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SCHOOLS (105 ILCS 5/) School Code. 105 ILCS 5/17-1.1 (105 ILCS 5/17-1.1) Sec. 17-1.1. Shared service reporting and fiscal efficiency. (a) Annually, each school district shall complete a report developed by the State Board of Education, to accompany the annual financial report and to be published on the State Board of Education's Internet website, that summarizes district attempts to improve fiscal efficiency through shared services or outsourcing in the prior fiscal year. The report must be primarily in checklist form and approximately one page in length. It shall include, but shall not be limited to, the incidence of the following shared service options: insurance; employee benefits; transportation; personnel recruitment; shared personnel; technology services; energy purchasing; supply and equipment purchasing; food services; legal services; investment pools; special education cooperatives, vocational cooperatives, and other shared educational programs; curriculum planning; professional development; custodial services; maintenance services; grounds maintenance services; food services; grant writing; and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program offerings. The report shall also include a list of potential shared services or outsourcing the district may consider or investigate for the next fiscal year and any anticipated barriers to implementation. This report must be approved by the school board at an open meeting that allows for public comment, and it shall be published on the Internet website of the school district, if any. (b) Based on data supplied by school districts through the annual financial report, regional superintendents of schools shall publish annually a regional report summarizing district attempts to improve fiscal efficiency through shared services or outsourcing within the educational service region. This report shall include a list of all joint purchasing initiatives, joint agreements between districts, attempts to reduce or eliminate duplication of services and duplicative expenditures, and identification of any overlapping regional service delivery systems. (c) For school districts required to develop and submit to the State Board of Education a deficit reduction plan under Section 17-1 of this Code, the regional superintendent of schools and the school district shall jointly prepare a shared services and outsourcing plan that considers actions that may improve the district's fiscal efficiency and how future savings associated with shared services or outsourcing are to be utilized.
(Source: P.A. 102-1088, eff. 6-10-22.) |
105 ILCS 5/17-1.2
(105 ILCS 5/17-1.2)
Sec. 17-1.2. Post annual budget on web site. If a school district
has an Internet web site, the school district shall post its current annual
budget,
itemized by receipts and expenditures, on the district's Internet web site. The budget shall include information conforming to the rules adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 2-3.28 of this Code.
The school district shall notify the parents or guardians of its students
that the budget has been posted on the district's web site and what
the web site's address is.
(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
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105 ILCS 5/17-1.3 (105 ILCS 5/17-1.3) Sec. 17-1.3. Disclosure of cash balance. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each school district shall disclose to the public, at the public hearing at which the district certifies its budget and levy for the taxable year, the cash reserve balance of all funds held by the district related to its operational levy and, if applicable, any obligations secured by those funds.
(Source: P.A. 102-895, eff. 5-23-22.) |
105 ILCS 5/17-1.5
(105 ILCS 5/17-1.5)
Sec. 17-1.5. Limitation of administrative costs.
(a) It is the purpose of this Section to establish limitations on the growth
of administrative expenditures in order to maximize the proportion of school
district resources available for the instructional program, building
maintenance, and safety services for the students of each district.
(b) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:
"Administrative expenditures" mean the annual expenditures of
school districts properly attributable to expenditure functions defined by the
rules of the State Board of Education as: 2320 (Executive Administration Services);
2330 (Special Area Administration Services); 2490 (Other Support Services -
School Administration); 2510 (Direction of Business Support Services); 2570
(Internal Services); and 2610 (Direction of Central
Support Services); provided, however, that "administrative expenditures" shall
not include early retirement or other pension system obligations required by
State law.
"School district" means all school districts having a population of less than
500,000.
(c) For the 1998-99 school year and each school year thereafter, each school
district shall undertake budgetary and expenditure control actions so that the
increase in administrative expenditures for that school year over the prior
school year does not exceed 5%.
School districts with administrative expenditures per pupil
in the 25th
percentile and below for all districts of the same type,
as defined by the State Board of Education,
may waive the limitation imposed under this Section for any year following a
public hearing and with the
affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the school board of
the
district. Any district waiving the limitation shall notify the State Board
within 45 days of such action.
