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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
510-19, 10-29, 18-8.05, and 18-12 and by adding Section 10-20.56
6as follows:
 
7    (105 ILCS 5/10-19)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-19)
8    Sec. 10-19. Length of school term - experimental programs.
9Each school board shall annually prepare a calendar for the
10school term, specifying the opening and closing dates and
11providing a minimum term of at least 185 days to insure 176
12days of actual pupil attendance, computable under Section
1318-8.05, except that for the 1980-1981 school year only 175
14days of actual pupil attendance shall be required because of
15the closing of schools pursuant to Section 24-2 on January 29,
161981 upon the appointment by the President of that day as a day
17of thanksgiving for the freedom of the Americans who had been
18held hostage in Iran. Any days allowed by law for teachers'
19institutes but not used as such or used as parental institutes
20as provided in Section 10-22.18d shall increase the minimum
21term by the school days not so used. Except as provided in
22Section 10-19.1, the board may not extend the school term
23beyond such closing date unless that extension of term is

 

 

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1necessary to provide the minimum number of computable days. In
2case of such necessary extension school employees shall be paid
3for such additional time on the basis of their regular
4contracts. A school board may specify a closing date earlier
5than that set on the annual calendar when the schools of the
6district have provided the minimum number of computable days
7under this Section. Nothing in this Section prevents the board
8from employing superintendents of schools, principals and
9other nonteaching personnel for a period of 12 months, or in
10the case of superintendents for a period in accordance with
11Section 10-23.8, or prevents the board from employing other
12personnel before or after the regular school term with payment
13of salary proportionate to that received for comparable work
14during the school term.
15    A school board may make such changes in its calendar for
16the school term as may be required by any changes in the legal
17school holidays prescribed in Section 24-2. A school board may
18make changes in its calendar for the school term as may be
19necessary to reflect the utilization of teachers' institute
20days as parental institute days as provided in Section
2110-22.18d.
22    The calendar for the school term and any changes must be
23submitted to and approved by the regional superintendent of
24schools before the calendar or changes may take effect.
25    With the prior approval of the State Board of Education and
26subject to review by the State Board of Education every 3

 

 

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1years, any school board may, by resolution of its board and in
2agreement with affected exclusive collective bargaining
3agents, establish experimental educational programs, including
4but not limited to programs for e-learning days as authorized
5under Section 10-20.56 of this Code, self-directed learning, or
6outside of formal class periods, which programs when so
7approved shall be considered to comply with the requirements of
8this Section as respects numbers of days of actual pupil
9attendance and with the other requirements of this Act as
10respects courses of instruction.
11(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
12    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.56 new)
13    Sec. 10-20.56. E-learning days.
14    (a) The State Board of Education shall establish and
15maintain, for implementation in selected school districts
16during the 2015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 school years, a
17pilot program for use of electronic-learning (e-learning)
18days, as described in this Section. The State Superintendent of
19Education shall select up to 3 school districts for this
20program, at least one of which may be an elementary or unit
21school district. The use of e-learning days may not begin until
22the second semester of the 2015-2016 school year, and the pilot
23program shall conclude with the end of the 2017-2018 school
24year. On or before June 1, 2019, the State Board shall report
25its recommendation for expansion, revision, or discontinuation

 

 

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1of the program to the Governor and General Assembly.
2    (b) The school board of a school district selected by the
3State Superintendent of Education under subsection (a) of this
4Section may, by resolution, adopt a research-based program or
5research-based programs for e-learning days district-wide that
6shall permit student instruction to be received electronically
7while students are not physically present in lieu of the
8district's scheduled emergency days as required by Section
910-19 of this Code. The research-based program or programs may
10not exceed the minimum number of emergency days in the approved
11school calendar and must be submitted to the State
12Superintendent for approval on or before September 1st annually
13to ensure access for all students. The State Superintendent
14shall approve programs that ensure that the specific needs of
15all students are met, including special education students and
16English learners, and that all mandates are still met using the
17proposed research-based program. The e-learning program may
18utilize the Internet, telephones, texts, chat rooms, or other
19similar means of electronic communication for instruction and
20interaction between teachers and students that meet the needs
21of all learners.
22    (c) Before its adoption by a school board, a school
23district's initial proposal for an e-learning program or for
24renewal of such a program must be approved by the State Board
25of Education and shall follow a public hearing, at a regular or
26special meeting of the school board, in which the terms of the

 

 

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1proposal must be substantially presented and an opportunity for
2allowing public comments must be provided. Notice of such
3public hearing must be provided at least 10 days prior to the
4hearing by:
5        (1) publication in a newspaper of general circulation
6    in the school district;
7        (2) written or electronic notice designed to reach the
8    parents or guardians of all students enrolled in the school
9    district; and
10        (3) written or electronic notice designed to reach any
11    exclusive collective bargaining representatives of school
12    district employees and all those employees not in a
13    collective bargaining unit.
14    (d) A proposal for an e-learning program must be timely
15approved by the State Board of Education if the requirements
16specified in this Section have been met and if, in the view of
17the State Board of Education, the proposal contains provisions
18designed to reasonably and practicably accomplish the
19following:
20        (1) to ensure and verify at least 5 clock hours of
21    instruction or school work for each student participating
22    in an e-learning day;
23        (2) to ensure access from home or other appropriate
24    remote facility for all students participating, including
25    computers, the Internet, and other forms of electronic
26    communication that must be utilized in the proposed

 

 

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1    program;
2        (3) to ensure appropriate learning opportunities for
3    students with special needs;
4        (4) to monitor and verify each student's electronic
5    participation;
6        (5) to address the extent to which student
7    participation is within the student's control as to the
8    time, pace, and means of learning;
9        (6) to provide effective notice to students and their
10    parents or guardians of the use of particular days for
11    e-learning;
12        (7) to provide staff and students with adequate
13    training for e-learning days' participation;
14        (8) to ensure an opportunity for any collective
15    bargaining negotiations with representatives of the school
16    district's employees that would be legally required; and
17        (9) to review and revise the program as implemented to
18    address difficulties confronted.
19    The State Board of Education's approval of a school
20district's initial e-learning program and renewal of the
21e-learning program shall be for a term of 3 years.
22    (e) The State Board of Education may adopt rules governing
23its supervision and review of e-learning programs consistent
24with the provision of this Section. However, in the absence of
25such rules, school districts may submit proposals for State
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1Section.
 
