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1+103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5480 Introduced , by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/29-5 from Ch. 122, par. 29-5 Amends the Transportation Article of the School Code. In provisions claiming reimbursement by the State for transportation, provides that, for a State-authorized charter school, the State will pay the prorated allowable cost of transporting eligible pupils less the prior year prorated assessed valuation based on enrollment reported for the previous academic year in a State-authorized charter school proportionate to the State-authorized charter school's local school board's district enrollment for the previous academic year. Provides that a State-authorized charter school's qualifying rate shall be the same as the rate that applies to State-authorized charter school's local school board's district. Provides that if a State-authorized charter school does not have a Transportation Fund tax rate of at least .12% based upon the tax rate of its local school board's district, the State-authorized charter school shall be eligible to receive a reimbursement based on the proportion of students enrolled in the State-authorized charter school compared with the local school board's district enrollment. LRB103 37524 RJT 67647 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5480 Introduced , by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/29-5 from Ch. 122, par. 29-5 105 ILCS 5/29-5 from Ch. 122, par. 29-5 Amends the Transportation Article of the School Code. In provisions claiming reimbursement by the State for transportation, provides that, for a State-authorized charter school, the State will pay the prorated allowable cost of transporting eligible pupils less the prior year prorated assessed valuation based on enrollment reported for the previous academic year in a State-authorized charter school proportionate to the State-authorized charter school's local school board's district enrollment for the previous academic year. Provides that a State-authorized charter school's qualifying rate shall be the same as the rate that applies to State-authorized charter school's local school board's district. Provides that if a State-authorized charter school does not have a Transportation Fund tax rate of at least .12% based upon the tax rate of its local school board's district, the State-authorized charter school shall be eligible to receive a reimbursement based on the proportion of students enrolled in the State-authorized charter school compared with the local school board's district enrollment. LRB103 37524 RJT 67647 b LRB103 37524 RJT 67647 b A BILL FOR
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311 1 AN ACT concerning education.
412 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
513 3 represented in the General Assembly:
614 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
715 5 29-5 as follows:
816 6 (105 ILCS 5/29-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 29-5)
917 7 Sec. 29-5. Reimbursement by State for transportation. Any
1018 8 school district or State-authorized charter school,
1119 9 maintaining a school, transporting resident pupils to another
1220 10 school district's vocational program, offered through a joint
1321 11 agreement approved by the State Board of Education, as
1422 12 provided in Section 10-22.22 or transporting its resident
1523 13 pupils to a school which meets the standards for recognition
1624 14 as established by the State Board of Education which provides
1725 15 transportation meeting the standards of safety, comfort,
1826 16 convenience, efficiency and operation prescribed by the State
1927 17 Board of Education for resident pupils in kindergarten or any
2028 18 of grades 1 through 12 who: (a) reside at least 1 1/2 miles as
2129 19 measured by the customary route of travel, from the school
2230 20 attended; or (b) reside in areas where conditions are such
2331 21 that walking constitutes a hazard to the safety of the child
2432 22 when determined under Section 29-3; and (c) are transported to
2533 23 the school attended from pick-up points at the beginning of
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3468 1 the school day and back again at the close of the school day or
3569 2 transported to and from their assigned attendance centers
3670 3 during the school day, shall be reimbursed by the State as
3771 4 hereinafter provided in this Section.
3872 5 The State will pay the prorated allowable cost of
3973 6 transporting eligible pupils less the real equalized assessed
4074 7 valuation as computed under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of
4175 8 Section 18-8.15 in a dual school district maintaining
4276 9 secondary grades 9 to 12 inclusive times a qualifying rate of
4377 10 .05%; in elementary school districts maintaining grades K to 8
4478 11 times a qualifying rate of .06%; and in unit districts
4579 12 maintaining grades K to 12, including partial elementary unit
4680 13 districts formed pursuant to Article 11E, times a qualifying
4781 14 rate of .07%. For a State-authorized charter school, the State
48-15 shall pay the prorated allowable cost of transporting eligible
49-16 pupils less the prior year's prorated assessed valuation based
82+15 will pay the prorated allowable cost of transporting eligible
83+16 pupils less the prior year prorated assessed valuation based
5084 17 on enrollment reported pursuant to subsection (a) of Section
51-18 27A-11 for the previous school year in the charter school
52-19 proportionate to the charter school's school district's
53-20 enrollment for the previous school year.
