediately preceding the
17annexation, and the sum of the salaries those certificated
18members would have been paid during the immediately preceding
19year if placed on the salary schedule of whichever of the
20annexing or annexed districts had the highest salary schedule
21during the immediately preceding year.
22    (3) For each new high school district formed under a school
23district conversion, as defined in Section 11E-15 of this Code,
24the State shall make a supplementary payment for 4 years equal
25to the difference between the sum of the salaries earned by
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1employed in one of the previously existing districts, and the
2sum of the salaries those certified members would have been
3paid if placed on the salary schedule of the previously
4existing district with the highest salary schedule.
5    (4) For each newly created partial elementary unit
6district, the State shall make a supplementary payment for 4
7years equal to the difference between the sum of the salaries
8earned by each certified member of the newly created partial
9elementary unit district, while employed in one of the
10previously existing districts that formed the partial
11elementary unit district, and the sum of the salaries those
12certified members would have been paid if placed on the salary
13schedule of the previously existing district with the highest
14salary schedule. The salary schedules used in the calculation
15shall be those in effect in the previously existing districts
16for the school year prior to the creation of the new partial
17elementary unit district.
18    (5) For an elementary district opt-in, as described in
19subsection (d) of Section 11E-30 of this Code, the salary
20difference incentive shall be computed in accordance with
21paragraph (4) of this subsection (b) as if the opted-in
22elementary district was included in the optional elementary
23unit district at the optional elementary unit district's
24original effective date. If the calculation in this paragraph
25(5) is less than that calculated in paragraph (4) of this
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1original effective date, then no adjustments may be made. If
2the calculation in this paragraph (5) is more than that
3calculated in paragraph (4) of this subsection (b) at the
4optional elementary unit district's original effective date,
5then the excess must be paid as follows:
6        (A) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
7    one year after the effective date for the optional
8    elementary unit district, 100% of the calculated excess
9    shall be paid to the optional elementary unit district in
10    each of the first 4 years after the effective date of the
11    elementary opt-in.
12        (B) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
13    2 years after the effective date for the optional
14    elementary unit district, 75% of the calculated excess
15    shall be paid to the optional elementary unit district in
16    each of the first 4 years after the effective date of the
17    elementary opt-in.
18        (C) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
19    3 years after the effective date for the optional
20    elementary unit district, 50% of the calculated excess
21    shall be paid to the optional elementary unit district in
22    each of the first 4 years after the effective date of the
23    elementary opt-in.
24        (D) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
25    4 years after the effective date for the partial elementary
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1    to the optional elementary unit district in each of the
2    first 4 years after the effective date of the elementary
3    opt-in.
4        (E) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
5    5 years after the effective date for the optional
6    elementary unit district, the optional elementary unit
7    district is not eligible for any additional incentives due
8    to the elementary opt-in.
9    (5.5) After the formation of a cooperative high school by 2
10or more school districts under Section 10-22.22c of this Code,
11a computation shall be made to determine the difference between
12the salaries effective in each of the previously existing high
13schools on June 30 prior to the formation of the cooperative
14high school. For the first 4 years after the formation of the
15cooperative high school, a supplementary State aid
16reimbursement shall be paid to the cooperative high school
17equal to the difference between the sum of the salaries earned
18by each of the certificated members of the cooperative high
19school while employed in one of the previously existing high
20schools during the year immediately preceding the formation of
21the cooperative high school and the sum of the salaries those
22certificated members would have been paid during the year
23immediately prior to the formation of the cooperative high
24school if placed on the salary schedule of the previously
25existing high school with the highest salary schedule.
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1another school district whereby the enrollment of the annexing
2district increases by 90% or more as a result of the
3annexation, a computation shall be made to determine the
4difference between the salaries effective in the district
5gaining territory and the district losing territory as they
6each were constituted on June 30 preceding the date when the
7change of boundaries attributable to the annexation became
8effective for all purposes as determined under Section 7-9 of
9this Code. For the first 4 years after the annexation, a
10supplementary State aid reimbursement shall be paid to the
11annexing district equal to the difference between the sum of
12the salaries earned by each of the certificated members of the
13annexing district as constituted after the annexation while
14employed in the district gaining territory or the district
15losing territory during the year immediately preceding the
16annexation and the sum of the salaries those certificated
17members would have been paid during such immediately preceding
18year if placed on the salary schedule of whichever of the
19district gaining territory or district losing territory had the
20highest salary schedule during the immediately preceding year.
21To be eligible for supplementary State aid reimbursement under
22this Section, the intergovernmental agreement to be submitted
23pursuant to Section 7-14A of this Code must show that staff
24members were transferred from the control of the district
25losing territory to the control of the district gaining
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1by Public Act 95-707 are intended to be retroactive and
2applicable to any annexation taking effect on or after July 1,
32004. For annexations that are eligible for payments under this
4paragraph (5.10) and that are effective on or after July 1,
52004, but before January 11, 2008 (the effective date of Public
6Act 95-707), the first required yearly payment under this
7paragraph (5.10) shall be paid in the fiscal year of January
811, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-707). Subsequent
9required yearly payments shall be paid in subsequent fiscal
10years until the payment obligation under this paragraph (5.10)
11is complete.
12    (5.15) After the deactivation of a school facility in
13accordance with Section 10-22.22b of this Code, a computation
14shall be made to determine the difference between the salaries
15effective in the sending school district and each receiving
16school district on June 30 prior to the deactivation of the
17school facility. For the lesser of the first 4 years after the
18deactivation of the school facility or the length of the
19deactivation agreement, including any renewals of the original
20deactivation agreement, a supplementary State aid
21reimbursement shall be paid to each receiving district equal to
22the difference between the sum of the salaries earned by each
23of the certificated members transferred to that receiving
24district as a result of the deactivation while employed in the
25sending district during the year immediately preceding the
26deactivation and the sum of the salaries those certificated

 

 

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1members would have been paid during the year immediately
2preceding the deactivation if placed on the salary schedule of
3the sending or receiving district with the highest salary
4schedule.
5    (6) The supplementary State aid reimbursement under this
6subsection (b) shall be treated as separate from all other
7payments made pursuant to Section 18-8.05 of this Code. In the
8case of the formation of a new district or cooperative high
9school or a deactivation, reimbursement shall begin during the
10first year of operation of the new district or cooperative high
11school or the first year of the deactivation, and in the case
12of an annexation of the territory of one or more school
13districts by one or more other school districts or the
14annexation of territory detached from a school district whereby
15the enrollment of the annexing district increases by 90% or
16more as a result of the annexation, reimbursement shall begin
17during the first year when the change in boundaries
18attributable to the annexation becomes effective for all
19purposes as determined pursuant to Section 7-9 of this Code,
20except that for an annexation of territory detached from a
21school district that is effective on or after July 1, 2004, but
22before January 11, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
2395-707), whereby the enrollment of the annexing district
24increases by 90% or more as a result of the annexation,
25reimbursement shall begin during the fiscal year of January 11,
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1the new, annexing, or receiving district or cooperative high
2school, as the case may be, is entitled to receive
3reimbursement, the number of eligible certified members who are
4employed on October 1 in the district or cooperative high
5school shall be certified to the State Board of Education on
6prescribed forms by October 15 and payment shall be made on or
7before November 15 of that year.
8    (c)(1) For the first year after the formation of a combined
9school district, as defined in Section 11E-20 of this Code or a
10unit district, as defined in Section 11E-25 of this Code, a
11computation shall be made totaling each previously existing
12district's audited fund balances in the educational fund,
13working cash fund, operations and maintenance fund, and
14transportation fund for the year ending June 30 prior to the
15referendum for the creation of the new district. The new
16district shall be paid supplementary State aid equal to the sum
17of the differences between the deficit of the previously
18existing district with the smallest deficit and the deficits of
19each of the other previously existing districts.
20    (2) For the first year after the annexation of all of the
21territory of one or more entire school districts by another
22school district, as defined in Article 7 of this Code,
23computations shall be made, for the year ending June 30 prior
24to the date that the change of boundaries attributable to the
25annexation is allowed by the affirmative decision issued by the
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1Code, notwithstanding any effort to seek administrative review
2of the decision, totaling the annexing district's and totaling
3each annexed district's audited fund balances in their
4respective educational, working cash, operations and
5maintenance, and transportation funds. The annexing district
6as constituted after the annexation shall be paid supplementary
7State aid equal to the sum of the differences between the
8deficit of whichever of the annexing or annexed districts as
9constituted prior to the annexation had the smallest deficit
10and the deficits of each of the other districts as constituted
11prior to the annexation.
12    (3) For the first year after the annexation of all of the
13territory of one or more entire school districts by 2 or more
14other school districts, as defined by Article 7 of this Code,
15computations shall be made, for the year ending June 30 prior
16to the date that the change of boundaries attributable to the
17annexation is allowed by the affirmative decision of the
18regional board of school trustees under Section 7-6 of this
19Code, notwithstanding any action for administrative review of
20the decision, totaling each annexing and annexed district's
21audited fund balances in their respective educational, working
22cash, operations and maintenance, and transportation funds.
23The annexing districts as constituted after the annexation
24shall be paid supplementary State aid, allocated as provided in
25this paragraph (3), in an aggregate amount equal to the sum of
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1annexing or annexed districts as constituted prior to the
2annexation had the smallest deficit and the deficits of each of
3the other districts as constituted prior to the annexation. The
4aggregate amount of the supplementary State aid payable under
5this paragraph (3) shall be allocated between or among the
6annexing districts as follows:
7        (A) the regional superintendent of schools for each
8    educational service region in which an annexed district is
9    located prior to the annexation shall certify to the State
10    Board of Education, on forms that it shall provide for that
11    purpose, the value of all taxable property in each annexed
12    district, as last equalized or assessed by the Department
13    of Revenue prior to the annexation, and the equalized
14    assessed value of each part of the annexed district that
15    was annexed to or included as a part of an annexing
16    district;
17        (B) using equalized assessed values as certified by the
18    regional superintendent of schools under clause (A) of this
19    paragraph (3), the combined audited fund balance deficit of
20    each annexed district as determined under this Section
21    shall be apportioned between or among the annexing
22    districts in the same ratio as the equalized assessed value
23    of that part of the annexed district that was annexed to or
24    included as a part of an annexing district bears to the
25    total equalized assessed value of the annexed district; and
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1    under this paragraph (3) shall be allocated between or
2    among, and shall be paid to, the annexing districts in the
3    same ratio as the sum of the combined audited fund balance
4    deficit of each annexing district as constituted prior to
5    the annexation, plus all combined audited fund balance
6    deficit amounts apportioned to that annexing district
7    under clause (B) of this subsection, bears to the aggregate
8    of the combined audited fund balance deficits of all of the
9    annexing and annexed districts as constituted prior to the
10    annexation.
11    (4) For the new elementary districts and new high school
12district formed through a school district conversion, as
13defined in Section 11E-15 of this Code or the new elementary
14district or districts and new combined high school - unit
15district formed through a multi-unit conversion, as defined in
16subsection (b) of Section 11E-30 of this Code, a computation
17shall be made totaling each previously existing district's
18audited fund balances in the educational fund, working cash
19fund, operations and maintenance fund, and transportation fund
20for the year ending June 30 prior to the referendum
21establishing the new districts. In the first year of the new
22districts, the State shall make a one-time supplementary
23payment equal to the sum of the differences between the deficit
24of the previously existing district with the smallest deficit
25and the deficits of each of the other previously existing
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1that is positive shall be considered to have a deficit of zero.
2The supplementary payment shall be allocated among the newly
3formed high school and elementary districts in the manner
4provided by the petition for the formation of the districts, in
5the form in which the petition is approved by the regional
6superintendent of schools or State Superintendent of Education
7under Section 11E-50 of this Code.
8    (5) For each newly created partial elementary unit
9district, as defined in subsection (a) or (c) of Section 11E-30
10of this Code, a computation shall be made totaling the audited
11fund balances of each previously existing district that formed
12the new partial elementary unit district in the educational
13fund, working cash fund, operations and maintenance fund, and
14transportation fund for the year ending June 30 prior to the
15referendum for the formation of the partial elementary unit
16district. In the first year of the new partial elementary unit
17district, the State shall make a one-time supplementary payment
18to the new district equal to the sum of the differences between
19the deficit of the previously existing district with the
20smallest deficit and the deficits of each of the other
21previously existing districts. A district with a combined
22balance among the 4 funds that is positive shall be considered
23to have a deficit of zero.
24    (6) For an elementary opt-in as defined in subsection (d)
25of Section 11E-30 of this Code, the deficit fund balance
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1this subsection (c) as if the opted-in elementary was included
2in the optional elementary unit district at the optional
3elementary unit district's original effective date. If the
4calculation in this paragraph (6) is less than that calculated
5in paragraph (5) of this subsection (c) at the optional
6elementary unit district's original effective date, then no
7adjustments may be made. If the calculation in this paragraph
8(6) is more than that calculated in paragraph (5) of this
9subsection (c) at the optional elementary unit district's
10original effective date, then the excess must be paid as
11follows:
12        (A) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
13    one year after the effective date for the optional
14    elementary unit district, 100% of the calculated excess
15    shall be paid to the optional elementary unit district in
16    the first year after the effective date of the elementary
17    opt-in.
18        (B) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
19    2 years after the effective date for the optional
20    elementary unit district, 75% of the calculated excess
21    shall be paid to the optional elementary unit district in
22    the first year after the effective date of the elementary
23    opt-in.
24        (C) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
25    3 years after the effective date for the optional
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1    shall be paid to the optional elementary unit district in
2    the first year after the effective date of the elementary
3    opt-in.
4        (D) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
5    4 years after the effective date for the optional
6    elementary unit district, 25% of the calculated excess
7    shall be paid to the optional elementary unit district in
8    the first year after the effective date of the elementary
9    opt-in.
10        (E) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
11    5 years after the effective date for the optional
12    elementary unit district, the optional elementary unit
13    district is not eligible for any additional incentives due
14    to the elementary opt-in.
15    (6.5) For the first year after the annexation of territory
16detached from another school district whereby the enrollment of
17the annexing district increases by 90% or more as a result of
18the annexation, a computation shall be made totaling the
19audited fund balances of the district gaining territory and the
20audited fund balances of the district losing territory in the
21educational fund, working cash fund, operations and
22maintenance fund, and transportation fund for the year ending
23June 30 prior to the date that the change of boundaries
24attributable to the annexation is allowed by the affirmative
25decision of the regional board of school trustees under Section
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1review of the decision. The annexing district as constituted
2after the annexation shall be paid supplementary State aid
3equal to the difference between the deficit of whichever
4district included in this calculation as constituted prior to
5the annexation had the smallest deficit and the deficit of each
6other district included in this calculation as constituted
7prior to the annexation, multiplied by the ratio of equalized
8assessed value of the territory detached to the total equalized
9assessed value of the district losing territory. The regional
10superintendent of schools for the educational service region in
11which a district losing territory is located prior to the
12annexation shall certify to the State Board of Education the
13value of all taxable property in the district losing territory
14and the value of all taxable property in the territory being
15detached, as last equalized or assessed by the Department of
16Revenue prior to the annexation. To be eligible for
17supplementary State aid reimbursement under this Section, the
18intergovernmental agreement to be submitted pursuant to
19Section 7-14A of this Code must show that fund balances were
20transferred from the district losing territory to the district
21gaining territory in the annexation. The changes to this
22Section made by Public Act 95-707 are intended to be
23retroactive and applicable to any annexation taking effect on
24or after July 1, 2004. For annexations that are eligible for
25payments under this paragraph (6.5) and that are effective on
26or after July 1, 2004, but before January 11, 2008 (the

 

 

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1effective date of Public Act 95-707), the required payment
2under this paragraph (6.5) shall be paid in the fiscal year of
3January 11, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-707).
4    (7) For purposes of any calculation required under
5paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (6.5) of this
6subsection (c), a district with a combined fund balance that is
7positive shall be considered to have a deficit of zero. For
8purposes of determining each district's audited fund balances
9in its educational fund, working cash fund, operations and
10maintenance fund, and transportation fund for the specified
11year ending June 30, as provided in paragraphs (1), (2), (3),
12(4), (5), (6), and (6.5) of this subsection (c), the balance of
13each fund shall be deemed decreased by an amount equal to the
14amount of the annual property tax theretofore levied in the
15fund by the district for collection and payment to the district
16during the calendar year in which the June 30 fell, but only to
17the extent that the tax so levied in the fund actually was
18received by the district on or before or comprised a part of
19the fund on such June 30. For purposes of determining each
20district's audited fund balances, a calculation shall be made
21for each fund to determine the average for the 3 years prior to
22the specified year ending June 30, as provided in paragraphs
23(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (6.5) of this subsection (c),
24of the district's expenditures in the categories "purchased
25services", "supplies and materials", and "capital outlay", as
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1Education. If this 3-year average is less than the district's
2expenditures in these categories for the specified year ending
3June 30, as provided in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5),
4(6), and (6.5) of this subsection (c), then the 3-year average
5shall be used in calculating the amounts payable under this
6Section in place of the amounts shown in these categories for
7the specified year ending June 30, as provided in paragraphs
8(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (6.5) of this subsection (c).
9Any deficit because of State aid not yet received may not be
10considered in determining the June 30 deficits. The same basis
11of accounting shall be used by all previously existing
12districts and by all annexing or annexed districts, as
13constituted prior to the annexation, in making any computation
14required under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and
15(6.5) of this subsection (c).
16    (8) The supplementary State aid payments under this
17subsection (c) shall be treated as separate from all other
18payments made pursuant to Section 18-8.05 of this Code.
19    (d)(1) Following the formation of a combined school
20district, as defined in Section 11E-20 of this Code, a new unit
21district, as defined in Section 11E-25 of this Code, a new
22elementary district or districts and a new high school district
23formed through a school district conversion, as defined in
24Section 11E-15 of this Code, a new partial elementary unit
25district, as defined in Section 11E-30 of this Code, or a new
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1conversion, as defined in subsection (b) of Section 11E-30 of
2this Code, or the annexation of all of the territory of one or
3more entire school districts by one or more other school
4districts, as defined in Article 7 of this Code, a
5supplementary State aid reimbursement shall be paid for the
6number of school years determined under the following table to
7each new or annexing district equal to the sum of $4,000 for
8each certified employee who is employed by the district on a
9full-time basis for the regular term of the school year:
 
10Reorganized District's RankReorganized District's Rank
11by type of district (unit,in Average Daily Attendance
12high school, elementary)By Quintile
13in Equalized Assessed Value
14Per Pupil by Quintile
153rd, 4th,
161st2ndor 5th
17QuintileQuintileQuintile
18    1st Quintile1 year1 year1 year
19    2nd Quintile1 year2 years2 years
20    3rd Quintile2 years3 years3 years
21    4th Quintile2 years3 years3 years
22    5th Quintile2 years3 years3 years
23The State Board of Education shall make a one-time calculation
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1attendance used in this calculation shall be the best 3 months'
2average daily attendance for the district's first year. The
3equalized assessed value per pupil shall be the district's real
4property equalized assessed value used in calculating the
5district's first-year general State aid claim, under Section
618-8.05 of this Code, or first-year evidence-based funding
7claim, under Section 18-8.15 of this Code, as applicable,
8divided by the best 3 months' average daily attendance.
9    No annexing or resulting school district shall be entitled
10to supplementary State aid under this subsection (d) unless the
11district acquires at least 30% of the average daily attendance
12of the district from which the territory is being detached or
13divided.
14    If a district results from multiple reorganizations that
15would otherwise qualify the district for multiple payments
16under this subsection (d) in any year, then the district shall
17receive a single payment only for that year based solely on the
18most recent reorganization.
19    (2) For an elementary opt-in, as defined in subsection (d)
20of Section 11E-30 of this Code, the full-time certified staff
21incentive shall be computed in accordance with paragraph (1) of
22this subsection (d), equal to the sum of $4,000 for each
23certified employee of the elementary district that opts-in who
24is employed by the optional elementary unit district on a
25full-time basis for the regular term of the school year. The
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1        (A) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
2    one year after the effective date for the optional
3    elementary unit district, 100% of the amount calculated in
4    this paragraph (2) shall be paid to the optional elementary
5    unit district for the number of years calculated in
6    paragraph (1) of this subsection (d) at the optional
7    elementary unit district's original effective date,
8    starting in the second year after the effective date of the
9    elementary opt-in.
10        (B) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
11    2 years after the effective date for the optional
12    elementary unit district, 75% of the amount calculated in
13    this paragraph (2) shall be paid to the optional elementary
14    unit district for the number of years calculated in
15    paragraph (1) of this subsection (d) at the optional
16    elementary unit district's original effective date,
17    starting in the second year after the effective date of the
18    elementary opt-in.
19        (C) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
20    3 years after the effective date for the optional
21    elementary unit district, 50% of the amount calculated in
22    this paragraph (2) shall be paid to the optional elementary
23    unit district for the number of years calculated in
24    paragraph (1) of this subsection (d) at the optional
25    elementary unit district's original effective date,
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1    elementary opt-in.
2        (D) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
3    4 years after the effective date for the optional
4    elementary unit district, 25% of the amount calculated in
5    this paragraph (2) shall be paid to the optional elementary
6    unit district for the number of years calculated in
7    paragraph (1) of this subsection (d) at the optional
8    elementary unit district's original effective date,
9    starting in the second year after the effective date of the
10    elementary opt-in.
11        (E) If the effective date for the elementary opt-in is
12    5 years after the effective date for the optional
13    elementary unit district, the optional elementary unit
14    district is not eligible for any additional incentives due
15    to the elementary opt-in.
16    (2.5) Following the formation of a cooperative high school
17by 2 or more school districts under Section 10-22.22c of this
18Code, a supplementary State aid reimbursement shall be paid for
193 school years to the cooperative high school equal to the sum
20of $4,000 for each certified employee who is employed by the
21cooperative high school on a full-time basis for the regular
22term of any such school year. If a cooperative high school
23results from multiple agreements that would otherwise qualify
24the cooperative high school for multiple payments under this
25Section in any year, the cooperative high school shall receive
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1agreement.
2    (2.10) Following the annexation of territory detached from
3another school district whereby the enrollment of the annexing
4district increases 90% or more as a result of the annexation, a
5supplementary State aid reimbursement shall be paid to the
6annexing district equal to the sum of $4,000 for each certified
7employee who is employed by the annexing district on a
8full-time basis and shall be calculated in accordance with
9subsection (a) of this Section. To be eligible for
10supplementary State aid reimbursement under this Section, the
11intergovernmental agreement to be submitted pursuant to
12Section 7-14A of this Code must show that certified staff
13members were transferred from the control of the district
14losing territory to the control of the district gaining
15territory in the annexation. The changes to this Section made
16by Public Act 95-707 are intended to be retroactive and
17applicable to any annexation taking effect on or after July 1,
182004. For annexations that are eligible for payments under this
19paragraph (2.10) and that are effective on or after July 1,
202004, but before January 11, 2008 (the effective date of Public
21Act 95-707), the first required yearly payment under this
22paragraph (2.10) shall be paid in the second fiscal year after
23January 11, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-707). Any
24subsequent required yearly payments shall be paid in subsequent
25fiscal years until the payment obligation under this paragraph
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1    (2.15) Following the deactivation of a school facility in
2accordance with Section 10-22.22b of this Code, a supplementary
3State aid reimbursement shall be paid for the lesser of 3
4school years or the length of the deactivation agreement,
5including any renewals of the original deactivation agreement,
6to each receiving school district equal to the sum of $4,000
7for each certified employee who is employed by that receiving
8district on a full-time basis for the regular term of any such
9school year who was originally transferred to the control of
10that receiving district as a result of the deactivation.
11Receiving districts are eligible for payments under this
12paragraph (2.15) based on the certified employees transferred
13to that receiving district as a result of the deactivation and
14are not required to receive at least 30% of the deactivating
15district's average daily attendance as required under
16paragraph (1) of this subsection (d) to be eligible for
17payments.
18    (3) The supplementary State aid reimbursement payable
19under this subsection (d) shall be separate from and in
20addition to all other payments made to the district pursuant to
21any other Section of this Article.
22    (4) During May of each school year for which a
23supplementary State aid reimbursement is to be paid to a new,
24annexing, or receiving school district or cooperative high
25school pursuant to this subsection (d), the school board or
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1on forms furnished to the school board or governing board by
2the State Board of Education for purposes of this subsection
3(d), the number of certified employees for which the district
4or cooperative high school is entitled to reimbursement under
5this Section, together with the names, certificate numbers, and
6positions held by the certified employees.
7    (5) Upon certification by the State Board of Education to
8the State Comptroller of the amount of the supplementary State
9aid reimbursement to which a school district or cooperative
10high school is entitled under this subsection (d), the State
11Comptroller shall draw his or her warrant upon the State
12Treasurer for the payment thereof to the school district or
13cooperative high school and shall promptly transmit the payment
14to the school district or cooperative high school through the
15appropriate school treasurer.
16(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-707, eff. 1-11-08;
1795-903, eff. 8-25-08; 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
18    (105 ILCS 5/13A-8)
19    Sec. 13A-8. Funding.
20    (a) The State of Illinois shall provide funding for the
21alternative school programs within each educational service
22region and within the Chicago public school system by line item
23appropriation made to the State Board of Education for that
24purpose. This money, when appropriated, shall be provided to
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1Education, who shall establish a budget, including salaries,
2for their alternative school programs. Each program shall
3receive funding in the amount of $30,000 plus an amount based
4on the ratio of the region's or Chicago's best 3 months'
5average daily attendance in grades pre-kindergarten through 12
6to the statewide totals of these amounts. For purposes of this
7calculation, the best 3 months' average daily attendance for
8each region or Chicago shall be calculated by adding to the
9best 3 months' average daily attendance the number of
10low-income students identified in the most recently available
11federal census multiplied by one-half times the percentage of
12the region's or Chicago's low-income students to the State's
13total low-income students. The State Board of Education shall
14retain up to 1.1% of the appropriation to be used to provide
15technical assistance, professional development, and
16evaluations for the programs.
17    (a-5) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
18Section, for the 1998-1999 fiscal year, the total amount
19distributed under subsection (a) for an alternative school
20program shall be not less than the total amount that was
21distributed under that subsection for that alternative school
22program for the 1997-1998 fiscal year. If an alternative school
23program is to receive a total distribution under subsection (a)
24for the 1998-1999 fiscal year that is less than the total
25distribution that the program received under that subsection
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1shall also receive, from a separate appropriation made for
2purposes of this subsection (a-5), a supplementary payment
3equal to the amount by which its total distribution under
4subsection (a) for the 1997-1998 fiscal year exceeds the amount
5of the total distribution that the alternative school program
6receives under that subsection for the 1998-1999 fiscal year.
7If the amount appropriated for supplementary payments to
8alternative school programs under this subsection (a-5) is
9insufficient for that purpose, those supplementary payments
10shall be prorated among the alternative school programs
11entitled to receive those supplementary payments according to
12the aggregate amount of the appropriation made for purposes of
13this subsection (a-5).
14    (b) An alternative school program shall be entitled to
15receive general State aid as calculated in subsection (K) of
16Section 18-8.05 or evidence-based funding as calculated in
17subsection (g) of Section 18-8.15 upon filing a claim as
18provided therein. Any time that a student who is enrolled in an
19alternative school program spends in work-based learning,
20community service, or a similar alternative educational
21setting shall be included in determining the student's minimum
22number of clock hours of daily school work that constitute a
23day of attendance for purposes of calculating general State aid
24or evidence-based funding.
25    (c) An alternative school program may receive additional
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1agreed upon by the parties and necessary to support the
2program. In addition, an alternative school program is
3authorized to accept and expend gifts, legacies, and grants,
4including but not limited to federal grants, from any source
5for purposes directly related to the conduct and operation of
6the program.
7(Source: P.A. 89-383, eff. 8-18-95; 89-629, eff. 8-9-96;
889-636, eff. 8-9-96; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 90-283, eff. 7-31-97;
990-802, eff. 12-15-98.)
 
10    (105 ILCS 5/13B-20.20)
11    Sec. 13B-20.20. Enrollment in other programs. High school
12equivalency testing preparation programs are not eligible for
13funding under this Article. A student may enroll in a program
14approved under Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15 of this Code, as
15appropriate, or attend both the alternative learning
16opportunities program and the regular school program to enhance
17student performance and facilitate on-time graduation.
18(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
19    (105 ILCS 5/13B-45)
20    Sec. 13B-45. Days and hours of attendance. An alternative
21learning opportunities program shall provide students with at
22least the minimum number of days of pupil attendance required
23under Section 10-19 of this Code and the minimum number of
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118-8.15 of this Code, provided that the State Board may approve
2exceptions to these requirements if the program meets all of
3the following conditions:
4        (1) The district plan submitted under Section
5    13B-25.15 of this Code establishes that a program providing
6    the required minimum number of days of attendance or daily
7    hours of school work would not serve the needs of the
8    program's students.
9        (2) Each day of attendance shall provide no fewer than
10    3 clock hours of school work, as defined under paragraph
11    (1) of subsection (F) of Section 18-8.05 of this Code.
12        (3) Each day of attendance that provides fewer than 5
13    clock hours of school work shall also provide supplementary
14    services, including without limitation work-based
15    learning, student assistance programs, counseling, case
16    management, health and fitness programs, or life-skills or
17    conflict resolution training, in order to provide a total
18    daily program to the student of 5 clock hours. A program
19    may claim general State aid or evidence-based funding for
20    up to 2 hours of the time each day that a student is
21    receiving supplementary services.
22        (4) Each program shall provide no fewer than 174 days
23    of actual pupil attendance during the school term; however,
24    approved evening programs that meet the requirements of
25    Section 13B-45 of this Code may offer less than 174 days of
26    actual pupil attendance during the school term.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
2    (105 ILCS 5/13B-50)
3    Sec. 13B-50. Eligibility to receive general State aid or
4evidence-based funding. In order to receive general State aid
5or evidence-based funding, alternative learning opportunities
6programs must meet the requirements for claiming general State
7aid as specified in Section 18-8.05 of this Code or
8evidence-based funding as specified in Section 18-8.15 of this
9Code, as applicable, with the exception of the length of the
10instructional day, which may be less than 5 hours of school
11work if the program meets the criteria set forth under Sections
1213B-50.5 and 13B-50.10 of this Code and if the program is
13approved by the State Board.
14(Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
15    (105 ILCS 5/13B-50.10)
16    Sec. 13B-50.10. Additional criteria for general State aid
17or evidence-based funding. In order to claim general State aid
18or evidence-based funding, an alternative learning
19opportunities program must meet the following criteria:
20    (1) Teacher professional development plans should include
21education in the instruction of at-risk students.
22    (2) Facilities must meet the health, life, and safety
23requirements in this Code.
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1federal laws applicable to education providers.
2(Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
3    (105 ILCS 5/13B-50.15)
4    Sec. 13B-50.15. Level of funding. Approved alternative
5learning opportunities programs are entitled to claim general
6State aid or evidence-based funding, subject to Sections
713B-50, 13B-50.5, and 13B-50.10 of this Code. Approved programs
8operated by regional offices of education are entitled to
9receive general State aid at the foundation level of support. A
10school district or consortium must ensure that an approved
11program receives supplemental general State aid,
12transportation reimbursements, and special education
13resources, if appropriate, for students enrolled in the
14program.
15(Source: P.A. 92-42, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
16    (105 ILCS 5/14-7.02b)
17    Sec. 14-7.02b. Funding for children requiring special
18education services. Payments to school districts for children
19requiring special education services documented in their
20individualized education program regardless of the program
21from which these services are received, excluding children
22claimed under Sections 14-7.02 and 14-7.03 of this Code, shall
23be made in accordance with this Section. Funds received under
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1educational facilities and services as defined in Section
214-1.08 of this Code.
3    The appropriation for fiscal year 2005 through fiscal year
42017 and thereafter shall be based upon the IDEA child count of
5all students in the State, excluding students claimed under
6Sections 14-7.02 and 14-7.03 of this Code, on December 1 of the
7fiscal year 2 years preceding, multiplied by 17.5% of the
8general State aid foundation level of support established for
9that fiscal year under Section 18-8.05 of this Code.
10    Beginning with fiscal year 2005 and through fiscal year
112007, individual school districts shall not receive payments
12under this Section totaling less than they received under the
13funding authorized under Section 14-7.02a of this Code during
14fiscal year 2004, pursuant to the provisions of Section
1514-7.02a as they were in effect before the effective date of
16this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly. This base
17level funding shall be computed first.
18    Beginning with fiscal year 2008 through fiscal year 2017
19and each fiscal year thereafter, individual school districts
20must not receive payments under this Section totaling less than
21they received in fiscal year 2007. This funding shall be
22computed last and shall be a separate calculation from any
23other calculation set forth in this Section. This amount is
24exempt from the requirements of Section 1D-1 of this Code.
25    Through fiscal year 2017, an An amount equal to 85% of the
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1school districts based upon the district's average daily
2attendance reported for purposes of Section 18-8.05 of this
3Code for the preceding school year. Fifteen percent of the
4funds remaining in the appropriation shall be allocated to
5school districts based upon the district's low income eligible
6pupil count used in the calculation of general State aid under
7Section 18-8.05 of this Code for the same fiscal year. One
8hundred percent of the funds computed and allocated to
9districts under this Section shall be distributed and paid to
10school districts.
11    For individual students with disabilities whose program
12costs exceed 4 times the district's per capita tuition rate as
13calculated under Section 10-20.12a of this Code, the costs in
14excess of 4 times the district's per capita tuition rate shall
15be paid by the State Board of Education from unexpended IDEA
16discretionary funds originally designated for room and board
17reimbursement pursuant to Section 14-8.01 of this Code. The
18amount of tuition for these children shall be determined by the
19actual cost of maintaining classes for these children, using
20the per capita cost formula set forth in Section 14-7.01 of
21this Code, with the program and cost being pre-approved by the
22State Superintendent of Education. Reimbursement for
23individual students with disabilities whose program costs
24exceed 4 times the district's per capita tuition rate shall be
25claimed beginning with costs encumbered for the 2004-2005
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1    The State Board of Education shall prepare vouchers equal
2to one-fourth the amount allocated to districts, for
3transmittal to the State Comptroller on the 30th day of
4September, December, and March, respectively, and the final
5voucher, no later than June 20. The Comptroller shall make
6payments pursuant to this Section to school districts as soon
7as possible after receipt of vouchers. If the money
8appropriated from the General Assembly for such purposes for
9any year is insufficient, it shall be apportioned on the basis
10of the payments due to school districts.
11    Nothing in this Section shall be construed to decrease or
12increase the percentage of all special education funds that are
13allocated annually under Article 1D of this Code or to alter
14the requirement that a school district provide special
15education services.
16    Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly
17shall eliminate any reimbursement obligation owed as of the
18effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
19Assembly to a school district with in excess of 500,000
20inhabitants.
21    Except for reimbursement for individual students with
22disabilities whose program costs exceed 4 times the district's
23per capita tuition rate, no funding shall be provided to school
24districts under this Section after fiscal year 2017.
25    In fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, all
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1to Section 18–8.15 of this Code that is attributable to
2students requiring special education services must be used for
3special education services authorized under this Code.
4(Source: P.A. 93-1022, eff. 8-24-08; 95-705, eff. 1-8-08.)
 