2    (105 ILCS 5/10-29)
3    Sec. 10-29. Remote educational programs.
4    (a) For purposes of this Section, "remote educational
5program" means an educational program delivered to students in
6the home or other location outside of a school building that
7meets all of the following criteria:
8        (1) A student may participate in the program only after
9    the school district, pursuant to adopted school board
10    policy, and a person authorized to enroll the student under
11    Section 10-20.12b of this Code determine that a remote
12    educational program will best serve the student's
13    individual learning needs. The adopted school board policy
14    shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
15            (A) Criteria for determining that a remote
16        educational program will best serve a student's
17        individual learning needs. The criteria must include
18        consideration of, at a minimum, a student's prior
19        attendance, disciplinary record, and academic history.
20            (B) Any limitations on the number of students or
21        grade levels that may participate in a remote
22        educational program.
23            (C) A description of the process that the school
24        district will use to approve participation in the
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1        without limitation a requirement that, for any student
2        who qualifies to receive services pursuant to the
3        federal Individuals with Disabilities Education
4        Improvement Act of 2004, the student's participation
5        in a remote educational program receive prior approval
6        from the student's individualized education program
7        team.
8            (D) A description of the process the school
9        district will use to develop and approve a written
10        remote educational plan that meets the requirements of
11        subdivision (5) of this subsection (a).
12            (E) A description of the system the school district
13        will establish to calculate the number of clock hours a
14        student is participating in instruction in accordance
15        with the remote educational program.
16            (F) A description of the process for renewing a
17        remote educational program at the expiration of its
18        term.
19            (G) Such other terms and provisions as the school
20        district deems necessary to provide for the
21        establishment and delivery of a remote educational
22        program.
23        (2) The school district has determined that the remote
24    educational program's curriculum is aligned to State
25    learning standards and that the program offers instruction
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1    students at the same grade level in the district.
2        (3) The remote educational program is delivered by
3    instructors that meet the following qualifications:
4            (A) they are certificated under Article 21 of this
5        Code;
6            (B) they meet applicable highly qualified criteria
7        under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; and
8            (C) they have responsibility for all of the
9        following elements of the program: planning
10        instruction, diagnosing learning needs, prescribing
11        content delivery through class activities, assessing
12        learning, reporting outcomes to administrators and
13        parents and guardians, and evaluating the effects of
14        instruction.
15        (4) During the period of time from and including the
16    opening date to the closing date of the regular school term
17    of the school district established pursuant to Section
18    10-19 of this Code, participation in a remote educational
19    program may be claimed for general State aid purposes under
20    Section 18-8.05 of this Code on any calendar day,
21    notwithstanding whether the day is a day of pupil
22    attendance or institute day on the school district's
23    calendar or any other provision of law restricting
24    instruction on that day. If the district holds year-round
25    classes in some buildings, the district shall classify each
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1    either on a year-round or a non-year-round schedule for
2    purposes of claiming general State aid. Outside of the
3    regular school term of the district, the remote educational
4    program may be offered as part of any summer school program
5    authorized by this Code.
6        (5) Each student participating in a remote educational
7    program must have a written remote educational plan that
8    has been approved by the school district and a person
9    authorized to enroll the student under Section 10-20.12b of
10    this Code. The school district and a person authorized to
11    enroll the student under Section 10-20.12b of this Code
12    must approve any amendment to a remote educational plan.
13    The remote educational plan must include, but is not
14    limited to, all of the following:
15            (A) Specific achievement goals for the student
16        aligned to State learning standards.
17            (B) A description of all assessments that will be
18        used to measure student progress, which description
19        shall indicate the assessments that will be
20        administered at an attendance center within the school
21        district.
22            (C) A description of the progress reports that will
23        be provided to the school district and the person or
24        persons authorized to enroll the student under Section
25        10-20.12b of this Code.
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1        interaction between a teacher and student.
2            (E) A description of the specific responsibilities
3        of the student's family and the school district with
4        respect to equipment, materials, phone and Internet
5        service, and any other requirements applicable to the
6        home or other location outside of a school building
7        necessary for the delivery of the remote educational
8        program.
9            (F) If applicable, a description of how the remote
10        educational program will be delivered in a manner
11        consistent with the student's individualized education
12        program required by Section 614(d) of the federal
13        Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement
14        Act of 2004 or plan to ensure compliance with Section
15        504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
16            (G) A description of the procedures and
17        opportunities for participation in academic and
18        extra-curricular activities and programs within the
19        school district.
20            (H) The identification of a parent, guardian, or
21        other responsible adult who will provide direct
22        supervision of the program. The plan must include an
23        acknowledgment by the parent, guardian, or other
24        responsible adult that he or she may engage only in
25        non-teaching duties not requiring instructional
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1        designate the parent, guardian, or other responsible
2        adult as non-teaching personnel or volunteer personnel
3        under subsection (a) of Section 10-22.34 of this Code.
4            (I) The identification of a school district
5        administrator who will oversee the remote educational
6        program on behalf of the school district and who may be
7        contacted by the student's parents with respect to any
8        issues or concerns with the program.
9            (J) The term of the student's participation in the
10        remote educational program, which may not extend for
11        longer than 12 months, unless the term is renewed by
12        the district in accordance with subdivision (7) of this
13        subsection (a).
14            (K) A description of the specific location or
15        locations in which the program will be delivered. If
16        the remote educational program is to be delivered to a
17        student in any location other than the student's home,
18        the plan must include a written determination by the
19        school district that the location will provide a
20        learning environment appropriate for the delivery of
21        the program. The location or locations in which the
22        program will be delivered shall be deemed a long
23        distance teaching reception area under subsection (a)
24        of Section 10-22.34 of this Code.
25            (L) Certification by the school district that the
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1        (6) Students participating in a remote educational
2    program must be enrolled in a school district attendance
3    center pursuant to the school district's enrollment policy
4    or policies. A student participating in a remote
5    educational program must be tested as part of all
6    assessments administered by the school district pursuant
7    to Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code at the attendance center
8    in which the student is enrolled and in accordance with the
9    attendance center's assessment policies and schedule. The
10    student must be included within all adequate yearly
11    progress and other accountability determinations for the
12    school district and attendance center under State and
13    federal law.
14        (7) The term of a student's participation in a remote
15    educational program may not extend for longer than 12
16    months, unless the term is renewed by the school district.
17    The district may only renew a student's participation in a
18    remote educational program following an evaluation of the
19    student's progress in the program, a determination that the
20    student's continuation in the program will best serve the
21    student's individual learning needs, and an amendment to
22    the student's written remote educational plan addressing
23    any changes for the upcoming term of the program.
24    For purposes of this Section, a remote educational program
25does not include instruction delivered to students through an
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1Code.
2    (b) A school district may, by resolution of its school
3board, establish a remote educational program.
4    (c) Clock hours of instruction by students in a remote
5educational program meeting the requirements of this Section
6may be claimed by the school district and shall be counted as
7school work for general State aid purposes in accordance with
8and subject to the limitations of Section 18-8.05 of this Code.
9    (d) The impact of remote educational programs on wages,
10hours, and terms and conditions of employment of educational
11employees within the school district shall be subject to local
12collective bargaining agreements.
13    (e) The use of a home or other location outside of a school
14building for a remote educational program shall not cause the
15home or other location to be deemed a public school facility.
16    (f) A remote educational program may be used, but is not
17required, for instruction delivered to a student in the home or
18other location outside of a school building that is not claimed
19for general State aid purposes under Section 18-8.05 of this
20Code.
21    (g) School districts that, pursuant to this Section, adopt
22a policy for a remote educational program must submit to the
23State Board of Education a copy of the policy and any
24amendments thereto, as well as data on student participation in
25a format specified by the State Board of Education. The State
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1entity to perform an evaluation of remote educational programs
2in this State.
3    (h) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules
4necessary to ensure compliance by remote educational programs
5with the requirements of this Section and other applicable
6legal requirements.
7(Source: P.A. 97-339, eff. 8-12-11; 98-972, eff. 8-15-14.)
 
8    (105 ILCS 5/18-8.05)
9    Sec. 18-8.05. Basis for apportionment of general State
10financial aid and supplemental general State aid to the common
11schools for the 1998-1999 and subsequent school years.
 
