101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

State of Illinois

 

2019 and 2020   

SB2210

 

Introduced 2/27/2019,  by Sen. John J. Cullerton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

 

Makes appropriations for the Illinois State Board of Education and teacher retirement contributions for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, as follows:

General Funds                    $13,517,053,747

Other State Funds                $    73,703,700

Federal Funds                    $ 3,622,603,300

Total                            $17,213,360,747

 

 

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    AN ACT concerning appropriations.

 

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

 

ARTICLE 1

 

    Section 1.  The amount of $23,217,200, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education to meet its operational expenses for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019.

 

    Section 5.  The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education for Evidence-Based Funding, provided for in Section 18-8.15 of the School Code:

Payable from the Education Assistance Fund..... 655,560,300

Payable from the Common School Fund.......... 3,213,015,600

Payable from the General Revenue Fund........ 2,588,887,300

Payable from the Fund for the Advancement

 of Education:................................. 753,700,000

 

    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, 2019:

From the General Revenue Fund:

  For Blind/Dyslexic Persons....................... 846,000

  For Disabled Student Transportation

   Reimbursement............................... 387,682,600

  For Disabled Student Tuition,

   Private Tuition............................. 152,320,000

  For District Consolidation Costs/

   Supplemental Payments to School Districts....... 378,000

  For Autism Training & Technical

   Assistance...................................... 100,000

  For the Philip J. Rock Center and School....... 3,577,800

  For Reimbursement for the Free Breakfast/

   Lunch Program................................. 9,000,000

  For Tax-Equivalent Grants, 18-4.4................ 222,600

  For Transportation-Regular/Vocational

   Common School Transportation

   Reimbursement, 29-5 of the School Code...... 262,909,800

  For Visually Impaired/Educational

   Materials Coordinating Unit, 14-11.01

   of the School Code............................ 1,421,100

  For Regular Education Reimbursement

   Per 18-3 of the School Code.................. 10,100,000

  For Special Education Reimbursement

   Per 14-7.03 of the School Code............... 80,500,000

  For all costs associated with Alternative

   Education/Regional Safe Schools............... 6,300,000

  For Truants’ Alternative and Optional

   Education Program............................ 11,500,000

  For costs associated with

   Teach for America............................... 977,500

  For Agriculture Education Programs............. 5,000,000

  For Career and Technical Education............ 43,062,100

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

    Total                                      $976,897,500

 

    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, 2019:

From the General Revenue Fund:

  For School Support Services.................... 1,002,800

  For State and District

   Technology Support............................ 2,443,800

  For Advanced Placement Classes................... 500,000

  For Low-Income Advanced Placement Fee.......... 2,000,000

  For District Intervention Funding.............. 4,920,200

  For After School Matters....................... 2,443,800

  For After School Programming.................. 15,000,000

  For the Southwest Organizing Project

   Parent Mentoring Program...................... 2,000,000

  For Grant Accountability and Transparency

   Act and Budgeting for Results

   Initiative...................................... 260,000

  For Early Childhood Education................ 593,738,100

    Total                                      $624,308,700

 

    Section 20.  The amount of $579,000, 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 Community Residential Services........................... Authority.

 

    Section 25.  The amount of $46,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for Student Assessments, including Bilingual Assessments.

 

    Section 30.  The amount of $429,900, 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.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

          Section 5.  The amount of $6,000,000, 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 all costs authorized by the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code, including refunds.

 

    Section 10.  The amount of $8,484,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the State Board of Education Special Purpose Trust Fund to the Illinois 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 15.  The amount of $7,990,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the State Board of Education Special Purpose Trust Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 20.  The amount of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the School District Emergency Financial Assistance Fund for use by the Illinois State Board of Education as provided in Section 1B-8 of the School Code.

 

    Section 25.  The amount of $2,208,900, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the ISBE Teacher Certificate Institute Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for costs authorized by the School Code, including refunds.

 

    Section 30.  The amount of $200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the After-School Rescue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

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

 

    Section 45.  The amount of $1,250,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the State Charter School Commission Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs associated with the State Charter School Commission.

 

    Section 50.  The amount of $11,200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 for Regional Superintendents’ and Assistants’ Compensation and Related Benefits.

 

    Section 55.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019:

  For Bus Driver Training.......................... 100,000

  For Regional Superintendents’ Services......... 6,970,000

    Total                                        $7,070,000

 

    Section 60.  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, 2019:

From the Drivers Education Fund:

  For Drivers Education......................... 19,000,000

From the Charter Schools Revolving Loan Fund:

  For Charter Schools Loans........................ 200,000

From the School Technology Revolving Loan Fund:

  For School Technology Loans, 2-3.117a

    of the School Code........................... 7,500,000

 

Article 3

 

    Section 5.  The amount of $19,904,700, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Agriculture Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 10.  The amount of $1,378,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Agency Services Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 15.  The amount of $50,869,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses.

 

    Section 20.  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, 2019:

From the SBE Federal Department

 of Agriculture Fund:

  For Child Nutrition........................ 1,062,500,000

From the SBE Federal Department

 of Education Fund:

  For Title I................................ 1,090,000,000

  For Title II................................. 160,000,000

  For Title III................................. 50,400,000

  For Title IV................................. 200,000,000

  For Title V.................................... 2,000,000

  For Title X.................................... 5,000,000

  For Individuals with Disabilities Act,

   Deaf/Blind...................................... 800,000

  For Individuals with Disabilities Act,

   IDEA........................................ 754,000,000

  For Individuals with Disabilities Act,

   Improvement Program........................... 5,000,000

  For Individuals with Disabilities Act,

   Preschool.................................... 29,200,000

  For Grants for Vocational

   Education – Basic............................ 66,000,000

  For Advanced Placement Fee..................... 3,300,000

  For Math/Science Partnerships.................. 2,000,000

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

  For Longitudinal Data System................... 5,200,000

  For Charter Schools........................... 23,000,000

  For Preschool Expansion....................... 35,000,000

  For Student Assessments....................... 35,000,000

    Total                                    $2,470,900,000

 

    Section 25.  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, 2019:

From the SBE Federal Agency Services Fund:

  For Adolescent Health Programs................... 500,000

  For Sexual Risk Avoidance Programs............. 6,500,000

  For Substance Abuse and Mental

   Health Services............................... 5,300,000

  For STOP School Violence and

   Mental Health Programs........................ 1,000,000

  For Preschool Development Grant

   Birth Through Five............................ 3,750,000

    Total                                       $17,050,000

 

ARTICLE 4

 

    Section 1.  The sum of $4,237,077,696, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Common School Fund to the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois for the State's contribution, as provided by law.

 

    Section 5.  The sum of $500,000, 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 additional costs due to the establishment of minimum retirement allowances pursuant to Sections 16-136.2 and 16-136.3 of the Illinois Pension Code, as amended.

 

    Section 10.  The sum of $330,000, 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 subsection (e) or subsection (f) of Section 16-158 of the Illinois Pension Code.

 

    Section 15.  The amount of $138,701,551, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois for deposit into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund as the state’s contribution for teachers’ health insurance.

 

    Section 20.  The amount of $11,862,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Common School Fund to the Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago for the state’s contribution pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 17-127 of the Illinois Pension Code.

 

    Section 25.  The amount of $245,487,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Common School Fund to the Public Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago for the state’s contribution pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of Section 17-127 of the Illinois Pension Code.

 

ARTICLE 99

 

Section 99.  Effective Date.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2019.