$HB4884 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

AN ACT concerning appropriations.

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

Section 5. The following amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes named, are appropriated from federal funds to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004:

From National Center for Education Statistics Fund:

For National Cooperative Education Statistics Systems and National Assessment of Educational Progress:

For Personal Services.......................... $68,500

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer......... 2,800

For Retirement Contributions.................... 14,000

For Social Security Contributions................ 6,000

For Group Insurance............................. 12,000

For Contractual Services........................ 15,000

For Travel...................................... 43,000

For Commodities.................................. 1,000

For Telecommunications........................... 1,500

Total $163,800

From Department of Health and Human Services Fund:

For Training School Health Personnel:

For Personal Services.......................... $90,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer......... 5,000

For Retirement Contributions.................... 10,000

For Social Security Contributions............... 10,000

For Group Insurance............................. 12,000

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

For Travel...................................... 16,000

For Commodities................................. 10,000

For Printing.................................... 10,000

For Telecommunications........................... 6,000

Total $369,000

For Refugee:

For Personal Services.......................... $90,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer......... 5,000

For Retirement Contributions.................... 18,000

For Social Security Contributions............... 10,000

For Group Insurance............................. 18,000

For Contractual Services........................ 50,000

For Travel...................................... 20,000

For Commodities.................................. 5,000

For Equipment................................... 10,000

For Telecommunications........................... 6,000

For Grants................................... 2,500,000

Total $2,732,000

From ISBE Federal National Community Service Fund:

For Learn and Serve America:

For Personal Services.......................... $80,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer......... 3,000

For Retirement Contributions..................... 8,500

For Social Security Contributions................ 4,000

For Group Insurance............................. 12,000

For Contractual Services......................... 5,000

For Travel....................................... 5,000

For Commodities.................................... 500

For Printing..................................... 2,000

For Equipment.................................... 1,000

For Telecommunications........................... 1,500

For Grants.................................... 2,500,000

Total $2,622,500

From Federal Department of Agriculture Fund:

For Child Nutrition:

For Personal Services....................... $3,600,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer....... 130,000

For Retirement Contributions................... 420,000

For Social Security Contributions.............. 165,000

For Group Insurance............................ 675,000

For Contractual Services..................... 3,500,000

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

For Commodities................................ 100,000

For Printing................................... 225,000

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

For Telecommunications.......................... 80,000

For Operation of Automotive Equipment........... 10,000

For Grants................................. 450,000,000

Total $459,455,000

From Federal Department of Education Fund:

For Title I Programs:

For Personal Services....................... $3,600,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer....... 135,000

For Retirement Contributions................... 450,000

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

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

For Contractual Services..................... 2,500,000

For Travel..................................... 300,000

For Commodities................................ 125,000

For Printing................................... 150,000

For Equipment................................... 80,000

For Telecommunications......................... 170,000

For Operation of Automotive Equipment........... 10,000

For Grants................................. 650,200,000

Total $658,470,000

For Title IV Safe and Drug Free Schools:

For Personal Services......................... $340,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer........ 14,000

For Retirement Contributions.................... 60,000

For Social Security Contributions............... 35,000

For Group Insurance............................. 70,000

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

For Travel...................................... 60,000

For Commodities................................. 10,000

For Printing.................................... 20,000

For Equipment................................... 20,000

For Telecommunications.......................... 30,000

For Grants.................................. 25,000,000

Total $25,859,000

For Title X McKinney Homeless Assistance:

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

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer......... 4,000

For Retirement Contributions.................... 15,000

For Social Security Contributions................ 7,000

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

For Contractual Services........................ 30,000

For Travel...................................... 15,000

For Commodities.................................. 3,000

For Printing..................................... 5,000

For Equipment.................................... 2,000

For Telecommunications........................... 5,000

For Grants................................... 3,000,000

Total $3,206,000

For Pre-School:

For Personal Services......................... $550,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer........ 25,000

For Retirement Contributions.................... 75,000

For Social Security Contributions............... 40,000

For Group Insurance............................ 110,000

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

For Travel...................................... 50,000

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

For Printing.................................... 20,000

For Equipment................................... 10,000

For Telecommunications.......................... 40,000

For Grants.................................. 25,000,000

Total $26,940,000

For Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - IDEA:

For Personal Services....................... $4,700,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer....... 200,000

