100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4789

 

Introduced , by Rep. Peter Breen

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/17-1.5
105 ILCS 5/34-43.1  from Ch. 122, par. 34-43.1

    Amends the School Code. Makes changes with regard to the limitation of administrative costs. Defines "consumer price index", "expenditures per pupil", "general administration expenditures", and "school administration expenditures". Provides that for each school year, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, each school district shall undertake budgetary and expenditure control actions so that the increase in each of administrative expenditures (with the exception of the Chicago school district, whose limit is not changed), general administration expenditures, and school administration expenditures per pupil for that school year over the prior school year does not exceed the percentage increase, if any, in the consumer price index for the 12 months ending on the previous December 31 or 5%, whichever one is less. Makes conforming changes.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
517-1.5 and 34-43.1 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/17-1.5)
7    Sec. 17-1.5. Limitation of administrative costs.
8    (a) It is the purpose of this Section to establish
9limitations on the growth of administrative expenditures in
10order to maximize the proportion of school district resources
11available for the instructional program, building maintenance,
12and safety services for the students of each district.
13    (b) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:
14    "Administrative expenditures" mean the annual expenditures
15of school districts properly attributable to expenditure
16functions defined by the rules of the State Board of Education
17as: 2320 (Executive Administration Services); 2330 (Special
18Area Administration Services); 2490 (Other Support Services -
19School Administration); 2510 (Direction of Business Support
20Services); 2570 (Internal Services); and 2610 (Direction of
21Central Support Services); provided, however, that
22"administrative expenditures" shall not include early
23retirement or other pension system obligations required by

 

 

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1State law.
2    "Consumer price index" means the Consumer Price Index for
3All Urban Consumers for all items published by the Bureau of
4Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.
5    "Expenditures per pupil" means the total administrative
6expenditures, general administration expenditures, or school
7administration expenditures divided by the Average Student
8Enrollment, as defined under Section 18-8.15 of this Code, of
9the school district in the prior school year.
10    "General administration expenditures" means the sum of all
11annual expenditures of a school district that are attributable
12to expenditure functions that are defined by the rules of the
13State Board of Education as 2300 (Total Support Services -
14General Administration); however, "general administration
15expenditures" does not include early retirement or other
16pension system obligations required by State law.
17    "School administration expenditures" means the sum of all
18annual expenditures of a school district that are attributable
19to expenditure functions that are defined by the rules of the
20State Board of Education as 2400 (Total Support Services -
21School Administration); however, "school administration
22expenditures" does not include early retirement or other
23pension system obligations required by State law.
24    "School district" means all school districts having a
25population of less than 500,000.
26    (c) For the 1998-99 school year through the 2018-2019

 

 

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1school year and each school year thereafter, each school
2district shall undertake budgetary and expenditure control
3actions so that the increase in administrative expenditures for
4that school year over the prior school year does not exceed 5%.
5Each school year, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year,
6each school district shall undertake budgetary and expenditure
7control actions so that the increase in each of administrative
8expenditures, general administration expenditures, and school
9administration expenditures per pupil for that school year over
10the prior school year does not exceed the percentage increase,
11if any, in the consumer price index for the 12 months ending on
12the previous December 31 or 5%, whichever one is less. For
13purposes of this Section, for the 2018-2019 school year, the
14general administration expenditures per pupil shall be assumed
15to be the amount reported by the United States Census Bureau in
16its 2015 Annual Survey of School System Finances as the
17national average per pupil for Support Services Expenditure -
18General Administration (Function 2300), increased by the
19percentage increase, if any, in the consumer price index for
202016, 2017, and 2018 compounded. For purposes of this Section,
21for the 2018-2019 school year, the school administration
22expenditures per pupil shall be assumed to be the amount
23reported by the United States Census Bureau in its 2015 Annual
24Survey of School System Finances as the national average per
25pupil for Support Services Expenditure - School Administration
26(Function 2400), increased by the percentage increase, if any,

 

 

