103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

State of Illinois

 

2023 and 2024   

SB3882

 

Introduced 2/28/2024,  by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

 

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois State Board of Education and teacher retirement contributions for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, as follows:

 

General Funds                         $10,813,663,100

Other State Funds                     $   105,688,900

Federal Funds                         $ 6,464,493,122

Total                                 $17,383,845,122

 

 

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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 $27,590,000, 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, 2024.

 

    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....... 511,589,400

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

Payable from the General Revenue Fund.......... 3,939,497,600

Payable from the Fund for the Advancement

 of Education................................... 965,136,400

    Total                                     $8,629,239,000

 

     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, 2024:

From the General Revenue Fund:

  For a grant to Learning Ally for services for

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

  For Disabled Student Transportation

   Reimbursement................................ 467,366,100

  For Disabled Student Tuition,

   Private Tuition, including prior year costs... 202,732,400

  For District Consolidation Costs/

   Supplemental Payments to School Districts......... 215,000

  For a grant to Illinois State University for Autism

   Training & Technical Assistance................... 100,000

  For the Philip J. Rock Center

   and School..................................... 5,000,000

  For Reimbursement for the Free Breakfast/

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

  For Tax-Equivalent Grants, Section 18-4.4

   of the School Code............................... 275,000

  For Transportation-Regular/Vocational

   Common School Transportation

   Reimbursement,  Section 29-5 of the School Code......... 0

  For a grant to Chicago Lighthouse for Visually

   Impaired/Educational Materials Coordinating Unit,

   Section 14-11.01 of the School Code............. 1,421,100

  For Regular Education Reimbursement

   Per Section 18-3 of the School Code,

   including prior years’ costs.................... 8,700,000

  For Special Education Reimbursement

   Per Section 14-7.03 of the School Code,

   including prior years’ costs.................. 118,919,500

  For all costs associated with Alternative

   Education/Regional Safe Schools................ 20,000,000

  For Truants’ Alternative and Optional

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

  For a grant to Teach for America for the Teach for

   America Program................................ 2,000,000

  For Agriculture Education Programs............... 7,050,000

  For Career and Technical Education.............. 58,000,000

  For a grant to Illinois State University

   for its National Board Resource Center

   for National Board Certified Teachers........... 4,500,000

From the Education Assistance Fund:

  For Transportation-Regular/Vocational Common School

   Transportation Reimbursement,

   Section 29-5 of the School Code............... 340,000,000

  For Disabled Student Tuition, Private Tuition, including

   prior years’ costs..................................... 0

  For Disabled Student Transportation Reimbursement........ 0

    Total                                     $1,257,625,100

 

    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, 2024:

From the General Revenue Fund:

  For State and District Technology Support........ 2,443,800

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

  For Principal Recruitment Program................ 1,800,000

  For Low-Income Advanced Placement Fee............ 2,500,000

  For After School Matters......................... 5,000,000

  For After-School Programming.................... 25,000,000

  For the Southwest Organizing Project Parent

   Mentoring Program............................. 14,000,000

  For all costs associated with the Student Care

   Department..................................... 2,000,000

  For all costs associated with the Summer

   Electronic Benefit Transfer program for Children,

   including administrative costs.................... 670,000

  For Grant Accountability and Transparency Act and

   Budgeting for Results Initiatives................. 380,000

    Total                                        $54,293,800

 

    Section 20. The amount of $748,138,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for Early Childhood Education.

 

    Section 25.  The amount of $750,000, 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 and Residential Services Authority.

 

    Section 30.  The amount of $40,000,000, 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 35.  The amount of $615,100, 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 Educator Misconduct Hearings and Investigations.

 

    Section 40.  The amount of $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 authorized by the Educator Licensure Article of the School Code, including refunds.

 

    Section 45.  The amount of $3,000,000, 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 Computer Science Equity Program.

 

    Section 50.  The amount of $3,512,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for deposit into The Imagination Library of Illinois Fund for grants associated with the Imagination Library of Illinois Grant Program.

 

    Section 55.  The amount of $45,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses for costs associated with Teacher Vacancy Pilot Program.

 

    Section 60.  The amount of $250,000, 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 related to development of an Illinois Comparable Wage Index for the Evidence-Based Funding calculations.

 

    Section 65.  The amount of $150,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for support of the P-20 Council.

 

    Section 70.  The amount of $3,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses associated with implementation of the Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan.

 

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 $10,000,000, or so much of that amount 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, royalty payments, 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, including refunds.

 

    Section 15.  The amount of $8,150,000, or so much of that amount 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 of that amount 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 $1,050,000, 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 all costs associated with its Charter School Department, per Section 27A-7.5 of the School Code.

 

    Section 50. The amount of $13,000,000, 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, 2024, for Regional Superintendents’ and Assistants’ Compensation and Related Benefits.

 

    Section 55. The following 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, 2024:

  For Bus Driver Training........................... 150,000

  For Regional Superintendents’ Services.......... 18,970,000

    Total                                        $19,120,000

 

    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, 2024:

From the Drivers Education Fund:

  For Driver Education........................... 10,000,000

From the Charter Schools Revolving Loan Fund:

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

From the School Technology Revolving Loan Fund:

  For School Technology Loans, Section 2-3.117a

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

    Total                                        $17,700,000

 

    Section 65.  The amount of $1,850,000, 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 Grant Accountability and Transparency Act and Budgeting for Results Initiatives.

 

    Section 70.  The amount of $2,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the School STEAM Grant Program Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for the School STEAM Grant Program.

 

    Section 75.  The amount of $17,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Freedom Schools Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses for costs associated with the freedom school network and programs.

