House Sponsors: KENNER. Senate Sponsors: DUDYCZ-SMITH Short description: SCH CD-CHICAGO-CLASSIFY FUNDS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code. Provides that any school district receiving a payment under a Section concerning block grant funding for Chicago, certain Sections concerning special education, or a Section concerning transportation reimbursement may classify the funds that it receives in a particular fiscal year or from general State aid as funds received in connection with any funding program for which it is entitled to receive funds from the State in that fiscal year, regardless of the source or timing of the receipt. In the Section concerning block grant funding for Chicago, provides that payments to the school district with respect to each program for which payments to school districts generally, as of the date of the amendatory Act, are on a reimbursement basis shall continue to be made to the district on a reimbursement basis. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Requires any school district with a population of not more than 500,000 to deposit all funds received under the Transportation Article of the School Code into the transportation fund and use those funds for the provision of transportation services. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0568 Last action date: JUN-26-2002 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status