5    (105 ILCS 5/14-13.01)  (from Ch. 122, par. 14-13.01)
6    Sec. 14-13.01. Reimbursement payable by State; amounts for
7personnel and transportation.
8    (a) Through fiscal year 2017, for For staff working on
9behalf of children who have not been identified as eligible for
10special education and for eligible children with physical
11disabilities, including all eligible children whose placement
12has been determined under Section 14-8.02 in hospital or home
13instruction, 1/2 of the teacher's salary but not more than
14$1,000 annually per child or $9,000 per teacher, whichever is
15less.
16    (a-5) A child qualifies for home or hospital instruction if
17it is anticipated that, due to a medical condition, the child
18will be unable to attend school, and instead must be instructed
19at home or in the hospital, for a period of 2 or more
20consecutive weeks or on an ongoing intermittent basis. For
21purposes of this Section, "ongoing intermittent basis" means
22that the child's medical condition is of such a nature or
23severity that it is anticipated that the child will be absent
24from school due to the medical condition for periods of at
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1totaling at least 10 days or more of absences. There shall be
2no requirement that a child be absent from school a minimum
3number of days before the child qualifies for home or hospital
4instruction. In order to establish eligibility for home or
5hospital services, a student's parent or guardian must submit
6to the child's school district of residence a written statement
7from a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its
8branches stating the existence of such medical condition, the
9impact on the child's ability to participate in education, and
10the anticipated duration or nature of the child's absence from
11school. Home or hospital instruction may commence upon receipt
12of a written physician's statement in accordance with this
13Section, but instruction shall commence not later than 5 school
14days after the school district receives the physician's
15statement. Special education and related services required by
16the child's IEP or services and accommodations required by the
17child's federal Section 504 plan must be implemented as part of
18the child's home or hospital instruction, unless the IEP team
19or federal Section 504 plan team determines that modifications
20are necessary during the home or hospital instruction due to
21the child's condition.
22    (a-10) Through fiscal year 2017, eligible Eligible
23children to be included in any reimbursement under this
24paragraph must regularly receive a minimum of one hour of
25instruction each school day, or in lieu thereof of a minimum of
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1for full reimbursement under this Section. If the attending
2physician for such a child has certified that the child should
3not receive as many as 5 hours of instruction in a school week,
4however, reimbursement under this paragraph on account of that
5child shall be computed proportionate to the actual hours of
6instruction per week for that child divided by 5.
7    (a-15) The State Board of Education shall establish rules
8governing the required qualifications of staff providing home
9or hospital instruction.
10    (b) For children described in Section 14-1.02, 80% of the
11cost of transportation approved as a related service in the
12Individualized Education Program for each student in order to
13take advantage of special educational facilities.
14Transportation costs shall be determined in the same fashion as
15provided in Section 29-5 of this Code. For purposes of this
16subsection (b), the dates for processing claims specified in
17Section 29-5 shall apply.
18    (c) Through fiscal year 2017, for For each qualified
19worker, the annual sum of $9,000.
20    (d) Through fiscal year 2017, for For one full time
21qualified director of the special education program of each
22school district which maintains a fully approved program of
23special education the annual sum of $9,000. Districts
24participating in a joint agreement special education program
25shall not receive such reimbursement if reimbursement is made
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1    (e) (Blank).
2    (f) (Blank).
3    (g) Through fiscal year 2017, for For readers, working with
4blind or partially seeing children 1/2 of their salary but not
5more than $400 annually per child. Readers may be employed to
6assist such children and shall not be required to be certified
7but prior to employment shall meet standards set up by the
8State Board of Education.
9    (h) Through fiscal year 2017, for For non-certified
10employees, as defined by rules promulgated by the State Board
11of Education, who deliver services to students with IEPs, 1/2
12of the salary paid or $3,500 per employee, whichever is less.
13    (i) The State Board of Education shall set standards and
14prescribe rules for determining the allocation of
15reimbursement under this section on less than a full time basis
16and for less than a school year.
17    When any school district eligible for reimbursement under
18this Section operates a school or program approved by the State
19Superintendent of Education for a number of days in excess of
20the adopted school calendar but not to exceed 235 school days,
21such reimbursement shall be increased by 1/180 of the amount or
22rate paid hereunder for each day such school is operated in
23excess of 180 days per calendar year.
24    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any school
25district receiving a payment under this Section or under
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1all or a portion of the funds that it receives in a particular
2fiscal year or from evidence-based funding general State aid
3pursuant to Section 18-8.15 18-8.05 of this Code as funds
4received in connection with any funding program for which it is
5entitled to receive funds from the State in that fiscal year
6(including, without limitation, any funding program referenced
7in this Section), regardless of the source or timing of the
8receipt. The district may not classify more funds as funds
9received in connection with the funding program than the
10district is entitled to receive in that fiscal year for that
11program. Any classification by a district must be made by a
12resolution of its board of education. The resolution must
13identify the amount of any payments or evidence-based funding
14general State aid to be classified under this paragraph and
15must specify the funding program to which the funds are to be
16treated as received in connection therewith. This resolution is
17controlling as to the classification of funds referenced
18therein. A certified copy of the resolution must be sent to the
19State Superintendent of Education. The resolution shall still
20take effect even though a copy of the resolution has not been
21sent to the State Superintendent of Education in a timely
22manner. No classification under this paragraph by a district
23shall affect the total amount or timing of money the district
24is entitled to receive under this Code. No classification under
25this paragraph by a district shall in any way relieve the
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1apply with respect to that funding program, including any
2accounting of funds by source, reporting expenditures by
3original source and purpose, reporting requirements, or
4requirements of providing services.
5    No funding shall be provided to school districts under this
6Section after fiscal year 2017. In fiscal year 2018 and each
7fiscal year thereafter, all funding received by a school
8district from the State pursuant to Section 18-8.15 of this
9Code that is attributable to personnel reimbursements for
10special education pupils must be used for special education
11services authorized under this Code.
12(Source: P.A. 96-257, eff. 8-11-09; 97-123, eff. 7-14-11.)
 
13    (105 ILCS 5/14C-1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-1)
14    Sec. 14C-1. The General Assembly finds that there are large
15numbers of children in this State who come from environments
16where the primary language is other than English. Experience
17has shown that public school classes in which instruction is
18given only in English are often inadequate for the education of
19children whose native tongue is another language. The General
20Assembly believes that a program of transitional bilingual
21education can meet the needs of these children and facilitate
22their integration into the regular public school curriculum.
23Therefore, pursuant to the policy of this State to ensure equal
24educational opportunity to every child, and in recognition of
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1this Act to provide for the establishment of transitional
2bilingual education programs in the public schools, to provide
3supplemental financial assistance through fiscal year 2017 to
4help local school districts meet the extra costs of such
5programs, and to allow this State through the State Board of
6Education to directly or indirectly provide technical
7assistance and professional development to support
8transitional bilingual education or a transitional program of
9instruction programs statewide through contractual services by
10a not-for-profit entity for technical assistance, professional
11development, and other support to school districts and
12educators for services for English learner pupils. In no case
13may aggregate funding for contractual services by a
14not-for-profit entity for support to school districts and
15educators for services for English learner pupils be less than
16the aggregate amount expended for such purposes in Fiscal Year
172017. Not-for-profit entities providing support to school
18districts and educators for services for English learner pupils
19must have experience providing those services in a school
20district having a population exceeding 500,000; one or more
21school districts in any of the counties of Lake, McHenry,
22DuPage, Kane, and Will; and one or more school districts
23elsewhere in this State. Funding for not-for-profit entities
24providing support to school districts and educators for
25services for English learner pupils may be increased subject to
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1not-for-profit entities providing support to school districts
2and educators for services for English learner pupils shall
3come from funds allocated pursuant to Section 18-8.15 of this
4Code.
5(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15.)
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/14C-12)  (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-12)
7    Sec. 14C-12. Account of expenditures; Cost report;
8Reimbursement. Each school district with at least one English
9learner shall keep an accurate, detailed and separate account
10of all monies paid out by it for the programs in transitional
11bilingual education required or permitted by this Article,
12including transportation costs, and shall annually report
13thereon for the school year ending June 30 indicating the
14average per pupil expenditure. Through fiscal year 2017, each
15Each school district shall be reimbursed for the amount by
16which such costs exceed the average per pupil expenditure by
17such school district for the education of children of
18comparable age who are not in any special education program. No
19funding shall be provided to school districts under this
20Section after fiscal year 2017. In fiscal year 2018 and each
21fiscal year thereafter, all funding received by a school
22district from the State pursuant to Section 18-8.15 of this
23Code that is attributable to instructions, supports, and
24interventions for English learner pupils must be used for
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160% of transitional bilingual education funding received from
2the State must be used for the instructional costs of programs
3and services authorized under this Article transitional
4bilingual education.
5    Applications for preapproval for reimbursement for costs
6of transitional bilingual education programs must be submitted
7to the State Superintendent of Education at least 60 days
8before a transitional bilingual education program is started,
9unless a justifiable exception is granted by the State
10Superintendent of Education. Applications shall set forth a
11plan for transitional bilingual education established and
12maintained in accordance with this Article.
13    Through fiscal year 2017, reimbursement Reimbursement
14claims for transitional bilingual education programs shall be
15made as follows:
16    Each school district shall claim reimbursement on a current
17basis for the first 3 quarters of the fiscal year and file a
18final adjusted claim for the school year ended June 30
19preceding computed in accordance with rules prescribed by the
20State Superintendent's Office. The State Superintendent of
21Education before approving any such claims shall determine
22their accuracy and whether they are based upon services and
23facilities provided under approved programs. Upon approval he
24shall transmit to the Comptroller the vouchers showing the
25amounts due for school district reimbursement claims. Upon
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1of Education shall make a final determination of the accuracy
2of such claims. If the money appropriated by the General
3Assembly for such purpose for any year is insufficient, it
4shall be apportioned on the basis of the claims approved.
5    Failure on the part of the school district to prepare and
6certify the final adjusted claims due under this Section may
7constitute a forfeiture by the school district of its right to
8be reimbursed by the State under this Section.
9(Source: P.A. 96-1170, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
10    (105 ILCS 5/17-1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 17-1)
11    Sec. 17-1. Annual Budget. The board of education of each
12school district under 500,000 inhabitants shall, within or
13before the first quarter of each fiscal year, adopt and file
14with the State Board of Education an annual balanced budget
15which it deems necessary to defray all necessary expenses and
16liabilities of the district, and in such annual budget shall
17specify the objects and purposes of each item and amount needed
18for each object or purpose.
19    The budget shall be entered upon a School District Budget
20form prepared and provided by the State Board of Education and
21therein shall contain a statement of the cash on hand at the
22beginning of the fiscal year, an estimate of the cash expected
23to be received during such fiscal year from all sources, an
24estimate of the expenditures contemplated for such fiscal year,
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1the end of such year. The estimate of taxes to be received may
2be based upon the amount of actual cash receipts that may
3reasonably be expected by the district during such fiscal year,
4estimated from the experience of the district in prior years
5and with due regard for other circumstances that may
6substantially affect such receipts. Nothing in this Section
7shall be construed as requiring any district to change or
8preventing any district from changing from a cash basis of
9financing to a surplus or deficit basis of financing; or as
10requiring any district to change or preventing any district
11from changing its system of accounting. The budget shall
12conform to the requirements adopted by the State Board of
13Education pursuant to Section 2-3.28 of this Code.
14    To the extent that a school district's budget is not
15balanced, the district shall also adopt and file with the State
16Board of Education a deficit reduction plan to balance the
17district's budget within 3 years. The deficit reduction plan
18must be filed at the same time as the budget, but the State
19Superintendent of Education may extend this deadline if the
20situation warrants.
21    If, as the result of an audit performed in compliance with
22Section 3-7 of this Code, the resulting Annual Financial Report
23required to be submitted pursuant to Section 3-15.1 of this
24Code reflects a deficit as defined for purposes of the
25preceding paragraph, then the district shall, within 30 days
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1reduction plan.
2    The board of education of each district shall fix a fiscal
3year therefor. If the beginning of the fiscal year of a
4district is subsequent to the time that the tax levy due to be
5made in such fiscal year shall be made, then such annual budget
6shall be adopted prior to the time such tax levy shall be made.
7The failure by a board of education of any district to adopt an
8annual budget, or to comply in any respect with the provisions
9of this Section, shall not affect the validity of any tax levy
10of the district otherwise in conformity with the law. With
11respect to taxes levied either before, on, or after the
12effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General
13Assembly, (i) a tax levy is made for the fiscal year in which
14the levy is due to be made regardless of which fiscal year the
15proceeds of the levy are expended or are intended to be
16expended, and (ii) except as otherwise provided by law, a board
17of education's adoption of an annual budget in conformity with
18this Section is not a prerequisite to the adoption of a valid
19tax levy and is not a limit on the amount of the levy.
20    Such budget shall be prepared in tentative form by some
21person or persons designated by the board, and in such
22tentative form shall be made conveniently available to public
23inspection for at least 30 days prior to final action thereon.
24At least 1 public hearing shall be held as to such budget prior
25to final action thereon. Notice of availability for public
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1publication in a newspaper published in such district, at least
230 days prior to the time of such hearing. If there is no
3newspaper published in such district, notice of such public
4hearing shall be given by posting notices thereof in 5 of the
5most public places in such district. It shall be the duty of
6the secretary of such board to make such tentative budget
7available to public inspection, and to arrange for such public
8hearing. The board may from time to time make transfers between
9the various items in any fund not exceeding in the aggregate
1010% of the total of such fund as set forth in the budget. The
11board may from time to time amend such budget by the same
12procedure as is herein provided for its original adoption.
13    Beginning July 1, 1976, the board of education, or regional
14superintendent, or governing board responsible for the
15administration of a joint agreement shall, by September 1 of
16each fiscal year thereafter, adopt an annual budget for the
17joint agreement in the same manner and subject to the same
18requirements as are provided in this Section.
19    The State Board of Education shall exercise powers and
20duties relating to budgets as provided in Section 2-3.27 of
21this Code and shall require school districts to submit their
22annual budgets, deficit reduction plans, and other financial
23information, including revenue and expenditure reports and
24borrowing and interfund transfer plans, in such form and within
25the timelines designated by the State Board of Education.
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1Program Budget Accounting System.
2    In the case of a school district receiving emergency State
3financial assistance under Article 1B, the school board shall
4also be subject to the requirements established under Article
51B with respect to the annual budget.
6(Source: P.A. 97-429, eff. 8-16-11.)
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/17-1.2)
8    Sec. 17-1.2. Post annual budget on web site. If a school
9district has an Internet web site, the school district shall
10post its current annual budget, itemized by receipts and
11expenditures, on the district's Internet web site. The budget
12shall include information conforming to the rules adopted by
13the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 2-3.28 of this
14Code. The school district shall notify the parents or guardians
15of its students that the budget has been posted on the
16district's web site and what the web site's address is.
17(Source: P.A. 92-438, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
18    (105 ILCS 5/17-1.5)
19    Sec. 17-1.5. Limitation of administrative costs.
20    (a) It is the purpose of this Section to establish
21limitations on the growth of administrative expenditures in
22order to maximize the proportion of school district resources
23available for the instructional program, building maintenance,
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1    (b) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:
2    "Administrative expenditures" mean the annual expenditures
3of school districts properly attributable to expenditure
4functions defined by the rules of the State Board of Education
5as: 2320 (Executive Administration Services); 2330 (Special
6Area Administration Services); 2490 (Other Support Services -
7School Administration); 2510 (Direction of Business Support
8Services); 2570 (Internal Services); and 2610 (Direction of
9Central Support Services); provided, however, that
10"administrative expenditures" shall not include early
11retirement or other pension system obligations required by
12State law.
13    "School district" means all school districts having a
14population of less than 500,000.
15    (c) For the 1998-99 school year and each school year
16thereafter, each school district shall undertake budgetary and
17expenditure control actions so that the increase in
18administrative expenditures for that school year over the prior
19school year does not exceed 5%. School districts with
20administrative expenditures per pupil in the 25th percentile
21and below for all districts of the same type, as defined by the
22State Board of Education, may waive the limitation imposed
23under this Section for any year following a public hearing and
24with the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members
25of the school board of the district. Any district waiving the
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1action.
2    (d) School districts shall file with the State Board of
3Education by November 15, 1998 and by each November 15th
4thereafter a one-page report that lists (i) the actual
5administrative expenditures for the prior year from the
6district's audited Annual Financial Report, and (ii) the
7projected administrative expenditures for the current year
8from the budget adopted by the school board pursuant to Section
917-1 of this Code.
10    If a school district that is ineligible to waive the
11limitation imposed by subsection (c) of this Section by board
12action exceeds the limitation solely because of circumstances
13beyond the control of the district and the district has
14exhausted all available and reasonable remedies to comply with
15the limitation, the district may request a waiver pursuant to
16Section 2-3.25g. The waiver application shall specify the
17amount, nature, and reason for the relief requested, as well as
18all remedies the district has exhausted to comply with the
19limitation. Any emergency relief so requested shall apply only
20to the specific school year for which the request is made. The
21State Board of Education shall analyze all such waivers
22submitted and shall recommend that the General Assembly
23disapprove any such waiver requested that is not due solely to
24circumstances beyond the control of the district and for which
25the district has not exhausted all available and reasonable
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1Superintendent shall have no authority to impose any sanctions
2pursuant to this Section for any expenditures for which a
3waiver has been requested until such waiver has been reviewed
4by the General Assembly.
5    If the report and information required under this
6subsection (d) are not provided by the school district in a
7timely manner, or are subsequently determined by the State
8Superintendent of Education to be incomplete or inaccurate, the
9State Superintendent shall notify the district in writing of
10reporting deficiencies. The school district shall, within 60
11days of the notice, address the reporting deficiencies
12identified.
13    (e) If the State Superintendent determines that a school
14district has failed to comply with the administrative
15expenditure limitation imposed in subsection (c) of this
16Section, the State Superintendent shall notify the district of
17the violation and direct the district to undertake corrective
18action to bring the district's budget into compliance with the
19administrative expenditure limitation. The district shall,
20within 60 days of the notice, provide adequate assurance to the
21State Superintendent that appropriate corrective actions have
22been or will be taken. If the district fails to provide
23adequate assurance or fails to undertake the necessary
24corrective actions, the State Superintendent may impose
25progressive sanctions against the district that may culminate
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1the district under Section 18-8.05 of this Code or
2evidence-based funding due the district under Section 18-8.15
3of this Code until the assurance is provided or the corrective
4actions taken.
5    (f) The State Superintendent shall publish a list each year
6of the school districts that violate the limitation imposed by
7subsection (c) of this Section and a list of the districts that
8waive the limitation by board action as provided in subsection
9(c) of this Section.
10(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-653, eff. 7-29-98.)
 
11    (105 ILCS 5/17-2.11)  (from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.11)
12    Sec. 17-2.11. School board power to levy a tax or to borrow
13money and issue bonds for fire prevention, safety, energy
14conservation, accessibility, school security, and specified
15repair purposes.
16    (a) Whenever, as a result of any lawful order of any
17agency, other than a school board, having authority to enforce
18any school building code applicable to any facility that houses
19students, or any law or regulation for the protection and
20safety of the environment, pursuant to the Environmental
21Protection Act, any school district having a population of less
22than 500,000 inhabitants is required to alter or reconstruct
23any school building or permanent, fixed equipment; the district
24may, by proper resolution, levy a tax for the purpose of making
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1an architect or engineer licensed in this State, upon all of
2the taxable property of the district at the value as assessed
3by the Department of Revenue and at a rate not to exceed 0.05%
4per year for a period sufficient to finance such alteration or
5reconstruction, upon the following conditions:
6        (1) When there are not sufficient funds available in
7    the operations and maintenance fund of the school district,
8    the school facility occupation tax fund of the district, or
9    the fire prevention and safety fund of the district, as
10    determined by the district on the basis of rules adopted by
11    the State Board of Education, to make such alteration or
12    reconstruction or to purchase and install such permanent,
13    fixed equipment so ordered or determined as necessary.
14    Appropriate school district records must be made available
15    to the State Superintendent of Education, upon request, to
16    confirm this insufficiency.
17        (2) When a certified estimate of an architect or
18    engineer licensed in this State stating the estimated
19    amount necessary to make the alteration or reconstruction
20    or to purchase and install the equipment so ordered has
21    been secured by the school district, and the estimate has
22    been approved by the regional superintendent of schools
23    having jurisdiction over the district and the State
24    Superintendent of Education. Approval must not be granted
25    for any work that has already started without the prior
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1    Education. If the estimate is not approved or is denied
2    approval by the regional superintendent of schools within 3
3    months after the date on which it is submitted to him or
4    her, the school board of the district may submit the
5    estimate directly to the State Superintendent of Education
6    for approval or denial.
7    In the case of an emergency situation, where the estimated
8cost to effectuate emergency repairs is less than the amount
9specified in Section 10-20.21 of this Code, the school district
10may proceed with such repairs prior to approval by the State
11Superintendent of Education, but shall comply with the
12provisions of subdivision (2) of this subsection (a) as soon
13thereafter as may be as well as Section 10-20.21 of this Code.
14If the estimated cost to effectuate emergency repairs is
15greater than the amount specified in Section 10-20.21 of this
16Code, then the school district shall proceed in conformity with
17Section 10-20.21 of this Code and with rules established by the
18State Board of Education to address such situations. The rules
19adopted by the State Board of Education to deal with these
20situations shall stipulate that emergency situations must be
21expedited and given priority consideration. For purposes of
22this paragraph, an emergency is a situation that presents an
23imminent and continuing threat to the health and safety of
24students or other occupants of a facility, requires complete or
25partial evacuation of a building or part of a building, or
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1adopted calendar of the school or schools or would otherwise be
2expected to cause such school or schools to fall short of the
3minimum school calendar requirements.
4    (b) Whenever any such district determines that it is
5necessary for energy conservation purposes that any school
6building or permanent, fixed equipment should be altered or
7reconstructed and that such alterations or reconstruction will
8be made with funds not necessary for the completion of approved
9and recommended projects contained in any safety survey report
10or amendments thereto authorized by Section 2-3.12 of this Act;
11the district may levy a tax or issue bonds as provided in
12subsection (a) of this Section.
13    (c) Whenever any such district determines that it is
14necessary for accessibility purposes and to comply with the
15school building code that any school building or equipment
16should be altered or reconstructed and that such alterations or
17reconstruction will be made with funds not necessary for the
18completion of approved and recommended projects contained in
19any safety survey report or amendments thereto authorized under
20Section 2-3.12 of this Act, the district may levy a tax or
21issue bonds as provided in subsection (a) of this Section.
22    (d) Whenever any such district determines that it is
23necessary for school security purposes and the related
24protection and safety of pupils and school personnel that any
25school building or property should be altered or reconstructed
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1limited to intercom, early detection and warning, access
2control and television monitoring systems) should be purchased
3and installed, and that such alterations, reconstruction or
4purchase and installation of equipment will be made with funds
5not necessary for the completion of approved and recommended
6projects contained in any safety survey report or amendment
7thereto authorized by Section 2-3.12 of this Act and will deter
8and prevent unauthorized entry or activities upon school
9property by unknown or dangerous persons, assure early
10detection and advance warning of any such actual or attempted
11unauthorized entry or activities and help assure the continued
12safety of pupils and school staff if any such unauthorized
13entry or activity is attempted or occurs; the district may levy
14a tax or issue bonds as provided in subsection (a) of this
15Section.
16    (e) If a school district does not need funds for other fire
17prevention and safety projects, including the completion of
18approved and recommended projects contained in any safety
19survey report or amendments thereto authorized by Section
202-3.12 of this Act, and it is determined after a public hearing
21(which is preceded by at least one published notice (i)
22occurring at least 7 days prior to the hearing in a newspaper
23of general circulation within the school district and (ii)
24setting forth the time, date, place, and general subject matter
25of the hearing) that there is a substantial, immediate, and
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1of pupils due to disrepair of school sidewalks, playgrounds,
2parking lots, or school bus turnarounds and repairs must be
3made; then the district may levy a tax or issue bonds as
4provided in subsection (a) of this Section.
5    (f) For purposes of this Section a school district may
6replace a school building or build additions to replace
7portions of a building when it is determined that the
8effectuation of the recommendations for the existing building
9will cost more than the replacement costs. Such determination
10shall be based on a comparison of estimated costs made by an
11architect or engineer licensed in the State of Illinois. The
12new building or addition shall be equivalent in area (square
13feet) and comparable in purpose and grades served and may be on
14the same site or another site. Such replacement may only be
15done upon order of the regional superintendent of schools and
16the approval of the State Superintendent of Education.
17    (g) The filing of a certified copy of the resolution
18levying the tax when accompanied by the certificates of the
19regional superintendent of schools and State Superintendent of
20Education shall be the authority of the county clerk to extend
21such tax.
22    (h) The county clerk of the county in which any school
23district levying a tax under the authority of this Section is
24located, in reducing raised levies, shall not consider any such
25tax as a part of the general levy for school purposes and shall
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1which may be extended.
2    Such tax shall be levied and collected in like manner as
3all other taxes of school districts, subject to the provisions
4contained in this Section.
5    (i) The tax rate limit specified in this Section may be
6increased to .10% upon the approval of a proposition to effect
7such increase by a majority of the electors voting on that
8proposition at a regular scheduled election. Such proposition
9may be initiated by resolution of the school board and shall be
10certified by the secretary to the proper election authorities
11for submission in accordance with the general election law.
12    (j) When taxes are levied by any school district for fire
13prevention, safety, energy conservation, and school security
14purposes as specified in this Section, and the purposes for
15which the taxes have been levied are accomplished and paid in
16full, and there remain funds on hand in the Fire Prevention and
17Safety Fund from the proceeds of the taxes levied, including
18interest earnings thereon, the school board by resolution shall
19use such excess and other board restricted funds, excluding
20bond proceeds and earnings from such proceeds, as follows:
21        (1) for other authorized fire prevention, safety,
22    energy conservation, required safety inspections, school
23    security purposes, sampling for lead in drinking water in
24    schools, and for repair and mitigation due to lead levels
25    in the drinking water supply; or
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1    for the purpose of abating an equal amount of operations
2    and maintenance purposes taxes.
3Notwithstanding subdivision (2) of this subsection (j) and
4subsection (k) of this Section, through June 30, 2020 2019, the
5school board may, by proper resolution following a public
6hearing set by the school board or the president of the school
7board (that is preceded (i) by at least one published notice
8over the name of the clerk or secretary of the board, occurring
9at least 7 days and not more than 30 days prior to the hearing,
10in a newspaper of general circulation within the school
11district and (ii) by posted notice over the name of the clerk
12or secretary of the board, at least 48 hours before the
13hearing, at the principal office of the school board or at the
14building where the hearing is to be held if a principal office
15does not exist, with both notices setting forth the time, date,
16place, and subject matter of the hearing), transfer surplus
17life safety taxes and interest earnings thereon to the
18Operations and Maintenance Fund for building repair work.
19    (k) If any transfer is made to the Operation and
20Maintenance Fund, the secretary of the school board shall
21within 30 days notify the county clerk of the amount of that
22transfer and direct the clerk to abate the taxes to be extended
23for the purposes of operations and maintenance authorized under
24Section 17-2 of this Act by an amount equal to such transfer.
25    (l) If the proceeds from the tax levy authorized by this
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1this Section, the school board is authorized to sell bonds
2without referendum under the provisions of this Section in an
3amount that, when added to the proceeds of the tax levy
4authorized by this Section, will allow completion of the
5approved work.
6    (m) Any bonds issued pursuant to this Section shall bear
7interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate authorized by
8law at the time of the making of the contract, shall mature
9within 20 years from date, and shall be signed by the president
10of the school board and the treasurer of the school district.
11    (n) In order to authorize and issue such bonds, the school
12board shall adopt a resolution fixing the amount of bonds, the
13date thereof, the maturities thereof, rates of interest
14thereof, place of payment and denomination, which shall be in
15denominations of not less than $100 and not more than $5,000,
16and provide for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax
17upon all the taxable property in the school district sufficient
18to pay the principal and interest on such bonds to maturity.
19Upon the filing in the office of the county clerk of the county
20in which the school district is located of a certified copy of
21the resolution, it is the duty of the county clerk to extend
22the tax therefor in addition to and in excess of all other
23taxes heretofore or hereafter authorized to be levied by such
24school district.
25    (o) After the time such bonds are issued as provided for by
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1required to be made because of surveys conducted by an
2architect or engineer licensed in the State of Illinois, the
3district may levy a tax at a rate not to exceed .05% per year
4upon all the taxable property of the district or issue
5additional bonds, whichever action shall be the most feasible.
6    (p) This Section is cumulative and constitutes complete
7authority for the issuance of bonds as provided in this Section
8notwithstanding any other statute or law to the contrary.
9    (q) With respect to instruments for the payment of money
10issued under this Section either before, on, or after the
11effective date of Public Act 86-004 (June 6, 1989), it is, and
12always has been, the intention of the General Assembly (i) that
13the Omnibus Bond Acts are, and always have been, supplementary
14grants of power to issue instruments in accordance with the
15Omnibus Bond Acts, regardless of any provision of this Act that
16may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those
17Acts, (ii) that the provisions of this Section are not a
18limitation on the supplementary authority granted by the
19Omnibus Bond Acts, and (iii) that instruments issued under this
20Section within the supplementary authority granted by the
21Omnibus Bond Acts are not invalid because of any provision of
22this Act that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive
23than those Acts.
24    (r) When the purposes for which the bonds are issued have
25been accomplished and paid for in full and there remain funds
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1earnings therefrom, the board shall, by resolution, use such
2excess funds in accordance with the provisions of Section
310-22.14 of this Act.
4    (s) Whenever any tax is levied or bonds issued for fire
5prevention, safety, energy conservation, and school security
6purposes, such proceeds shall be deposited and accounted for
7separately within the Fire Prevention and Safety Fund.
8(Source: P.A. 98-26, eff. 6-21-13; 98-1066, eff. 8-26-14;
999-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-713, eff. 8-5-16; 99-922, eff.
101-17-17.)
 
11    (105 ILCS 5/17-2A)  (from Ch. 122, par. 17-2A)
12    Sec. 17-2A. Interfund transfers.
13    (a) The school board of any district having a population of
14less than 500,000 inhabitants may, by proper resolution
15following a public hearing set by the school board or the
16president of the school board (that is preceded (i) by at least
17one published notice over the name of the clerk or secretary of
18the board, occurring at least 7 days and not more than 30 days
19prior to the hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation
20within the school district and (ii) by posted notice over the
21name of the clerk or secretary of the board, at least 48 hours
22before the hearing, at the principal office of the school board
23or at the building where the hearing is to be held if a
24principal office does not exist, with both notices setting
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1hearing), transfer money from (1) the Educational Fund to the
2Operations and Maintenance Fund or the Transportation Fund, (2)
3the Operations and Maintenance Fund to the Educational Fund or
4the Transportation Fund, (3) the Transportation Fund to the
5Educational Fund or the Operations and Maintenance Fund, or (4)
6the Tort Immunity Fund to the Operations and Maintenance Fund
7of said district, provided that, except during the period from
8July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2020 2019, such transfer is made
9solely for the purpose of meeting one-time, non-recurring
10expenses. Except during the period from July 1, 2003 through
11June 30, 2020 2019 and except as otherwise provided in
12subsection (b) of this Section, any other permanent interfund
13transfers authorized by any provision or judicial
14interpretation of this Code for which the transferee fund is
15not precisely and specifically set forth in the provision of
16this Code authorizing such transfer shall be made to the fund
17of the school district most in need of the funds being
18transferred, as determined by resolution of the school board.
19    (b) (Blank).
20    (c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Section or any
21other provision of this Code to the contrary, the school board
22of any school district (i) that is subject to the Property Tax
23Extension Limitation Law, (ii) that is an elementary district
24servicing students in grades K through 8, (iii) whose territory
25is in one county, (iv) that is eligible for Section 7002
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1funds remaining from refinancing bonds that were refinanced a
2minimum of 5 years prior to January 20, 2017 (the effective
3date of Public Act 99-926) this amendatory Act of the 99th
4General Assembly may make a one-time transfer of the funds
5remaining from the refinancing bonds to the Operations and
6Maintenance Fund of the district by proper resolution following
7a public hearing set by the school board or the president of
8the school board, with notice as provided in subsection (a) of
9this Section, so long as the district meets the qualifications
10set forth in this subsection (c) on January 20, 2017 (the
11effective date of Public Act 99-926) this amendatory Act of the
1299th General Assembly.
13(Source: P.A. 98-26, eff. 6-21-13; 98-131, eff. 1-1-14; 99-713,
14eff. 8-5-16; 99-922, eff. 1-17-17; 99-926, eff. 1-20-17;
15revised 1-23-17.)
 
16    (105 ILCS 5/17-3.6 new)
17    Sec. 17-3.6. Educational purposes tax rate for school
18districts subject to Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
19Notwithstanding the provisions, requirements, or limitations
20of this Code or any other law, any tax levied for educational
21purposes by a school district subject to the Property Tax
22Extension Limitation Law for the 2016 levy year or any
23subsequent levy year may be extended at a rate exceeding the
24rate established for educational purposes by referendum or this
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1to exceed the limiting rate applicable to the school district
2under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for that levy
3year.
 
4    (105 ILCS 5/18-4.3)  (from Ch. 122, par. 18-4.3)
5    Sec. 18-4.3. Summer school grants. Through fiscal year
62017, grants Grants shall be determined for pupil attendance in
7summer schools conducted under Sections 10-22.33A and 34-18 and
8approved under Section 2-3.25 in the following manner.
9    The amount of grant for each accredited summer school
10attendance pupil shall be obtained by dividing the total amount
11of apportionments determined under Section 18-8.05 by the
12actual number of pupils in average daily attendance used for
13such apportionments. The number of credited summer school
14attendance pupils shall be determined (a) by counting clock
15hours of class instruction by pupils enrolled in grades 1
16through 12 in approved courses conducted at least 60 clock
17hours in summer sessions; (b) by dividing such total of clock
18hours of class instruction by 4 to produce days of credited
19pupil attendance; (c) by dividing such days of credited pupil
20attendance by the actual number of days in the regular term as
21used in computation in the general apportionment in Section
2218-8.05; and (d) by multiplying by 1.25.
23    The amount of the grant for a summer school program
24approved by the State Superintendent of Education for children
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114-1.07, shall be determined in the manner contained above
2except that average daily membership shall be utilized in lieu
3of average daily attendance.
4    In the case of an apportionment based on summer school
5attendance or membership pupils, the claim therefor shall be
6presented as a separate claim for the particular school year in
7which such summer school session ends. On or before November 1
8of each year the superintendent of each eligible school
9district shall certify to the State Superintendent of Education
10the claim of the district for the summer session just ended.
11Failure on the part of the school board to so certify shall
12constitute a forfeiture of its right to such payment. The State
13Superintendent of Education shall transmit to the Comptroller
14no later than December 15th of each year vouchers for payment
15of amounts due school districts for summer school. The State
16Superintendent of Education shall direct the Comptroller to
17draw his warrants for payments thereof by the 30th day of
18December. If the money appropriated by the General Assembly for
19such purpose for any year is insufficient, it shall be
20apportioned on the basis of claims approved.
21    However, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, for
22each fiscal year the money appropriated by the General Assembly
23for the purposes of this Section shall only be used for grants
24for approved summer school programs for those children with
25disabilities served pursuant to Section 14-7.02 or 14-7.02b of
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1    No funding shall be provided to school districts under this
2Section after fiscal year 2017. In fiscal year 2018 and each
3fiscal year thereafter, all funding received by a school
4district from the State pursuant to Section 18–8.15 of this
5Code that is attributable to summer school for special
6education pupils must be used for special education services
7authorized under this Code.
8(Source: P.A. 93-1022, eff. 8-24-04.)
 
9    (105 ILCS 5/18-8.05)
10    Sec. 18-8.05. Basis for apportionment of general State
11financial aid and supplemental general State aid to the common
12schools for the 1998-1999 through the 2016-2017 and subsequent
13school years.
 
14(A) General Provisions.
15    (1) The provisions of this Section relating to the
16calculation and apportionment of general State financial aid
17and supplemental general State aid apply to the 1998-1999
18through the 2016-2017 and subsequent school years. The system
19of general State financial aid provided for in this Section is
20designed to assure that, through a combination of State
21financial aid and required local resources, the financial
22support provided each pupil in Average Daily Attendance equals
23or exceeds a prescribed per pupil Foundation Level. This
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1Resources and provides for the basis to calculate a per pupil
2level of general State financial aid that, when added to
3Available Local Resources, equals or exceeds the Foundation
4Level. The amount of per pupil general State financial aid for
5school districts, in general, varies in inverse relation to
6Available Local Resources. Per pupil amounts are based upon
7each school district's Average Daily Attendance as that term is
8defined in this Section.
9    (2) In addition to general State financial aid, school
10districts with specified levels or concentrations of pupils
11from low income households are eligible to receive supplemental
12general State financial aid grants as provided pursuant to
13subsection (H). The supplemental State aid grants provided for
14school districts under subsection (H) shall be appropriated for
15distribution to school districts as part of the same line item
16in which the general State financial aid of school districts is
17appropriated under this Section.
18    (3) To receive financial assistance under this Section,
19school districts are required to file claims with the State
20Board of Education, subject to the following requirements:
21        (a) Any school district which fails for any given
22    school year to maintain school as required by law, or to
23    maintain a recognized school is not eligible to file for
24    such school year any claim upon the Common School Fund. In
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1    the claim of the district shall be reduced in the
2    proportion which the Average Daily Attendance in the
3    attendance center or centers bear to the Average Daily
4    Attendance in the school district. A "recognized school"
5    means any public school which meets the standards as
6    established for recognition by the State Board of
7    Education. A school district or attendance center not
8    having recognition status at the end of a school term is
9    entitled to receive State aid payments due upon a legal
10    claim which was filed while it was recognized.
11        (b) School district claims filed under this Section are
12    subject to Sections 18-9 and 18-12, except as otherwise
13    provided in this Section.
14        (c) If a school district operates a full year school
15    under Section 10-19.1, the general State aid to the school
16    district shall be determined by the State Board of
17    Education in accordance with this Section as near as may be
18    applicable.
19        (d) (Blank).
20    (4) Except as provided in subsections (H) and (L), the
21board of any district receiving any of the grants provided for
22in this Section may apply those funds to any fund so received
23for which that board is authorized to make expenditures by law.
24    School districts are not required to exert a minimum
25Operating Tax Rate in order to qualify for assistance under
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1    (5) As used in this Section the following terms, when
2capitalized, shall have the meaning ascribed herein:
3        (a) "Average Daily Attendance": A count of pupil
4    attendance in school, averaged as provided for in
5    subsection (C) and utilized in deriving per pupil financial
6    support levels.
7        (b) "Available Local Resources": A computation of
8    local financial support, calculated on the basis of Average
9    Daily Attendance and derived as provided pursuant to
10    subsection (D).
11        (c) "Corporate Personal Property Replacement Taxes":
12    Funds paid to local school districts pursuant to "An Act in
13    relation to the abolition of ad valorem personal property
14    tax and the replacement of revenues lost thereby, and
15    amending and repealing certain Acts and parts of Acts in
16    connection therewith", certified August 14, 1979, as
17    amended (Public Act 81-1st S.S.-1).
18        (d) "Foundation Level": A prescribed level of per pupil
19    financial support as provided for in subsection (B).
20        (e) "Operating Tax Rate": All school district property
21    taxes extended for all purposes, except Bond and Interest,
22    Summer School, Rent, Capital Improvement, and Vocational
23    Education Building purposes.
 