(d) School districts shall file with the State Board of Education by
November 15, 1998 and
by each November 15th thereafter a one-page report that lists
(i) the actual
administrative expenditures for
the
prior year from the district's audited Annual Financial Report, and (ii) the
projected administrative expenditures for the current year from the budget adopted by the school board
pursuant to Section 17-1 of this Code.
If a school district that is ineligible to waive the limitation imposed by
subsection (c) of this Section by board action exceeds the limitation
solely because of circumstances beyond
the control of the district and the district has exhausted all available and
reasonable remedies to comply with the limitation, the district may request a
waiver pursuant to Section 2-3.25g. The waiver application shall specify the
amount,
nature, and reason for the relief requested, as well as all remedies the
district has exhausted to comply with the limitation.
Any emergency relief so requested shall apply only to the specific
school year for which the request is made. The State Board of Education shall
analyze all such waivers submitted and shall recommend that the General
Assembly disapprove any such waiver requested that is not due solely to
circumstances beyond the control of the district and for which the district has
not exhausted all available and reasonable remedies to comply with the
limitation. The State Superintendent shall have
no authority to impose any sanctions pursuant to this Section for any
expenditures for which a waiver has been requested until such waiver has been
reviewed by the General Assembly.
If the report and information required
under this
subsection (d) are not provided by the school district in a timely
manner, or are subsequently determined by
the State Superintendent of Education
to be incomplete or inaccurate, the State Superintendent shall notify the
district in writing of reporting deficiencies. The school district shall,
within 60 days of the notice, address the reporting deficiencies identified.
(e) If the State Superintendent determines that a school district has failed
to comply with the administrative expenditure limitation imposed in subsection
(c) of this Section,
the
State Superintendent shall notify the district of the violation and direct the
district to undertake corrective action to bring the district's budget into
compliance with the administrative expenditure limitation. The district shall,
within 60 days of the notice, provide adequate assurance to the State
Superintendent that appropriate corrective actions have been or will be taken.
If the district fails to provide adequate assurance or fails to undertake the
necessary corrective actions, the State Superintendent may impose progressive
sanctions against the district that may culminate in withholding
all
subsequent payments of general State aid due the district under Section
18-8.05 of
this Code or evidence-based funding due the district under Section 18-8.15 of this Code
until the assurance is provided or the corrective actions taken.
(f) The State Superintendent shall publish a list each year of the school
districts that violate the limitation imposed by subsection (c) of this
Section and a list of the districts that waive the limitation by board
action as provided in subsection (c) of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
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105 ILCS 5/17-1.10 (105 ILCS 5/17-1.10) Sec. 17-1.10. Operational funds expenditure report and reserve reduction plan. (a) In the 2024-2025 school year and in each subsequent school year, the school board of any school district that does not receive federal impact aid funding shall calculate the combined, annual average expenditures of its operational funds for the previous 3 fiscal years, as reported in the school district's most recently audited annual financial reports. Operational funds shall include the district's educational, transportation, and operations and maintenance funds. The school board shall annually present a written report covering the annual average expenditures of its operational funds for the previous 3 fiscal years at a board meeting. (b) With respect to a school district to which subsection (a) applies, if the school district's combined cash reserve balance of its operational funds, as most recently reported by the district pursuant to Section 17-1.3 of this Code, exceeds 2.5 times the annual average expenditures of its operational funds for the previous 3 fiscal years, the school board shall adopt and file with the State Board of Education by December 31 a written operational funds reserve reduction plan to reduce, within 3 years, the district's combined cash reserve balance of its operational funds to an amount at or below 2.5 times the annual average expenditures of its operational funds for the previous 3 fiscal years. The State Board shall post any operational funds reserve reduction plans received on the State Board's Internet website.
