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90_HB0754enr

      105 ILCS 5/2-3.118
          Amends the School Code.  In  the  provisions  authorizing
      the  State  Superintendent of Education to provide assistance
      from  appropriated  funds   to   public   schools   for   the
      implementation or improved utilization of technology, changes
      the  reference  to  "public  schools"  to a reference to just
      "schools".  Effective immediately.
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 1        AN ACT relating to education.
 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:
 4        Section  5.   The  State Finance Act is amended by adding
 5    Section 5.449 as follows:
 6        (30 ILCS 105/5.449 new)
 7        Sec. 5.449.  The School Technology Revolving Fund.
 8        Section  10.   The  School  Code  is  amended  by  adding
 9    Sections 2-3.120 and 2-3.121 and changing  Sections  14-7.03,
10    14A-5, 14C-12, and 18-3 as follows:
11        (105 ILCS 5/2-3.120 new)
12        Sec.  2-3.120.  Non-Public  school  students'  access  to
13    technology.
14        (a)  The  General  Assembly  finds  and declares that the
15    Constitution  of  the  State  of  Illinois  provides  that  a
16    "fundamental  goal  of  the  People  of  the  State  is   the
17    educational  development of all persons to the limit of their
18    capacities", and that the educational  development  of  every
19    elementary  and  secondary  school  student serves the public
20    purposes of the State.  In order to enable Illinois  students
21    to leave school with the basic skills and knowledge that will
22    enable  them  to find and hold jobs and otherwise function as
23    productive members  of  society  in  the  21st  Century,  all
24    students  must  have access to the vast educational resources
25    provided by computers.  The provisions of this Section are in
26    the public interest, for the  public  benefit,  and  serve  a
27    secular public purpose.
28        (b)  The   State   Board   of   Education  shall  provide
29    non-public  schools  with  ports  to  the  Board's  statewide
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 1    educational network,  provided  that  this  access  does  not
 2    diminish   the  services  available  to  public  schools  and
 3    students.  The State Board of Education shall charge for this
 4    access in an amount necessary to offset  its  cost.   Amounts
 5    received  by  the State Board of Education under this Section
 6    shall be deposited in the School Technology Revolving Fund as
 7    described in Section 2-3.121.  The statewide network  may  be
 8    used only for secular educational purposes.
 9        (c)  For  purposes  of  this Section, a non-public school
10    means any non-profit, non-home-based,  non-public  elementary
11    or  secondary  school  that is in compliance with Title VI of
12    the Civil  Rights  Act  of  1964,  and  attendance  at  which
13    satisfies  the  requirements  of  Section  26-1 of the School
14    Code.
15        (105 ILCS 5/2-3.121 new)
16        Sec. 2-3.121.  School  Technology  Revolving  Fund.   The
17    School  Technology  Revolving  Fund shall be established as a
18    special fund within the State Treasury.  The State  Board  of
19    Education   shall  deposit  amounts  received  under  Section
20    2-3.117 and 2-3.120 into this fund, which shall be  used  for
21    appropriations  to  the  State  Board  of  Education  for the
22    purposes described in those Sections.
23        (105 ILCS 5/14-7.03) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-7.03)
24        Sec. 14-7.03. Special Education Classes for Children from
25    Orphanages, Foster Family  Homes,  Children's  Homes,  or  in
26    State  Housing Units.  If a school district maintains special
27    education classes on the site of  orphanages  and  children's
28    homes,  or if children from the orphanages, children's homes,
29    foster  family  homes,  other  State   agencies,   or   State
30    residential  units  for  children attend classes for children
31    with  disabilities  in  which  the  school  district   is   a
32    participating member of a joint agreement, or if the children
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 1    from  the  orphanages, children's homes, foster family homes,
