Rep. Mike Fortner

Filed: 4/20/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2781

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2781, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
610-19, 10-29, 18-8.05, and 18-12 and by adding Section 10-20.56
7as follows:
 
8    (105 ILCS 5/10-19)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-19)
9    Sec. 10-19. Length of school term - experimental programs.
10Each school board shall annually prepare a calendar for the
11school term, specifying the opening and closing dates and
12providing a minimum term of at least 185 days to insure 176
13days of actual pupil attendance, computable under Section
1418-8.05, except that for the 1980-1981 school year only 175
15days of actual pupil attendance shall be required because of
16the closing of schools pursuant to Section 24-2 on January 29,

 

 

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11981 upon the appointment by the President of that day as a day
2of thanksgiving for the freedom of the Americans who had been
3held hostage in Iran. Any days allowed by law for teachers'
4institutes but not used as such or used as parental institutes
5as provided in Section 10-22.18d shall increase the minimum
6term by the school days not so used. Except as provided in
7Section 10-19.1, the board may not extend the school term
8beyond such closing date unless that extension of term is
9necessary to provide the minimum number of computable days. In
10case of such necessary extension school employees shall be paid
11for such additional time on the basis of their regular
12contracts. A school board may specify a closing date earlier
13than that set on the annual calendar when the schools of the
14district have provided the minimum number of computable days
15under this Section. Nothing in this Section prevents the board
16from employing superintendents of schools, principals and
17other nonteaching personnel for a period of 12 months, or in
18the case of superintendents for a period in accordance with
19Section 10-23.8, or prevents the board from employing other
20personnel before or after the regular school term with payment
21of salary proportionate to that received for comparable work
22during the school term.
23    A school board may make such changes in its calendar for
24the school term as may be required by any changes in the legal
25school holidays prescribed in Section 24-2. A school board may
26make changes in its calendar for the school term as may be

 

 

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1necessary to reflect the utilization of teachers' institute
2days as parental institute days as provided in Section
310-22.18d.
4    The calendar for the school term and any changes must be
5submitted to and approved by the regional superintendent of
6schools before the calendar or changes may take effect.
7    With the prior approval of the State Board of Education and
8subject to review by the State Board of Education every 3
9years, any school board may, by resolution of its board and in
10agreement with affected exclusive collective bargaining
11agents, establish experimental educational programs, including
12but not limited to programs for e-learning days as authorized
13under Section 10-20.56 of this Code, self-directed learning, or
14outside of formal class periods, which programs when so
15approved shall be considered to comply with the requirements of
16this Section as respects numbers of days of actual pupil
17attendance and with the other requirements of this Act as
18respects courses of instruction.
19(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
20    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.56 new)
21    Sec. 10-20.56. E-learning days.
22    (a) The State Board of Education shall establish and
23maintain, for implementation in selected school districts
24during the 2015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 school years, a
25pilot program for use of e-learning days, as described in this

 

 

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1Section. The State Superintendent of Education shall select at
2least 3 school districts for this program, at least one of
3which must be an elementary or unit school district. The pilot
4program shall conclude with the end of the 2017-2018 school
5year, and, in June of 2019, the State Board shall report to the
6General Assembly its recommendation for expansion, revision,
7or discontinuation of the program.
8    (b) The school board of a school district selected by the
9State Superintendent under subsection (a) of this Section may,
10by resolution, adopt a research-based program or
11research-based programs for e-learning days district-wide that
12shall permit student instruction to be received
13electronically, and not while students are physically present
14at school, not to exceed 5 days, if the State Superintendent
15determines that the failure to provide the minimum school term
16as specified in Section 10-19 of this Code was occasioned by an
17act or acts of God or was occasioned by conditions beyond the
18control of the school district that posed a hazardous threat to
19the health and safety of pupils. The research-based programs
20must be submitted to the State Superintendent for approval on
21or before September 1st annually to ensure access for all
22students. The State Superintendent shall provide assurance
23that the specific needs of all students shall be met, including
24special education students and English learners, and that all
25mandates are still met using the proposed research-based
26programs. The e-learning program may utilize the Internet,

 

 

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1telephones, texts, chat rooms, or other similar means of
2electronic communication for instruction and interaction
3between teachers and students that meet the needs of all
4learners.
5    (c) Before its adoption by a school board, a school
6district's initial proposal for an e-learning program or for
7renewal of such a program must be approved by the State Board
8of Education and shall follow a public hearing, at a regular or
9special meeting of the school board, in which the terms of the
10proposal must be substantially presented and an opportunity for
11allowing public comments must be provided. Notice of such
12public hearing must be provided at least 10 days prior to the
13hearing by:
14        (1) publication in a newspaper of general circulation
15    in the school district;
16        (2) written or electronic notice designed to reach the
17    parents or guardians of all students enrolled in the school
18    district; and
19        (3) written or electronic notice designed to reach any
20    exclusive collective bargaining representatives of school
21    district employees and all those employees not in a
22    collective bargaining unit.
23    (d) A proposal for an e-learning program must be timely
24approved by the State Board of Education if the requirements
25specified in this Section have been met and if, in the view of
26the State Board of Education, the proposal contains provisions

 

 

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1designed to reasonably and practicably accomplish the
2following:
3        (1) to ensure and verify at least 5 clock hours of
4    instruction or school work for each student participating
5    in an e-learning day;
6        (2) to ensure access from home or other appropriate
7    remote facility for all students participating, including
8    computers, the Internet, and other forms of electronic
9    communication that must be utilized in the proposed
10    program;
11        (3) to ensure appropriate learning opportunities for
12    students with special needs;
13        (4) to monitor and verify each student's electronic
14    participation;
15        (5) to address the extent to which student
16    participation is within the student's control as to the
17    time, pace, and means of learning;
18        (6) to provide effective notice to students and their
19    parents or guardians of the use of particular days for
20    e-learning;
21        (7) to provide staff and students with adequate
22    training for e-learning days' participation;
23        (8) to ensure an opportunity for any collective
24    bargaining negotiations with representatives of the school
25    district's employees that would be legally required; and
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1    address difficulties confronted.
2    The State Board of Education's approval of a school
3district's initial e-learning program and renewal of the
4e-learning program shall be for a term of 3 years.
5    (e) The State Board of Education may adopt rules governing
6its supervision and review of e-learning programs consistent
7with the provision of this Section. However, in the absence of
8such rules, school districts may submit proposals for State
9Board of Education consideration under the authority of this
10Section.
 
11    (105 ILCS 5/10-29)
12    Sec. 10-29. Remote educational programs.
13    (a) For purposes of this Section, "remote educational
14program" means an educational program delivered to students in
15the home or other location outside of a school building that
16meets all of the following criteria:
17        (1) A student may participate in the program only after
18    the school district, pursuant to adopted school board
19    policy, and a person authorized to enroll the student under
20    Section 10-20.12b of this Code determine that a remote
21    educational program will best serve the student's
22    individual learning needs. The adopted school board policy
23    shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
24            (A) Criteria for determining that a remote
25        educational program will best serve a student's

 

 

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1        individual learning needs. The criteria must include
2        consideration of, at a minimum, a student's prior
3        attendance, disciplinary record, and academic history.
4            (B) Any limitations on the number of students or
5        grade levels that may participate in a remote
6        educational program.
7            (C) A description of the process that the school
8        district will use to approve participation in the
9        remote educational program. The process must include
10        without limitation a requirement that, for any student
11        who qualifies to receive services pursuant to the
12        federal Individuals with Disabilities Education
13        Improvement Act of 2004, the student's participation
14        in a remote educational program receive prior approval
15        from the student's individualized education program
16        team.
17            (D) A description of the process the school
18        district will use to develop and approve a written
19        remote educational plan that meets the requirements of
20        subdivision (5) of this subsection (a).
21            (E) A description of the system the school district
22        will establish to calculate the number of clock hours a
23        student is participating in instruction in accordance
24        with the remote educational program.
25            (F) A description of the process for renewing a
26        remote educational program at the expiration of its

 

 

