Sen. John J. Cullerton

Filed: 5/31/2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2990

 

    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2990, by deleting everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:

 

“ARTICLE 1

 

    Section 5. The sum of $5,482,188,200, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for payments to entities eligible for General State Aid as provided in the following amounts and the following order of priority: (i) an amount equal to the total amount appropriated for General State Aid for the 2015-2016 school year shall be paid to eligible entities in accordance with the provisions of Section 18-8.05 of the School Code as in effect for the 2015-2016 school year plus, when applicable, the amounts paid from the appropriation contained in Section 10 of Article 1 of Public Act 99-5 in accordance with the provisions of that Section as in effect for the 2015-2016 school year; (ii) an Equity Grant, which shall be an amount equal to the product of the entity’s Low Income Concentration Level and the Low Income Constant minus the product of the entity’s Available Local Resources per pupil and seven percent, all multiplied by the low income eligible pupil count as used in Section 18-8.05 of the School Code and where the Low Income Constant means a constant value for all Equity Grant calculations in order to distribute an Equity Grant of $700,000,000 in accordance with the preceding formula while ensuring that any entity for which the grant calculation is less than zero will receive no funds from the Equity Grant; (iii) an amount necessary to ensure all eligible entities receive no less than their General State Aid claim for the 2016-2017 school year, after the amounts paid under items (i) and (ii) of this Section; and (iv) any remaining amounts shall be provided to fund General State Aid payments calculated in accordance with the provisions of Section 18-8.05 of the School Code, but only after subtracting the amounts provided to eligible entities pursuant to items (i), (ii), and (iii) of this Section

 

    Section 10. The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, which shall be used by the Illinois State Board of Education exclusively for the foregoing purposes and not, under any circumstances, for personal services expenditures or other operational or administrative costs, are appropriated for Disabled Student Personnel Reimbursement to the Illinois State Board of Education:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 242,400,000

Payable from the Fund for the Advancement

 of Education.................................. 200,000,000

    Total                                        $442,400,000

 

    Section 15. The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, which shall be used by the Illinois State Board of Education exclusively for the foregoing purposes and not, under any circumstances, for personal services expenditures or other operational or administrative costs, are appropriated for Disabled Student Transportation Reimbursement to the Illinois State Board of Education:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 250,500,000

Payable from the Fund for the Advancement

 of Education.................................. 200,000,000

    Total                                        $450,500,000

 

    Section 20. The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, which shall be used by the Illinois State Board of Education exclusively for the foregoing purposes and not, under any circumstances, for personal services expenditures or other operational or administrative costs, are appropriated for Extraordinary Funding for Children Requiring Special Education,14-7.02b of the School Code, to the Illinois State Board of Education:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 242,829,700

Payable from the Fund for the Advancement

 of Education .................................. 61,000,000

    Total                                        $303,829,700

 

    Section 25.  The amount of $23,380,900, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education to meet its operational expenses.

 

    Section 30.  The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, which shall be used by the Illinois State Board of Education exclusively for the foregoing purposes and not, under any circumstances, for personal services expenditures or other operational or administrative costs, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education:

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Blind/Dyslexic Persons..................... 1,010,000