 2    other State  agencies,  or  State  residential  units  attend
 3    classes  for the children with disabilities maintained by the
 4    school district, then reimbursement shall be paid to eligible
 5    districts in accordance with the provisions of  this  Section
 6    by the Comptroller as directed by the State Superintendent of
 7    Education.
 8        The   amount  of  tuition  for  such  children  shall  be
 9    determined by the actual cost of  maintaining  such  classes,
10    using  the  per  capita  cost  formula  set  forth in Section
11    14-7.01, such program and cost  to  be  pre-approved  by  the
12    State Superintendent of Education.
13        On   forms   prepared  by  the  State  Superintendent  of
14    Education,  the  district  shall  certify  to  the   regional
15    superintendent the following:
16             (1)  The  name of the home or State residential unit
17        with the name of the owner or proprietor and  address  of
18        those maintaining it;
19             (2)  That  no  service  charges  or  other  payments
20        authorized  by  law  were  collected  in  lieu  of  taxes
21        therefrom  or  on  account  thereof  during either of the
22        calendar years included in  the  school  year  for  which
23        claim is being made;
24             (3)  The  number  of  children qualifying under this
25        Act in special education classes for instruction  on  the
26        site of the orphanages and children's homes;
27             (4)  The   number   of  children  attending  special
28        education classes for children with disabilities in which
29        the district is  a  participating  member  of  a  special
30        education joint agreement;
31             (5)  The   number   of  children  attending  special
32        education  classes   for   children   with   disabilities
33        maintained by the district;
34             (6)  The  computed amount of tuition payment claimed
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 1        as due,  as  approved  by  the  State  Superintendent  of
 2        Education, for maintaining these classes.
 3        If  a  school  district  makes  a claim for reimbursement
 4    under Section 18-3 or 18-4 of this Act it shall  not  include
 5    in  any  claim  filed  under  this  Section  a claim for such
 6    children.  Payments authorized by  law,  including  State  or
 7    federal  grants  for  education  of children included in this
 8    Section, shall be deducted in determining the tuition amount.
 9        Nothing in this Act shall be construed so as to  prohibit
10    reimbursement  for  the  tuition  of  children  placed in for
11    profit facilities.  Private facilities shall provide adequate
12    space at the facility for special education classes  provided
13    by  a  school  district  or joint agreement for children with
14    disabilities who are residents of the facility at no cost  to
15    the  school  district  or joint agreement upon request of the
16    school district  or  joint  agreement.   If  such  a  private
17    facility  provides  space at no cost to the district or joint
18    agreement for special education classes provided to  children
19    with  disabilities  who  are  residents  of the facility, the
20    district or joint agreement shall not include any  costs  for
21    the use of those facilities in its claim for reimbursement.
22        Reimbursement   for  tuition  may  include  the  cost  of
23    providing summer school programs for children with severe and
24    profound disabilities served under this Section.  Claims  for
25    that  reimbursement shall be filed by November 1 and shall be
26    paid on or before December 15 from  appropriations  made  for
27    the purposes of this Section.
28        The  State  Board of Education shall establish such rules
29    and  regulations  as  may  be  necessary  to  implement   the
30    provisions of this Section.
31        Claims  filed  on  behalf of programs operated under this
32    Section housed in a jail or detention center shall be  on  an
33    individual  student  basis  only  for  eligible students with
34    disabilities.  These  claims  shall  be  in  accordance  with
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 1    applicable rules.
 2        Each   district  claiming  reimbursement  for  a  program
 3    operated as a group program shall have an approved budget  on
 4    file   with  the  State  Board  of  Education  prior  to  the
 5    initiation of the  program's  operation.   On  September  30,
 6    December 31, and March 31, the State Board of Education shall
 7    voucher  payments  to  group programs based upon the approved
 8    budget during the year of operation.  Final claims for  group
 9    payments  shall  be filed on or before July August 15.  Final
10    claims for group programs received  at  the  State  Board  of
11    Education on or before June 15 shall be vouchered by June 30.
12    Final claims received at the State Board of Education between
13    June  16  and  July  August  15  shall be vouchered by August
14    September 30.  Claims for group programs received after  July
15    August 15 shall not be honored.
16        Each   district  claiming  reimbursement  for  individual
17    students  shall  have  the  eligibility  of  those   students
18    verified  by  the State Board of Education.  On September 30,
19    December 31, and March 31, the State Board of Education shall
20    voucher  payments  for  individual  students  based  upon  an
21    estimated cost calculated from the prior year's claim.  Final
22    claims for individual students for the  regular  school  term
23    must  be  received  at  the  State Board of Education by July
24    August 15.  Claims for  individual  students  received  after
25    July  August  15  shall  not  be  honored.  Final  claims for
26    individual students shall be vouchered  by  August  September
27    30.