 

    Section 80.  The amount of $4,310,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Imagination Library of Illinois Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for a grant to the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Illinois Foundation for all costs associated with the Imagination Library of Illinois Grant Program.

 

ARTICLE 3

 

    Section 5.  The amount of $19,904,700, or so much of that amount 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 $2,900,000, or so much of that amount 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 of that amount 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, 2024:

 

From the SBE Federal Department of Agriculture Fund:

  For Child Nutrition......................... 1,250,000,000

 

From the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund:

  For Title I................................. 1,200,000,000

  For Title III.................................. 56,000,000

  For Title IV.................................. 250,000,000

  For Title V..................................... 2,200,000

  For Title X..................................... 9,000,000

  For Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,

   Deaf/Blind for a grant to Philip J. Rock Center

   and School for Project Reach...................... 800,000

  For Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,

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

  For Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,

   Preschool..................................... 41,000,000

  For Grants for Vocational

   Education – Basic............................. 70,000,000

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

  For Institute of Education Sciences Grant........ 1,000,000

  For Mental Health Service Professional

   Demonstration Grant............................ 3,600,000

  For School-Based Mental Health Services.......... 7,500,000

    Total                                     $2,931,100,000

 

    Section 25.  The amount of $160,000,000, 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 Title II, at the approximate costs below:

     For Title II................................ 157,713,500

     For a grant to or contract with the

      Illinois Principals Association in support of

      the Ed Leaders Network platform............... 1,500,000

     For a grant to or contract with the Illinois

      Association of School Administrators for

      coaching and mentoring of new superintendents

      in their first three years of service and

      scholarships for female educational leaders

      of color to attend the Aspiring

      Superintendent Academy Program ................. 650,000

     For a grant to or contract with the Illinois Principals

      Association for the mentoring of principals and assistant

      principals in schools identified for comprehensive

      supports....................................... 136,500

 

    Section 30.  The amount of $949,576,400, 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 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, IDEA, at the approximate costs below:

    For Individuals with Disabilities

     Education Act, IDEA........................ 944,845,977

    For a grant to Illinois State University

     for the Autism Learning and Supports Project.. 1,239,899

    For a grant to the University of Illinois

     for the Center for Transition................. 1,000,000

    For a grant to the Illinois Deaf and Hard of

     Hearing Commission for the Illinois Deaf and

     Hard of Hearing Program......................... 80,000

    For a grant to United Cerebral Palsy – Seguin

     For the Assistive Technology Exchange Network... 450,000

    For a grant to United Cerebral Palsy –

     Seguin for Assistive Technology Training

     and Technical Assistance........................ 300,000

    For a grant to Illinois Assistive Technology

     Program for the Assistive Technology Device and

     Loan Program................................. 1,010,524

    For a grant to Northwest Special Education

     Organization for the Illinois Service

     Resource Center................................ 650,000

 

    Section 35.  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, 2024:

from SBE Federal Agency Services Fund:

  For Adolescent Health Programs..................... 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.................................. 35,000,000

    Total                                        $41,800,000

 

    Section 40.  The amount of $81,470,400, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund per the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021.

 

    Section 45.  The amount of $6,657,500, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund per the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021.

 

    Section 50.  The amount of $5,783,500, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses of the Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools per the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021.

 

    Section 55.  The amount of $2,146,263,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund per the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, at the approximate costs below:

  For Elementary & Secondary School

   Emergency Relief Fund, ARP ESSER............ 2,142,093,664

  For the Social-Emotional Learning and Trauma

   Response Program to complete a grant to the following

   named entities, at the approximate costs below:

    For Regional Office of Education #1.............. 631,361

    For Regional Office of Education #4.............. 735,770

    For Regional Office of Education #19............. 671,768

    For Regional Office of Education #21............. 704,490

    For Regional Office of Education #39............. 554,584

    For Regional Office of Education #40............. 469,595

    For City of Chicago School District 299.......... 401,768

 

    Section 60.  The amount of $45,996,600, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses of the Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools per the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

 

    Section 65.  The amount of $16,312,800, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the SBE Federal Department of Education Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses for Homeless Children and Youth per the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

 

    Section 70.  The amount of $5,128,943, or so much of that amount as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2024, from a reappropriation heretofore made for such purpose in Article 101, Section 80 of Public Act 103-0006, is reappropriated from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for costs associated with implementing after school programs for purposes permitted by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and related federal guidance.

 

    Section 75.  The amount of $7,558,057, or so much of that amount as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2024, from a reappropriation heretofore made for such purpose in Article 101, Section 85 of Public Act 103-0006 is reappropriated from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for a grant to the Southwest Organizing Project Parent Mentoring Program for implementing parent mentoring programs for purposes permitted by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and related federal guidance.

 

    Section 80.  The amount of $51,784, or so much of that amount as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2024, from a reappropriation heretofore made for such purpose in Article 101, Section 90 of Public Act 103-0006, is reappropriated from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for a grant to the Black and Gold Initiative for mentoring, educational programming, and violence prevention for high school students, for purposes permitted by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and related federal guidance.

 

    Section 85. The amount of $1,500,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2024, from a reappropriation heretofore made for such purpose in Article 101, Section 95 of Public Act 103-0006, is reappropriated from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for a grant to Virtual Learning Systems for costs associated with expenses to provide social studies curriculum to include African American history chapters to all schools statewide, for purposes permitted by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and related federal guidance.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

    Section 1.  The sum of $6,203,622,413, 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 $300,000, 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.

 

    Section 10.  The sum of $475,000, 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 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 $113,815,903, 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 $15,195,000, 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 $338,683,000, 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 paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of Section 17-127 of the Illinois Pension Code.

 

Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2024.