Illinois Compiled Statutes
105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.
Article 18 - Common School Fund

(105 ILCS 5/Art. 18 heading)

 
(105 ILCS 5/18-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-1)
Sec. 18-1.
Moneys
constituting fund.
The common school fund of the state shall consist of any sums accredited
thereto in pursuance of law, of the interest on the school fund proper,
which fund is 3% upon the proceeds of the sales of public lands in the
State, 1/6 part excepted; and the interest on the surplus revenue
distributed by Act of Congress and made part of the common school fund by
Act of the legislature, March 4, 1837. The interest on the school fund
proper and the surplus revenue shall be paid by the State annually at the
rate of 6%, and shall be distributed as provided by law.

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-3)
Sec. 18-3. Tuition of children from orphanages and children's homes.
When the children from any home for orphans, dependent, abandoned or
maladjusted children maintained by any organization or association
admitting to such home children from the State in general or when children
residing in a school district wherein the State of Illinois maintains and
operates any welfare or penal institution on property owned by
the State of Illinois, which contains houses, housing units or housing
accommodations within a school district, attend grades kindergarten through
12 of the public schools maintained by that school district, the
State Superintendent of Education shall direct the State Comptroller to
pay a specified amount sufficient to pay the annual tuition cost of such
children who attended such public schools during the regular school year
ending on June 30. The
Comptroller shall pay the amount after receipt of a voucher
submitted by the State Superintendent of Education.
The amount of the tuition for such children attending the public schools
of the district shall be determined by the State Superintendent of
Education by multiplying the number of such children in average daily
attendance in such schools by 1.2 times the total annual per capita cost of
administering the schools of the district. Such total annual per capita
cost shall be determined by totaling all expenses of the school district in
the educational, operations and maintenance, bond and interest,
transportation, Illinois municipal retirement, and rent funds for the
school year preceding the filing of such tuition claims less expenditures
not applicable to the regular K-12 program, less offsetting revenues from
State sources except those from the common school fund, less offsetting
revenues from federal sources except those from federal impaction aid, less
student and community service revenues, plus a depreciation allowance; and
dividing such total by the average daily attendance for the year.
Annually on or before June 15 the superintendent of the district shall certify to the State Superintendent of Education the following:
Whenever the persons in charge of such home for orphans, dependent, abandoned
or maladjusted children have received from the parent or guardian of any such
child or by virtue of an order of court a specific allowance for educating
such child, such persons shall pay to the school board in the district
where the child attends school such amount of the allowance as is necessary
to pay the tuition required by such district for the education of the
child. If the allowance is insufficient to pay the tuition in full the
State Superintendent of Education shall direct the Comptroller to pay to
the district the difference between the total tuition charged and the
amount of the allowance.
Whenever the facilities of a school district in which such house,
housing units or housing accommodations are located, are limited, pupils
may be assigned by that district to the schools of any adjacent district to
the limit of the facilities of the adjacent district to properly educate
such pupils as shall be determined by the school board of the adjacent
district, and the State Superintendent of Education shall direct the
Comptroller to pay a specified amount sufficient to pay the annual tuition
of the children so assigned to and attending public schools in the adjacent
districts and the Comptroller shall draw his warrant upon the State
Treasurer for the payment of such amount for the benefit of the adjacent
school districts in the same manner as for districts in which the houses,
housing units or housing accommodations are located.
Summer session costs shall be reimbursed based on the actual expenditures for providing these services. On or before November 1 of each year, the superintendent of each eligible school district shall certify to the State Superintendent of Education the claim of the district for the summer session following the regular school year just ended. The State Superintendent of Education shall transmit to the Comptroller no later than December 15th of each year vouchers for payment of amounts due to school districts for summer session.
Claims for tuition for children from any home for orphans or dependent,
abandoned, or maladjusted children
shall be paid on a current year basis. On September 30, December 31, and
March 31, the State Board of Education shall voucher payments for districts
with those students based on an estimated cost calculated from the prior
year's claim. The school district shall certify to the State Superintendent of Education the report of claims due for such tuition payments on or before June 15. Claims received by June 15 may be amended until August 1. The State Superintendent of Education shall direct the State Comptroller to pay to the district, on or before August 31, the amount due for the district for the school year in accordance with the calculation of the claim as set forth in this Section. However, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section or the
School Code, beginning with fiscal year 1994 and each fiscal year thereafter, if the amount appropriated for any fiscal year is
less than the amount required for purposes of this Section, the amount required
to eliminate any insufficient reimbursement for each district claim under this
Section shall be reimbursed on August 31 of the next fiscal year. Payments required to eliminate any insufficiency for prior fiscal
year claims shall be made before any claims are paid for the current fiscal
year.
If a school district makes a claim for reimbursement under Section 14-7.03 it shall not include in any claim filed under this Section
children residing on the property of State institutions included in its
claim under Section 14-7.03.
Any child who is not a resident of Illinois who is placed in a child
welfare institution, private facility, State operated program, orphanage
or children's home shall have the payment for his educational tuition and
any related services assured by the placing agent.
In order to provide services appropriate to allow a student under the legal
guardianship or custodianship of the State to participate in local school
district educational programs, costs may be incurred in appropriate cases by
the
district that are in excess of 1.2 times the district per capita tuition charge
allowed under the provisions of this Section. In the event such excess costs
are incurred, they must be documented in accordance with cost rules established
under the authority of this Section and may then be claimed for reimbursement
under this Section.
Planned services for students eligible for this funding must be a
collaborative effort between the appropriate State agency or the student's
group home or institution and the local school district.