(Source: P.A. 103-394, eff. 7-28-23.) |
105 ILCS 5/17-2
(105 ILCS 5/17-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 17-2)
Sec. 17-2. Tax levies; purposes; rates. Except as otherwise provided in
Articles 12 and 13 of this Act, and except as provided in Section 17-2.2e of this Act, the following maximum rates shall apply to all
taxes levied after August 10, 1965, in districts having a population of less
than 500,000 inhabitants, including those districts organized under Article 11
of the School Code. The school board of any district having a population of
less than 500,000 inhabitants may levy a tax annually, at not to exceed the
maximum rates and for the specified purposes, upon all the taxable property of
the district at the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of
Revenue as follows:
(1) districts maintaining only grades 1 through 8, | | .92% for educational purposes and .25% for operations and maintenance purposes;
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(2) districts maintaining only grades 9 through 12,
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(3) districts maintaining grades 1 through 12, 1.63%
| | for the 1985-86 school year, 1.68% for the 1986-87 school year, 1.75% for the 1987-88 school year and 1.84% for the 1988-89 school year and thereafter for educational purposes and .405% for the 1989-90 school year, .435% for the 1990-91 school year, .465% for the 1991-92 school year, and .50% for the 1992-93 school year and thereafter for operations and maintenance purposes;
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(4) all districts, 0.75% for capital improvement
| | purposes (which is in addition to the levy for operations and maintenance purposes), which tax is to be levied, accumulated for not more than 6 years, and spent for capital improvement purposes (including but not limited to the construction of a new school building or buildings or the purchase of school grounds on which any new school building is to be constructed or located, or both) only in accordance with Section 17-2.3 of this Act;
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(5) districts maintaining only grades 1 through 8,
| | .12% for transportation purposes, provided that districts maintaining only grades kindergarten through 8 which have an enrollment of at least 2600 students may levy, subject to Section 17-2.2, at not to exceed a maximum rate of .20% for transportation purposes for any school year in which the number of students requiring transportation in the district exceeds by at least 2% the number of students requiring transportation in the district during the preceding school year, as verified in the district's claim for pupil transportation and reimbursement and as certified by the State Board of Education to the county clerk of the county in which such district is located not later than November 15 following the submission of such claim; districts maintaining only grades 9 through 12, .12% for transportation purposes; and districts maintaining grades 1 through 12, .14% for the 1985-86 school year, .16% for the 1986-87 school year, .18% for the 1987-88 school year and .20% for the 1988-89 school year and thereafter, for transportation purposes;
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(6) districts providing summer classes, .15% for
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Whenever any special charter school district operating grades 1
through 12, has organized or shall organize under the general school
law, the district so organized may continue to levy taxes at not to
exceed the rate at which taxes were last actually extended by the
special charter district, except that if such rate at which taxes were
last actually extended by such special charter district was less than
the maximum rate for districts maintaining grades 1 through 12
authorized under this Section, such special charter district
nevertheless may levy taxes at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate for
districts maintaining grades 1 through 12 authorized under this Section,
and except that if any such district maintains only grades 1 through 8,
the board may levy, for educational purposes, at a rate not to exceed
the maximum rate for elementary districts authorized under this Section.
Maximum rates before or after established in excess of those
prescribed shall not be affected by the amendatory Act of 1965.
(Source: P.A. 99-908, eff. 12-16-16.)
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105 ILCS 5/17-2.1
(105 ILCS 5/17-2.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.1)
Sec. 17-2.1.
Tax for summer school purposes.
The school board in any district having a population of less than
500,000 inhabitants may, by proper resolution, cause a proposition to
authorize an annual tax, as prescribed in Section 17-2, for summer
school educational purposes to be submitted to the voters of such
district at a regular scheduled election.
If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition is in
favor thereof, the school board may thereafter levy the tax as
authorized.
(Source: P.A. 81-1489.)
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105 ILCS 5/17-2.2
(105 ILCS 5/17-2.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.2)
Sec. 17-2.2.
Back door referendum.
Whenever any school district first levies a tax at a rate within the
limit prescribed by paragraph (3) of Section 17-2 but in excess of the
maximum permissible on July 9, 1957, or within the limit prescribed by
paragraph (1) or (2) of Section 17-2 but in excess of the maximum
permissible on June 30, 1965, or whenever after August 3, 1989 any school
district maintaining only grades kindergarten through 8 first levies a tax
for transportation purposes for any school year which is within the limit
prescribed for that school year by paragraph (5) of Section 17-2 but in
excess of the maximum authorized to be levied for such purposes for the
1988-89 school year, or whenever after August 3, 1989 any school district
first levies a tax for operations and maintenance purposes for any school
year which is within the limit prescribed for that
school year by paragraph (3) of Section 17-2 but in excess of the maximum
authorized to be levied for such purposes for the immediately
preceding school year, the district shall cause to be published such
resolution in at least one or more newspapers published in the district,
within 10 days after such levy is made. The publication of the resolution
shall include a notice of (1) the specific number of voters required to
sign a petition requesting that the question of the adoption of the tax
levy be submitted to the voters of the district; (2) the time in which the
petition must be filed; and (3) the date of the prospective referendum.