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1State representing the minimum level of per pupil financial
2support that should be available to provide for the basic
3education of each pupil in Average Daily Attendance. As set
4forth in this Section, each school district is assumed to exert
5a sufficient local taxing effort such that, in combination with
6the aggregate of general State financial aid provided the
7district, an aggregate of State and local resources are
8available to meet the basic education needs of pupils in the
9district.
10    (2) For the 1998-1999 school year, the Foundation Level of
11support is $4,225. For the 1999-2000 school year, the
12Foundation Level of support is $4,325. For the 2000-2001 school
13year, the Foundation Level of support is $4,425. For the
142001-2002 school year and 2002-2003 school year, the Foundation
15Level of support is $4,560. For the 2003-2004 school year, the
16Foundation Level of support is $4,810. For the 2004-2005 school
17year, the Foundation Level of support is $4,964. For the
182005-2006 school year, the Foundation Level of support is
19$5,164. For the 2006-2007 school year, the Foundation Level of
20support is $5,334. For the 2007-2008 school year, the
21Foundation Level of support is $5,734. For the 2008-2009 school
22year, the Foundation Level of support is $5,959.
23    (3) For the 2009-2010 school year and each school year
24thereafter, the Foundation Level of support is $6,119 or such
25greater amount as may be established by law by the General
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1(C) Average Daily Attendance.
2    (1) For purposes of calculating general State aid pursuant
3to subsection (E), an Average Daily Attendance figure shall be
4utilized. The Average Daily Attendance figure for formula
5calculation purposes shall be the monthly average of the actual
6number of pupils in attendance of each school district, as
7further averaged for the best 3 months of pupil attendance for
8each school district. In compiling the figures for the number
9of pupils in attendance, school districts and the State Board
10of Education shall, for purposes of general State aid funding,
11conform attendance figures to the requirements of subsection
12(F).
13    (2) The Average Daily Attendance figures utilized in
14subsection (E) shall be the requisite attendance data for the
15school year immediately preceding the school year for which
16general State aid is being calculated or the average of the
17attendance data for the 3 preceding school years, whichever is
18greater. The Average Daily Attendance figures utilized in
19subsection (H) shall be the requisite attendance data for the
20school year immediately preceding the school year for which
21general State aid is being calculated.
 
22(D) Available Local Resources.
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1Resources per pupil, as that term is defined and determined in
2this subsection, shall be utilized. Available Local Resources
3per pupil shall include a calculated dollar amount representing
4local school district revenues from local property taxes and
5from Corporate Personal Property Replacement Taxes, expressed
6on the basis of pupils in Average Daily Attendance. Calculation
7of Available Local Resources shall exclude any tax amnesty
8funds received as a result of Public Act 93-26.
9    (2) In determining a school district's revenue from local
10property taxes, the State Board of Education shall utilize the
11equalized assessed valuation of all taxable property of each
12school district as of September 30 of the previous year. The
13equalized assessed valuation utilized shall be obtained and
14determined as provided in subsection (G).
15    (3) For school districts maintaining grades kindergarten
16through 12, local property tax revenues per pupil shall be
17calculated as the product of the applicable equalized assessed
18valuation for the district multiplied by 3.00%, and divided by
19the district's Average Daily Attendance figure. For school
20districts maintaining grades kindergarten through 8, local
21property tax revenues per pupil shall be calculated as the
22product of the applicable equalized assessed valuation for the
23district multiplied by 2.30%, and divided by the district's
24Average Daily Attendance figure. For school districts
25maintaining grades 9 through 12, local property tax revenues
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1of the district multiplied by 1.05%, and divided by the
2district's Average Daily Attendance figure.
3    For partial elementary unit districts created pursuant to
4Article 11E of this Code, local property tax revenues per pupil
5shall be calculated as the product of the equalized assessed
6valuation for property within the partial elementary unit
7district for elementary purposes, as defined in Article 11E of
8this Code, multiplied by 2.06% and divided by the district's
9Average Daily Attendance figure, plus the product of the
10equalized assessed valuation for property within the partial
11elementary unit district for high school purposes, as defined
12in Article 11E of this Code, multiplied by 0.94% and divided by
13the district's Average Daily Attendance figure.
14    (4) The Corporate Personal Property Replacement Taxes paid
15to each school district during the calendar year one year
16before the calendar year in which a school year begins, divided
17by the Average Daily Attendance figure for that district, shall
18be added to the local property tax revenues per pupil as
19derived by the application of the immediately preceding
20paragraph (3). The sum of these per pupil figures for each
21school district shall constitute Available Local Resources as
22that term is utilized in subsection (E) in the calculation of
23general State aid.
 
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1allotted to a school district shall be computed by the State
2Board of Education as provided in this subsection.
3    (2) For any school district for which Available Local
4Resources per pupil is less than the product of 0.93 times the
5Foundation Level, general State aid for that district shall be
6calculated as an amount equal to the Foundation Level minus
7Available Local Resources, multiplied by the Average Daily
8Attendance of the school district.
9    (3) For any school district for which Available Local
10Resources per pupil is equal to or greater than the product of
110.93 times the Foundation Level and less than the product of
121.75 times the Foundation Level, the general State aid per
13pupil shall be a decimal proportion of the Foundation Level
14derived using a linear algorithm. Under this linear algorithm,
15the calculated general State aid per pupil shall decline in
16direct linear fashion from 0.07 times the Foundation Level for
17a school district with Available Local Resources equal to the
18product of 0.93 times the Foundation Level, to 0.05 times the
19Foundation Level for a school district with Available Local
20Resources equal to the product of 1.75 times the Foundation
21Level. The allocation of general State aid for school districts
22subject to this paragraph 3 shall be the calculated general
23State aid per pupil figure multiplied by the Average Daily
24Attendance of the school district.
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1the Foundation Level, the general State aid for the school
2district shall be calculated as the product of $218 multiplied
3by the Average Daily Attendance of the school district.
4    (5) The amount of general State aid allocated to a school
5district for the 1999-2000 school year meeting the requirements
6set forth in paragraph (4) of subsection (G) shall be increased
7by an amount equal to the general State aid that would have
8been received by the district for the 1998-1999 school year by
9utilizing the Extension Limitation Equalized Assessed
10Valuation as calculated in paragraph (4) of subsection (G) less
11the general State aid allotted for the 1998-1999 school year.
12This amount shall be deemed a one time increase, and shall not
13affect any future general State aid allocations.
 
14(F) Compilation of Average Daily Attendance.
15    (1) Each school district shall, by July 1 of each year,
16submit to the State Board of Education, on forms prescribed by
17the State Board of Education, attendance figures for the school
18year that began in the preceding calendar year. The attendance
19information so transmitted shall identify the average daily
20attendance figures for each month of the school year. Beginning
21with the general State aid claim form for the 2002-2003 school
22year, districts shall calculate Average Daily Attendance as
23provided in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of this paragraph
24(1).
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1    days of attendance in August shall be added to the month of
2    September and any days of attendance in June shall be added
3    to the month of May.
4        (b) In districts in which all buildings hold year-round
5    classes, days of attendance in July and August shall be
6    added to the month of September and any days of attendance
7    in June shall be added to the month of May.
8        (c) In districts in which some buildings, but not all,
9    hold year-round classes, for the non-year-round buildings,
10    days of attendance in August shall be added to the month of
11    September and any days of attendance in June shall be added
12    to the month of May. The average daily attendance for the
13    year-round buildings shall be computed as provided in
14    subdivision (b) of this paragraph (1). To calculate the
15    Average Daily Attendance for the district, the average
16    daily attendance for the year-round buildings shall be
17    multiplied by the days in session for the non-year-round
18    buildings for each month and added to the monthly
19    attendance of the non-year-round buildings.
20    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, days of
21attendance by pupils shall be counted only for sessions of not
22less than 5 clock hours of school work per day under direct
23supervision of: (i) teachers, or (ii) non-teaching personnel or
24volunteer personnel when engaging in non-teaching duties and
25supervising in those instances specified in subsection (a) of
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1of legal school age and in kindergarten and grades 1 through
212. Days of attendance by pupils through verified participation
3in an e-learning program approved by the State Board of
4Education under Section 10-20.56 of the Code shall be
5considered as full days of attendance for purposes of this
6Section.
7    Days of attendance by tuition pupils shall be accredited
8only to the districts that pay the tuition to a recognized
9school.
10    (2) Days of attendance by pupils of less than 5 clock hours
11of school shall be subject to the following provisions in the
12compilation of Average Daily Attendance.
13        (a) Pupils regularly enrolled in a public school for
14    only a part of the school day may be counted on the basis
15    of 1/6 day for every class hour of instruction of 40
16    minutes or more attended pursuant to such enrollment,
17    unless a pupil is enrolled in a block-schedule format of 80
18    minutes or more of instruction, in which case the pupil may
19    be counted on the basis of the proportion of minutes of
20    school work completed each day to the minimum number of
21    minutes that school work is required to be held that day.
22        (b) (Blank).
23        (c) A session of 4 or more clock hours may be counted
24    as a day of attendance upon certification by the regional
25    superintendent, and approved by the State Superintendent
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1    forced to use daily multiple sessions.
2        (d) A session of 3 or more clock hours may be counted
3    as a day of attendance (1) when the remainder of the school
4    day or at least 2 hours in the evening of that day is
5    utilized for an in-service training program for teachers,
6    up to a maximum of 5 days per school year, provided a
7    district conducts an in-service training program for
8    teachers in accordance with Section 10-22.39 of this Code;
9    or, in lieu of 4 such days, 2 full days may be used, in
10    which event each such day may be counted as a day required
11    for a legal school calendar pursuant to Section 10-19 of
12    this Code; (1.5) when, of the 5 days allowed under item
13    (1), a maximum of 4 days are used for parent-teacher
14    conferences, or, in lieu of 4 such days, 2 full days are
15    used, in which case each such day may be counted as a
16    calendar day required under Section 10-19 of this Code,
17    provided that the full-day, parent-teacher conference
18    consists of (i) a minimum of 5 clock hours of
19    parent-teacher conferences, (ii) both a minimum of 2 clock
20    hours of parent-teacher conferences held in the evening
21    following a full day of student attendance, as specified in
22    subsection (F)(1)(c), and a minimum of 3 clock hours of
23    parent-teacher conferences held on the day immediately
24    following evening parent-teacher conferences, or (iii)
25    multiple parent-teacher conferences held in the evenings
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1    subsection (F)(1)(c), in which the time used for the
2    parent-teacher conferences is equivalent to a minimum of 5
3    clock hours; and (2) when days in addition to those
4    provided in items (1) and (1.5) are scheduled by a school
5    pursuant to its school improvement plan adopted under
6    Article 34 or its revised or amended school improvement
7    plan adopted under Article 2, provided that (i) such
8    sessions of 3 or more clock hours are scheduled to occur at
9    regular intervals, (ii) the remainder of the school days in
10    which such sessions occur are utilized for in-service
11    training programs or other staff development activities
12    for teachers, and (iii) a sufficient number of minutes of
13    school work under the direct supervision of teachers are
14    added to the school days between such regularly scheduled
15    sessions to accumulate not less than the number of minutes
16    by which such sessions of 3 or more clock hours fall short
17    of 5 clock hours. Any full days used for the purposes of
18    this paragraph shall not be considered for computing
19    average daily attendance. Days scheduled for in-service
20    training programs, staff development activities, or
21    parent-teacher conferences may be scheduled separately for
22    different grade levels and different attendance centers of
23    the district.
24        (e) A session of not less than one clock hour of
25    teaching hospitalized or homebound pupils on-site or by
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1    attendance, however these pupils must receive 4 or more
2    clock hours of instruction to be counted for a full day of
3    attendance.
4        (f) A session of at least 4 clock hours may be counted
5    as a day of attendance for first grade pupils, and pupils
6    in full day kindergartens, and a session of 2 or more hours
7    may be counted as 1/2 day of attendance by pupils in
8    kindergartens which provide only 1/2 day of attendance.
9        (g) For children with disabilities who are below the
10    age of 6 years and who cannot attend 2 or more clock hours
11    because of their disability or immaturity, a session of not
12    less than one clock hour may be counted as 1/2 day of
13    attendance; however for such children whose educational
14    needs so require a session of 4 or more clock hours may be
15    counted as a full day of attendance.
16        (h) A recognized kindergarten which provides for only
17    1/2 day of attendance by each pupil shall not have more
18    than 1/2 day of attendance counted in any one day. However,
19    kindergartens may count 2 1/2 days of attendance in any 5
20    consecutive school days. When a pupil attends such a
21    kindergarten for 2 half days on any one school day, the
22    pupil shall have the following day as a day absent from
23    school, unless the school district obtains permission in
24    writing from the State Superintendent of Education.
25    Attendance at kindergartens which provide for a full day of
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1    attendance by first grade pupils. Only the first year of
2    attendance in one kindergarten shall be counted, except in
3    case of children who entered the kindergarten in their
4    fifth year whose educational development requires a second
5    year of kindergarten as determined under the rules and
6    regulations of the State Board of Education.
7        (i) On the days when the assessment that includes a
8    college and career ready determination is administered
9    under subsection (c) of Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code, the
10    day of attendance for a pupil whose school day must be
11    shortened to accommodate required testing procedures may
12    be less than 5 clock hours and shall be counted towards the
13    176 days of actual pupil attendance required under Section
14    10-19 of this Code, provided that a sufficient number of
15    minutes of school work in excess of 5 clock hours are first
16    completed on other school days to compensate for the loss
17    of school work on the examination days.
18        (j) Pupils enrolled in a remote educational program
19    established under Section 10-29 of this Code may be counted
20    on the basis of one-fifth day of attendance for every clock
21    hour of instruction attended in the remote educational
22    program, provided that, in any month, the school district
23    may not claim for a student enrolled in a remote
24    educational program more days of attendance than the
25    maximum number of days of attendance the district can claim
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1    classes if the student is classified as participating in
2    the remote educational program on a year-round schedule or
3    (ii) for students enrolled in a building not holding
4    year-round classes if the student is not classified as
5    participating in the remote educational program on a
6    year-round schedule.
 
7(G) Equalized Assessed Valuation Data.
8    (1) For purposes of the calculation of Available Local
9Resources required pursuant to subsection (D), the State Board
10of Education shall secure from the Department of Revenue the
11value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue of
12all taxable property of every school district, together with
13(i) the applicable tax rate used in extending taxes for the
14funds of the district as of September 30 of the previous year
15and (ii) the limiting rate for all school districts subject to
16property tax extension limitations as imposed under the
17Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
18    The Department of Revenue shall add to the equalized
19assessed value of all taxable property of each school district
20situated entirely or partially within a county that is or was
21subject to the provisions of Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the
22Property Tax Code (a) an amount equal to the total amount by
23which the homestead exemption allowed under Section 15-176 or
2415-177 of the Property Tax Code for real property situated in
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1been allowed in that school district if the maximum reduction
2under Section 15-176 was (i) $4,500 in Cook County or $3,500 in
3all other counties in tax year 2003 or (ii) $5,000 in all
4counties in tax year 2004 and thereafter and (b) an amount
5equal to the aggregate amount for the taxable year of all
6additional exemptions under Section 15-175 of the Property Tax
7Code for owners with a household income of $30,000 or less. The
8county clerk of any county that is or was subject to the
9provisions of Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code
10shall annually calculate and certify to the Department of
11Revenue for each school district all homestead exemption
12amounts under Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code
13and all amounts of additional exemptions under Section 15-175
14of the Property Tax Code for owners with a household income of
15$30,000 or less. It is the intent of this paragraph that if the
16general homestead exemption for a parcel of property is
17determined under Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax
18Code rather than Section 15-175, then the calculation of
19Available Local Resources shall not be affected by the
20difference, if any, between the amount of the general homestead
21exemption allowed for that parcel of property under Section
2215-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code and the amount that
23would have been allowed had the general homestead exemption for
24that parcel of property been determined under Section 15-175 of
25the Property Tax Code. It is further the intent of this
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1Section 15-175 of the Property Tax Code for owners with a
2household income of less than $30,000, then the calculation of
3Available Local Resources shall not be affected by the
4difference, if any, because of those additional exemptions.
5    This equalized assessed valuation, as adjusted further by
6the requirements of this subsection, shall be utilized in the
7calculation of Available Local Resources.
8    (2) The equalized assessed valuation in paragraph (1) shall
9be adjusted, as applicable, in the following manner:
10        (a) For the purposes of calculating State aid under
11    this Section, with respect to any part of a school district
12    within a redevelopment project area in respect to which a
13    municipality has adopted tax increment allocation
14    financing pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation
15    Redevelopment Act, Sections 11-74.4-1 through 11-74.4-11
16    of the Illinois Municipal Code or the Industrial Jobs
17    Recovery Law, Sections 11-74.6-1 through 11-74.6-50 of the
18    Illinois Municipal Code, no part of the current equalized
19    assessed valuation of real property located in any such
20    project area which is attributable to an increase above the
21    total initial equalized assessed valuation of such
22    property shall be used as part of the equalized assessed
23    valuation of the district, until such time as all
24    redevelopment project costs have been paid, as provided in
25    Section 11-74.4-8 of the Tax Increment Allocation
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1    Industrial Jobs Recovery Law. For the purpose of the
2    equalized assessed valuation of the district, the total
3    initial equalized assessed valuation or the current
4    equalized assessed valuation, whichever is lower, shall be
5    used until such time as all redevelopment project costs
6    have been paid.
7        (b) The real property equalized assessed valuation for
8    a school district shall be adjusted by subtracting from the
9    real property value as equalized or assessed by the
10    Department of Revenue for the district an amount computed
11    by dividing the amount of any abatement of taxes under
12    Section 18-170 of the Property Tax Code by 3.00% for a
13    district maintaining grades kindergarten through 12, by
14    2.30% for a district maintaining grades kindergarten
15    through 8, or by 1.05% for a district maintaining grades 9
16    through 12 and adjusted by an amount computed by dividing
17    the amount of any abatement of taxes under subsection (a)
18    of Section 18-165 of the Property Tax Code by the same
19    percentage rates for district type as specified in this
20    subparagraph (b).
21    (3) For the 1999-2000 school year and each school year
22thereafter, if a school district meets all of the criteria of
23this subsection (G)(3), the school district's Available Local
24Resources shall be calculated under subsection (D) using the
25district's Extension Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation
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1    For purposes of this subsection (G)(3) the following terms
2shall have the following meanings:
3        "Budget Year": The school year for which general State
4    aid is calculated and awarded under subsection (E).
5        "Base Tax Year": The property tax levy year used to
6    calculate the Budget Year allocation of general State aid.
7        "Preceding Tax Year": The property tax levy year
8    immediately preceding the Base Tax Year.
9        "Base Tax Year's Tax Extension": The product of the
10    equalized assessed valuation utilized by the County Clerk
11    in the Base Tax Year multiplied by the limiting rate as
12    calculated by the County Clerk and defined in the Property
13    Tax Extension Limitation Law.
14        "Preceding Tax Year's Tax Extension": The product of
15    the equalized assessed valuation utilized by the County
16    Clerk in the Preceding Tax Year multiplied by the Operating
17    Tax Rate as defined in subsection (A).
18        "Extension Limitation Ratio": A numerical ratio,
19    certified by the County Clerk, in which the numerator is
20    the Base Tax Year's Tax Extension and the denominator is
21    the Preceding Tax Year's Tax Extension.
22        "Operating Tax Rate": The operating tax rate as defined
23    in subsection (A).
24    If a school district is subject to property tax extension
25limitations as imposed under the Property Tax Extension
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1the Extension Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation of that
2district. For the 1999-2000 school year, the Extension
3Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation of a school district as
4calculated by the State Board of Education shall be equal to
5the product of the district's 1996 Equalized Assessed Valuation
6and the district's Extension Limitation Ratio. Except as
7otherwise provided in this paragraph for a school district that
8has approved or does approve an increase in its limiting rate,
9for the 2000-2001 school year and each school year thereafter,
10the Extension Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation of a
11school district as calculated by the State Board of Education
12shall be equal to the product of the Equalized Assessed
13Valuation last used in the calculation of general State aid and
14the district's Extension Limitation Ratio. If the Extension
15Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation of a school district as
16calculated under this subsection (G)(3) is less than the
17district's equalized assessed valuation as calculated pursuant
18to subsections (G)(1) and (G)(2), then for purposes of
19calculating the district's general State aid for the Budget
20Year pursuant to subsection (E), that Extension Limitation
21Equalized Assessed Valuation shall be utilized to calculate the
22district's Available Local Resources under subsection (D). For
23the 2009-2010 school year and each school year thereafter, if a
24school district has approved or does approve an increase in its
25limiting rate, pursuant to Section 18-190 of the Property Tax
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1Equalized Assessed Valuation of the school district, as
2calculated by the State Board of Education, shall be equal to
3the product of the Equalized Assessed Valuation last used in
4the calculation of general State aid times an amount equal to
5one plus the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price
6Index for all Urban Consumers for all items published by the
7United States Department of Labor for the 12-month calendar
8year preceding the Base Tax Year, plus the Equalized Assessed
9Valuation of new property, annexed property, and recovered tax
10increment value and minus the Equalized Assessed Valuation of
11disconnected property. New property and recovered tax
12increment value shall have the meanings set forth in the
13Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
14    Partial elementary unit districts created in accordance
15with Article 11E of this Code shall not be eligible for the
16adjustment in this subsection (G)(3) until the fifth year
17following the effective date of the reorganization.
18    (3.5) For the 2010-2011 school year and each school year
19thereafter, if a school district's boundaries span multiple
20counties, then the Department of Revenue shall send to the
21State Board of Education, for the purpose of calculating
22general State aid, the limiting rate and individual rates by
23purpose for the county that contains the majority of the school
24district's Equalized Assessed Valuation.
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1experienced a triennial reassessment on the equalized assessed
2valuation used in calculating its general State financial aid
3apportionment for the 1998-1999 school year, the State Board of
4Education shall calculate the Extension Limitation Equalized
5Assessed Valuation that would have been used to calculate the
6district's 1998-1999 general State aid. This amount shall equal
7the product of the equalized assessed valuation used to
8calculate general State aid for the 1997-1998 school year and
9the district's Extension Limitation Ratio. If the Extension
10Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation of the school district
11as calculated under this paragraph (4) is less than the
12district's equalized assessed valuation utilized in
13calculating the district's 1998-1999 general State aid
14allocation, then for purposes of calculating the district's
15general State aid pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection (E),
16that Extension Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation shall
17be utilized to calculate the district's Available Local
18Resources.
19    (5) For school districts having a majority of their
20equalized assessed valuation in any county except Cook, DuPage,
21Kane, Lake, McHenry, or Will, if the amount of general State
22aid allocated to the school district for the 1999-2000 school
23year under the provisions of subsection (E), (H), and (J) of
24this Section is less than the amount of general State aid
25allocated to the district for the 1998-1999 school year under
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1for the 1999-2000 school year only shall be increased by the
2difference between these amounts. The total payments made under
3this paragraph (5) shall not exceed $14,000,000. Claims shall
4be prorated if they exceed $14,000,000.
 
5(H) Supplemental General State Aid.
6    (1) In addition to the general State aid a school district
7is allotted pursuant to subsection (E), qualifying school
8districts shall receive a grant, paid in conjunction with a
9district's payments of general State aid, for supplemental
10general State aid based upon the concentration level of
11children from low-income households within the school
12district. Supplemental State aid grants provided for school
13districts under this subsection shall be appropriated for
14distribution to school districts as part of the same line item
15in which the general State financial aid of school districts is
16appropriated under this Section.
17    (1.5) This paragraph (1.5) applies only to those school
18years preceding the 2003-2004 school year. For purposes of this
19subsection (H), the term "Low-Income Concentration Level"
20shall be the low-income eligible pupil count from the most
21recently available federal census divided by the Average Daily
22Attendance of the school district. If, however, (i) the
23percentage decrease from the 2 most recent federal censuses in
24the low-income eligible pupil count of a high school district
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1percentage change in the total low-income eligible pupil count
2of contiguous elementary school districts, whose boundaries
3are coterminous with the high school district, or (ii) a high
4school district within 2 counties and serving 5 elementary
5school districts, whose boundaries are coterminous with the
6high school district, has a percentage decrease from the 2 most
7recent federal censuses in the low-income eligible pupil count
8and there is a percentage increase in the total low-income
9eligible pupil count of a majority of the elementary school
10districts in excess of 50% from the 2 most recent federal
11censuses, then the high school district's low-income eligible
12pupil count from the earlier federal census shall be the number
13used as the low-income eligible pupil count for the high school
14district, for purposes of this subsection (H). The changes made
15to this paragraph (1) by Public Act 92-28 shall apply to
16supplemental general State aid grants for school years
17preceding the 2003-2004 school year that are paid in fiscal
18year 1999 or thereafter and to any State aid payments made in
19fiscal year 1994 through fiscal year 1998 pursuant to
20subsection 1(n) of Section 18-8 of this Code (which was
21repealed on July 1, 1998), and any high school district that is
22affected by Public Act 92-28 is entitled to a recomputation of
23its supplemental general State aid grant or State aid paid in
24any of those fiscal years. This recomputation shall not be
25affected by any other funding.
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1school year and each school year thereafter through the
22016-2017 school year. For purposes of this subsection (H), the
3term "Low-Income Concentration Level" shall, for each fiscal
4year, be the low-income eligible pupil count as of July 1 of
5the immediately preceding fiscal year (as determined by the
6Department of Human Services based on the number of pupils who
7are eligible for at least one of the following low income
8programs: Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program,
9TANF, or Food Stamps, excluding pupils who are eligible for
10services provided by the Department of Children and Family
11Services, averaged over the 2 immediately preceding fiscal
12years for fiscal year 2004 and over the 3 immediately preceding
13fiscal years for each fiscal year thereafter) divided by the
14Average Daily Attendance of the school district.
15    (2) Supplemental general State aid pursuant to this
16subsection (H) shall be provided as follows for the 1998-1999,
171999-2000, and 2000-2001 school years only:
18        (a) For any school district with a Low Income
19    Concentration Level of at least 20% and less than 35%, the
20    grant for any school year shall be $800 multiplied by the
21    low income eligible pupil count.
22        (b) For any school district with a Low Income
23    Concentration Level of at least 35% and less than 50%, the
24    grant for the 1998-1999 school year shall be $1,100
25    multiplied by the low income eligible pupil count.
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1    Concentration Level of at least 50% and less than 60%, the
2    grant for the 1998-99 school year shall be $1,500
3    multiplied by the low income eligible pupil count.
4        (d) For any school district with a Low Income
5    Concentration Level of 60% or more, the grant for the
6    1998-99 school year shall be $1,900 multiplied by the low
7    income eligible pupil count.
8        (e) For the 1999-2000 school year, the per pupil amount
9    specified in subparagraphs (b), (c), and (d) immediately
10    above shall be increased to $1,243, $1,600, and $2,000,
11    respectively.
12        (f) For the 2000-2001 school year, the per pupil
13    amounts specified in subparagraphs (b), (c), and (d)
14    immediately above shall be $1,273, $1,640, and $2,050,
15    respectively.
16    (2.5) Supplemental general State aid pursuant to this
17subsection (H) shall be provided as follows for the 2002-2003
18school year:
19        (a) For any school district with a Low Income
20    Concentration Level of less than 10%, the grant for each
21    school year shall be $355 multiplied by the low income
22    eligible pupil count.
23        (b) For any school district with a Low Income
24    Concentration Level of at least 10% and less than 20%, the
25    grant for each school year shall be $675 multiplied by the
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1        (c) For any school district with a Low Income
2    Concentration Level of at least 20% and less than 35%, the
3    grant for each school year shall be $1,330 multiplied by
4    the low income eligible pupil count.
5        (d) For any school district with a Low Income
6    Concentration Level of at least 35% and less than 50%, the
7    grant for each school year shall be $1,362 multiplied by
8    the low income eligible pupil count.
9        (e) For any school district with a Low Income
10    Concentration Level of at least 50% and less than 60%, the
11    grant for each school year shall be $1,680 multiplied by
12    the low income eligible pupil count.
13        (f) For any school district with a Low Income
14    Concentration Level of 60% or more, the grant for each
15    school year shall be $2,080 multiplied by the low income
16    eligible pupil count.
17    (2.10) Except as otherwise provided, supplemental general
18State aid pursuant to this subsection (H) shall be provided as
19follows for the 2003-2004 school year and each school year
20thereafter:
21        (a) For any school district with a Low Income
22    Concentration Level of 15% or less, the grant for each
23    school year shall be $355 multiplied by the low income
24    eligible pupil count.
25        (b) For any school district with a Low Income
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1    school year shall be $294.25 added to the product of $2,700
2    and the square of the Low Income Concentration Level, all
3    multiplied by the low income eligible pupil count.
4    For the 2003-2004 school year and each school year
5thereafter through the 2008-2009 school year only, the grant
6shall be no less than the grant for the 2002-2003 school year.
7For the 2009-2010 school year only, the grant shall be no less
8than the grant for the 2002-2003 school year multiplied by
90.66. For the 2010-2011 school year only, the grant shall be no
10less than the grant for the 2002-2003 school year multiplied by
110.33. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph to the
12contrary, if for any school year supplemental general State aid
13grants are prorated as provided in paragraph (1) of this
14subsection (H), then the grants under this paragraph shall be
15prorated.
16    For the 2003-2004 school year only, the grant shall be no
17greater than the grant received during the 2002-2003 school
18year added to the product of 0.25 multiplied by the difference
19between the grant amount calculated under subsection (a) or (b)
20of this paragraph (2.10), whichever is applicable, and the
21grant received during the 2002-2003 school year. For the
222004-2005 school year only, the grant shall be no greater than
23the grant received during the 2002-2003 school year added to
24the product of 0.50 multiplied by the difference between the
25grant amount calculated under subsection (a) or (b) of this
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1received during the 2002-2003 school year. For the 2005-2006
2school year only, the grant shall be no greater than the grant
3received during the 2002-2003 school year added to the product
4of 0.75 multiplied by the difference between the grant amount
5calculated under subsection (a) or (b) of this paragraph
6(2.10), whichever is applicable, and the grant received during
7the 2002-2003 school year.
8    (3) School districts with an Average Daily Attendance of
9more than 1,000 and less than 50,000 that qualify for
10supplemental general State aid pursuant to this subsection
11shall submit a plan to the State Board of Education prior to
12October 30 of each year for the use of the funds resulting from
13this grant of supplemental general State aid for the
14improvement of instruction in which priority is given to
15meeting the education needs of disadvantaged children. Such
16plan shall be submitted in accordance with rules and
17regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education.
18    (4) School districts with an Average Daily Attendance of
1950,000 or more that qualify for supplemental general State aid
20pursuant to this subsection shall be required to distribute
21from funds available pursuant to this Section, no less than
22$261,000,000 in accordance with the following requirements:
23        (a) The required amounts shall be distributed to the
24    attendance centers within the district in proportion to the
25    number of pupils enrolled at each attendance center who are
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1    breakfasts under the federal Child Nutrition Act of 1966
2    and under the National School Lunch Act during the
3    immediately preceding school year.
4        (b) The distribution of these portions of supplemental
5    and general State aid among attendance centers according to
6    these requirements shall not be compensated for or
7    contravened by adjustments of the total of other funds
8    appropriated to any attendance centers, and the Board of
9    Education shall utilize funding from one or several sources
10    in order to fully implement this provision annually prior
11    to the opening of school.
12        (c) Each attendance center shall be provided by the
13    school district a distribution of noncategorical funds and
14    other categorical funds to which an attendance center is
15    entitled under law in order that the general State aid and
16    supplemental general State aid provided by application of
17    this subsection supplements rather than supplants the
18    noncategorical funds and other categorical funds provided
19    by the school district to the attendance centers.
20        (d) Any funds made available under this subsection that
21    by reason of the provisions of this subsection are not
22    required to be allocated and provided to attendance centers
23    may be used and appropriated by the board of the district
24    for any lawful school purpose.
25        (e) Funds received by an attendance center pursuant to
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1    the discretion of the principal and local school council
2    for programs to improve educational opportunities at
3    qualifying schools through the following programs and
4    services: early childhood education, reduced class size or
5    improved adult to student classroom ratio, enrichment
6    programs, remedial assistance, attendance improvement, and
7    other educationally beneficial expenditures which
8    supplement the regular and basic programs as determined by
9    the State Board of Education. Funds provided shall not be
10    expended for any political or lobbying purposes as defined
11    by board rule.
12        (f) Each district subject to the provisions of this
13    subdivision (H)(4) shall submit an acceptable plan to meet
14    the educational needs of disadvantaged children, in
15    compliance with the requirements of this paragraph, to the
16    State Board of Education prior to July 15 of each year.
17    This plan shall be consistent with the decisions of local
18    school councils concerning the school expenditure plans
19    developed in accordance with part 4 of Section 34-2.3. The
20    State Board shall approve or reject the plan within 60 days
21    after its submission. If the plan is rejected, the district
22    shall give written notice of intent to modify the plan
23    within 15 days of the notification of rejection and then
24    submit a modified plan within 30 days after the date of the
25    written notice of intent to modify. Districts may amend
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1    Board of Education.
2        Upon notification by the State Board of Education that
3    the district has not submitted a plan prior to July 15 or a
4    modified plan within the time period specified herein, the
5    State aid funds affected by that plan or modified plan
6    shall be withheld by the State Board of Education until a
7    plan or modified plan is submitted.
8        If the district fails to distribute State aid to
9    attendance centers in accordance with an approved plan, the
10    plan for the following year shall allocate funds, in
11    addition to the funds otherwise required by this
12    subsection, to those attendance centers which were
13    underfunded during the previous year in amounts equal to
14    such underfunding.
15        For purposes of determining compliance with this
16    subsection in relation to the requirements of attendance
17    center funding, each district subject to the provisions of
18    this subsection shall submit as a separate document by
19    December 1 of each year a report of expenditure data for
20    the prior year in addition to any modification of its
21    current plan. If it is determined that there has been a
22    failure to comply with the expenditure provisions of this
23    subsection regarding contravention or supplanting, the
24    State Superintendent of Education shall, within 60 days of
25    receipt of the report, notify the district and any affected
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1    receipt of that notification inform the State
2    Superintendent of Education of the remedial or corrective
3    action to be taken, whether by amendment of the current
4    plan, if feasible, or by adjustment in the plan for the
5    following year. Failure to provide the expenditure report
6    or the notification of remedial or corrective action in a
7    timely manner shall result in a withholding of the affected
8    funds.
9        The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules and
10    regulations to implement the provisions of this
11    subsection. No funds shall be released under this
12    subdivision (H)(4) to any district that has not submitted a
13    plan that has been approved by the State Board of
14    Education.
 
15(I) (Blank).
 
16(J) (Blank).
 
17(K) Grants to Laboratory and Alternative Schools.
18    In calculating the amount to be paid to the governing board
19of a public university that operates a laboratory school under
20this Section or to any alternative school that is operated by a
21regional superintendent of schools, the State Board of
22Education shall require by rule such reporting requirements as
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1    As used in this Section, "laboratory school" means a public
2school which is created and operated by a public university and
3approved by the State Board of Education. The governing board
4of a public university which receives funds from the State
5Board under this subsection (K) or subsection (g) of Section
618-8.15 of this Code may not increase the number of students
7enrolled in its laboratory school from a single district, if
8that district is already sending 50 or more students, except
9under a mutual agreement between the school board of a
10student's district of residence and the university which
11operates the laboratory school. A laboratory school may not
12have more than 1,000 students, excluding students with
13disabilities in a special education program.
14    As used in this Section, "alternative school" means a
15public school which is created and operated by a Regional
16Superintendent of Schools and approved by the State Board of
17Education. Such alternative schools may offer courses of
18instruction for which credit is given in regular school
19programs, courses to prepare students for the high school
20equivalency testing program or vocational and occupational
21training. A regional superintendent of schools may contract
22with a school district or a public community college district
23to operate an alternative school. An alternative school serving
24more than one educational service region may be established by
25the regional superintendents of schools of the affected
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1more than one educational service region may be operated under
2such terms as the regional superintendents of schools of those
3educational service regions may agree.
4    Each laboratory and alternative school shall file, on forms
5provided by the State Superintendent of Education, an annual
6State aid claim which states the Average Daily Attendance of
7the school's students by month. The best 3 months' Average
8Daily Attendance shall be computed for each school. The general
9State aid entitlement shall be computed by multiplying the
10applicable Average Daily Attendance by the Foundation Level as
11determined under this Section.
 