12(A) General Provisions.
13    (1) The provisions of this Section apply to the 1998-1999
14and subsequent school years. The system of general State
15financial aid provided for in this Section is designed to
16assure that, through a combination of State financial aid and
17required local resources, the financial support provided each
18pupil in Average Daily Attendance equals or exceeds a
19prescribed per pupil Foundation Level. This formula approach
20imputes a level of per pupil Available Local Resources and
21provides for the basis to calculate a per pupil level of
22general State financial aid that, when added to Available Local
23Resources, equals or exceeds the Foundation Level. The amount
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1in general, varies in inverse relation to Available Local
2Resources. Per pupil amounts are based upon each school
3district's Average Daily Attendance as that term is defined in
4this Section.
5    (2) In addition to general State financial aid, school
6districts with specified levels or concentrations of pupils
7from low income households are eligible to receive supplemental
8general State financial aid grants as provided pursuant to
9subsection (H). The supplemental State aid grants provided for
10school districts under subsection (H) shall be appropriated for
11distribution to school districts as part of the same line item
12in which the general State financial aid of school districts is
13appropriated under this Section.
14    (3) To receive financial assistance under this Section,
15school districts are required to file claims with the State
16Board of Education, subject to the following requirements:
17        (a) Any school district which fails for any given
18    school year to maintain school as required by law, or to
19    maintain a recognized school is not eligible to file for
20    such school year any claim upon the Common School Fund. In
21    case of nonrecognition of one or more attendance centers in
22    a school district otherwise operating recognized schools,
23    the claim of the district shall be reduced in the
24    proportion which the Average Daily Attendance in the
25    attendance center or centers bear to the Average Daily
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1    means any public school which meets the standards as
2    established for recognition by the State Board of
3    Education. A school district or attendance center not
4    having recognition status at the end of a school term is
5    entitled to receive State aid payments due upon a legal
6    claim which was filed while it was recognized.
7        (b) School district claims filed under this Section are
8    subject to Sections 18-9 and 18-12, except as otherwise
9    provided in this Section.
10        (c) If a school district operates a full year school
11    under Section 10-19.1, the general State aid to the school
12    district shall be determined by the State Board of
13    Education in accordance with this Section as near as may be
14    applicable.
15        (d) (Blank).
16    (4) Except as provided in subsections (H) and (L), the
17board of any district receiving any of the grants provided for
18in this Section may apply those funds to any fund so received
19for which that board is authorized to make expenditures by law.
20    School districts are not required to exert a minimum
21Operating Tax Rate in order to qualify for assistance under
22this Section.
23    (5) As used in this Section the following terms, when
24capitalized, shall have the meaning ascribed herein:
25        (a) "Average Daily Attendance": A count of pupil
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1    subsection (C) and utilized in deriving per pupil financial
2    support levels.
3        (b) "Available Local Resources": A computation of
4    local financial support, calculated on the basis of Average
5    Daily Attendance and derived as provided pursuant to
6    subsection (D).
7        (c) "Corporate Personal Property Replacement Taxes":
8    Funds paid to local school districts pursuant to "An Act in
9    relation to the abolition of ad valorem personal property
10    tax and the replacement of revenues lost thereby, and
11    amending and repealing certain Acts and parts of Acts in
12    connection therewith", certified August 14, 1979, as
13    amended (Public Act 81-1st S.S.-1).
14        (d) "Foundation Level": A prescribed level of per pupil
15    financial support as provided for in subsection (B).
16        (e) "Operating Tax Rate": All school district property
17    taxes extended for all purposes, except Bond and Interest,
18    Summer School, Rent, Capital Improvement, and Vocational
19    Education Building purposes.
 
20(B) Foundation Level.
21    (1) The Foundation Level is a figure established by the
22State representing the minimum level of per pupil financial
23support that should be available to provide for the basic
24education of each pupil in Average Daily Attendance. As set
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1a sufficient local taxing effort such that, in combination with
2the aggregate of general State financial aid provided the
3district, an aggregate of State and local resources are
4available to meet the basic education needs of pupils in the
5district.
6    (2) For the 1998-1999 school year, the Foundation Level of
7support is $4,225. For the 1999-2000 school year, the
8Foundation Level of support is $4,325. For the 2000-2001 school
9year, the Foundation Level of support is $4,425. For the
102001-2002 school year and 2002-2003 school year, the Foundation
11Level of support is $4,560. For the 2003-2004 school year, the
12Foundation Level of support is $4,810. For the 2004-2005 school
13year, the Foundation Level of support is $4,964. For the
142005-2006 school year, the Foundation Level of support is
15$5,164. For the 2006-2007 school year, the Foundation Level of
16support is $5,334. For the 2007-2008 school year, the
17Foundation Level of support is $5,734. For the 2008-2009 school
18year, the Foundation Level of support is $5,959.
19    (3) For the 2009-2010 school year and each school year
20thereafter, the Foundation Level of support is $6,119 or such
21greater amount as may be established by law by the General
22Assembly.
 
23(C) Average Daily Attendance.
24    (1) For purposes of calculating general State aid pursuant
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1utilized. The Average Daily Attendance figure for formula
2calculation purposes shall be the monthly average of the actual
3number of pupils in attendance of each school district, as
4further averaged for the best 3 months of pupil attendance for
5each school district. In compiling the figures for the number
6of pupils in attendance, school districts and the State Board
7of Education shall, for purposes of general State aid funding,
8conform attendance figures to the requirements of subsection
9(F).
10    (2) The Average Daily Attendance figures utilized in
11subsection (E) shall be the requisite attendance data for the
12school year immediately preceding the school year for which
13general State aid is being calculated or the average of the
14attendance data for the 3 preceding school years, whichever is
15greater. The Average Daily Attendance figures utilized in
16subsection (H) shall be the requisite attendance data for the
17school year immediately preceding the school year for which
18general State aid is being calculated.
 
19(D) Available Local Resources.
20    (1) For purposes of calculating general State aid pursuant
21to subsection (E), a representation of Available Local
22Resources per pupil, as that term is defined and determined in
23this subsection, shall be utilized. Available Local Resources
24per pupil shall include a calculated dollar amount representing
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1from Corporate Personal Property Replacement Taxes, expressed
2on the basis of pupils in Average Daily Attendance. Calculation
3of Available Local Resources shall exclude any tax amnesty
4funds received as a result of Public Act 93-26.
5    (2) In determining a school district's revenue from local
6property taxes, the State Board of Education shall utilize the
7equalized assessed valuation of all taxable property of each
8school district as of September 30 of the previous year. The
9equalized assessed valuation utilized shall be obtained and
10determined as provided in subsection (G).
11    (3) For school districts maintaining grades kindergarten
12through 12, local property tax revenues per pupil shall be
13calculated as the product of the applicable equalized assessed
14valuation for the district multiplied by 3.00%, and divided by
15the district's Average Daily Attendance figure. For school
16districts maintaining grades kindergarten through 8, local
17property tax revenues per pupil shall be calculated as the
18product of the applicable equalized assessed valuation for the
19district multiplied by 2.30%, and divided by the district's
20Average Daily Attendance figure. For school districts
21maintaining grades 9 through 12, local property tax revenues
22per pupil shall be the applicable equalized assessed valuation
23of the district multiplied by 1.05%, and divided by the
24district's Average Daily Attendance figure.
25    For partial elementary unit districts created pursuant to
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1shall be calculated as the product of the equalized assessed
2valuation for property within the partial elementary unit
3district for elementary purposes, as defined in Article 11E of
4this Code, multiplied by 2.06% and divided by the district's
5Average Daily Attendance figure, plus the product of the
6equalized assessed valuation for property within the partial
7elementary unit district for high school purposes, as defined
8in Article 11E of this Code, multiplied by 0.94% and divided by
9the district's Average Daily Attendance figure.
10    (4) The Corporate Personal Property Replacement Taxes paid
11to each school district during the calendar year one year
12before the calendar year in which a school year begins, divided
13by the Average Daily Attendance figure for that district, shall
14be added to the local property tax revenues per pupil as
15derived by the application of the immediately preceding
16paragraph (3). The sum of these per pupil figures for each
17school district shall constitute Available Local Resources as
18that term is utilized in subsection (E) in the calculation of
19general State aid.
 
20(E) Computation of General State Aid.
21    (1) For each school year, the amount of general State aid
22allotted to a school district shall be computed by the State
23Board of Education as provided in this subsection.
24    (2) For any school district for which Available Local
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1Foundation Level, general State aid for that district shall be
2calculated as an amount equal to the Foundation Level minus
3Available Local Resources, multiplied by the Average Daily
4Attendance of the school district.
5    (3) For any school district for which Available Local
6Resources per pupil is equal to or greater than the product of
70.93 times the Foundation Level and less than the product of
81.75 times the Foundation Level, the general State aid per
9pupil shall be a decimal proportion of the Foundation Level
10derived using a linear algorithm. Under this linear algorithm,
11the calculated general State aid per pupil shall decline in
12direct linear fashion from 0.07 times the Foundation Level for
13a school district with Available Local Resources equal to the
14product of 0.93 times the Foundation Level, to 0.05 times the
15Foundation Level for a school district with Available Local
16Resources equal to the product of 1.75 times the Foundation
17Level. The allocation of general State aid for school districts
18subject to this paragraph 3 shall be the calculated general
19State aid per pupil figure multiplied by the Average Daily
20Attendance of the school district.
21    (4) For any school district for which Available Local
22Resources per pupil equals or exceeds the product of 1.75 times
23the Foundation Level, the general State aid for the school
24district shall be calculated as the product of $218 multiplied
25by the Average Daily Attendance of the school district.
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1district for the 1999-2000 school year meeting the requirements
2set forth in paragraph (4) of subsection (G) shall be increased
3by an amount equal to the general State aid that would have
4been received by the district for the 1998-1999 school year by
5utilizing the Extension Limitation Equalized Assessed
6Valuation as calculated in paragraph (4) of subsection (G) less
7the general State aid allotted for the 1998-1999 school year.
8This amount shall be deemed a one time increase, and shall not
9affect any future general State aid allocations.
 