28        Reimbursement  shall  be  made  based upon approved group
29    programs or individual students. The State Superintendent  of
30    Education  shall  direct  the  Comptroller to pay a specified
31    amount  to  the  district  by  the  30th  day  of  September,
32    December, March, June,  or  August  September,  respectively.
33    However, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section
34    or  the School Code, beginning with Fiscal Year 1994 and each
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 1    fiscal year thereafter, if the amount  appropriated  for  any
 2    fiscal  year is less than the amount required for purposes of
 3    this  Section,  the  amount   required   to   eliminate   any
 4    insufficient reimbursement for each district claim under this
 5    Section  shall  be  reimbursed  on August September 30 of the
 6    next  fiscal  year.   Payments  required  to  eliminate   any
 7    insufficiency  for  prior  fiscal  year  claims shall be made
 8    before any claims are paid for the current fiscal year.
 9        The claim of a school district otherwise eligible  to  be
10    reimbursed  in  accordance  with  Section  14-12.01  for  the
11    1976-77 school year but for this amendatory Act of 1977 shall
12    not  be  paid  unless  the  district  ceases to maintain such
13    classes for one entire school year.
14        If a school district's current reimbursement payment  for
15    the  1977-78  school  year only is less than the prior year's
16    reimbursement payment owed, the district shall  be  paid  the
17    amount  of the difference between the payments in addition to
18    the current reimbursement payment, and  the  amount  so  paid
19    shall   be   subtracted  from  the  amount  of  prior  year's
20    reimbursement payment owed to the district.
21        Regional superintendents may  operate  special  education
22    classes  for  children  from orphanages, foster family homes,
23    children's homes or State housing units  located  within  the
24    educational  services region upon consent of the school board
25    otherwise so obligated.  In electing to assume the powers and
26    duties of a school district in providing and maintaining such
27    a special education program, the regional superintendent  may
28    enter  into  joint  agreements  with  other districts and may
29    contract with public or private  schools  or  the  orphanage,
30    foster family home, children's home or State housing unit for
31    provision  of  the  special  education  program. The regional
32    superintendent  exercising  the  powers  granted  under  this
33    Section shall claim  the  reimbursement  authorized  by  this
34    Section directly from the State Board of Education.
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 1        Any child who is not a resident of Illinois who is placed
 2    in  a  child  welfare  institution,  private facility, foster
 3    family home, State operated program, orphanage or  children's
 4    home  shall  have the payment for his educational tuition and
 5    any related services assured by the placing agent.
 6        Commencing July 1, 1992, for each disabled student who is
 7    placed residentially by a State agency or the courts for care
 8    or custody or both care  and  custody,  welfare,  medical  or
 9    mental  health  treatment  or  both medical and mental health
10    treatment, rehabilitation,  and  protection,  whether  placed
11    there  on,  before,  or  after  July  1,  1992, the costs for
12    educating the student are eligible  for  reimbursement  under
13    this  Section  providing  the  placing  agency  or  court has
14    notified the appropriate school district authorities  of  the
15    status of student residency where applicable prior to or upon
16    placement.
17        The  district  of  residence  of the parent, guardian, or
18    disabled student as defined in Sections 14-1.11 and  14-1.11a
19    is  responsible for the actual costs of the student's special
20    education program and is  eligible  for  reimbursement  under
21    this  Section when placement is made by a State agency or the
22    courts. Payments shall be made by the  resident  district  to
23    the  district  wherein  the  facility is located no less than
24    once per quarter unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the
25    parties.
26        When a dispute  arises  over  the  determination  of  the
27    district  of  residence, the district or districts may appeal
28    the decision  in  writing  to  the  State  Superintendent  of
29    Education.   The  decision  of  the  State  Superintendent of
30    Education shall be final.
31        In the event a district does not make a  tuition  payment
32    to  another  district that is providing the special education
33    program and services, the  State  Board  of  Education  shall
34    immediately  withhold  125%  of  the  then  remaining  annual
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 1    tuition  cost  from  the State aid or categorical aid payment
 2    due to the school district  that  is  determined  to  be  the
 3    resident  school  district.   All funds withheld by the State
 4    Board of Education shall  immediately  be  forwarded  to  the
 5    school district where the student is being served.