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1in the consumer price index for 2016, 2017, and 2018
2compounded. The State Board of Education shall calculate and
3promulgate all amounts provided under this subsection (c).
4    (c-5) School districts with administrative expenditures,
5general administration expenditures, or school administration
6expenditures per pupil in the 25th percentile and below for all
7districts of the same type, as defined by the State Board of
8Education, may waive the applicable limitation imposed under
9this Section for any year following a public hearing and with
10the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of
11the school board of the district. Any district waiving the
12limitation shall notify the State Board within 45 days of such
13action.
14    (d) School districts shall file with the State Board of
15Education by November 15, 1998 and by each November 15th
16thereafter a one-page report that lists (i) the actual
17administrative expenditures, general administration
18expenditures, and school administration expenditures for the
19prior year from the district's audited Annual Financial Report,
20and (ii) the projected administrative expenditures, general
21administration expenditures, and school administration
22expenditures for the current year from the budget adopted by
23the school board pursuant to Section 17-1 of this Code.
24    If a school district that is ineligible to waive the
25limitation imposed by subsection (c) of this Section by board
26action exceeds the limitation solely because of circumstances

 

 

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1beyond the control of the district and the district has
2exhausted all available and reasonable remedies to comply with
3the limitation, the district may request a waiver pursuant to
4Section 2-3.25g. The waiver application shall specify the
5amount, nature, and reason for the relief requested, as well as
6all remedies the district has exhausted to comply with the
7limitation. Any emergency relief so requested shall apply only
8to the specific school year for which the request is made. The
9State Board of Education shall analyze all such waivers
10submitted and shall recommend that the General Assembly
11disapprove any such waiver requested that is not due solely to
12circumstances beyond the control of the district and for which
13the district has not exhausted all available and reasonable
14remedies to comply with the limitation. The State
15Superintendent shall have no authority to impose any sanctions
16pursuant to this Section for any expenditures for which a
17waiver has been requested until such waiver has been reviewed
18by the General Assembly.
19    If the report and information required under this
20subsection (d) are not provided by the school district in a
21timely manner, or are subsequently determined by the State
22Superintendent of Education to be incomplete or inaccurate, the
23State Superintendent shall notify the district in writing of
24reporting deficiencies. The school district shall, within 60
25days of the notice, address the reporting deficiencies
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1    (e) If the State Superintendent determines that a school
2district has failed to comply with the administrative
3expenditure limitation imposed in subsection (c) of this
4Section, the State Superintendent shall notify the district of
5the violation and direct the district to undertake corrective
6action to bring the district's budget into compliance with the
7administrative expenditure limitation. The district shall,
8within 60 days of the notice, provide adequate assurance to the
9State Superintendent that appropriate corrective actions have
10been or will be taken. If the district fails to provide
11adequate assurance or fails to undertake the necessary
12corrective actions, the State Superintendent may impose
13progressive sanctions against the district that may culminate
14in withholding all subsequent payments of general State aid due
15the district under Section 18-8.05 of this Code or
16evidence-based funding due the district under Section 18-8.15
17of this Code until the assurance is provided or the corrective
18actions taken.
19    (f) The State Superintendent shall publish a list each year
20of the school districts that violate the limitation imposed by
21subsection (c) of this Section and a list of the districts that
22waive the limitation by board action as provided in subsection
23(c-5) (c) of this Section.
24(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
 
25    (105 ILCS 5/34-43.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-43.1)

 

 

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1    Sec. 34-43.1. In this Section, "consumer price index",
2"expenditures per pupil", "general administration
3expenditures", and "school administration expenditures" have
4the meanings given to those terms under Section 17-1.5 of this
5Code.
6        (A) Limitation of noninstructional costs. It is the
7    purpose of this Section to establish for the Board of
8    Education and the general superintendent of schools
9    requirements and standards which maximize the proportion
10    of school district resources in direct support of
11    educational, program, and building maintenance and safety
12    services for the pupils of the district, and which
13    correspondingly minimize the amount and proportion of such
14    resources associated with centralized administration,
15    administrative support services, and other
16    noninstructional services.
17        For the 1989-90 school year and for all subsequent
18    school years, the Board of Education shall undertake
19    budgetary and expenditure control actions which limit the
20    administrative expenditures of the Board of Education to
21    levels, as provided for in this Section, which represent an
22    average of the administrative expenses of all school
23    districts in this State not subject to Article 34.
24        Each school year, beginning with the 2019-2020 school
25    year, the Board of Education shall undertake budgetary and
26    expenditure control actions so that the increase in each of