10(F) Compilation of Average Daily Attendance.
11    (1) Each school district shall, by July 1 of each year,
12submit to the State Board of Education, on forms prescribed by
13the State Board of Education, attendance figures for the school
14year that began in the preceding calendar year. The attendance
15information so transmitted shall identify the average daily
16attendance figures for each month of the school year. Beginning
17with the general State aid claim form for the 2002-2003 school
18year, districts shall calculate Average Daily Attendance as
19provided in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of this paragraph
20(1).
21        (a) In districts that do not hold year-round classes,
22    days of attendance in August shall be added to the month of
23    September and any days of attendance in June shall be added
24    to the month of May.
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1    classes, days of attendance in July and August shall be
2    added to the month of September and any days of attendance
3    in June shall be added to the month of May.
4        (c) In districts in which some buildings, but not all,
5    hold year-round classes, for the non-year-round buildings,
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. The average daily attendance for the
9    year-round buildings shall be computed as provided in
10    subdivision (b) of this paragraph (1). To calculate the
11    Average Daily Attendance for the district, the average
12    daily attendance for the year-round buildings shall be
13    multiplied by the days in session for the non-year-round
14    buildings for each month and added to the monthly
15    attendance of the non-year-round buildings.
16    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, days of
17attendance by pupils shall be counted only for sessions of not
18less than 5 clock hours of school work per day under direct
19supervision of: (i) teachers, or (ii) non-teaching personnel or
20volunteer personnel when engaging in non-teaching duties and
21supervising in those instances specified in subsection (a) of
22Section 10-22.34 and paragraph 10 of Section 34-18, with pupils
23of legal school age and in kindergarten and grades 1 through
2412. Days of attendance by pupils through verified participation
25in an e-learning program approved by the State Board of
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1considered as full days of attendance for purposes of this
2Section.
3    Days of attendance by tuition pupils shall be accredited
4only to the districts that pay the tuition to a recognized
5school.
6    (2) Days of attendance by pupils of less than 5 clock hours
7of school shall be subject to the following provisions in the
8compilation of Average Daily Attendance.
9        (a) Pupils regularly enrolled in a public school for
10    only a part of the school day may be counted on the basis
11    of 1/6 day for every class hour of instruction of 40
12    minutes or more attended pursuant to such enrollment,
13    unless a pupil is enrolled in a block-schedule format of 80
14    minutes or more of instruction, in which case the pupil may
15    be counted on the basis of the proportion of minutes of
16    school work completed each day to the minimum number of
17    minutes that school work is required to be held that day.
18        (b) (Blank).
19        (c) A session of 4 or more clock hours may be counted
20    as a day of attendance upon certification by the regional
21    superintendent, and approved by the State Superintendent
22    of Education to the extent that the district has been
23    forced to use daily multiple sessions.
24        (d) A session of 3 or more clock hours may be counted
25    as a day of attendance (1) when the remainder of the school
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1    utilized for an in-service training program for teachers,
2    up to a maximum of 5 days per school year, provided a
3    district conducts an in-service training program for
4    teachers in accordance with Section 10-22.39 of this Code;
5    or, in lieu of 4 such days, 2 full days may be used, in
6    which event each such day may be counted as a day required
7    for a legal school calendar pursuant to Section 10-19 of
8    this Code; (1.5) when, of the 5 days allowed under item
9    (1), a maximum of 4 days are used for parent-teacher
10    conferences, or, in lieu of 4 such days, 2 full days are
11    used, in which case each such day may be counted as a
12    calendar day required under Section 10-19 of this Code,
13    provided that the full-day, parent-teacher conference
14    consists of (i) a minimum of 5 clock hours of
15    parent-teacher conferences, (ii) both a minimum of 2 clock
16    hours of parent-teacher conferences held in the evening
17    following a full day of student attendance, as specified in
18    subsection (F)(1)(c), and a minimum of 3 clock hours of
19    parent-teacher conferences held on the day immediately
20    following evening parent-teacher conferences, or (iii)
21    multiple parent-teacher conferences held in the evenings
22    following full days of student attendance, as specified in
23    subsection (F)(1)(c), in which the time used for the
24    parent-teacher conferences is equivalent to a minimum of 5
25    clock hours; and (2) when days in addition to those
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1    pursuant to its school improvement plan adopted under
2    Article 34 or its revised or amended school improvement
3    plan adopted under Article 2, provided that (i) such
4    sessions of 3 or more clock hours are scheduled to occur at
5    regular intervals, (ii) the remainder of the school days in
6    which such sessions occur are utilized for in-service
7    training programs or other staff development activities
8    for teachers, and (iii) a sufficient number of minutes of
9    school work under the direct supervision of teachers are
10    added to the school days between such regularly scheduled
11    sessions to accumulate not less than the number of minutes
12    by which such sessions of 3 or more clock hours fall short
13    of 5 clock hours. Any full days used for the purposes of
14    this paragraph shall not be considered for computing
15    average daily attendance. Days scheduled for in-service
16    training programs, staff development activities, or
17    parent-teacher conferences may be scheduled separately for
18    different grade levels and different attendance centers of
19    the district.
20        (e) A session of not less than one clock hour of
21    teaching hospitalized or homebound pupils on-site or by
22    telephone to the classroom may be counted as 1/2 day of
23    attendance, however these pupils must receive 4 or more
24    clock hours of instruction to be counted for a full day of
25    attendance.
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1    as a day of attendance for first grade pupils, and pupils
2    in full day kindergartens, and a session of 2 or more hours
3    may be counted as 1/2 day of attendance by pupils in
4    kindergartens which provide only 1/2 day of attendance.
5        (g) For children with disabilities who are below the
6    age of 6 years and who cannot attend 2 or more clock hours
7    because of their disability or immaturity, a session of not
8    less than one clock hour may be counted as 1/2 day of
9    attendance; however for such children whose educational
10    needs so require a session of 4 or more clock hours may be
11    counted as a full day of attendance.
12        (h) A recognized kindergarten which provides for only
13    1/2 day of attendance by each pupil shall not have more
14    than 1/2 day of attendance counted in any one day. However,
15    kindergartens may count 2 1/2 days of attendance in any 5
16    consecutive school days. When a pupil attends such a
17    kindergarten for 2 half days on any one school day, the
18    pupil shall have the following day as a day absent from
19    school, unless the school district obtains permission in
20    writing from the State Superintendent of Education.
21    Attendance at kindergartens which provide for a full day of
22    attendance by each pupil shall be counted the same as
23    attendance by first grade pupils. Only the first year of
24    attendance in one kindergarten shall be counted, except in
25    case of children who entered the kindergarten in their
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1    year of kindergarten as determined under the rules and
2    regulations of the State Board of Education.
3        (i) On the days when the assessment that includes a
4    college and career ready determination is administered
5    under subsection (c) of Section 2-3.64a-5 of this Code, the
6    day of attendance for a pupil whose school day must be
7    shortened to accommodate required testing procedures may
8    be less than 5 clock hours and shall be counted towards the
9    176 days of actual pupil attendance required under Section
10    10-19 of this Code, provided that a sufficient number of
11    minutes of school work in excess of 5 clock hours are first
12    completed on other school days to compensate for the loss
13    of school work on the examination days.
14        (j) Pupils enrolled in a remote educational program
15    established under Section 10-29 of this Code may be counted
16    on the basis of one-fifth day of attendance for every clock
17    hour of instruction attended in the remote educational
18    program, provided that, in any month, the school district
19    may not claim for a student enrolled in a remote
20    educational program more days of attendance than the
21    maximum number of days of attendance the district can claim
22    (i) for students enrolled in a building holding year-round
23    classes if the student is classified as participating in
24    the remote educational program on a year-round schedule or
25    (ii) for students enrolled in a building not holding
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1    participating in the remote educational program on a
2    year-round schedule.
 
