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| Public Act 095-0152 |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
18-12 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/18-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-12)
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Sec. 18-12. Dates for filing State aid claims. The school | ||||
board of
each school district shall require teachers, | ||||
principals, or
superintendents to furnish from records kept by | ||||
them such data as it
needs in preparing and certifying to the
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regional superintendent its school district report of claims | ||||
provided in
Sections 18-8.05 through 18-10 as required by the | ||||
State
Superintendent of Education. The district claim
shall be | ||||
based on the latest available equalized assessed valuation and | ||||
tax
rates, as provided in Section 18-8.05 and shall use the | ||||
average
daily
attendance as determined by the method outlined | ||||
in Section 18-8.05
and shall be
certified and filed with the | ||||
regional superintendent by June 21
for districts with an
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official
school calendar end date before June 15 or within 2 | ||||
weeks following the
official school calendar end date for | ||||
districts with a school year end date
of June 15 or later. The | ||||
regional superintendent shall certify and file
with the State | ||||
Superintendent of Education district State aid claims by
July 1 | ||||
for districts with an official school calendar end date before | ||
June
15 or no later than July 15 for districts with an official | ||
school calendar
end date of June 15 or later.
Failure to
so | ||
file by these deadlines constitutes a forfeiture of the right
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to
receive payment by
the State until such claim is filed and | ||
vouchered for payment. The
regional superintendent of schools | ||
shall certify the county report of claims
by July 15; and the | ||
State Superintendent of Education shall voucher
for payment | ||
those claims to the State Comptroller as provided in Section | ||
18-11.
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Except as otherwise provided in this Section, if any school | ||
district
fails to provide the minimum school term specified
in | ||
Section 10-19, the State aid claim for that year shall be | ||
reduced by the
State Superintendent of Education in an amount | ||
equivalent to .56818% for
each day less than the number of days | ||
required by this Code.
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If
the State Superintendent of Education determines that | ||
the failure
to
provide the minimum school term was occasioned | ||
by an act or acts of God, or
was occasioned by conditions | ||
beyond the control of the school district
which posed a | ||
hazardous threat to the health and safety of pupils, the
State | ||
aid claim need not be reduced.
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If the State Superintendent of Education determines that | ||
the
failure to provide the minimum school term was due to a | ||
school being
closed on or after September 11, 2001 for more | ||
than one-half day of
attendance due to a bioterrorism or | ||
terrorism threat that was
investigated by a law enforcement | ||
agency, the State aid claim shall not
be reduced.
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If, during any school day, (i) a school district has | ||
provided at least
one
clock hour of instruction but must close | ||
the schools due to adverse weather
conditions
or due to a | ||
condition
beyond the control of the school district that poses | ||
a hazardous threat to
the health and safety of pupils
prior to | ||
providing the minimum hours of instruction required
for a full | ||
day of attendance, or (ii) the school district must delay the
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start of the school day due to adverse weather conditions
and | ||
this delay
prevents the district from providing the minimum | ||
hours of instruction required
for a full day of attendance, or | ||
(iii) a school district has provided at least one clock hour of | ||
instruction but must dismiss students from one or more | ||
recognized school buildings due to a condition beyond the | ||
control of the school district, the partial day of attendance | ||
may be counted
as a full day of attendance. The partial day of | ||
attendance
and the reasons therefor shall
be certified in | ||
writing within a month of the closing or delayed start by
the | ||
local school
district superintendent to the Regional | ||
Superintendent of Schools for
forwarding to the State | ||
Superintendent of Education for approval.
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If a school building is ordered to be closed by the school | ||
board, in
consultation with a local emergency response agency, | ||
due to a condition
that poses a hazardous threat to the health | ||
and safety of pupils, then the
school district shall have a | ||
grace period of 4 days in which the general
State aid claim | ||
shall not be reduced so that alternative housing of the
pupils | ||
may be located.
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No exception to the requirement of providing a minimum | ||
school term may
be approved by the State Superintendent of | ||
Education pursuant to this Section
unless a school district has | ||
first used all emergency days provided for
in its regular | ||
calendar.
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If the State Superintendent of Education declares that an | ||
energy
shortage exists during any part of the school year for | ||
the State or a
designated portion of the State, a district may | ||
operate the school
attendance centers within the district 4 | ||
days of the week during the
time of the shortage by extending | ||
each existing school day by one clock
hour of school work, and | ||
the State aid claim shall not be reduced, nor
shall the | ||
employees of that district suffer any reduction in salary or
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benefits as a result thereof. A district may operate all | ||
attendance
centers on this revised schedule, or may apply the | ||
schedule to selected
attendance centers, taking into | ||
consideration such factors as pupil
transportation schedules | ||
and patterns and sources of energy for
individual attendance | ||
centers.
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No State aid claim may be filed for any district unless the | ||
district
superintendent executes and files with the State
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Superintendent of Education, in the method prescribed by the
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Superintendent, certification that the district has complied | ||
with the requirements
of Section 10-22.5 in regard to the | ||
nonsegregation of pupils on account
of color, creed, race, sex | ||
or nationality.
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No State aid claim may be filed for any district unless the | ||
district
superintendent executes and files with the State
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Superintendent of Education, in the method prescribed by the
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Superintendent,
a sworn statement that to the best of his or | ||
her knowledge or belief the
employing or assigning personnel | ||
have complied with Section 24-4 in all
respects.
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Electronically submitted State aid claims shall be | ||
submitted by
duly authorized district or regional individuals | ||
over a secure network
that is password protected. The | ||
electronic submission of a State aid
claim must be accompanied | ||
with an affirmation that all of the provisions
of Sections | ||
18-8.05 through 18-10, 10-22.5, and 24-4 of this Code are
met | ||
in all respects.
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(Source: P.A. 92-661, eff. 7-16-02; 93-54, eff. 7-1-03.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||
2007.
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