 

 

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1    general administration expenditures and school
2    administration expenditures per pupil for the school
3    district over the prior school year does not exceed the
4    percentage increase, if any, in the consumer price index
5    for the 12 months ending on the previous December 31 or 5%,
6    whichever one is less.
7        For purposes of this Section, for the 2018-2019 school
8    year, the general administration expenditures per pupil
9    shall be assumed to be the amount reported by the United
10    States Census Bureau in its 2015 Annual Survey of School
11    System Finances as the average of the Support Services
12    Expenditure - General Administration (Function 2300) per
13    pupil for the 10 largest school districts in the United
14    States, increased by the percentage increase, if any, in
15    the consumer price index for 2016, 2017, and 2018
16    compounded. The school administration expenditures per
17    pupil shall be assumed to be the amount reported by the
18    United States Census Bureau in its 2015 Annual Survey of
19    School System Finances as the average of the Support
20    Services Expenditure - School Administration (Function
21    2400) per pupil for the 10 largest school districts in the
22    United States, increased by the percentage increase, if
23    any, in the consumer price index for 2016, 2017, and 2018
24    compounded.
25        On or before May 1, 2019 and annually thereafter, the
26    State Superintendent of Education shall certify to the

 

 

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1    Board of Education and the School Finance Authority the
2    amounts under this paragraph (A).
3        (B) Certification of expenses by the State
4    Superintendent of Education. The State Superintendent of
5    Education shall annually certify, on or before May 1, to
6    the Board of Education and the School Finance Authority,
7    for the applicable school year, the following information:
8            (1) the annual expenditures of all school
9        districts of the State not subject to Article 34
10        properly attributable to expenditure functions defined
11        by the rules and regulations of the State Board of
12        Education as: 2210 (Improvement of Instructional
13        Services); 2300 (Support Services - General
14        Administration) excluding, however, 2320 (Executive
15        Administrative Services); 2490 (Other Support Services -
16         School Administration); 2500 (Support Services -
17        Business); 2600 (Support Services - Central);
18            (2) the total annual expenditures of all school
19        districts not subject to Article 34 attributable to the
20        Education Fund, the Operations, Building and
21        Maintenance Fund, the Transportation Fund and the
22        Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund of the several
23        districts, as defined by the rules and regulations of
24        the State Board of Education; and
25            (3) a ratio, to be called the statewide average of
26        administrative expenditures, derived by dividing the

 

 

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1        expenditures certified pursuant to paragraph (B)(1) by
2        the expenditures certified pursuant to paragraph
3        (B)(2).
4        For purposes of the annual certification of
5    expenditures and ratios required by this Section, the
6    "applicable year" of certification shall initially be the
7    1986-87 school year and, in sequent years, each succeeding
8    school year.
9        The State Superintendent of Education shall consult
10    with the Board of Education to ascertain whether particular
11    expenditure items allocable to the administrative
12    functions enumerated in paragraph (B)(1) are appropriately
13    or necessarily higher in the applicable school district
14    than in the rest of the State due to noncomparable factors.
15    The State Superintendent shall also review the relevant
16    cost proportions in other large urban school districts. The
17    State Superintendent shall also review the expenditure
18    categories in paragraph (B)(1) to ascertain whether they
19    contain school-level expenses. If he or she finds that
20    adjustments to the formula are appropriate or necessary to
21    establish a more fair and comparable standard for
22    administrative cost for the Board of Education or to
23    exclude school-level expenses, the State Superintendent
24    shall recommend to the School Finance Authority rules and
25    regulations adjusting particular subcategories in this
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1    determining the budget and expenditure items properly
2    attributable to the functions or otherwise adjust the
3    formula.
4        (C) Administrative expenditure limitations. The annual
5    budget of the Board of Education, as adopted and
6    implemented, and the related annual expenditures for the
7    school year, shall reflect a limitation on administrative
8    outlays as required by the following provisions, taking
9    into account any adjustments established by the State
10    Superintendent of Education: (1) the budget and
11    expenditures of the Board of Education for the 1989-90
12    school year shall reflect a ratio of administrative
13    expenditures to total expenditures equal to or less than
14    the statewide average of administrative expenditures for
15    the 1986-87 school year as certified by the State
16    Superintendent of Education pursuant to paragraph (B)(3);
17    (2) for the 1990-91 school year and for all subsequent
18    school years, the budget and expenditures of the Board of
19    Education shall reflect a ratio of administrative
20    expenditures to total expenditures equal to or less than
21    the statewide average of administrative expenditures
22    certified by the State Superintendent of Education for the
23    applicable year pursuant to paragraph (B)(3); (2.5) for
24    each school year, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year,
25    the budget and expenditures of the Board of Education shall
26    reflect an annual increase in each of general