3(G) Equalized Assessed Valuation Data.
4    (1) For purposes of the calculation of Available Local
5Resources required pursuant to subsection (D), the State Board
6of Education shall secure from the Department of Revenue the
7value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue of
8all taxable property of every school district, together with
9(i) the applicable tax rate used in extending taxes for the
10funds of the district as of September 30 of the previous year
11and (ii) the limiting rate for all school districts subject to
12property tax extension limitations as imposed under the
13Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
14    The Department of Revenue shall add to the equalized
15assessed value of all taxable property of each school district
16situated entirely or partially within a county that is or was
17subject to the provisions of Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the
18Property Tax Code (a) an amount equal to the total amount by
19which the homestead exemption allowed under Section 15-176 or
2015-177 of the Property Tax Code for real property situated in
21that school district exceeds the total amount that would have
22been allowed in that school district if the maximum reduction
23under Section 15-176 was (i) $4,500 in Cook County or $3,500 in
24all other counties in tax year 2003 or (ii) $5,000 in all
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1equal to the aggregate amount for the taxable year of all
2additional exemptions under Section 15-175 of the Property Tax
3Code for owners with a household income of $30,000 or less. The
4county clerk of any county that is or was subject to the
5provisions of Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code
6shall annually calculate and certify to the Department of
7Revenue for each school district all homestead exemption
8amounts under Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code
9and all amounts of additional exemptions under Section 15-175
10of the Property Tax Code for owners with a household income of
11$30,000 or less. It is the intent of this paragraph that if the
12general homestead exemption for a parcel of property is
13determined under Section 15-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax
14Code rather than Section 15-175, then the calculation of
15Available Local Resources shall not be affected by the
16difference, if any, between the amount of the general homestead
17exemption allowed for that parcel of property under Section
1815-176 or 15-177 of the Property Tax Code and the amount that
19would have been allowed had the general homestead exemption for
20that parcel of property been determined under Section 15-175 of
21the Property Tax Code. It is further the intent of this
22paragraph that if additional exemptions are allowed under
23Section 15-175 of the Property Tax Code for owners with a
24household income of less than $30,000, then the calculation of
25Available Local Resources shall not be affected by the
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1    This equalized assessed valuation, as adjusted further by
2the requirements of this subsection, shall be utilized in the
3calculation of Available Local Resources.
4    (2) The equalized assessed valuation in paragraph (1) shall
5be adjusted, as applicable, in the following manner:
6        (a) For the purposes of calculating State aid under
7    this Section, with respect to any part of a school district
8    within a redevelopment project area in respect to which a
9    municipality has adopted tax increment allocation
10    financing pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation
11    Redevelopment Act, Sections 11-74.4-1 through 11-74.4-11
12    of the Illinois Municipal Code or the Industrial Jobs
13    Recovery Law, Sections 11-74.6-1 through 11-74.6-50 of the
14    Illinois Municipal Code, no part of the current equalized
15    assessed valuation of real property located in any such
16    project area which is attributable to an increase above the
17    total initial equalized assessed valuation of such
18    property shall be used as part of the equalized assessed
19    valuation of the district, until such time as all
20    redevelopment project costs have been paid, as provided in
21    Section 11-74.4-8 of the Tax Increment Allocation
22    Redevelopment Act or in Section 11-74.6-35 of the
23    Industrial Jobs Recovery Law. For the purpose of the
24    equalized assessed valuation of the district, the total
25    initial equalized assessed valuation or the current
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1    used until such time as all redevelopment project costs
2    have been paid.
3        (b) The real property equalized assessed valuation for
4    a school district shall be adjusted by subtracting from the
5    real property value as equalized or assessed by the
6    Department of Revenue for the district an amount computed
7    by dividing the amount of any abatement of taxes under
8    Section 18-170 of the Property Tax Code by 3.00% for a
9    district maintaining grades kindergarten through 12, by
10    2.30% for a district maintaining grades kindergarten
11    through 8, or by 1.05% for a district maintaining grades 9
12    through 12 and adjusted by an amount computed by dividing
13    the amount of any abatement of taxes under subsection (a)
14    of Section 18-165 of the Property Tax Code by the same
15    percentage rates for district type as specified in this
16    subparagraph (b).
17    (3) For the 1999-2000 school year and each school year
18thereafter, if a school district meets all of the criteria of
19this subsection (G)(3), the school district's Available Local
20Resources shall be calculated under subsection (D) using the
21district's Extension Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation
22as calculated under this subsection (G)(3).
23    For purposes of this subsection (G)(3) the following terms
24shall have the following meanings:
25        "Budget Year": The school year for which general State
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1        "Base Tax Year": The property tax levy year used to
2    calculate the Budget Year allocation of general State aid.
3        "Preceding Tax Year": The property tax levy year
4    immediately preceding the Base Tax Year.
5        "Base Tax Year's Tax Extension": The product of the
6    equalized assessed valuation utilized by the County Clerk
7    in the Base Tax Year multiplied by the limiting rate as
8    calculated by the County Clerk and defined in the Property
9    Tax Extension Limitation Law.
10        "Preceding Tax Year's Tax Extension": The product of
11    the equalized assessed valuation utilized by the County
12    Clerk in the Preceding Tax Year multiplied by the Operating
13    Tax Rate as defined in subsection (A).
14        "Extension Limitation Ratio": A numerical ratio,
15    certified by the County Clerk, in which the numerator is
16    the Base Tax Year's Tax Extension and the denominator is
17    the Preceding Tax Year's Tax Extension.
18        "Operating Tax Rate": The operating tax rate as defined
19    in subsection (A).
20    If a school district is subject to property tax extension
21limitations as imposed under the Property Tax Extension
22Limitation Law, the State Board of Education shall calculate
23the Extension Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation of that
24district. For the 1999-2000 school year, the Extension
25Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation of a school district as
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1the product of the district's 1996 Equalized Assessed Valuation
2and the district's Extension Limitation Ratio. Except as
3otherwise provided in this paragraph for a school district that
4has approved or does approve an increase in its limiting rate,
5for the 2000-2001 school year and each school year thereafter,
6the Extension Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation of a
7school district as calculated by the State Board of Education
8shall be equal to the product of the Equalized Assessed
9Valuation last used in the calculation of general State aid and
10the district's Extension Limitation Ratio. If the Extension
11Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation of a school district as
12calculated under this subsection (G)(3) is less than the
13district's equalized assessed valuation as calculated pursuant
14to subsections (G)(1) and (G)(2), then for purposes of
15calculating the district's general State aid for the Budget
16Year pursuant to subsection (E), that Extension Limitation
17Equalized Assessed Valuation shall be utilized to calculate the
18district's Available Local Resources under subsection (D). For
19the 2009-2010 school year and each school year thereafter, if a
20school district has approved or does approve an increase in its
21limiting rate, pursuant to Section 18-190 of the Property Tax
22Code, affecting the Base Tax Year, the Extension Limitation
23Equalized Assessed Valuation of the school district, as
24calculated by the State Board of Education, shall be equal to
25the product of the Equalized Assessed Valuation last used in
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1one plus the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price
2Index for all Urban Consumers for all items published by the
3United States Department of Labor for the 12-month calendar
4year preceding the Base Tax Year, plus the Equalized Assessed
5Valuation of new property, annexed property, and recovered tax
6increment value and minus the Equalized Assessed Valuation of
7disconnected property. New property and recovered tax
8increment value shall have the meanings set forth in the
9Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
10    Partial elementary unit districts created in accordance
11with Article 11E of this Code shall not be eligible for the
12adjustment in this subsection (G)(3) until the fifth year
13following the effective date of the reorganization.
14    (3.5) For the 2010-2011 school year and each school year
15thereafter, if a school district's boundaries span multiple
16counties, then the Department of Revenue shall send to the
17State Board of Education, for the purpose of calculating
18general State aid, the limiting rate and individual rates by
19purpose for the county that contains the majority of the school
20district's Equalized Assessed Valuation.
21    (4) For the purposes of calculating general State aid for
22the 1999-2000 school year only, if a school district
23experienced a triennial reassessment on the equalized assessed
24valuation used in calculating its general State financial aid
25apportionment for the 1998-1999 school year, the State Board of
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1Assessed Valuation that would have been used to calculate the
2district's 1998-1999 general State aid. This amount shall equal
3the product of the equalized assessed valuation used to
4calculate general State aid for the 1997-1998 school year and
5the district's Extension Limitation Ratio. If the Extension
6Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation of the school district
7as calculated under this paragraph (4) is less than the
8district's equalized assessed valuation utilized in
9calculating the district's 1998-1999 general State aid
10allocation, then for purposes of calculating the district's
11general State aid pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection (E),
12that Extension Limitation Equalized Assessed Valuation shall
13be utilized to calculate the district's Available Local
14Resources.
15    (5) For school districts having a majority of their
16equalized assessed valuation in any county except Cook, DuPage,
17Kane, Lake, McHenry, or Will, if the amount of general State
18aid allocated to the school district for the 1999-2000 school
19year under the provisions of subsection (E), (H), and (J) of
20this Section is less than the amount of general State aid
21allocated to the district for the 1998-1999 school year under
22these subsections, then the general State aid of the district
23for the 1999-2000 school year only shall be increased by the
24difference between these amounts. The total payments made under
25this paragraph (5) shall not exceed $14,000,000. Claims shall
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1(H) Supplemental General State Aid.
2    (1) In addition to the general State aid a school district
3is allotted pursuant to subsection (E), qualifying school
4districts shall receive a grant, paid in conjunction with a
5district's payments of general State aid, for supplemental
6general State aid based upon the concentration level of
7children from low-income households within the school
8district. Supplemental State aid grants provided for school
9districts under this subsection shall be appropriated for
10distribution to school districts as part of the same line item
11in which the general State financial aid of school districts is
12appropriated under this Section.
13    (1.5) This paragraph (1.5) applies only to those school
14years preceding the 2003-2004 school year. For purposes of this
15subsection (H), the term "Low-Income Concentration Level"
16shall be the low-income eligible pupil count from the most
17recently available federal census divided by the Average Daily
18Attendance of the school district. If, however, (i) the
19percentage decrease from the 2 most recent federal censuses in
20the low-income eligible pupil count of a high school district
21with fewer than 400 students exceeds by 75% or more the
22percentage change in the total low-income eligible pupil count
23of contiguous elementary school districts, whose boundaries
24are coterminous with the high school district, or (ii) a high
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1school districts, whose boundaries are coterminous with the
