Bill Text: IL HB2983 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Makes changes with regard to the limitation of administrative costs. Defines "consumer price index", "expenditures per pupil", "general administration expenditures", and "school administration expenditures". Provides that for the 2022-2023 school year and each school year thereafter, each school district shall undertake budgetary and expenditure control actions so that the increase in each of the budgeted administrative expenditures per pupil (with the exception of the Chicago school district, whose limit is not changed), budgeted general administration expenditures per pupil, and budgeted school administration expenditures per pupil for that school year over the expenditures per pupil for the prior school year does not exceed the percentage increase, if any, in the consumer price index for the 12 months ending on the December 31 prior to the budgetary year or 5%, whichever one is less. Makes conforming changes and other changes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2983 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB2983-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB2983 Introduced , by Rep. Thomas Morrison SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/17-1.5
105 ILCS 5/34-43.1 from Ch. 122, par. 34-43.1
Amends the School Code. Makes changes with regard to the limitation of administrative costs. Defines "consumer price index", "expenditures per pupil", "general administration expenditures", and "school administration expenditures". Provides that for the 2022-2023 school year and each school year thereafter, each school district shall undertake budgetary and expenditure control actions so that the increase in each of the budgeted administrative expenditures per pupil (with the exception of the Chicago school district, whose limit is not changed), budgeted general administration expenditures per pupil, and budgeted school administration expenditures per pupil for that school year over the expenditures per pupil for the prior school year does not exceed the percentage increase, if any, in the consumer price index for the 12 months ending on the December 31 prior to the budgetary year or 5%, whichever one is less. Makes conforming changes and other changes.
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
17-1.5 and 34-43.1 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/17-1.5)
Sec. 17-1.5. Limitation of administrative costs.
(a) It is the purpose of this Section to establish
limitations on the growth of administrative expenditures in
order to maximize the proportion of school district resources
available for the instructional program, building maintenance,
and safety services for the students of each district.
(b) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:
"Administrative expenditures" mean the annual expenditures
of school districts properly attributable to expenditure
functions defined by the rules of the State Board of Education
as: 2320 (Executive Administration Services); 2330 (Special
Area Administration Services); 2490 (Other Support Services -
School Administration); 2510 (Direction of Business Support
Services); 2570 (Internal Services); and 2610 (Direction of
Central Support Services); provided, however, that
"administrative expenditures" shall not include early
retirement or other pension system obligations required by

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State law.
"Consumer price index" means the Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers for all items published by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.
"Expenditures per pupil" means the total administrative
expenditures, general administration expenditures, or school
administration expenditures divided by the average number of
students reported to the State Board of Education as enrolled
in the school district on October 1 and March 1, in the
immediately preceding school year, as defined by "Average
Student Enrollment" under Section 18-8.15 of this Code.
"General administration expenditures" means the sum of all
annual expenditures of a school district that are attributable
to expenditure functions that are defined by the rules of the
State Board of Education as 2300 (Total Support Services -
General Administration); however, "general administration
expenditures" does not include early retirement or other
pension system obligations required by State law.
"School administration expenditures" means the sum of all
annual expenditures of a school district that are attributable
to expenditure functions that are defined by the rules of the
State Board of Education as 2400 (Total Support Services -
School Administration); however, "school administration
expenditures" does not include early retirement or other
pension system obligations required by State law.
"School district" means all school districts having a

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population of less than 500,000.
(c) For the 1998-99 school year through the 2021-2022
school year and each school year thereafter, each school
district shall undertake budgetary and expenditure control
actions so that the increase in administrative expenditures
for that school year over the prior school year does not exceed
5%. For 2022-2023 school year and each school year thereafter,
each school district shall undertake budgetary and expenditure
control actions so that the increase in each of the budgeted
administrative expenditures per pupil, budgeted general
administration expenditures per pupil, and budgeted school
administration expenditures per pupil for that school year
over the expenditures per pupil for the prior school year does
not exceed the percentage increase, if any, in the consumer
price index for the 12 months ending on December 31 prior to
the budgetary year or 5%, whichever one is less. For purposes
of this Section, for the 2021-2022 school year, the general
administration expenditures per pupil shall be the lesser of
the actual expenditures per pupil of the school district for
the prior school year or the amount reported by the United
States Census Bureau in its 2001 Annual Survey of School
System Finances as the Illinois average per pupil for Support
Services Expenditure - General Administration (Function 2300),
increased by the percentage increase, if any, in the consumer
price index for 2002 through 2021 compounded. For purposes of
this Section, for the 2021-2022 school year, the school