 

 

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1    administration expenditures and school administration
2    expenditures, as certified by the State Superintendent of
3    Education for the applicable school year under paragraph
4    (A) of this Section, equal to or less than the percentage
5    increase, if any, in the consumer price index for the 12
6    months ending on the previous December 31 or 5%, whichever
7    one is less; (3) if for any school year the budget of the
8    Board of Education reflects a ratio of administrative
9    expenditures to total expenditures which exceeds the
10    applicable statewide average, the Board of Education shall
11    reduce expenditure items allocable to the administrative
12    functions enumerated in paragraph (B)(1) such that the
13    Board of Education's ratio of administrative expenditures
14    to total expenditures is equal to or less than the
15    applicable statewide average ratio; and (4) if, for any
16    school year, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the
17    budget of the Board of Education reflects an annual
18    increase in either general administration expenditures or
19    school administration expenditures, as certified by the
20    State Superintendent of Education for the applicable
21    school year under paragraph (A) of this Section, greater
22    than the percentage increase, if any, in the consumer price
23    index for the 12 months ending on the previous December 31
24    or 5%, the Board of Education shall reduce expenditure
25    items allocable to general administration expenditures or
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1    equal to or less than the allowable increase amount.
2        For purposes of this Section, the ratio of
3    administrative expenditures to the total expenditures of
4    the Board of Education, as applied to the budget of the
5    Board of Education, shall mean: the budgeted expenditure
6    items of the Board of Education properly attributable to
7    the expenditure functions identified in paragraph (B)(1)
8    divided by the total budgeted expenditures of the Board of
9    Education properly attributable to the Board of Education
10    funds corresponding to those funds identified in paragraph
11    (B)(2), exclusive of any monies budgeted for payment to the
12    Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement System,
13    attributable to payments due from the General Funds of the
14    State of Illinois.
15        The annual expenditure of the Board of Education for
16    2320 (Executive Administrative Services) for the 1989-90
17    school year shall be no greater than the 2320 expenditure
18    for the 1988-89 school year. The annual expenditure of the
19    Board of Education for 2320 for the 1990-91 school year and
20    each subsequent school year shall be no greater than the
21    2320 expenditure for the immediately preceding school year
22    or the 1988-89 school year, whichever is less. This annual
23    expenditure limitation may be adjusted in each year in an
24    amount not to exceed any change effective during the
25    applicable school year in salary to be paid under the
26    collective bargaining agreement with instructional

 

 