(Source: P.A. 101-17, eff. 6-14-19.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-4.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-4.2)
Sec. 18-4.2.
(Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 88-641, eff. 9-9-94. Repealed by P.A. 91-96, eff. 7-9-99.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-4.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-4.3)
Sec. 18-4.3. Summer school grants. Through fiscal year 2017, grants shall be determined for
pupil attendance in summer schools conducted under Sections 10-22.33A
and 34-18 and approved under Section 2-3.25 in the following manner.
The amount of grant for each accredited summer school attendance pupil shall
be obtained by dividing the total amount of apportionments determined under Section 18-8.05 by the
actual
number of pupils in average daily attendance used for such
apportionments. The number of credited summer school attendance pupils
shall be determined (a) by counting clock hours of class instruction by
pupils enrolled in grades 1 through 12 in approved courses conducted at
least 60 clock hours in summer sessions; (b) by dividing such total of
clock hours of class instruction by 4 to produce days of credited pupil
attendance; (c) by dividing such days of credited pupil attendance by
the actual number of days in the regular term as used in computation in
the general apportionment in Section 18-8.05; and (d) by
multiplying by
1.25.
The amount of the grant for a summer school program approved by the
State Superintendent of Education for children with
disabilities, as defined
in Sections 14-1.02 through 14-1.07, shall be determined in the manner
contained above except that average daily membership shall be utilized
in lieu of average daily attendance.
In the case of an apportionment based on summer school attendance or
membership pupils, the claim therefor shall be presented as a separate
claim for the particular school year in which such summer school
session ends. On or before November 1 of each year the
superintendent of each eligible school district shall certify to
the State Superintendent of Education the claim
of the district for the summer
session just ended. Failure on the part of the school board to so
certify shall constitute a forfeiture of its right to such payment. The State Superintendent of Education shall transmit to the
Comptroller no later than December 15th of each year
vouchers for payment of amounts due school districts for
summer school. The State Superintendent of Education shall direct the
Comptroller to draw his warrants for payments thereof by the 30th
day of December. If the money appropriated by the
General Assembly for such purpose for any year is insufficient, it shall
be apportioned on the basis of claims approved.
However, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, for each fiscal year the
money appropriated by the General
Assembly for the purposes of this Section shall only be used for grants
for approved summer school programs for those children with
disabilities served pursuant to Section 14-7.02 or 14-7.02b of this

Code.
No funding shall be provided to school districts under this Section after fiscal year 2017. In fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, all funding received by a school district from the State pursuant to Section 18-8.15 of this Code that is attributable to summer school for special education pupils must be used for special education services authorized under this Code.