The district Secretary shall provide a petition form to any individual
requesting one. Any taxpayer in such district may, within 30 days after
such levy is made, file with the Secretary of the board of education a
petition signed by the voters of the district equal to 10% or more of the
registered voters of the district requesting the submission to a referendum
of the following proposition:
"Shall school district No..... be authorized to levy a tax for
(state purposes) in excess of.... but not to exceed.... as authorized
in Section 17-2 of the School Code?" The secretary of the board of education
shall certify the proposition to the proper election authorities for submission
to the electorate at a regular scheduled election in accordance with the
general election law.
If a majority of the voters voting on the proposition vote in favor
thereof, such increased tax shall thereafter be authorized; if a
majority of the vote is against such proposition, the previous maximum
rate authorized shall remain in effect until changed by law.
(Source: P.A. 86-128; 86-134; 86-1028; 86-1334; 87-767.)
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105 ILCS 5/17-2.2a
(105 ILCS 5/17-2.2a) (from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.2a)
Sec. 17-2.2a. Tax for special education programs. (a) The
school board of any district having a population of less than 500,000
inhabitants may, by proper resolution, levy an annual tax upon the value
as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, for special
education purposes, including the purposes authorized by Section 10-22.31b as
follows:
(1) districts maintaining only grades kindergarten | | through 8, and prior to July 1, 1970, districts maintaining only grades 1 through 8, .02%;
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(2) districts maintaining only grades 9 through 12,
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(3) districts maintaining only grades kindergarten
| | through 12, and prior to July 1, 1970, districts maintaining only grades 1 through 12, .04%.
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The revenue raised by such tax shall be used only for special education
purposes, including the construction and maintenance of special education
facilities.
Upon proper resolution of the school board, the school district may
accumulate such funds for special education building purposes for a
period of 8 years.
Buildings constructed under the provisions of this Section shall comply with
the building code authorized under Section 2-3.12.
If it is no longer feasible or economical to utilize classroom facilities
constructed with revenues raised and accumulated by the tax for special
education building purposes, the district, or cooperative district by
unanimous consent, may with the approval of the regional superintendent
of schools and the State Superintendent of Education use such facilities
for regular school purposes. The district or cooperative of districts
shall make comparable facilities available for special education
purposes at another attendance center which is in a more practical
location due to the proximity of the students served.
(b) If the school board of any district that has levied the tax
authorized by this Section determines that the accumulated funds from
such tax and from the $1,000 State reimbursement per professional worker
received under Section 14-13.02 are no longer required for special
education building purposes, the board may by proper resolution transfer
such funds to any other fund to be used for any special education purposes
authorized by Article 14. Such transfer shall not be made until after the
regional superintendent has certified to the State Superintendent of
Education that adequate housing provisions have been made for all children
with disabilities residing in the school district.
(c) The tax rate limits specified in this Section may be increased to
.40% by districts maintaining only grades kindergarten through 8
or only
grades 9 through 12, and to .80% by districts maintaining grades
kindergarten through 12, upon the approval of a proposition to effect such
increase by a majority of the electors voting on such proposition at a
regular scheduled election. The proposition may be initiated by resolution
of the school board and shall be certified by the secretary to the proper
election authorities for submission in accordance with the general election
law. If at such election a majority of the votes cast on the proposition
is in favor thereof, the school board may thereafter until such authority
is revoked in like manner levy annually the tax so authorized.
(d) The tax rate limits specified in this Section may also be increased as provided in Section 17-2.2e.
(Source: P.A. 99-908, eff. 12-16-16.)
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105 ILCS 5/17-2.2b
(105 ILCS 5/17-2.2b)
Sec. 17-2.2b. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 87-767. Repealed by P.A. 94-1105, eff. 6-1-07.)
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105 ILCS 5/17-2.2c
(105 ILCS 5/17-2.2c) (from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.2c)
Sec. 17-2.2c.