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1        term.
2            (G) Such other terms and provisions as the school
3        district deems necessary to provide for the
4        establishment and delivery of a remote educational
5        program.
6        (2) The school district has determined that the remote
7    educational program's curriculum is aligned to State
8    learning standards and that the program offers instruction
9    and educational experiences consistent with those given to
10    students at the same grade level in the district.
11        (3) The remote educational program is delivered by
12    instructors that meet the following qualifications:
13            (A) they are certificated under Article 21 of this
14        Code;
15            (B) they meet applicable highly qualified criteria
16        under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; and
17            (C) they have responsibility for all of the
18        following elements of the program: planning
19        instruction, diagnosing learning needs, prescribing
20        content delivery through class activities, assessing
21        learning, reporting outcomes to administrators and
22        parents and guardians, and evaluating the effects of
23        instruction.
24        (4) During the period of time from and including the
25    opening date to the closing date of the regular school term
26    of the school district established pursuant to Section

 

 

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1    10-19 of this Code, participation in a remote educational
2    program may be claimed for general State aid purposes under
3    Section 18-8.05 of this Code on any calendar day,
4    notwithstanding whether the day is a day of pupil
5    attendance or institute day on the school district's
6    calendar or any other provision of law restricting
7    instruction on that day. If the district holds year-round
8    classes in some buildings, the district shall classify each
9    student's participation in a remote educational program as
10    either on a year-round or a non-year-round schedule for
11    purposes of claiming general State aid. Outside of the
12    regular school term of the district, the remote educational
13    program may be offered as part of any summer school program
14    authorized by this Code.
15        (5) Each student participating in a remote educational
16    program must have a written remote educational plan that
17    has been approved by the school district and a person
18    authorized to enroll the student under Section 10-20.12b of
19    this Code. The school district and a person authorized to
20    enroll the student under Section 10-20.12b of this Code
21    must approve any amendment to a remote educational plan.
22    The remote educational plan must include, but is not
23    limited to, all of the following:
24            (A) Specific achievement goals for the student
25        aligned to State learning standards.
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1        used to measure student progress, which description
2        shall indicate the assessments that will be
3        administered at an attendance center within the school
4        district.
5            (C) A description of the progress reports that will
6        be provided to the school district and the person or
7        persons authorized to enroll the student under Section
8        10-20.12b of this Code.
9            (D) Expectations, processes, and schedules for
10        interaction between a teacher and student.
11            (E) A description of the specific responsibilities
12        of the student's family and the school district with
13        respect to equipment, materials, phone and Internet
14        service, and any other requirements applicable to the
15        home or other location outside of a school building
16        necessary for the delivery of the remote educational
17        program.
18            (F) If applicable, a description of how the remote
19        educational program will be delivered in a manner
20        consistent with the student's individualized education
21        program required by Section 614(d) of the federal
22        Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement
23        Act of 2004 or plan to ensure compliance with Section
24        504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
25            (G) A description of the procedures and
26        opportunities for participation in academic and

 

 

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1        extra-curricular activities and programs within the
2        school district.
3            (H) The identification of a parent, guardian, or
4        other responsible adult who will provide direct
5        supervision of the program. The plan must include an
6        acknowledgment by the parent, guardian, or other
7        responsible adult that he or she may engage only in
8        non-teaching duties not requiring instructional
9        judgment or the evaluation of a student. The plan shall
10        designate the parent, guardian, or other responsible
11        adult as non-teaching personnel or volunteer personnel
12        under subsection (a) of Section 10-22.34 of this Code.
13            (I) The identification of a school district
14        administrator who will oversee the remote educational
15        program on behalf of the school district and who may be
16        contacted by the student's parents with respect to any
17        issues or concerns with the program.
18            (J) The term of the student's participation in the
19        remote educational program, which may not extend for
20        longer than 12 months, unless the term is renewed by
21        the district in accordance with subdivision (7) of this
22        subsection (a).
23            (K) A description of the specific location or
24        locations in which the program will be delivered. If
25        the remote educational program is to be delivered to a
26        student in any location other than the student's home,

 

 

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1        the plan must include a written determination by the
2        school district that the location will provide a
3        learning environment appropriate for the delivery of
4        the program. The location or locations in which the
5        program will be delivered shall be deemed a long
6        distance teaching reception area under subsection (a)
7        of Section 10-22.34 of this Code.
8            (L) Certification by the school district that the
9        plan meets all other requirements of this Section.
10        (6) Students participating in a remote educational
11    program must be enrolled in a school district attendance
12    center pursuant to the school district's enrollment policy
13    or policies. A student participating in a remote
14    educational program must be tested as part of all
15    assessments administered by the school district pursuant
16    to Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code at the attendance center
17    in which the student is enrolled and in accordance with the
18    attendance center's assessment policies and schedule. The
19    student must be included within all adequate yearly
20    progress and other accountability determinations for the
21    school district and attendance center under State and
22    federal law.
23        (7) The term of a student's participation in a remote
24    educational program may not extend for longer than 12
25    months, unless the term is renewed by the school district.
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1    remote educational program following an evaluation of the
2    student's progress in the program, a determination that the
3    student's continuation in the program will best serve the
4    student's individual learning needs, and an amendment to
5    the student's written remote educational plan addressing
6    any changes for the upcoming term of the program.
7    For purposes of this Section, a remote educational program
8does not include instruction delivered to students through an
9e-learning program approved under Section 10-20.56 of this
10Code.
11    (b) A school district may, by resolution of its school
12board, establish a remote educational program.
13    (c) Clock hours of instruction by students in a remote
14educational program meeting the requirements of this Section
15may be claimed by the school district and shall be counted as
16school work for general State aid purposes in accordance with
17and subject to the limitations of Section 18-8.05 of this Code.
18    (d) The impact of remote educational programs on wages,
19hours, and terms and conditions of employment of educational
20employees within the school district shall be subject to local
21collective bargaining agreements.
22    (e) The use of a home or other location outside of a school
23building for a remote educational program shall not cause the
24home or other location to be deemed a public school facility.
25    (f) A remote educational program may be used, but is not
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1other location outside of a school building that is not claimed
2for general State aid purposes under Section 18-8.05 of this
3Code.
4    (g) School districts that, pursuant to this Section, adopt
5a policy for a remote educational program must submit to the
6State Board of Education a copy of the policy and any
7amendments thereto, as well as data on student participation in
8a format specified by the State Board of Education. The State
9Board of Education may perform or contract with an outside
10entity to perform an evaluation of remote educational programs
11in this State.
12    (h) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules
13necessary to ensure compliance by remote educational programs
14with the requirements of this Section and other applicable
15legal requirements.
16(Source: P.A. 97-339, eff. 8-12-11; 98-972, eff. 8-15-14.)
 
17    (105 ILCS 5/18-8.05)
18    Sec. 18-8.05. Basis for apportionment of general State
19financial aid and supplemental general State aid to the common
20schools for the 1998-1999 and subsequent school years.
 
21(A) General Provisions.
22    (1) The provisions of this Section apply to the 1998-1999
23and subsequent school years. The system of general State
24financial aid provided for in this Section is designed to

 

 