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administration expenditures per pupil shall be the amount
reported by the United States Census Bureau in its 2015 Annual
Survey of School System Finances as the national average per
pupil for Support Services Expenditure - School Administration
(Function 2400), increased by the percentage increase, if any,
in the consumer price index for 2019, 2020, and 2021
compounded. For the 2021-2022 school year and each subsequent
school year, the State Board of Education shall publish on its
Internet website the current year allowable percentage
increase and a list of school districts that qualify to waive
each of the applicable limitations under subsection (c-5) of
this Section.
(c-5) School districts with administrative expenditures,
general administration expenditures, or school administration
expenditures per pupil in the 25th percentile and below for
all districts of the same type, as defined by the State Board
of Education, may waive the applicable limitation imposed
under this Section for any year following a public hearing and
with the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the
members of the school board of the district. Any district
waiving a the limitation shall notify the State Board within
45 days of such action.
(d) School districts shall file with the State Board of
Education by November 15, 1998 and by each November 15th
thereafter a one-page report that lists (i) the actual
administrative expenditures, general administration

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expenditures, and school administration expenditures for the
prior year from the district's audited Annual Financial
Report, with the relevant average number of students reported
to the State Board of Education, as set forth in the definition
of "expenditures per pupil" under this Section, and (ii) the
projected administrative expenditures, general administration
expenditures, and school administration expenditures for the
current year from the budget adopted by the school board
pursuant to Section 17-1 of this Code, with the relevant
average number of students reported to the State Board of
Education, as set forth in the definition of "expenditures per
pupil" under this Section, (iii) the administrative
expenditures per pupil, general administration expenditures
per pupil, and school administration expenditures per pupil
for the prior year and the current year, and (iv) the
percentage increase in current year per pupil expenditures
over prior year per pupil expenditures.
If a school district that is ineligible to waive a the
limitation imposed by subsection (c) of this Section by board
action exceeds that the limitation solely because of
circumstances beyond the control of the district and the
district has exhausted all available and reasonable remedies
to comply with the applicable limitation, the district may
request a waiver pursuant to Section 2-3.25g of this Code. The
waiver application shall specify the amount, nature, and
reason for the relief requested, as well as all remedies the

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district has exhausted to comply with the limitation. Any
emergency relief so requested shall apply only to the specific
school year for which the request is made. The State Board of
Education shall analyze all such waivers submitted and shall
recommend that the General Assembly disapprove any such waiver
requested that is not due solely to circumstances beyond the
control of the district and for which the district has not
exhausted all available and reasonable remedies to comply with
the limitation. The State Superintendent shall have no
authority to impose any sanctions pursuant to this Section for
any expenditures for which a waiver has been requested until
such waiver has been reviewed by the General Assembly. Except
for a new district formed under Article 11E of this Code, any
district that has current year expenditures per pupil but no
prior year expenditures per pupil for a limitation must
request a waiver under Section 2-3.25g of this Code.
If the report and information required under this
subsection (d) are not provided by the school district in a
timely manner, or are subsequently determined by the State
Superintendent of Education to be incomplete or inaccurate,
the State Superintendent shall notify the district in writing
of reporting deficiencies. The school district shall, within
60 days of the notice, address the reporting deficiencies
identified.
(e) If the State Superintendent determines that a school
district has failed to comply with the administrative

