AN ACT concerning appropriations.

 

        Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

    Section 5. The following amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes named, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011:

FISCAL SUPPORT SERVICES

From the General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services.......................... 7,297,800

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

   Paid by Employer................................. 55,200

  For Social Security Contributions................ 217,200

  For Contractual Services....................... 4,568,900

  For Travel....................................... 332,500

  For Commodities................................... 71,300

  For Printing...................................... 88,500

  For Equipment.................................... 146,200

  For Telecommunications........................... 461,800

  For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 23,800

    Total                                       $13,263,200

From the Drivers Education Fund:

  For Personal Services............................. 67,000

  For Retirement Contributions....................... 5,000

  For Social Security Contributions.................. 3,000

  For Group Insurance............................... 20,600

    Total                                           $95,600

From the School Infrastructure Fund:

  For Personal Services............................. 97,900

  For Retirement Contributions....................... 5,000

  For Social Security Contributions.................. 3,300

  For Group Insurance............................... 20,600

    Total                                          $126,800

From the SBE Federal Department of Agriculture Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 265,000

  For Retirement Contributions..................... 100,000

  For Social Security Contributions................. 20,000

  For Group Insurance.............................. 100,000

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

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

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

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

  For Equipment.................................... 150,000

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

    Total                                        $3,326,300

From the SBE Federal Agency Services Fund:

  For Contractual Services.......................... 25,000

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

  For Commodities................................... 20,000

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

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

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

    Total                                           $95,700

From the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund:

  For Personal Services.......................... 1,997,400

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

   Paid by Employer................................. 10,000

  For Retirement Contributions..................... 700,000

  For Social Security Contributions................ 150,000

  For Group Insurance.............................. 600,000

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

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

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

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

  For Equipment.................................... 455,000

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

    Total                                        $9,558,400

GENERAL OFFICE

From the General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services.......................... 2,155,100

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

   Paid by Employer................................. 72,700

  For Social Security Contributions................. 66,700

  For Contractual Services....................... 1,102,600

    Total                                        $3,397,100

HUMAN RESOURCES

From the General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 676,500

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

   Paid by Employer................................. 22,400

  For Social Security Contributions................. 24,100

  For Contractual Services......................... 260,000

    Total                                          $983,000

INTERNAL AUDIT

From the General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 140,100

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

   Paid by Employer.................................. 5,600

  For Social Security Contributions.................. 2,600

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

    Total                                          $151,300

From the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund:

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

SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ALL SCHOOLS

From the General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services.......................... 2,815,500

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

   Paid by Employer................................. 13,600

  For Social Security Contributions................ 124,300

  For Contractual Services......................... 265,000

    Total                                        $3,218,400

From the SBE Federal Department of Agriculture Fund:

  For Personal Services.......................... 3,273,300

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

   Paid by Employer................................. 10,500

  For Retirement Contributions................... 1,300,000

  For Social Security Contributions................ 150,000

  For Group Insurance.............................. 800,000

  For Contractual Services....................... 2,010,000

    Total                                        $7,543,800

From the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 475,000

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

   Paid by Employer.................................. 3,000

  For Retirement Contributions..................... 175,000

  For Social Security Contributions................. 75,000

  For Group Insurance.............................. 190,900

  For Contractual Services....................... 1,500,000

    Total                                        $2,418,900

SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES

From the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund:

  For Personal Services.......................... 5,200,000

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

   Paid by Employer................................. 32,000

  For Retirement Contributions................... 2,500,000

  For Social Security Contributions................ 300,000

  For Group Insurance............................ 1,500,000

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

    Total                                       $13,532,000

TEACHING AND LEARNING SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN

From the General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services.......................... 3,432,400

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

   Paid by Employer................................. 28,100

  For Retirement Contributions........................... 0

  For Social Security Contributions................. 98,200

  For Contractual Services......................... 355,000

    Total                                        $3,913,700

From the SBE Federal Agency Services Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 100,000

  For Retirement Contributions...................... 50,000

  For Social Security Contributions.................. 5,000

  For Group Insurance............................... 20,000

  For Contractual Services......................... 875,000

    Total                                        $1,050,000

From the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund:

  For Personal Services.......................... 5,445,000

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

   Paid by Employer................................. 50,000

  For Retirement Contributions................... 2,000,000

  For Social Security Contributions................ 479,000

  For Group Insurance............................ 1,300,000

  For Contractual Services...................... 10,700,000

    Total                                       $19,974,000

 