54-21 To be eligible to receive reimbursement in excess of 4/5
55-22 of the cost to transport eligible pupils, a school district or
56-23 partial elementary unit district formed pursuant to Article
57-24 11E shall have a Transportation Fund tax rate of at least .12%.
58-25 A State-authorized charter school's qualifying rate shall be
59-26 the same as the rate that applies to the charter school's
85+18 27A-11 for the previous academic year in a State-authorized
86+19 charter school proportionate to the State-authorized charter
87+20 school's local school board's district enrollment for the
88+21 previous academic year. To be eligible to receive
89+22 reimbursement in excess of 4/5 of the cost to transport
90+23 eligible pupils, a school district or partial elementary unit
91+24 district formed pursuant to Article 11E shall have a
92+25 Transportation Fund tax rate of at least .12%. A
93+26 State-authorized charter school's qualifying rate shall be the
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70-1 school district. The Transportation Fund tax rate for a
71-2 partial elementary unit district formed pursuant Article 11E
72-3 shall be the combined elementary and high school rates
73-4 pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Section
74-5 18-8.15.
75-6 If a school district or partial elementary unit district
76-7 formed pursuant to Article 11E does not have a .12%
77-8 Transportation Fund tax rate, the amount of its claim in
78-9 excess of 4/5 of the cost of transporting pupils shall be
79-10 reduced by the sum arrived at by subtracting the
80-11 Transportation Fund tax rate from .12% and multiplying that
81-12 amount by the district's real equalized assessed valuation as
82-13 computed under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of Section
83-14 18-8.15, provided that in no case shall said reduction result
84-15 in reimbursement of less than 4/5 of the cost to transport
85-16 eligible pupils. For a State-authorized charter school within
86-17 a school district that does not have a 0.12% Transportation
87-18 Fund tax rate, the State shall pay the prorated allowable cost
88-19 of transporting eligible pupils less the prior year's prorated
89-20 assessed valuation based on enrollment reported pursuant to
90-21 subsection (a) of Section 27A-11 for the previous school year
91-22 in the charter school proportionate to the charter school's
92-23 school district's enrollment for the previous school year.
93-24 A State-authorized charter school, that offers
94-25 transportation to eligible students shall be eligible for
95-26 reimbursement by the State at the same rate as its host
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104+1 same as the rate that applies to local school board's
105+2 district. The Transportation Fund tax rate for a partial
106+3 elementary unit district formed pursuant Article 11E shall be
107+4 the combined elementary and high school rates pursuant to
108+5 paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Section 18-8.15. If a
109+6 State-authorized charter school does not have a Transportation
110+7 Fund tax rate of at least .12% based upon the tax rate of the
111+8 State-authorized charter school's local school board's
112+9 district, the State-authorized charter school shall be
113+10 eligible to receive a reimbursement based on the proportion of
114+11 students enrolled in the State-authorized charter school
115+12 compared with the local school board's district enrollment. If
116+13 a school district or partial elementary unit district formed
117+14 pursuant to Article 11E does not have a .12% Transportation
118+15 Fund tax rate, the amount of its claim in excess of 4/5 of the
119+16 cost of transporting pupils shall be reduced by the sum
120+17 arrived at by subtracting the Transportation Fund tax rate
121+18 from .12% and multiplying that amount by the district's real
122+19 equalized assessed valuation as computed under paragraph (3)
123+20 of subsection (d) of Section 18-8.15, provided that in no case
124+21 shall said reduction result in reimbursement of less than 4/5
125+22 of the cost to transport eligible pupils.
126+23 The minimum amount to be received by a district is $16
127+24 times the number of eligible pupils transported.