 6    (Source: P.A.  88-9;  88-491;  88-575,  eff. 8-12-94; 88-641,
 7    eff. 9-9-94;  88-670,  eff.  12-2-94;  89-235,  eff.  8-4-95;
 8    89-397, eff. 8-20-95; 89-698, eff. 1-14-97.)
 9        (105 ILCS 5/14A-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 14A-5)
10        Sec.  14A-5.   Reimbursement  for services and materials.
11    Pursuant to regulations  of  the  State  Board  of  Education
12    proposed programs for gifted children may be submitted to the
13    Council  by  a  school district, 2 or more cooperating school
14    districts, a county, or 2 or more cooperating counties.  Such
15    proposals shall include a statement of the qualifications and
16    duties of the personnel required in the fields of diagnostic,
17    counseling  and  consultative  services  and  the educational
18    materials necessary.
19        Upon receipt of such proposals the Council shall evaluate
20    them and if found to contribute to the development of a State
21    plan to increase the service of  the  public  school  in  the
22    field  of  education  of  gifted  children  the Council shall
23    recommend the acceptance thereof to the State  Superintendent
24    of  Education, who may approve the same. Upon the approval of
25    the district's program, which shall  be  offered  during  the
26    regular  school  term and may include optional summer school,
27    the district shall  be  entitled  to  reimbursement  for  the
28    services  and  materials  required  therefor  by  the  method
29    described in either (a) or (b) as follows:
30        (a)  The  number of pupils in average daily attendance in
31    the district's program, multiplied by one  of  the  following
32    factors:
33        The   factors   for  school  districts  having  different
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 1    assessed valuations per pupil in average daily attendance for
 2    the prior year shall be:
 3        1.  in districts with $20,000 or more;
 4        1.2  in districts with $16,000 but less than $20,000;
 5        1.3  in districts with $12,000 but less than $16,000;
 6        1.4  in districts with $9,000 but less than $12,000;
 7        1.5  in districts with less than $9,000.
 8        In no case shall  the  claim  for  reimbursement  of  any
 9    district  exceed  the  actual  cost  of  such  program to the
10    district  nor  shall  the   number   of   pupils   for   whom
11    reimbursement is claimed exceed 5% of the number of pupils in
12    average daily attendance in the district for the prior year.
13        (b)  For   each   professional   worker,  who  meets  the
14    established standards  for  his  position,  employed  in  the
15    district's program at the annual rate of $5,000.
16        On  or  before  July  10, annually, the president and the
17    secretary of the  district  shall  certify  to  the  regional
18    superintendent   upon   forms   prescribed   by   the   State
19    Superintendent   of   Education   the  district's  claim  for
20    reimbursement for the school  year  ended  on  June  30  next
21    preceding.  The  regional superintendent shall check all such
22    claims to ascertain compliance with the prescribed  standards
23    and upon his approval shall certify not later than July 25 to
24    the  State Superintendent of Education the regional report of
25    claims  for  reimbursements.  The  State  Superintendent   of
26    Education  shall  check  and  upon approval shall transmit by
27    September 15 to the State Comptroller  the  vouchers  showing
28    the   amounts   due   for   district   reimbursement  claims.
29    Reimbursement shall be paid in the manner provided  above  in
30    this  paragraph  through  September  15,  1979.   Thereafter,
31    estimated  payments  equal  to 1/4 of the district's approved
32    program amount shall be made  by  the  State  Comptroller  on
33    November  15,  February  15,  and  May  15 upon submission of
34    vouchers by the State Superintendent of Education.   A  final
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 1    claim  shall  be filed with the regional superintendent on or
 2    before July August 10 for approval  and  transmittal  to  the
 3    State  Superintendent  of  Education on or before July August
 4    20. Claims received by the State Superintendent of  Education
 5    after  July  August  20 shall not be honored. Upon receipt of
 6    the final claim the State  Superintendent  shall  verify  its
 7    accuracy and make a final adjusted payment on September 20.
