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92_SB0668eng SB668 Engrossed LRB9207375NTsb 1 AN ACT relating to schools. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing 5 Section 18-3 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/18-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-3) 7 Sec. 18-3. Tuition of children from orphanages and 8 children's homes. 9 When the children from any home for orphans, dependent, 10 abandoned or maladjusted children maintained by any 11 organization or association admitting to such home children 12 from the State in general or when children residing in a 13 school district wherein the State of Illinois maintains and 14 operates any welfare or penal institution on property owned 15 by the State of Illinois, which contains houses, housing 16 units or housing accommodations within a school district, 17 attend grades kindergarten through 12 of the public schools 18 maintained by that school district, the State Superintendent 19 of Education shall direct the State Comptroller to pay a 20 specified amount sufficient to pay the annual tuition cost of 21 such children who attended such public schools during the 22 regular school year ending on June 30 or the summer term for 23 that school year, and the Comptroller shall pay the amount 24 after receipt of a voucher submitted by the State 25 Superintendent of Education. 26 The amount of the tuition for such children attending the 27 public schools of the district shall be determined by the 28 State Superintendent of Education by multiplying the number 29 of such children in average daily attendance in such schools 30 by 1.2 times the total annual per capita cost of 31 administering the schools of the district. Such total annual SB668 Engrossed -2- LRB9207375NTsb 1 per capita cost shall be determined by totaling all expenses 2 of the school district in the educational, operations and 3 maintenance, bond and interest, transportation, Illinois 4 municipal retirement, and rent funds for the school year 5 preceding the filing of such tuition claims less expenditures 6 not applicable to the regular K-12 program, less offsetting 7 revenues from State sources except those from the common 8 school fund, less offsetting revenues from federal sources 9 except those from federal impaction aid, less student and 10 community service revenues, plus a depreciation allowance; 11 and dividing such total by the average daily attendance for 12 the year. 13 Annually on or before June 30 the superintendent of the 14 district upon forms prepared by the State Superintendent of 15 Education shall certify to the regional superintendent the 16 following: 17 1. The name of the home and of the organization or 18 association maintaining it; or the legal description of the 19 real estate upon which the house, housing units, or housing 20 accommodations are located and that no taxes or service 21 charges or other payments authorized by law to be made in 22 lieu of taxes were collected therefrom or on account thereof 23 during either of the calendar years included in the school 24 year for which claim is being made; 25 2. The number of children from the home or living in 26 such houses, housing units or housing accommodations and 27 attending the schools of the district; 28 3. The total number of children attending the schools of 29 the district; 30 4. The per capita tuition charge of the district; and 31 5. The computed amount of the tuition payment claimed as 32 due. 33 Whenever the persons in charge of such home for orphans, 34 dependent, abandoned or maladjusted children have received SB668 Engrossed -3- LRB9207375NTsb 1 from the parent or guardian of any such child or by virtue of 2 an order of court a specific allowance for educating such 3 child, such persons shall pay to the school board in the 4 district where the child attends school such amount of the 5 allowance as is necessary to pay the tuition required by such 6 district for the education of the child. If the allowance is 7 insufficient to pay the tuition in full the State 8 Superintendent of Education shall direct the Comptroller to 9 pay to the district the difference between the total tuition 10 charged and the amount of the allowance. 11 Whenever the facilities of a school district in which 12 such house, housing units or housing accommodations are 13 located, are limited, pupils may be assigned by that district 14 to the schools of any adjacent district to the limit of the 15 facilities of the adjacent district to properly educate such 16 pupils as shall be determined by the school board of the 17 adjacent district, and the State Superintendent of Education 18 shall direct the Comptroller to pay a specified amount 19 sufficient to pay the annual tuition of the children so 20 assigned to and attending public schools in the adjacent 21 districts and the Comptroller shall draw his warrant upon the 22 State Treasurer for the payment of such amount for the 23 benefit of the adjacent school districts in the same manner 24 as for districts in which the houses, housing units or 25 housing accommodations are located. 26 The school district shall certify to the State 27 Superintendent of Education the report of claims due for such 28 tuition payments on or before July 31. Failure on the part of 29 the school board to certify its claim on July 31 shall 30 constitute a forfeiture by the district of its right to the 31 payment of any such tuition claim for the school yearjust32ended. The State Superintendent of Education shall direct 33 the Comptroller to pay to the district, on or before August 34 15, the amount due the district for the school year in SB668 Engrossed -4- LRB9207375NTsb 1 accordance with the calculation of the claim as set forth in 2 this Section. 3 Claims for tuition for children from any home for orphans 4 or dependent, abandoned, or maladjusted children beginning 5 with the 1993-1994 school year shall be paid on a current 6 year basis. On September 30, December 31, and March 31, the 7 State Board of Education shall voucher payments for districts 8 with those students based on an estimated cost calculated 9 from the prior year's claim. Final claims for those students 10 for the regular school term and summer term must be received 11 at the State Board of Education by July 31 following the end 12 of the regular school year. Final claims for those students 13 shall be vouchered by August 15. During fiscal year 1994 14 both the 1992-1993 school year and the 1993-1994 school year 15 shall be paid in order to change the cycle of payment from a 16 reimbursement basis to a current year funding basis of 17 payment. However, notwithstanding any other provisions of 18 this Section or the School Code, beginning with fiscal year 19 1994 and each fiscal year thereafter, if the amount 20 appropriated for any fiscal year is less than the amount 21 required for purposes of this Section, the amount required to 22 eliminate any insufficient reimbursement for each district 23 claim under this Section shall be reimbursed on August 30 of 24 the next fiscal year. Payments required to eliminate any 25 insufficiency for prior fiscal year claims shall be made 26 before any claims are paid for the current fiscal year. 27 If a school district makes a claim for reimbursement 28 under Section 18-4 or 14-7.03 it shall not include in any 29 claim filed under this Section children residing on the 30 property of State institutions included in its claim under 31 Section 18-4 or 14-7.03. 32 Any child who is not a resident of Illinois who is placed 33 in a child welfare institution, private facility, State 34 operated program, orphanage or children's home shall have the SB668 Engrossed -5- LRB9207375NTsb 1 payment for his educational tuition and any related services 2 assured by the placing agent. 3 In order to provide services appropriate to allow a 4 student under the legal guardianship or custodianship of the 5 State to participate in local school district educational 6 programs, costs may be incurred in appropriate cases by the 7 district that are in excess of 1.2 times the district per 8 capita tuition charge allowed under the provisions of this 9 Section. In the event such excess costs are incurred, they 10 must be documented in accordance with cost rules established 11 under the authority of this Section and may then be claimed 12 for reimbursement under this Section. 13 Planned services for students eligible for this funding 14 must be a collaborative effort between the appropriate State 15 agency or the student's group home or institution and the 16 local school district. 17 (Source: P.A. 90-463, eff. 8-17-97; 90-644, eff. 7-24-98; 18 91-764, eff. 6-9-00.)