128+25 When calculating the reimbursement for transportation
129+26 costs, the State Board of Education may not deduct the number
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107-2 organized under Article 34. A State-authorized charter school,
108-3 whose host district is a school district organized under
109-4 Article 34 is eligible for reimbursement by the State at the
110-5 rate set forth in the charter agreement. A State-authorized
111-6 charter school, shall make a claim for reimbursement by the
112-7 State through the Pupil Transportation Claim Reimbursement
113-8 System and receive funding reimbursement in the same manner as
114-9 a school district. Notwithstanding any other provision of law
115-10 to the contrary, a State-authorized charter school that has
116-11 previously received regular transportation grant funding from
117-12 the State Board of Education or is in the process of receiving
118-13 such funding approved in the same fiscal year as the effective
119-14 date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly
120-15 shall retain any awarded funding.
121-16 The minimum amount to be received by a district is $16
122-17 times the number of eligible pupils transported.
123-18 When calculating the reimbursement for transportation
124-19 costs, the State Board of Education may not deduct the number
125-20 of pupils enrolled in early education programs from the number
126-21 of pupils eligible for reimbursement if the pupils enrolled in
127-22 the early education programs are transported at the same time
128-23 as other eligible pupils.
129-24 Any such district transporting resident pupils during the
130-25 school day to an area vocational school or another school
131-26 district's vocational program more than 1 1/2 miles from the
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141+2 of pupils eligible for reimbursement if the pupils enrolled in
142+3 the early education programs are transported at the same time
143+4 as other eligible pupils.
144+5 Any such district transporting resident pupils during the
145+6 school day to an area vocational school or another school
146+7 district's vocational program more than 1 1/2 miles from the
147+8 school attended, as provided in Sections 10-22.20a and
148+9 10-22.22, shall be reimbursed by the State for 4/5 of the cost
149+10 of transporting eligible pupils.
150+11 School day means that period of time during which the
151+12 pupil is required to be in attendance for instructional
152+13 purposes.
153+14 If a pupil is at a location within the school district
154+15 other than his residence for child care purposes at the time
155+16 for transportation to school, that location may be considered
156+17 for purposes of determining the 1 1/2 miles from the school
157+18 attended.
158+19 Claims for reimbursement that include children who attend
159+20 any school other than a public school shall show the number of
160+21 such children transported.
161+22 Claims for reimbursement under this Section shall not be
162+23 paid for the transportation of pupils for whom transportation
163+24 costs are claimed for payment under other Sections of this
164+25 Act.
165+26 The allowable direct cost of transporting pupils for
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142-1 school attended, as provided in Sections 10-22.20a and
143-2 10-22.22, shall be reimbursed by the State for 4/5 of the cost
144-3 of transporting eligible pupils.
145-4 School day means that period of time during which the
146-5 pupil is required to be in attendance for instructional
147-6 purposes.
148-7 If a pupil is at a location within the school district
149-8 other than his residence for child care purposes at the time
150-9 for transportation to school, that location may be considered
151-10 for purposes of determining the 1 1/2 miles from the school
152-11 attended.
153-12 Claims for reimbursement that include children who attend
154-13 any school other than a public school shall show the number of
155-14 such children transported.
156-15 Claims for reimbursement under this Section shall not be
157-16 paid for the transportation of pupils for whom transportation
158-17 costs are claimed for payment under other Sections of this
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160-19 The allowable direct cost of transporting pupils for
161-20 regular, vocational, and special education pupil
162-21 transportation shall be limited to the sum of the cost of
163-22 physical examinations required for employment as a school bus
164-23 driver; the salaries of full-time or part-time drivers and
165-24 school bus maintenance personnel; employee benefits excluding
166-25 Illinois municipal retirement payments, social security
167-26 payments, unemployment insurance payments and workers'
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177+2 transportation shall be limited to the sum of the cost of
178+3 physical examinations required for employment as a school bus
179+4 driver; the salaries of full-time or part-time drivers and
180+5 school bus maintenance personnel; employee benefits excluding
181+6 Illinois municipal retirement payments, social security
182+7 payments, unemployment insurance payments and workers'
183+8 compensation insurance premiums; expenditures to independent
184+9 carriers who operate school buses; payments to other school
185+10 districts for pupil transportation services; pre-approved
186+11 contractual expenditures for computerized bus scheduling;
187+12 expenditures for housing assistance and homeless prevention
188+13 under Sections 1-17 and 1-18 of the Education for Homeless