2high school district, has a percentage decrease from the 2 most
3recent federal censuses in the low-income eligible pupil count
4and there is a percentage increase in the total low-income
5eligible pupil count of a majority of the elementary school
6districts in excess of 50% from the 2 most recent federal
7censuses, then the high school district's low-income eligible
8pupil count from the earlier federal census shall be the number
9used as the low-income eligible pupil count for the high school
10district, for purposes of this subsection (H). The changes made
11to this paragraph (1) by Public Act 92-28 shall apply to
12supplemental general State aid grants for school years
13preceding the 2003-2004 school year that are paid in fiscal
14year 1999 or thereafter and to any State aid payments made in
15fiscal year 1994 through fiscal year 1998 pursuant to
16subsection 1(n) of Section 18-8 of this Code (which was
17repealed on July 1, 1998), and any high school district that is
18affected by Public Act 92-28 is entitled to a recomputation of
19its supplemental general State aid grant or State aid paid in
20any of those fiscal years. This recomputation shall not be
21affected by any other funding.
22    (1.10) This paragraph (1.10) applies to the 2003-2004
23school year and each school year thereafter. For purposes of
24this subsection (H), the term "Low-Income Concentration Level"
25shall, for each fiscal year, be the low-income eligible pupil
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1determined by the Department of Human Services based on the
2number of pupils who are eligible for at least one of the
3following low income programs: Medicaid, the Children's Health
4Insurance Program, TANF, or Food Stamps, excluding pupils who
5are eligible for services provided by the Department of
6Children and Family Services, averaged over the 2 immediately
7preceding fiscal years for fiscal year 2004 and over the 3
8immediately preceding fiscal years for each fiscal year
9thereafter) divided by the Average Daily Attendance of the
10school district.
11    (2) Supplemental general State aid pursuant to this
12subsection (H) shall be provided as follows for the 1998-1999,
131999-2000, and 2000-2001 school years only:
14        (a) For any school district with a Low Income
15    Concentration Level of at least 20% and less than 35%, the
16    grant for any school year shall be $800 multiplied by the
17    low income eligible pupil count.
18        (b) For any school district with a Low Income
19    Concentration Level of at least 35% and less than 50%, the
20    grant for the 1998-1999 school year shall be $1,100
21    multiplied by the low income eligible pupil count.
22        (c) For any school district with a Low Income
23    Concentration Level of at least 50% and less than 60%, the
24    grant for the 1998-99 school year shall be $1,500
25    multiplied by the low income eligible pupil count.
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1    Concentration Level of 60% or more, the grant for the
2    1998-99 school year shall be $1,900 multiplied by the low
3    income eligible pupil count.
4        (e) For the 1999-2000 school year, the per pupil amount
5    specified in subparagraphs (b), (c), and (d) immediately
6    above shall be increased to $1,243, $1,600, and $2,000,
7    respectively.
8        (f) For the 2000-2001 school year, the per pupil
9    amounts specified in subparagraphs (b), (c), and (d)
10    immediately above shall be $1,273, $1,640, and $2,050,
11    respectively.
12    (2.5) Supplemental general State aid pursuant to this
13subsection (H) shall be provided as follows for the 2002-2003
14school year:
15        (a) For any school district with a Low Income
16    Concentration Level of less than 10%, the grant for each
17    school year shall be $355 multiplied by the low income
18    eligible pupil count.
19        (b) For any school district with a Low Income
20    Concentration Level of at least 10% and less than 20%, the
21    grant for each school year shall be $675 multiplied by the
22    low income eligible pupil count.
23        (c) For any school district with a Low Income
24    Concentration Level of at least 20% and less than 35%, the
25    grant for each school year shall be $1,330 multiplied by
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1        (d) For any school district with a Low Income
2    Concentration Level of at least 35% and less than 50%, the
3    grant for each school year shall be $1,362 multiplied by
4    the low income eligible pupil count.
5        (e) For any school district with a Low Income
6    Concentration Level of at least 50% and less than 60%, the
7    grant for each school year shall be $1,680 multiplied by
8    the low income eligible pupil count.
9        (f) For any school district with a Low Income
10    Concentration Level of 60% or more, the grant for each
11    school year shall be $2,080 multiplied by the low income
12    eligible pupil count.
13    (2.10) Except as otherwise provided, supplemental general
14State aid pursuant to this subsection (H) shall be provided as
15follows for the 2003-2004 school year and each school year
16thereafter:
17        (a) For any school district with a Low Income
18    Concentration Level of 15% or less, the grant for each
19    school year shall be $355 multiplied by the low income
20    eligible pupil count.
21        (b) For any school district with a Low Income
22    Concentration Level greater than 15%, the grant for each
23    school year shall be $294.25 added to the product of $2,700
24    and the square of the Low Income Concentration Level, all
25    multiplied by the low income eligible pupil count.
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1thereafter through the 2008-2009 school year only, the grant
2shall be no less than the grant for the 2002-2003 school year.
3For the 2009-2010 school year only, the grant shall be no less
4than the grant for the 2002-2003 school year multiplied by
50.66. For the 2010-2011 school year only, the grant shall be no
6less than the grant for the 2002-2003 school year multiplied by
70.33. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph to the
8contrary, if for any school year supplemental general State aid
9grants are prorated as provided in paragraph (1) of this
10subsection (H), then the grants under this paragraph shall be
11prorated.
12    For the 2003-2004 school year only, the grant shall be no
13greater than the grant received during the 2002-2003 school
14year added to the product of 0.25 multiplied by the difference
15between the grant amount calculated under subsection (a) or (b)
16of this paragraph (2.10), whichever is applicable, and the
17grant received during the 2002-2003 school year. For the
182004-2005 school year only, the grant shall be no greater than
19the grant received during the 2002-2003 school year added to
20the product of 0.50 multiplied by the difference between the
21grant amount calculated under subsection (a) or (b) of this
22paragraph (2.10), whichever is applicable, and the grant
23received during the 2002-2003 school year. For the 2005-2006
24school year only, the grant shall be no greater than the grant
25received during the 2002-2003 school year added to the product
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1calculated under subsection (a) or (b) of this paragraph
2(2.10), whichever is applicable, and the grant received during
3the 2002-2003 school year.
4    (3) School districts with an Average Daily Attendance of
5more than 1,000 and less than 50,000 that qualify for
6supplemental general State aid pursuant to this subsection
7shall submit a plan to the State Board of Education prior to
8October 30 of each year for the use of the funds resulting from
9this grant of supplemental general State aid for the
10improvement of instruction in which priority is given to
11meeting the education needs of disadvantaged children. Such
12plan shall be submitted in accordance with rules and
13regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education.
14    (4) School districts with an Average Daily Attendance of
1550,000 or more that qualify for supplemental general State aid
16pursuant to this subsection shall be required to distribute
17from funds available pursuant to this Section, no less than
18$261,000,000 in accordance with the following requirements:
19        (a) The required amounts shall be distributed to the
20    attendance centers within the district in proportion to the
21    number of pupils enrolled at each attendance center who are
22    eligible to receive free or reduced-price lunches or
23    breakfasts under the federal Child Nutrition Act of 1966
24    and under the National School Lunch Act during the
25    immediately preceding school year.
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1    and general State aid among attendance centers according to
2    these requirements shall not be compensated for or
3    contravened by adjustments of the total of other funds
4    appropriated to any attendance centers, and the Board of
5    Education shall utilize funding from one or several sources
6    in order to fully implement this provision annually prior
7    to the opening of school.
8        (c) Each attendance center shall be provided by the
9    school district a distribution of noncategorical funds and
10    other categorical funds to which an attendance center is
11    entitled under law in order that the general State aid and
12    supplemental general State aid provided by application of
13    this subsection supplements rather than supplants the
14    noncategorical funds and other categorical funds provided
15    by the school district to the attendance centers.
16        (d) Any funds made available under this subsection that
17    by reason of the provisions of this subsection are not
18    required to be allocated and provided to attendance centers
19    may be used and appropriated by the board of the district
20    for any lawful school purpose.
21        (e) Funds received by an attendance center pursuant to
22    this subsection shall be used by the attendance center at
23    the discretion of the principal and local school council
24    for programs to improve educational opportunities at
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1    improved adult to student classroom ratio, enrichment
2    programs, remedial assistance, attendance improvement, and
3    other educationally beneficial expenditures which
4    supplement the regular and basic programs as determined by
5    the State Board of Education. Funds provided shall not be
6    expended for any political or lobbying purposes as defined
7    by board rule.
8        (f) Each district subject to the provisions of this
9    subdivision (H)(4) shall submit an acceptable plan to meet
10    the educational needs of disadvantaged children, in
11    compliance with the requirements of this paragraph, to the
12    State Board of Education prior to July 15 of each year.
13    This plan shall be consistent with the decisions of local
14    school councils concerning the school expenditure plans
15    developed in accordance with part 4 of Section 34-2.3. The
16    State Board shall approve or reject the plan within 60 days
17    after its submission. If the plan is rejected, the district
18    shall give written notice of intent to modify the plan
19    within 15 days of the notification of rejection and then
20    submit a modified plan within 30 days after the date of the
21    written notice of intent to modify. Districts may amend
22    approved plans pursuant to rules promulgated by the State
23    Board of Education.
24        Upon notification by the State Board of Education that
25    the district has not submitted a plan prior to July 15 or a
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1    State aid funds affected by that plan or modified plan
2    shall be withheld by the State Board of Education until a
3    plan or modified plan is submitted.
4        If the district fails to distribute State aid to
5    attendance centers in accordance with an approved plan, the
6    plan for the following year shall allocate funds, in
7    addition to the funds otherwise required by this
8    subsection, to those attendance centers which were
9    underfunded during the previous year in amounts equal to
10    such underfunding.
11        For purposes of determining compliance with this
12    subsection in relation to the requirements of attendance
13    center funding, each district subject to the provisions of
14    this subsection shall submit as a separate document by
15    December 1 of each year a report of expenditure data for
16    the prior year in addition to any modification of its
17    current plan. If it is determined that there has been a
18    failure to comply with the expenditure provisions of this
19    subsection regarding contravention or supplanting, the
20    State Superintendent of Education shall, within 60 days of
21    receipt of the report, notify the district and any affected
22    local school council. The district shall within 45 days of
23    receipt of that notification inform the State
24    Superintendent of Education of the remedial or corrective
25    action to be taken, whether by amendment of the current
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1    following year. Failure to provide the expenditure report
2    or the notification of remedial or corrective action in a
3    timely manner shall result in a withholding of the affected
4    funds.
5        The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules and
6    regulations to implement the provisions of this
7    subsection. No funds shall be released under this
8    subdivision (H)(4) to any district that has not submitted a
9    plan that has been approved by the State Board of
10    Education.
 