 8        If the amount appropriated for such reimbursement for any
 9    year  is insufficient it shall be apportioned on the basis of
10    the claims approved.
11        When any school district eligible for reimbursement under
12    this Section operates a school for a full year in  accordance
13    with  Section 10-19.1 of this Act such reimbursement shall be
14    increased by 1/185 of the amount or rate paid  hereunder  for
15    each  day  such  school is operated in excess of 185 days per
16    calendar year.
17        For purposes  of  calculating  claims  for  reimbursement
18    under  this  Section  for  any  school year beginning July 1,
19    1980, or thereafter, the equalized assessed valuation  for  a
20    school  district  used  to  compute  reimbursement  shall  be
21    determined  by adding to the real property equalized assessed
22    valuation for the district an amount computed by dividing the
23    amount of money received by the district under the provisions
24    of "An Act  in  relation  to  the  abolition  of  ad  valorem
25    personal  property  tax  and the replacement of revenues lost
26    thereby, and amending and repealing certain Acts and parts of
27    Acts in connection therewith", certified August 14, 1979,  as
28    amended, by the total tax rate for the district. For purposes
29    of  this  subsection, 1976 tax rates shall be used for school
30    districts in the county of Cook, and 1977 tax rates shall  be
31    used  in all other counties. For the 1980-81 school year, for
32    purposes of computing claims for reimbursement,  there  shall
33    be  added  to the amount derived by the above computation 2/3
34    of  the  positive  difference  between  the  1978   corporate
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 1    personal property equalized assessed valuation and the amount
 2    of money received by the district under the provisions of "An
 3    Act  in  relation  to  the  abolition  of ad valorem personal
 4    property tax and the replacement of  revenues  lost  thereby,
 5    and  amending and repealing certain Acts and parts of Acts in
 6    connection therewith", certified August 14, 1979, as amended,
 7    divided by the total tax rate for the district; and  for  the
 8    1981-82  school  year 1/3 of the positive difference shall be
 9    added.
10    (Source: P.A. 88-555,  eff.  7-27-94;  88-641,  eff.  9-9-94;
11    89-235, eff. 8-4-95.)
12        (105 ILCS 5/14C-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 14C-12)
13        Sec.  14C-12.   Account  of  expenditures;  Cost  report;
14    Reimbursement.   Each school district shall keep an accurate,
15    detailed and separate account of all monies paid  out  by  it
16    for the programs in transitional bilingual education required
17    or permitted by this Article, including transportation costs,
18    and  shall annually report thereon for the school year ending
19    June 30 indicating the average per pupil  expenditure.   Each
20    school  district  shall be reimbursed for the amount by which
21    such costs exceed the average per pupil expenditure  by  such
22    school  district  for the education of children of comparable
23    age who are not in any special education program.
24        Applications for preapproval for reimbursement for  costs
25    of   transitional   bilingual   education  programs  must  be
26    submitted to the State Superintendent of Education  at  least
27    60  days before a transitional bilingual education program is
28    started, unless a justifiable exception  is  granted  by  the
29    State  Superintendent  of  Education.  Applications shall set
30    forth a plan for transitional bilingual education established
31    and maintained in accordance with this Article.
32        Reimbursement claims for transitional bilingual education
33    programs shall be made as follows:
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 1        Each school  district  shall  claim  reimbursement  on  a
 2    current basis for the first 3 quarters of the fiscal year and
 3    file a final adjusted claim for the school year ended June 30
 4    preceding computed in accordance with rules prescribed by the
 5    State    Superintendent's    Office    with    the   regional
 6    superintendent of schools, in  triplicate,  for  approval  on
 7    forms  prescribed by the State Superintendent's Office.  Data
 8    used as a basis of reimbursement  claims  shall  be  for  the
 9    school  year  ended  on June 30 preceding.   School districts
10    shall file estimated claims with the regional  superintendent
11    by October 10, January 10 and April 10 respectively, and file
12    final  adjusted  claims  by  July August 10.  Upon receipt of
13    such  quarterly  claims  the  regional  superintendent  shall
14    transmit them to the  State  Superintendent  by  October  20,
15    January  20,  April  20,  and  July  August  20.   The  State
16    Superintendent  of Education before approving any such claims
17    shall determine their accuracy and  whether  they  are  based
18    upon   services   and   facilities  provided  under  approved
19    programs.  Upon approval he shall transmit  by  November  15,
20    February   15,  May  15,  and  August  September  20  to  the
21    Comptroller the vouchers showing the amounts due  for  school
22    district  reimbursement  claims.   Upon  receipt  of the July
23    August final adjusted  claims  the  State  Superintendent  of
24    Education shall make a final determination of the accuracy of
25    such  claims.   If  the  money  appropriated  by  the General
26    Assembly for such purpose for any year  is  insufficient,  it
27    shall be apportioned on the basis of the claims approved.