    Section 10.  The following amounts or so much thereof as may be necessary, which shall be used by the Illinois State Board of Education exclusively for the foregoing purposes and not, under any circumstances, for personal services expenditures or other operational or administrative costs, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011

From the General Revenue Fund:

  For General State Aid.................................. 0

  For Blind/Dyslexic Persons....................... 734,900

  For Disabled Student Personnel

   Reimbursement............................... 419,130,000

  For Disabled Student Transportation

    Reimbursement.............................. 393,120,000

  For Disabled Student Tuition,

    Private Tuition............................ 168,030,000

  For District Consolidation Costs/

    Supplemental Payments to School Districts,

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

    the School Code.............................. 2,500,000

  For Extraordinary Funding for Children Requiring

   Special Education, 14-7.02b

   of the School Code.......................... 309,038,100

  For textbook loans, 18-17 of the School Code.. 15,000,000

  For Arts and Foreign Language.................. 1,152,000

  For the Philip J. Rock Center

    and School................................... 3,577,800

  For Reimbursement for the Free Breakfast/

    Lunch Program.............................. .32,875,000

  For Tax-Equivalent Grants,

 18-4.4............................................ 222,600

For Teachers and Administrators

    Mentoring Program............................ 6,815,200

  For Principal Mentoring Program................ 2,200,000

  For Summer School Payments, 18-4.3

    of the School Code.......................... 10,080,000

  For Transportation-Regular/Vocational

    Common School Transportation

    Reimbursement, 29-5 of the School Code..... 267,281,000

  For Visually Impaired/Educational

    Materials Coordinating Unit, 14-11.01

    of the School Code........................... 1,279,000

  For Regular Education Reimbursement

    Per 18-3 of the School Code................. 11,700,000

  For Special Education Reimbursement

    Per 14-7.03 of the School Code.............. 91,530,000

  For all costs associated with Alternative

    Education/Regional Safe Schools.............. 8,407,700

  For Truant Alternative and Optional

    Education Program........................... 14,059,000

  For costs associated with Teach for America.... 1,225,000

  For grants to Local Education Agencies

    to conduct Agriculture Education

    Programs..................................... 1,752,800

  For Career and Technical Education............ 34,705,900

  For National Board Certified Teachers.......... 1,800,000

    Total                                    $2,078,496,700

From the Education Assistance Fund:

  For General State Aid........................ 602,439,300

From the Common School Fund:

  For General State Aid...................... 3,997,865,800

From the School District Emergency

 Financial Assistance Fund:

  For Emergency Financial Assistance, 1B-8

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

From the Drivers Education Fund:

  For Drivers Education......................... 24,229,600

From the Charter Schools Revolving Loan Fund:

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

From the School Technology Revolving Loan Fund:

  For School Technology Loans, 2-3.117a

    of the School Code........................... 5,000,000

 

    Section 15.  The following amounts or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011:

From the State Board of Education Federal

 Agency Services Fund:

  For Learn and Serve America.................... 2,500,000

From the State Board of Education Federal

 Department of Agriculture Fund:

  For Child Nutrition.......................... 725,000,000

From the State Board of Education

 Federal Department of Education Fund:

  For Title I.................................. 750,000,000

  For Title II, Teacher/Principal Training..... 157,000,000

  For Title III, English Language

    Acquisition................................. 40,000,000

  For Title IV, 21st Century/Community

    Service Programs............................ 60,500,000

  For Title IV, Safe and Drug Free Schools...... 15,000,000

  For Title VI, Rural and Low Income

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

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

  For Enhancing Education through Technology.... 20,000,000

  For Individuals with Disabilities Act,

    Deaf/Blind..................................... 450,000

  For Individuals with Disabilities Act,

    IDEA....................................... 650,000,000

  For Individuals with Disabilities Act,

    Improvement Program.......................... 3,700,000

  For Individuals with Disabilities Act,

    Model Outreach Program Grants.................. 400,000

  For Individuals with Disabilities Act,

    Pre-School.................................. 25,000,000

  For Grants for Vocational

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

  For Grants for Vocational

    Education – Technical Preparation............ 5,000,000

  For Charter Schools............................ 9,000,000

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

  For Math/Science Partnerships................. 12,000,000

  For Striving Readers.......................... 50,000,000

  For ONPAR...................................... 2,000,000

  For Longitudinal Data System................... 8,900,000

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

    Total                                    $1,878,950,000

 