Tax for leasing educational facilities or computer technology
or both, and for temporary relocation expense purposes. The school board of
any district, by proper resolution, may levy an annual tax, in
addition to any other taxes and not subject to the limitations specified
elsewhere in this Article, not to exceed .05% upon the value of the taxable
property as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, for the purpose
of leasing educational facilities or computer technology or both, and, in order
to repay the State all moneys distributed to it for temporary relocation
expenses of the district, may levy an annual tax not to exceed .05% upon the
value of the taxable property as equalized or assessed by the Department of
Revenue for a period not to exceed 7 years for the purpose of providing for the
repayment of moneys distributed for temporary relocation expenses of the school
district pursuant to Section 2-3.77.
The tax rate limit specified by this Section with respect to an annual
tax levied for the purpose of leasing educational facilities or computer
technology or both may be
increased to .10% upon the approval of a proposition to effect such
increase by a majority of the electors voting on that proposition at a
regular scheduled election. Such proposition may be initiated by
resolution of the school board and shall be certified by the secretary to
the proper election authorities for submission in accordance with the
general election law.
The tax rate limit specified in this Section may also be increased as provided in Section 17-2.2e. The district is authorized to pledge any tax levied pursuant to this
Section for the purpose of leasing educational facilities or computer
technology or both to secure the payment of any lease, lease-purchase
agreement, or installment purchase agreement entered into by the district for
such purpose.
For the purposes of this Section, "leasing of educational facilities or
computer technology or both" includes any payment with respect to a lease,
lease-purchase agreement, or installment purchase agreement to acquire or use
buildings, rooms, grounds, and appurtenances to be used by the district for the
use of schools or for school administration purposes and all
equipment, fixtures, renovations, and improvements to existing facilities of
the district necessary to accommodate computers, as well as computer hardware
and software.
Any school district may abolish or abate its fund for leasing educational
facilities or computer technology or both and for temporary relocation
expense purposes upon the adoption
of a resolution so providing and upon a determination by the school board that
the moneys in the fund are no longer needed for leasing educational facilities
or computer technology or both or for temporary relocation expense
purposes. The resolution shall direct the
transfer of any balance in the fund to another school district fund or funds
immediately upon the resolution taking effect. Thereafter, any outstanding
taxes of the school district levied pursuant to this Section shall be
collected and paid into the fund or funds as directed by the school board.
Nothing in this Section shall prevent a school district that has abolished or
abated the fund from again creating a fund for leasing educational facilities
and for temporary relocation expense purposes in the manner provided in this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 99-908, eff. 12-16-16.)
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105 ILCS 5/17-2.2d (105 ILCS 5/17-2.2d)
Sec. 17-2.2d. Special taxing and bonding for temporary relocation expense and emergency replacement purposes. (a) In addition to any other taxes and notwithstanding any limitation imposed by the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law or any other limitations specified in this Code or any other law, the school board of any district subject to this Code that meets the criteria specified in subsection (c) of this Section, may, by proper resolution, levy an annual tax not to exceed 0.05% upon the value of the taxable property as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for a period not to exceed 7 years for the purpose of providing for the repayment of moneys paid to the district for temporary relocation expenses of the district pursuant to Section 2-3.77 of this Code. (b) The school board of any district that meets the criteria specified in subsection (c) of this Section may repair, reconstruct, or replace a condemned building without seeking referendum approval for the repair, reconstruction, or replacement.
(c) In order for this Section to apply, the school district must (i) be located in a county subject to the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law and (ii) have had a school building condemned within 10 years after the building's initial occupancy.
(d) Notwithstanding any limitation imposed by the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law or any other limitations specified in this Code or any other law, the school board of any district that meets the criteria specified in subsection (c) of this Section, may, by proper resolution, issue bonds, without referendum, in an amount sufficient to finance the total cost of repair, reconstruction, or replacement of the condemned building, including the costs of providing for the payment of any obligations heretofore or hereafter entered into for such purposes. Any premium and all interest earnings on the proceeds of the bonds so issued shall be used for the purposes for which the bonds were issued. The proceeds of any bonds issued under this Section shall be deposited and accounted for separately within the district's site and construction/capital improvements fund. The recording officer of the board shall file in the office of the county clerk of each county in which a portion of the district is situated a certified copy of the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds and levy of a tax without limit as to rate or amount to pay the bonds. Bonds issued under this Section and any bonds issued to refund those bonds are not subject to any debt limitation imposed by this Code or any other law.