189+14 Children Act that are not in excess of the school district's
190+15 actual costs for providing transportation services and are not
191+16 otherwise claimed in another State or federal grant that
192+17 permits those costs to a parent, a legal guardian, any other
193+18 person who enrolled a pupil, or a homeless assistance agency
194+19 that is part of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
195+20 Act's continuum of care for the area in which the district is
196+21 located; the cost of gasoline, oil, tires, and other supplies
197+22 necessary for the operation of school buses; the cost of
198+23 converting buses' gasoline engines to more fuel efficient
199+24 engines or to engines which use alternative energy sources;
200+25 the cost of travel to meetings and workshops conducted by the
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178-1 compensation insurance premiums; expenditures to independent
179-2 carriers who operate school buses; payments to other school
180-3 districts for pupil transportation services; pre-approved
181-4 contractual expenditures for computerized bus scheduling;
182-5 expenditures for housing assistance and homeless prevention
183-6 under Sections 1-17 and 1-18 of the Education for Homeless
184-7 Children Act that are not in excess of the school district's
185-8 actual costs for providing transportation services and are not
186-9 otherwise claimed in another State or federal grant that
187-10 permits those costs to a parent, a legal guardian, any other
188-11 person who enrolled a pupil, or a homeless assistance agency
189-12 that is part of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
190-13 Act's continuum of care for the area in which the district is
191-14 located; the cost of gasoline, oil, tires, and other supplies
192-15 necessary for the operation of school buses; the cost of
193-16 converting buses' gasoline engines to more fuel efficient
194-17 engines or to engines which use alternative energy sources;
195-18 the cost of travel to meetings and workshops conducted by the
196-19 regional superintendent or the State Superintendent of
197-20 Education pursuant to the standards established by the
198-21 Secretary of State under Section 6-106 of the Illinois Vehicle
199-22 Code to improve the driving skills of school bus drivers; the
200-23 cost of maintenance of school buses including parts and
201-24 materials used; expenditures for leasing transportation
202-25 vehicles, except interest and service charges; the cost of
203-26 insurance and licenses for transportation vehicles;
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213+2 Secretary of State under Section 6-106 of the Illinois Vehicle
214+3 Code to improve the driving skills of school bus drivers; the
215+4 cost of maintenance of school buses including parts and
216+5 materials used; expenditures for leasing transportation
217+6 vehicles, except interest and service charges; the cost of
218+7 insurance and licenses for transportation vehicles;
219+8 expenditures for the rental of transportation equipment; plus
220+9 a depreciation allowance of 20% for 5 years for school buses
221+10 and vehicles approved for transporting pupils to and from
222+11 school and a depreciation allowance of 10% for 10 years for
223+12 other transportation equipment so used. Each school year, if a
224+13 school district has made expenditures to the Regional
225+14 Transportation Authority or any of its service boards, a mass
226+15 transit district, or an urban transportation district under an
227+16 intergovernmental agreement with the district to provide for
228+17 the transportation of pupils and if the public transit carrier
229+18 received direct payment for services or passes from a school
230+19 district within its service area during the 2000-2001 school
231+20 year, then the allowable direct cost of transporting pupils
232+21 for regular, vocational, and special education pupil
233+22 transportation shall also include the expenditures that the
234+23 district has made to the public transit carrier. In addition
235+24 to the above allowable costs, school districts shall also
236+25 claim all transportation supervisory salary costs, including
237+26 Illinois municipal retirement payments, and all transportation
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215-2 a depreciation allowance of 20% for 5 years for school buses
216-3 and vehicles approved for transporting pupils to and from
217-4 school and a depreciation allowance of 10% for 10 years for
218-5 other transportation equipment so used. Each school year, if a
219-6 school district has made expenditures to the Regional
220-7 Transportation Authority or any of its service boards, a mass
221-8 transit district, or an urban transportation district under an
222-9 intergovernmental agreement with the district to provide for
223-10 the transportation of pupils and if the public transit carrier
224-11 received direct payment for services or passes from a school
225-12 district within its service area during the 2000-2001 school
226-13 year, then the allowable direct cost of transporting pupils
227-14 for regular, vocational, and special education pupil
228-15 transportation shall also include the expenditures that the
229-16 district has made to the public transit carrier. In addition
230-17 to the above allowable costs, school districts shall also
231-18 claim all transportation supervisory salary costs, including
232-19 Illinois municipal retirement payments, and all transportation
233-20 related building and building maintenance costs without
234-21 limitation.
