SB2149 EngrossedLRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 5 18-3 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/18-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-3) 7 Sec. 18-3. Tuition of children from orphanages and 8 children's homes. When the children from any home for orphans, 9 dependent, abandoned or maladjusted children maintained by any 10 organization or association admitting to such home children 11 from the State in general or when children residing in a school 12 district wherein the State of Illinois maintains and operates 13 any welfare or penal institution on property owned by the 14 State of Illinois, which contains houses, housing units or 15 housing accommodations within a school district, attend grades 16 kindergarten through 12 of the public schools maintained by 17 that school district, the State Superintendent of Education 18 shall direct the State Comptroller to pay a specified amount 19 sufficient to pay the annual tuition cost of such children who 20 attended such public schools during the regular school year 21 ending on June 30. The Comptroller shall pay the amount after 22 receipt of a voucher submitted by the State Superintendent of 23 Education. SB2149 Engrossed LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed- 2 -LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b 1 The amount of the tuition for such children attending the 2 public schools of the district shall be determined by the 3 State Superintendent of Education by multiplying the number of 4 such children in average daily attendance in such schools by 5 1.2 times the total annual per capita cost of administering 6 the schools of the district. Such total annual per capita cost 7 shall be determined by totaling all expenses of the school 8 district in the educational, operations and maintenance, bond 9 and interest, transportation, Illinois municipal retirement, 10 and rent funds for the school year preceding the filing of such 11 tuition claims less expenditures not applicable to the regular 12 K-12 program, less offsetting revenues from State sources 13 except those from the common school fund, less offsetting 14 revenues from federal sources except those from federal 15 impaction aid, less student and community service revenues, 16 plus a depreciation allowance; and dividing such total by the 17 average daily attendance for the year. Notwithstanding 18 subsection (a), for any school district that (i) is designated 19 as a Tier 1 or Tier 2 school district under Section 18-8.15, 20 (ii) has at least one school that is located on federal 21 property, (iii) has an overall student population of no more 22 than 4,500 students and no less than 2,500 students, and (iv) 23 receives a federal Public Schools on Military Installations 24 grant until June 30, 2030, the depreciation allowance shall 25 exclude the following: 26 (1) Depreciation of the portion of a new school SB2149 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed- 3 -LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b 1 building that was constructed using federal or donated 2 funds from the school district's Capital Projects Fund. 3 (2) Depreciation of the portion of a new school 4 building that was constructed with private funds and 5 donated to the school district upon completion. 6 Annually on or before June 15 the superintendent of the 7 district shall certify to the State Superintendent of 8 Education the following: 9 1. The name of the home and of the organization or 10 association maintaining it; or the legal description of 11 the real estate upon which the house, housing units, or 12 housing accommodations are located and that no taxes or 13 service charges or other payments authorized by law to be 14 made in lieu of taxes were collected therefrom or on 15 account thereof during either of the calendar years 16 included in the school year for which claim is being made; 17 2. The number of children from the home or living in 18 such houses, housing units or housing accommodations and 19 attending the schools of the district; 20 3. The total number of children attending the schools 21 of the district; 22 4. The per capita tuition charge of the district; and 23 5. The computed amount of the tuition payment claimed 24 as due. 25 Whenever the persons in charge of such home for orphans, 26 dependent, abandoned or maladjusted children have received SB2149 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed- 4 -LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b 1 from the parent or guardian of any such child or by virtue of 2 an order of court a specific allowance for educating such 3 child, such persons shall pay to the school board in the 4 district where the child attends school such amount of the 5 allowance as is necessary to pay the tuition required by such 6 district for the education of the child. If the allowance is 7 insufficient to pay the tuition in full the State 8 Superintendent of Education shall direct the Comptroller to 9 pay to the district the difference between the total tuition 10 charged and the amount of the allowance. 11 Whenever the facilities of a school district in which such 12 house, housing units or housing accommodations are located, 13 are limited, pupils may be assigned by that district to the 14 schools of any adjacent district to the limit of the 15 facilities of the adjacent district to properly educate such 16 pupils as shall be determined by the school board of the 17 adjacent district, and the State Superintendent of Education 18 shall direct the Comptroller to pay a specified amount 19 sufficient to pay the annual tuition of the children so 20 assigned to and attending public schools in the adjacent 21 districts and the Comptroller shall draw his warrant upon the 22 State Treasurer for the payment of such amount for the benefit 23 of the adjacent school districts in the same manner as for 24 districts in which the houses, housing units or housing 25 accommodations are located. 26 Summer session costs shall be reimbursed based on the SB2149 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed- 5 -LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed - 5 - LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed - 5 - LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b 1 actual expenditures for providing these services. On or before 2 November 1 of each year, the superintendent of each eligible 3 school district shall certify to the State Superintendent of 4 Education the claim of the district for the summer session 5 following the regular school year just ended. The State 6 Superintendent of Education shall transmit to the Comptroller 7 no later than December 15th of each year vouchers for payment 8 of amounts due to school districts for summer session. 9 Claims for tuition for children from any home for orphans 10 or dependent, abandoned, or maladjusted children shall be paid 11 on a current year basis. On September 30, December 31, and 12 March 31, the State Board of Education shall voucher payments 13 for districts with those students based on an estimated cost 14 calculated from the prior year's claim. The school district 15 shall certify to the State Superintendent of Education the 16 report of claims due for such tuition payments on or before 17 June 15. Claims received by June 15 may be amended until August 18 1. The State Superintendent of Education shall direct the 19 State Comptroller to pay to the district, on or before August 20 31, the amount due for the district for the school year in 21 accordance with the calculation of the claim as set forth in 22 this Section. However, notwithstanding any other provisions of 23 this Section or the School Code, beginning with fiscal year 24 1994 and each fiscal year thereafter, if the amount 25 appropriated for any fiscal year is less than the amount 26 required for purposes of this Section, the amount required to SB2149 Engrossed - 5 - LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed- 6 -LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed - 6 - LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed - 6 - LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b 1 eliminate any insufficient reimbursement for each district 2 claim under this Section shall be reimbursed on August 31 of 3 the next fiscal year. Payments required to eliminate any 4 insufficiency for prior fiscal year claims shall be made 5 before any claims are paid for the current fiscal year. 6 If a school district makes a claim for reimbursement under 7 Section 14-7.03 it shall not include in any claim filed under 8 this Section children residing on the property of State 9 institutions included in its claim under Section 14-7.03. 10 Any child who is not a resident of Illinois who is placed 11 in a child welfare institution, private facility, State 12 operated program, orphanage or children's home shall have the 13 payment for his educational tuition and any related services 14 assured by the placing agent. 15 In order to provide services appropriate to allow a 16 student under the legal guardianship or custodianship of the 17 State to participate in local school district educational 18 programs, costs may be incurred in appropriate cases by the 19 district that are in excess of 1.2 times the district per 20 capita tuition charge allowed under the provisions of this 21 Section. In the event such excess costs are incurred, they 22 must be documented in accordance with cost rules established 23 under the authority of this Section and may then be claimed for 24 reimbursement under this Section. 25 Planned services for students eligible for this funding 26 must be a collaborative effort between the appropriate State SB2149 Engrossed - 6 - LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed- 7 -LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed - 7 - LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b SB2149 Engrossed - 7 - LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b 1 agency or the student's group home or institution and the 2 local school district. 3 (Source: P.A. 101-17, eff. 6-14-19.) SB2149 Engrossed - 7 - LRB104 10509 LNS 20584 b