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1assure that, through a combination of State financial aid and
2required local resources, the financial support provided each
3pupil in Average Daily Attendance equals or exceeds a
4prescribed per pupil Foundation Level. This formula approach
5imputes a level of per pupil Available Local Resources and
6provides for the basis to calculate a per pupil level of
7general State financial aid that, when added to Available Local
8Resources, equals or exceeds the Foundation Level. The amount
9of per pupil general State financial aid for school districts,
10in general, varies in inverse relation to Available Local
11Resources. Per pupil amounts are based upon each school
12district's Average Daily Attendance as that term is defined in
13this Section.
14    (2) In addition to general State financial aid, school
15districts with specified levels or concentrations of pupils
16from low income households are eligible to receive supplemental
17general State financial aid grants as provided pursuant to
18subsection (H). The supplemental State aid grants provided for
19school districts under subsection (H) shall be appropriated for
20distribution to school districts as part of the same line item
21in which the general State financial aid of school districts is
22appropriated under this Section.
23    (3) To receive financial assistance under this Section,
24school districts are required to file claims with the State
25Board of Education, subject to the following requirements:
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1    school year to maintain school as required by law, or to
2    maintain a recognized school is not eligible to file for
3    such school year any claim upon the Common School Fund. In
4    case of nonrecognition of one or more attendance centers in
5    a school district otherwise operating recognized schools,
6    the claim of the district shall be reduced in the
7    proportion which the Average Daily Attendance in the
8    attendance center or centers bear to the Average Daily
9    Attendance in the school district. A "recognized school"
10    means any public school which meets the standards as
11    established for recognition by the State Board of
12    Education. A school district or attendance center not
13    having recognition status at the end of a school term is
14    entitled to receive State aid payments due upon a legal
15    claim which was filed while it was recognized.
16        (b) School district claims filed under this Section are
17    subject to Sections 18-9 and 18-12, except as otherwise
18    provided in this Section.
19        (c) If a school district operates a full year school
20    under Section 10-19.1, the general State aid to the school
21    district shall be determined by the State Board of
22    Education in accordance with this Section as near as may be
23    applicable.
24        (d) (Blank).
25    (4) Except as provided in subsections (H) and (L), the
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1in this Section may apply those funds to any fund so received
2for which that board is authorized to make expenditures by law.
3    School districts are not required to exert a minimum
4Operating Tax Rate in order to qualify for assistance under
5this Section.
6    (5) As used in this Section the following terms, when
7capitalized, shall have the meaning ascribed herein:
8        (a) "Average Daily Attendance": A count of pupil
9    attendance in school, averaged as provided for in
10    subsection (C) and utilized in deriving per pupil financial
11    support levels.
12        (b) "Available Local Resources": A computation of
13    local financial support, calculated on the basis of Average
14    Daily Attendance and derived as provided pursuant to
15    subsection (D).
16        (c) "Corporate Personal Property Replacement Taxes":
17    Funds paid to local school districts pursuant to "An Act in
18    relation to the abolition of ad valorem personal property
19    tax and the replacement of revenues lost thereby, and
20    amending and repealing certain Acts and parts of Acts in
21    connection therewith", certified August 14, 1979, as
22    amended (Public Act 81-1st S.S.-1).
23        (d) "Foundation Level": A prescribed level of per pupil
24    financial support as provided for in subsection (B).
25        (e) "Operating Tax Rate": All school district property
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1    Summer School, Rent, Capital Improvement, and Vocational
2    Education Building purposes.
 
3(B) Foundation Level.
4    (1) The Foundation Level is a figure established by the
5State representing the minimum level of per pupil financial
6support that should be available to provide for the basic
7education of each pupil in Average Daily Attendance. As set
8forth in this Section, each school district is assumed to exert
9a sufficient local taxing effort such that, in combination with
10the aggregate of general State financial aid provided the
11district, an aggregate of State and local resources are
12available to meet the basic education needs of pupils in the
13district.
14    (2) For the 1998-1999 school year, the Foundation Level of
15support is $4,225. For the 1999-2000 school year, the
16Foundation Level of support is $4,325. For the 2000-2001 school
17year, the Foundation Level of support is $4,425. For the
182001-2002 school year and 2002-2003 school year, the Foundation
19Level of support is $4,560. For the 2003-2004 school year, the
20Foundation Level of support is $4,810. For the 2004-2005 school
21year, the Foundation Level of support is $4,964. For the
222005-2006 school year, the Foundation Level of support is
23$5,164. For the 2006-2007 school year, the Foundation Level of
24support is $5,334. For the 2007-2008 school year, the
25Foundation Level of support is $5,734. For the 2008-2009 school

 

 

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1year, the Foundation Level of support is $5,959.
2    (3) For the 2009-2010 school year and each school year
3thereafter, the Foundation Level of support is $6,119 or such
4greater amount as may be established by law by the General
5Assembly.
 
6(C) Average Daily Attendance.
7    (1) For purposes of calculating general State aid pursuant
8to subsection (E), an Average Daily Attendance figure shall be
9utilized. The Average Daily Attendance figure for formula
10calculation purposes shall be the monthly average of the actual
11number of pupils in attendance of each school district, as
12further averaged for the best 3 months of pupil attendance for
13each school district. In compiling the figures for the number
14of pupils in attendance, school districts and the State Board
15of Education shall, for purposes of general State aid funding,
16conform attendance figures to the requirements of subsection
17(F).
18    (2) The Average Daily Attendance figures utilized in
19subsection (E) shall be the requisite attendance data for the
20school year immediately preceding the school year for which
21general State aid is being calculated or the average of the
22attendance data for the 3 preceding school years, whichever is
23greater. The Average Daily Attendance figures utilized in
24subsection (H) shall be the requisite attendance data for the
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1general State aid is being calculated.
 
2(D) Available Local Resources.
3    (1) For purposes of calculating general State aid pursuant
4to subsection (E), a representation of Available Local
5Resources per pupil, as that term is defined and determined in
6this subsection, shall be utilized. Available Local Resources
7per pupil shall include a calculated dollar amount representing
8local school district revenues from local property taxes and
9from Corporate Personal Property Replacement Taxes, expressed
10on the basis of pupils in Average Daily Attendance. Calculation
11of Available Local Resources shall exclude any tax amnesty
12funds received as a result of Public Act 93-26.
13    (2) In determining a school district's revenue from local
14property taxes, the State Board of Education shall utilize the
15equalized assessed valuation of all taxable property of each
16school district as of September 30 of the previous year. The
17equalized assessed valuation utilized shall be obtained and
18determined as provided in subsection (G).
19    (3) For school districts maintaining grades kindergarten
20through 12, local property tax revenues per pupil shall be
21calculated as the product of the applicable equalized assessed
22valuation for the district multiplied by 3.00%, and divided by
23the district's Average Daily Attendance figure. For school
24districts maintaining grades kindergarten through 8, local
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1product of the applicable equalized assessed valuation for the
2district multiplied by 2.30%, and divided by the district's
3Average Daily Attendance figure. For school districts
4maintaining grades 9 through 12, local property tax revenues
5per pupil shall be the applicable equalized assessed valuation
6of the district multiplied by 1.05%, and divided by the
7district's Average Daily Attendance figure.
8    For partial elementary unit districts created pursuant to
9Article 11E of this Code, local property tax revenues per pupil
10shall be calculated as the product of the equalized assessed
11valuation for property within the partial elementary unit
12district for elementary purposes, as defined in Article 11E of
13this Code, multiplied by 2.06% and divided by the district's
14Average Daily Attendance figure, plus the product of the
15equalized assessed valuation for property within the partial
16elementary unit district for high school purposes, as defined
17in Article 11E of this Code, multiplied by 0.94% and divided by
18the district's Average Daily Attendance figure.
19    (4) The Corporate Personal Property Replacement Taxes paid
20to each school district during the calendar year one year
21before the calendar year in which a school year begins, divided
22by the Average Daily Attendance figure for that district, shall
23be added to the local property tax revenues per pupil as
24derived by the application of the immediately preceding
25paragraph (3). The sum of these per pupil figures for each
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1that term is utilized in subsection (E) in the calculation of
2general State aid.
 
3(E) Computation of General State Aid.
4    (1) For each school year, the amount of general State aid
5allotted to a school district shall be computed by the State
6Board of Education as provided in this subsection.
7    (2) For any school district for which Available Local
8Resources per pupil is less than the product of 0.93 times the
9Foundation Level, general State aid for that district shall be
10calculated as an amount equal to the Foundation Level minus
11Available Local Resources, multiplied by the Average Daily
12Attendance of the school district.
13    (3) For any school district for which Available Local
14Resources per pupil is equal to or greater than the product of
150.93 times the Foundation Level and less than the product of
161.75 times the Foundation Level, the general State aid per
17pupil shall be a decimal proportion of the Foundation Level
18derived using a linear algorithm. Under this linear algorithm,
19the calculated general State aid per pupil shall decline in
20direct linear fashion from 0.07 times the Foundation Level for
21a school district with Available Local Resources equal to the
22product of 0.93 times the Foundation Level, to 0.05 times the
23Foundation Level for a school district with Available Local
24Resources equal to the product of 1.75 times the Foundation
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1subject to this paragraph 3 shall be the calculated general
2State aid per pupil figure multiplied by the Average Daily
3Attendance of the school district.
4    (4) For any school district for which Available Local
5Resources per pupil equals or exceeds the product of 1.75 times
6the Foundation Level, the general State aid for the school
7district shall be calculated as the product of $218 multiplied
8by the Average Daily Attendance of the school district.
9    (5) The amount of general State aid allocated to a school
10district for the 1999-2000 school year meeting the requirements
11set forth in paragraph (4) of subsection (G) shall be increased
12by an amount equal to the general State aid that would have
13been received by the district for the 1998-1999 school year by
14utilizing the Extension Limitation Equalized Assessed
15Valuation as calculated in paragraph (4) of subsection (G) less
16the general State aid allotted for the 1998-1999 school year.
17This amount shall be deemed a one time increase, and shall not
18affect any future general State aid allocations.
 