12(L) Payments, Additional Grants in Aid and Other Requirements.
13    (1) For a school district operating under the financial
14supervision of an Authority created under Article 34A, the
15general State aid otherwise payable to that district under this
16Section, but not the supplemental general State aid, shall be
17reduced by an amount equal to the budget for the operations of
18the Authority as certified by the Authority to the State Board
19of Education, and an amount equal to such reduction shall be
20paid to the Authority created for such district for its
21operating expenses in the manner provided in Section 18-11. The
22remainder of general State school aid for any such district
23shall be paid in accordance with Article 34A when that Article
24provides for a disposition other than that provided by this
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1    (2) (Blank).
2    (3) Summer school. Summer school payments shall be made as
3provided in Section 18-4.3.
 
4(M) (Blank). Education Funding Advisory Board.
5    The Education Funding Advisory Board, hereinafter in this
6subsection (M) referred to as the "Board", is hereby created.
7The Board shall consist of 5 members who are appointed by the
8Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
9members appointed shall include representatives of education,
10business, and the general public. One of the members so
11appointed shall be designated by the Governor at the time the
12appointment is made as the chairperson of the Board. The
13initial members of the Board may be appointed any time after
14the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997. The regular
15term of each member of the Board shall be for 4 years from the
16third Monday of January of the year in which the term of the
17member's appointment is to commence, except that of the 5
18initial members appointed to serve on the Board, the member who
19is appointed as the chairperson shall serve for a term that
20commences on the date of his or her appointment and expires on
21the third Monday of January, 2002, and the remaining 4 members,
22by lots drawn at the first meeting of the Board that is held
23after all 5 members are appointed, shall determine 2 of their
24number to serve for terms that commence on the date of their
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1January, 2001, and 2 of their number to serve for terms that
2commence on the date of their respective appointments and
3expire on the third Monday of January, 2000. All members
4appointed to serve on the Board shall serve until their
5respective successors are appointed and confirmed. Vacancies
6shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. If
7a vacancy in membership occurs at a time when the Senate is not
8in session, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment
9until the next meeting of the Senate, when he or she shall
10appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a
11person to fill that membership for the unexpired term. If the
12Senate is not in session when the initial appointments are
13made, those appointments shall be made as in the case of
14vacancies.
15    The Education Funding Advisory Board shall be deemed
16established, and the initial members appointed by the Governor
17to serve as members of the Board shall take office, on the date
18that the Governor makes his or her appointment of the fifth
19initial member of the Board, whether those initial members are
20then serving pursuant to appointment and confirmation or
21pursuant to temporary appointments that are made by the
22Governor as in the case of vacancies.
23    The State Board of Education shall provide such staff
24assistance to the Education Funding Advisory Board as is
25reasonably required for the proper performance by the Board of
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1    For school years after the 2000-2001 school year, the
2Education Funding Advisory Board, in consultation with the
3State Board of Education, shall make recommendations as
4provided in this subsection (M) to the General Assembly for the
5foundation level under subdivision (B)(3) of this Section and
6for the supplemental general State aid grant level under
7subsection (H) of this Section for districts with high
8concentrations of children from poverty. The recommended
9foundation level shall be determined based on a methodology
10which incorporates the basic education expenditures of
11low-spending schools exhibiting high academic performance. The
12Education Funding Advisory Board shall make such
13recommendations to the General Assembly on January 1 of odd
14numbered years, beginning January 1, 2001.
 
15(N) (Blank).
 
16(O) References.
17    (1) References in other laws to the various subdivisions of
18Section 18-8 as that Section existed before its repeal and
19replacement by this Section 18-8.05 shall be deemed to refer to
20the corresponding provisions of this Section 18-8.05, to the
21extent that those references remain applicable.
22    (2) References in other laws to State Chapter 1 funds shall
23be deemed to refer to the supplemental general State aid
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1(P) Public Act 93-838 and Public Act 93-808 make inconsistent
2changes to this Section. Under Section 6 of the Statute on
3Statutes there is an irreconcilable conflict between Public Act
493-808 and Public Act 93-838. Public Act 93-838, being the last
5acted upon, is controlling. The text of Public Act 93-838 is
6the law regardless of the text of Public Act 93-808.
 
7(Q) State Fiscal Year 2015 Payments.
8    For payments made for State fiscal year 2015, the State
9Board of Education shall, for each school district, calculate
10that district's pro-rata share of a minimum sum of $13,600,000
11or additional amounts as needed from the total net General
12State Aid funding as calculated under this Section that shall
13be deemed attributable to the provision of special educational
14facilities and services, as defined in Section 14-1.08 of this
15Code, in a manner that ensures compliance with maintenance of
16State financial support requirements under the federal
17Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Each school
18district must use such funds only for the provision of special
19educational facilities and services, as defined in Section
2014-1.08 of this Code, and must comply with any expenditure
21verification procedures adopted by the State Board of
22Education.
 
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1    For payments made for State fiscal year 2016, the State
2Board of Education shall, for each school district, calculate
3that district's pro rata share of a minimum sum of $1 or
4additional amounts as needed from the total net General State
5Aid funding as calculated under this Section that shall be
6deemed attributable to the provision of special educational
7facilities and services, as defined in Section 14-1.08 of this
8Code, in a manner that ensures compliance with maintenance of
9State financial support requirements under the federal
10Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Each school
11district must use such funds only for the provision of special
12educational facilities and services, as defined in Section
1314-1.08 of this Code, and must comply with any expenditure
14verification procedures adopted by the State Board of
15Education.
16(Source: P.A. 98-972, eff. 8-15-14; 99-2, eff. 3-26-15; 99-194,
17eff. 7-30-15; 99-523, eff. 6-30-16.)
 
18    (105 ILCS 5/18-8.10)
19    Sec. 18-8.10. Fast growth grants.
20    (a) If there has been an increase in a school district's
21student population over the most recent 2 school years of (i)
22over 1.5% in a district with over 10,000 pupils in average
23daily attendance (as defined in Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15 of
24this Code) or (ii) over 7.5% in any other district, then the
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1appropriation.
2    (b) The State Board of Education shall determine a per
3pupil grant amount for each school district. The total grant
4amount for a district for any given school year shall equal the
5per pupil grant amount multiplied by the difference between the
6number of pupils in average daily attendance for the 2 most
7recent school years.
8    (c) Funds for grants under this Section must be
9appropriated to the State Board of Education in a separate line
10item for this purpose. If the amount appropriated in any fiscal
11year is insufficient to pay all grants for a school year, then
12the amount appropriated shall be prorated among eligible
13districts. As soon as possible after funds have been
14appropriated to the State Board of Education, the State Board
15of Education shall distribute the grants to eligible districts.
16    (d) If a school district intentionally reports incorrect
17average daily attendance numbers to receive a grant under this
18Section, then the district shall be denied State aid in the
19same manner as State aid is denied for intentional incorrect
20reporting of average daily attendance numbers under Section
2118-8.05 or 18-8.15 of this Code.
22(Source: P.A. 93-1042, eff. 10-8-04.)
 
23    (105 ILCS 5/18-8.15 new)
24    Sec. 18-8.15. Evidence-based funding for student success
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1    (a) General provisions.
2        (1) The purpose of this Section is to ensure that, by
3    June 30, 2027 and beyond, this State has a kindergarten
4    through grade 12 public education system with the capacity
5    to ensure the educational development of all persons to the
6    limits of their capacities in accordance with Section 1 of
7    Article X of the Constitution of the State of Illinois. To
8    accomplish that objective, this Section creates a method of
9    funding public education that is evidence-based; is
10    sufficient to ensure every student receives a meaningful
11    opportunity to learn irrespective of race, ethnicity,
12    sexual orientation, gender, or community-income level; and
13    is sustainable and predictable. When fully funded under
14    this Section, every school shall have the resources, based
15    on what the evidence indicates is needed, to:
16            (A) provide all students with a high quality
17        education that offers the academic, enrichment, social
18        and emotional support, technical, and career-focused
19        programs that will allow them to become competitive
20        workers, responsible parents, productive citizens of
21        this State, and active members of our national
22        democracy;
23            (B) ensure all students receive the education they
24        need to graduate from high school with the skills
25        required to pursue post-secondary education and
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1            (C) reduce, with a goal of eliminating, the
2        achievement gap between at-risk and non-at-risk
3        students by raising the performance of at-risk
4        students and not by reducing standards; and
5            (D) ensure this State satisfies its obligation to
6        assume the primary responsibility to fund public
7        education and simultaneously relieve the
8        disproportionate burden placed on local property taxes
9        to fund schools.
10        (2) The evidence-based funding formula under this
11    Section shall be applied to all Organizational Units in
12    this State. The evidence-based funding formula outlined in
13    this Act is based on the formula outlined in Senate Bill 1
14    of the 100th General Assembly, as passed by both
15    legislative chambers. As further defined and described in
16    this Section, there are 4 major components of the
17    evidence-based funding model:
18            (A) First, the model calculates a unique adequacy
19        target for each Organizational Unit in this State that
20        considers the costs to implement research-based
21        activities, the unit's student demographics, and
22        regional wage difference.
23            (B) Second, the model calculates each
24        Organizational Unit's local capacity, or the amount
25        each Organizational Unit is assumed to contribute
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1            (C) Third, the model calculates how much funding
2        the State currently contributes to the Organizational
3        Unit, and adds that to the unit's local capacity to
4        determine the unit's overall current adequacy of
5        funding.
6            (D) Finally, the model's distribution method
7        allocates new State funding to those Organizational
8        Units that are least well-funded, considering both
9        local capacity and State funding, in relation to their
10        adequacy target.
11        (3) An Organizational Unit receiving any funding under
12    this Section may apply those funds to any fund so received
13    for which that Organizational Unit is authorized to make
14    expenditures by law.
15        (4) As used in this Section, the following terms shall
16    have the meanings ascribed in this paragraph (4):
17        "Adequacy Target" is defined in paragraph (1) of
18    subsection (b) of this Section.
19        "Adjusted EAV" is defined in paragraph (4) of
20    subsection (d) of this Section.
21        "Adjusted Local Capacity Target" is defined in
22    paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of this Section.
23        "Adjusted Operating Tax Rate" means a tax rate for all
24    Organizational Units, for which the State Superintendent
25    shall calculate and subtract for the Operating Tax Rate a
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1    transportation services under this Code, as reported on the
2    most recent Annual Financial Report in Pupil
3    Transportation Services, function 2550 in both the
4    Education and Transportation funds and functions 4110 and
5    4120 in the Transportation fund, less any corresponding
6    fiscal year State of Illinois scheduled payments excluding
7    net adjustments for prior years for regular, vocational, or
8    special education transportation reimbursement pursuant to
9    Section 29-5 or subsection (b) of Section 14-13.01 of this
10    Code divided by the Adjusted EAV. If an Organizational
11    Unit's corresponding fiscal year State of Illinois
12    scheduled payments excluding net adjustments for prior
13    years for regular, vocational, or special education
14    transportation reimbursement pursuant to Section 29-5 or
15    subsection (b) of Section 14-13.01 of this Code exceed the
16    total transportation expenses, as defined in this
17    paragraph, no transportation rate shall be subtracted from
18    the Operating Tax Rate.
19        "Allocation Rate" is defined in paragraph (3) of
20    subsection (g) of this Section.
21        "Alternative School" means a public school that is
22    created and operated by a regional superintendent of
23    schools and approved by the State Board.
24        "Applicable Tax Rate" is defined in paragraph (1) of
25    subsection (d) of this Section.
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1    monitoring, formative, diagnostic, and other assessments,
2    in addition to the State accountability assessment, that
3    assist teachers' needs in understanding the skills and
4    meeting the needs of the students they serve.
5        "Assistant principal" means a school administrator
6    duly endorsed to be employed as an assistant principal in
7    this State.
8        "At-risk student" means a student who is at risk of not
9    meeting the Illinois Learning Standards or not graduating
10    from elementary or high school and who demonstrates a need
11    for vocational support or social services beyond that
12    provided by the regular school program. All students
13    included in an Organizational Unit's Low-Income Count, as
14    well as all English learner and disabled students attending
15    the Organizational Unit, shall be considered at-risk
16    students under this Section.
17        "Average Student Enrollment" or "ASE" means, for an
18    Organizational Unit in a given school year, the greater of
19    the average number of students (grades K through 12)
20    reported to the State Board as enrolled in the
21    Organizational Unit on October 1 and March 1, plus the
22    special education pre-kindergarten students with services
23    of at least more than 2 hours a day as reported to the
24    State Board on December 1, in the immediately preceding
25    school year or the average number of students (grades K
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1    Organizational Unit on October 1 and March 1, plus the
2    special education pre-kindergarten students with services
3    of at least more than 2 hours a day as reported to the
4    State Board on December 1, for each of the immediately
5    preceding 3 school years. For the purposes of this
6    definition, "enrolled in the Organizational Unit" means
7    the number of students reported to the State Board who are
8    enrolled in schools within the Organizational Unit that the
9    student attends or would attend if not placed or
10    transferred to another school or program to receive needed
11    services. For the purposes of calculating "ASE", all
12    students, grades K through 12, excluding those attending
13    kindergarten for a half day, shall be counted as 1.0. All
14    students attending kindergarten for a half day shall be
15    counted as 0.5, unless in 2017 by June 15 or by March 1 in
16    subsequent years, the school district reports to the State
17    Board of Education the intent to implement full-day
18    kindergarten district-wide for all students, then all
19    students attending kindergarten shall be counted as 1.0.
20    Special education pre-kindergarten students shall be
21    counted as 0.5 each. If the State Board does not collect or
22    has not collected both an October 1 and March 1 enrollment
23    count by grade or a December 1 collection of special
24    education pre-kindergarten students as of the effective
25    date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly,
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1    For any year where a count by grade level was collected
2    only once, that count shall be used as the single count
3    available for computing a 3-year average ASE. School
4    districts shall submit the data for the ASE calculation to
5    the State Board within 45 days of the dates required in
6    this Section for submission of enrollment data in order for
7    it to be included in the ASE calculation.
8        "Base Funding Guarantee" is defined in paragraph (10)
9    of subsection (g) of this Section.
10        "Base Funding Minimum" is defined in subsection (e) of
11    this Section.
12        "Base Tax Year" means the property tax levy year used
13    to calculate the Budget Year allocation of primary State
14    aid.
15        "Base Tax Year's Extension" means the product of the
16    equalized assessed valuation utilized by the county clerk
17    in the Base Tax Year multiplied by the limiting rate as
18    calculated by the county clerk and defined in PTELL.
19        "Bilingual Education Allocation" means the amount of
20    an Organizational Unit's final Adequacy Target
21    attributable to bilingual education divided by the
22    Organizational Unit's final Adequacy Target, the product
23    of which shall be multiplied by the amount of new funding
24    received pursuant to this Section. An Organizational
25    Unit's final Adequacy Target attributable to bilingual
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1    English learner students' adequacy elements.
2        "Budget Year" means the school year for which primary
3    State aid is calculated and awarded under this Section.
4        "Central office" means individual administrators and
5    support service personnel charged with managing the
6    instructional programs, business and operations, and
7    security of the Organizational Unit.
8        "Comparable Wage Index" or "CWI" means a regional cost
9    differentiation metric that measures systemic, regional
10    variations in the salaries of college graduates who are not
11    educators. The CWI utilized for this Section shall, for the
12    first 3 years of Evidence-Based Funding implementation, be
13    the CWI initially developed by the National Center for
14    Education Statistics, as most recently updated by Texas A &
15    M University. In the fourth and subsequent years of
16    Evidence-Based Funding implementation, the State
17    Superintendent shall re-determine the CWI using a similar
18    methodology to that identified in the Texas A & M
19    University study, with adjustments made no less frequently
20    than once every 5 years.
21        "Computer technology and equipment" means computers
22    servers, notebooks, network equipment, copiers, printers,
23    instructional software, security software, curriculum
24    management courseware, and other similar materials and
25    equipment.
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1    English, writing, and language arts; history and social
2    studies; world languages; and subjects taught as Advanced
3    Placement in high schools.
4        "Core teacher" means a regular classroom teacher in
5    elementary schools and teachers of a core subject in middle
6    and high schools.
7        "Core Intervention teacher (tutor)" means a licensed
8    teacher providing one-on-one or small group tutoring to
9    students struggling to meet proficiency in core subjects.
10        "CPPRT" means corporate personal property replacement
11    tax funds paid to an Organizational Unit during the
12    calendar year one year before the calendar year in which a
13    school year begins, pursuant to "An Act in relation to the
14    abolition of ad valorem personal property tax and the
15    replacement of revenues lost thereby, and amending and
16    repealing certain Acts and parts of Acts in connection
17    therewith", certified August 14, 1979, as amended (Public
18    Act 81-1st S.S.-1).
19        "EAV" means equalized assessed valuation as defined in
20    paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this Section and
21    calculated in accordance with paragraph (3) of subsection
22    (d) of this Section.
23        "ECI" means the Bureau of Labor Statistics' national
24    employment cost index for civilian workers in educational
25    services in elementary and secondary schools on a
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1    the fiscal year of the Evidence-Based Funding calculation.
2        "EIS Data" means the employment information system
3    data maintained by the State Board on educators within
4    Organizational Units.
5        "Employee benefits" means health, dental, and vision
6    insurance offered to employees of an Organizational Unit,
7    the costs associated with statutorily required payment of
8    the normal cost of the Organizational Unit's teacher
9    pensions, Social Security employer contributions, and
10    Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund employer contributions.
11        "English learner" or "EL" means a child included in the
12    definition of "English learners" under Section 14C-2 of
13    this Code participating in a program of transitional
14    bilingual education or a transitional program of
15    instruction meeting the requirements and program
16    application procedures of Article 14C of this Code. For the
17    purposes of collecting the number of EL students enrolled,
18    the same collection and calculation methodology as defined
19    above for "ASE" shall apply to English learners.
20        "Essential Elements" means those elements, resources,
21    and educational programs that have been identified through
22    academic research as necessary to improve student success,
23    improve academic performance, close achievement gaps, and
24    provide for other per student costs related to the delivery
25    and leadership of the Organizational Unit, as well as the
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1    specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of this
2    Section.
3        "Evidence-Based Funding" means State funding provided
4    to an Organizational Unit pursuant to this Section.
5        "Extended day" means academic and enrichment programs
6    provided to students outside the regular school day before
7    and after school or during non-instructional times during
8    the school day.
9        "Extension Limitation Ratio" means a numerical ratio
10    in which the numerator is the Base Tax Year's Extension and
11    the denominator is the Preceding Tax Year's Extension.
12        "Final Percent of Adequacy" is defined in paragraph (4)
13    of subsection (f) of this Section.
14        "Final Resources" is defined in paragraph (3) of
15    subsection (f) of this Section.
16        "Full-time equivalent" or "FTE" means the full-time
17    equivalency compensation for staffing the relevant
18    position at an Organizational Unit.
19        "Funding Gap" is defined in paragraph (1) of subsection
20    (g).
21        "Guidance counselor" means a licensed guidance
22    counselor who provides guidance and counseling support for
23    students within an Organizational Unit.
24        "Hybrid District" means a partial elementary unit
25    district created pursuant to Article 11E of this Code.
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1    education, non-licensed employee who assists a teacher in
2    the classroom and provides academic support to students.
3        "Instructional facilitator" means a qualified teacher
4    or licensed teacher leader who facilitates and coaches
5    continuous improvement in classroom instruction; provides
6    instructional support to teachers in the elements of
7    research-based instruction or demonstrates the alignment
8    of instruction with curriculum standards and assessment
9    tools; develops or coordinates instructional programs or
10    strategies; develops and implements training; chooses
11    standards-based instructional materials; provides teachers
12    with an understanding of current research; serves as a
13    mentor, site coach, curriculum specialist, or lead
14    teacher; or otherwise works with fellow teachers, in
15    collaboration, to use data to improve instructional
16    practice or develop model lessons.
17        "Instructional materials" means relevant instructional
18    materials for student instruction, including, but not
19    limited to, textbooks, consumable workbooks, laboratory
20    equipment, library books, and other similar materials.
21        "Laboratory School" means a public school that is
22    created and operated by a public university and approved by
23    the State Board.
24        "Librarian" means a teacher with an endorsement as a
25    library information specialist or another individual whose
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1    within an Organizational Unit.
2        "Local Capacity" is defined in paragraph (1) of
3    subsection (c) of this Section.
4        "Local Capacity Percentage" is defined in subparagraph
5    (A) of paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of this Section.
6        "Local Capacity Ratio" is defined in subparagraph (B)
7    of paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of this Section.
8        "Local Capacity Target" is defined in paragraph (2) of
9    subsection (c) of this Section.
10        "Low-Income Count" means, for an Organizational Unit
11    in a fiscal year, the higher of the average number of
12    students for the prior school year or the immediately
13    preceding 3 school years who, as of July 1 of the
14    immediately preceding fiscal year (as determined by the
15    Department of Human Services), are eligible for at least
16    one of the following low income programs: Medicaid, the
17    Children's Health Insurance Program, TANF, or the
18    Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, excluding
19    pupils who are eligible for services provided by the
20    Department of Children and Family Services. Until such time
21    that grade level low-income populations become available,
22    grade level low-income populations shall be determined by
23    applying the low-income percentage to total student
24    enrollments by grade level. The low-income percentage is
25    determined by dividing the Low-Income Count by the Average
26    Student Enrollment.

 

 

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1        "Maintenance and operations" means custodial services,
2    facility and ground maintenance, facility operations,
3    facility security, routine facility repairs, and other
4    similar services and functions.
5        "Minimum Funding Level" is defined in paragraph (9) of
6    subsection (g) of this Section.
7        "New Property Tax Relief Pool Funds" means, for any
8    given fiscal year, all State funds appropriated under
9    Section 2-3.170 of the School Code.
10        "New State Funds" means, for a given school year, all
11    State funds appropriated for Evidence-Based Funding in
12    excess of the amount needed to fund the Base Funding
13    Minimum for all Organizational Units in that school year.
14        "Net State Contribution Target" means, for a given
15    school year, the amount of State funds that would be
16    necessary to fully meet the Adequacy Target of an
17    Operational Unit minus the Preliminary Resources available
18    to each unit.
19        "Nurse" means an individual licensed as a certified
20    school nurse, in accordance with the rules established for
21    nursing services by the State Board, who is an employee of
22    and is available to provide health care-related services
23    for students of an Organizational Unit.
24        "Operating Tax Rate" means the rate utilized in the
25    previous year to extend property taxes for all purposes,
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1    Improvement, and Vocational Education Building purposes.
2    For Hybrid Districts, the Operating Tax Rate shall be the
3    combined elementary and high school rates utilized in the
4    previous year to extend property taxes for all purposes,
5    except, Bond and Interest, Summer School, Rent, Capital
6    Improvement, and Vocational Education Building purposes.
7        "Organizational Unit" means a Laboratory School, an
8    Alternative School, or any public school district that is
9    recognized as such by the State Board and that contains
10    elementary schools typically serving kindergarten through
11    5th grades, middle schools typically serving 6th through
12    8th grades, or high schools typically serving 9th through
13    12th grades. The General Assembly acknowledges that the
14    actual grade levels served by a particular Organizational
15    Unit may vary slightly from what is typical.
16        "Organizational Unit CWI" is determined by calculating
17    the CWI in the region and original county in which an
18    Organizational Unit's primary administrative office is
19    located as set forth in this paragraph, provided that if
20    the Organizational Unit CWI as calculated in accordance
21    with this paragraph is less than 0.9, the Organizational
22    Unit CWI shall be increased to 0.9. Each county's current
23    CWI value shall be adjusted based on the CWI value of that
24    county's neighboring Illinois counties, to create a
25    "weighted adjusted index value". This shall be calculated
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1    Illinois counties and dividing by the number of adjacent
2    Illinois counties, then taking the weighted value of the
3    original county's CWI value and the adjacent Illinois
4    county average. To calculate this weighted value, if the
5    number of adjacent Illinois counties is greater than 2, the
6    original county's CWI value will be weighted at 0.25 and
7    the adjacent Illinois county average will be weighted at
8    0.75. If the number of adjacent Illinois counties is 2, the
9    original county's CWI value will be weighted at 0.33 and
10    the adjacent Illinois county average will be weighted at
11    0.66. The greater of the county's current CWI value and its
12    weighted adjusted index value shall be used as the
13    Organizational Unit CWI.
14        "Preceding Tax Year" means the property tax levy year
15    immediately preceding the Base Tax Year.
16        "Preceding Tax Year's Extension" means the product of
17    the equalized assessed valuation utilized by the county
18    clerk in the Preceding Tax Year multiplied by the Operating
19    Tax Rate.
20        "Preliminary Percent of Adequacy" is defined in
21    paragraph (2) of subsection (f) of this Section.
22        "Preliminary Resources" is defined in paragraph (2) of
23    subsection (f) of this Section.
24        "Principal" means a school administrator duly endorsed
25    to be employed as a principal in this State.
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1    licensed staff in schools, including, but not limited to,
2    programs that assist in implementing new curriculum
3    programs, provide data focused or academic assessment data
4    training to help staff identify a student's weaknesses and
5    strengths, target interventions, improve instruction,
6    encompass instructional strategies for English learner,
7    gifted, or at-risk students, address inclusivity, cultural
8    sensitivity, or implicit bias, or otherwise provide
9    professional support for licensed staff.
10        "Prototypical" means 450 special education
11    pre-kindergarten and kindergarten through grade 5 students
12    for an elementary school, 450 grade 6 through 8 students
13    for a middle school, and 600 grade 9 through 12 students
14    for a high school.
15        "PTELL" means the Property Tax Extension Limitation
16    Law.
17        "PTELL EAV" is defined in paragraph (4) of subsection
18    (d) of this Section.
19        "Pupil support staff" means a nurse, psychologist,
20    social worker, family liaison personnel, or other staff
21    member who provides support to at-risk or struggling
22    students.
23        "Real Receipts" is defined in paragraph (1) of
24    subsection (d) of this Section.
25        "Regionalization Factor" means, for a particular
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1    Organizational Unit CWI by the Statewide Weighted CWI.
2        "School site staff" means the primary school secretary
3    and any additional clerical personnel assigned to a school.
4        "Special education" means special educational
5    facilities and services, as defined in Section 14-1.08 of
6    this Code.
7        "Special Education Allocation" means the amount of an
8    Organizational Unit's final Adequacy Target attributable
9    to special education divided by the Organizational Unit's
10    final Adequacy Target, the product of which shall be
11    multiplied by the amount of new funding received pursuant
12    to this Section. An Organizational Unit's final Adequacy
13    Target attributable to special education shall include all
14    special education investment adequacy elements.
15        "Specialist teacher" means a teacher who provides
16    instruction in subject areas not included in core subjects,
17    including, but not limited to, art, music, physical
18    education, health, driver education, career-technical
19    education, and such other subject areas as may be mandated
20    by State law or provided by an Organizational Unit.
21        "Specially Funded Unit" means an Alternative School,
22    safe school, Department of Juvenile Justice school,
23    special education cooperative or entity recognized by the
24    State Board as a special education cooperative,
25    State-approved charter school, or alternative learning
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1    the State Board during the 2016-2017 school year through
2    any of the funding sources included within the calculation
3    of the Base Funding Minimum or Glenwood Academy.
4        "Supplemental Grant Funding" means supplemental
5    general State aid funding received by an Organization Unit
6    during the 2016-2017 school year pursuant to subsection (H)
7    of Section 18-8.05 of this Code.
8        "State Adequacy Level" is the sum of the Adequacy
9    Targets of all Organizational Units.
10        "State Board" means the State Board of Education.
11        "State Superintendent" means the State Superintendent
12    of Education.
13        "Statewide Weighted CWI" means a figure determined by
14    multiplying each Organizational Unit CWI times the ASE for
15    that Organizational Unit creating a weighted value,
16    summing all Organizational Unit's weighted values, and
17    dividing by the total ASE of all Organizational Units,
18    thereby creating an average weighted index.
19        "Student activities" means non-credit producing
20    after-school programs, including, but not limited to,
21    clubs, bands, sports, and other activities authorized by
22    the school board of the Organizational Unit.
23        "Substitute teacher" means an individual teacher or
24    teaching assistant who is employed by an Organizational
25    Unit and is temporarily serving the Organizational Unit on
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1    staff member.
2        "Summer school" means academic and enrichment programs
3    provided to students during the summer months outside of
4    the regular school year.
5        "Supervisory aide" means a non-licensed staff member
6    who helps in supervising students of an Organizational
7    Unit, but does so outside of the classroom, in situations
8    such as, but not limited to, monitoring hallways and
9    playgrounds, supervising lunchrooms, or supervising
10    students when being transported in buses serving the
11    Organizational Unit.
12        "Target Ratio" is defined in paragraph (4) of
13    subsection (g).
14        "Tier 1", "Tier 2", "Tier 3", and "Tier 4" are defined
15    in paragraph (3) of subsection (g).
16        "Tier 1 Aggregate Funding", "Tier 2 Aggregate
17    Funding", "Tier 3 Aggregate Funding", and "Tier 4 Aggregate
18    Funding" are defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (g).
19    (b) Adequacy Target calculation.
20        (1) Each Organizational Unit's Adequacy Target is the
21    sum of the Organizational Unit's cost of providing
22    Essential Elements, as calculated in accordance with this
23    subsection (b), with the salary amounts in the Essential
24    Elements multiplied by a Regionalization Factor calculated
25    pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection (b).
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1    rata basis related to defined subgroups of the ASE of each
2    Organizational Unit as specified in this paragraph (2),
3    with investments and FTE positions pro rata funded based on
4    ASE counts in excess or less than the thresholds set forth
5    in this paragraph (2). The method for calculating
6    attributable pro rata costs and the defined subgroups
7    thereto are as follows:
8            (A) Core class size investments. Each
9        Organizational Unit shall receive the funding required
10        to support that number of FTE core teacher positions as
11        is needed to keep the respective class sizes of the
12        Organizational Unit to the following maximum numbers:
13                (i) For grades kindergarten through 3, the
14            Organizational Unit shall receive funding required
15            to support one FTE core teacher position for every
16            15 Low-Income Count students in those grades and
17            one FTE core teacher position for every 20
18            non-Low-Income Count students in those grades.
19                (ii) For grades 4 through 12, the
20            Organizational Unit shall receive funding required
21            to support one FTE core teacher position for every
22            20 Low-Income Count students in those grades and
23            one FTE core teacher position for every 25
24            non-Low-Income Count students in those grades.
25            The number of non-Low-Income Count students in a
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1        Low-Income students in that grade from the ASE of the
2        Organizational Unit for that grade.
3            (B) Specialist teacher investments. Each
4        Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
5        to cover that number of FTE specialist teacher
6        positions that correspond to the following
7        percentages:
8                (i) if the Organizational Unit operates an
9            elementary or middle school, then 20.00% of the
10            number of the Organizational Unit's core teachers,
11            as determined under subparagraph (A) of this
12            paragraph (2); and
13                (ii) if such Organizational Unit operates a
14            high school, then 33.33% of the number of the
15            Organizational Unit's core teachers.
16            (C) Instructional facilitator investments. Each
17        Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
18        to cover one FTE instructional facilitator position
19        for every 200 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten
20        children with disabilities and all kindergarten
21        through grade 12 students of the Organizational Unit.
22            (D) Core intervention teacher (tutor) investments.
23        Each Organizational Unit shall receive the funding
24        needed to cover one FTE teacher position for each
25        prototypical elementary, middle, and high school.
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1        Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
2        to cover substitute teacher costs that is equal to
3        5.70% of the minimum pupil attendance days required
4        under Section 10-19 of this Code for all full-time
5        equivalent core, specialist, and intervention
6        teachers, school nurses, special education teachers
7        and instructional assistants, instructional
8        facilitators, and summer school and extended-day
9        teacher positions, as determined under this paragraph
10        (2), at a salary rate of 33.33% of the average salary
11        for grade K through 12 teachers and 33.33% of the
12        average salary of each instructional assistant
13        position.
14            (F) Core guidance counselor investments. Each
15        Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
16        to cover one FTE guidance counselor for each 450
17        combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
18        disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 5
19        students, plus one FTE guidance counselor for each 250
20        grades 6 through 8 ASE middle school students, plus one
21        FTE guidance counselor for each 250 grades 9 through 12
22        ASE high school students.
23            (G) Nurse investments. Each Organizational Unit
24        shall receive the funding needed to cover one FTE nurse
25        for each 750 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children
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1        12 students across all grade levels it serves.
2            (H) Supervisory aide investments. Each
3        Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
4        to cover one FTE for each 225 combined ASE of
5        pre-kindergarten children with disabilities and all
6        kindergarten through grade 5 students, plus one FTE for
7        each 225 ASE middle school students, plus one FTE for
8        each 200 ASE high school students.
9            (I) Librarian investments. Each Organizational
10        Unit shall receive the funding needed to cover one FTE
11        librarian for each prototypical elementary school,
12        middle school, and high school and one FTE aide or
13        media technician for every 300 combined ASE of
14        pre-kindergarten children with disabilities and all
15        kindergarten through grade 12 students.
16            (J) Principal investments. Each Organizational
17        Unit shall receive the funding needed to cover one FTE
18        principal position for each prototypical elementary
19        school, plus one FTE principal position for each
20        prototypical middle school, plus one FTE principal
21        position for each prototypical high school.
22            (K) Assistant principal investments. Each
23        Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
24        to cover one FTE assistant principal position for each
25        prototypical elementary school, plus one FTE assistant
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1        school, plus one FTE assistant principal position for
2        each prototypical high school.
3            (L) School site staff investments. Each
4        Organizational Unit shall receive the funding needed
5        for one FTE position for each 225 ASE of
6        pre-kindergarten children with disabilities and all
7        kindergarten through grade 5 students, plus one FTE
8        position for each 225 ASE middle school students, plus
9        one FTE position for each 200 ASE high school students.
10            (M) Gifted investments. Each Organizational Unit
11        shall receive $40 per kindergarten through grade 12
12        ASE.
13            (N) Professional development investments. Each
14        Organizational Unit shall receive $125 per student of
15        the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
16        disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
17        students for trainers and other professional
18        development-related expenses for supplies and
19        materials.
20            (O) Instructional material investments. Each
21        Organizational Unit shall receive $190 per student of
22        the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
23        disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
24        students to cover instructional material costs.
25            (P) Assessment investments. Each Organizational
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1        of pre-kindergarten children with disabilities and all
2        kindergarten through grade 12 students student to
3        cover assessment costs.
4            (Q) Computer technology and equipment investments.
5        Each Organizational Unit shall receive $285.50 per
6        student of the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten
7        children with disabilities and all kindergarten
8        through grade 12 students to cover computer technology
9        and equipment costs. For the 2018-2019 school year and
10        subsequent school years, Tier 1 and Tier 2
11        Organizational Units selected by the State Board
12        through a request for proposals process shall, upon the
13        State Board's approval of an Organizational Unit's
14        one-to-one computing technology plan, receive an
15        additional $285.50 per student of the combined ASE of
16        pre-kindergarten children with disabilities and all
17        kindergarten through grade 12 students to cover
18        computer technology and equipment costs. The State
19        Board may establish additional requirements for
20        Organizational Unit expenditures of funds received
21        pursuant to this subparagraph (Q). It is the intent of
22        this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly that
23        all Tier 1 and Tier 2 districts that apply for the
24        technology grant receive the addition to their
25        Adequacy Target, subject to compliance with the
26        requirements of the State Board.