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expenditure, the general administration expenditure, or the
school administration expenditure limitation imposed in
subsection (c) of this Section, the State Superintendent shall
notify the district of the violation and direct the district
to undertake corrective action to bring the district's budget
into compliance with the applicable administrative expenditure
limitation. The district shall, within 60 days of the notice,
provide adequate assurance to the State Superintendent that
appropriate corrective actions have been or will be taken. If
the district fails to provide adequate assurance or fails to
undertake the necessary corrective actions, the State
Superintendent may impose progressive sanctions against the
district that may culminate in withholding all subsequent
payments of general State aid due the district under Section
18-8.05 of this Code or evidence-based funding due the
district under Section 18-8.15 of this Code until the
assurance is provided or the corrective actions taken.
(f) The State Superintendent shall publish a list each
year of the school districts that violate any the limitation
imposed by subsection (c) of this Section and a list of the
districts that waive a the limitation by board action as
provided in subsection (c-5) (c) of this Section.
(g) For any school district that violates a limitation
imposed by subsection (c) of this Section for a minimum of 2
out of 3 years, the State Superintendent of Education may
withhold payments of evidence-based funding due to the school

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district under Section 18-8.15 of this Code in an amount equal
to the amount the school district exceeded the limitation
imposed.
(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
(105 ILCS 5/34-43.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-43.1)
Sec. 34-43.1. In this Section, "consumer price index",
"expenditures per pupil", "general administration
expenditures", and "school administration expenditures" have
the meanings given to those terms under Section 17-1.5 of this
Code.
(A) Limitation of noninstructional costs. It is the
purpose of this Section to establish for the Board of
Education and the general superintendent of schools
requirements and standards which maximize the proportion
of school district resources in direct support of
educational, program, and building maintenance and safety
services for the pupils of the district, and which
correspondingly minimize the amount and proportion of such
resources associated with centralized administration,
administrative support services, and other
noninstructional services.
For the 1989-90 school year and for all subsequent
school years, the Board of Education shall undertake
budgetary and expenditure control actions which limit the
administrative expenditures of the Board of Education to

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levels, as provided for in this Section, which represent
an average of the administrative expenses of all school
districts in this State not subject to Article 34.
For the 2022-2023 school year and for all subsequent
school years, the Board of Education shall also undertake
budgetary and expenditure control actions so that the
increase in each of the general administration
expenditures per pupil and school administration
expenditures per pupil for that school year over the
immediately preceding school year expenditures per pupil
does not exceed the percentage increase, if any, in the
consumer price index for the 12 months ending on December
31 prior to the budgetary year or 5%, whichever one is
less.
For purposes of this Section, for the 2021-2022 school
year, the general administration expenditures per pupil
shall be the amount reported by the United States Census
Bureau in its 2001 Annual Survey of School System Finances
as the average of the Support Services Expenditure -
General Administration (Function 2300) per pupil for the
district, increased by the percentage increase, if any, in
the consumer price index for the years 2002 through 2021
compounded. The school administration expenditures per
pupil shall be the amount reported by the United States
Census Bureau in its 2015 Annual Survey of School System
Finances as the average of the Support Services

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Expenditure - School Administration (Function 2400) per
pupil for the 10 largest school districts in the United
States, increased by the percentage increase, if any, in
the consumer price index for 2019, 2020, and 2021
compounded.
On or before May 1, 2022 and annually thereafter, the
State Superintendent of Education shall certify to the
Board of Education the allowable percentage increase
applicable to the following year general administration
expenditures per pupil and school administration
expenditures per pupil.
(B) Certification of expenses by the State
Superintendent of Education. The State Superintendent of
Education shall annually certify, on or before May 1, to
the Board of Education and the School Finance Authority,
for the applicable school year, the following information:
(1) the annual expenditures of all school
districts of the State not subject to Article 34
properly attributable to expenditure functions defined
by the rules and regulations of the State Board of
Education as: 2210 (Improvement of Instructional
Services); 2300 (Support Services - General
Administration) excluding, however, 2320 (Executive
Administrative Services); 2490 (Other Support Services -
School Administration); 2500 (Support Services -
Business); 2600 (Support Services - Central);