19(F) Compilation of Average Daily Attendance.
20    (1) Each school district shall, by July 1 of each year,
21submit to the State Board of Education, on forms prescribed by
22the State Board of Education, attendance figures for the school
23year that began in the preceding calendar year. The attendance
24information so transmitted shall identify the average daily
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1with the general State aid claim form for the 2002-2003 school
2year, districts shall calculate Average Daily Attendance as
3provided in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of this paragraph
4(1).
5        (a) In districts that do not hold year-round classes,
6    days of attendance in August shall be added to the month of
7    September and any days of attendance in June shall be added
8    to the month of May.
9        (b) In districts in which all buildings hold year-round
10    classes, days of attendance in July and August shall be
11    added to the month of September and any days of attendance
12    in June shall be added to the month of May.
13        (c) In districts in which some buildings, but not all,
14    hold year-round classes, for the non-year-round buildings,
15    days of attendance in August shall be added to the month of
16    September and any days of attendance in June shall be added
17    to the month of May. The average daily attendance for the
18    year-round buildings shall be computed as provided in
19    subdivision (b) of this paragraph (1). To calculate the
20    Average Daily Attendance for the district, the average
21    daily attendance for the year-round buildings shall be
22    multiplied by the days in session for the non-year-round
23    buildings for each month and added to the monthly
24    attendance of the non-year-round buildings.
25    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, days of
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1less than 5 clock hours of school work per day under direct
2supervision of: (i) teachers, or (ii) non-teaching personnel or
3volunteer personnel when engaging in non-teaching duties and
4supervising in those instances specified in subsection (a) of
5Section 10-22.34 and paragraph 10 of Section 34-18, with pupils
6of legal school age and in kindergarten and grades 1 through
712. Days of attendance by pupils through verified participation
8in an e-learning program approved by the State Board of
9Education under Section 10-20.56 of the Code shall be
10considered as full days of attendance for purposes of this
11Section.
12    Days of attendance by tuition pupils shall be accredited
13only to the districts that pay the tuition to a recognized
14school.
15    (2) Days of attendance by pupils of less than 5 clock hours
16of school shall be subject to the following provisions in the
17compilation of Average Daily Attendance.
18        (a) Pupils regularly enrolled in a public school for
19    only a part of the school day may be counted on the basis
20    of 1/6 day for every class hour of instruction of 40
21    minutes or more attended pursuant to such enrollment,
22    unless a pupil is enrolled in a block-schedule format of 80
23    minutes or more of instruction, in which case the pupil may
24    be counted on the basis of the proportion of minutes of
25    school work completed each day to the minimum number of
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1        (b) (Blank).
2        (c) A session of 4 or more clock hours may be counted
3    as a day of attendance upon certification by the regional
4    superintendent, and approved by the State Superintendent
5    of Education to the extent that the district has been
6    forced to use daily multiple sessions.
7        (d) A session of 3 or more clock hours may be counted
8    as a day of attendance (1) when the remainder of the school
9    day or at least 2 hours in the evening of that day is
10    utilized for an in-service training program for teachers,
11    up to a maximum of 5 days per school year, provided a
12    district conducts an in-service training program for
13    teachers in accordance with Section 10-22.39 of this Code;
14    or, in lieu of 4 such days, 2 full days may be used, in
15    which event each such day may be counted as a day required
16    for a legal school calendar pursuant to Section 10-19 of
17    this Code; (1.5) when, of the 5 days allowed under item
18    (1), a maximum of 4 days are used for parent-teacher
19    conferences, or, in lieu of 4 such days, 2 full days are
20    used, in which case each such day may be counted as a
21    calendar day required under Section 10-19 of this Code,
22    provided that the full-day, parent-teacher conference
23    consists of (i) a minimum of 5 clock hours of
24    parent-teacher conferences, (ii) both a minimum of 2 clock
25    hours of parent-teacher conferences held in the evening
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1    subsection (F)(1)(c), and a minimum of 3 clock hours of
2    parent-teacher conferences held on the day immediately
3    following evening parent-teacher conferences, or (iii)
4    multiple parent-teacher conferences held in the evenings
5    following full days of student attendance, as specified in
6    subsection (F)(1)(c), in which the time used for the
7    parent-teacher conferences is equivalent to a minimum of 5
8    clock hours; and (2) when days in addition to those
9    provided in items (1) and (1.5) are scheduled by a school
10    pursuant to its school improvement plan adopted under
11    Article 34 or its revised or amended school improvement
12    plan adopted under Article 2, provided that (i) such
13    sessions of 3 or more clock hours are scheduled to occur at
14    regular intervals, (ii) the remainder of the school days in
15    which such sessions occur are utilized for in-service
16    training programs or other staff development activities
17    for teachers, and (iii) a sufficient number of minutes of
18    school work under the direct supervision of teachers are
19    added to the school days between such regularly scheduled
20    sessions to accumulate not less than the number of minutes
21    by which such sessions of 3 or more clock hours fall short
22    of 5 clock hours. Any full days used for the purposes of
23    this paragraph shall not be considered for computing
24    average daily attendance. Days scheduled for in-service
25    training programs, staff development activities, or
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1    different grade levels and different attendance centers of
2    the district.
3        (e) A session of not less than one clock hour of
4    teaching hospitalized or homebound pupils on-site or by
5    telephone to the classroom may be counted as 1/2 day of
6    attendance, however these pupils must receive 4 or more
7    clock hours of instruction to be counted for a full day of
8    attendance.
9        (f) A session of at least 4 clock hours may be counted
10    as a day of attendance for first grade pupils, and pupils
11    in full day kindergartens, and a session of 2 or more hours
12    may be counted as 1/2 day of attendance by pupils in
13    kindergartens which provide only 1/2 day of attendance.
14        (g) For children with disabilities who are below the
15    age of 6 years and who cannot attend 2 or more clock hours
16    because of their disability or immaturity, a session of not
17    less than one clock hour may be counted as 1/2 day of
18    attendance; however for such children whose educational
19    needs so require a session of 4 or more clock hours may be
20    counted as a full day of attendance.
21        (h) A recognized kindergarten which provides for only
22    1/2 day of attendance by each pupil shall not have more
23    than 1/2 day of attendance counted in any one day. However,
24    kindergartens may count 2 1/2 days of attendance in any 5
25    consecutive school days. When a pupil attends such a
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1    pupil shall have the following day as a day absent from
2    school, unless the school district obtains permission in
3    writing from the State Superintendent of Education.
4    Attendance at kindergartens which provide for a full day of
5    attendance by each pupil shall be counted the same as
6    attendance by first grade pupils. Only the first year of
7    attendance in one kindergarten shall be counted, except in
8    case of children who entered the kindergarten in their
9    fifth year whose educational development requires a second
10    year of kindergarten as determined under the rules and
11    regulations of the State Board of Education.
12        (i) On the days when the assessment that includes a
13    college and career ready determination is administered
14    under subsection (c) of Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code, the
15    day of attendance for a pupil whose school day must be
16    shortened to accommodate required testing procedures may
17    be less than 5 clock hours and shall be counted towards the
18    176 days of actual pupil attendance required under Section
19    10-19 of this Code, provided that a sufficient number of
20    minutes of school work in excess of 5 clock hours are first
21    completed on other school days to compensate for the loss
22    of school work on the examination days.
23        (j) Pupils enrolled in a remote educational program
24    established under Section 10-29 of this Code may be counted
25    on the basis of one-fifth day of attendance for every clock
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1    program, provided that, in any month, the school district
2    may not claim for a student enrolled in a remote
3    educational program more days of attendance than the
4    maximum number of days of attendance the district can claim
5    (i) for students enrolled in a building holding year-round
6    classes if the student is classified as participating in
7    the remote educational program on a year-round schedule or
8    (ii) for students enrolled in a building not holding
9    year-round classes if the student is not classified as
10    participating in the remote educational program on a
11    year-round schedule.
 