  For Disabled Student Tuition,

   Private Tuition............................. 233,000,000

  For District Consolidation Costs/

   Supplemental Payments to School Districts,

   18-8.2, 18-18.3, 18-8.5, 18-8.05(l) of

   the School Code............................... 5,046,000

  For Community Residential Services

   Authority....................................... 620,000

  For Educator Misconduct Investigations........... 179,900

  For Student Assessments....................... 44,600,000

  For Autism Training & Technical

   Assistance...................................... 100,000

  For Reimbursement for the Free Breakfast/

   Lunch Program................................. 9,000,000

  For Summer School Payments, 18-4.3

   of the School Code........................... 11,700,000

  For Transportation-Regular/Vocational

   Common School Transportation

   Reimbursement, 29-5 of the School Code...... 205,808,900

  For Visually Impaired/Educational

   Materials Coordinating Unit, 14-11.01

   of the School Code............................ 1,421,100

  For Regular Education Reimbursement

   Per 18-3 of the School Code.................. 11,500,000

  For Special Education Reimbursement

   Per 14-7.03 of the School Code............... 95,000,000

  For Career and Technical Education............ 38,062,100

  For Truant Alternative and Optional

   Education Program............................ 14,500,000

  For Tax-Equivalent Grants, 18-4.4................ 222,600

  For all costs associated with Alternative

   Education/Regional Safe Schools.............. 11,300,000

  For Philip J. Rock Center and School........... 3,577,800

  For Technology for Success..................... 2,443,800

  For Arts and Foreign Language.................... 500,000

  For After School Matters....................... 2,443,800

  For costs associated with Teach for America...... 977,500

  For grants to Local Education Agencies

   to conduct Agriculture Education Programs..... 1,800,000

  For National Board Certified Teachers.......... 1,000,000

    Total                                        $695,813,500

 

    Section 35.  The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education:

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Early Childhood Education................ 393,738,100

  For Advanced Placement Classes................... 500,000

    Total                                        $394,238,100

 

    Section 40.  The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education:

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Bilingual Education....................... 63,681,200

  For Lowest Performing Schools.................. 1,002,800

    Total                                       $64,684,000

 

    Section 45.  The sum of $1,466,300, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Southwest Organizing Project Parent Mentoring Program.

 

    Section 50.  The amount of $2,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for Teacher Mentoring Programs.

 

    Section 55.  The amount of $200,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the After-School Rescue Fund to the State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 60.  For purposes of this Article, Low Income Concentration Level and Available Resources have the meanings set forth in Section 18-8.05 of the School Code.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

    Section 5.  The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, which shall be used by the Illinois State Board of Education exclusively for the foregoing purposes and not, under any circumstances, for personal services expenditures or other operational or administrative costs, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education:

Payable from the School District Emergency

 Financial Assistance Fund:

  For Emergency Financial Assistance, 1B-8

   of the School Code............................ 1,000,000

Payable from the Drivers Education Fund:

  For Drivers Education......................... 18,750,000

Payable from the Charter Schools Revolving Loan Fund:

  For Charter Schools Loans......................... 20,000

Payable from the School Technology Revolving Loan Fund:

  For School Technology Loans, 2-3.117a

   of the School Code............................ 2,000,000

 

    Section 10.  The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education:

Payable from the SBE Federal Department

 of Agriculture Fund:

  For Child Nutrition........................ 1,062,500,000

Payable from the SBE Federal Department

 of Education Fund:

  For Title I................................ 1,090,000,000

  For Title II, Teacher/Principal Training..... 160,000,000

  For Title III, English Language

   Acquisition.................................. 50,400,000

  For Title IV, 21st Century/Community

   Service Programs............................ 105,200,000

  For Title VI, Rural and Low Income

   Students...................................... 2,000,000

  For Title X, Homeless Education................ 5,000,000

  For Individuals with Disabilities Act,

   Deaf/Blind...................................... 500,000

  For Individuals with Disabilities Act,

   IDEA........................................ 754,000,000

  For Individuals with Disabilities Act,

   Improvement Program........................... 5,000,000

  For Individuals with Disabilities Act,

   Pre-School................................... 29,200,000

  For Grants for Vocational

   Education – Basic............................ 55,000,000

  For Advanced Placement Fee..................... 3,300,000

  For Math/Science Partnerships................. 18,800,000

  For Longitudinal Data System................... 5,200,000

  For Special Federal Congressional Projects..... 5,000,000

  For Charter Schools........................... 21,100,000

  For Preschool Expansion....................... 35,000,000

  For Race to the Top........................... 42,800,000

    Total                                    $2,387,500,000

 

    Section 15.  The amount of $600,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the School Infrastructure Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 20.  The amount of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Temporary Relocation Expenses Revolving Grant Fund for use by the State Board of Education as provided in Section 2-3.77 of the School Code.

 

    Section 25.  The amount of $2,208,900, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the ISBE Teacher Certificate Institute Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for Teacher Certificates.

 

    Section 30.  The amount of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for Teacher Certificate Processing.