11(I) (Blank).
 
12(J) (Blank).
 
13(K) Grants to Laboratory and Alternative Schools.
14    In calculating the amount to be paid to the governing board
15of a public university that operates a laboratory school under
16this Section or to any alternative school that is operated by a
17regional superintendent of schools, the State Board of
18Education shall require by rule such reporting requirements as
19it deems necessary.
20    As used in this Section, "laboratory school" means a public
21school which is created and operated by a public university and
22approved by the State Board of Education. The governing board
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1Board under this subsection (K) may not increase the number of
2students enrolled in its laboratory school from a single
3district, if that district is already sending 50 or more
4students, except under a mutual agreement between the school
5board of a student's district of residence and the university
6which operates the laboratory school. A laboratory school may
7not have more than 1,000 students, excluding students with
8disabilities in a special education program.
9    As used in this Section, "alternative school" means a
10public school which is created and operated by a Regional
11Superintendent of Schools and approved by the State Board of
12Education. Such alternative schools may offer courses of
13instruction for which credit is given in regular school
14programs, courses to prepare students for the high school
15equivalency testing program or vocational and occupational
16training. A regional superintendent of schools may contract
17with a school district or a public community college district
18to operate an alternative school. An alternative school serving
19more than one educational service region may be established by
20the regional superintendents of schools of the affected
21educational service regions. An alternative school serving
22more than one educational service region may be operated under
23such terms as the regional superintendents of schools of those
24educational service regions may agree.
25    Each laboratory and alternative school shall file, on forms
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1State aid claim which states the Average Daily Attendance of
2the school's students by month. The best 3 months' Average
3Daily Attendance shall be computed for each school. The general
4State aid entitlement shall be computed by multiplying the
5applicable Average Daily Attendance by the Foundation Level as
6determined under this Section.
 
7(L) Payments, Additional Grants in Aid and Other Requirements.
8    (1) For a school district operating under the financial
9supervision of an Authority created under Article 34A, the
10general State aid otherwise payable to that district under this
11Section, but not the supplemental general State aid, shall be
12reduced by an amount equal to the budget for the operations of
13the Authority as certified by the Authority to the State Board
14of Education, and an amount equal to such reduction shall be
15paid to the Authority created for such district for its
16operating expenses in the manner provided in Section 18-11. The
17remainder of general State school aid for any such district
18shall be paid in accordance with Article 34A when that Article
19provides for a disposition other than that provided by this
20Article.
21    (2) (Blank).
22    (3) Summer school. Summer school payments shall be made as
23provided in Section 18-4.3.
 