12(G) Equalized Assessed Valuation Data.
13    (1) For purposes of the calculation of Available Local
14Resources required pursuant to subsection (D), the State Board
15of Education shall secure from the Department of Revenue the
16value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue of
17all taxable property of every school district, together with
18(i) the applicable tax rate used in extending taxes for the
19funds of the district as of September 30 of the previous year
20and (ii) the limiting rate for all school districts subject to
21property tax extension limitations as imposed under the
22Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
23    The Department of Revenue shall add to the equalized
24assessed value of all taxable property of each school district
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1subject to the provisions of Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the
2Property Tax Code (a) an amount equal to the total amount by
3which the homestead exemption allowed under Section 15-176 or
415-177 of the Property Tax Code for real property situated in
5that school district exceeds the total amount that would have
6been allowed in that school district if the maximum reduction
7under Section 15-176 was (i) $4,500 in Cook County or $3,500 in
8all other counties in tax year 2003 or (ii) $5,000 in all
9counties in tax year 2004 and thereafter and (b) an amount
10equal to the aggregate amount for the taxable year of all
11additional exemptions under Section 15-175 of the Property Tax
12Code for owners with a household income of $30,000 or less. The
13county clerk of any county that is or was subject to the
14provisions of Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code
15shall annually calculate and certify to the Department of
16Revenue for each school district all homestead exemption
17amounts under Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code
18and all amounts of additional exemptions under Section 15-175
19of the Property Tax Code for owners with a household income of
20$30,000 or less. It is the intent of this paragraph that if the
21general homestead exemption for a parcel of property is
22determined under Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax
23Code rather than Section 15-175, then the calculation of
24Available Local Resources shall not be affected by the
25difference, if any, between the amount of the general homestead
26exemption allowed for that parcel of property under Section

 

 

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115-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code and the amount that
2would have been allowed had the general homestead exemption for
3that parcel of property been determined under Section 15-175 of
4the Property Tax Code. It is further the intent of this
5paragraph that if additional exemptions are allowed under
6Section 15-175 of the Property Tax Code for owners with a
7household income of less than $30,000, then the calculation of
8Available Local Resources shall not be affected by the
9difference, if any, because of those additional exemptions.
10    This equalized assessed valuation, as adjusted further by
11the requirements of this subsection, shall be utilized in the
12calculation of Available Local Resources.
13    (2) The equalized assessed valuation in paragraph (1) shall
14be adjusted, as applicable, in the following manner:
15        (a) For the purposes of calculating State aid under
16    this Section, with respect to any part of a school district
17    within a redevelopment project area in respect to which a
18    municipality has adopted tax increment allocation
19    financing pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation
20    Redevelopment Act, Sections 11-74.4-1 through 11-74.4-11
21    of the Illinois Municipal Code or the Industrial Jobs
22    Recovery Law, Sections 11-74.6-1 through 11-74.6-50 of the
23    Illinois Municipal Code, no part of the current equalized
24    assessed valuation of real property located in any such
25    project area which is attributable to an increase above the
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1    property shall be used as part of the equalized assessed
2    valuation of the district, until such time as all
3    redevelopment project costs have been paid, as provided in
4    Section 11-74.4-8 of the Tax Increment Allocation
5    Redevelopment Act or in Section 11-74.6-35 of the
6    Industrial Jobs Recovery Law. For the purpose of the
7    equalized assessed valuation of the district, the total
8    initial equalized assessed valuation or the current
9    equalized assessed valuation, whichever is lower, shall be
10    used until such time as all redevelopment project costs
11    have been paid.
12        (b) The real property equalized assessed valuation for
13    a school district shall be adjusted by subtracting from the
14    real property value as equalized or assessed by the
15    Department of Revenue for the district an amount computed
16    by dividing the amount of any abatement of taxes under
17    Section 18-170 of the Property Tax Code by 3.00% for a
18    district maintaining grades kindergarten through 12, by
19    2.30% for a district maintaining grades kindergarten
20    through 8, or by 1.05% for a district maintaining grades 9
21    through 12 and adjusted by an amount computed by dividing
22    the amount of any abatement of taxes under subsection (a)
23    of Section 18-165 of the Property Tax Code by the same
24    percentage rates for district type as specified in this
25    subparagraph (b).
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1thereafter, if a school district meets all of the criteria of
2this subsection (G)(3), the school district's Available Local
3Resources shall be calculated under subsection (D) using the
4district's Extension Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation
5as calculated under this subsection (G)(3).
6    For purposes of this subsection (G)(3) the following terms
7shall have the following meanings:
8        "Budget Year": The school year for which general State
9    aid is calculated and awarded under subsection (E).
10        "Base Tax Year": The property tax levy year used to
11    calculate the Budget Year allocation of general State aid.
12        "Preceding Tax Year": The property tax levy year
13    immediately preceding the Base Tax Year.
14        "Base Tax Year's Tax Extension": The product of the
15    equalized assessed valuation utilized by the County Clerk
16    in the Base Tax Year multiplied by the limiting rate as
17    calculated by the County Clerk and defined in the Property
18    Tax Extension Limitation Law.
19        "Preceding Tax Year's Tax Extension": The product of
20    the equalized assessed valuation utilized by the County
21    Clerk in the Preceding Tax Year multiplied by the Operating
22    Tax Rate as defined in subsection (A).
23        "Extension Limitation Ratio": A numerical ratio,
24    certified by the County Clerk, in which the numerator is
25    the Base Tax Year's Tax Extension and the denominator is
26    the Preceding Tax Year's Tax Extension.

 

 

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1        "Operating Tax Rate": The operating tax rate as defined
2    in subsection (A).
3    If a school district is subject to property tax extension
4limitations as imposed under the Property Tax Extension
5Limitation Law, the State Board of Education shall calculate
6the Extension Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation of that
7district. For the 1999-2000 school year, the Extension
8Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation of a school district as
9calculated by the State Board of Education shall be equal to
10the product of the district's 1996 Equalized Assessed Valuation
11and the district's Extension Limitation Ratio. Except as
12otherwise provided in this paragraph for a school district that
13has approved or does approve an increase in its limiting rate,
14for the 2000-2001 school year and each school year thereafter,
15the Extension Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation of a
16school district as calculated by the State Board of Education
17shall be equal to the product of the Equalized Assessed
18Valuation last used in the calculation of general State aid and
19the district's Extension Limitation Ratio. If the Extension
20Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation of a school district as
21calculated under this subsection (G)(3) is less than the
22district's equalized assessed valuation as calculated pursuant
23to subsections (G)(1) and (G)(2), then for purposes of
24calculating the district's general State aid for the Budget
25Year pursuant to subsection (E), that Extension Limitation
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1district's Available Local Resources under subsection (D). For
2the 2009-2010 school year and each school year thereafter, if a
3school district has approved or does approve an increase in its
4limiting rate, pursuant to Section 18-190 of the Property Tax
5Code, affecting the Base Tax Year, the Extension Limitation
6Equalized Assessed Valuation of the school district, as
7calculated by the State Board of Education, shall be equal to
8the product of the Equalized Assessed Valuation last used in
9the calculation of general State aid times an amount equal to
10one plus the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price
11Index for all Urban Consumers for all items published by the
12United States Department of Labor for the 12-month calendar
13year preceding the Base Tax Year, plus the Equalized Assessed
14Valuation of new property, annexed property, and recovered tax
15increment value and minus the Equalized Assessed Valuation of
16disconnected property. New property and recovered tax
17increment value shall have the meanings set forth in the
18Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
19    Partial elementary unit districts created in accordance
20with Article 11E of this Code shall not be eligible for the
21adjustment in this subsection (G)(3) until the fifth year
22following the effective date of the reorganization.
23    (3.5) For the 2010-2011 school year and each school year
24thereafter, if a school district's boundaries span multiple
25counties, then the Department of Revenue shall send to the
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1general State aid, the limiting rate and individual rates by
2purpose for the county that contains the majority of the school
3district's Equalized Assessed Valuation.
4    (4) For the purposes of calculating general State aid for
5the 1999-2000 school year only, if a school district
6experienced a triennial reassessment on the equalized assessed
7valuation used in calculating its general State financial aid
8apportionment for the 1998-1999 school year, the State Board of
9Education shall calculate the Extension Limitation Equalized
10Assessed Valuation that would have been used to calculate the
11district's 1998-1999 general State aid. This amount shall equal
12the product of the equalized assessed valuation used to
13calculate general State aid for the 1997-1998 school year and
14the district's Extension Limitation Ratio. If the Extension
15Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation of the school district
16as calculated under this paragraph (4) is less than the
17district's equalized assessed valuation utilized in
18calculating the district's 1998-1999 general State aid
19allocation, then for purposes of calculating the district's
20general State aid pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection (E),
21that Extension Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation shall
22be utilized to calculate the district's Available Local
23Resources.
24    (5) For school districts having a majority of their
25equalized assessed valuation in any county except Cook, DuPage,
26Kane, Lake, McHenry, or Will, if the amount of general State