 

    Section 35.  The amount of $8,484,800, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the State Board of Education Special Purpose Trust Fund to the State Board of Education for expenditures by the Board in accordance with grants, gifts or donations that the Board has received or may receive from any source, public or private, in support of projects that are within the lawful powers of the Board.

 

    Section 40.  The amount of $7,015,200, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the State Board of Education Special Purpose Trust Fund for ordinary and contingent expenses of the State Board of Education from indirect costs drawn from the Federal government.

 

    Section 45.  The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education:

Payable from the State Charter School Commission Fund:

  For State Charter School Commission.............. 650,000

Payable from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund:

  For Bus Driver Training – Regional

   Superintendents’ Services........................ 70,000

  For Regional Superintendents’ Services......... 6,970,000

  For Regional Superintendents’ and

   Assistants’ Compensation..................... 10,700,000

    Total                                       $17,740,000

 

    Section 50.  The amount of $35,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs associated with related activities for the Early Learning Challenge.

 

    Section 55.  The following amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes named, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education:

FISCAL SUPPORT SERVICES

Payable from the SBE Federal Department of Agriculture Fund:

  For Contractual Services....................... 2,100,000

  For Travel....................................... 400,000

  For Commodities................................... 85,000

  For Printing..................................... 156,300

  For Equipment.................................... 310,000

  For Telecommunications............................ 50,000

    Total                                        $3,101,300

Payable from the SBE Federal Agency Services Fund:

  For Contractual Services.......................... 26,500

  For Travel........................................ 30,000

  For Commodities................................... 40,000

  For Printing......................................... 700

  For Equipment..................................... 11,000

  For Telecommunications............................. 9,000

    Total                                          $117,200

Payable from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund:

  For Contractual Services....................... 3,150,000

  For Travel..................................... 1,600,000

  For Commodities.................................. 305,000

  For Printing..................................... 341,000

  For Equipment.................................... 679,000

  For Telecommunications........................... 400,000

    Total                                        $6,475,000

INTERNAL AUDIT

Payable from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund:

  For Contractual Services......................... 210,000

SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ALL SCHOOLS

Payable from the SBE Federal Department of Agriculture Fund:

  For Contractual Services...................... 10,000,000

Payable from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund:

  For Contractual Services....................... 1,575,000

SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES

Payable from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund:

  For Contractual Services....................... 4,200,000

TEACHING AND LEARNING SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN

Payable from the SBE Federal Agency Services Fund:

  For Contractual Services......................... 918,500

Payable from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund:

  For Contractual Services...................... 12,235,000

 

    Section 60.  The amount of $35,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for Student Assessments.

 

    Section 65.  The amount of $5,300,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Agency Services Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs associated with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services.

 

    Section 70.  The amount of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Agency Services Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs associated with Adolescent Health Programs.

 

ARTICLE 3

 

    Section 5.  The amount of $12,186,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago for the state’s contribution for retirement contributions under Section 17-127 of the Illinois Pension Code.

 

    Section 10.  The amount of $205,404,986, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago for the state’s contribution for retirement contributions.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

  Section 5.  The sum of $3,985,783,351, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Common School Fund to the Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois for the State’s contribution, as provided by law.

 

    Section 10.  The sum of $800,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education Assistance Fund to the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois for additional costs due to the establishment of minimum retirement allowances pursuant to Sections 16-136.2 and 16-136.3 of the Illinois Pension Code, as amended.

 

    Section 15.  The sum of $130,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Common School Fund to the Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System for the employer contributions required by the State as an employer of teachers described under subsection (e) of Section 16-158 of the Illinois Pension Code.

 

    Section 20.  The sum of $200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Common School Fund to the Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System for the employer contributions required by the State as an employer of teachers described under subsection (f) of Section 16-158 of the Illinois Pension Code.

 

ARTICLE 997

 

    Section 997.  All appropriation authority granted in Articles 1, 2, and 3 of this Act shall be used only for costs for services for which spending authority has not been authorized for fiscal years 2016 or 2017 by any order of any court.

 

ARTICLE 999

 

Section 999.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2016.”.