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1    The Education Funding Advisory Board, hereinafter in this
2subsection (M) referred to as the "Board", is hereby created.
3The Board shall consist of 5 members who are appointed by the
4Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
5members appointed shall include representatives of education,
6business, and the general public. One of the members so
7appointed shall be designated by the Governor at the time the
8appointment is made as the chairperson of the Board. The
9initial members of the Board may be appointed any time after
10the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997. The regular
11term of each member of the Board shall be for 4 years from the
12third Monday of January of the year in which the term of the
13member's appointment is to commence, except that of the 5
14initial members appointed to serve on the Board, the member who
15is appointed as the chairperson shall serve for a term that
16commences on the date of his or her appointment and expires on
17the third Monday of January, 2002, and the remaining 4 members,
18by lots drawn at the first meeting of the Board that is held
19after all 5 members are appointed, shall determine 2 of their
20number to serve for terms that commence on the date of their
21respective appointments and expire on the third Monday of
22January, 2001, and 2 of their number to serve for terms that
23commence on the date of their respective appointments and
24expire on the third Monday of January, 2000. All members
25appointed to serve on the Board shall serve until their
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1shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. If
2a vacancy in membership occurs at a time when the Senate is not
3in session, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment
4until the next meeting of the Senate, when he or she shall
5appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a
6person to fill that membership for the unexpired term. If the
7Senate is not in session when the initial appointments are
8made, those appointments shall be made as in the case of
9vacancies.
10    The Education Funding Advisory Board shall be deemed
11established, and the initial members appointed by the Governor
12to serve as members of the Board shall take office, on the date
13that the Governor makes his or her appointment of the fifth
14initial member of the Board, whether those initial members are
15then serving pursuant to appointment and confirmation or
16pursuant to temporary appointments that are made by the
17Governor as in the case of vacancies.
18    The State Board of Education shall provide such staff
19assistance to the Education Funding Advisory Board as is
20reasonably required for the proper performance by the Board of
21its responsibilities.
22    For school years after the 2000-2001 school year, the
23Education Funding Advisory Board, in consultation with the
24State Board of Education, shall make recommendations as
25provided in this subsection (M) to the General Assembly for the
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1for the supplemental general State aid grant level under
2subsection (H) of this Section for districts with high
3concentrations of children from poverty. The recommended
4foundation level shall be determined based on a methodology
5which incorporates the basic education expenditures of
6low-spending schools exhibiting high academic performance. The
7Education Funding Advisory Board shall make such
8recommendations to the General Assembly on January 1 of odd
9numbered years, beginning January 1, 2001.
 
10(N) (Blank).
 
11(O) References.
12    (1) References in other laws to the various subdivisions of
13Section 18-8 as that Section existed before its repeal and
14replacement by this Section 18-8.05 shall be deemed to refer to
15the corresponding provisions of this Section 18-8.05, to the
16extent that those references remain applicable.
17    (2) References in other laws to State Chapter 1 funds shall
18be deemed to refer to the supplemental general State aid
19provided under subsection (H) of this Section.
 
20(P) Public Act 93-838 and Public Act 93-808 make inconsistent
21changes to this Section. Under Section 6 of the Statute on
22Statutes there is an irreconcilable conflict between Public Act
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1acted upon, is controlling. The text of Public Act 93-838 is
2the law regardless of the text of Public Act 93-808.
 
3(Q) State Fiscal Year 2015 Payments.
4    For payments made for State fiscal year 2015, the State
5Board of Education shall, for each school district, calculate
6that district's pro-rata share of a minimum sum of $13,600,000
7or additional amounts as needed from the total net General
8State Aid funding as calculated under this Section that shall
9be deemed attributable to the provision of special educational
10facilities and services, as defined in Section 14-1.08 of this
11Code, in a manner that ensures compliance with maintenance of
12State financial support requirements under the federal
13Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Each school
14district must use such funds only for the provision of special
15educational facilities and services, as defined in Section
1614-1.08 of this Code, and must comply with any expenditure
17verification procedures adopted by the State Board of
18Education.
19(Source: P.A. 98-972, eff. 8-15-14; 99-2, eff. 3-26-15.)
 
20    (105 ILCS 5/18-12)  (from Ch. 122, par. 18-12)
21    Sec. 18-12. Dates for filing State aid claims. The school
22board of each school district shall require teachers,
23principals, or superintendents to furnish from records kept by
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1regional superintendent its school district report of claims
2provided in Sections 18-8.05 through 18-9 as required by the
3State Superintendent of Education. The district claim shall be
4based on the latest available equalized assessed valuation and
5tax rates, as provided in Section 18-8.05 and shall use the
6average daily attendance as determined by the method outlined
7in Section 18-8.05 and shall be certified and filed with the
8regional superintendent by June 21 for districts with an
9official school calendar end date before June 15 or within 2
10weeks following the official school calendar end date for
11districts with a school year end date of June 15 or later. The
12regional superintendent shall certify and file with the State
13Superintendent of Education district State aid claims by July 1
14for districts with an official school calendar end date before
15June 15 or no later than July 15 for districts with an official
16school calendar end date of June 15 or later. Failure to so
17file by these deadlines constitutes a forfeiture of the right
18to receive payment by the State until such claim is filed and
19vouchered for payment. The regional superintendent of schools
20shall certify the county report of claims by July 15; and the
21State Superintendent of Education shall voucher for payment
22those claims to the State Comptroller as provided in Section
2318-11.
24    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, if any school
25district fails to provide the minimum school term specified in
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1reduced by the State Superintendent of Education in an amount
2equivalent to 1/176 or .56818% for each day less than the
3number of days required by this Code.
4    If the State Superintendent of Education determines that
5the failure to provide the minimum school term was occasioned
6by an act or acts of God, or was occasioned by conditions
7beyond the control of the school district which posed a
8hazardous threat to the health and safety of pupils, the State
9aid claim need not be reduced.
10    If a school district is precluded from providing the
11minimum hours of instruction required for a full day of
12attendance due to an adverse weather condition or a condition
13beyond the control of the school district that poses a
14hazardous threat to the health and safety of students, then the
15partial day of attendance may be counted if (i) the school
16district has provided at least one hour of instruction prior to
17the closure of the school district, (ii) a school building has
18provided at least one hour of instruction prior to the closure
19of the school building, or (iii) the normal start time of the
20school district is delayed.
21    If, prior to providing any instruction, a school district
22must close one or more but not all school buildings after
23consultation with a local emergency response agency or due to a
24condition beyond the control of the school district, then the
25school district may claim attendance for up to 2 school days
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1immediately preceding the closure of the affected school
2building or, if approved by the State Board of Education,
3utilize the provisions of an e-learning program for the
4affected school building as prescribed in Section 10-20.56 of
5this Code. The partial or no day of attendance described in
6this Section and the reasons therefore shall be certified
7within a month of the closing or delayed start by the school
8district superintendent to the regional superintendent of
9schools for forwarding to the State Superintendent of Education
10for approval.
11    Other than the utilization of any e-learning days as
12prescribed in Section 10-20.56 of this Code, no No exception to
13the requirement of providing a minimum school term may be
14approved by the State Superintendent of Education pursuant to
15this Section unless a school district has first used all
16emergency days provided for in its regular calendar.
17    If the State Superintendent of Education declares that an
18energy shortage exists during any part of the school year for
19the State or a designated portion of the State, a district may
20operate the school attendance centers within the district 4
21days of the week during the time of the shortage by extending
22each existing school day by one clock hour of school work, and
23the State aid claim shall not be reduced, nor shall the
24employees of that district suffer any reduction in salary or
25benefits as a result thereof. A district may operate all
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1schedule to selected attendance centers, taking into
2consideration such factors as pupil transportation schedules
3and patterns and sources of energy for individual attendance
4centers.
5    Electronically submitted State aid claims shall be
6submitted by duly authorized district or regional individuals
7over a secure network that is password protected. The
8electronic submission of a State aid claim must be accompanied
9with an affirmation that all of the provisions of Sections
1018-8.05 through 18-9, 10-22.5, and 24-4 of this Code are met in
11all respects.
12(Source: P.A. 95-152, eff. 8-14-07; 95-811, eff. 8-13-08;
1395-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-734, eff. 8-25-09.)
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15becoming law.