    Section 20.  In addition to any other amounts appropriated for such purposes, the following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the State Board of Education Federal Department of Education Fund, pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011:

  For Title I.................................. 381,125,200

  For Title II, Technology...................... 18,566,200

  For Title X, Homeless Education.................. 645,400

  For Individuals with Disabilities

    Education Act, IDEA........................ 354,535,900

  For Individuals with Disabilities

    Education Act, Preschool.................... 12,818,000

  For Longitudinal Data System................... 4,300,000

    Total                                      $771,990,700

 

    Section 25.  In addition to any other amounts appropriated for such purposes, the following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the State Board of Education Federal Department of Agriculture Fund, pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011:

  For Child Nutrition.............................. 914,300

 

    Section 30.  The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011:

From the General Revenue Fund:

  For Autism Training and Technical

    Assistance...................................... 90,000

  For the Children’s Mental Health

    Partnership.................................. 1,458,000

  For the Class Size Reduction Pilot Project.... 12,000,000

  For Standards, Assessments and

    Accountability............................... 1,002,800

  For Lowest Performing Schools................. 10,000,000

  For Technology for Success..................... 7,700,000

  For Advanced Placement Classes................... 527,000

  For Growth Model Assessments................... 2,160,000

  For Early Childhood Education................ 342,235,300

    Total                                      $398,611,200

 

    Section 35.  The amount of $600,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the School Infrastructure Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 40.  The amount of $533,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs associated with the Community Residential Services Authority.

 

     Section 45.  The amount of $3,700,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for Teacher Certificates Processing.

 

    Section 50.  The amount of $2,208,900, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Teacher Certificate Institute Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education.

 

    Section 55.  The amount of $8,484,800, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the State Board of Education Special Purpose Trust Fund to the State Board of Education for expenditures by the Board in accordance with grants, gifts or donations that the Board has received or may receive from any source, public or private, in support of projects that are within the lawful powers of the Board.

 

    Section 60.  The amount of $7,015,200, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the State Board of Education Special Purpose Trust Fund to the State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 65.  The amount of $1,400,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund for deposit into the Temporary Relocation Expenses Revolving Grant Fund for use by the State Board of Education as provided in Section 2-3.77 of the School Code.

 

    Section 70.  The amount of $213,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs associated with implementation of the State Board of Education Strategic Plan.

 

    Section 75.  The sum of $3,200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for costs associated with the Illinois Hope and Opportunity Pathways Through Education Program.

 

    Section 80.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011:

From the General Revenue Fund:

  For Bilingual Education...................... $63,381,200

 

    Section 85.  The amount of $23,701,200, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for Student Assessments, including Bilingual Assessments.

 

    Section 90.  The amount of $23,780,300, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the State Board of Education Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for Student Assessments.

 

    Section 95.  The amount of $2,900,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs associated with Standards, Materials, and Training for Teachers.

 

    Section 100.  The amount of $400,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs associated with the American Diploma Project.

 

    Section 105.  The amount of $2,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs associated with After School Matters.

 

    Section 110.  The amount of $964,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs associated with the Response to Intervention Initiative.

 

    Section 115.  The amount of $337,500, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs associated with Educator Misconduct Investigations.

 

    Section 120.  The amount of $75,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses related to school district consolidation.

 

    Section 125.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011:

From the General Revenue Fund

  For Regional Superintendents’ and

   Assistant’ Compensation....................... 9,100,000

For Regional Superintendent’s Services......... 1,200,000

  For Regional Superintendents Services –

    Bus Driver Training............................. 70,000

 

ARTICLE 2

TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM

 

    Section 5.  The amount of $33,498,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education Assistance Fund to the Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago for the state’s contribution for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011.

 

    Section 10.  The amount of $0, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago for the state’s contribution for retirement contributions under Section 17-127 of the Pension Code for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011.

 

    Section 15.  The amount of $62,622,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education Assistance Fund to the Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois for transfer into the Teachers’ Health Insurance Security Fund as the state’s contribution for teachers’ health insurance.

 

    Section 20.  The sum of $120,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Common School Fund to the Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System for the employer contributions required by the State as an employer of teachers described under 40 ILCS 5/16-158(e).

 

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2011.