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General State Aid Recommendations: A Report Submitted to the Illinois General Assembly

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  1. General State Aid Recommendations (EFAB--FinalReport.pdf)

 

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The Illinois Education Funding Advisory Board was created by Public Act 90-548 in December of 1997. Pursuant to the requirements in Section 5/18-8.05 M of the Illinois School Code [105 ILCS 5/18.8.05], the Education Funding Advisory Board, in consultation with the State Board of Education, shall make recommendations to the General Assembly for the foundation level and for the supplemental General State Aid grant level for districts with high concentrations of children from poverty. The Education Funding Advisory Board is to make such recommendations to the General Assembly on January 1 of odd numbered years, beginning January 1, 2001."

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.The Illinois Education Funding Advisory Board was created by Public Act 90-548 in December of 1997. The five-member Board, along with ex-officio members, was seated by Governor Ryan in June 2000. The Work of the Board. The Board held its first meeting for organizational and educational purposes on July 28, 2000. second educational meeting was held on August 25. The immediate charge of the Board is to recommend to the General Assembly foundation level and poverty grant amounts for FY2002. To that end the Board scheduled public hearings to receive input from education, business and community leaders. These hearings were held in Carbondale on September 7th, Hillside on September 28th and Springfield on October 4th. In late September the Board started the process of contracting study to determine formula foundation level and poverty grant amounts. two-part Request for Proposal (RFP) was released in mid-October. Part of the RFP requested short-term recommendations for the foundation level

 

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Illinois State Board of Education (1973- )

Contact

Name: Robert Leininger
Organization: Illinois State Board of Education
IL
 
Phone: 866/262-6663

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  • Language(s): EN-English
  • Creation Date (from issuing agency): 01 02 2001
  • Document Modification Date (from issuing agency): 01 02 2001
  • Date Accepted Into Depository: Thu, 18 May 2006 18:53:03 GMT
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