28        Failure on the part of the school district to prepare and
29    certify  the  final adjusted claims due under this Section on
30    or before  July  August  20 of  any  year,  and  its  failure
31    thereafter to prepare and certify such report to the regional
32    superintendent  of  schools  within  10 days after receipt of
33    notice  of  such  delinquency  sent  to  it  by   the   State
34    Superintendent   of   Education  by  registered  mail,  shall
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 1    constitute a forfeiture by the school district of  its  right
 2    to be reimbursed by the State under this Section.
 3    (Source: P.A. 88-641, eff. 9-9-94.)
 4        (105 ILCS 5/18-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-3)
 5        Sec.  18-3.   Tuition  of  children  from  orphanages and
 6    children's homes.
 7        When the children from any home for  orphans,  dependent,
 8    abandoned   or   maladjusted   children   maintained  by  any
 9    organization or association admitting to such  home  children
10    from  the  State  in  general  or when children residing in a
11    school district wherein the State of Illinois  maintains  and
12    operates  any  welfare or penal institution on property owned
13    by the State of  Illinois,  which  contains  houses,  housing
14    units  or  housing  accommodations  within a school district,
15    attend grades kindergarten through 12 of the  public  schools
16    maintained  by that school district, the State Superintendent
17    of Education shall direct the  State  Comptroller  to  pay  a
18    specified amount sufficient to pay the annual tuition cost of
19    such  children  who  attended  such public schools during the
20    school year ending on June 30, and the Comptroller shall  pay
21    the  amount after receipt of a voucher submitted by the State
22    Superintendent of Education.
23        The amount of the tuition for such children attending the
24    public schools of the district shall  be  determined  by  the
25    State  Superintendent  of Education by multiplying the number
26    of such children in average daily attendance in such  schools
27    by  the  total  annual  per  capita cost of administering the
28    schools of the district. Such total annual  per  capita  cost
29    shall  be  determined  by totaling all expenses of the school
30    district in the educational, operations and maintenance, bond
31    and interest, transportation, Illinois municipal  retirement,
32    and  rent  funds  for the school year preceding the filing of
33    such tuition claims less expenditures not applicable  to  the
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 1    regular  K-12  program,  less  offsetting revenues from State
 2    sources except  those  from  the  common  school  fund,  less
 3    offsetting  revenues  from  federal sources except those from
 4    federal impaction aid, less  student  and  community  service
 5    revenues,  plus  a  depreciation allowance; and dividing such
 6    total by the average daily attendance for the year.
 7        Annually on or before June 30 the superintendent  of  the
 8    district  upon  forms prepared by the State Superintendent of
 9    Education shall certify to the  regional  superintendent  the
10    following:
11        1.  The  name  of  the  home  and  of the organization or
12    association maintaining it; or the legal description  of  the
13    real  estate  upon which the house, housing units, or housing
14    accommodations are located  and  that  no  taxes  or  service
15    charges  or  other  payments  authorized by law to be made in
16    lieu of taxes were collected therefrom or on account  thereof
17    during  either  of  the calendar years included in the school
18    year for which claim is being made;
19        2.  The number of children from the  home  or  living  in
20    such  houses,  housing  units  or  housing accommodations and
21    attending the schools of the district;
22        3.  The total number of children attending the schools of
23    the district;
24        4.  The per capita tuition charge of the district; and
25        5.  The computed amount of the tuition payment claimed as
26    due.
