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| Public Act 100-0028 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
18-12 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/18-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-12)
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Sec. 18-12. Dates for filing State aid claims. The school | ||||
board of
each school district, a regional office of education, | ||||
a laboratory school, or a State-authorized charter school shall | ||||
require teachers, principals, or
superintendents to furnish | ||||
from records kept by them such data as it
needs in preparing | ||||
and certifying to the State Superintendent of Education
its | ||||
report of claims provided in Section
18-8.05 of this Code. The | ||||
claim
shall be based on the latest available equalized assessed | ||||
valuation and tax
rates, as provided in Section 18-8.05, shall | ||||
use the average
daily
attendance as determined by the method | ||||
outlined in Section 18-8.05,
and shall be
certified and filed | ||||
with the State Superintendent of Education by June 21
for | ||||
districts and State-authorized charter schools with an
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official
school calendar end date before June 15 or within 2 | ||||
weeks following the
official school calendar end date for | ||||
districts, regional offices of education, laboratory schools, | ||||
or State-authorized charter schools with a school year end date
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of June 15 or later.
Failure to
so file by these deadlines | ||
constitutes a forfeiture of the right
to
receive payment by
the | ||
State until such claim is filed. The
State Superintendent of | ||
Education shall voucher
for payment those claims to the State | ||
Comptroller as provided in Section 18-11.
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Except as otherwise provided in this Section, if any school | ||
district
fails to provide the minimum school term specified
in | ||
Section 10-19, the State aid claim for that year shall be | ||
reduced by the
State Superintendent of Education in an amount | ||
equivalent to 1/176 or .56818% for
each day less than the | ||
number of days required by this Code.
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If
the State Superintendent of Education determines that | ||
the failure
to
provide the minimum school term was occasioned | ||
by an act or acts of God, or
was occasioned by conditions | ||
beyond the control of the school district
which posed a | ||
hazardous threat to the health and safety of pupils, the
State | ||
aid claim need not be reduced.
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If a school district is precluded from providing the | ||
minimum hours of instruction required for a full day of | ||
attendance due to (A) an adverse weather condition, (B) or a | ||
condition beyond the control of the school district that poses | ||
a hazardous threat to the health and safety of students, or (C) | ||
beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, the utilization of | ||
the school district's facilities for not more than 2 school | ||
days per school year by local or county authorities for the | ||
purpose of holding a memorial or funeral services in | ||
remembrance of a community member, then the partial day of | ||
attendance may be counted if (i) the school district has | ||
provided at least one hour of instruction prior to the closure | ||
of the school district, (ii) a school building has provided at | ||
least one hour of instruction prior to the closure of the | ||
school building, or (iii) the normal start time of the school | ||
district is delayed. | ||
If, prior to providing any instruction, a school district | ||
must close one or more but not all school buildings after | ||
consultation with a local emergency response agency or due to a | ||
condition beyond the control of the school district, then the | ||
school district may claim attendance for up to 2 school days | ||
based on the average attendance of the 3 school days | ||
immediately preceding the closure of the affected school | ||
building or, if approved by the State Board of Education, | ||
utilize the provisions of an e-learning program for the | ||
affected school building as prescribed in Section 10-20.56 of | ||
this Code. The partial or no day of attendance described in | ||
this Section and the reasons therefore shall be certified | ||
within a month of the closing or delayed start by the school | ||
district superintendent to the regional superintendent of | ||
schools for forwarding to the State Superintendent of Education | ||
for approval.
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Other than the utilization of any e-learning days as | ||
prescribed in Section 10-20.56 of this Code, no exception to | ||
the requirement of providing a minimum school term may
be | ||
approved by the State Superintendent of Education pursuant to | ||
this Section
unless a school district has first used all | ||
emergency days provided for
in its regular calendar.
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If the State Superintendent of Education declares that an | ||
energy
shortage exists during any part of the school year for | ||
the State or a
designated portion of the State, a district may | ||
operate the school
attendance centers within the district 4 | ||
days of the week during the
time of the shortage by extending | ||
each existing school day by one clock
hour of school work, and | ||
the State aid claim shall not be reduced, nor
shall the | ||
employees of that district suffer any reduction in salary or
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benefits as a result thereof. A district may operate all | ||
attendance
centers on this revised schedule, or may apply the | ||
schedule to selected
attendance centers, taking into | ||
consideration such factors as pupil
transportation schedules | ||
and patterns and sources of energy for
individual attendance | ||
centers.
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Electronically submitted State aid claims shall be | ||
submitted by
duly authorized district individuals over a secure | ||
network
that is password protected. The electronic submission | ||
of a State aid
claim must be accompanied with an affirmation | ||
that all of the provisions
of Sections 18-8.05, 10-22.5, and | ||
24-4 of this Code are
met in all respects.
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(Source: P.A. 99-194, eff. 7-30-15; 99-657, eff. 7-28-16.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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