 

 

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1aid allocated to the school district for the 1999-2000 school
2year under the provisions of subsection (E), (H), and (J) of
3this Section is less than the amount of general State aid
4allocated to the district for the 1998-1999 school year under
5these subsections, then the general State aid of the district
6for the 1999-2000 school year only shall be increased by the
7difference between these amounts. The total payments made under
8this paragraph (5) shall not exceed $14,000,000. Claims shall
9be prorated if they exceed $14,000,000.
 
10(H) Supplemental General State Aid.
11    (1) In addition to the general State aid a school district
12is allotted pursuant to subsection (E), qualifying school
13districts shall receive a grant, paid in conjunction with a
14district's payments of general State aid, for supplemental
15general State aid based upon the concentration level of
16children from low-income households within the school
17district. Supplemental State aid grants provided for school
18districts under this subsection shall be appropriated for
19distribution to school districts as part of the same line item
20in which the general State financial aid of school districts is
21appropriated under this Section.
22    (1.5) This paragraph (1.5) applies only to those school
23years preceding the 2003-2004 school year. For purposes of this
24subsection (H), the term "Low-Income Concentration Level"
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1recently available federal census divided by the Average Daily
2Attendance of the school district. If, however, (i) the
3percentage decrease from the 2 most recent federal censuses in
4the low-income eligible pupil count of a high school district
5with fewer than 400 students exceeds by 75% or more the
6percentage change in the total low-income eligible pupil count
7of contiguous elementary school districts, whose boundaries
8are coterminous with the high school district, or (ii) a high
9school district within 2 counties and serving 5 elementary
10school districts, whose boundaries are coterminous with the
11high school district, has a percentage decrease from the 2 most
12recent federal censuses in the low-income eligible pupil count
13and there is a percentage increase in the total low-income
14eligible pupil count of a majority of the elementary school
15districts in excess of 50% from the 2 most recent federal
16censuses, then the high school district's low-income eligible
17pupil count from the earlier federal census shall be the number
18used as the low-income eligible pupil count for the high school
19district, for purposes of this subsection (H). The changes made
20to this paragraph (1) by Public Act 92-28 shall apply to
21supplemental general State aid grants for school years
22preceding the 2003-2004 school year that are paid in fiscal
23year 1999 or thereafter and to any State aid payments made in
24fiscal year 1994 through fiscal year 1998 pursuant to
25subsection 1(n) of Section 18-8 of this Code (which was
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1affected by Public Act 92-28 is entitled to a recomputation of
2its supplemental general State aid grant or State aid paid in
3any of those fiscal years. This recomputation shall not be
4affected by any other funding.
5    (1.10) This paragraph (1.10) applies to the 2003-2004
6school year and each school year thereafter. For purposes of
7this subsection (H), the term "Low-Income Concentration Level"
8shall, for each fiscal year, be the low-income eligible pupil
9count as of July 1 of the immediately preceding fiscal year (as
10determined by the Department of Human Services based on the
11number of pupils who are eligible for at least one of the
12following low income programs: Medicaid, the Children's Health
13Insurance Program, TANF, or Food Stamps, excluding pupils who
14are eligible for services provided by the Department of
15Children and Family Services, averaged over the 2 immediately
16preceding fiscal years for fiscal year 2004 and over the 3
17immediately preceding fiscal years for each fiscal year
18thereafter) divided by the Average Daily Attendance of the
19school district.
20    (2) Supplemental general State aid pursuant to this
21subsection (H) shall be provided as follows for the 1998-1999,
221999-2000, and 2000-2001 school years only:
23        (a) For any school district with a Low Income
24    Concentration Level of at least 20% and less than 35%, the
25    grant for any school year shall be $800 multiplied by the
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1        (b) For any school district with a Low Income
2    Concentration Level of at least 35% and less than 50%, the
3    grant for the 1998-1999 school year shall be $1,100
4    multiplied by the low income eligible pupil count.
5        (c) For any school district with a Low Income
6    Concentration Level of at least 50% and less than 60%, the
7    grant for the 1998-99 school year shall be $1,500
8    multiplied by the low income eligible pupil count.
9        (d) For any school district with a Low Income
10    Concentration Level of 60% or more, the grant for the
11    1998-99 school year shall be $1,900 multiplied by the low
12    income eligible pupil count.
13        (e) For the 1999-2000 school year, the per pupil amount
14    specified in subparagraphs (b), (c), and (d) immediately
15    above shall be increased to $1,243, $1,600, and $2,000,
16    respectively.
17        (f) For the 2000-2001 school year, the per pupil
18    amounts specified in subparagraphs (b), (c), and (d)
19    immediately above shall be $1,273, $1,640, and $2,050,
20    respectively.
21    (2.5) Supplemental general State aid pursuant to this
22subsection (H) shall be provided as follows for the 2002-2003
23school year:
24        (a) For any school district with a Low Income
25    Concentration Level of less than 10%, the grant for each
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1    eligible pupil count.
2        (b) For any school district with a Low Income
3    Concentration Level of at least 10% and less than 20%, the
4    grant for each school year shall be $675 multiplied by the
5    low income eligible pupil count.
6        (c) For any school district with a Low Income
7    Concentration Level of at least 20% and less than 35%, the
8    grant for each school year shall be $1,330 multiplied by
9    the low income eligible pupil count.
10        (d) For any school district with a Low Income
11    Concentration Level of at least 35% and less than 50%, the
12    grant for each school year shall be $1,362 multiplied by
13    the low income eligible pupil count.
14        (e) For any school district with a Low Income
15    Concentration Level of at least 50% and less than 60%, the
16    grant for each school year shall be $1,680 multiplied by
17    the low income eligible pupil count.
18        (f) For any school district with a Low Income
19    Concentration Level of 60% or more, the grant for each
20    school year shall be $2,080 multiplied by the low income
21    eligible pupil count.
22    (2.10) Except as otherwise provided, supplemental general
23State aid pursuant to this subsection (H) shall be provided as
24follows for the 2003-2004 school year and each school year
25thereafter:
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1    Concentration Level of 15% or less, the grant for each
2    school year shall be $355 multiplied by the low income
3    eligible pupil count.
4        (b) For any school district with a Low Income
5    Concentration Level greater than 15%, the grant for each
6    school year shall be $294.25 added to the product of $2,700
7    and the square of the Low Income Concentration Level, all
8    multiplied by the low income eligible pupil count.
9    For the 2003-2004 school year and each school year
10thereafter through the 2008-2009 school year only, the grant
11shall be no less than the grant for the 2002-2003 school year.
12For the 2009-2010 school year only, the grant shall be no less
13than the grant for the 2002-2003 school year multiplied by
140.66. For the 2010-2011 school year only, the grant shall be no
15less than the grant for the 2002-2003 school year multiplied by
160.33. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph to the
17contrary, if for any school year supplemental general State aid
18grants are prorated as provided in paragraph (1) of this
19subsection (H), then the grants under this paragraph shall be
20prorated.
21    For the 2003-2004 school year only, the grant shall be no
22greater than the grant received during the 2002-2003 school
23year added to the product of 0.25 multiplied by the difference
24between the grant amount calculated under subsection (a) or (b)
25of this paragraph (2.10), whichever is applicable, and the
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12004-2005 school year only, the grant shall be no greater than
2the grant received during the 2002-2003 school year added to
3the product of 0.50 multiplied by the difference between the
4grant amount calculated under subsection (a) or (b) of this
5paragraph (2.10), whichever is applicable, and the grant
6received during the 2002-2003 school year. For the 2005-2006
7school year only, the grant shall be no greater than the grant
8received during the 2002-2003 school year added to the product
9of 0.75 multiplied by the difference between the grant amount
10calculated under subsection (a) or (b) of this paragraph
11(2.10), whichever is applicable, and the grant received during
12the 2002-2003 school year.
13    (3) School districts with an Average Daily Attendance of
14more than 1,000 and less than 50,000 that qualify for
15supplemental general State aid pursuant to this subsection
16shall submit a plan to the State Board of Education prior to
17October 30 of each year for the use of the funds resulting from
18this grant of supplemental general State aid for the
19improvement of instruction in which priority is given to
20meeting the education needs of disadvantaged children. Such
21plan shall be submitted in accordance with rules and
22regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education.
23    (4) School districts with an Average Daily Attendance of
2450,000 or more that qualify for supplemental general State aid
25pursuant to this subsection shall be required to distribute
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1$261,000,000 in accordance with the following requirements:
2        (a) The required amounts shall be distributed to the
3    attendance centers within the district in proportion to the
4    number of pupils enrolled at each attendance center who are
5    eligible to receive free or reduced-price lunches or
6    breakfasts under the federal Child Nutrition Act of 1966
7    and under the National School Lunch Act during the
8    immediately preceding school year.
9        (b) The distribution of these portions of supplemental
10    and general State aid among attendance centers according to
11    these requirements shall not be compensated for or
12    contravened by adjustments of the total of other funds
13    appropriated to any attendance centers, and the Board of
14    Education shall utilize funding from one or several sources
15    in order to fully implement this provision annually prior
16    to the opening of school.
17        (c) Each attendance center shall be provided by the
18    school district a distribution of noncategorical funds and
19    other categorical funds to which an attendance center is
20    entitled under law in order that the general State aid and
21    supplemental general State aid provided by application of
22    this subsection supplements rather than supplants the
23    noncategorical funds and other categorical funds provided
24    by the school district to the attendance centers.
25        (d) Any funds made available under this subsection that
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1    required to be allocated and provided to attendance centers
2    may be used and appropriated by the board of the district
3    for any lawful school purpose.
4        (e) Funds received by an attendance center pursuant to
5    this subsection shall be used by the attendance center at
6    the discretion of the principal and local school council
7    for programs to improve educational opportunities at
8    qualifying schools through the following programs and
9    services: early childhood education, reduced class size or
10    improved adult to student classroom ratio, enrichment
11    programs, remedial assistance, attendance improvement, and
12    other educationally beneficial expenditures which
13    supplement the regular and basic programs as determined by
14    the State Board of Education. Funds provided shall not be
15    expended for any political or lobbying purposes as defined
16    by board rule.
17        (f) Each district subject to the provisions of this
18    subdivision (H)(4) shall submit an acceptable plan to meet
19    the educational needs of disadvantaged children, in
20    compliance with the requirements of this paragraph, to the
21    State Board of Education prior to July 15 of each year.
22    This plan shall be consistent with the decisions of local
23    school councils concerning the school expenditure plans
24    developed in accordance with part 4 of Section 34-2.3. The
25    State Board shall approve or reject the plan within 60 days
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1    shall give written notice of intent to modify the plan
2    within 15 days of the notification of rejection and then
3    submit a modified plan within 30 days after the date of the
4    written notice of intent to modify. Districts may amend
5    approved plans pursuant to rules promulgated by the State
6    Board of Education.
7        Upon notification by the State Board of Education that
8    the district has not submitted a plan prior to July 15 or a
9    modified plan within the time period specified herein, the
10    State aid funds affected by that plan or modified plan
11    shall be withheld by the State Board of Education until a
12    plan or modified plan is submitted.
13        If the district fails to distribute State aid to
14    attendance centers in accordance with an approved plan, the
15    plan for the following year shall allocate funds, in
16    addition to the funds otherwise required by this
17    subsection, to those attendance centers which were
18    underfunded during the previous year in amounts equal to
19    such underfunding.
20        For purposes of determining compliance with this
21    subsection in relation to the requirements of attendance
22    center funding, each district subject to the provisions of
23    this subsection shall submit as a separate document by
24    December 1 of each year a report of expenditure data for
25    the prior year in addition to any modification of its
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1    failure to comply with the expenditure provisions of this
2    subsection regarding contravention or supplanting, the
3    State Superintendent of Education shall, within 60 days of
4    receipt of the report, notify the district and any affected
5    local school council. The district shall within 45 days of
6    receipt of that notification inform the State
7    Superintendent of Education of the remedial or corrective
8    action to be taken, whether by amendment of the current
9    plan, if feasible, or by adjustment in the plan for the
10    following year. Failure to provide the expenditure report
11    or the notification of remedial or corrective action in a
12    timely manner shall result in a withholding of the affected
13    funds.
14        The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules and
15    regulations to implement the provisions of this
16    subsection. No funds shall be released under this
17    subdivision (H)(4) to any district that has not submitted a
18    plan that has been approved by the State Board of
19    Education.
 