(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-4.4) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-4.4)
Sec. 18-4.4. Tax Equivalent Grants. When any State institution is
located in a school district in which the State owns 45% or more of the
total land area of the district, the State Superintendent of Education
shall annually direct the State Comptroller to pay the amount of the
tax-equivalent grants provided in this Section, and the State Comptroller shall
draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer for the payment of the grants. For
fiscal year 1995 and each fiscal year thereafter,
the grant shall equal
0.5% of the equalized assessed
valuation of the land owned by the State (computing that equalized assessed
valuation by multiplying the average value per taxable acre of the school
district by the total number of acres of land owned by the State). Annually on
or before September 15, 1994 and July 1, thereafter, the district
superintendent shall certify to the State Board of Education the following
matters:
Failure of any district superintendent to certify the
claim for the tax-equivalent grant on or before September 15, 1994 or July 1 of
a subsequent year shall constitute a forfeiture by the district of its right to
such grant for the school year.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary or the disposition of State property which would affect the allocation of grants under this Section, a tax-equivalent grant may be awarded to a school district in which the State owns 40% or more of the
total land area of the district if, as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the school district would otherwise qualify for a tax-equivalent grant under this Section as a district in which the State owns 45% or more of the
total land area.
(Source: P.A. 102-280, eff. 8-6-21.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-4.5)
Sec. 18-4.5. Home Hospital Grants. Except for those children qualifying
under Article 14, school districts shall be eligible to receive reimbursement
for all children requiring home or hospital instruction at not more than $1,000
annually per child or $9,000 per teacher, whichever is less.

(Source: P.A. 98-739, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-5)
Sec. 18-5. Compensation of regional superintendents and assistants. The State Board of Education
shall request an appropriation payable
from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund for compensation for regional
superintendents of schools and the assistant regional superintendents of
schools authorized by Section 3-15.10 of this Act, and as provided in "An Act concerning
fees and salaries and to classify the several counties of this State with
reference thereto", approved March 29, 1872 as amended, and shall present
vouchers to the Comptroller
monthly for the payment to the
several regional superintendents and such assistant regional superintendents
of their compensation as fixed by law. Such payments shall be made either
(1) monthly, at the close of the month, or (2) semimonthly on or around
the 15th of the month and at the close of the month, at the option of the
regional superintendent or assistant regional superintendent.

(Source: P.A. 97-619, eff. 11-14-11; 97-732, eff. 6-30-12; 98-24, eff. 6-19-13.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-6)
Sec. 18-6. Supervisory expenses. The State Board of Education
shall annually request an appropriation for
regional office of education expenses, aggregating $1,000 per county per year
for each educational service region.
The State Board of Education shall present vouchers to the Comptroller as
soon as may be after the first day of August
each year for each regional office of education.
Each regional office of education may draw upon these funds for the
expenses necessarily incurred in providing for supervisory services in the
region.

(Source: P.A. 98-739, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-7)
Sec. 18-7.
Payments for benefit of teacher retirement systems.
(a) In each fiscal year through fiscal year 1998, the State Board of
Education shall distribute to
the Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago the sum, if
any, appropriated for that fiscal year from the Common School Fund for the
benefit of the Retirement Fund, in the manner provided in this Section,
the Illinois Pension Code, the State Finance Act, and other applicable
provisions of law. In making this distribution, the State Board of Education
shall present vouchers to the State Comptroller on the 10th and 20th days of
each month beginning in August. Each payment shall equal 1/24 of the annual
amount appropriated in the months of August through May and 1/12 of the annual
amount appropriated in June.
Beginning in fiscal year 1999, the State contributions to the Public School
Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago shall be appropriated directly
to
the Fund and paid in vouchers submitted by the board of trustees of the Fund.
Vouchers submitted under this subsection shall be paid by the State
Comptroller and Treasurer by warrants drawn on funds appropriated to the
Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago.
(b) The State Board of Education shall, in State fiscal year 1995, pay to
the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois the amount
appropriated for the required State contribution to the System for that fiscal
year. The State Board of Education shall present vouchers to the State
Comptroller for this purpose on the 10th and 20th days of each month of the
fiscal year, other than the month of July. Each payment in the months of
August through May shall equal 1/24 of the amount appropriated for that fiscal
year; each payment in the month of June shall equal 1/12 of the amount
appropriated for that fiscal year.
Vouchers submitted
under this subsection shall be paid by the State
Comptroller and Treasurer by warrants drawn on funds appropriated to the State
Board of Education for that purpose.
(c) Beginning in State fiscal year 1996, the required State contributions
to the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois shall be
appropriated directly to the System and paid on vouchers submitted by the board
of trustees of the retirement system, as provided in Section 16-158 of the
Illinois Pension Code. These vouchers shall be paid by the State Comptroller
and Treasurer by warrants drawn on funds appropriated to the retirement system
for that purpose.

(Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 12-4-97.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-8) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-8)
Sec. 18-8.
(Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98. Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-98.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-8.05)
Sec. 18-8.05. (Repealed).


(Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18. Repealed by P.A. 100-582, eff. 3-23-18.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-8.1)
Sec. 18-8.1. (Repealed).


(Source: Laws 1961, p. 3759. Repealed by P.A. 98-739, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-8.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-8.2)
Sec. 18-8.2. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 94-902, eff. 7-1-06. Repealed by P.A. 94-1019, eff. 7-10-06.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-8.3)
Sec. 18-8.3. (Repealed).


(Source: P.A. 88-555, eff. 7-27-94. Repealed by P.A. 94-1019, eff. 7-10-06.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-8.4)
Sec. 18-8.4. (Repealed).


(Source: P.A. 84-1243. Repealed by P.A. 95-793, eff. 1-1-09.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-8.5) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-8.5)
Sec. 18-8.5. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 94-902, eff. 7-1-06. Repealed by P.A. 94-1019, eff. 7-10-06.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-8.7)
Sec. 18-8.7. (Repealed).


(Source: P.A. 88-647, eff. 9-16-94. Repealed by P.A. 94-1105, eff. 6-1-07.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-8.10)
Sec. 18-8.10. (Repealed).


(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17. Repealed by P.A. 102-894, eff. 5-20-22; 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-8.15)
(Text of Section from P.A. 102-699)
Sec. 18-8.15. Evidence-Based Funding for student success for the 2017-2018 and subsequent school years.
(a) General provisions.
(b) Adequacy Target calculation.
(c) Local Capacity calculation.
(d) Calculation of Real Receipts, EAV, and Adjusted EAV for purposes of the Local Capacity calculation.
(e) Base Funding Minimum calculation.
(f) Percent of Adequacy and Final Resources calculation.
(g) Evidence-Based Funding formula distribution system.
(h) State Superintendent administration of funding and district submission requirements.
(i) Professional Review Panel.
(j) References. Beginning July 1, 2017, references in other laws to general State aid funds or calculations under Section 18-8.05 of this Code (now repealed) shall be deemed to be references to evidence-based model formula funds or calculations under this Section.

(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-17, eff. 6-14-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 101-654, eff. 3-8-21; 102-33, eff. 6-25-21; 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)
(Text of Section from P.A. 102-782)
Sec. 18-8.15. Evidence-Based Funding for student success for the 2017-2018 and subsequent school years.
(a) General provisions.
(b) Adequacy Target calculation.
(c) Local Capacity calculation.
(d) Calculation of Real Receipts, EAV, and Adjusted EAV for purposes of the Local Capacity calculation.
(e) Base Funding Minimum calculation.
(f) Percent of Adequacy and Final Resources calculation.
(g) Evidence-Based Funding formula distribution system.
(h) State Superintendent administration of funding and district submission requirements.
(i) Professional Review Panel.
(j) References. Beginning July 1, 2017, references in other laws to general State aid funds or calculations under Section 18-8.05 of this Code (now repealed) shall be deemed to be references to evidence-based model formula funds or calculations under this Section.

(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-17, eff. 6-14-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 101-654, eff. 3-8-21; 102-33, eff. 6-25-21; 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-782, eff. 1-1-23.)
(Text of Section from P.A. 102-813)
Sec. 18-8.15. Evidence-Based Funding for student success for the 2017-2018 and subsequent school years.
(a) General provisions.
(b) Adequacy Target calculation.
(c) Local Capacity calculation.
(d) Calculation of Real Receipts, EAV, and Adjusted EAV for purposes of the Local Capacity calculation.
(e) Base Funding Minimum calculation.
(f) Percent of Adequacy and Final Resources calculation.
(g) Evidence-Based Funding formula distribution system.
(h) State Superintendent administration of funding and district submission requirements.
(i) Professional Review Panel.
(j) References. Beginning July 1, 2017, references in other laws to general State aid funds or calculations under Section 18-8.05 of this Code (now repealed) shall be deemed to be references to evidence-based model formula funds or calculations under this Section.