 

 

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1            (R) Student activities investments. Each
2        Organizational Unit shall receive the following
3        funding amounts to cover student activities: $100 per
4        kindergarten through grade 5 ASE student in elementary
5        school, plus $200 per ASE student in middle school,
6        plus $675 per ASE student in high school.
7            (S) Maintenance and operations investments. Each
8        Organizational Unit shall receive $1,038 per student
9        of the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
10        disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12 for
11        day-to-day maintenance and operations expenditures,
12        including salary, supplies, and materials, as well as
13        purchased services, but excluding employee benefits.
14        The proportion of salary for the application of a
15        Regionalization Factor and the calculation of benefits
16        is equal to $352.92.
17            (T) Central office investments. Each
18        Organizational Unit shall receive $742 per student of
19        the combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
20        disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
21        students to cover central office operations, including
22        administrators and classified personnel charged with
23        managing the instructional programs, business and
24        operations of the school district, and security
25        personnel. The proportion of salary for the
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1        calculation of benefits is equal to $368.48.
2            (U) Employee benefit investments. Each
3        Organizational Unit shall receive 30% of the total of
4        all salary-calculated elements of the Adequacy Target,
5        excluding substitute teachers and student activities
6        investments, to cover benefit costs. For central
7        office and maintenance and operations investments, the
8        benefit calculation shall be based upon the salary
9        proportion of each investment. If at any time the
10        responsibility for funding the employer normal cost of
11        teacher pensions is assigned to school districts, then
12        that amount certified by the Teachers' Retirement
13        System of the State of Illinois to be paid by the
14        Organizational Unit for the preceding school year
15        shall be added to the benefit investment. For any
16        fiscal year in which a school district organized under
17        Article 34 of this Code is responsible for paying the
18        employer normal cost of teacher pensions, then that
19        amount of its employer normal cost plus the amount for
20        retiree health insurance as certified by the Public
21        School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of
22        Chicago to be paid by the school district for the
23        preceding school year that is statutorily required to
24        cover employer normal costs and the amount for retiree
25        health insurance shall be added to the 30% specified in
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1        Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago shall submit
2        such information as the State Superintendent may
3        require for the calculations set forth in this
4        subparagraph (U).
5            (V) Additional investments in low-income students.
6        In addition to and not in lieu of all other funding
7        under this paragraph (2), each Organizational Unit
8        shall receive funding based on the average teacher
9        salary for grades K through 12 to cover the costs of:
10                (i) one FTE intervention teacher (tutor)
11            position for every 125 Low-Income Count students;
12                (ii) one FTE pupil support staff position for
13            every 125 Low-Income Count students;
14                (iii) one FTE extended day teacher position
15            for every 120 Low-Income Count students; and
16                (iv) one FTE summer school teacher position
17            for every 120 Low-Income Count students.
18            (W) Additional investments in English learner
19        students. In addition to and not in lieu of all other
20        funding under this paragraph (2), each Organizational
21        Unit shall receive funding based on the average teacher
22        salary for grades K through 12 to cover the costs of:
23                (i) one FTE intervention teacher (tutor)
24            position for every 125 English learner students;
25                (ii) one FTE pupil support staff position for
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1                (iii) one FTE extended day teacher position
2            for every 120 English learner students;
3                (iv) one FTE summer school teacher position
4            for every 120 English learner students; and
5                (v) one FTE core teacher position for every 100
6            English learner students.
7            (X) Special education investments. Each
8        Organizational Unit shall receive funding based on the
9        average teacher salary for grades K through 12 to cover
10        special education as follows:
11                (i) one FTE teacher position for every 141
12            combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
13            disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
14            students;
15                (ii) one FTE instructional assistant for every
16            141 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children with
17            disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12
18            students; and
19                (iii) one FTE psychologist position for every
20            1,000 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten children
21            with disabilities and all kindergarten through
22            grade 12 students.
23        (3) For calculating the salaries included within the
24    Essential Elements, the State Superintendent shall
25    annually calculate average salaries to the nearest dollar
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1    the State Board, limited to public schools only and
2    excluding special education and vocational cooperatives,
3    schools operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice, and
4    charter schools, for the following positions:
5            (A) Teacher for grades K through 8.
6            (B) Teacher for grades 9 through 12.
7            (C) Teacher for grades K through 12.
8            (D) Guidance counselor for grades K through 8.
9            (E) Guidance counselor for grades 9 through 12.
10            (F) Guidance counselor for grades K through 12.
11            (G) Social worker.
12            (H) Psychologist.
13            (I) Librarian.
14            (J) Nurse.
15            (K) Principal.
16            (L) Assistant principal.
17        For the purposes of this paragraph (3), "teacher"
18    includes core teachers, specialist and elective teachers,
19    instructional facilitators, tutors, special education
20    teachers, pupil support staff teachers, English learner
21    teachers, extended-day teachers, and summer school
22    teachers. Where specific grade data is not required for the
23    Essential Elements, the average salary for corresponding
24    positions shall apply. For substitute teachers, the
25    average teacher salary for grades K through 12 shall apply.
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1    Essential Elements for positions not included within EIS
2    Data, the following salaries shall be used in the first
3    year of implementation of Evidence-Based Funding:
4            (i) school site staff, $30,000; and
5            (ii) non-instructional assistant, instructional
6        assistant, library aide, library media tech, or
7        supervisory aide: $25,000.
8        In the second and subsequent years of implementation of
9    Evidence-Based Funding, the amounts in items (i) and (ii)
10    of this paragraph (3) shall annually increase by the ECI.
11        The salary amounts for the Essential Elements
12    determined pursuant to subparagraphs (A) through (L), (S)
13    and (T), and (V) through (X) of paragraph (2) of subsection
14    (b) of this Section shall be multiplied by a
15    Regionalization Factor.
16    (c) Local capacity calculation.
17        (1) Each Organizational Unit's Local Capacity
18    represents an amount of funding it is assumed to contribute
19    toward its Adequacy Target for purposes of the
20    Evidence-Based Funding formula calculation. "Local
21    Capacity" means either (i) the Organizational Unit's Local
22    Capacity Target as calculated in accordance with paragraph
23    (2) of this subsection (c) if its Real Receipts are equal
24    to or less than its Local Capacity Target or (ii) the
25    Organizational Unit's Adjusted Local Capacity, as
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1    subsection (c) if Real Receipts are more than its Local
2    Capacity Target.
3        (2) "Local Capacity Target" means, for an
4    Organizational Unit, that dollar amount that is obtained by
5    multiplying its Adequacy Target by its Local Capacity
6    Ratio.
7            (A) An Organizational Unit's Local Capacity
8        Percentage is the conversion of the Organizational
9        Unit's Local Capacity Ratio, as such ratio is
10        determined in accordance with subparagraph (B) of this
11        paragraph (2), into a normal curve equivalent score to
12        determine each Organizational Unit's relative position
13        to all other Organizational Units in this State. The
14        calculation of Local Capacity Percentage is described
15        in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph (2).
16            (B) An Organizational Unit's Local Capacity Ratio
17        in a given year is the percentage obtained by dividing
18        its Adjusted EAV or PTELL EAV, whichever is less, by
19        its Adequacy Target, with the resulting ratio further
20        adjusted as follows:
21                (i) for Organizational Units serving grades
22            kindergarten through 12 and Hybrid Districts, no
23            further adjustments shall be made;
24                (ii) for Organizational Units serving grades
25            kindergarten through 8, the ratio shall be
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1                (iii) for Organizational Units serving grades
2            9 through 12, the Local Capacity Ratio shall be
3            multiplied by 4/13; and
4                (iv) for an Organizational Unit with a
5            different grade configuration than those specified
6            in items (i) through (iii) of this subparagraph
7            (B), the State Superintendent shall determine a
8            comparable adjustment based on the grades served.
9            (C) Local Capacity Percentage converts each
10        Organizational Unit's Local Capacity Ratio to a normal
11        curve equivalent score to determine each
12        Organizational Unit's relative position to all other
13        Organizational Units in this State. The Local Capacity
14        Percentage normal curve equivalent score for each
15        Organizational Unit shall be calculated using the
16        standard normal distribution of the score in relation
17        to the weighted mean and weighted standard deviation
18        and Local Capacity Ratios of all Organizational Units.
19        If the value assigned to any Organizational Unit is in
20        excess of 90%, the value shall be adjusted to 90%. For
21        Laboratory Schools, the Local Capacity Percentage
22        shall be set at 10% in recognition of the absence of
23        EAV and resources from the public university that are
24        allocated to the Laboratory School. The weighted mean
25        for the Local Capacity Percentage shall be determined
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1        Capacity Ratio times the ASE for the unit creating a
2        weighted value, summing the weighted values of all
3        Organizational Units, and dividing by the total ASE of
4        all Organizational Units. The weighted standard
5        deviation shall be determined by taking the square root
6        of the weighted variance of all Organizational Units'
7        Local Capacity Ratio, where the variance is calculated
8        by squaring the difference between each unit's Local
9        Capacity Ratio and the weighted mean, then multiplying
10        the variance for each unit times the ASE for the unit
11        to create a weighted variance for each unit, then
12        summing all units' weighted variance and dividing by
13        the total ASE of all units.
14            (D) For any Organizational Unit, the
15        Organizational Unit's Adjusted Local Capacity Target
16        shall be reduced by either (i) the school board's
17        remaining contribution pursuant to paragraph (ii) of
18        subsection (b-4) of Section 16-158 of the Illinois
19        Pension Code in a given year, or (ii) the board of
20        education's remaining contribution pursuant to
21        paragraph (iv) of subsection (b) of Section 17-129 of
22        the Illinois Pension Code absent the employer normal
23        cost portion of the required contribution and amount
24        allowed pursuant to subdivision (3) of Section
25        17-142.1 of the Illinois Pension Code in a given year.
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1        to the State Board of Education by the Teachers'
2        Retirement System of the State of Illinois and item
3        (ii) shall be certified to the State Board of Education
4        by the Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement
5        Fund of the City of Chicago.
6        (3) If an Organizational Unit's Real Receipts are more
7    than its Local Capacity Target, then its Local Capacity
8    shall equal an Adjusted Local Capacity Target as calculated
9    in accordance with this paragraph (3). The Adjusted Local
10    Capacity Target is calculated as the sum of the
11    Organizational Unit's Local Capacity Target and its Real
12    Receipts Adjustment. The Real Receipts Adjustment equals
13    the Organizational Unit's Real Receipts less its Local
14    Capacity Target, with the resulting figure multiplied by
15    the Local Capacity Percentage.
16        As used in this paragraph (3), "Real Percent of
17    Adequacy" means the sum of an Organizational Unit's Real
18    Receipts, CPPRT, and Base Funding Minimum, with the
19    resulting figure divided by the Organizational Unit's
20    Adequacy Target.
21    (d) Calculation of Real Receipts, EAV, and Adjusted EAV for
22purposes of the Local Capacity calculation.
23        (1) An Organizational Unit's Real Receipts are the
24    product of its Applicable Tax Rate and its Adjusted EAV. An
25    Organizational Unit's Applicable Tax Rate is its Adjusted
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1    Unit.
2        (2) The State Superintendent shall calculate the
3    Equalized Assessed Valuation, or EAV, of all taxable
4    property of each Organizational Unit as of September 30 of
5    the previous year in accordance with paragraph (3) of this
6    subsection (d). The State Superintendent shall then
7    determine the Adjusted EAV of each Organizational Unit in
8    accordance with paragraph (4) of this subsection (d), which
9    Adjusted EAV figure shall be used for the purposes of
10    calculating Local Capacity.
11        (3) To calculate Real Receipts and EAV, the Department
12    of Revenue shall supply to the State Superintendent the
13    value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue
14    of all taxable property of every Organizational Unit,
15    together with (i) the applicable tax rate used in extending
16    taxes for the funds of the Organizational Unit as of
17    September 30 of the previous year and (ii) the limiting
18    rate for all Organizational Units subject to property tax
19    extension limitations as imposed under PTELL.
20            (A) The Department of Revenue shall add to the
21        equalized assessed value of all taxable property of
22        each Organizational Unit situated entirely or
23        partially within a county that is or was subject to the
24        provisions of Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property
25        Tax Code (i) an amount equal to the total amount by
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1        15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code for real
2        property situated in that Organizational Unit exceeds
3        the total amount that would have been allowed in that
4        Organizational Unit if the maximum reduction under
5        Section 15-176 was (I) $4,500 in Cook County or $3,500
6        in all other counties in tax year 2003 or (II) $5,000
7        in all counties in tax year 2004 and thereafter and
8        (ii) an amount equal to the aggregate amount for the
9        taxable year of all additional exemptions under
10        Section 15-175 of the Property Tax Code for owners with
11        a household income of $30,000 or less. The county clerk
12        of any county that is or was subject to the provisions
13        of Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code
14        shall annually calculate and certify to the Department
15        of Revenue for each Organizational Unit all homestead
16        exemption amounts under Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the
17        Property Tax Code and all amounts of additional
18        exemptions under Section 15-175 of the Property Tax
19        Code for owners with a household income of $30,000 or
20        less. It is the intent of this subparagraph (A) that if
21        the general homestead exemption for a parcel of
22        property is determined under Section 15-176 or 15-177
23        of the Property Tax Code rather than Section 15-175,
24        then the calculation of EAV shall not be affected by
25        the difference, if any, between the amount of the
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1        property under Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property
2        Tax Code and the amount that would have been allowed
3        had the general homestead exemption for that parcel of
4        property been determined under Section 15-175 of the
5        Property Tax Code. It is further the intent of this
6        subparagraph (A) that if additional exemptions are
7        allowed under Section 15-175 of the Property Tax Code
8        for owners with a household income of less than
9        $30,000, then the calculation of EAV shall not be
10        affected by the difference, if any, because of those
11        additional exemptions.
12            (B) With respect to any part of an Organizational
13        Unit within a redevelopment project area in respect to
14        which a municipality has adopted tax increment
15        allocation financing pursuant to the Tax Increment
16        Allocation Redevelopment Act, Division 74.4 of the
17        Illinois Municipal Code, or the Industrial Jobs
18        Recovery Law, Division 74.6 of the Illinois Municipal
19        Code, no part of the current EAV of real property
20        located in any such project area which is attributable
21        to an increase above the total initial EAV of such
22        property shall be used as part of the EAV of the
23        Organizational Unit, until such time as all
24        redevelopment project costs have been paid, as
25        provided in Section 11-74.4-8 of the Tax Increment
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1        of the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law. For the purpose of
2        the EAV of the Organizational Unit, the total initial
3        EAV or the current EAV, whichever is lower, shall be
4        used until such time as all redevelopment project costs
5        have been paid.
6            (C) For Organizational Units that are Hybrid
7        Districts, the State Superintendent shall use the
8        lesser of the equalized assessed valuation for
9        property within the partial elementary unit district
10        for elementary purposes, as defined in Article 11E of
11        this Code, or the equalized assessed valuation for
12        property within the partial elementary unit district
13        for high school purposes, as defined in Article 11E of
14        this Code.
15        (4) An Organizational Unit's Adjusted EAV shall be the
16    average of its EAV over the immediately preceding 3 years
17    or its EAV in the immediately preceding year if the EAV in
18    the immediately preceding year has declined by 10% or more
19    compared to the 3-year average. In the event of
20    Organizational Unit reorganization, consolidation, or
21    annexation, the Organizational Unit's Adjusted EAV for the
22    first 3 years after such change shall be as follows: the
23    most current EAV shall be used in the first year, the
24    average of a 2-year EAV or its EAV in the immediately
25    preceding year if the EAV declines by 10% or more compared
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1    average EAV or its EAV in the immediately preceding year if
2    the adjusted EAV declines by 10% or more compared to the
3    3-year average for the third year.
4        "PTELL EAV" means a figure calculated by the State
5    Board for Organizational Units subject to PTELL as
6    described in this paragraph (4) for the purposes of
7    calculating an Organizational Unit's Local Capacity Ratio.
8    Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph (4), for an
9    Organizational Unit that has approved or does approve an
10    increase in its limiting rate, the PTELL EAV of an
11    Organizational Unit shall be equal to the product of the
12    equalized assessed valuation last used in the calculation
13    of general State aid under Section 18-8.05 of this Code or
14    Evidence-Based Funding under this Section and the
15    Organizational Unit's Extension Limitation Ratio. If an
16    Organizational Unit has approved or does approve an
17    increase in its limiting rate, pursuant to Section 18-190
18    of the Property Tax Code, affecting the Base Tax Year, the
19    PTELL EAV shall be equal to the product of the equalized
20    assessed valuation last used in the calculation of general
21    State aid under Section 18-8.05 of this Code or
22    Evidence-Based Funding under this Section multiplied by an
23    amount equal to one plus the percentage increase, if any,
24    in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for all
25    items published by the United States Department of Labor
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1    plus the equalized assessed valuation of new property,
2    annexed property, and recovered tax increment value and
3    minus the equalized assessed valuation of disconnected
4    property.
5        As used in this paragraph (4), "new property" and
6    "recovered tax increment value" shall have the meanings set
7    forth in the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
8    (e) Base Funding Minimum calculation.
9        (1) For the 2017-2018 school year, the Base Funding
10    Minimum of an Organizational Unit, other than a Specially
11    Funded Unit, shall be the amount of State funds distributed
12    to the Organizational Unit during the 2016-2017 school year
13    prior to any adjustments and specified appropriation
14    amounts described in this paragraph (1) from the following
15    Sections, as calculated by the State Superintendent:
16    Section 18-8.05 of this Code (general State aid); Section 5
17    of Article 224 of Public Act 99-524 (equity grants);
18    Section 14-7.02b of this Code (funding for children
19    requiring special education services); Section 14-13.01 of
20    this Code (special education facilities and staffing),
21    except for reimbursement of the cost of transportation
22    pursuant to Section 14-13.01; Section 14C-12 of this Code
23    (English learners); and Section 18-4.3 of this Code (summer
24    school), based on an appropriation level of $13,121,600.
25    For a school district organized under Article 34 of this
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1    allocated to the school district pursuant to Section 1D-1
2    of this Code attributable to funding programs authorized by
3    the Sections of this Code listed in the preceding sentence;
4    and (ii) the difference between (I) the funds allocated to
5    the school district pursuant to Section 1D-1 of this Code
6    attributable to the funding programs authorized by Section
7    14-7.02 (non-public special education reimbursement),
8    subsection (b) of Section 14-13.01 (special education
9    transportation), Section 29-5 (transportation), Section
10    2-3.80 (agricultural education), Section 2-3.66 (truants'
11    alternative education), Section 2-3.62 (educational
12    service centers), and Section 14-7.03 (special education –
13    orphanage) of this Code and Section 15 of the Childhood
14    Hunger Relief Act (free breakfast program) and (II) the
15    school district's actual expenditures for its non-public
16    special education, special education transportation,
17    transportation programs, agricultural education, truants'
18    alternative education, services that would otherwise be
19    performed by a regional office of education, special
20    education orphanage expenditures, and free breakfast, as
21    most recently calculated and reported pursuant to
22    subsection (f) of Section 1D-1 of this Code. For Specially
23    Funded Units, the Base Funding Minimum shall be the total
24    amount of State funds allotted to the Specially Funded Unit
25    during the 2016-2017 school year. The Base Funding Minimum
26    for Glenwood Academy shall be $625,500.

 

 

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1        (2) For the 2018-2019 and subsequent school years, the
2    Base Funding Minimum of Organizational Units and Specially
3    Funded Units shall be the sum of (i) the amount of
4    Evidence-Based Funding for the prior school year and (ii)
5    the Base Funding Minimum for the prior school year.
6    (f) Percent of Adequacy and Final Resources calculation.
7        (1) The Evidence-Based Funding formula establishes a
8    Percent of Adequacy for each Organizational Unit in order
9    to place such units into tiers for the purposes of the
10    funding distribution system described in subsection (g) of
11    this Section. Initially, an Organizational Unit's
12    Preliminary Resources and Preliminary Percent of Adequacy
13    are calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection
14    (f). Then, an Organizational Unit's Final Resources and
15    Final Percent of Adequacy are calculated to account for the
16    Organizational Unit's poverty concentration levels
17    pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection (f).
18        (2) An Organizational Unit's Preliminary Resources are
19    equal to the sum of its Local Capacity Target, CPPRT, and
20    Base Funding Minimum. An Organizational Unit's Preliminary
21    Percent of Adequacy is the lesser of (i) its Preliminary
22    Resources divided by its Adequacy Target or (ii) 100%.
23        (3) Except for Specially Funded Units, an
24    Organizational Unit's Final Resources are equal the sum of
25    its Local Capacity, CPPRT, and Adjusted Base Funding
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1    Unit shall serve as its Final Resources, except that the
2    Base Funding Minimum for State-approved charter schools
3    shall not include any portion of general State aid
4    allocated in the prior year based on the per capita tuition
5    charge times the charter school enrollment.
6        (4) An Organizational Unit's Final Percent of Adequacy
7    is its Final Resources divided by its Adequacy Target. An
8    Organizational Unit's Adjusted Base Funding Minimum is
9    equal to its Base Funding Minimum less its Supplemental
10    Grant Funding, with the resulting figure added to the
11    product of its Supplemental Grant Funding and Preliminary
12    Percent of Adequacy.
13    (g) Evidence-Based Funding formula distribution system.
14        (1) In each school year under the Evidence-Based
15    Funding formula, each Organizational Unit receives funding
16    equal to the sum of its Base Funding Minimum and the unit's
17    allocation of New State Funds determined pursuant to this
18    subsection (g). To allocate New State Funds, the
19    Evidence-Based Funding formula distribution system first
20    places all Organizational Units into one of 4 tiers in
21    accordance with paragraph (3) of this subsection (g), based
22    on the Organizational Unit's Final Percent of Adequacy. New
23    State Funds are allocated to each of the 4 tiers as
24    follows: Tier 1 Aggregate Funding equals 50% of all New
25    State Funds, Tier 2 Aggregate Funding equals 49% of all New
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1    New State Funds, and Tier 4 Aggregate Funding equals 0.1%
2    of all New State Funds. Each Organizational Unit within
3    Tier 1 or Tier 2 receives an allocation of New State Funds
4    equal to its tier Funding Gap, as defined in the following
5    sentence, multiplied by the tier's Allocation Rate
6    determined pursuant to paragraph (4) of this subsection
7    (g). For Tier 1, an Organizational Unit's Funding Gap
8    equals the tier's Target Ratio, as specified in paragraph
9    (5) of this subsection (g), multiplied by the
10    Organizational Unit's Adequacy Target, with the resulting
11    amount reduced by the Organizational Unit's Final
12    Resources. For Tier 2, an Organizational Unit's Funding Gap
13    equals the tier's Target Ratio, as described in paragraph
14    (5) of this subsection (g), multiplied by the
15    Organizational Unit's Adequacy Target, with the resulting
16    amount reduced by the Organizational Unit's Final
17    Resources and its Tier 1 funding allocation. To determine
18    the Organizational Unit's Funding Gap, the resulting
19    amount is then multiplied by a factor equal to one minus
20    the Organizational Unit's Local Capacity Target
21    percentage. Each Organizational Unit within Tier 3 or Tier
22    4 receives an allocation of New State Funds equal to the
23    product of its Adequacy Target and the tier's Allocation
24    Rate, as specified in paragraph (4) of this subsection (g).
25        (2) To ensure equitable distribution of dollars for all
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1    shall receive fewer dollars per ASE than any Tier 3
2    Organizational Unit. Each Tier 2 and Tier 3 Organizational
3    Unit shall have its funding allocation divided by its ASE.
4    Any Tier 2 Organizational Unit with a funding allocation
5    per ASE below the greatest Tier 3 allocation per ASE shall
6    get a funding allocation equal to the greatest Tier 3
7    funding allocation per ASE multiplied by the
8    Organizational Unit's ASE. Each Tier 2 Organizational
9    Unit's Tier 2 funding allocation shall be multiplied by the
10    percentage calculated by dividing the original Tier 2
11    Aggregate Funding by the sum of all Tier 2 Organizational
12    Unit's Tier 2 funding allocation after adjusting
13    districts' funding below Tier 3 levels.
14        (3) Organizational Units are placed into one of 4 tiers
15    as follows:
16            (A) Tier 1 consists of all Organizational Units,
17        except for Specially Funded Units, with a Percent of
18        Adequacy less than the Tier 1 Target Ratio. The Tier 1
19        Target Ratio is the ratio level that allows for Tier 1
20        Aggregate Funding to be distributed, with the Tier 1
21        Allocation Rate determined pursuant to paragraph (4)
22        of this subsection (g).
23            (B) Tier 2 consists of all Tier 1 Units and all
24        other Organizational Units, except for Specially
25        Funded Units, with a Percent of Adequacy of less than
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1            (C) Tier 3 consists of all Organizational Units,
2        except for Specially Funded Units, with a Percent of
3        Adequacy of at least 0.90 and less than 1.0.
4            (D) Tier 4 consists of all Organizational Units
5        with a Percent of Adequacy of at least 1.0 and
6        Specially Funded Units, excluding Glenwood Academy.
7        (4) The Allocation Rates for Tiers 1 through 4 is
8    determined as follows:
9            (A) The Tier 1 Allocation Rate is 30%.
10            (B) The Tier 2 Allocation Rate is the result of the
11        following equation: Tier 2 Aggregate Funding, divided
12        by the sum of the Funding Gaps for all Tier 2
13        Organizational Units, unless the result of such
14        equation is higher than 1.0. If the result of such
15        equation is higher than 1.0, then the Tier 2 Allocation
16        Rate is 1.0.
17            (C) The Tier 3 Allocation Rate is the result of the
18        following equation: Tier 3 Aggregate Funding, divided
19        by the sum of the Adequacy Targets of all Tier 3
20        Organizational Units.
21            (D) The Tier 4 Allocation Rate is the result of the
22        following equation: Tier 4 Aggregate Funding, divided
23        by the sum of the Adequacy Targets of all Tier 4
24        Organizational Units.
25        (5) A tier's Target Ratio is determined as follows:
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1        allows for Tier 1 Aggregate Funding to be distributed
2        with the Tier 1 Allocation Rate.
3            (B) The Tier 2 Target Ratio is 0.90.
4            (C) The Tier 3 Target Ratio is 1.0.
5        (6) If, at any point, the Tier 1 Target Ratio is
6    greater than 90%, than all Tier 1 funding shall be
7    allocated to Tier 2 and no Tier 1 Organizational Unit's
8    funding may be identified.
9        (7) In the event that all Tier 2 Organizational Units
10    receive funding at the Tier 2 Target Ratio level, any
11    remaining New State Funds shall be allocated to Tier 3 and
12    Tier 4 Organizational Units.
13        (8) If any Specially Funded Units, excluding Glenwood
14    Academy, recognized by the State Board do not qualify for
15    direct funding following the implementation of this
16    amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly from any of
17    the funding sources included within the definition of Base
18    Funding Minimum, the unqualified portion of the Base
19    Funding Minimum shall be transferred to one or more
20    appropriate Organizational Units as determined by the
21    State Superintendent based on the prior year ASE of the
22    Organizational Units.
23        (9) The Minimum Funding Level is intended to establish
24    a target for State funding that will keep pace with
25    inflation and continue to advance equity through the
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1    funding of New Property Tax Relief Pool Funds is
2    $50,000,000 for State fiscal year 2019 and subsequent State
3    fiscal years. The Minimum Funding Level is equal to
4    $350,000,000. In addition to any New State Funds, no more
5    than $50,000,000 New Property Tax Relief Pool Funds may be
6    counted towards the Minimum Funding Level. If the sum of
7    New State Funds and applicable New Property Tax Relief Pool
8    Funds are less than the Minimum Funding Level, than funding
9    for tiers shall be reduced in the following manner:
10            (A) First, Tier 4 funding shall be reduced by an
11        amount equal to the difference between the Minimum
12        Funding Level and New State Funds until such time as
13        Tier 4 funding is exhausted.
14            (B) Next, Tier 3 funding shall be reduced by an
15        amount equal to the difference between the Minimum
16        Funding Level and New State Funds and the reduction in
17        Tier 4 funding until such time as Tier 3 funding is
18        exhausted.
19            (C) Next, Tier 2 funding shall be reduced by an
20        amount equal to the difference between the Minimum
21        Funding level and new State Funds and the reduction
22        Tier 4 and Tier 3.
23            (D) Finally, Tier 1 funding shall be reduced by an
24        amount equal to the difference between the Minimum
25        Funding level and New State Funds and the reduction in
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1        Rate for Tier 1 shall be reduced to a percentage equal
2        to 50%, multiplied by the result of New State Funds
3        divided by the Minimum Funding Level.
4        (9.5) For State fiscal year 2019 and subsequent State
5    fiscal years, if New State Funds exceed $300,000,000, then
6    any amount in excess of $300,000,000 shall be dedicated for
7    purposes of Section 2-3.170 of this Code up to a maximum of
8    $50,000,000.
9        (10) In the event of a decrease in the amount of the
10    appropriation for this Section in any fiscal year after
11    implementation of this Section, the Organizational Units
12    receiving Tier 1 and Tier 2 funding, as determined under
13    paragraph (3) of this subsection (g), shall be held
14    harmless by establishing a Base Funding Guarantee equal to
15    the per pupil kindergarten through grade 12 funding
16    received in accordance with this Section in the prior
17    fiscal year. Reductions shall be made to the Base Funding
18    Minimum of Organizational Units in Tier 3 and Tier 4 on a
19    per pupil basis equivalent to the total number of the ASE
20    in Tier 3-funded and Tier 4-funded Organizational Units
21    divided by the total reduction in State funding. The Base
22    Funding Minimum as reduced shall continue to be applied to
23    Tier 3 and Tier 4 Organizational Units and adjusted by the
24    relative formula when increases in appropriations for this
25    Section resume. In no event may State funding reductions to
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1    that would be less than the Base Funding Minimum
2    established in the first year of implementation of this
3    Section. If additional reductions are required, all school
4    districts shall receive a reduction by a per pupil amount
5    equal to the aggregate additional appropriation reduction
6    divided by the total ASE of all Organizational Units.
7        (11) The State Superintendent shall make minor
8    adjustments to the distribution formula set forth in this
9    subsection (g) to account for the rounding of percentages
10    to the nearest tenth of a percentage and dollar amounts to
11    the nearest whole dollar.
12    (h) State Superintendent administration of funding and
13district submission requirements.
14        (1) The State Superintendent shall, in accordance with
15    appropriations made by the General Assembly, meet the
16    funding obligations created under this Section.
17        (2) The State Superintendent shall calculate the
18    Adequacy Target for each Organizational Unit and Net State
19    Contribution Target for each Organizational Unit under
20    this Section. The State Superintendent shall also certify
21    the actual amounts of the New State Funds payable for each
22    eligible Organizational Unit based on the equitable
23    distribution calculation to the unit's treasurer, as soon
24    as possible after such amounts are calculated, including
25    any applicable adjusted charge-off increase. No
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1    Organizational Unit without the approval of the unit's
2    school board.
3        (3) Annually, the State Superintendent shall calculate
4    and report to each Organizational Unit the unit's aggregate
5    financial adequacy amount, which shall be the sum of the
6    Adequacy Target for each Organizational Unit. The State
7    Superintendent shall calculate and report separately for
8    each Organizational Unit the unit's total State funds
9    allocated for its students with disabilities. The State
10    Superintendent shall calculate and report separately for
11    each Organizational Unit the amount of funding and
12    applicable FTE calculated for each Essential Element of the
13    unit's Adequacy Target.
14        (4) Annually, the State Superintendent shall calculate
15    and report to each Organizational Unit the amount the unit
16    must expend on special education and bilingual education
17    pursuant to the unit's Base Funding Minimum, Special
18    Education Allocation, and Bilingual Education Allocation.
19        (5) Moneys distributed under this Section shall be
20    calculated on a school year basis, but paid on a fiscal
21    year basis, with payments beginning in August and extending
22    through June. Unless otherwise provided, the moneys
23    appropriated for each fiscal year shall be distributed in
24    22 equal payments at least 2 times monthly to each
25    Organizational Unit. The State Board shall publish a yearly
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1    appropriated for any fiscal year are distributed other than
2    monthly, the distribution shall be on the same basis for
3    each Organizational Unit.
4        (6) Any school district that fails, for any given
5    school year, to maintain school as required by law or to
6    maintain a recognized school is not eligible to receive
7    Evidence-Based Funding. In case of non-recognition of one
8    or more attendance centers in a school district otherwise
9    operating recognized schools, the claim of the district
10    shall be reduced in the proportion that the enrollment in
11    the attendance center or centers bears to the enrollment of
12    the school district. "Recognized school" means any public
13    school that meets the standards for recognition by the
14    State Board. A school district or attendance center not
15    having recognition status at the end of a school term is
16    entitled to receive State aid payments due upon a legal
17    claim that was filed while it was recognized.
18        (7) School district claims filed under this Section are
19    subject to Sections 18-9 and 18-12 of this Code, except as
20    otherwise provided in this Section.
21        (8) Each fiscal year, the State Superintendent shall
22    calculate for each Organizational Unit an amount of its
23    Base Funding Minimum and Evidence-Based Funding that shall
24    be deemed attributable to the provision of special
25    educational facilities and services, as defined in Section
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1    with maintenance of State financial support requirements
2    under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education
3    Act. An Organizational Unit must use such funds only for
4    the provision of special educational facilities and
5    services, as defined in Section 14-1.08 of this Code, and
6    must comply with any expenditure verification procedures
7    adopted by the State Board.
8        (9) All Organizational Units in this State must submit
9    annual spending plans by the end of September of each year
10    to the State Board as part of the annual budget process,
11    which shall describe how each Organizational Unit will
12    utilize the Base Minimum Funding and Evidence-Based
13    funding it receives from this State under this Section with
14    specific identification of the intended utilization of
15    Low-Income, English learner, and special education
16    resources. Additionally, the annual spending plans of each
17    Organizational Unit shall describe how the Organizational
18    Unit expects to achieve student growth and how the
19    Organizational Unit will achieve State education goals, as
20    defined by the State Board. The State Superintendent may,
21    from time to time, identify additional requisites for
22    Organizational Units to satisfy when compiling the annual
23    spending plans required under this subsection (h). The
24    format and scope of annual spending plans shall be
25    developed by the State Superintendent in conjunction with
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1        (10) No later than January 1, 2018, the State
2    Superintendent shall develop a 5-year strategic plan for
3    all Organizational Units to help in planning for adequacy
4    funding under this Section. The State Superintendent shall
5    submit the plan to the Governor and the General Assembly,
6    as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly
7    Organization Act. The plan shall include recommendations
8    for:
9            (A) a framework for collaborative, professional,
10        innovative, and 21st century learning environments
11        using the Evidence-Based Funding model;
12            (B) ways to prepare and support this State's
13        educators for successful instructional careers;
14            (C) application and enhancement of the current
15        financial accountability measures, the approved State
16        plan to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds
17        Act, and the Illinois Balanced Accountability Measures
18        in relation to student growth and elements of the
19        Evidence-Based Funding model; and
20            (D) implementation of an effective school adequacy
21        funding system based on projected and recommended
22        funding levels from the General Assembly.
23    (i) Professional Review Panel.
24        (1) A Professional Review Panel is created to study and
25    review the implementation and effect of the Evidence-Based
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1    recalibration and future study topics and modifications to
2    the Evidence-Based Funding model. The Panel shall elect a
3    chairperson and vice chairperson by a majority vote of the
4    Panel and shall advance recommendations based on a majority
5    vote of the Panel. A minority opinion may also accompany
6    any recommendation of the majority of the Panel. The Panel
7    shall be appointed by the State Superintendent, except as
8    otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection (i)
9    and include the following members:
10            (A) Two appointees that represent district
11        superintendents, recommended by a statewide
12        organization that represents district superintendents.
13            (B) Two appointees that represent school boards,
14        recommended by a statewide organization that
15        represents school boards.
16            (C) Two appointees from districts that represent
17        school business officials, recommended by a statewide
18        organization that represents school business
19        officials.
20            (D) Two appointees that represent school
21        principals, recommended by a statewide organization
22        that represents school principals.
23            (E) Two appointees that represent teachers,
24        recommended by a statewide organization that
25        represents teachers.
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1        recommended by another statewide organization that
2        represents teachers.
3            (G) Two appointees that represent regional
4        superintendents of schools, recommended by
5        organizations that represent regional superintendents.
6            (H) Two independent experts selected solely by the
7        State Superintendent.
8            (I) Two independent experts recommended by public
9        universities in this State.
10            (J) One member recommended by a statewide
11        organization that represents parents.
12            (K) Two representatives recommended by collective
13        impact organizations that represent major metropolitan
14        areas or geographic areas in Illinois.
15            (L) One member from a statewide organization
16        focused on research-based education policy to support
17        a school system that prepares all students for college,
18        a career, and democratic citizenship.
19            (M) One representative from a school district
20        organized under Article 34 of this Code.
21        The State Superintendent shall ensure that the
22    membership of the Panel includes representatives from
23    school districts and communities reflecting the
24    geographic, socio-economic, racial, and ethnic diversity
25    of this State. The State Superintendent shall additionally
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1    representatives with expertise in bilingual education and
2    special education. Staff from the State Board shall staff
3    the Panel.
4        (2) In addition to those Panel members appointed by the
5    State Superintendent, 4 members of the General Assembly
6    shall be appointed as follows: one member of the House of
7    Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of
8    Representatives, one member of the Senate appointed by the
9    President of the Senate, one member of the House of
10    Representatives appointed by the Minority Leader of the
11    House of Representatives, and one member of the Senate
12    appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. There shall
13    be one additional member appointed by the Governor. All
14    members appointed by legislative leaders or the Governor
15    shall be non-voting, ex officio members.
16        (3) On an annual basis, the State Superintendent shall
17    recalibrate the following per pupil elements of the
18    Adequacy Target and applied to the formulas, based on the
19    Panel's study of average expenses as reported in the most
20    recent annual financial report:
21            (A) gifted under subparagraph (M) of paragraph (2)
22        of subsection (b) of this Section;
23            (B) instructional materials under subparagraph (O)
24        of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of this Section;
25            (C) assessment under subparagraph (P) of paragraph
26        (2) of subsection (b) of this Section;

 

 

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1            (D) student activities under subparagraph (R) of
2        paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of this Section;
3            (E) maintenance and operations under subparagraph
4        (S) of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of this Section;
5        and
6            (F) central office under subparagraph (T) of
7        paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of this Section.
8        (4) On a periodic basis, the Panel shall study all the
9    following elements and make recommendations to the State
10    Board, the General Assembly, and the Governor for
11    modification of this Section:
12            (A) The format and scope of annual spending plans
13        referenced in paragraph (9) of subsection (h) of this
14        Section.
15            (B) The Comparable Wage Index under this Section,
16        to be studied by the Panel and reestablished by the
17        State Superintendent every 5 years.
18            (C) Maintenance and operations. Within 5 years
19        after the implementation of this Section, the Panel
20        shall make recommendations for the further study of
21        maintenance and operations costs, including capital
22        maintenance costs, and recommend any additional
23        reporting data required from Organizational Units.
24            (D) "At-risk student" definition. Within 5 years
25        after the implementation of this Section, the Panel
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1        determination of an "at-risk student" definition.
2        Within 5 years after the implementation of this
3        Section, the Panel shall evaluate and make
4        recommendations regarding adequate funding for poverty
5        concentration under the Evidence-Based Funding model.
6            (E) Benefits. Within 5 years after the
7        implementation of this Section, the Panel shall make
8        recommendations for further study of benefit costs.
9            (F) Technology. The per pupil target for
10        technology shall be reviewed every 3 years to determine
11        whether current allocations are sufficient to develop
12        21st century learning in all classrooms in this State
13        and supporting a one-to-one technological device
14        program in each school. Recommendations shall be made
15        no later than 3 years after the implementation of this
16        Section.
17            (G) Local Capacity Target. Within 3 years after the
18        implementation of this Section, the Panel shall make
19        recommendations for any additional data desired to
20        analyze possible modifications to the Local Capacity
21        Target, to be based on measures in addition to solely
22        EAV and to be completed within 5 years after
23        implementation of this Section.
24            (H) Funding for Alternative Schools, Laboratory
25        Schools, safe schools, and alternative learning
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1        2021-2022 school year, the Panel shall study and make
2        recommendations regarding the funding levels for
3        Alternative Schools, Laboratory Schools, safe schools,
4        and alternative learning opportunities programs in
5        this State.
6            (I) Funding for college and career acceleration
7        strategies. By the beginning of the 2021-2022 school
8        year, the Panel shall study and make recommendations
9        regarding funding levels to support college and career
10        acceleration strategies in high school that have been
11        demonstrated to result in improved secondary and
12        postsecondary outcomes, including Advanced Placement,
13        dual-credit opportunities, and college and career
14        pathway systems.
15            (J) Special education investments. By the
16        beginning of the 2021-2022 school year, the Panel shall
17        study and make recommendations on whether and how to
18        account for disability types within the special
19        education funding category.
20            (K) Early childhood investments. In collaboration
21        with the Illinois Early Learning Council, the Panel
22        shall include an analysis of what level of Preschool
23        for All Children funding would be necessary to serve
24        all children ages 0 through 5 years in the
25        highest-priority service tier, as specified in
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1        this Code, and an analysis of the potential cost
2        savings that that level of Preschool for All Children
3        investment would have on the kindergarten through
4        grade 12 system.
5        (5) Within 5 years after the implementation of this
6    Section, the Panel shall complete an evaluative study of
7    the entire Evidence-Based Funding model, including an
8    assessment of whether or not the formula is achieving State
9    goals. The Panel shall report to the State Board, the
10    General Assembly, and the Governor on the findings of the
11    study.
12        (6) Within 3 years after the implementation of this
13    Section, the Panel shall evaluate and provide
14    recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on
15    the hold-harmless provisions of this Section found in the
16    Base Funding Minimum.
17    (j) References. Beginning July 1, 2017, references in other
18laws to general State aid funds or calculations under Section
1918-8.05 of this Code shall be deemed to be references to
20evidence-based model formula funds or calculations under this
21Section.
 