20(I) (Blank).
 
21(J) (Blank).
 
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1of a public university that operates a laboratory school under
2this Section or to any alternative school that is operated by a
3regional superintendent of schools, the State Board of
4Education shall require by rule such reporting requirements as
5it deems necessary.
6    As used in this Section, "laboratory school" means a public
7school which is created and operated by a public university and
8approved by the State Board of Education. The governing board
9of a public university which receives funds from the State
10Board under this subsection (K) may not increase the number of
11students enrolled in its laboratory school from a single
12district, if that district is already sending 50 or more
13students, except under a mutual agreement between the school
14board of a student's district of residence and the university
15which operates the laboratory school. A laboratory school may
16not have more than 1,000 students, excluding students with
17disabilities in a special education program.
18    As used in this Section, "alternative school" means a
19public school which is created and operated by a Regional
20Superintendent of Schools and approved by the State Board of
21Education. Such alternative schools may offer courses of
22instruction for which credit is given in regular school
23programs, courses to prepare students for the high school
24equivalency testing program or vocational and occupational
25training. A regional superintendent of schools may contract
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1to operate an alternative school. An alternative school serving
2more than one educational service region may be established by
3the regional superintendents of schools of the affected
4educational service regions. An alternative school serving
5more than one educational service region may be operated under
6such terms as the regional superintendents of schools of those
7educational service regions may agree.
8    Each laboratory and alternative school shall file, on forms
9provided by the State Superintendent of Education, an annual
10State aid claim which states the Average Daily Attendance of
11the school's students by month. The best 3 months' Average
12Daily Attendance shall be computed for each school. The general
13State aid entitlement shall be computed by multiplying the
14applicable Average Daily Attendance by the Foundation Level as
15determined under this Section.
 
16(L) Payments, Additional Grants in Aid and Other Requirements.
17    (1) For a school district operating under the financial
18supervision of an Authority created under Article 34A, the
19general State aid otherwise payable to that district under this
20Section, but not the supplemental general State aid, shall be
21reduced by an amount equal to the budget for the operations of
22the Authority as certified by the Authority to the State Board
23of Education, and an amount equal to such reduction shall be
24paid to the Authority created for such district for its
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1remainder of general State school aid for any such district
2shall be paid in accordance with Article 34A when that Article
3provides for a disposition other than that provided by this
4Article.
5    (2) (Blank).
6    (3) Summer school. Summer school payments shall be made as
7provided in Section 18-4.3.
 