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(2) the total annual expenditures of all school
districts not subject to Article 34 attributable to
the Education Fund, the Operations, Building and
Maintenance Fund, the Transportation Fund and the
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund of the several
districts, as defined by the rules and regulations of
the State Board of Education; and
(3) a ratio, to be called the statewide average of
administrative expenditures, derived by dividing the
expenditures certified pursuant to paragraph (B)(1) by
the expenditures certified pursuant to paragraph
(B)(2).
For purposes of the annual certification of
expenditures and ratios required by this Section, the
"applicable year" of certification shall initially be the
1986-87 school year and, in sequent years, each succeeding
school year.
The State Superintendent of Education shall consult
with the Board of Education to ascertain whether
particular expenditure items allocable to the
administrative functions enumerated in paragraph (B)(1)
are appropriately or necessarily higher in the applicable
school district than in the rest of the State due to
noncomparable factors. The State Superintendent shall also
review the relevant cost proportions in other large urban
school districts. The State Superintendent shall also

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review the expenditure categories in paragraph (B)(1) to
ascertain whether they contain school-level expenses. If
he or she finds that adjustments to the formula are
appropriate or necessary to establish a more fair and
comparable standard for administrative cost for the Board
of Education or to exclude school-level expenses, the
State Superintendent shall recommend to the School Finance
Authority rules and regulations adjusting particular
subcategories in this paragraph subsection (B) or
adjusting certain costs in determining the budget and
expenditure items properly attributable to the functions
or otherwise adjust the formula.
(C) Administrative expenditure limitations. The annual
budget of the Board of Education, as adopted and
implemented, and the related annual expenditures for the
school year, shall reflect a limitation on administrative
outlays as required by the following provisions, taking
into account any adjustments established by the State
Superintendent of Education: (1) the budget and
expenditures of the Board of Education for the 1989-90
school year shall reflect a ratio of administrative
expenditures to total expenditures equal to or less than
the statewide average of administrative expenditures for
the 1986-87 school year as certified by the State
Superintendent of Education pursuant to paragraph (B)(3);
(2) for the 1990-91 school year and for all subsequent

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school years, the budget and expenditures of the Board of
Education shall reflect a ratio of administrative
expenditures to total expenditures equal to or less than
the statewide average of administrative expenditures
certified by the State Superintendent of Education for the
applicable year pursuant to paragraph (B)(3); (2.5) for
the 2022-2023 school year and for all subsequent school
years, the budget and expenditures of the Board of
Education shall reflect an annual increase in each of the
general administration expenditures per pupil and school
administration expenditures per pupil over the immediately
preceding school year expenditures per pupil equal to or
less than the percentage increase, if any, in the consumer
price index for the 12 months ending on the previous
December 31 or 5%, whichever one is less, as certified by
the State Superintendent of Education under paragraph (A)
of this Section; (3) if for any school year the budget of
the Board of Education reflects a ratio of administrative
expenditures to total expenditures which exceeds the
applicable statewide average, the Board of Education shall
reduce expenditure items allocable to the administrative
functions enumerated in paragraph (B)(1) such that the
Board of Education's ratio of administrative expenditures
to total expenditures is equal to or less than the
applicable statewide average ratio; and (4) beginning with
the 2022-2023 school year, if for any school year the

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budget of the Board of Education reflects an annual
increase in either general administration expenditures per
pupil or school administration expenditures per pupil
greater than the percentage increase, if any, in the
consumer price index for the 12 months ending on the
previous December 31 or 5%, whichever one is less, as
certified by the State Superintendent of Education for the
applicable school year under paragraph (A) of this
Section, the Board of Education shall reduce expenditure
items allocable to general administration expenditures or
school administration expenditures to ensure the
expenditures per pupil are equal to or less than the
allowable increase amount.
For purposes of this Section, the ratio of
administrative expenditures to the total expenditures of
the Board of Education, as applied to the budget of the
Board of Education, shall mean: the budgeted expenditure
items of the Board of Education properly attributable to
the expenditure functions identified in paragraph (B)(1)
divided by the total budgeted expenditures of the Board of
Education properly attributable to the Board of Education
funds corresponding to those funds identified in paragraph
(B)(2), exclusive of any monies budgeted for payment to
the Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement System,
attributable to payments due from the General Funds of the
State of Illinois.