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1    personnel to which the Board is a party and in benefit
2    costs either required by law or such collective bargaining
3    agreement.
4        (D) Cost control measures. In undertaking actions to
5    control or reduce expenditure items necessitated by the
6    administrative expenditure, general administration
7    expenditure, and school administration expenditure
8    limitations of this Section, the Board of Education shall
9    give priority consideration to reductions or cost controls
10    with the least effect upon direct services to students or
11    instructional services for pupils, and upon the safety and
12    well-being of pupils, and, as applicable, with the
13    particular costs or functions to which the Board of
14    Education is higher than the statewide average.
15        For purposes of assuring that the cost control
16    priorities of this paragraph subsection (D) are met, the
17    State Superintendent of Education shall, with the
18    assistance of the Board of Education, review the cost
19    allocation practices of the Board of Education, and the
20    State Superintendent of Education shall thereafter
21    recommend to the School Finance Authority rules and
22    regulations which define administrative, general
23    administration, and school administration areas which most
24    impact upon the direct and instructional needs of students
25    and upon the safety and well-being of the pupils of the
26    district. No position closed shall be reopened using State

 

 

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1    or federal categorical funds.
2        (E) Report of Audited Information. For the 1988-89
3    school year and for all subsequent school years, the Board
4    of Education shall file with the State Board of Education
5    the Annual Financial Report and its audit, as required by
6    the rules of the State Board of Education. Such reports
7    shall be filed no later than February 15 following the end
8    of the school year of the Board of Education, beginning
9    with the report to be filed no later than February 15, 1990
10    for the 1988-89 school year.
11        As part of the required Annual Financial Report, the
12    Board of Education shall provide a detailed accounting of
13    the central level, district, bureau and department costs
14    and personnel included within expenditure functions
15    included in paragraphs (A) and paragraph (B)(1) of this
16    Section. The nature and detail of the reporting required
17    for these functions shall be prescribed by the State Board
18    of Education in rules and regulations. A copy of this
19    detailed accounting shall also be provided annually to the
20    School Finance Authority and the public. This report shall
21    contain a reconciliation to the board of education's
22    adopted budget for that fiscal year, specifically
23    delineating administrative functions.
24        If the information required under this Section is not
25    provided by the Board of Education in a timely manner, or
26    is initially or subsequently determined by the State

 

 

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1    Superintendent of Education to be incomplete or
2    inaccurate, the State Superintendent shall, in writing,
3    notify the Board of Education of reporting deficiencies.
4    The Board of Education shall, within 60 days of such
5    notice, address the reporting deficiencies identified. If
6    the State Superintendent of Education does not receive
7    satisfactory response to these reporting deficiencies
8    within 60 days, the next payment of general State aid or
9    evidence-based funding due the Board of Education under
10    Section 18-8 or Section 18-8.15, as applicable, and all
11    subsequent payments, shall be withheld by the State
12    Superintendent of Education until the enumerated
13    deficiencies have been addressed.
14        Utilizing the Annual Financial Report, the State
15    Superintendent of Education shall certify on or before May
16    1 to the School Finance Authority the Board of Education's
17    ratio of administrative expenditures to total expenditures
18    for the 1988-89 school year and for each succeeding school
19    year and the Board of Education's general administration
20    expenditures and school administration expenditures for
21    the 2019-2020 school year and for each subsequent school
22    year. Such certification shall indicate the extent to which
23    the administrative expenditure ratio, general
24    administration expenditures, and school administration
25    expenditures of the Board of Education conformed to the
26    limitations required in paragraph subsection (C) of this

 

 

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1    Section, taking into account any adjustments of the
2    administrative expenditure limitations which may have been
3    recommended by the State Superintendent of Education to the
4    School Finance Authority. In deriving the administrative
5    expenditure ratio of the Chicago Board of Education, the
6    State Superintendent of Education shall utilize the
7    definition of this ratio prescribed in paragraph
8    subsection (C) of this Section, except that the actual
9    expenditures of the Board of Education shall be substituted
10    for budgeted expenditure items.
11        (F) Approval and adjustments to administrative
12    expenditure limitations. The School Finance Authority
13    organized under Article 34A shall monitor the Board of
14    Education's adherence to the requirements of this Section.
15    As part of its responsibility the School Finance Authority
16    shall determine whether the Board of Education's budget for
17    the next school year, and the expenditures for a prior
18    school year, comply with the limitation of administrative
19    expenditures, general administration expenditures, and
20    school administration expenditures required by this
21    Section. The Board of Education and the State Board of
22    Education shall provide such information as is required by
23    the School Finance Authority in order for the Authority to
24    determine compliance with the provisions of this Section.
25    If the Authority determines that the budget proposed by the
26    Board of Education does not meet the cost control