235-22 Special education allowable costs shall also include
236-23 expenditures for the salaries of attendants or aides for that
237-24 portion of the time they assist special education pupils while
238-25 in transit and expenditures for parents and public carriers
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249+2 limitation.
250+3 Special education allowable costs shall also include
251+4 expenditures for the salaries of attendants or aides for that
252+5 portion of the time they assist special education pupils while
253+6 in transit and expenditures for parents and public carriers
254+7 for transporting special education pupils when pre-approved by
255+8 the State Superintendent of Education.
256+9 Indirect costs shall be included in the reimbursement
257+10 claim for districts which own and operate their own school
258+11 buses. Such indirect costs shall include administrative costs,
259+12 or any costs attributable to transporting pupils from their
260+13 attendance centers to another school building for
261+14 instructional purposes. No school district which owns and
262+15 operates its own school buses may claim reimbursement for
263+16 indirect costs which exceed 5% of the total allowable direct
264+17 costs for pupil transportation.
265+18 The State Board of Education shall prescribe uniform
266+19 regulations for determining the above standards and shall
267+20 prescribe forms of cost accounting and standards of
268+21 determining reasonable depreciation. Such depreciation shall
269+22 include the cost of equipping school buses with the safety
270+23 features required by law or by the rules, regulations and
271+24 standards promulgated by the State Board of Education, and the
272+25 Department of Transportation for the safety and construction
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251-2 Indirect costs shall be included in the reimbursement
252-3 claim for districts which own and operate their own school
253-4 buses. Such indirect costs shall include administrative costs,
254-5 or any costs attributable to transporting pupils from their
255-6 attendance centers to another school building for
256-7 instructional purposes. No school district which owns and
257-8 operates its own school buses may claim reimbursement for
258-9 indirect costs which exceed 5% of the total allowable direct
259-10 costs for pupil transportation.
260-11 The State Board of Education shall prescribe uniform
261-12 regulations for determining the above standards and shall
262-13 prescribe forms of cost accounting and standards of
263-14 determining reasonable depreciation. Such depreciation shall
264-15 include the cost of equipping school buses with the safety
265-16 features required by law or by the rules, regulations and
266-17 standards promulgated by the State Board of Education, and the
267-18 Department of Transportation for the safety and construction
268-19 of school buses provided, however, any equipment cost
269-20 reimbursed by the Department of Transportation for equipping
270-21 school buses with such safety equipment shall be deducted from
271-22 the allowable cost in the computation of reimbursement under
272-23 this Section in the same percentage as the cost of the
273-24 equipment is depreciated.
274-25 On or before August 15, annually, the chief school
275-26 administrator for the district shall certify to the State
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285+2 school buses with such safety equipment shall be deducted from
286+3 the allowable cost in the computation of reimbursement under
287+4 this Section in the same percentage as the cost of the
288+5 equipment is depreciated.
289+6 On or before August 15, annually, the chief school
290+7 administrator for the district shall certify to the State
291+8 Superintendent of Education the district's claim for
292+9 reimbursement for the school year ending on June 30 next
293+10 preceding. The State Superintendent of Education shall check
294+11 and approve the claims and prepare the vouchers showing the
295+12 amounts due for district reimbursement claims. Each fiscal
296+13 year, the State Superintendent of Education shall prepare and
297+14 transmit the first 3 vouchers to the Comptroller on the 30th
298+15 day of September, December and March, respectively, and the
299+16 final voucher, no later than June 20.
300+17 If the amount appropriated for transportation
301+18 reimbursement is insufficient to fund total claims for any
302+19 fiscal year, the State Board of Education shall reduce each
303+20 school district's allowable costs and flat grant amount
304+21 proportionately to make total adjusted claims equal the total
305+22 amount appropriated.