22    (105 ILCS 5/18-9)  (from Ch. 122, par. 18-9)
23    Sec. 18-9. Requirement for special equalization and
24supplementary State aid. If property comprising an aggregate
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1valuation of all taxable property in a school district is owned
2by a person or corporation that is the subject of bankruptcy
3proceedings or that has been adjudged bankrupt and, as a result
4thereof, has not paid taxes on the property, then the district
5may amend its general State aid or evidence-based funding claim
6(i) back to the inception of the bankruptcy, not to exceed 6
7years, in which time those taxes were not paid and (ii) for
8each succeeding year that those taxes remain unpaid, by adding
9to the claim an amount determined by multiplying the assessed
10valuation of the property on which taxes have not been paid due
11to the bankruptcy by the lesser of the total tax rate for the
12district for the tax year for which the taxes are unpaid or the
13applicable rate used in calculating the district's general
14State aid under paragraph (3) of subsection (D) of Section
1518-8.05 of this Code or evidence-based funding under Section
1618-8.15 of this Code, as applicable. If at any time a district
17that receives additional State aid under this Section receives
18tax revenue from the property for the years that taxes were not
19paid, the district's next claim for State aid shall be reduced
20in an amount equal to the taxes paid on the property, not to
21exceed the additional State aid received under this Section.
22Claims under this Section shall be filed on forms prescribed by
23the State Superintendent of Education, and the State
24Superintendent of Education, upon receipt of a claim, shall
25adjust the claim in accordance with the provisions of this
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1this Section shall be paid beginning with the first general
2State aid or evidence-based funding claim paid after the
3district has filed a completed claim in accordance with this
4Section.
5(Source: P.A. 95-496, eff. 8-28-07.)
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/18-12)  (from Ch. 122, par. 18-12)
7    Sec. 18-12. Dates for filing State aid claims. The school
8board of each school district, a regional office of education,
9a laboratory school, or a State-authorized charter school shall
10require teachers, principals, or superintendents to furnish
11from records kept by them such data as it needs in preparing
12and certifying to the State Superintendent of Education its
13report of claims provided in Section 18-8.05 of this Code. The
14claim shall be based on the latest available equalized assessed
15valuation and tax rates, as provided in Section 18-8.05 or
1618-8.15, shall use the average daily attendance as determined
17by the method outlined in Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15, and shall
18be certified and filed with the State Superintendent of
19Education by June 21 for districts and State-authorized charter
20schools with an official school calendar end date before June
2115 or within 2 weeks following the official school calendar end
22date for districts, regional offices of education, laboratory
23schools, or State-authorized charter schools with a school year
24end date of June 15 or later. Failure to so file by these
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1payment by the State until such claim is filed. The State
2Superintendent of Education shall voucher for payment those
3claims to the State Comptroller as provided in Section 18-11.
4    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, if any school
5district fails to provide the minimum school term specified in
6Section 10-19, the State aid claim for that year shall be
7reduced by the State Superintendent of Education in an amount
8equivalent to 1/176 or .56818% for each day less than the
9number of days required by this Code.
10    If the State Superintendent of Education determines that
11the failure to provide the minimum school term was occasioned
12by an act or acts of God, or was occasioned by conditions
13beyond the control of the school district which posed a
14hazardous threat to the health and safety of pupils, the State
15aid claim need not be reduced.
16    If a school district is precluded from providing the
17minimum hours of instruction required for a full day of
18attendance due to an adverse weather condition or a condition
19beyond the control of the school district that poses a
20hazardous threat to the health and safety of students, then the
21partial day of attendance may be counted if (i) the school
22district has provided at least one hour of instruction prior to
23the closure of the school district, (ii) a school building has
24provided at least one hour of instruction prior to the closure
25of the school building, or (iii) the normal start time of the
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1    If, prior to providing any instruction, a school district
2must close one or more but not all school buildings after
3consultation with a local emergency response agency or due to a
4condition beyond the control of the school district, then the
5school district may claim attendance for up to 2 school days
6based on the average attendance of the 3 school days
7immediately preceding the closure of the affected school
8building or, if approved by the State Board of Education,
9utilize the provisions of an e-learning program for the
10affected school building as prescribed in Section 10-20.56 of
11this Code. The partial or no day of attendance described in
12this Section and the reasons therefore shall be certified
13within a month of the closing or delayed start by the school
14district superintendent to the regional superintendent of
15schools for forwarding to the State Superintendent of Education
16for approval.
17    Other than the utilization of any e-learning days as
18prescribed in Section 10-20.56 of this Code, no exception to
19the requirement of providing a minimum school term may be
20approved by the State Superintendent of Education pursuant to
21this Section unless a school district has first used all
22emergency days provided for in its regular calendar.
23    If the State Superintendent of Education declares that an
24energy shortage exists during any part of the school year for
25the State or a designated portion of the State, a district may
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1days of the week during the time of the shortage by extending
2each existing school day by one clock hour of school work, and
3the State aid claim shall not be reduced, nor shall the
4employees of that district suffer any reduction in salary or
5benefits as a result thereof. A district may operate all
6attendance centers on this revised schedule, or may apply the
7schedule to selected attendance centers, taking into
8consideration such factors as pupil transportation schedules
9and patterns and sources of energy for individual attendance
10centers.
11    Electronically submitted State aid claims shall be
12submitted by duly authorized district individuals over a secure
13network that is password protected. The electronic submission
14of a State aid claim must be accompanied with an affirmation
15that all of the provisions of Sections 18-8.05, 10-22.5, and
1624-4 of this Code are met in all respects.
17(Source: P.A. 99-194, eff. 7-30-15; 99-657, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
18    (105 ILCS 5/26-16)
19    Sec. 26-16. Graduation incentives program.
20    (a) The General Assembly finds that it is critical to
21provide options for children to succeed in school. The purpose
22of this Section is to provide incentives for and encourage all
23Illinois students who have experienced or are experiencing
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1    (b) Any student who is below the age of 20 years is
2eligible to enroll in a graduation incentives program if he or
3she:
4        (1) is considered a dropout pursuant to Section 26-2a
5    of this Code;
6        (2) has been suspended or expelled pursuant to Section
7    10-22.6 or 34-19 of this Code;
8        (3) is pregnant or is a parent;
9        (4) has been assessed as chemically dependent; or
10        (5) is enrolled in a bilingual education or LEP
11    program.
12    (c) The following programs qualify as graduation
13incentives programs for students meeting the criteria
14established in this Section:
15        (1) Any public elementary or secondary education
16    graduation incentives program established by a school
17    district or by a regional office of education.
18        (2) Any alternative learning opportunities program
19    established pursuant to Article 13B of this Code.
20        (3) Vocational or job training courses approved by the
21    State Superintendent of Education that are available
22    through the Illinois public community college system.
23    Students may apply for reimbursement of 50% of tuition
24    costs for one course per semester or a maximum of 3 courses
25    per school year. Subject to available funds, students may
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1    a showing of employment within 6 months after completion of
2    a vocational or job training program. The qualifications
3    for reimbursement shall be established by the State
4    Superintendent of Education by rule.
5        (4) Job and career programs approved by the State
6    Superintendent of Education that are available through
7    Illinois-accredited private business and vocational
8    schools. Subject to available funds, pupils may apply for
9    reimbursement of up to 100% of tuition costs upon a showing
10    of employment within 6 months after completion of a job or
11    career program. The State Superintendent of Education
12    shall establish, by rule, the qualifications for
13    reimbursement, criteria for determining reimbursement
14    amounts, and limits on reimbursement.
15        (5) Adult education courses that offer preparation for
16    high school equivalency testing.
17    (d) Graduation incentives programs established by school
18districts are entitled to claim general State aid and
19evidence-based funding, subject to Sections 13B-50, 13B-50.5,
20and 13B-50.10 of this Code. Graduation incentives programs
21operated by regional offices of education are entitled to
22receive general State aid and evidence-based funding at the
23foundation level of support per pupil enrolled. A school
24district must ensure that its graduation incentives program
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1appropriate, for students enrolled in the program.
2(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
3    (105 ILCS 5/27-6)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-6)
4    Sec. 27-6. Courses in physical education required; special
5activities.
6    (a) Pupils enrolled in the public schools and State
7universities engaged in preparing teachers shall be required to
8engage daily during the school day, except on block scheduled
9days for those public schools engaged in block scheduling, in
10courses of physical education for such periods as are
11compatible with the optimum growth and developmental needs of
12individuals at the various age levels except when appropriate
13excuses are submitted to the school by a pupil's parent or
14guardian or by a person licensed under the Medical Practice Act
15of 1987 and except as provided in subsection (b) of this
16Section. A school board may determine the schedule or frequency
17of physical education courses, provided that a pupil engages in
18a course of physical education for a minimum of 3 days per
195-day week.
20    Special activities in physical education shall be provided
21for pupils whose physical or emotional condition, as determined
22by a person licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987,
23prevents their participation in the courses provided for normal
24children.
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1in grades 11 and 12 from engaging in physical education courses
2if those pupils request to be excused for any of the following
3reasons: (1) for ongoing participation in an interscholastic
4athletic program; (2) to enroll in academic classes which are
5required for admission to an institution of higher learning,
6provided that failure to take such classes will result in the
7pupil being denied admission to the institution of his or her
8choice; or (3) to enroll in academic classes which are required
9for graduation from high school, provided that failure to take
10such classes will result in the pupil being unable to graduate.
11A school board may also excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12
12enrolled in a marching band program for credit from engaging in
13physical education courses if those pupils request to be
14excused for ongoing participation in such marching band
15program. A school board may also, on a case-by-case basis,
16excuse pupils in grades 7 through 12 who participate in an
17interscholastic or extracurricular athletic program from
18engaging in physical education courses. In addition, a pupil in
19any of grades 3 through 12 who is eligible for special
20education may be excused if the pupil's parent or guardian
21agrees that the pupil must utilize the time set aside for
22physical education to receive special education support and
23services or, if there is no agreement, the individualized
24education program team for the pupil determines that the pupil
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1agreement or determination must be made a part of the
2individualized education program. However, a pupil requiring
3adapted physical education must receive that service in
4accordance with the individualized education program developed
5for the pupil. If requested, a school board is authorized to
6excuse a pupil from engaging in a physical education course if
7the pupil has an individualized educational program under
8Article 14 of this Code, is participating in an adaptive
9athletic program outside of the school setting, and documents
10such participation as determined by the school board. A school
11board may also excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12 enrolled in
12a Reserve Officer's Training Corps (ROTC) program sponsored by
13the school district from engaging in physical education
14courses. School boards which choose to exercise this authority
15shall establish a policy to excuse pupils on an individual
16basis.
17    (c) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
18provisions of Section 27-22.05.
19(Source: P.A. 98-116, eff. 7-29-13.)
 
20    (105 ILCS 5/27-7)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-7)
21    Sec. 27-7. Physical education course of study. A physical
22education course of study shall include a developmentally
23planned and sequential curriculum that fosters the development
24of movement skills, enhances health-related fitness, increases
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1to work cooperatively in a group setting, and encourages
2healthy habits and attitudes for a healthy lifestyle. A
3physical education course of study shall provide students with
4an opportunity for an appropriate amount of daily physical
5activity. A physical education course of study must be part of
6the regular school curriculum and not extra-curricular in
7nature or organization.
8    The State Board of Education shall prepare and make
9available guidelines for the various grades and types of
10schools in order to make effective the purposes set forth in
11this Section and the requirements provided in Section 27-6, and
12shall see that the general provisions and intent of Sections
1327-5 to 27-9, inclusive, are enforced.
14(Source: P.A. 94-189, eff. 7-12-05; 94-200, eff. 7-12-05.)
 
15    (105 ILCS 5/27-8.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-8.1)
16    Sec. 27-8.1. Health examinations and immunizations.
17    (1) In compliance with rules and regulations which the
18Department of Public Health shall promulgate, and except as
19hereinafter provided, all children in Illinois shall have a
20health examination as follows: within one year prior to
21entering kindergarten or the first grade of any public,
22private, or parochial elementary school; upon entering the
23sixth and ninth grades of any public, private, or parochial
24school; prior to entrance into any public, private, or
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1immediately prior to or upon entrance into any public, private,
2or parochial school or nursery school, each child shall present
3proof of having been examined in accordance with this Section
4and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. Any child
5who received a health examination within one year prior to
6entering the fifth grade for the 2007-2008 school year is not
7required to receive an additional health examination in order
8to comply with the provisions of Public Act 95-422 when he or
9she attends school for the 2008-2009 school year, unless the
10child is attending school for the first time as provided in
11this paragraph.
12    A tuberculosis skin test screening shall be included as a
13required part of each health examination included under this
14Section if the child resides in an area designated by the
15Department of Public Health as having a high incidence of
16tuberculosis. Additional health examinations of pupils,
17including eye examinations, may be required when deemed
18necessary by school authorities. Parents are encouraged to have
19their children undergo eye examinations at the same points in
20time required for health examinations.
21    (1.5) In compliance with rules adopted by the Department of
22Public Health and except as otherwise provided in this Section,
23all children in kindergarten and the second and sixth grades of
24any public, private, or parochial school shall have a dental
25examination. Each of these children shall present proof of
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1Section and rules adopted under this Section before May 15th of
2the school year. If a child in the second or sixth grade fails
3to present proof by May 15th, the school may hold the child's
4report card until one of the following occurs: (i) the child
5presents proof of a completed dental examination or (ii) the
6child presents proof that a dental examination will take place
7within 60 days after May 15th. The Department of Public Health
8shall establish, by rule, a waiver for children who show an
9undue burden or a lack of access to a dentist. Each public,
10private, and parochial school must give notice of this dental
11examination requirement to the parents and guardians of
12students at least 60 days before May 15th of each school year.
13    (1.10) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, all
14children enrolling in kindergarten in a public, private, or
15parochial school on or after the effective date of this
16amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly and any student
17enrolling for the first time in a public, private, or parochial
18school on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
19the 95th General Assembly shall have an eye examination. Each
20of these children shall present proof of having been examined
21by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its
22branches or a licensed optometrist within the previous year, in
23accordance with this Section and rules adopted under this
24Section, before October 15th of the school year. If the child
25fails to present proof by October 15th, the school may hold the
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1child presents proof of a completed eye examination or (ii) the
2child presents proof that an eye examination will take place
3within 60 days after October 15th. The Department of Public
4Health shall establish, by rule, a waiver for children who show
5an undue burden or a lack of access to a physician licensed to
6practice medicine in all of its branches who provides eye
7examinations or to a licensed optometrist. Each public,
8private, and parochial school must give notice of this eye
9examination requirement to the parents and guardians of
10students in compliance with rules of the Department of Public
11Health. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to allow a
12school to exclude a child from attending because of a parent's
13or guardian's failure to obtain an eye examination for the
14child.
15    (2) The Department of Public Health shall promulgate rules
16and regulations specifying the examinations and procedures
17that constitute a health examination, which shall include an
18age-appropriate developmental screening, an age-appropriate
19social and emotional screening, and the collection of data
20relating to obesity (including at a minimum, date of birth,
21gender, height, weight, blood pressure, and date of exam), and
22a dental examination and may recommend by rule that certain
23additional examinations be performed. The rules and
24regulations of the Department of Public Health shall specify
25that a tuberculosis skin test screening shall be included as a
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1Section if the child resides in an area designated by the
2Department of Public Health as having a high incidence of
3tuberculosis. With respect to the developmental screening and
4the social and emotional screening, the Department of Public
5Health must develop rules and appropriate revisions to the
6Child Health Examination form in conjunction with a statewide
7organization representing school boards; a statewide
8organization representing pediatricians; statewide
9organizations representing individuals holding Illinois
10educator licenses with school support personnel endorsements,
11including school social workers, school psychologists, and
12school nurses; a statewide organization representing
13children's mental health experts; a statewide organization
14representing school principals; the Director of Healthcare and
15Family Services or his or her designee, the State
16Superintendent of Education or his or her designee; and
17representatives of other appropriate State agencies and, at a
18minimum, must recommend the use of validated screening tools
19appropriate to the child's age or grade, and, with regard to
20the social and emotional screening, require recording only
21whether or not the screening was completed. The rules shall
22take into consideration the screening recommendations of the
23American Academy of Pediatrics and must be consistent with the
24State Board of Education's social and emotional learning
25standards. The Department of Public Health shall specify that a
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1required part of each health examination. Diabetes testing is
2not required.
3    Physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its
4branches, licensed advanced practice nurses, or licensed
5physician assistants shall be responsible for the performance
6of the health examinations, other than dental examinations, eye
7examinations, and vision and hearing screening, and shall sign
8all report forms required by subsection (4) of this Section
9that pertain to those portions of the health examination for
10which the physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician
11assistant is responsible. If a registered nurse performs any
12part of a health examination, then a physician licensed to
13practice medicine in all of its branches must review and sign
14all required report forms. Licensed dentists shall perform all
15dental examinations and shall sign all report forms required by
16subsection (4) of this Section that pertain to the dental
17examinations. Physicians licensed to practice medicine in all
18its branches or licensed optometrists shall perform all eye
19examinations required by this Section and shall sign all report
20forms required by subsection (4) of this Section that pertain
21to the eye examination. For purposes of this Section, an eye
22examination shall at a minimum include history, visual acuity,
23subjective refraction to best visual acuity near and far,
24internal and external examination, and a glaucoma evaluation,
25as well as any other tests or observations that in the
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1hearing screening tests, which shall not be considered
2examinations as that term is used in this Section, shall be
3conducted in accordance with rules and regulations of the
4Department of Public Health, and by individuals whom the
5Department of Public Health has certified. In these rules and
6regulations, the Department of Public Health shall require that
7individuals conducting vision screening tests give a child's
8parent or guardian written notification, before the vision
9screening is conducted, that states, "Vision screening is not a
10substitute for a complete eye and vision evaluation by an eye
11doctor. Your child is not required to undergo this vision
12screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has completed
13and signed a report form indicating that an examination has
14been administered within the previous 12 months."
15    (2.5) With respect to the developmental screening and the
16social and emotional screening portion of the health
17examination, each child may present proof of having been
18screened in accordance with this Section and the rules adopted
19under this Section before October 15th of the school year. With
20regard to the social and emotional screening only, the
21examining health care provider shall only record whether or not
22the screening was completed. If the child fails to present
23proof of the developmental screening or the social and
24emotional screening portions of the health examination by
25October 15th of the school year, qualified school support
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1developmental screening or the social and emotional screening
2to the child. Each public, private, and parochial school must
3give notice of the developmental screening and social and
4emotional screening requirements to the parents and guardians
5of students in compliance with the rules of the Department of
6Public Health. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
7allow a school to exclude a child from attending because of a
8parent's or guardian's failure to obtain a developmental
9screening or a social and emotional screening for the child.
10Once a developmental screening or a social and emotional
11screening is completed and proof has been presented to the
12school, the school may, with a parent's or guardian's consent,
13make available appropriate school personnel to work with the
14parent or guardian, the child, and the provider who signed the
15screening form to obtain any appropriate evaluations and
16services as indicated on the form and in other information and
17documentation provided by the parents, guardians, or provider.
18    (3) Every child shall, at or about the same time as he or
19she receives a health examination required by subsection (1) of
20this Section, present to the local school proof of having
21received such immunizations against preventable communicable
22diseases as the Department of Public Health shall require by
23rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this Section and
24the Communicable Disease Prevention Act.
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1having conducted the examination, and such additional
2information as required, including for a health examination
3data relating to obesity (including at a minimum, date of
4birth, gender, height, weight, blood pressure, and date of
5exam), on uniform forms which the Department of Public Health
6and the State Board of Education shall prescribe for statewide
7use. The examiner shall summarize on the report form any
8condition that he or she suspects indicates a need for special
9services, including for a health examination factors relating
10to obesity. The duty to summarize on the report form does not
11apply to social and emotional screenings. The confidentiality
12of the information and records relating to the developmental
13screening and the social and emotional screening shall be
14determined by the statutes, rules, and professional ethics
15governing the type of provider conducting the screening. The
16individuals confirming the administration of required
17immunizations shall record as indicated on the form that the
18immunizations were administered.
19    (5) If a child does not submit proof of having had either
20the health examination or the immunization as required, then
21the child shall be examined or receive the immunization, as the
22case may be, and present proof by October 15 of the current
23school year, or by an earlier date of the current school year
24established by a school district. To establish a date before
25October 15 of the current school year for the health
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1give notice of the requirements of this Section 60 days prior
2to the earlier established date. If for medical reasons one or
3more of the required immunizations must be given after October
415 of the current school year, or after an earlier established
5date of the current school year, then the child shall present,
6by October 15, or by the earlier established date, a schedule
7for the administration of the immunizations and a statement of
8the medical reasons causing the delay, both the schedule and
9the statement being issued by the physician, advanced practice
10nurse, physician assistant, registered nurse, or local health
11department that will be responsible for administration of the
12remaining required immunizations. If a child does not comply by
13October 15, or by the earlier established date of the current
14school year, with the requirements of this subsection, then the
15local school authority shall exclude that child from school
16until such time as the child presents proof of having had the
17health examination as required and presents proof of having
18received those required immunizations which are medically
19possible to receive immediately. During a child's exclusion
20from school for noncompliance with this subsection, the child's
21parents or legal guardian shall be considered in violation of
22Section 26-1 and subject to any penalty imposed by Section
2326-10. This subsection (5) does not apply to dental
24examinations, eye examinations, and the developmental
25screening and the social and emotional screening portions of
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1transfer student and does not have the proof required under
2this subsection (5) before October 15 of the current year or
3whatever date is set by the school district, then he or she may
4only attend classes (i) if he or she has proof that an
5appointment for the required vaccinations has been scheduled
6with a party authorized to submit proof of the required
7vaccinations. If the proof of vaccination required under this
8subsection (5) is not submitted within 30 days after the
9student is permitted to attend classes, then the student is not
10to be permitted to attend classes until proof of the
11vaccinations has been properly submitted. No school district or
12employee of a school district shall be held liable for any
13injury or illness to another person that results from admitting
14an out-of-state transfer student to class that has an
15appointment scheduled pursuant to this subsection (5).
16    (6) Every school shall report to the State Board of
17Education by November 15, in the manner which that agency shall
18require, the number of children who have received the necessary
19immunizations and the health examination (other than a dental
20examination or eye examination) as required, indicating, of
21those who have not received the immunizations and examination
22as required, the number of children who are exempt from health
23examination and immunization requirements on religious or
24medical grounds as provided in subsection (8). On or before
25December 1 of each year, every public school district and
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1immunization data they are required to submit to the State
2Board of Education by November 15. The immunization data made
3publicly available must be identical to the data the school
4district or school has reported to the State Board of
5Education.
6    Every school shall report to the State Board of Education
7by June 30, in the manner that the State Board requires, the
8number of children who have received the required dental
9examination, indicating, of those who have not received the
10required dental examination, the number of children who are
11exempt from the dental examination on religious grounds as
12provided in subsection (8) of this Section and the number of
13children who have received a waiver under subsection (1.5) of
14this Section.
15    Every school shall report to the State Board of Education
16by June 30, in the manner that the State Board requires, the
17number of children who have received the required eye
18examination, indicating, of those who have not received the
19required eye examination, the number of children who are exempt
20from the eye examination as provided in subsection (8) of this
21Section, the number of children who have received a waiver
22under subsection (1.10) of this Section, and the total number
23of children in noncompliance with the eye examination
24requirement.
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1of Education.
2    (7) Upon determining that the number of pupils who are
3required to be in compliance with subsection (5) of this
4Section is below 90% of the number of pupils enrolled in the
5school district, 10% of each State aid payment made pursuant to
6Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15 to the school district for such year
7may be withheld by the State Board of Education until the
8number of students in compliance with subsection (5) is the
9applicable specified percentage or higher.
10    (8) Children of parents or legal guardians who object to
11health, dental, or eye examinations or any part thereof, to
12immunizations, or to vision and hearing screening tests on
13religious grounds shall not be required to undergo the
14examinations, tests, or immunizations to which they so object
15if such parents or legal guardians present to the appropriate
16local school authority a signed Certificate of Religious
17Exemption detailing the grounds for objection and the specific
18immunizations, tests, or examinations to which they object. The
19grounds for objection must set forth the specific religious
20belief that conflicts with the examination, test,
21immunization, or other medical intervention. The signed
22certificate shall also reflect the parent's or legal guardian's
23understanding of the school's exclusion policies in the case of
24a vaccine-preventable disease outbreak or exposure. The
25certificate must also be signed by the authorized examining
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1child's health examination confirming that the provider
2provided education to the parent or legal guardian on the
3benefits of immunization and the health risks to the student
4and to the community of the communicable diseases for which
5immunization is required in this State. However, the health
6care provider's signature on the certificate reflects only that
7education was provided and does not allow a health care
8provider grounds to determine a religious exemption. Those
9receiving immunizations required under this Code shall be
10provided with the relevant vaccine information statements that
11are required to be disseminated by the federal National
12Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, which may contain
13information on circumstances when a vaccine should not be
14administered, prior to administering a vaccine. A healthcare
15provider may consider including without limitation the
16nationally accepted recommendations from federal agencies such
17as the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the
18information outlined in the relevant vaccine information
19statement, and vaccine package inserts, along with the
20healthcare provider's clinical judgment, to determine whether
21any child may be more susceptible to experiencing an adverse
22vaccine reaction than the general population, and, if so, the
23healthcare provider may exempt the child from an immunization
24or adopt an individualized immunization schedule. The
25Certificate of Religious Exemption shall be created by the
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1used by parents and legal guardians by the beginning of the
22015-2016 school year. Parents or legal guardians must submit
3the Certificate of Religious Exemption to their local school
4authority prior to entering kindergarten, sixth grade, and
5ninth grade for each child for which they are requesting an
6exemption. The religious objection stated need not be directed
7by the tenets of an established religious organization.
8However, general philosophical or moral reluctance to allow
9physical examinations, eye examinations, immunizations, vision
10and hearing screenings, or dental examinations does not provide
11a sufficient basis for an exception to statutory requirements.
12The local school authority is responsible for determining if
13the content of the Certificate of Religious Exemption
14constitutes a valid religious objection. The local school
15authority shall inform the parent or legal guardian of
16exclusion procedures, in accordance with the Department's
17rules under Part 690 of Title 77 of the Illinois Administrative
18Code, at the time the objection is presented.
19    If the physical condition of the child is such that any one
20or more of the immunizing agents should not be administered,
21the examining physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician
22assistant responsible for the performance of the health
23examination shall endorse that fact upon the health examination
24form.
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1program of physical education training provided in Sections
227-5 through 27-7 of this Code.
3    (9) For the purposes of this Section, "nursery schools"
4means those nursery schools operated by elementary school
5systems or secondary level school units or institutions of
6higher learning.
7(Source: P.A. 98-673, eff. 6-30-14; 99-173, eff. 7-29-15;
899-249, eff. 8-3-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-927, eff.
96-1-17.)
 
10    (105 ILCS 5/27-24.2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.2)
11    Sec. 27-24.2. Safety education; driver education course.
12Instruction shall be given in safety education in each of
13grades one through 8, equivalent to one class period each week,
14and any school district which maintains grades 9 through 12
15shall offer a driver education course in any such school which
16it operates. Its curriculum shall include content dealing with
17Chapters 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
18the rules adopted pursuant to those Chapters insofar as they
19pertain to the operation of motor vehicles, and the portions of
20the Litter Control Act relating to the operation of motor
21vehicles. The course of instruction given in grades 10 through
2212 shall include an emphasis on the development of knowledge,
23attitudes, habits, and skills necessary for the safe operation
24of motor vehicles, including motorcycles insofar as they can be
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1as a major traffic safety issue. In addition, the course shall
2include instruction on special hazards existing at and required
3safety and driving precautions that must be observed at
4emergency situations, highway construction and maintenance
5zones, and railroad crossings and the approaches thereto.
6Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, the course shall also
7include instruction concerning law enforcement procedures for
8traffic stops, including a demonstration of the proper actions
9to be taken during a traffic stop and appropriate interactions
10with law enforcement. The course of instruction required of
11each eligible student at the high school level shall consist of
12a minimum of 30 clock hours of classroom instruction and a
13minimum of 6 clock hours of individual behind-the-wheel
14instruction in a dual control car on public roadways taught by
15a driver education instructor endorsed by the State Board of
16Education. Both the classroom instruction part and the practice
17driving part of such driver education course shall be open to a
18resident or non-resident student attending a non-public school
19in the district wherein the course is offered. Each student
20attending any public or non-public high school in the district
21must receive a passing grade in at least 8 courses during the
22previous 2 semesters prior to enrolling in a driver education
23course, or the student shall not be permitted to enroll in the
24course; provided that the local superintendent of schools (with
25respect to a student attending a public high school in the
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1student attending a non-public high school in the district) may
2waive the requirement if the superintendent or chief school
3administrator, as the case may be, deems it to be in the best
4interest of the student. A student may be allowed to commence
5the classroom instruction part of such driver education course
6prior to reaching age 15 if such student then will be eligible
7to complete the entire course within 12 months after being
8allowed to commence such classroom instruction.
9    A school district may offer a driver education course in a
10school by contracting with a commercial driver training school
11to provide both the classroom instruction part and the practice
12driving part or either one without having to request a
13modification or waiver of administrative rules of the State
14Board of Education if the school district approves the action
15during a public hearing on whether to enter into a contract
16with a commercial driver training school. The public hearing
17shall be held at a regular or special school board meeting
18prior to entering into such a contract. If a school district
19chooses to approve a contract with a commercial driver training
20school, then the district must provide evidence to the State
21Board of Education that the commercial driver training school
22with which it will contract holds a license issued by the
23Secretary of State under Article IV of Chapter 6 of the
24Illinois Vehicle Code and that each instructor employed by the
25commercial driver training school to provide instruction to
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1license issued under the requirements of this Code and rules of
2the State Board of Education. Such evidence must include, but
3need not be limited to, a list of each instructor assigned to
4teach students served by the school district, which list shall
5include the instructor's name, personal identification number
6as required by the State Board of Education, birth date, and
7driver's license number. Once the contract is entered into, the
8school district shall notify the State Board of Education of
9any changes in the personnel providing instruction either (i)
10within 15 calendar days after an instructor leaves the program
11or (ii) before a new instructor is hired. Such notification
12shall include the instructor's name, personal identification
13number as required by the State Board of Education, birth date,
14and driver's license number. If the school district maintains
15an Internet website, then the district shall post a copy of the
16final contract between the district and the commercial driver
17training school on the district's Internet website. If no
18Internet website exists, then the school district shall make
19available the contract upon request. A record of all materials
20in relation to the contract must be maintained by the school
21district and made available to parents and guardians upon
22request. The instructor's date of birth and driver's license
23number and any other personally identifying information as
24deemed by the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994
25must be redacted from any public materials.
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1completion of a prior course. Teachers of such courses shall
2meet the licensure certification requirements of this Code Act
3and regulations of the State Board as to qualifications.
4    Subject to rules of the State Board of Education, the
5school district may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed $50,
6to students who participate in the course, unless a student is
7unable to pay for such a course, in which event the fee for
8such a student must be waived. However, the district may
9increase this fee to an amount not to exceed $250 by school
10board resolution following a public hearing on the increase,
11which increased fee must be waived for students who participate
12in the course and are unable to pay for the course. The total
13amount from driver education fees and reimbursement from the
14State for driver education must not exceed the total cost of
15the driver education program in any year and must be deposited
16into the school district's driver education fund as a separate
17line item budget entry. All moneys deposited into the school
18district's driver education fund must be used solely for the
19funding of a high school driver education program approved by
20the State Board of Education that uses driver education
21instructors endorsed by the State Board of Education.
22(Source: P.A. 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-720, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
23    (105 ILCS 5/27A-9)
24    Sec. 27A-9. Term of charter; renewal.
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1effective date of Public Act 99-840) this amendatory Act of the
299th General Assembly, a charter may be granted for a period
3not less than 5 and not more than 10 school years. For charters
4granted on or after January 1, 2017 (the effective date of
5Public Act 99-840) this amendatory Act of the 99th General
6Assembly, a charter shall be granted for a period of 5 school
7years. For charters renewed before January 1, 2017 (the
8effective date of Public Act 99-840) this amendatory Act of the
999th General Assembly, a charter may be renewed in incremental
10periods not to exceed 5 school years. For charters renewed on
11or after January 1, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act
1299-840) this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, a
13charter may be renewed in incremental periods not to exceed 10
14school years; however, the Commission may renew a charter only
15in incremental periods not to exceed 5 years. Authorizers shall
16ensure that every charter granted on or after January 1, 2017
17(the effective date of Public Act 99-840) this amendatory Act
18of the 99th General Assembly includes standards and goals for
19academic, organizational, and financial performance. A charter
20must meet all standards and goals for academic, organizational,
21and financial performance set forth by the authorizer in order
22to be renewed for a term in excess of 5 years but not more than
2310 years. If an authorizer fails to establish standards and
24goals, a charter shall not be renewed for a term in excess of 5
25years. Nothing contained in this Section shall require an
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1particular charter school, but an authorizer may award a full
210-year renewal term to charter schools that have a
3demonstrated track record of improving student performance.
4    (b) A charter school renewal proposal submitted to the
5local school board or the Commission, as the chartering entity,
6shall contain:
7        (1) A report on the progress of the charter school in
8    achieving the goals, objectives, pupil performance
9    standards, content standards, and other terms of the
10    initial approved charter proposal; and
11        (2) A financial statement that discloses the costs of
12    administration, instruction, and other spending categories
13    for the charter school that is understandable to the
14    general public and that will allow comparison of those
15    costs to other schools or other comparable organizations,
16    in a format required by the State Board.
17    (c) A charter may be revoked or not renewed if the local
18school board or the Commission, as the chartering entity,
19clearly demonstrates that the charter school did any of the
20following, or otherwise failed to comply with the requirements
21of this law:
22        (1) Committed a material violation of any of the
23    conditions, standards, or procedures set forth in the
24    charter.
25        (2) Failed to meet or make reasonable progress toward
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1    standards identified in the charter.
2        (3) Failed to meet generally accepted standards of
3    fiscal management.
4        (4) Violated any provision of law from which the
5    charter school was not exempted.
6    In the case of revocation, the local school board or the
7Commission, as the chartering entity, shall notify the charter
8school in writing of the reason why the charter is subject to
9revocation. The charter school shall submit a written plan to
10the local school board or the Commission, whichever is
11applicable, to rectify the problem. The plan shall include a
12timeline for implementation, which shall not exceed 2 years or
13the date of the charter's expiration, whichever is earlier. If
14the local school board or the Commission, as the chartering
15entity, finds that the charter school has failed to implement
16the plan of remediation and adhere to the timeline, then the
17chartering entity shall revoke the charter. Except in
18situations of an emergency where the health, safety, or
19education of the charter school's students is at risk, the
20revocation shall take place at the end of a school year.
21Nothing in Public Act 96-105 this amendatory Act of the 96th
22General Assembly shall be construed to prohibit an
23implementation timetable that is less than 2 years in duration.
24    (d) (Blank).
25    (e) Notice of a local school board's decision to deny,
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1Commission and the State Board. The Commission may reverse a
2local board's decision if the Commission finds that the charter
3school or charter school proposal (i) is in compliance with
4this Article, and (ii) is in the best interests of the students
5it is designed to serve. The Commission may condition the
6granting of an appeal on the acceptance by the charter school
7of funding in an amount less than that requested in the
8proposal submitted to the local school board. Final decisions
9of the Commission shall be subject to judicial review under the
10Administrative Review Law.
11    (f) Notwithstanding other provisions of this Article, if
12the Commission on appeal reverses a local board's decision or
13if a charter school is approved by referendum, the Commission
14shall act as the authorized chartering entity for the charter
15school. The Commission shall approve the charter and shall
16perform all functions under this Article otherwise performed by
17the local school board. The State Board shall determine whether
18the charter proposal approved by the Commission is consistent
19with the provisions of this Article and, if the approved
20proposal complies, certify the proposal pursuant to this
21Article. The State Board shall report the aggregate number of
22charter school pupils resident in a school district to that
23district and shall notify the district of the amount of funding
24to be paid by the State Board to the charter school enrolling
25such students. The Commission shall require the charter school
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1deemed sufficient to file claims under Section 18-8.05 or
218-8.15 notwithstanding any other requirements of that Section
3regarding hours of instruction and teacher certification. The
4State Board shall withhold from funds otherwise due the
5district the funds authorized by this Article to be paid to the
6charter school and shall pay such amounts to the charter
7school.
8    (g) For charter schools authorized by the Commission, the
9Commission shall quarterly certify to the State Board the
10student enrollment for each of its charter schools.
11    (h) For charter schools authorized by the Commission, the
12State Board shall pay directly to a charter school any federal
13or State aid attributable to a student with a disability
14attending the school.
15(Source: P.A. 98-739, eff. 7-16-14; 99-840, eff. 1-1-17;
16revised 10-27-16.)
 