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The annual expenditure of the Board of Education for
2320 (Executive Administrative Services) for the 1989-90
school year shall be no greater than the 2320 expenditure
for the 1988-89 school year. The annual expenditure of the
Board of Education for 2320 for the 1990-91 school year
and each subsequent school year shall be no greater than
the 2320 expenditure for the immediately preceding school
year or the 1988-89 school year, whichever is less. This
annual expenditure limitation may be adjusted in each year
in an amount not to exceed any change effective during the
applicable school year in salary to be paid under the
collective bargaining agreement with instructional
personnel to which the Board is a party and in benefit
costs either required by law or such collective bargaining
agreement.
(D) Cost control measures. In undertaking actions to
control or reduce expenditure items necessitated by the
administrative expenditure, general administration
expenditure, and school administration expenditure
limitations of this Section, the Board of Education shall
give priority consideration to reductions or cost controls
with the least effect upon direct services to students or
instructional services for pupils, and upon the safety and
well-being of pupils, and, as applicable, with the
particular costs or functions to which the Board of
Education is higher than the statewide average.

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For purposes of assuring that the cost control
priorities of this paragraph subsection (D) are met, the
State Superintendent of Education shall, with the
assistance of the Board of Education, review the cost
allocation practices of the Board of Education, and the
State Superintendent of Education shall thereafter
recommend to the School Finance Authority rules and
regulations which define administrative, general
administration, and school administration areas which most
impact upon the direct and instructional needs of students
and upon the safety and well-being of the pupils of the
district. No position closed shall be reopened using State
or federal categorical funds.
(E) Report of Audited Information. For the 1988-89
school year and for all subsequent school years, the Board
of Education shall file with the State Board of Education
the Annual Financial Report and its audit, as required by
the rules of the State Board of Education. Such reports
shall be filed no later than February 15 following the end
of the school year of the Board of Education, beginning
with the report to be filed no later than February 15, 1990
for the 1988-89 school year.
As part of the required Annual Financial Report, the
Board of Education shall provide a detailed accounting of
the central level, district, bureau and department costs
and personnel included within expenditure functions

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included in paragraphs (A) and paragraph (B)(1) of this
Section. The nature and detail of the reporting required
for these functions shall be prescribed by the State Board
of Education in rules and regulations. A copy of this
detailed accounting shall also be provided annually to the
School Finance Authority and the public. This report shall
contain a reconciliation to the Board of Education's board
of education's adopted budget for that fiscal year,
specifically delineating administrative functions.
If the information required under this Section is not
provided by the Board of Education in a timely manner, or
is initially or subsequently determined by the State
Superintendent of Education to be incomplete or
inaccurate, the State Superintendent shall, in writing,
notify the Board of Education of reporting deficiencies.
The Board of Education shall, within 60 days of such
notice, address the reporting deficiencies identified. If
the State Superintendent of Education does not receive
satisfactory response to these reporting deficiencies
within 60 days, the next payment of general State aid or
evidence-based funding due the Board of Education under
Section 18-8 or Section 18-8.15 of this Code , as
applicable, and all subsequent payments, shall be withheld
by the State Superintendent of Education until the
enumerated deficiencies have been addressed.
Utilizing the Annual Financial Report, the State

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Superintendent of Education shall certify on or before May
1 to the Board of Education School Finance Authority the
Board of Education's ratio of administrative expenditures
to total expenditures for the 1988-89 school year and for
each succeeding school year and the Board of Education's
general administration expenditures and school
administration expenditures for the 2022-2023 school year
and for each subsequent school year. Such certification
shall indicate the extent to which the administrative
expenditure ratio, general administration expenditures,
and school administration expenditures of the Board of
Education conformed to the limitations required in
paragraph subsection (C) of this Section, taking into
account any adjustments of the administrative expenditure
limitations which may have been recommended by the State
Superintendent of Education to the School Finance
Authority. In deriving the administrative expenditure
ratio of the Chicago Board of Education, the State
Superintendent of Education shall utilize the definition
of this ratio prescribed in paragraph subsection (C) of
this Section, except that the actual expenditures of the
Board of Education shall be substituted for budgeted
expenditure items. In deriving the general administration
expenditures per pupil and school administration
expenditures per pupil of the Board of Education, the
State Superintendent of Education shall utilize the

