Full Text of HB0161 94th General Assembly
HB0161 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB0161
Introduced 1/11/2005, by Rep. Roger L. Eddy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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105 ILCS 5/10-17 |
from Ch. 122, par. 10-17 |
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Amends the School Code. Provides that the statement of affairs of
certain school districts shall be made available to the public by posting
the statement on the district's Internet web site, if any, having copies
available in the administrative office of the district, and publishing notice
on where the statement is available in a newspaper of
general circulation (now, the statement itself is required to be published
in the newspaper). Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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| AN ACT regarding schools.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
Section | 5 |
| 10-17 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/10-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-17)
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| Sec. 10-17. Statement of affairs. In Class I or Class II | 8 |
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school units the school board may use either a cash | 9 |
| basis or accrual
system of accounting; however, any board so | 10 |
| electing to use the accrual
system may not change to a cash | 11 |
| basis without the permission of the
State Board of Education.
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| School Boards using either a cash basis or accrual system | 13 |
| of
accounting shall maintain records showing the assets, | 14 |
| liabilities and
fund balances in such minimum forms as may be | 15 |
| prescribed by the
State Board of Education. Such boards shall | 16 |
| make available to the public
publish a
statement of the affairs | 17 |
| of the district prior to December 1 annually , in
such form as | 18 |
| may be prescribed by the State Board of Education, by
posting | 19 |
| the statement on the district's Internet web site, if any, | 20 |
| having
copies available in the administrative office of the | 21 |
| district, and publishing
notice on where the statement is | 22 |
| available in
a newspaper of general circulation published in | 23 |
| the respective school
district
districts and if no newspaper is | 24 |
| published in the district
then in a newspaper published in the | 25 |
| county in which the school district is
located and if no | 26 |
| newspaper is published in the county then in a
newspaper | 27 |
| published in the educational service region in which the
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| regional superintendent has supervision and control of such | 29 |
| school
district in such form as may be prescribed by the State | 30 |
| Board of Education .
Not later than December 15 annually the | 31 |
| clerk shall
file with the regional superintendent a certified | 32 |
| statement that the
statement of affairs
publication has been |
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| made public together with
a copy of the newspaper
containing | 2 |
| the notice
it . After December 15 annually the regional
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| superintendent
of schools shall withhold from each treasurer | 4 |
| any public moneys due to
be distributed to the treasurer until | 5 |
| the duties required under this
Section have been complied with.
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| When any school district is the administrative district for | 7 |
| several
school districts operating under a joint agreement as | 8 |
| authorized by this
Code
Act , no receipts or disbursements | 9 |
| accruing, received or paid out
by that
school district as such | 10 |
| an administrative district shall be included in
the statement | 11 |
| of affairs of the district required by this Section.
However, | 12 |
| that district shall have prepared and made available to the | 13 |
| public
published , in the same
manner and subject to the same | 14 |
| requirements as are provided in this
Section for the statement | 15 |
| of affairs of that district, a statement
showing the cash | 16 |
| receipts and disbursements by funds (or the revenue,
expenses | 17 |
| and financial position, if the accrual system of accounting is
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| used) of the district as such administrative district, in the | 19 |
| form
prescribed by the State Board of Education. The costs of
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| making available to the public
publishing this separate | 21 |
| statement
prepared by such an administrative
district shall be | 22 |
| apportioned among and paid by the participating
districts in | 23 |
| the same manner as other costs and expenses accruing to
those | 24 |
| districts jointly.
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| School districts on a cash basis shall have prepared and | 26 |
| made available to
the public
publish a
statement showing the | 27 |
| cash receipts and disbursements by funds in the
form prescribed | 28 |
| by the State Board of Education.
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| School districts using the accrual system of accounting | 30 |
| shall have
prepared and made available to the public
publish a | 31 |
| statement of
revenue
and expenses and a statement
of financial | 32 |
| position in the form prescribed by the State Board of | 33 |
| Education.
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| In Class II county school units such statement shall be | 35 |
| prepared and
made available to the public
published by the | 36 |
| township treasurer of the
unit within which such
districts are |
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| located, except with respect to the school board of any
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| district that no longer is subject to the jurisdiction and | 3 |
| authority
of a township treasurer or trustees of schools of a | 4 |
| township
because the district has withdrawn from the | 5 |
| jurisdiction and authority of the
township treasurer and | 6 |
| trustees of schools of the township or because
those offices | 7 |
| have been abolished as provided in subsection (b) or
(c) of | 8 |
| Section 5-1, and as to each such school district the statement
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| required by this Section shall be prepared and made available | 10 |
| to the public
published by the school
board of such district in | 11 |
| the same manner as required for school boards of
school | 12 |
| districts situated in Class I county school units.
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| In Class I and Class II counties the statement of school | 14 |
| districts on
either a cash or accrual basis shall show such | 15 |
| other information as may
be required by the State Board of | 16 |
| Education, including:
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| 1. Annual fiscal year gross payment for certificated | 18 |
| personnel to be
shown by name, listing each employee in one of | 19 |
| the following categories:
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| (a) Under $15,000
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| (b) $15,000 to $24,999
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| (c) $25,000 to $39,999
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| (d) $40,000 and over
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| 2. Annual fiscal year payment for non-certificated | 25 |
| personnel to be
shown by name, listing each employee in one of | 26 |
| the following categories:
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| (a) Under $15,000
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| (b) $15,000 to $24,999
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| (c) $25,000 to $39,999
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| (d) $40,000 and over
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| 3. In addition to wages and salaries all other moneys in | 32 |
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aggregate paid to recipients of $1,000 or more, giving the | 33 |
| name of the
person, firm or corporation and the total amount | 34 |
| received by each.
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| 4. Approximate size of school district in square miles.
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| 5. Number of school attendance centers.
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| 6. Numbers of employees as follows:
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| (a) Full-time certificated employees;
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| (b) Part-time certificated employees;
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| (c) Full-time non-certificated employees;
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| (d) Part-time non-certificated employees.
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| 7. Numbers of pupils as follows:
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| (a) Enrolled by grades;
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| (b) Total enrolled;
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| (c) Average daily attendance.
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| 8. Assessed valuation as follows:
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| (a) Total of the district;
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| (b) Per pupil in average daily attendance.
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| 9. Tax rate for each district fund.
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| 10. District financial obligation at the close of the | 15 |
| fiscal year as
follows:
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| (a) Teachers' orders outstanding;
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| (b) Anticipation warrants outstanding for each fund.
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| 11. Total bonded debt at the close of the fiscal year.
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| 12. Percent of bonding power obligated currently.
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| 13. Value of capital assets of the district including:
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| (a) Land;
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| (b) Buildings;
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| (c) Equipment.
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| 14. Total amount of investments each fund.
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| 15. Change in net cash position from the previous report | 26 |
| period for
each district fund.
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| In addition to the above report, a report
of expenditures | 28 |
| in the aggregate paid on behalf of recipients of $500 or
more, | 29 |
| giving the name of the person, firm or corporation and the | 30 |
| total
amount received by each shall be available in the school | 31 |
| district office
for public inspection. This listing shall | 32 |
| include all wages, salaries
and expenditures over $500 expended | 33 |
| from any revolving fund maintained
by the district. Any | 34 |
| resident of the school district may receive a copy
of this | 35 |
| report, upon request, by paying a reasonable charge to defray
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| the costs of preparing such copy.
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| This Section does not apply to cities having a population | 2 |
| exceeding
500,000.
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| (Source: P.A. 86-96; 86-1441; 87-191; 87-473; 87-895.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 5 |
| becoming law. |
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