306+23 For purposes of calculating claims for reimbursement under
307+24 this Section for any school year beginning July 1, 2016, the
308+25 equalized assessed valuation for a school district or partial
309+26 elementary unit district formed pursuant to Article 11E used
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287-2 reimbursement for the school year ending on June 30 next
288-3 preceding. The State Superintendent of Education shall check
289-4 and approve the claims and prepare the vouchers showing the
290-5 amounts due for district reimbursement claims. Each fiscal
291-6 year, the State Superintendent of Education shall prepare and
292-7 transmit the first 3 vouchers to the Comptroller on the 30th
293-8 day of September, December and March, respectively, and the
294-9 final voucher, no later than June 20.
295-10 If the amount appropriated for transportation
296-11 reimbursement is insufficient to fund total claims for any
297-12 fiscal year, the State Board of Education shall reduce each
298-13 school district's allowable costs and flat grant amount
299-14 proportionately to make total adjusted claims equal the total
300-15 amount appropriated.
301-16 For purposes of calculating claims for reimbursement under
302-17 this Section for any school year beginning July 1, 2016, the
303-18 equalized assessed valuation for a school district or partial
304-19 elementary unit district formed pursuant to Article 11E used
305-20 to compute reimbursement shall be the real equalized assessed
306-21 valuation as computed under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of
307-22 Section 18-8.15.
308-23 All reimbursements received from the State shall be
309-24 deposited into the district's transportation fund or into the
310-25 fund from which the allowable expenditures were made.
311-26 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any school
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320+1 to compute reimbursement shall be the real equalized assessed
321+2 valuation as computed under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of
322+3 Section 18-8.15.
323+4 All reimbursements received from the State shall be
324+5 deposited into the district's transportation fund or into the
325+6 fund from which the allowable expenditures were made.
326+7 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any school
327+8 district receiving a payment under this Section or under
328+9 Section 14-7.02, 14-7.02b, or 14-13.01 of this Code may
329+10 classify all or a portion of the funds that it receives in a
330+11 particular fiscal year or from State aid pursuant to Section
331+12 18-8.15 of this Code as funds received in connection with any
332+13 funding program for which it is entitled to receive funds from
333+14 the State in that fiscal year (including, without limitation,
334+15 any funding program referenced in this Section), regardless of
335+16 the source or timing of the receipt. The district may not
336+17 classify more funds as funds received in connection with the
337+18 funding program than the district is entitled to receive in
338+19 that fiscal year for that program. Any classification by a
339+20 district must be made by a resolution of its board of
340+21 education. The resolution must identify the amount of any
341+22 payments or general State aid to be classified under this
342+23 paragraph and must specify the funding program to which the
343+24 funds are to be treated as received in connection therewith.
344+25 This resolution is controlling as to the classification of
345+26 funds referenced therein. A certified copy of the resolution
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322-1 district receiving a payment under this Section or under
323-2 Section 14-7.02, 14-7.02b, or 14-13.01 of this Code may
324-3 classify all or a portion of the funds that it receives in a
325-4 particular fiscal year or from State aid pursuant to Section
326-5 18-8.15 of this Code as funds received in connection with any
327-6 funding program for which it is entitled to receive funds from
328-7 the State in that fiscal year (including, without limitation,
329-8 any funding program referenced in this Section), regardless of
330-9 the source or timing of the receipt. The district may not
331-10 classify more funds as funds received in connection with the
332-11 funding program than the district is entitled to receive in
333-12 that fiscal year for that program. Any classification by a
334-13 district must be made by a resolution of its board of
335-14 education. The resolution must identify the amount of any
336-15 payments or general State aid to be classified under this
337-16 paragraph and must specify the funding program to which the
338-17 funds are to be treated as received in connection therewith.
339-18 This resolution is controlling as to the classification of
340-19 funds referenced therein. A certified copy of the resolution
341-20 must be sent to the State Superintendent of Education. The
342-21 resolution shall still take effect even though a copy of the
343-22 resolution has not been sent to the State Superintendent of
344-23 Education in a timely manner. No classification under this
345-24 paragraph by a district shall affect the total amount or
346-25 timing of money the district is entitled to receive under this
347-26 Code. No classification under this paragraph by a district
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