(e) The school board, as an express condition to receiving a temporary relocation loan under Section 2-3.77 of this Code, must agree to levy the tax provided in this Section at the maximum rate permitted and to pay to the State of Illinois for deposit into the Temporary Relocation Expenses Revolving Grant Fund (i) all proceeds of the tax attributable to the first year and succeeding years for which the tax is levied after moneys appropriated for purposes of Section 2-3.77 have been distributed to the school district and (ii) all insurance proceeds that become payable to the district under those provisions of any contract or policy of insurance that provide reimbursement for or other coverage against loss with respect to any temporary relocation expenses of the district or proceeds of any legal judgment or settlement regarding the temporary relocation expenses incurred by the district, provided that the aggregate of any tax and insurance or other proceeds paid by the district to the State pursuant to this subsection (e) shall not exceed in amount the moneys distributed to the district pursuant to Section 2-3.77 as a loan or grant.
(f) If bonds under this Section have been issued by the school district and the purposes for which the bonds have been issued are accomplished and paid for in full and there remain funds on hand from the proceeds of the bonds or interest earnings or premiums, then the school board, by resolution, shall transfer those excess funds to the district's bond and interest fund for the purpose of abating taxes to pay debt service on the bonds or for defeasance of the debt or both.
(g) If the school district receives a construction grant under the School Construction Law or any other law and the purposes for which the grant was issued are accomplished and paid for in full and there remains funds on hand from the grant or interest earnings thereon, then the excess funds shall be paid to the State of Illinois for deposit into the School Construction Fund or other State fund from which the construction grant was paid. (h) All insurance proceeds that become payable to the school district under those provisions of a contract or policy of insurance that provide reimbursement for or other coverage against losses other than with respect to any temporary relocation expenses of the district or proceeds of any legal judgment or settlement regarding the repair, reconstruction, or replacement of the condemned building shall be applied to the repair, reconstruction, or replacement. If the project is completed and, therefore, all costs have been paid for in full and there remain funds on hand, including any interest earnings thereon, from the insurance coverage, legal judgment, or settlement, then a portion of those excess funds equal to the State's share of the construction cost of the project shall be paid to the State of Illinois for deposit into the School Construction Fund or other State fund from which the construction grant was paid, and the remainder of the excess funds shall be transferred to the district's bond and interest fund for the purpose of abating taxes to pay debt service on the bonds or for defeasance of the debt or both. If no debt service remains to be paid, then the excess may be transferred to whichever fund that, as determined by the school board, is most in need of the funds.
(Source: P.A. 93-690, eff. 7-1-04; 94-690, eff. 11-2-05.) |
105 ILCS 5/17-2.2e (105 ILCS 5/17-2.2e) Sec. 17-2.2e. Maximum tax rates. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning in levy year 2016, a school district that contains a federal military installation and is eligible to receive impact aid under Section 8003(b) of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education
Act or any successor program may, subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section, levy taxes for any of the following purposes at a rate that exceeds the maximum rate set forth in Section 17-2, Section 17-2.2a, or Section 17-2.2c, as applicable: (1) for educational purposes; (2) for operations and maintenance purposes; (3) for special education programs; (4) for leasing educational facilities or computer | | (5) for transportation purposes.
If the school district levies a tax for any of the purposes set forth in items (1) through (5) that exceeds the maximum rate set forth for that purpose, it shall first adopt an ordinance setting forth the preliminary tax rates for all purposes for the taxable year and submit those extensions and rates to the county clerk. The tax rates for items (1) through (5), as provided in that ordinance, may not exceed the maximum rates for those purposes set forth in Section 17-2, Section 17-2.2a, or Section 17-2.2c. Upon receiving the tax levy confirmation with the extensions and rates from the county clerk, the district may, at a public hearing, adopt an ordinance adjusting those preliminary tax rates. Notice of the public hearing shall be provided in the form and manner set forth in Sections 18-75 and 18-80 of the Property Tax Code not more than 14 days nor less than 7 days prior to the date of the public hearing. The adjusted tax rates for items (1) through (5) may exceed the maximum rates, provided that the adjusted aggregate tax rate for all purposes may not exceed the aggregate tax rate for all purposes set forth in the ordinance setting forth the preliminary tax rates.
(Source: P.A. 99-908, eff. 12-16-16.)
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