27        Whenever the persons in charge of such home for  orphans,
28    dependent,  abandoned  or  maladjusted children have received
29    from the parent or guardian of any such child or by virtue of
30    an order of court a specific  allowance  for  educating  such
31    child,  such  persons  shall  pay  to the school board in the
32    district where the child attends school such  amount  of  the
33    allowance as is necessary to pay the tuition required by such
34    district  for the education of the child. If the allowance is
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 1    insufficient  to  pay  the  tuition   in   full   the   State
 2    Superintendent  of  Education shall direct the Comptroller to
 3    pay to the district the difference between the total  tuition
 4    charged and the amount of the allowance.
 5        Whenever  the  facilities  of  a school district in which
 6    such house,  housing  units  or  housing  accommodations  are
 7    located, are limited, pupils may be assigned by that district
 8    to  the  schools of any adjacent district to the limit of the
 9    facilities of the adjacent district to properly educate  such
10    pupils  as  shall  be  determined  by the school board of the
11    adjacent district, and the State Superintendent of  Education
12    shall  direct  the  Comptroller  to  pay  a  specified amount
13    sufficient to pay the  annual  tuition  of  the  children  so
14    assigned  to  and  attending  public  schools in the adjacent
15    districts and the Comptroller shall draw his warrant upon the
16    State Treasurer for  the  payment  of  such  amount  for  the
17    benefit  of  the adjacent school districts in the same manner
18    as for districts  in  which  the  houses,  housing  units  or
19    housing accommodations are located.
20        Failure on the part of the school board to certify to the
21    regional  superintendent the claim of the school district for
22    tuition on account of such children  on  or  before  June  30
23    shall constitute a forfeiture by the district of its right to
24    the  payment  of  any  such tuition claim for the school year
25    just ended. The regional superintendent shall check  and  not
26    later  than July 15 31 certify to the State Superintendent of
27    Education the regional report of claims due for such  tuition
28    payments.  The State Superintendent of Education shall direct
29    the Comptroller to pay to the district, on or  before  August
30    September 15, the amount due the district for the school year
31    in  accordance with the calculation of the claim as set forth
32    in this Section.
33        Claims for tuition for children from any home for orphans
34    or dependent, abandoned, or  maladjusted  children  beginning
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 1    with  the  1993-1994  school  year shall be paid on a current
 2    year basis.  On September 30, December 31, and March 31,  the
 3    State Board of Education shall voucher payments for districts
 4    with  those  students  based  on an estimated cost calculated
 5    from the prior year's claim.  Final claims for those students
 6    for the regular school term must be  received  at  the  State
 7    Board of Education by July 31 following the end of the school
 8    year.   Final claims for those students shall be vouchered by
 9    August September  15.   During  fiscal  year  1994  both  the
10    1992-1993  school year and the 1993-1994 school year shall be
11    paid  in  order  to  change  the  cycle  of  payment  from  a
12    reimbursement basis  to  a  current  year  funding  basis  of
13    payment.  However,  notwithstanding  any  other provisions of
14    this Section or the School Code, beginning with  fiscal  year
15    1994   and   each  fiscal  year  thereafter,  if  the  amount
16    appropriated for any fiscal year  is  less  than  the  amount
17    required for purposes of this Section, the amount required to
18    eliminate  any  insufficient  reimbursement for each district
19    claim under  this  Section  shall  be  reimbursed  on  August
20    September  30  of the next fiscal year.  Payments required to
21    eliminate any insufficiency  for  prior  fiscal  year  claims
22    shall  be  made  before  any  claims are paid for the current
23    fiscal year.
24        If a school district  makes  a  claim  for  reimbursement
25    under  Section  18-4  or  14-7.03 it shall not include in any
26    claim filed under  this  Section  children  residing  on  the
27    property  of  State  institutions included in its claim under
28    Section 18-4 or 14-7.03.
29        Any child who is not a resident of Illinois who is placed
30    in a  child  welfare  institution,  private  facility,  State
31    operated program, orphanage or children's home shall have the
32    payment  for his educational tuition and any related services
33    assured by the placing agent.
34    (Source: P.A. 88-9; 88-491;  88-575,  eff.  8-12-94;  88-641,
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 1    eff. 9-9-94; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 89-235, eff. 8-4-95.)
 2        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
 3    becoming a law.

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