For Retirement Contributions................... 600,000

For Social Security Contributions.............. 165,000

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

For Contractual Services..................... 4,800,000

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

For Commodities................................. 50,000

For Printing................................... 120,000

For Equipment................................... 75,000

For Telecommunications......................... 150,000

For Operation of Automotive Equipment........... 10,000

For Grants................................. 550,000,000

Total $562,070,000

For Deaf-Blind:

For Grants.................................... $380,000

Total 380,000

For Vocational and Applied Technology Education Title I:

For Personal Services......................... $600,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer........ 30,000

For Retirement Contributions.................... 75,000

For Social Security Contributions............... 40,000

For Group Insurance............................ 130,000

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

For Travel..................................... 160,000

For Commodities................................. 10,000

For Printing.................................... 25,000

For Equipment................................... 40,000

For Telecommunications.......................... 60,000

For Grants for Vocational Education – Basic... 50,000,000

Total $52,170,000

For Vocational Education - Title II:

For Personal Services......................... $160,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer......... 8,000

For Retirement Contributions.................... 20,000

For Social Security Contributions............... 10,000

For Group Insurance............................. 30,000

For Contractual Services........................ 35,000

For Travel...................................... 10,000

For Commodities.................................. 1,000

For Equipment.................................... 2,000

For Telecommunications.......................... 12,000

For Grants for Vocational Education – Tech Prep 5,000,000

Total $5,288,000

For Enhancing Education through Technology:

For Personal Services......................... $335,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer........ 15,000

For Retirement Contributions.................... 75,000

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

For Group Insurance............................. 72,000

For Contractual Services..................... 1,600,000

For Travel...................................... 15,000

For Commodities................................. 10,000

For Printing.................................... 10,000

For Equipment................................... 15,000

For Telecommunications.......................... 20,000

For Grants.................................. 35,000,000

Total $37,187,000

For the Illinois Purchased Care Review Board:

For Personal Services......................... $120,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer......... 6,000

For Retirement Contributions.................... 15,000

For Social Security Contributions............... 10,000

For Group Insurance.............................. 25,000

For Contractual Services........................ 15,000

For Commodities.................................. 1,000

For Telecommunications............................ 5,000

Total $197,000

For the Charter Schools Program:

For Personal Services.......................... $50,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer......... 2,000

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

For Social Security Contributions............... 10,000

For Group Insurance............................. 12,000

For Contractual Services........................ 30,000

For Travel...................................... 10,000

For Commodities.................................. 1,000

For Printing..................................... 1,000

For Telecommunications........................... 5,000

For Grants................................... 2,500,000

Total $2,626,000

For the Department of Defense Troops to Teachers Program:

For Personal Services.......................... $95,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer......... 5,000

For Retirement Contributions.................... 10,000

For Social Security Contributions................ 6,000

For Group Insurance............................. 18,000

For Contractual Services........................ 15,000

For Travel...................................... 10,000

For Commodities.................................. 1,000

For Printing..................................... 4,000

For Equipment.................................... 6,000

For Telecommunications........................... 3,000

Total $173,000

For the Advanced Placement Program:

For Personal Services.......................... $60,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer......... 3,000

For Retirement Contributions..................... 9,000

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

For Group Insurance............................. 12,000

For Contractual Services....................... 481,000

For Travel...................................... 10,000

For Commodities.................................. 1,000

For Printing..................................... 1,000

For Equipment.................................... 1,000

For Telecommunications........................... 1,000

For Grants................................... 2,000,000

Total $2,584,000

For the Transition to Teaching Program:

For Personal Services.......................... $50,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer......... 2,000

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

For Social Security Contributions................ 6,000

For Group Insurance............................. 12,000

For Contractual Services....................... 510,000

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

For Commodities................................. 10,000

For Printing.................................... 20,000

For Equipment................................... 10,000

For Telecommunications.......................... 10,000

For Grants...................................... 500,000

Total $1,165,000

For the IDEA Improvement Program:

For Personal Services.......................... $25,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer......... 1,000

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

For Social Security Contributions................ 1,000

For Group Insurance.............................. 4,000

For Contractual Services....................... 100,000

For Travel....................................... 5,500

For Commodities.................................. 1,000

For Telecommunications........................... 1,500

For Grants................................... 2,500,000

Total $2,640,000

For the Title VI – Renovation, Special Education and Technology:

For Contractual Services..................... $ 250,000

For Grants.................................. 10,000,000

Total $10,250,000

For the IDEA Model Outreach Program:

For Grants.................................... $400,000

Total $400,000

For the Title V Foreign Language Assistance:

For Contractual Services....................... $150,000

Total $150,000

For Title I - Reading First:

For Personal Services......................... $700,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer........ 35,000

For Retirement Contributions.................... 85,000

For Social Security Contributions............... 40,000

For Group Insurance............................ 120,000

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

For Travel..................................... 100,000

For Commodities................................. 75,000

For Printing.................................... 75,000

For Equipment................................... 20,000

For Telecommunications.......................... 40,000

For Grants.................................. 50,000,000

Total $53,290,000

For Title II – Preparing, Training and

Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals:

For Personal Services......................... $800,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer........ 30,000

For Retirement Contributions.................... 90,000

For Social Security Contributions............... 50,000

For Group Insurance............................ 130,000

For Contractual Services..................... 2,500,000

For Travel..................................... 130,000

For Commodities.................................. 5,000

For Printing.................................... 10,000

For Equipment................................... 30,000

For Telecommunications.......................... 40,000

For Grants................................. 150,000,000

Total $153,815,000

For Title II – Math Science Partnerships:

For Personal Services......................... $200,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer........ 15,000

For Retirement Contributions.................... 30,000

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

For Group Insurance............................. 36,000

For Contractual Services........................ 70,000

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

For Commodities.................................. 2,000

For Printing..................................... 2,000

For Equipment.................................... 5,000

For Telecommunications.......................... 15,000

For Grants................................... 8,000,000

Total $8,425,000

For Title III – Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient, including, but not limited to,

English Language Acquisition:

For Personal Services......................... $500,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer........ 25,000

For Retirement Contributions.................... 65,000

For Social Security Contributions............... 25,000

For Group Insurance............................. 80,000

For Contractual Services....................... 600,000

For Travel...................................... 75,000

For Commodities.................................. 5,000

For Printing.................................... 10,000

For Equipment................................... 10,000

For Telecommunications.......................... 40,000

For Grants.................................. 40,000,000

Total $41,435,000

For Title IV – 21st Century Schools, including, but not limited to, 21st Century Community Learning Centers and Community Services:

For Personal Services......................... $400,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer........ 15,000

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

For Social Security Contributions............... 30,000

For Group Insurance............................. 60,000

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

For Travel...................................... 75,000

For Commodities................................. 15,000

For Printing.................................... 18,000

For Equipment................................... 10,000

For Telecommunications.......................... 30,000

For Grants.................................. 45,000,000

Total $47,203,000

For Title V –Innovative Programs:

For Personal Services......................... $500,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer........ 25,000

For Retirement Contributions.................... 55,000

For Social Security Contributions............... 40,000

For Group Insurance............................. 72,000

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

For Travel...................................... 50,000

For Commodities................................. 11,000

For Printing.................................... 10,000

For Equipment................................... 10,000

For Telecommunications.......................... 20,000

For Grants.................................. 21,000,000

Total $22,793,000

For Title VI – Flexibility and Accountability, including but not limited to, Rural and Low Income Schools Program:

For Personal Services.......................... $40,000

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer......... 2,000

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

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

For Group Insurance.............................. 6,000

For Contractual Services........................ 20,000

For Travel...................................... 10,000

For Commodities.................................. 1,000

For Printing..................................... 5,000

For Equipment.................................... 1,000

For Telecommunications........................... 2,000

For Grants................................... 1,500,000

Total $1,595,000

For all costs associated with Title VI

– State Assessments............................ $25,000,000

For all costs associated with special federal

Congressional projects........................ $10,000,000

From the Federal Department of Labor Fund:

For the School-to-Work Program:

For Grants.................................... $3,000,000

Total, Section 5 $2,223,653,300

Section 10. The following amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes named, are appropriated from State funds to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004:

-EDUCATION SERVICES-

From General Revenue Fund:

For Personal Services........................ $12,426,200

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer......... 447,400

For Retirement Contributions..................... 476,700

For Social Security Contributions................ 447,500

For Contractual Services....................... 1,771,800

For Travel....................................... 213,700

For Commodities................................... 69,000

For Printing..................................... 105,200

For Equipment..................................... 78,900

For Telecommunications............................ 226,800

For Operation of Auto Equipment.................... 11,800

Total $16,275,000

From the Driver Education Fund:

For Personal Services............................ $62,500

For Employee Retirement Paid by Employer........... 3,000

For Retirement Contributions....................... 3,000

For Social Security Contributions.................. 2,000

For Group Insurance............................... 18,000

For Contractual Services.......................... 59,800

For Travel......................................... 4,200

For Commodities.................................... 2,500

For Printing....................................... 3,200

For Equipment...................................... 3,000

For Telecommunications............................. 3,500

For Grants.................................... 16,260,000

Total $16,424,700

Total, Section 10 $32,699,700

Section 15. The following amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes named, are appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004:

For all costs associated with the Reading Improvement

Block Grant.................................... $81,931,800

For all costs associated with the

Early Childhood Block Grant................... $243,572,200

For all operational costs associated

with the Residential Services Authority (RSA)

for Behavior Disorders and Severely

Emotionally Disturbed Children and Adolescents.... $518,000

For all costs associated with the regional

and Local Optional Education Programs

for Dropouts, those at risk of dropping out,

and Alternative Education Programs

for chronic truants............................ $19,660,000

For all costs associated with the

Extended Learning Program..................... $48,562,800

For all costs associated with

Teacher Education Programs...................... $7,386,900

For all costs associated with Illinois

State Board of Education (ISBE)

Regional Services................................. $500,000

For all costs associated with the Technology

for Success Program for the purpose

of implementing the use of computer

technology in the classroom.................... $11,879,500

For all costs associated with the

State Board of Education Technology Program....... $245,000

For all costs associated with the

Illinois Governmental Internship Program.......... $134,200

For all costs associated with the Parental Guardian

Programs under the transportation provisions

of Section 29-5.2 of the School Code........... $14,977,900

For all costs associated with the following Standards, Assessment and Accountability programs at the approximate costs set forth below:

System of Support............................. $9,200,000

GED Testing Statewide............................ 210,000

GED Testing Cook County.......................... 400,000

Private Business Vocational Schools.............. 700,000

Non-Public School Recognition.................... 400,000

Assessment.................................... 17,786,500

Accountability................................. 3,898,700

Total........................................ $32,595,200

For payment to the Early Intervention Revolving

Fund for costs associated with the Early Intervention

Program at the Department of Human Services. Payments

shall be made in 12 installments equal on or about

the 15th of each month......................... $64,447,300

For all costs associated with the Bilingual

Program to Local Education Agencies with over 500,000

population to meet the needs of those children

who come from environments where the

dominant language is other than English

under Section 34-18.2 of the School Code....... $37,950,000

For all costs associated with the Bilingual Program

to Local Education Agencies with under

500,000 population to meet the needs of

those children who come from environments

where the dominant language is other

than English under Section 10-22.38a of

the School Code................................ $37,950,000

For all costs associated with providing

the loan of textbooks to students

under Section 18-17 of the School Code......... $29,126,500

For all costs associated with Career and

Technical Education Programs................... $41,287,500

For all costs associated with the Charter

Schools Program................................. $3,522,500

For all costs associated with

Alternative Education/Regional

Safe Schools................................... $17,704,200

For all costs associated with supplementary

payments to school districts as provided in

Section 18-8.2, Section 18-8.3, Section 18-8.5,

and Section 18-8.05

of the School Code.............................. $1,828,800

Total, Section 15 $695,780,300

Section 20. The following amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes named, are appropriated from State funds to the Illinois State Board of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004:

From the Charter Schools Revolving Loan Fund:

For Charter Schools Loans..................... $2,000,000

From the Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund:

For all costs associated with the issuing

of teachers’ certificates....................... $3,000,000

From the Private Business and Vocational Schools Fund:

For all costs associated with the

Private Business and Vocational

Schools Act....................................... $500,000

From the School Technology Revolving Fund:

For the Statewide Educational Network........... $125,000

From the State Board of Education Fund:

For all expenses as provided in Section 2-3.126 of

the School Code................................... $500,000

From the School Infrastructure Fund:

For all costs associated with the Capital

Assistance Program ............................... $200,000

From the ISBE Teacher Certificate Institute Fund:

For all costs associated with teacher

certificates as provided in Sections 3-12 &

2-3.105 of the School Code........................ $500,000

From the ISBE GED Testing Fund:

For all costs associated with the GED Testing

Program as provided in Sections 3-15.12

& 2-3.105 of the School Code................... $ 1,000,000

From the ISBE School Bus Driver Permit Fund:

For all costs associated with the

School Bus Driver Permit Program

as provided in Section 3-14.23

of the School Code................................. $12,000

Total, Section 20 $7,837,000

Section 25. 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 Grants-In-Aid:

From the General Revenue Fund:

For orphanage tuition claims and State-owned housing

claims as provided under Section 18-3

of the School Code............................. $17,400,000

For financial assistance to Local Education Agencies

for the Philip J. Rock Center and School as provided

by Section 14-11.02 of the School Code.......... $3,055,400

For financial assistance to Local Education Agencies

for the purpose of maintaining an educational materials

coordinating unit as provided for by Section 14-11.01

of the School Code.............................. $1,158,000

For reimbursement to school districts for services

and materials from programs under Section

14A-5 of the School Code....................... $19,000,600

For tuition of disabled children attending

schools under Section 14-7.02

of the School Code............................. $73,500,000

For reimbursement to school

districts for extraordinary special education

and facilities under Section 14-7.02a

of the School Code............................ $266,500,000

For reimbursement to school districts for

services and materials used in programs for

the use of disabled children under Section

14-13.01 of the School Code................... $360,000,000

For reimbursement on a current basis only to school

districts that provide for education of handicapped

orphans from residential institutions

as well as foster children who are mentally impaired

or behaviorally disordered as provided

under Section 14-7.03 of the School Code...... $106,100,000

For reimbursement to school districts qualifying

under Section 29-5 of the School Code

for a portion of the cost of transporting

common school pupils.......................... $275,400,000

For reimbursement to school districts

for a portion of the cost of transporting

disabled students under subsection (b) of Section

14-13.01 of the School Code................... $317,100,000

For reimbursement to school districts and

for providing free lunch and breakfast programs

under the provision of the School Breakfast and Lunch

Program Act.................................... $20,500,000

For grants associated with the School

Breakfast Incentive Program....................... $723,500

For Tax Equivalent Grants pursuant

to Section 18-4.4 of the School Code ............. $242,800

For grants associated with Reading for Blind

and Dyslexic Persons, and for programs

and services in support of Illinois

citizens with visual and reading impairments...... $174,400

For grants to Local Education Agencies

to conduct Agricultural Education Programs...... $1,943,300

For block grants to school districts

for school safety and educational

improvement programs pursuant to Section

2-3.51.5 of the School Code.................... $66,854,100

For grants associated with the Illinois Economic

Education Program................................. $144,700

For grants associated with the Metro East Consortium

for Child Advocacy................................ $224,300

For grants associated with

Regional Offices of Education.................. $14,070,400

For grants associated with the

Transition of Minority Students................... $597,900

For supplementary payments (General State

Aid – Hold Harmless) to school districts under

subsection (J) of Section 18-8.05 of the

School Code.................................... $21,681,100

For summer school payments as provided

by Section 18-4.3 of the School Code............ $7,000,000

For costs associated with Teach for America....... $464,900

From the Common School Fund:

For compensation of Regional Superintendents of Schools

and Assistants under Section 18-5 of the School Code and

one-time employer contributions to Teachers’ Retirement

System under Section 16-133.2 of the Illinois Pension Code,

including prior year claims..................... $8,386,400

For general apportionment (General State Aid) as

provided by Section 18-8.05 of the School

Code........................................ $3,280,205,100

From the School District Emergency Financial Assistance Fund:

For emergency financial assistance pursuant to

Section 1B-8 of the School Code................. $5,333,000

From the Education Assistance Fund:

For general apportionment (General State Aid)

as provided by Section 18-8.05 of

the School Code .............................. $578,860,000

From the Temporary Relocation Expenses Revolving Grant Fund:

For temporary relocation expenses as provided in

Section 2-3.77 of the School Code............... $1,130,000

From the Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarship Fund:

For grants to the Golden Apple Foundation........ $10,000

Total, Section 25 $5,447,759,900

Section 30. The following named amount, or so much of this amount as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois State Board of Education for the School Construction Program:

From the School Technology Revolving Loan Program Fund:

For the purpose of making loans pursuant to Section

2-3.117a of the School Code..................... $50,000,000

Section 35. The amount of $2,000,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for deposit into the School District Emergency Financial Assistance Fund.

Section 40. The amount of $29,126,500, or so much of that amount as may be necessary and remains unexpended on June 30, 2004, from appropriations heretofore made for that purpose in Article 1, Section 25 of Public Act 93-115, is reappropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for all costs associated with providing the loan of textbooks to students under Section 18‑17 of the School Code.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2004.