 

 

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1    requirements of this Section, the Board of Education shall
2    undertake budgetary reductions, consistent with the
3    requirements of this Section, to bring the proposed budget
4    into compliance with such cost control limitations.
5        If, in formulating cost control and cost reduction
6    alternatives, the Board of Education believes that meeting
7    the cost control requirements of this Section related to
8    the budget for the ensuing year would impair the education,
9    safety, or well-being of the pupils of the school district,
10    the Board of Education may request that the School Finance
11    Authority make adjustments to the limitations required by
12    this Section. The Board of Education shall specify the
13    amount, nature, and reasons for the relief required and
14    shall also identify cost reductions which can be made in
15    expenditure functions not enumerated in paragraphs (A) and
16    paragraph (B)(1) of this Section, which would serve the
17    purposes of this Section.
18        The School Finance Authority shall consult with the
19    State Superintendent of Education concerning the
20    reasonableness from an educational administration
21    perspective of the adjustments sought by the Board of
22    Education. The School Finance Authority shall provide an
23    opportunity for the public to comment upon the
24    reasonableness of the Board's request. If, after such
25    consultation, the School Finance Authority determines that
26    all or a portion of the adjustments sought by the Board of

 

 

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1    Education are reasonably appropriate or necessary, the
2    Authority may grant such relief from the provisions of this
3    Section which the Authority deems appropriate. Adjustments
4    so granted apply only to the specific school year for which
5    the request was made.
6        In the event that the School Finance Authority
7    determines that the Board of Education has failed to
8    achieve the required administrative, general
9    administration, and school administration expenditure
10    limitations for a prior school year, or if the Authority
11    determines that the Board of Education has not met the
12    requirements of paragraph subsection (F) of this Section,
13    the Authority shall make recommendations to the Board of
14    Education concerning appropriate corrective actions. If
15    the Board of Education fails to provide adequate assurance
16    to the Authority that appropriate corrective actions have
17    been or will be taken, the Authority may, within 60 days
18    thereafter, require the board to adjust its current budget
19    to correct for the prior year's shortage or may recommend
20    to the members of the General Assembly and the Governor
21    such sanctions or remedial actions as will serve to deter
22    any further such failures on the part of the Board of
23    Education.
24        To assist the Authority in its monitoring
25    responsibilities, the Board of Education shall provide
26    such reports and information as are from time to time

 

 

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1    required by the Authority.
2        (G) Independent reviews of administrative
3    expenditures. The School Finance Authority may direct
4    independent reviews of the administrative and
5    administrative support expenditures and services and other
6    non-instructional expenditure functions of the Board of
7    Education. The Board of Education shall afford full
8    cooperation to the School Finance Authority in such review
9    activity. The purpose of such reviews shall be to verify
10    specific targets for improved operating efficiencies of
11    the Board of Education, to identify other areas of
12    potential efficiencies, and to assure full and proper
13    compliance by the Board of Education with all requirements
14    of this Section.
15        In the conduct of reviews under this paragraph (G)
16    subsection, the Authority may request the assistance and
17    consultation of the State Superintendent of Education with
18    regard to questions of efficiency and effectiveness in
19    educational administration.
20        (H) Reports to Governor and General Assembly. On or
21    before May 1, 1991 and no less frequently than yearly
22    thereafter, the School Finance Authority shall provide to
23    the Governor, the State Board of Education, and the members
24    of the General Assembly an annual report, as outlined in
25    Section 34A-606, which includes the following information:
26    (1) documenting the compliance or non-compliance of the

 

 

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1    Board of Education with the requirements of this Section;
2    (2) summarizing the costs, findings, and recommendations
3    of any reviews directed by the School Finance Authority,
4    and the response to such recommendations made by the Board
5    of Education; and (3) recommending sanctions or
6    legislation necessary to fulfill the intent of this
7    Section.
8(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)