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90_SB1115
105 ILCS 5/14-13.01 from Ch. 122, par. 14-13.01
Amends the School Code. In the provisions for State
reimbursement to school districts for furnishing special
educational facilities to handicapped children, increases,
beginning with the 1997-1998 school year, the annual maximum
reimbursement with respect to a teacher's salary to not more
than the lesser of $1,200 per child or $9,000 per teacher,
the annual maximum reimbursement per professional worker to
$9,000, the annual maximum reimbursement for a full time
qualified director to $9,000, the annual maximum
reimbursement for each school psychologist to $9,000, the
annual maximum reimbursement with respect to a reader's
salary to $500 per child, and the annual maximum
reimbursement for necessary non-certified employees to $3,300
per employee. In increments of $1,000 per school year over
each of the succeeding 3 school years, increases the per
teacher, per professional worker, per director, and per
school psychologist maximum reimbursement amount to $12,000
for the 2000-2001 school year and thereafter. Over that same
period, increases (in increments of $50 per school year) the
annual maximum reimbursement for readers to $650 per child
and (in increments of $300 per school year) the annual
maximum reimbursement for necessary non-certified employees
to $4,200 per employee. Effective July 1, 1997.
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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section
2 14-13.01.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
6 Section 14-13.01 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/14-13.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-13.01)
8 Sec. 14-13.01. Reimbursement payable by State; Amounts.
9 Reimbursement for furnishing special educational facilities
10 in a recognized school to the type of children defined in
11 Section 14-1.02 shall be paid to the school districts in
12 accordance with Section 14-12.01 for each school year ending
13 June 30 by the State Comptroller out of any money in the
14 treasury appropriated for such purposes on the presentation
15 of vouchers by the State Board of Education.
16 The reimbursement shall be limited to funds expended for
17 construction and maintenance of special education facilities
18 designed and utilized to house instructional programs,
19 diagnostic services, other special education services for
20 children with disabilities and reimbursement as provided in
21 Section 14-13.01. There shall be no reimbursement for
22 construction and maintenance of any administrative facility
23 separated from special education facilities designed and
24 utilized to house instructional programs, diagnostic services
25 and other special education services for children with
26 disabilities.
27 (a) For children who have not been identified as
28 eligible for special education and for eligible children with
29 physical disabilities, including all eligible children whose
30 placement has been determined under Section 14-8.02 in
31 hospital or home instruction, 1/2 of the teacher's salary but
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1 not more than $1,200 $1,000 annually per child or $9,000
2 $8,000 per teacher for the 1997-1998 1985-1986 school year,
3 $10,000 per teacher for the 1998-1999 school year, $11,000
4 per teacher for the 1999-2000 school year, and $12,000 per
5 teacher for the 2000-2001 school year and thereafter,
6 whichever is less. Children to be included in any
7 reimbursement under this paragraph must regularly receive a
8 minimum of one hour of instruction each school day, or in
9 lieu thereof of a minimum of 5 hours of instruction in each
10 school week in order to qualify for full reimbursement under
11 this Section. If the attending physician for such a child
12 has certified that the child should not receive as many as 5
13 hours of instruction in a school week, however, reimbursement
14 under this paragraph on account of that child shall be
15 computed proportionate to the actual hours of instruction per
16 week for that child divided by 5.
17 (b) For children described in Section 14-1.02, 4/5 of
18 the cost of transportation for each such child, whom the
19 State Superintendent of Education determined in advance
20 requires special transportation service in order to take
21 advantage of special educational facilities. Transportation
22 costs shall be determined in the same fashion as provided in
23 Section 29-5. For purposes of this subsection (b), the dates
24 for processing claims specified in Section 29-5 shall apply.
25 (c) For each professional worker excluding those
26 included in subparagraphs (a), (d), (e), and (f) of this
27 Section, the annual sum of $9,000 $8,000 for the 1997-1998
28 1985-1986 school year, $10,000 for the 1998-1999 school year,
29 $11,000 for the 1999-2000 school year, and $12,000 for the
30 2000-2001 school year and thereafter.
31 (d) For one full time qualified director of the special
32 education program of each school district which maintains a
33 fully approved program of special education the annual sum of
34 $9,000 $8,000 for the 1997-1998 1985-1986 school year,
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1 $10,000 for the 1998-1999 school year, $11,000 for the
2 1999-2000 school year, and $12,000 for the 2000-2001 school
3 year and thereafter. Districts participating in a joint
4 agreement special education program shall not receive such
5 reimbursement if reimbursement is made for a director of the
6 joint agreement program.
7 (e) For each school psychologist as defined in Section
8 14-1.09 the annual sum of $9,000 $8,000 for the 1997-1998
9 1985-1986 school year, $10,000 for the 1998-1999 school year,
10 $11,000 for the 1999-2000 school year, and $12,000 for the
11 2000-2001 school year and thereafter.
12 (f) For each qualified teacher working in a fully
13 approved program for children of preschool age who are deaf
14 or hard-of-hearing the annual sum of $9,000 $8,000 for the
15 1997-1998 1985-1986 school year, $10,000 for the 1998-1999
16 school year, $11,000 for the 1999-2000 school year, and
17 $12,000 for the 2000-2001 school year and thereafter.
18 (g) For readers, working with blind or partially seeing
19 children 1/2 of their salary but not more than the annual
20 amount of $500 $400 annually per child for the 1997-1998
21 school year, $550 per child for the 1998-1999 school year,
22 $600 per child for the 1999-2000 school year, and $650 per
23 child for the 2000-2001 school year and thereafter. Readers
24 may be employed to assist such children and shall not be
25 required to be certified but prior to employment shall meet
26 standards set up by the State Board of Education.
27 (h) For necessary non-certified employees working in any
28 class or program for children defined in this Article, 1/2 of
29 the salary paid or the annual amount of $3,300 $2,800
30 annually per employee for the 1997-1998 school year, $3,600
31 per employee for the 1998-1999 school year, $3,900 per
32 employee for the 1999-2000 school year, and $4,200 per
33 employee for the 2000-2002 school year and thereafter,
34 whichever is less.
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1 The State Board of Education shall set standards and
2 prescribe rules for determining the allocation of
3 reimbursement under this section on less than a full time
4 basis and for less than a school year.
5 When any school district eligible for reimbursement under
6 this Section operates a school or program approved by the
7 State Superintendent of Education for a number of days in
8 excess of the adopted school calendar but not to exceed 235
9 school days, such reimbursement shall be increased by 1/185
10 of the amount or rate paid hereunder for each day such school
11 is operated in excess of 185 days per calendar year.
12 (Source: P.A. 88-555, eff. 7-27-94; 88-641, eff. 9-9-94;
13 89-235, eff. 8-4-95; 89-397, eff. 8-20-95.)
14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July
15 1, 1997.