SB 1628

Abstract

Amends the State aid formula provisions of the School Code. Provides that if a disaster occurs a month or more after the start of a school year in any portion of the territory of a school district and that disaster affects the district's pupil attendance, then the Average Daily Attendance figure must be no less than the best month of pupil attendance for that school year before the disaster occurred (to apply to the school year in which the disaster occurred and the 4 school years immediately following). Provides that if a disaster occurs before the start of a school year or before completion of one month of the school year in any portion of the territory of a school district and that disaster affects the district's pupil attendance, then the Average Daily Attendance figure must be no less than the best month of pupil attendance during the immediately preceding school year (to apply to the 5 school years immediately following the disaster, including, if applicable, the school year with less than a month completed before the disaster occurred). Effective immediately.