(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-17, eff. 6-14-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 101-654, eff. 3-8-21; 102-33, eff. 6-25-21; 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
(Text of Section from P.A. 102-894)
Sec. 18-8.15. Evidence-Based Funding for student success for the 2017-2018 and subsequent school years.
(a) General provisions.
(b) Adequacy Target calculation.
(c) Local Capacity calculation.
(d) Calculation of Real Receipts, EAV, and Adjusted EAV for purposes of the Local Capacity calculation.
(e) Base Funding Minimum calculation.
(f) Percent of Adequacy and Final Resources calculation.
(g) Evidence-Based Funding formula distribution system.
(h) State Superintendent administration of funding and district submission requirements.
(i) Professional Review Panel.
(j) References. Beginning July 1, 2017, references in other laws to general State aid funds or calculations under Section 18-8.05 of this Code (now repealed) shall be deemed to be references to evidence-based model formula funds or calculations under this Section.

(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-17, eff. 6-14-19; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 101-654, eff. 3-8-21; 102-33, eff. 6-25-21; 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-894, eff. 5-20-22.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-9)
Sec. 18-9. Requirement for special equalization and supplementary
State aid. If property comprising an aggregate assessed valuation equal to 6% or
more
of the total assessed valuation of all taxable property in a school district is
owned by a
person or corporation that is the subject of bankruptcy proceedings or that has
been
adjudged bankrupt and, as a result thereof, has not paid taxes on the
property, then the
district may amend its general State aid or evidence-based funding claim (i) back to the inception of the
bankruptcy,
not to exceed 6 years, in which time those taxes were not paid and (ii) for
each
succeeding year that those taxes remain unpaid, by adding to the claim an
amount
determined by multiplying the assessed valuation of the property on which taxes
have not
been paid due to the bankruptcy by the lesser of the total tax rate for the
district for the
tax year for which the taxes are unpaid or the applicable rate used in
calculating the
district's general State aid under paragraph (3) of subsection (D) of Section
18-8.05 of
this Code or evidence-based funding under Section
18-8.15 of
this Code, as applicable. If at any time a district that receives additional State aid under
this Section receives tax revenue from the property for the years that taxes were not
paid, the
district's next claim for State aid shall be reduced in an amount equal to the
taxes paid on
the property, not to exceed the additional State aid received under this Section.
Claims under this Section shall be filed on forms prescribed by the
State
Superintendent of Education, and the State Superintendent of Education, upon
receipt of
a claim, shall adjust the claim in accordance with the provisions of this Section.
Supplementary State aid for each succeeding year under this Section

shall be paid
beginning with the first general State aid or evidence-based funding claim paid after the district has
filed a
completed claim in accordance with this Section.

(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-10)
Sec. 18-10. (Repealed).


(Source: P.A. 83-1362. Repealed by P.A. 94-1105, eff. 6-1-07.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-11)
Sec. 18-11. Payment of claims.
(a) With respect to payments for each fiscal year before fiscal year 2009, except payments for the period of June 1982 through July 1983 and payments for fiscal year 1994, as soon as may
be after the 10th and 20th days of each of the months of August through the
following July, if moneys are available in the common school fund
in the State treasury for payments under Sections 18-8.05 through 18-9, the State
Comptroller shall draw his warrants upon the State Treasurer as directed by
the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 2-3.17b and
in accordance with the transfers from the General Revenue Fund to the
Common School Fund as specified in Section 8a of the State Finance Act.
Each such semimonthly warrant shall
be in an amount equal to 1/24 of the total amount to be distributed to school
districts for the fiscal year.
The amount of payments made in July of each year shall be
considered as payments for claims covering the school year that commenced
during the immediately preceding calendar year.
If the payments provided for under Sections 18-8.05 through 18-9 have been
assigned as security for State aid anticipation certificates pursuant to
Section 18-18, the State Board of Education shall pay the appropriate amount of
the payment, as specified in the notification required by Section 18-18,
directly to the assignee.
(a-5) With respect to payments made under Sections 18-8.05 through 18-10 of this Code for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, as soon as may be after the 10th and 20th days of each of the months of August through the following June, if moneys are available in the Common School Fund in the State treasury for payments under Sections 18-8.05 through 18-10 of this Code, the State Comptroller shall draw his or her warrants upon the State Treasurer as directed by the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 2-3.17b of this Code and in accordance with the transfers from the General Revenue Fund to the Common School Fund as specified in Section 8a of the State Finance Act.
Each such semimonthly warrant shall be in an amount equal to 1/22 of the total amount to be distributed to school districts for the fiscal year. If the payments provided for under Sections 18-8.05 through 18-10 of this Code have been assigned as security for State aid anticipation certificates pursuant to Section 18-18 of this Code, then the State Board of Education shall pay the appropriate amount of the payment, as specified in the notification required by Section 18-18 of this Code, directly to the assignee.
(b) (Blank).
(c) (Blank).