17    (105 ILCS 5/27A-11)
18    Sec. 27A-11. Local financing.
19    (a) For purposes of the School Code, pupils enrolled in a
20charter school shall be included in the pupil enrollment of the
21school district within which the pupil resides. Each charter
22school (i) shall determine the school district in which each
23pupil who is enrolled in the charter school resides, (ii) shall
24report the aggregate number of pupils resident of a school
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1district in which those pupils reside, and (iii) shall maintain
2accurate records of daily attendance that shall be deemed
3sufficient to file claims under Section 18-8 or 18-8.15
4notwithstanding any other requirements of that Section
5regarding hours of instruction and teacher certification.
6    (b) Except for a charter school established by referendum
7under Section 27A-6.5, as part of a charter school contract,
8the charter school and the local school board shall agree on
9funding and any services to be provided by the school district
10to the charter school. Agreed funding that a charter school is
11to receive from the local school board for a school year shall
12be paid in equal quarterly installments with the payment of the
13installment for the first quarter being made not later than
14July 1, unless the charter establishes a different payment
15schedule. However, if a charter school dismisses a pupil from
16the charter school after receiving a quarterly payment, the
17charter school shall return to the school district, on a
18quarterly basis, the prorated portion of public funding
19provided for the education of that pupil for the time the
20student is not enrolled at the charter school. Likewise, if a
21pupil transfers to a charter school between quarterly payments,
22the school district shall provide, on a quarterly basis, a
23prorated portion of the public funding to the charter school to
24provide for the education of that pupil.
25    All services centrally or otherwise provided by the school
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1custodial services, maintenance, curriculum, media services,
2libraries, transportation, and warehousing shall be subject to
3negotiation between a charter school and the local school board
4and paid for out of the revenues negotiated pursuant to this
5subsection (b); provided that the local school board shall not
6attempt, by negotiation or otherwise, to obligate a charter
7school to provide pupil transportation for pupils for whom a
8district is not required to provide transportation under the
9criteria set forth in subsection (a)(13) of Section 27A-7.
10    In no event shall the funding be less than 97% 75% or more
11than 103% 125% of the school district's per capita student
12tuition multiplied by the number of students residing in the
13district who are enrolled in the charter school.
14    It is the intent of the General Assembly that funding and
15service agreements under this subsection (b) shall be neither a
16financial incentive nor a financial disincentive to the
17establishment of a charter school.
18    The charter school may set and collect reasonable fees.
19Fees collected from students enrolled at a charter school shall
20be retained by the charter school.
21    (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this Section, the
22proportionate share of State and federal resources generated by
23students with disabilities or staff serving them shall be
24directed to charter schools enrolling those students by their
25school districts or administrative units. The proportionate
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1categorical aid programs shall be directed to charter schools
2serving students eligible for that aid.
3    (d) The governing body of a charter school is authorized to
4accept gifts, donations, or grants of any kind made to the
5charter school and to expend or use gifts, donations, or grants
6in accordance with the conditions prescribed by the donor;
7however, a gift, donation, or grant may not be accepted by the
8governing body if it is subject to any condition contrary to
9applicable law or contrary to the terms of the contract between
10the charter school and the local school board. Charter schools
11shall be encouraged to solicit and utilize community volunteer
12speakers and other instructional resources when providing
13instruction on the Holocaust and other historical events.
14    (e) (Blank).
15    (f) The Commission shall provide technical assistance to
16persons and groups preparing or revising charter applications.
17    (g) At the non-renewal or revocation of its charter, each
18charter school shall refund to the local board of education all
19unspent funds.
20    (h) A charter school is authorized to incur temporary,
21short term debt to pay operating expenses in anticipation of
22receipt of funds from the local school board.
23(Source: P.A. 98-640, eff. 6-9-14; 98-739, eff. 7-16-14; 99-78,
24eff. 7-20-15.)
 
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1    Sec. 29-5. Reimbursement by State for transportation. Any
2school district, maintaining a school, transporting resident
3pupils to another school district's vocational program,
4offered through a joint agreement approved by the State Board
5of Education, as provided in Section 10-22.22 or transporting
6its resident pupils to a school which meets the standards for
7recognition as established by the State Board of Education
8which provides transportation meeting the standards of safety,
9comfort, convenience, efficiency and operation prescribed by
10the State Board of Education for resident pupils in
11kindergarten or any of grades 1 through 12 who: (a) reside at
12least 1 1/2 miles as measured by the customary route of travel,
13from the school attended; or (b) reside in areas where
14conditions are such that walking constitutes a hazard to the
15safety of the child when determined under Section 29-3; and (c)
16are transported to the school attended from pick-up points at
17the beginning of the school day and back again at the close of
18the school day or transported to and from their assigned
19attendance centers during the school day, shall be reimbursed
20by the State as hereinafter provided in this Section.
21    The State will pay the cost of transporting eligible pupils
22less the prior year assessed valuation in a dual school
23district maintaining secondary grades 9 to 12 inclusive times a
24qualifying rate of .05%; in elementary school districts
25maintaining grades K to 8 times a qualifying rate of .06%; and
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1optional elementary unit districts and combined high school -
2unit districts, times a qualifying rate of .07%; provided that
3for optional elementary unit districts and combined high school -
4 unit districts, prior year assessed valuation for high school
5purposes, as defined in Article 11E of this Code, must be used.
6To be eligible to receive reimbursement in excess of 4/5 of the
7cost to transport eligible pupils, a school district shall have
8a Transportation Fund tax rate of at least .12%. If a school
9district does not have a .12% Transportation Fund tax rate, the
10amount of its claim in excess of 4/5 of the cost of
11transporting pupils shall be reduced by the sum arrived at by
12subtracting the Transportation Fund tax rate from .12% and
13multiplying that amount by the district's prior year districts
14equalized or assessed valuation, provided, that in no case
15shall said reduction result in reimbursement of less than 4/5
16of the cost to transport eligible pupils.
17    The minimum amount to be received by a district is $16
18times the number of eligible pupils transported.
19    When calculating the reimbursement for transportation
20costs, the State Board of Education may not deduct the number
21of pupils enrolled in early education programs from the number
22of pupils eligible for reimbursement if the pupils enrolled in
23the early education programs are transported at the same time
24as other eligible pupils.
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1district's vocational program more than 1 1/2 miles from the
2school attended, as provided in Sections 10-22.20a and
310-22.22, shall be reimbursed by the State for 4/5 of the cost
4of transporting eligible pupils.
5    School day means that period of time which the pupil is
6required to be in attendance for instructional purposes.
7    If a pupil is at a location within the school district
8other than his residence for child care purposes at the time
9for transportation to school, that location may be considered
10for purposes of determining the 1 1/2 miles from the school
11attended.
12    Claims for reimbursement that include children who attend
13any school other than a public school shall show the number of
14such children transported.
15    Claims for reimbursement under this Section shall not be
16paid for the transportation of pupils for whom transportation
17costs are claimed for payment under other Sections of this Act.
18    The allowable direct cost of transporting pupils for
19regular, vocational, and special education pupil
20transportation shall be limited to the sum of the cost of
21physical examinations required for employment as a school bus
22driver; the salaries of full or part-time drivers and school
23bus maintenance personnel; employee benefits excluding
24Illinois municipal retirement payments, social security
25payments, unemployment insurance payments and workers'
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1carriers who operate school buses; payments to other school
2districts for pupil transportation services; pre-approved
3contractual expenditures for computerized bus scheduling; the
4cost of gasoline, oil, tires, and other supplies necessary for
5the operation of school buses; the cost of converting buses'
6gasoline engines to more fuel efficient engines or to engines
7which use alternative energy sources; the cost of travel to
8meetings and workshops conducted by the regional
9superintendent or the State Superintendent of Education
10pursuant to the standards established by the Secretary of State
11under Section 6-106 of the Illinois Vehicle Code to improve the
12driving skills of school bus drivers; the cost of maintenance
13of school buses including parts and materials used;
14expenditures for leasing transportation vehicles, except
15interest and service charges; the cost of insurance and
16licenses for transportation vehicles; expenditures for the
17rental of transportation equipment; plus a depreciation
18allowance of 20% for 5 years for school buses and vehicles
19approved for transporting pupils to and from school and a
20depreciation allowance of 10% for 10 years for other
21transportation equipment so used. Each school year, if a school
22district has made expenditures to the Regional Transportation
23Authority or any of its service boards, a mass transit
24district, or an urban transportation district under an
25intergovernmental agreement with the district to provide for
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1received direct payment for services or passes from a school
2district within its service area during the 2000-2001 school
3year, then the allowable direct cost of transporting pupils for
4regular, vocational, and special education pupil
5transportation shall also include the expenditures that the
6district has made to the public transit carrier. In addition to
7the above allowable costs school districts shall also claim all
8transportation supervisory salary costs, including Illinois
9municipal retirement payments, and all transportation related
10building and building maintenance costs without limitation.
11    Special education allowable costs shall also include
12expenditures for the salaries of attendants or aides for that
13portion of the time they assist special education pupils while
14in transit and expenditures for parents and public carriers for
15transporting special education pupils when pre-approved by the
16State Superintendent of Education.
17    Indirect costs shall be included in the reimbursement claim
18for districts which own and operate their own school buses.
19Such indirect costs shall include administrative costs, or any
20costs attributable to transporting pupils from their
21attendance centers to another school building for
22instructional purposes. No school district which owns and
23operates its own school buses may claim reimbursement for
24indirect costs which exceed 5% of the total allowable direct
25costs for pupil transportation.
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1regulations for determining the above standards and shall
2prescribe forms of cost accounting and standards of determining
3reasonable depreciation. Such depreciation shall include the
4cost of equipping school buses with the safety features
5required by law or by the rules, regulations and standards
6promulgated by the State Board of Education, and the Department
7of Transportation for the safety and construction of school
8buses provided, however, any equipment cost reimbursed by the
9Department of Transportation for equipping school buses with
10such safety equipment shall be deducted from the allowable cost
11in the computation of reimbursement under this Section in the
12same percentage as the cost of the equipment is depreciated.
13    On or before August 15, annually, the chief school
14administrator for the district shall certify to the State
15Superintendent of Education the district's claim for
16reimbursement for the school year ending on June 30 next
17preceding. The State Superintendent of Education shall check
18and approve the claims and prepare the vouchers showing the
19amounts due for district reimbursement claims. Each fiscal
20year, the State Superintendent of Education shall prepare and
21transmit the first 3 vouchers to the Comptroller on the 30th
22day of September, December and March, respectively, and the
23final voucher, no later than June 20.
24    If the amount appropriated for transportation
25reimbursement is insufficient to fund total claims for any
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1school district's allowable costs and flat grant amount
2proportionately to make total adjusted claims equal the total
3amount appropriated.
4    For purposes of calculating claims for reimbursement under
5this Section for any school year beginning July 1, 1998, or
6thereafter, the equalized assessed valuation for a school
7district used to compute reimbursement shall be computed in the
8same manner as it is computed under paragraph (2) of subsection
9(G) of Section 18-8.05.
10    All reimbursements received from the State shall be
11deposited into the district's transportation fund or into the
12fund from which the allowable expenditures were made.
13    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any school
14district receiving a payment under this Section or under
15Section 14-7.02, 14-7.02b, or 14-13.01 of this Code may
16classify all or a portion of the funds that it receives in a
17particular fiscal year or from general State aid pursuant to
18Section 18-8.05 of this Code as funds received in connection
19with any funding program for which it is entitled to receive
20funds from the State in that fiscal year (including, without
21limitation, any funding program referenced in this Section),
22regardless of the source or timing of the receipt. The district
23may not classify more funds as funds received in connection
24with the funding program than the district is entitled to
25receive in that fiscal year for that program. Any
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1its board of education. The resolution must identify the amount
2of any payments or general State aid to be classified under
3this paragraph and must specify the funding program to which
4the funds are to be treated as received in connection
5therewith. This resolution is controlling as to the
6classification of funds referenced therein. A certified copy of
7the resolution must be sent to the State Superintendent of
8Education. The resolution shall still take effect even though a
9copy of the resolution has not been sent to the State
10Superintendent of Education in a timely manner. No
11classification under this paragraph by a district shall affect
12the total amount or timing of money the district is entitled to
13receive under this Code. No classification under this paragraph
14by a district shall in any way relieve the district from or
15affect any requirements that otherwise would apply with respect
16to that funding program, including any accounting of funds by
17source, reporting expenditures by original source and purpose,
18reporting requirements, or requirements of providing services.
19    Any school district with a population of not more than
20500,000 must deposit all funds received under this Article into
21the transportation fund and use those funds for the provision
22of transportation services.
23(Source: P.A. 95-903, eff. 8-25-08; 96-1264, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
24    (105 ILCS 5/34-2.3)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3)
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1Each local school council shall have and exercise, consistent
2with the provisions of this Article and the powers and duties
3of the board of education, the following powers and duties:
4    1. (A) To annually evaluate the performance of the
5principal of the attendance center using a Board approved
6principal evaluation form, which shall include the evaluation
7of (i) student academic improvement, as defined by the school
8improvement plan, (ii) student absenteeism rates at the school,
9(iii) instructional leadership, (iv) the effective
10implementation of programs, policies, or strategies to improve
11student academic achievement, (v) school management, and (vi)
12any other factors deemed relevant by the local school council,
13including, without limitation, the principal's communication
14skills and ability to create and maintain a student-centered
15learning environment, to develop opportunities for
16professional development, and to encourage parental
17involvement and community partnerships to achieve school
18improvement;
19    (B) to determine in the manner provided by subsection (c)
20of Section 34-2.2 and subdivision 1.5 of this Section whether
21the performance contract of the principal shall be renewed; and
22    (C) to directly select, in the manner provided by
23subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2, a new principal (including a
24new principal to fill a vacancy) -- without submitting any list
25of candidates for that position to the general superintendent
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14 year performance contract; provided that (i) the
2determination of whether the principal's performance contract
3is to be renewed, based upon the evaluation required by
4subdivision 1.5 of this Section, shall be made no later than
5150 days prior to the expiration of the current
6performance-based contract of the principal, (ii) in cases
7where such performance contract is not renewed -- a direct
8selection of a new principal -- to serve under a 4 year
9performance contract shall be made by the local school council
10no later than 45 days prior to the expiration of the current
11performance contract of the principal, and (iii) a selection by
12the local school council of a new principal to fill a vacancy
13under a 4 year performance contract shall be made within 90
14days after the date such vacancy occurs. A Council shall be
15required, if requested by the principal, to provide in writing
16the reasons for the council's not renewing the principal's
17contract.
18    1.5. The local school council's determination of whether to
19renew the principal's contract shall be based on an evaluation
20to assess the educational and administrative progress made at
21the school during the principal's current performance-based
22contract. The local school council shall base its evaluation on
23(i) student academic improvement, as defined by the school
24improvement plan, (ii) student absenteeism rates at the school,
25(iii) instructional leadership, (iv) the effective
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1student academic achievement, (v) school management, and (vi)
2any other factors deemed relevant by the local school council,
3including, without limitation, the principal's communication
4skills and ability to create and maintain a student-centered
5learning environment, to develop opportunities for
6professional development, and to encourage parental
7involvement and community partnerships to achieve school
8improvement. If a local school council fails to renew the
9performance contract of a principal rated by the general
10superintendent, or his or her designee, in the previous years'
11evaluations as meeting or exceeding expectations, the
12principal, within 15 days after the local school council's
13decision not to renew the contract, may request a review of the
14local school council's principal non-retention decision by a
15hearing officer appointed by the American Arbitration
16Association. A local school council member or members or the
17general superintendent may support the principal's request for
18review. During the period of the hearing officer's review of
19the local school council's decision on whether or not to retain
20the principal, the local school council shall maintain all
21authority to search for and contract with a person to serve as
22interim or acting principal, or as the principal of the
23attendance center under a 4-year performance contract,
24provided that any performance contract entered into by the
25local school council shall be voidable or modified in
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1principal may request review only once while at that attendance
2center. If a local school council renews the contract of a
3principal who failed to obtain a rating of "meets" or "exceeds
4expectations" in the general superintendent's evaluation for
5the previous year, the general superintendent, within 15 days
6after the local school council's decision to renew the
7contract, may request a review of the local school council's
8principal retention decision by a hearing officer appointed by
9the American Arbitration Association. The general
10superintendent may request a review only once for that
11principal at that attendance center. All requests to review the
12retention or non-retention of a principal shall be submitted to
13the general superintendent, who shall, in turn, forward such
14requests, within 14 days of receipt, to the American
15Arbitration Association. The general superintendent shall send
16a contemporaneous copy of the request that was forwarded to the
17American Arbitration Association to the principal and to each
18local school council member and shall inform the local school
19council of its rights and responsibilities under the
20arbitration process, including the local school council's
21right to representation and the manner and process by which the
22Board shall pay the costs of the council's representation. If
23the local school council retains the principal and the general
24superintendent requests a review of the retention decision, the
25local school council and the general superintendent shall be
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1be chosen between those 2 parties pursuant to procedures
2promulgated by the State Board of Education, and the principal
3may retain counsel and participate in the arbitration. If the
4local school council does not retain the principal and the
5principal requests a review of the retention decision, the
6local school council and the principal shall be considered
7parties to the arbitration and a hearing officer shall be
8chosen between those 2 parties pursuant to procedures
9promulgated by the State Board of Education. The hearing shall
10begin (i) within 45 days after the initial request for review
11is submitted by the principal to the general superintendent or
12(ii) if the initial request for review is made by the general
13superintendent, within 45 days after that request is mailed to
14the American Arbitration Association. The hearing officer
15shall render a decision within 45 days after the hearing begins
16and within 90 days after the initial request for review. The
17Board shall contract with the American Arbitration Association
18for all of the hearing officer's reasonable and necessary
19costs. In addition, the Board shall pay any reasonable costs
20incurred by a local school council for representation before a
21hearing officer.
22    1.10. The hearing officer shall conduct a hearing, which
23shall include (i) a review of the principal's performance,
24evaluations, and other evidence of the principal's service at
25the school, (ii) reasons provided by the local school council
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1interested persons, including, without limitation, students,
2parents, local school council members, school faculty and
3staff, the principal, the general superintendent or his or her
4designee, and members of the community. The burden of proof in
5establishing that the local school council's decision was
6arbitrary and capricious shall be on the party requesting the
7arbitration, and this party shall sustain the burden by a
8preponderance of the evidence. The hearing officer shall set
9the local school council decision aside if that decision, in
10light of the record developed at the hearing, is arbitrary and
11capricious. The decision of the hearing officer may not be
12appealed to the Board or the State Board of Education. If the
13hearing officer decides that the principal shall be retained,
14the retention period shall not exceed 2 years.
15    2. In the event (i) the local school council does not renew
16the performance contract of the principal, or the principal
17fails to receive a satisfactory rating as provided in
18subsection (h) of Section 34-8.3, or the principal is removed
19for cause during the term of his or her performance contract in
20the manner provided by Section 34-85, or a vacancy in the
21position of principal otherwise occurs prior to the expiration
22of the term of a principal's performance contract, and (ii) the
23local school council fails to directly select a new principal
24to serve under a 4 year performance contract, the local school
25council in such event shall submit to the general
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1school council's order of preference -- for the position of
2principal, one of which shall be selected by the general
3superintendent to serve as principal of the attendance center.
4If the general superintendent fails or refuses to select one of
5the candidates on the list to serve as principal within 30 days
6after being furnished with the candidate list, the general
7superintendent shall select and place a principal on an interim
8basis (i) for a period not to exceed one year or (ii) until the
9local school council selects a new principal with 7 affirmative
10votes as provided in subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2,
11whichever occurs first. If the local school council fails or
12refuses to select and appoint a new principal, as specified by
13subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2, the general superintendent
14may select and appoint a new principal on an interim basis for
15an additional year or until a new contract principal is
16selected by the local school council. There shall be no
17discrimination on the basis of race, sex, creed, color or
18disability unrelated to ability to perform in connection with
19the submission of candidates for, and the selection of a
20candidate to serve as principal of an attendance center. No
21person shall be directly selected, listed as a candidate for,
22or selected to serve as principal of an attendance center (i)
23if such person has been removed for cause from employment by
24the Board or (ii) if such person does not hold a valid
25administrative certificate issued or exchanged under Article
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1principal. A principal whose performance contract is not
2renewed as provided under subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2 may
3nevertheless, if otherwise qualified and certified as herein
4provided and if he or she has received a satisfactory rating as
5provided in subsection (h) of Section 34-8.3, be included by a
6local school council as one of the 3 candidates listed in order
7of preference on any candidate list from which one person is to
8be selected to serve as principal of the attendance center
9under a new performance contract. The initial candidate list
10required to be submitted by a local school council to the
11general superintendent in cases where the local school council
12does not renew the performance contract of its principal and
13does not directly select a new principal to serve under a 4
14year performance contract shall be submitted not later than 30
15days prior to the expiration of the current performance
16contract. In cases where the local school council fails or
17refuses to submit the candidate list to the general
18superintendent no later than 30 days prior to the expiration of
19the incumbent principal's contract, the general superintendent
20may appoint a principal on an interim basis for a period not to
21exceed one year, during which time the local school council
22shall be able to select a new principal with 7 affirmative
23votes as provided in subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2. In cases
24where a principal is removed for cause or a vacancy otherwise
25occurs in the position of principal and the vacancy is not
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1candidate list shall be submitted by the local school council
2to the general superintendent within 90 days after the date
3such removal or vacancy occurs. In cases where the local school
4council fails or refuses to submit the candidate list to the
5general superintendent within 90 days after the date of the
6vacancy, the general superintendent may appoint a principal on
7an interim basis for a period of one year, during which time
8the local school council shall be able to select a new
9principal with 7 affirmative votes as provided in subsection
10(c) of Section 34-2.2.
11    2.5. Whenever a vacancy in the office of a principal occurs
12for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner
13provided by this Section by the selection of a new principal to
14serve under a 4 year performance contract.
15    3. To establish additional criteria to be included as part
16of the performance contract of its principal, provided that
17such additional criteria shall not discriminate on the basis of
18race, sex, creed, color or disability unrelated to ability to
19perform, and shall not be inconsistent with the uniform 4 year
20performance contract for principals developed by the board as
21provided in Section 34-8.1 of the School Code or with other
22provisions of this Article governing the authority and
23responsibility of principals.
24    4. To approve the expenditure plan prepared by the
25principal with respect to all funds allocated and distributed
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1shall be administered by the principal. Notwithstanding any
2other provision of this Act or any other law, any expenditure
3plan approved and administered under this Section 34-2.3 shall
4be consistent with and subject to the terms of any contract for
5services with a third party entered into by the Chicago School
6Reform Board of Trustees or the board under this Act.
7    Via a supermajority vote of 7 members of the local school
8council or 8 members of a high school local school council, the
9Council may transfer allocations pursuant to Section 34-2.3
10within funds; provided that such a transfer is consistent with
11applicable law and collective bargaining agreements.
12    Beginning in fiscal year 1991 and in each fiscal year
13thereafter, the Board may reserve up to 1% of its total fiscal
14year budget for distribution on a prioritized basis to schools
15throughout the school system in order to assure adequate
16programs to meet the needs of special student populations as
17determined by the Board. This distribution shall take into
18account the needs catalogued in the Systemwide Plan and the
19various local school improvement plans of the local school
20councils. Information about these centrally funded programs
21shall be distributed to the local school councils so that their
22subsequent planning and programming will account for these
23provisions.
24    Beginning in fiscal year 1991 and in each fiscal year
25thereafter, from other amounts available in the applicable
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1to each local school based upon such formula as the board shall
2determine taking into account the special needs of the student
3body. The local school principal shall develop an expenditure
4plan in consultation with the local school council, the
5professional personnel leadership committee and with all other
6school personnel, which reflects the priorities and activities
7as described in the school's local school improvement plan and
8is consistent with applicable law and collective bargaining
9agreements and with board policies and standards; however, the
10local school council shall have the right to request waivers of
11board policy from the board of education and waivers of
12employee collective bargaining agreements pursuant to Section
1334-8.1a.
14    The expenditure plan developed by the principal with
15respect to amounts available from the fund for prioritized
16special needs programs and the allocated lump sum amount must
17be approved by the local school council.
18    The lump sum allocation shall take into account the
19following principles:
20        a. Teachers: Each school shall be allocated funds equal
21    to the amount appropriated in the previous school year for
22    compensation for teachers (regular grades kindergarten
23    through 12th grade) plus whatever increases in
24    compensation have been negotiated contractually or through
25    longevity as provided in the negotiated agreement.
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1    force, lack of funds or work, change in subject
2    requirements, enrollment changes, or contracts with third
3    parties for the performance of services or to rectify any
4    inconsistencies with system-wide allocation formulas or
5    for other legitimate reasons.
6        b. Other personnel: Funds for other teacher
7    certificated and uncertificated personnel paid through
8    non-categorical funds shall be provided according to
9    system-wide formulas based on student enrollment and the
10    special needs of the school as determined by the Board.
11        c. Non-compensation items: Appropriations for all
12    non-compensation items shall be based on system-wide
13    formulas based on student enrollment and on the special
14    needs of the school or factors related to the physical
15    plant, including but not limited to textbooks, electronic
16    textbooks and the technological equipment necessary to
17    gain access to and use electronic textbooks, supplies,
18    electricity, equipment, and routine maintenance.
19        d. Funds for categorical programs: Schools shall
20    receive personnel and funds based on, and shall use such
21    personnel and funds in accordance with State and Federal
22    requirements applicable to each categorical program
23    provided to meet the special needs of the student body
24    (including but not limited to, Federal Chapter I,
25    Bilingual, and Special Education).
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1    funds based on State and Board requirements applicable to
2    each State Title I pupil provided to meet the special needs
3    of the student body. Each school shall receive the
4    proportion of funds as provided in Section 18-8 or 18-8.15
5    to which they are entitled. These funds shall be spent only
6    with the budgetary approval of the Local School Council as
7    provided in Section 34-2.3.
8        e. The Local School Council shall have the right to
9    request the principal to close positions and open new ones
10    consistent with the provisions of the local school
11    improvement plan provided that these decisions are
12    consistent with applicable law and collective bargaining
13    agreements. If a position is closed, pursuant to this
14    paragraph, the local school shall have for its use the
15    system-wide average compensation for the closed position.
16        f. Operating within existing laws and collective
17    bargaining agreements, the local school council shall have
18    the right to direct the principal to shift expenditures
19    within funds.
20        g. (Blank).
21    Any funds unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall be
22available to the board of education for use as part of its
23budget for the following fiscal year.
24    5. To make recommendations to the principal concerning
25textbook selection and concerning curriculum developed
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1with systemwide curriculum objectives in accordance with
2Sections 34-8 and 34-18 of the School Code and in conformity
3with the collective bargaining agreement.
4    6. To advise the principal concerning the attendance and
5disciplinary policies for the attendance center, subject to the
6provisions of this Article and Article 26, and consistent with
7the uniform system of discipline established by the board
8pursuant to Section 34-19.
9    7. To approve a school improvement plan developed as
10provided in Section 34-2.4. The process and schedule for plan
11development shall be publicized to the entire school community,
12and the community shall be afforded the opportunity to make
13recommendations concerning the plan. At least twice a year the
14principal and local school council shall report publicly on
15progress and problems with respect to plan implementation.
16    8. To evaluate the allocation of teaching resources and
17other certificated and uncertificated staff to the attendance
18center to determine whether such allocation is consistent with
19and in furtherance of instructional objectives and school
20programs reflective of the school improvement plan adopted for
21the attendance center; and to make recommendations to the
22board, the general superintendent and the principal concerning
23any reallocation of teaching resources or other staff whenever
24the council determines that any such reallocation is
25appropriate because the qualifications of any existing staff at
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1instructional objectives or school programs which reflect the
2school improvement plan.
3    9. To make recommendations to the principal and the general
4superintendent concerning their respective appointments, after
5August 31, 1989, and in the manner provided by Section 34-8 and
6Section 34-8.1, of persons to fill any vacant, additional or
7newly created positions for teachers at the attendance center
8or at attendance centers which include the attendance center
9served by the local school council.
10    10. To request of the Board the manner in which training
11and assistance shall be provided to the local school council.
12Pursuant to Board guidelines a local school council is
13authorized to direct the Board of Education to contract with
14personnel or not-for-profit organizations not associated with
15the school district to train or assist council members. If
16training or assistance is provided by contract with personnel
17or organizations not associated with the school district, the
18period of training or assistance shall not exceed 30 hours
19during a given school year; person shall not be employed on a
20continuous basis longer than said period and shall not have
21been employed by the Chicago Board of Education within the
22preceding six months. Council members shall receive training in
23at least the following areas:
24        1. school budgets;
25        2. educational theory pertinent to the attendance
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1    the school improvement plan and the principal's
2    performance contract; and
3        3. personnel selection.
4Council members shall, to the greatest extent possible,
5complete such training within 90 days of election.
6    11. In accordance with systemwide guidelines contained in
7the System-Wide Educational Reform Goals and Objectives Plan,
8criteria for evaluation of performance shall be established for
9local school councils and local school council members. If a
10local school council persists in noncompliance with systemwide
11requirements, the Board may impose sanctions and take necessary
12corrective action, consistent with Section 34-8.3.
13    12. Each local school council shall comply with the Open
14Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Each local
15school council shall issue and transmit to its school community
16a detailed annual report accounting for its activities
17programmatically and financially. Each local school council
18shall convene at least 2 well-publicized meetings annually with
19its entire school community. These meetings shall include
20presentation of the proposed local school improvement plan, of
21the proposed school expenditure plan, and the annual report,
22and shall provide an opportunity for public comment.
23    13. Each local school council is encouraged to involve
24additional non-voting members of the school community in
25facilitating the council's exercise of its responsibilities.
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1dress code policy that governs the attendance center and that
2is necessary to maintain the orderly process of a school
3function or prevent endangerment of student health or safety,
4consistent with the policies and rules of the Board of
5Education. A school uniform or dress code policy adopted by a
6local school council: (i) shall not be applied in such manner
7as to discipline or deny attendance to a transfer student or
8any other student for noncompliance with that policy during
9such period of time as is reasonably necessary to enable the
10student to acquire a school uniform or otherwise comply with
11the dress code policy that is in effect at the attendance
12center into which the student's enrollment is transferred; and
13(ii) shall include criteria and procedures under which the
14local school council will accommodate the needs of or otherwise
15provide appropriate resources to assist a student from an
16indigent family in complying with an applicable school uniform
17or dress code policy. A student whose parents or legal
18guardians object on religious grounds to the student's
19compliance with an applicable school uniform or dress code
20policy shall not be required to comply with that policy if the
21student's parents or legal guardians present to the local
22school council a signed statement of objection detailing the
23grounds for the objection.
24    15. All decisions made and actions taken by the local
25school council in the exercise of its powers and duties shall
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1bargaining agreements, court orders and rules properly
2promulgated by the Board.
3    15a. To grant, in accordance with board rules and policies,
4the use of assembly halls and classrooms when not otherwise
5needed, including lighting, heat, and attendants, for public
6lectures, concerts, and other educational and social
7activities.
8    15b. To approve, in accordance with board rules and
9policies, receipts and expenditures for all internal accounts
10of the attendance center, and to approve all fund-raising
11activities by nonschool organizations that use the school
12building.
13    16. (Blank).
14    17. Names and addresses of local school council members
15shall be a matter of public record.
16(Source: P.A. 96-1403, eff. 7-29-10.)
 
