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92_HB0536
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1 AN ACT relating to education.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
5 Section 14-13.01 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/14-13.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-13.01)
7 Sec. 14-13.01. Reimbursement payable by State; Amounts.
8 Reimbursement for furnishing special educational facilities
9 in a recognized school to the type of children defined in
10 Section 14-1.02 shall be paid to the school districts in
11 accordance with Section 14-12.01 for each school year ending
12 June 30 by the State Comptroller out of any money in the
13 treasury appropriated for such purposes on the presentation
14 of vouchers by the State Board of Education.
15 The reimbursement shall be limited to funds expended for
16 construction and maintenance of special education facilities
17 designed and utilized to house instructional programs,
18 diagnostic services, other special education services for
19 children with disabilities and reimbursement as provided in
20 Section 14-13.01. There shall be no reimbursement for
21 construction and maintenance of any administrative facility
22 separated from special education facilities designed and
23 utilized to house instructional programs, diagnostic services
24 and other special education services for children with
25 disabilities.
26 (a) For children who have not been identified as
27 eligible for special education and for eligible children with
28 physical disabilities, including all eligible children whose
29 placement has been determined under Section 14-8.02 in
30 hospital or home instruction, 1/2 of the teacher's salary but
31 not more than $1,200 $1,000 annually per child or $8,500
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1 $8,000 per teacher for the 2000-2001 1985-1986 school year,
2 $9,000 per teacher for the 2001-2002 school year, $9,500 per
3 teacher for the 2002-2003 school year, and $10,000 per
4 teacher for the 2003-2004 school year and thereafter,
5 whichever is less. Children to be included in any
6 reimbursement under this paragraph must regularly receive a
7 minimum of one hour of instruction each school day, or in
8 lieu thereof of a minimum of 5 hours of instruction in each
9 school week in order to qualify for full reimbursement under
10 this Section. If the attending physician for such a child
11 has certified that the child should not receive as many as 5
12 hours of instruction in a school week, however, reimbursement
13 under this paragraph on account of that child shall be
14 computed proportionate to the actual hours of instruction per
15 week for that child divided by 5.
16 (b) For children described in Section 14-1.02, 4/5 of
17 the cost of transportation for each such child, whom the
18 State Superintendent of Education determined in advance
19 requires special transportation service in order to take
20 advantage of special educational facilities. Transportation
21 costs shall be determined in the same fashion as provided in
22 Section 29-5. For purposes of this subsection (b), the dates
23 for processing claims specified in Section 29-5 shall apply.
24 (c) For each professional worker excluding those
25 included in subparagraphs (a), (d), (e), and (f) of this
26 Section, the annual sum of $8,500 $8,000 for the 2000-2001
27 1985-1986 school year, $9,000 for the 2001-2002 school year,
28 $9,500 for the 2002-2003 school year, and $10,000 for the
29 2003-2004 school year and thereafter.
30 (d) For one full time qualified director of the special
31 education program of each school district which maintains a
32 fully approved program of special education the annual sum of
33 $8,500 $8,000 for the 2000-2001 1985-1986 school year, $9,000
34 for the 2001-2002 school year, $9,500 for the 2002-2003
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1 school year, and $10,000 for the 2003-2004 school year and
2 thereafter. Districts participating in a joint agreement
3 special education program shall not receive such
4 reimbursement if reimbursement is made for a director of the
5 joint agreement program.
6 (e) For each school psychologist as defined in Section
7 14-1.09 the annual sum of $8,500 $8,000 for the 2000-2001
8 1985-1986 school year, $9,000 for the 2001-2002 school year,
9 $9500 for the 2002-2003 school year, and $10,000 for the
10 2003-2004 school year and thereafter.
11 (f) For each qualified teacher working in a fully
12 approved program for children of preschool age who are deaf
13 or hard-of-hearing the annual sum of $8,500 $8,000 for the
14 2000-2001 1985-1986 school year, $9,000 for the 2001-2002
15 school year, $9,500 for the 2002-2003 school year, and
16 $10,000 for the 2003-2004 school year and thereafter.
17 (g) For readers, working with blind or partially seeing
18 children 1/2 of their salary but not more than $400 annually
19 per child. Readers may be employed to assist such children
20 and shall not be required to be certified but prior to
21 employment shall meet standards set up by the State Board of
22 Education.
23 (h) For necessary non-certified employees working in any
24 class or program for children defined in this Article, 1/2 of
25 the salary paid or the annual amount of $3,050 $2,800
26 annually per employee for the 2000-2001 school year, $3,300
27 per employee for the 2001-2002 school year, $3,550 per
28 employee for the 2001-2003 school year, and $3,800 per
29 employee for the 2003-2004 school year and thereafter,
30 whichever is less.
31 The State Board of Education shall set standards and
32 prescribe rules for determining the allocation of
33 reimbursement under this section on less than a full time
34 basis and for less than a school year.
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1 When any school district eligible for reimbursement under
2 this Section operates a school or program approved by the
3 State Superintendent of Education for a number of days in
4 excess of the adopted school calendar but not to exceed 235
5 school days, such reimbursement shall be increased by 1/185
6 of the amount or rate paid hereunder for each day such school
7 is operated in excess of 185 days per calendar year.
8 (Source: P.A. 88-555, eff. 7-27-94; 88-641, eff. 9-9-94;
9 89-235, eff. 8-4-95; 89-397, eff. 8-20-95.)
10 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11 becoming law.