(Source: P.A. 94-1105, eff. 6-1-07; 95-496, eff. 8-28-07; 95-835, eff. 8-15-08.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-12)
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 or 18-8.15 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 or 18-8.15, shall use the average
daily
attendance as determined by the method outlined in Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15,
and shall be
certified and filed with the State Superintendent of Education by June 21
for districts and State-authorized charter schools with an
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
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.
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.
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.
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) 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.
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.
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
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.
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 Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15 and Sections 10-22.5 and 24-4 of this Code are
met in all respects.

(Source: P.A. 99-194, eff. 7-30-15; 99-657, eff. 7-28-16; 100-28, eff. 8-4-17; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-12.5)
Sec. 18-12.5. State aid claims during health emergencies. After consultation with a local health department, if a school district closes one or more recognized school buildings, but not all buildings, during a public health emergency, as determined by the State Board of Education in consultation with the Illinois Department of Public Health, the district may claim a full day of attendance for those days based on the average of the 3 school days of attendance immediately preceding the closure of the school building. Attendance for those days may be claimed only if the school building was scheduled to be in operation on those days. The partial or no day of attendance and the reasons thereof shall be certified, as prescribed by the State Board of Education, within a month after the closing by the school district superintendent to the regional superintendent of schools for forwarding to the State Superintendent of Education for approval.
This Section is applicable beginning April 1, 2009 and only if a school district closes a building or buildings, but not the entire district, which must be done in accordance with Section 18-12 of this Code.

(Source: P.A. 96-689, eff. 8-25-09.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-13) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-13)
Sec. 18-13.
Notice to school officers of amount in treasurer's hands.
On or before September 30 of each year the county collectors, county
superintendents of schools, township collectors, and all other persons
paying money into the hands of school treasurers for school purposes, shall
notify in writing the presidents of school trustees and clerks or
secretaries of school boards of the amount paid into the treasurer's hands
and the date of payment.

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-14)
Sec. 18-14.
Apportionment of county fund.
The regional superintendent of schools shall apportion and distribute
under rules prescribed by the State Board of Education, the
principal of the county fund to the townships and parts of townships in
his region in the manner prescribed for distribution of the State school
fund among the counties by Sections 18-8 to 18-9. The principal of the
county fund so distributed shall be added to the principal of the
township fund of the townships and parts of townships in his region. The
interest, rents, issues and profits arising and accruing from the
principal of the county fund shall be distributed to the townships and
parts of townships in his region as required by the provisions
of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 81-1508.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-15) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-15)
Sec. 18-15.
Township loanable fund-Distribution of income.
All bonds, notes, mortgages, moneys and effects which have accrued or
may accrue from the sale of Section 16 of the common school lands of any
township, or from the sale of any real estate or other property taken on
any judgment or for any debt due to the principal of any township fund, and
all other funds which have been or may be carried to and made part of the
principal of any township fund, shall constitute the principal of the
township fund; and no part thereof shall be distributed or expended for any
purpose, except upon liquidation of the fund but shall be loaned and held
to use, rent or profit, as provided by law. The interest, rents, issues and
profits arising and accruing from the principal of any township fund shall
be used in the manner and at the times provided by this Act.

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-17)
Sec. 18-17. (Repealed).


(Source: P.A. 96-1403, eff. 7-29-10. Repealed by P.A. 97-570, eff. 8-25-11.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-18) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-18)
Sec. 18-18.