8(M) Education Funding Advisory Board.
9    The Education Funding Advisory Board, hereinafter in this
10subsection (M) referred to as the "Board", is hereby created.
11The Board shall consist of 5 members who are appointed by the
12Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
13members appointed shall include representatives of education,
14business, and the general public. One of the members so
15appointed shall be designated by the Governor at the time the
16appointment is made as the chairperson of the Board. The
17initial members of the Board may be appointed any time after
18the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997. The regular
19term of each member of the Board shall be for 4 years from the
20third Monday of January of the year in which the term of the
21member's appointment is to commence, except that of the 5
22initial members appointed to serve on the Board, the member who
23is appointed as the chairperson shall serve for a term that
24commences on the date of his or her appointment and expires on
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1by lots drawn at the first meeting of the Board that is held
2after all 5 members are appointed, shall determine 2 of their
3number to serve for terms that commence on the date of their
4respective appointments and expire on the third Monday of
5January, 2001, and 2 of their number to serve for terms that
6commence on the date of their respective appointments and
7expire on the third Monday of January, 2000. All members
8appointed to serve on the Board shall serve until their
9respective successors are appointed and confirmed. Vacancies
10shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. If
11a vacancy in membership occurs at a time when the Senate is not
12in session, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment
13until the next meeting of the Senate, when he or she shall
14appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a
15person to fill that membership for the unexpired term. If the
16Senate is not in session when the initial appointments are
17made, those appointments shall be made as in the case of
18vacancies.
19    The Education Funding Advisory Board shall be deemed
20established, and the initial members appointed by the Governor
21to serve as members of the Board shall take office, on the date
22that the Governor makes his or her appointment of the fifth
23initial member of the Board, whether those initial members are
24then serving pursuant to appointment and confirmation or
25pursuant to temporary appointments that are made by the
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1    The State Board of Education shall provide such staff
2assistance to the Education Funding Advisory Board as is
3reasonably required for the proper performance by the Board of
4its responsibilities.
5    For school years after the 2000-2001 school year, the
6Education Funding Advisory Board, in consultation with the
7State Board of Education, shall make recommendations as
8provided in this subsection (M) to the General Assembly for the
9foundation level under subdivision (B)(3) of this Section and
10for the supplemental general State aid grant level under
11subsection (H) of this Section for districts with high
12concentrations of children from poverty. The recommended
13foundation level shall be determined based on a methodology
14which incorporates the basic education expenditures of
15low-spending schools exhibiting high academic performance. The
16Education Funding Advisory Board shall make such
17recommendations to the General Assembly on January 1 of odd
18numbered years, beginning January 1, 2001.
 
19(N) (Blank).
 
20(O) References.
21    (1) References in other laws to the various subdivisions of
22Section 18-8 as that Section existed before its repeal and
23replacement by this Section 18-8.05 shall be deemed to refer to
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1extent that those references remain applicable.
2    (2) References in other laws to State Chapter 1 funds shall
3be deemed to refer to the supplemental general State aid
4provided under subsection (H) of this Section.
 
5(P) Public Act 93-838 and Public Act 93-808 make inconsistent
6changes to this Section. Under Section 6 of the Statute on
7Statutes there is an irreconcilable conflict between Public Act
893-808 and Public Act 93-838. Public Act 93-838, being the last
9acted upon, is controlling. The text of Public Act 93-838 is
10the law regardless of the text of Public Act 93-808.
 
11(Q) State Fiscal Year 2015 Payments.
12    For payments made for State fiscal year 2015, the State
13Board of Education shall, for each school district, calculate
14that district's pro-rata share of a minimum sum of $13,600,000
15or additional amounts as needed from the total net General
16State Aid funding as calculated under this Section that shall
17be deemed attributable to the provision of special educational
18facilities and services, as defined in Section 14-1.08 of this
19Code, in a manner that ensures compliance with maintenance of
20State financial support requirements under the federal
21Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Each school
22district must use such funds only for the provision of special
23educational facilities and services, as defined in Section
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1verification procedures adopted by the State Board of
2Education.
3(Source: P.A. 98-972, eff. 8-15-14; 99-2, eff. 3-26-15.)
 
4    (105 ILCS 5/18-12)  (from Ch. 122, par. 18-12)
5    Sec. 18-12. Dates for filing State aid claims. The school
6board of each school district shall require teachers,
7principals, or superintendents to furnish from records kept by
8them such data as it needs in preparing and certifying to the
9regional superintendent its school district report of claims
10provided in Sections 18-8.05 through 18-9 as required by the
11State Superintendent of Education. The district claim shall be
12based on the latest available equalized assessed valuation and
13tax rates, as provided in Section 18-8.05 and shall use the
14average daily attendance as determined by the method outlined
15in Section 18-8.05 and shall be certified and filed with the
16regional superintendent by June 21 for districts with an
17official school calendar end date before June 15 or within 2
18weeks following the official school calendar end date for
19districts with a school year end date of June 15 or later. The
20regional superintendent shall certify and file with the State
21Superintendent of Education district State aid claims by July 1
22for districts with an official school calendar end date before
23June 15 or no later than July 15 for districts with an official
24school calendar end date of June 15 or later. Failure to so
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1to receive payment by the State until such claim is filed and
2vouchered for payment. The regional superintendent of schools
3shall certify the county report of claims by July 15; and the
4State Superintendent of Education shall voucher for payment
5those claims to the State Comptroller as provided in Section
618-11.
7    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, if any school
8district fails to provide the minimum school term specified in
9Section 10-19, the State aid claim for that year shall be
10reduced by the State Superintendent of Education in an amount
11equivalent to 1/176 or .56818% for each day less than the
12number of days required by this Code.
13    If the State Superintendent of Education determines that
14the failure to provide the minimum school term was occasioned
15by an act or acts of God, or was occasioned by conditions
16beyond the control of the school district which posed a
17hazardous threat to the health and safety of pupils, the State
18aid claim need not be reduced.
19    If a school district is precluded from providing the
20minimum hours of instruction required for a full day of
21attendance due to an adverse weather condition or a condition
22beyond the control of the school district that poses a
23hazardous threat to the health and safety of students, then the
24partial day of attendance may be counted if (i) the school
25district has provided at least one hour of instruction prior to
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1provided at least one hour of instruction prior to the closure
2of the school building, or (iii) the normal start time of the
3school district is delayed.
4    If, prior to providing any instruction, a school district
5must close one or more but not all school buildings after
6consultation with a local emergency response agency or due to a
7condition beyond the control of the school district, then the
8school district may claim attendance for up to 2 school days
9based on the average attendance of the 3 school days
10immediately preceding the closure of the affected school
11building or, if approved by the State Board of Education,
12utilize the provisions of an e-learning program for the
13affected school building as prescribed in Section 10-20.56 of
14this Code. The partial or no day of attendance described in
15this Section and the reasons therefore shall be certified
16within a month of the closing or delayed start by the school
17district superintendent to the regional superintendent of
18schools for forwarding to the State Superintendent of Education
19for approval.
20    Other than the utilization of any e-learning days as
21prescribed in Section 10-20.56 of this Code, no No exception to
22the requirement of providing a minimum school term may be
23approved by the State Superintendent of Education pursuant to
24this Section unless a school district has first used all
25emergency days provided for in its regular calendar.
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1energy shortage exists during any part of the school year for
2the State or a designated portion of the State, a district may
3operate the school attendance centers within the district 4
4days of the week during the time of the shortage by extending
5each existing school day by one clock hour of school work, and
6the State aid claim shall not be reduced, nor shall the
7employees of that district suffer any reduction in salary or
8benefits as a result thereof. A district may operate all
9attendance centers on this revised schedule, or may apply the
10schedule to selected attendance centers, taking into
11consideration such factors as pupil transportation schedules
12and patterns and sources of energy for individual attendance
13centers.
14    Electronically submitted State aid claims shall be
15submitted by duly authorized district or regional individuals
16over a secure network that is password protected. The
17electronic submission of a State aid claim must be accompanied
18with an affirmation that all of the provisions of Sections
1918-8.05 through 18-9, 10-22.5, and 24-4 of this Code are met in
20all respects.
21(Source: P.A. 95-152, eff. 8-14-07; 95-811, eff. 8-13-08;
2295-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-734, eff. 8-25-09.)
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24becoming law.".