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90_HB0100
New Act
Creates the Fund Education First Act. Beginning with
fiscal year 1997, and in each fiscal year thereafter,
provides that until the sum of State and federal spending for
elementary and secondary education for the fiscal year
represents 50% of the total revenues that the State
Superintendent of Education estimates are available from
local, State, and federal sources for elementary and
secondary education for that fiscal year, the amount
appropriated by the General Assembly from general funds for
educational programs for that fiscal year shall be at least
equal to the sum of (1) 50% of total new general funds
available for spending from certain sources during that
fiscal year, plus (2) the total amount appropriated from
general funds for educational programs during the preceding
fiscal year. Requires the Governor, beginning with fiscal
year 1998, to include in his annual budget an allocation for
education that conforms to the provisions of the Fund
Education First Act. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT relating to education funding.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Fund Education First Act.
6 Section 5. Educational appropriations. Beginning with
7 fiscal year 1997 and in each fiscal year thereafter, subject
8 to the provisions of Section 10 of this Act, the General
9 Assembly shall appropriate for educational programs an amount
10 that is equal to or exceeds the sum of: (a) the total amount
11 appropriated from general funds for educational programs
12 during the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year
13 for which the appropriation is being made; and (b) 50% of
14 total new general funds available for spending from estimated
15 growth in revenues and funds available because of budgeted
16 program growth and decline in the fiscal year for which the
17 appropriation is being made.
18 Section 10. State and federal funding. State funding
19 for educational programs shall continue to be appropriated
20 pursuant to the formula established in Section 5 until the
21 sum of State and federal spending represents one-half of the
22 total revenues available from local, State, and federal
23 sources for elementary and secondary education programs for
24 the current fiscal year, as estimated by the State
25 Superintendent of Education.
26 Section 15. Allocation. Two-thirds of the new general
27 funds to be appropriated pursuant to clause (b) of Section 5
28 shall be appropriated for elementary and secondary
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1 educational programs and one-third shall be appropriated for
2 higher education programs.
3 Section 20. Governor's budget. Beginning with fiscal
4 year 1998 and in each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor
5 shall include in his annual budget an allocation for
6 elementary and secondary education and higher education which
7 conforms to the provisions of this Act.
8 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9 becoming law.