The board of education of any
school district may borrow money by contracting or entering into loan
agreements and may evidence such borrowings by the issuance of State aid
anticipation certificates. Such certificates may be issued without
submission to the electors of the school district or city for approval
of the question of the issuance of such certificates. Such certificates
shall bear interest or discount to maturity at a rate not to exceed
the rate permissible for
such board's full faith and credit general obligation notes and shall
mature in such a manner so that no such certificates shall be
outstanding for more than 13 months.
State aid anticipation
certificates shall be payable solely from payments to be made at any time,
whether made before or after August 1, of any year, pursuant
to this Article 18 and may be secured by assignment of such payments with
the assignee receiving such payments directly from the State Superintendent
of Education.
Prior to the issuance of any such certificates the State Superintendent
of Education
shall certify the appropriated amount of State aid to be paid the
district in the current fiscal year. The amount of certificates to be
issued shall not exceed 75% of the amounts of
State aid certified by the State Superintendent of Education after
subtracting the amount of funds available for transfer from the
district's working cash fund in anticipation of State aid to be paid
such district pursuant to this Article 18. The amount of State aid
anticipation certificates shall not be counted as indebtedness of the
district for purposes of any debt limits nor are such certificates full
faith and credit general obligation notes or tax anticipation warrants;
provided, however, that the total amount of State aid anticipation
certificates, general obligation notes and tax anticipation warrants
outstanding for any
fiscal year may not exceed 85% of the taxes levied by the district for that
year.
Any school district may borrow up to 100% of the amount of
State aid to be received in July, as certified by the State Superintendent
of Education. Such anticipation certificates shall be repaid not later
than August 1 from State aid payments received in July.
Whenever the board of a district desires to issue such State aid
anticipation certificates as herein authorized, it shall adopt a
resolution designating the purposes for which the proceeds of the
certificates are to be expended and fixing the amount of the
certificates proposed to be issued, the maturity thereof, and optional
provisions, if any, and the rate of interest or discount to maturity
thereon. Such resolution may provide for the appointment of a trustee,
which may be any trust company or bank having the power of a trust company
within the State, and for the establishment of such funds or accounts to
be maintained by such trustee as the school district shall deem necessary
to provide for the security and payment of the certificates. If such
resolution provides for the appointment of a trustee, such trustee shall be
considered the assignee of any payments assigned by the school district
pursuant to such resolution and this Section. Any amounts paid by the State
Superintendent of Education to such trustee as assignee pursuant to Section 18-11 shall
be deposited
in the funds or accounts established pursuant to such resolution, and shall
be held by such trustee in trust for the benefit of the holders of the
certificates, and such holders shall have a lien on and a security interest
in such funds or accounts so long as the certificates remain outstanding
and unpaid.
Except as provided otherwise in this Section, such amounts shall be used
solely for the payment of certificates at maturity and shall not be used
for any other purpose so long as the certificates remain outstanding and
unpaid. Pending such application such amounts shall be invested by such
trustee in investments of the kind specified in the Public Funds
Investment Act. Upon payment in full of the certificates, any amounts held
by such trustee, including earnings on investments not used for payment
of the certificates, shall be paid to such district.
Said certificates shall be issued in the corporate name of the school
district. They shall be signed by the president and secretary of said
board. They shall be sold by the board upon such terms as may be
approved by the board, and the proceeds thereof shall be received by the
treasurer and expended by the board for the purposes provided in the
resolution authorizing any such certificates.
Upon the issuance of said certificates, the
board shall give written notification to the appropriate
regional superintendent and the State Superintendent of Education of the
issuance of the certificates and the terms thereof, including, but not limited
to, any assignment of State aid
payments made pursuant to this Section, the name and address of each
assignee, the amounts and dates of the payments to be made by the State
Superintendent of Education directly to each assignee under Section 18-11, the
amount
of the certificates held by each assignee and the maturity date of the
certificates.

(Source: P.A. 87-839; 87-1215; 88-641, eff. 9-9-94.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-19) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-19)
Sec. 18-19.

The State Board of Education may make distributions of
monies from the Education Assistance Fund, pursuant to
appropriation, in addition to such sums as may have been otherwise
appropriated for the same purpose, for any of the purposes set forth in
this Article, subject to the same terms and conditions that apply to
distributions under the several sections of this Article, respectively.

(Source: P.A. 86-18.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/18-20) (from Ch. 122, par. 18-20)
Sec. 18-20.
Borrowing authority.
When an educational program is
operated by a regional superintendent or an entity such as an
educational service center, special
education cooperative, joint agreement, or intergovernmental agreement, and the program receives State categorical or grant
payments from the State Comptroller and a financial
hardship exists, then the entity may borrow an amount up to 50% of
the
State payments that are due and payable, as certified by the State Superintendent, provided the
terms of the loan shall not include interest in excess of that provided for
by the Bond Authorization Act and further provided that the principal and
interest of a loan shall be repaid from the categorical or grant payments
immediately upon receipt of those payments.

(Source: P.A. 86-1487; 87-1168.)

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