17    (105 ILCS 5/34-18)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-18)
18    Sec. 34-18. Powers of the board. The board shall exercise
19general supervision and jurisdiction over the public education
20and the public school system of the city, and, except as
21otherwise provided by this Article, shall have power:
22        1. To make suitable provision for the establishment and
23    maintenance throughout the year or for such portion thereof
24    as it may direct, not less than 9 months, of schools of all
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1    night schools, schools for defectives and delinquents,
2    parental and truant schools, schools for the blind, the
3    deaf and persons with physical disabilities, schools or
4    classes in manual training, constructural and vocational
5    teaching, domestic arts and physical culture, vocation and
6    extension schools and lecture courses, and all other
7    educational courses and facilities, including
8    establishing, equipping, maintaining and operating
9    playgrounds and recreational programs, when such programs
10    are conducted in, adjacent to, or connected with any public
11    school under the general supervision and jurisdiction of
12    the board; provided that the calendar for the school term
13    and any changes must be submitted to and approved by the
14    State Board of Education before the calendar or changes may
15    take effect, and provided that in allocating funds from
16    year to year for the operation of all attendance centers
17    within the district, the board shall ensure that
18    supplemental general State aid or supplemental grant funds
19    are allocated and applied in accordance with Section 18-8,
20    or 18-8.05, or 18-8.15. To admit to such schools without
21    charge foreign exchange students who are participants in an
22    organized exchange student program which is authorized by
23    the board. The board shall permit all students to enroll in
24    apprenticeship programs in trade schools operated by the
25    board, whether those programs are union-sponsored or not.
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1    from any course of instruction offered in the common
2    schools by reason of that student's sex. No student shall
3    be denied equal access to physical education and
4    interscholastic athletic programs supported from school
5    district funds or denied participation in comparable
6    physical education and athletic programs solely by reason
7    of the student's sex. Equal access to programs supported
8    from school district funds and comparable programs will be
9    defined in rules promulgated by the State Board of
10    Education in consultation with the Illinois High School
11    Association. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
12    Article, neither the board of education nor any local
13    school council or other school official shall recommend
14    that children with disabilities be placed into regular
15    education classrooms unless those children with
16    disabilities are provided with supplementary services to
17    assist them so that they benefit from the regular classroom
18    instruction and are included on the teacher's regular
19    education class register;
20        2. To furnish lunches to pupils, to make a reasonable
21    charge therefor, and to use school funds for the payment of
22    such expenses as the board may determine are necessary in
23    conducting the school lunch program;
24        3. To co-operate with the circuit court;
25        4. To make arrangements with the public or quasi-public
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1    teachers and pupils of the public schools;
2        5. To employ dentists and prescribe their duties for
3    the purpose of treating the pupils in the schools, but
4    accepting such treatment shall be optional with parents or
5    guardians;
6        6. To grant the use of assembly halls and classrooms
7    when not otherwise needed, including light, heat, and
8    attendants, for free public lectures, concerts, and other
9    educational and social interests, free of charge, under
10    such provisions and control as the principal of the
11    affected attendance center may prescribe;
12        7. To apportion the pupils to the several schools;
13    provided that no pupil shall be excluded from or segregated
14    in any such school on account of his color, race, sex, or
15    nationality. The board shall take into consideration the
16    prevention of segregation and the elimination of
17    separation of children in public schools because of color,
18    race, sex, or nationality. Except that children may be
19    committed to or attend parental and social adjustment
20    schools established and maintained either for boys or girls
21    only. All records pertaining to the creation, alteration or
22    revision of attendance areas shall be open to the public.
23    Nothing herein shall limit the board's authority to
24    establish multi-area attendance centers or other student
25    assignment systems for desegregation purposes or
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1    schools. Furthermore, beginning in school year 1994-95,
2    pursuant to a board plan adopted by October 1, 1993, the
3    board shall offer, commencing on a phased-in basis, the
4    opportunity for families within the school district to
5    apply for enrollment of their children in any attendance
6    center within the school district which does not have
7    selective admission requirements approved by the board.
8    The appropriate geographical area in which such open
9    enrollment may be exercised shall be determined by the
10    board of education. Such children may be admitted to any
11    such attendance center on a space available basis after all
12    children residing within such attendance center's area
13    have been accommodated. If the number of applicants from
14    outside the attendance area exceed the space available,
15    then successful applicants shall be selected by lottery.
16    The board of education's open enrollment plan must include
17    provisions that allow low income students to have access to
18    transportation needed to exercise school choice. Open
19    enrollment shall be in compliance with the provisions of
20    the Consent Decree and Desegregation Plan cited in Section
21    34-1.01;
22        8. To approve programs and policies for providing
23    transportation services to students. Nothing herein shall
24    be construed to permit or empower the State Board of
25    Education to order, mandate, or require busing or other
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1    racial balance in any school;
2        9. Subject to the limitations in this Article, to
3    establish and approve system-wide curriculum objectives
4    and standards, including graduation standards, which
5    reflect the multi-cultural diversity in the city and are
6    consistent with State law, provided that for all purposes
7    of this Article courses or proficiency in American Sign
8    Language shall be deemed to constitute courses or
9    proficiency in a foreign language; and to employ principals
10    and teachers, appointed as provided in this Article, and
11    fix their compensation. The board shall prepare such
12    reports related to minimal competency testing as may be
13    requested by the State Board of Education, and in addition
14    shall monitor and approve special education and bilingual
15    education programs and policies within the district to
16    assure that appropriate services are provided in
17    accordance with applicable State and federal laws to
18    children requiring services and education in those areas;
19        10. To employ non-teaching personnel or utilize
20    volunteer personnel for: (i) non-teaching duties not
21    requiring instructional judgment or evaluation of pupils,
22    including library duties; and (ii) supervising study
23    halls, long distance teaching reception areas used
24    incident to instructional programs transmitted by
25    electronic media such as computers, video, and audio,
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1    extracurricular activities. The board may further utilize
2    volunteer non-certificated personnel or employ
3    non-certificated personnel to assist in the instruction of
4    pupils under the immediate supervision of a teacher holding
5    a valid certificate, directly engaged in teaching subject
6    matter or conducting activities; provided that the teacher
7    shall be continuously aware of the non-certificated
8    persons' activities and shall be able to control or modify
9    them. The general superintendent shall determine
10    qualifications of such personnel and shall prescribe rules
11    for determining the duties and activities to be assigned to
12    such personnel;
13        10.5. To utilize volunteer personnel from a regional
14    School Crisis Assistance Team (S.C.A.T.), created as part
15    of the Safe to Learn Program established pursuant to
16    Section 25 of the Illinois Violence Prevention Act of 1995,
17    to provide assistance to schools in times of violence or
18    other traumatic incidents within a school community by
19    providing crisis intervention services to lessen the
20    effects of emotional trauma on individuals and the
21    community; the School Crisis Assistance Team Steering
22    Committee shall determine the qualifications for
23    volunteers;
24        11. To provide television studio facilities in not to
25    exceed one school building and to provide programs for
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1    shall not construct, acquire, operate, or maintain a
2    television transmitter; to grant the use of its studio
3    facilities to a licensed television station located in the
4    school district; and to maintain and operate not to exceed
5    one school radio transmitting station and provide programs
6    for educational purposes;
7        12. To offer, if deemed appropriate, outdoor education
8    courses, including field trips within the State of
9    Illinois, or adjacent states, and to use school educational
10    funds for the expense of the said outdoor educational
11    programs, whether within the school district or not;
12        13. During that period of the calendar year not
13    embraced within the regular school term, to provide and
14    conduct courses in subject matters normally embraced in the
15    program of the schools during the regular school term and
16    to give regular school credit for satisfactory completion
17    by the student of such courses as may be approved for
18    credit by the State Board of Education;
19        14. To insure against any loss or liability of the
20    board, the former School Board Nominating Commission,
21    Local School Councils, the Chicago Schools Academic
22    Accountability Council, or the former Subdistrict Councils
23    or of any member, officer, agent or employee thereof,
24    resulting from alleged violations of civil rights arising
25    from incidents occurring on or after September 5, 1967 or
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1    person whether occurring within or without the school
2    premises, provided the officer, agent or employee was, at
3    the time of the alleged violation of civil rights or
4    wrongful act or omission, acting within the scope of his
5    employment or under direction of the board, the former
6    School Board Nominating Commission, the Chicago Schools
7    Academic Accountability Council, Local School Councils, or
8    the former Subdistrict Councils; and to provide for or
9    participate in insurance plans for its officers and
10    employees, including but not limited to retirement
11    annuities, medical, surgical and hospitalization benefits
12    in such types and amounts as may be determined by the
13    board; provided, however, that the board shall contract for
14    such insurance only with an insurance company authorized to
15    do business in this State. Such insurance may include
16    provision for employees who rely on treatment by prayer or
17    spiritual means alone for healing, in accordance with the
18    tenets and practice of a recognized religious
19    denomination;
20        15. To contract with the corporate authorities of any
21    municipality or the county board of any county, as the case
22    may be, to provide for the regulation of traffic in parking
23    areas of property used for school purposes, in such manner
24    as is provided by Section 11-209 of The Illinois Vehicle
25    Code, approved September 29, 1969, as amended;
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1    school campus and student directory information to the
2    official recruiting representatives of the armed forces of
3    Illinois and the United States for the purposes of
4    informing students of the educational and career
5    opportunities available in the military if the board has
6    provided such access to persons or groups whose purpose is
7    to acquaint students with educational or occupational
8    opportunities available to them. The board is not required
9    to give greater notice regarding the right of access to
10    recruiting representatives than is given to other persons
11    and groups. In this paragraph 16, "directory information"
12    means a high school student's name, address, and telephone
13    number.
14        (b) If a student or his or her parent or guardian
15    submits a signed, written request to the high school before
16    the end of the student's sophomore year (or if the student
17    is a transfer student, by another time set by the high
18    school) that indicates that the student or his or her
19    parent or guardian does not want the student's directory
20    information to be provided to official recruiting
21    representatives under subsection (a) of this Section, the
22    high school may not provide access to the student's
23    directory information to these recruiting representatives.
24    The high school shall notify its students and their parents
25    or guardians of the provisions of this subsection (b).
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1    representatives of the armed forces of Illinois and the
2    United States to pay a fee for copying and mailing a
3    student's directory information in an amount that is not
4    more than the actual costs incurred by the high school.
5        (d) Information received by an official recruiting
6    representative under this Section may be used only to
7    provide information to students concerning educational and
8    career opportunities available in the military and may not
9    be released to a person who is not involved in recruiting
10    students for the armed forces of Illinois or the United
11    States;
12        17. (a) To sell or market any computer program
13    developed by an employee of the school district, provided
14    that such employee developed the computer program as a
15    direct result of his or her duties with the school district
16    or through the utilization of the school district resources
17    or facilities. The employee who developed the computer
18    program shall be entitled to share in the proceeds of such
19    sale or marketing of the computer program. The distribution
20    of such proceeds between the employee and the school
21    district shall be as agreed upon by the employee and the
22    school district, except that neither the employee nor the
23    school district may receive more than 90% of such proceeds.
24    The negotiation for an employee who is represented by an
25    exclusive bargaining representative may be conducted by
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1        (b) For the purpose of this paragraph 17:
2            (1) "Computer" means an internally programmed,
3        general purpose digital device capable of
4        automatically accepting data, processing data and
5        supplying the results of the operation.
6            (2) "Computer program" means a series of coded
7        instructions or statements in a form acceptable to a
8        computer, which causes the computer to process data in
9        order to achieve a certain result.
10            (3) "Proceeds" means profits derived from
11        marketing or sale of a product after deducting the
12        expenses of developing and marketing such product;
13        18. To delegate to the general superintendent of
14    schools, by resolution, the authority to approve contracts
15    and expenditures in amounts of $10,000 or less;
16        19. Upon the written request of an employee, to
17    withhold from the compensation of that employee any dues,
18    payments or contributions payable by such employee to any
19    labor organization as defined in the Illinois Educational
20    Labor Relations Act. Under such arrangement, an amount
21    shall be withheld from each regular payroll period which is
22    equal to the pro rata share of the annual dues plus any
23    payments or contributions, and the board shall transmit
24    such withholdings to the specified labor organization
25    within 10 working days from the time of the withholding;
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1    municipality with a population of 500,000 or more, a county
2    with a population of 3,000,000 or more, the Cook County
3    Forest Preserve District, the Chicago Park District, the
4    Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the Chicago
5    Transit Authority, or a housing authority of a municipality
6    with a population of 500,000 or more that a debt is due and
7    owing the municipality, the county, the Cook County Forest
8    Preserve District, the Chicago Park District, the
9    Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the Chicago
10    Transit Authority, or the housing authority by an employee
11    of the Chicago Board of Education, to withhold, from the
12    compensation of that employee, the amount of the debt that
13    is due and owing and pay the amount withheld to the
14    municipality, the county, the Cook County Forest Preserve
15    District, the Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan
16    Water Reclamation District, the Chicago Transit Authority,
17    or the housing authority; provided, however, that the
18    amount deducted from any one salary or wage payment shall
19    not exceed 25% of the net amount of the payment. Before the
20    Board deducts any amount from any salary or wage of an
21    employee under this paragraph, the municipality, the
22    county, the Cook County Forest Preserve District, the
23    Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
24    District, the Chicago Transit Authority, or the housing
25    authority shall certify that (i) the employee has been
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1    that is due and owing the municipality, the county, the
2    Cook County Forest Preserve District, the Chicago Park
3    District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the
4    Chicago Transit Authority, or the housing authority and
5    (ii) the employee has received notice of a wage deduction
6    order and has been afforded an opportunity for a hearing to
7    object to the order. For purposes of this paragraph, "net
8    amount" means that part of the salary or wage payment
9    remaining after the deduction of any amounts required by
10    law to be deducted and "debt due and owing" means (i) a
11    specified sum of money owed to the municipality, the
12    county, the Cook County Forest Preserve District, the
13    Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
14    District, the Chicago Transit Authority, or the housing
15    authority for services, work, or goods, after the period
16    granted for payment has expired, or (ii) a specified sum of
17    money owed to the municipality, the county, the Cook County
18    Forest Preserve District, the Chicago Park District, the
19    Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the Chicago
20    Transit Authority, or the housing authority pursuant to a
21    court order or order of an administrative hearing officer
22    after the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust,
23    judicial review;
24        20. The board is encouraged to employ a sufficient
25    number of certified school counselors to maintain a
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1    counselor shall spend at least 75% of his work time in
2    direct contact with students and shall maintain a record of
3    such time;
4        21. To make available to students vocational and career
5    counseling and to establish 5 special career counseling
6    days for students and parents. On these days
7    representatives of local businesses and industries shall
8    be invited to the school campus and shall inform students
9    of career opportunities available to them in the various
10    businesses and industries. Special consideration shall be
11    given to counseling minority students as to career
12    opportunities available to them in various fields. For the
13    purposes of this paragraph, minority student means a person
14    who is any of the following:
15        (a) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
16    origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
17    America, including Central America, and who maintains
18    tribal affiliation or community attachment).
19        (b) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
20    original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
21    Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
22    Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
23    the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
24        (c) Black or African American (a person having origins
25    in any of the black racial groups of Africa). Terms such as
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1    African American".
2        (d) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
3    Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
4    culture or origin, regardless of race).
5        (e) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a person
6    having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii,
7    Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
8        Counseling days shall not be in lieu of regular school
9    days;
10        22. To report to the State Board of Education the
11    annual student dropout rate and number of students who
12    graduate from, transfer from or otherwise leave bilingual
13    programs;
14        23. Except as otherwise provided in the Abused and
15    Neglected Child Reporting Act or other applicable State or
16    federal law, to permit school officials to withhold, from
17    any person, information on the whereabouts of any child
18    removed from school premises when the child has been taken
19    into protective custody as a victim of suspected child
20    abuse. School officials shall direct such person to the
21    Department of Children and Family Services, or to the local
22    law enforcement agency if appropriate;
23        24. To develop a policy, based on the current state of
24    existing school facilities, projected enrollment and
25    efficient utilization of available resources, for capital
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1    district, addressing in that policy both the relative
2    priority for major repairs, renovations and additions to
3    school facilities, and the advisability or necessity of
4    building new school facilities or closing existing schools
5    to meet current or projected demographic patterns within
6    the district;
7        25. To make available to the students in every high
8    school attendance center the ability to take all courses
9    necessary to comply with the Board of Higher Education's
10    college entrance criteria effective in 1993;
11        26. To encourage mid-career changes into the teaching
12    profession, whereby qualified professionals become
13    certified teachers, by allowing credit for professional
14    employment in related fields when determining point of
15    entry on teacher pay scale;
16        27. To provide or contract out training programs for
17    administrative personnel and principals with revised or
18    expanded duties pursuant to this Act in order to assure
19    they have the knowledge and skills to perform their duties;
20        28. To establish a fund for the prioritized special
21    needs programs, and to allocate such funds and other lump
22    sum amounts to each attendance center in a manner
23    consistent with the provisions of part 4 of Section 34-2.3.
24    Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require any
25    additional appropriations of State funds for this purpose;
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1        30. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or
2    any other law to the contrary, to contract with third
3    parties for services otherwise performed by employees,
4    including those in a bargaining unit, and to layoff those
5    employees upon 14 days written notice to the affected
6    employees. Those contracts may be for a period not to
7    exceed 5 years and may be awarded on a system-wide basis.
8    The board may not operate more than 30 contract schools,
9    provided that the board may operate an additional 5
10    contract turnaround schools pursuant to item (5.5) of
11    subsection (d) of Section 34-8.3 of this Code;
12        31. To promulgate rules establishing procedures
13    governing the layoff or reduction in force of employees and
14    the recall of such employees, including, but not limited
15    to, criteria for such layoffs, reductions in force or
16    recall rights of such employees and the weight to be given
17    to any particular criterion. Such criteria shall take into
18    account factors including, but not be limited to,
19    qualifications, certifications, experience, performance
20    ratings or evaluations, and any other factors relating to
21    an employee's job performance;
22        32. To develop a policy to prevent nepotism in the
23    hiring of personnel or the selection of contractors;
24        33. To enter into a partnership agreement, as required
25    by Section 34-3.5 of this Code, and, notwithstanding any
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1    policies, enter into contracts, and take any other action
2    necessary to accomplish the objectives and implement the
3    requirements of that agreement; and
4        34. To establish a Labor Management Council to the
5    board comprised of representatives of the board, the chief
6    executive officer, and those labor organizations that are
7    the exclusive representatives of employees of the board and
8    to promulgate policies and procedures for the operation of
9    the Council.
10    The specifications of the powers herein granted are not to
11be construed as exclusive but the board shall also exercise all
12other powers that they may be requisite or proper for the
13maintenance and the development of a public school system, not
14inconsistent with the other provisions of this Article or
15provisions of this Code which apply to all school districts.
16    In addition to the powers herein granted and authorized to
17be exercised by the board, it shall be the duty of the board to
18review or to direct independent reviews of special education
19expenditures and services. The board shall file a report of
20such review with the General Assembly on or before May 1, 1990.
21(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
 
22    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.30)
23    Sec. 34-18.30. Dependents of military personnel; no
24tuition charge. If, at the time of enrollment, a dependent of
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1located outside of the school district, but will be living
2within the district within 60 days after the time of initial
3enrollment, the dependent must be allowed to enroll, subject to
4the requirements of this Section, and must not be charged
5tuition. Any United States military personnel attempting to
6enroll a dependent under this Section shall provide proof that
7the dependent will be living within the district within 60 days
8after the time of initial enrollment. Proof of residency may
9include, but is not limited to, postmarked mail addressed to
10the military personnel and sent to an address located within
11the district, a lease agreement for occupancy of a residence
12located within the district, or proof of ownership of a
13residence located within the district. Non-resident dependents
14of United States military personnel attending school on a
15tuition-free basis may be counted for the purposes of
16determining the apportionment of State aid provided under
17Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15 of this Code.
18(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
19    (105 ILCS 5/34-43.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-43.1)
20    Sec. 34-43.1. (A) Limitation of noninstructional costs. It
21is the purpose of this Section to establish for the Board of
22Education and the general superintendent of schools
23requirements and standards which maximize the proportion of
24school district resources in direct support of educational,
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1pupils of the district, and which correspondingly minimize the
2amount and proportion of such resources associated with
3centralized administration, administrative support services,
4and other noninstructional services.
5    For the 1989-90 school year and for all subsequent school
6years, the Board of Education shall undertake budgetary and
7expenditure control actions which limit the administrative
8expenditures of the Board of Education to levels, as provided
9for in this Section, which represent an average of the
10administrative expenses of all school districts in this State
11not subject to Article 34.
12    (B) Certification of expenses by the State Superintendent
13of Education. The State Superintendent of Education shall
14annually certify, on or before May 1, to the Board of Education
15and the School Finance Authority, for the applicable school
16year, the following information:
17        (1) the annual expenditures of all school districts of
18    the State not subject to Article 34 properly attributable
19    to expenditure functions defined by the rules and
20    regulations of the State Board of Education as: 2210
21    (Improvement of Instructional Services); 2300 (Support
22    Services - General Administration) excluding, however,
23    2320 (Executive Administrative Services); 2490 (Other
24    Support Services - School Administration); 2500 (Support
25    Services - Business); 2600 (Support Services - Central);
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1    districts not subject to Article 34 attributable to the
2    Education Fund, the Operations, Building and Maintenance
3    Fund, the Transportation Fund and the Illinois Municipal
4    Retirement Fund of the several districts, as defined by the
5    rules and regulations of the State Board of Education; and
6        (3) a ratio, to be called the statewide average of
7    administrative expenditures, derived by dividing the
8    expenditures certified pursuant to paragraph (B)(1) by the
9    expenditures certified pursuant to paragraph (B)(2).
10    For purposes of the annual certification of expenditures
11and ratios required by this Section, the "applicable year" of
12certification shall initially be the 1986-87 school year and,
13in sequent years, each succeeding school year.
14    The State Superintendent of Education shall consult with
15the Board of Education to ascertain whether particular
16expenditure items allocable to the administrative functions
17enumerated in paragraph (B)(1) are appropriately or
18necessarily higher in the applicable school district than in
19the rest of the State due to noncomparable factors. The State
20Superintendent shall also review the relevant cost proportions
21in other large urban school districts. The State Superintendent
22shall also review the expenditure categories in paragraph
23(B)(1) to ascertain whether they contain school-level
24expenses. If he or she finds that adjustments to the formula
25are appropriate or necessary to establish a more fair and
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1Education or to exclude school-level expenses, the State
2Superintendent shall recommend to the School Finance Authority
3rules and regulations adjusting particular subcategories in
4this subsection (B) or adjusting certain costs in determining
5the budget and expenditure items properly attributable to the
6functions or otherwise adjust the formula.
7    (C) Administrative expenditure limitations. The annual
8budget of the Board of Education, as adopted and implemented,
9and the related annual expenditures for the school year, shall
10reflect a limitation on administrative outlays as required by
11the following provisions, taking into account any adjustments
12established by the State Superintendent of Education: (1) the
13budget and expenditures of the Board of Education for the
141989-90 school year shall reflect a ratio of administrative
15expenditures to total expenditures equal to or less than the
16statewide average of administrative expenditures for the
171986-87 school year as certified by the State Superintendent of
18Education pursuant to paragraph (B)(3); (2) for the 1990-91
19school year and for all subsequent school years, the budget and
20expenditures of the Board of Education shall reflect a ratio of
21administrative expenditures to total expenditures equal to or
22less than the statewide average of administrative expenditures
23certified by the State Superintendent of Education for the
24applicable year pursuant to paragraph (B)(3); (3) if for any
25school year the budget of the Board of Education reflects a
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1which exceeds the applicable statewide average, the Board of
2Education shall reduce expenditure items allocable to the
3administrative functions enumerated in paragraph (B)(1) such
4that the Board of Education's ratio of administrative
5expenditures to total expenditures is equal to or less than the
6applicable statewide average ratio.
7    For purposes of this Section, the ratio of administrative
8expenditures to the total expenditures of the Board of
9Education, as applied to the budget of the Board of Education,
10shall mean: the budgeted expenditure items of the Board of
11Education properly attributable to the expenditure functions
12identified in paragraph (B)(1) divided by the total budgeted
13expenditures of the Board of Education properly attributable to
14the Board of Education funds corresponding to those funds
15identified in paragraph (B)(2), exclusive of any monies
16budgeted for payment to the Public School Teachers' Pension and
17Retirement System, attributable to payments due from the
18General Funds of the State of Illinois.
19     The annual expenditure of the Board of Education for 2320
20(Executive Administrative Services) for the 1989-90 school
21year shall be no greater than the 2320 expenditure for the
221988-89 school year. The annual expenditure of the Board of
23Education for 2320 for the 1990-91 school year and each
24subsequent school year shall be no greater than the 2320
25expenditure for the immediately preceding school year or the
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1limitation may be adjusted in each year in an amount not to
2exceed any change effective during the applicable school year
3in salary to be paid under the collective bargaining agreement
4with instructional personnel to which the Board is a party and
5in benefit costs either required by law or such collective
6bargaining agreement.
7    (D) Cost control measures. In undertaking actions to
8control or reduce expenditure items necessitated by the
9administrative expenditure limitations of this Section, the
10Board of Education shall give priority consideration to
11reductions or cost controls with the least effect upon direct
12services to students or instructional services for pupils, and
13upon the safety and well-being of pupils, and, as applicable,
14with the particular costs or functions to which the Board of
15Education is higher than the statewide average.
16    For purposes of assuring that the cost control priorities
17of this subsection (D) are met, the State Superintendent of
18Education shall, with the assistance of the Board of Education,
19review the cost allocation practices of the Board of Education,
20and the State Superintendent of Education shall thereafter
21recommend to the School Finance Authority rules and regulations
22which define administrative areas which most impact upon the
23direct and instructional needs of students and upon the safety
24and well-being of the pupils of the district. No position
25closed shall be reopened using State or federal categorical
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1    (E) Report of Audited Information. For the 1988-89 school
2year and for all subsequent school years, the Board of
3Education shall file with the State Board of Education the
4Annual Financial Report and its audit, as required by the rules
5of the State Board of Education. Such reports shall be filed no
6later than February 15 following the end of the school year of
7the Board of Education, beginning with the report to be filed
8no later than February 15, 1990 for the 1988-89 school year.
9    As part of the required Annual Financial Report, the Board
10of Education shall provide a detailed accounting of the central
11level, district, bureau and department costs and personnel
12included within expenditure functions included in paragraph
13(B)(1). The nature and detail of the reporting required for
14these functions shall be prescribed by the State Board of
15Education in rules and regulations. A copy of this detailed
16accounting shall also be provided annually to the School
17Finance Authority and the public. This report shall contain a
18reconciliation to the board of education's adopted budget for
19that fiscal year, specifically delineating administrative
20functions.
21    If the information required under this Section is not
22provided by the Board of Education in a timely manner, or is
23initially or subsequently determined by the State
24Superintendent of Education to be incomplete or inaccurate, the
25State Superintendent shall, in writing, notify the Board of
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1shall, within 60 days of such notice, address the reporting
2deficiencies identified. If the State Superintendent of
3Education does not receive satisfactory response to these
4reporting deficiencies within 60 days, the next payment of
5general State aid or evidence-based funding due the Board of
6Education under Section 18-8 or Section 18-8.15, as applicable,
7and all subsequent payments, shall be withheld by the State
8Superintendent of Education until the enumerated deficiencies
9have been addressed.
10    Utilizing the Annual Financial Report, the State
11Superintendent of Education shall certify on or before May 1 to
12the School Finance Authority the Board of Education's ratio of
13administrative expenditures to total expenditures for the
141988-89 school year and for each succeeding school year. Such
15certification shall indicate the extent to which the
16administrative expenditure ratio of the Board of Education
17conformed to the limitations required in subsection (C) of this
18Section, taking into account any adjustments of the limitations
19which may have been recommended by the State Superintendent of
20Education to the School Finance Authority. In deriving the
21administrative expenditure ratio of the Chicago Board of
22Education, the State Superintendent of Education shall utilize
23the definition of this ratio prescribed in subsection (C) of
24this Section, except that the actual expenditures of the Board
25of Education shall be substituted for budgeted expenditure
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1    (F) Approval and adjustments to administrative expenditure
2limitations. The School Finance Authority organized under
3Article 34A shall monitor the Board of Education's adherence to
4the requirements of this Section. As part of its responsibility
5the School Finance Authority shall determine whether the Board
6of Education's budget for the next school year, and the
7expenditures for a prior school year, comply with the
8limitation of administrative expenditures required by this
9Section. The Board of Education and the State Board of
10Education shall provide such information as is required by the
11School Finance Authority in order for the Authority to
12determine compliance with the provisions of this Section. If
13the Authority determines that the budget proposed by the Board
14of Education does not meet the cost control requirements of
15this Section, the Board of Education shall undertake budgetary
16reductions, consistent with the requirements of this Section,
17to bring the proposed budget into compliance with such cost
18control limitations.
19    If, in formulating cost control and cost reduction
20alternatives, the Board of Education believes that meeting the
21cost control requirements of this Section related to the budget
22for the ensuing year would impair the education, safety, or
23well-being of the pupils of the school district, the Board of
24Education may request that the School Finance Authority make
25adjustments to the limitations required by this Section. The
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1reasons for the relief required and shall also identify cost
2reductions which can be made in expenditure functions not
3enumerated in paragraph (B)(1), which would serve the purposes
4of this Section.
5    The School Finance Authority shall consult with the State
6Superintendent of Education concerning the reasonableness from
7an educational administration perspective of the adjustments
8sought by the Board of Education. The School Finance Authority
9shall provide an opportunity for the public to comment upon the
10reasonableness of the Board's request. If, after such
11consultation, the School Finance Authority determines that all
12or a portion of the adjustments sought by the Board of
13Education are reasonably appropriate or necessary, the
14Authority may grant such relief from the provisions of this
15Section which the Authority deems appropriate. Adjustments so
16granted apply only to the specific school year for which the
17request was made.
18    In the event that the School Finance Authority determines
19that the Board of Education has failed to achieve the required
20administrative expenditure limitations for a prior school
21year, or if the Authority determines that the Board of
22Education has not met the requirements of subsection (F), the
23Authority shall make recommendations to the Board of Education
24concerning appropriate corrective actions. If the Board of
25Education fails to provide adequate assurance to the Authority
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1the Authority may, within 60 days thereafter, require the board
2to adjust its current budget to correct for the prior year's
3shortage or may recommend to the members of the General
4Assembly and the Governor such sanctions or remedial actions as
5will serve to deter any further such failures on the part of
6the Board of Education.
7    To assist the Authority in its monitoring
8responsibilities, the Board of Education shall provide such
9reports and information as are from time to time required by
10the Authority.
11    (G) Independent reviews of administrative expenditures.
12The School Finance Authority may direct independent reviews of
13the administrative and administrative support expenditures and
14services and other non-instructional expenditure functions of
15the Board of Education. The Board of Education shall afford
16full cooperation to the School Finance Authority in such review
17activity. The purpose of such reviews shall be to verify
18specific targets for improved operating efficiencies of the
19Board of Education, to identify other areas of potential
20efficiencies, and to assure full and proper compliance by the
21Board of Education with all requirements of this Section.
22    In the conduct of reviews under this subsection, the
23Authority may request the assistance and consultation of the
24State Superintendent of Education with regard to questions of
25efficiency and effectiveness in educational administration.
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1May 1, 1991 and no less frequently than yearly thereafter, the
2School Finance Authority shall provide to the Governor, the
3State Board of Education, and the members of the General
4Assembly an annual report, as outlined in Section 34A-606,
5which includes the following information: (1) documenting the
6compliance or non-compliance of the Board of Education with the
7requirements of this Section; (2) summarizing the costs,
8findings, and recommendations of any reviews directed by the
9School Finance Authority, and the response to such
10recommendations made by the Board of Education; and (3)
11recommending sanctions or legislation necessary to fulfill the
12intent of this Section.
13(Source: P.A. 86-124; 86-1477.)
 
14    (105 ILCS 5/34-53)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-53)
15    Sec. 34-53. Tax levies; purpose; rates. For the purpose of
16establishing and supporting free schools for not fewer than 9
17months in each year and defraying their expenses the board may
18levy annually, upon all taxable property of such district for
19educational purposes a tax for the fiscal years 1996 and each
20succeeding fiscal year at a rate of not to exceed the sum of
21(i) 3.07% (or such other rate as may be set by law independent
22of the rate difference described in (ii) below) and (ii) the
23difference between .50% and the rate per cent of taxes extended
24for a School Finance Authority organized under Article 34A of
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1fiscal year of the board begins as determined by the county
2clerk and certified to the board pursuant to Section 18-110 of
3the Property Tax Code, of the value as equalized or assessed by
4the Department of Revenue for the year in which such levy is
5made.
6    Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
7the 99th General Assembly, for the purpose of making an
8employer contribution to the Public School Teachers' Pension
9and Retirement Fund of Chicago, the board may levy annually for
10taxable years prior to 2017, upon all taxable property located
11within the district, a tax at a rate not to exceed 0.383%.
12Beginning with the 2017 taxable year, for the purpose of making
13an employer contribution to the Public School Teachers' Pension
14and Retirement Fund of Chicago, the board may levy annually,
15upon all taxable property within the district, a tax at a rate
16not to exceed 0.567%. The proceeds from this additional tax
17shall be paid, as soon as possible after collection, directly
18to Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of
19Chicago and not to the Board of Education. The rate under this
20paragraph is not a new rate for the purposes of the Property
21Tax Extension Limitation Law. Notwithstanding any other
22provision of law, for the 2016 tax year only, the board shall
23certify the rate to the county clerk on the effective date of
24this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, and the
25county clerk shall extend that rate against all taxable
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1the certification as possible.
2    Nothing in this amendatory Act of 1995 shall in any way
3impair or restrict the levy or extension of taxes pursuant to
4any tax levies for any purposes of the board lawfully made
5prior to the adoption of this amendatory Act of 1995.
6    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code and in
7addition to any other methods provided for increasing the tax
8rate the board may, by proper resolution, cause a proposition
9to increase the annual tax rate for educational purposes to be
10submitted to the voters of such district at any general or
11special election. The maximum rate for educational purposes
12shall not exceed 4.00%. The election called for such purpose
13shall be governed by Article 9 of this Act. If at such election
14a majority of the votes cast on the proposition is in favor
15thereof, the Board of Education may thereafter until such
16authority is revoked in a like manner, levy annually the tax so
17authorized.
18    For purposes of this Article, educational purposes for
19fiscal years beginning in 1995 and each subsequent year shall
20also include, but not be limited to, in addition to those
21purposes authorized before this amendatory Act of 1995,
22constructing, acquiring, leasing (other than from the Public
23Building Commission of Chicago), operating, maintaining,
24improving, repairing, and renovating land, buildings,
25furnishings, and equipment for school houses and buildings, and
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1education, furnishing free textbooks and instructional aids
2and school supplies, establishing, equipping, maintaining, and
3operating supervised playgrounds under the control of the
4board, school extracurricular activities, and stadia, social
5center, and summer swimming pool programs open to the public in
6connection with any public school; making an employer
7contribution to the Public School Teachers' Pension and
8Retirement Fund as required by Section 17-129 of the Illinois
9Pension Code; and providing an agricultural science school,
10including site development and improvements, maintenance
11repairs, and supplies. Educational purposes also includes
12student transportation expenses.
13    All collections of all taxes levied for fiscal years ending
14before 1996 under this Section or under Sections 34-53.2,
1534-53.3, 34-58, 34-60, or 34-62 of this Article as in effect
16prior to this amendatory Act of 1995 may be used for any
17educational purposes as defined by this amendatory Act of 1995
18and need not be used for the particular purposes for which they
19were levied. The levy and extension of taxes pursuant to this
20Section as amended by this amendatory Act of 1995 shall not
21constitute a new or increased tax rate within the meaning of
22the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law or the One-year
23Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
24    The rate at which taxes may be levied for the fiscal year
25beginning September 1, 1996, for educational purposes shall be
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1fiscal years ending after 1995.
2(Source: P.A. 99-521, eff. 6-1-17.)
 
3    Section 970. The Educational Opportunity for Military
4Children Act is amended by changing Section 25 as follows:
 
5    (105 ILCS 70/25)
6    Sec. 25. Tuition for children of active duty military
7personnel who are transfer students. If a student who is a
8child of active duty military personnel is (i) placed with a
9non-custodial parent and (ii) as a result of placement, must
10attend a non-resident school district, then the student must
11not be charged the tuition of the school that the student
12attends as a result of placement with the non-custodial parent
13and the student must be counted in the calculation of average
14daily attendance under Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15 of the School
15Code.
16(Source: P.A. 98-673, eff. 6-30-14.)
 
17    Section 995. Inseverability. The provisions of this Act are
18mutually dependent and inseverable. If any provision is held
19invalid other than as applied to a particular person or
20circumstance, then this entire Act is invalid.
 
21    Section 997. Savings clause. Any repeal or amendment made
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1suits pending or rights existing at the time this Act takes
2effect; any grant or conveyance made or right acquired or cause
3of action now existing under any Section, Article, or Act
4repealed or amended by this Act; the validity of any bonds or
5other obligations issued or sold and constituting valid
6obligations of the issuing authority at the time this Act takes
7effect; the validity of any contract; the validity of any tax
8levied under any law in effect prior to the effective date of
9this Act; or any offense committed, act done, penalty,
10punishment, or forfeiture incurred or any claim, right, power,
11or remedy accrued under any law in effect prior to the
12effective date of this Act.
 
13    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.".