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percentage increase under paragraph (C) of this Section,
except that the actual expenditures per pupil of the Board
of Education shall be substituted for budgeted
expenditures per pupil.
(F) Approval and adjustments to administrative
expenditure limitations. The School Finance Authority
organized under Article 34A shall monitor the Board of
Education's adherence to the requirements of this Section.
As part of its responsibility the School Finance Authority
shall determine whether the Board of Education's budget
for the next school year, and the expenditures for a prior
school year, comply with the limitation of administrative
expenditures, general administration expenditures, and
school administration expenditures required by this
Section. The Board of Education and the State Board of
Education shall provide such information as is required by
the School Finance Authority in order for the Authority to
determine compliance with the provisions of this Section.
If the Authority determines that the budget proposed by
the Board of Education does not meet the cost control
requirements of this Section, the Board of Education shall
undertake budgetary reductions, consistent with the
requirements of this Section, to bring the proposed budget
into compliance with such cost control limitations.
If, in formulating cost control and cost reduction
alternatives, the Board of Education believes that meeting

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the cost control requirements of this Section related to
the budget for the ensuing year would impair the
education, safety, or well-being of the pupils of the
school district, the Board of Education may request that
the School Finance Authority make adjustments to the
limitations required by this Section. The Board of
Education shall specify the amount, nature, and reasons
for the relief required and shall also identify cost
reductions which can be made in expenditure functions not
enumerated in paragraphs (A) and paragraph (B)(1) of this
Section, which would serve the purposes of this Section.
The School Finance Authority shall consult with the
State Superintendent of Education concerning the
reasonableness from an educational administration
perspective of the adjustments sought by the Board of
Education. The School Finance Authority shall provide an
opportunity for the public to comment upon the
reasonableness of the Board's request. If, after such
consultation, the School Finance Authority determines that
all or a portion of the adjustments sought by the Board of
Education are reasonably appropriate or necessary, the
Authority may grant such relief from the provisions of
this Section which the Authority deems appropriate.
Adjustments so granted apply only to the specific school
year for which the request was made.
In the event that the School Finance Authority

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determines that the Board of Education has failed to
achieve the required administrative, general
administration, and school administration expenditure
limitations for a prior school year, or if the Authority
determines that the Board of Education has not met the
requirements of this paragraph subsection (F), the
Authority shall make recommendations to the Board of
Education concerning appropriate corrective actions. If
the Board of Education fails to provide adequate assurance
to the Authority that appropriate corrective actions have
been or will be taken, the Authority may, within 60 days
thereafter, require the board to adjust its current budget
to correct for the prior year's shortage or may recommend
to the members of the General Assembly and the Governor
such sanctions or remedial actions as will serve to deter
any further such failures on the part of the Board of
Education.
To assist the Authority in its monitoring
responsibilities, the Board of Education shall provide
such reports and information as are from time to time
required by the Authority.
(G) Independent reviews of administrative
expenditures. The School Finance Authority may direct
independent reviews of the administrative and
administrative support expenditures and services and other
non-instructional expenditure functions of the Board of

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Education. The Board of Education shall afford full
cooperation to the School Finance Authority in such review
activity. The purpose of such reviews shall be to verify
specific targets for improved operating efficiencies of
the Board of Education, to identify other areas of
potential efficiencies, and to assure full and proper
compliance by the Board of Education with all requirements
of this Section.
In the conduct of reviews under this paragraph (G)
subsection, the Authority may request the assistance and
consultation of the State Superintendent of Education with
regard to questions of efficiency and effectiveness in
educational administration.
(H) Reports to Governor and General Assembly. On or
before May 1, 1991 and no less frequently than yearly
thereafter, the School Finance Authority shall provide to
the Governor, the State Board of Education, and the
members of the General Assembly an annual report, as
outlined in Section 34A-606, which includes the following
information: (1) documenting the compliance or
non-compliance of the Board of Education with the
requirements of this Section; (2) summarizing the costs,
findings, and recommendations of any reviews directed by
the School Finance Authority, and the response to such
recommendations made by the Board of Education; and (3)
recommending sanctions or legislation necessary to fulfill

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the intent of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)