105 ILCS 5/27A-11
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 27A - Charter Schools

Sec. 27A-11. Local financing.(a) For purposes of the School Code, pupils enrolled in a charter school  shall be included in the pupil enrollment of the school district within which  the  pupil resides.  Each charter school (i) shall determine the school district in  which each pupil who is enrolled in the charter school resides,  (ii) shall  report the aggregate number of pupils resident of a school district who are  enrolled in the charter school to the school district in which those pupils  reside, and (iii) shall maintain accurate records of daily attendance that  shall be deemed sufficient to file claims under Section 18-8 or 18-8.15 notwithstanding  any other requirements of that Section regarding hours of instruction and  teacher certification.(b) Except for a charter school established by referendum under Section  27A-6.5, as part of a charter school contract, the charter school and the  local  school board shall agree on funding and any services to be provided by the  school district to the charter school.  Agreed funding that a charter school is to receive from the local school  board for a school year shall be paid in  equal quarterly installments with the payment of the  installment for the first quarter being made not later than July 1, unless the  charter establishes a different payment schedule. However, if a charter school dismisses a pupil from the charter school after receiving a quarterly payment, the  charter school shall return to the school district, on a quarterly basis, the prorated portion of public funding provided for the education of that pupil for the time the student is not  enrolled at the charter school. Likewise, if a pupil transfers to a charter school between quarterly payments, the school district shall provide, on a quarterly basis, a prorated portion of the public funding to the charter school to provide for the education of that pupil.All services centrally or otherwise provided by the school district  including, but not limited to, rent, food services, custodial services,  maintenance,  curriculum, media services, libraries, transportation, and warehousing shall be  subject to  negotiation between a charter school and the local school board and paid  for out  of the revenues negotiated pursuant to this subsection (b); provided that the  local school board shall not attempt, by negotiation or otherwise, to obligate  a charter school to provide pupil transportation for pupils for whom a district  is not required to provide transportation under the criteria set forth in  subsection (a)(13) of Section 27A-7.In no event shall the funding be less than 97% or more than 103%   of the  school district's per capita student tuition multiplied by  the  number of students residing in the district who are enrolled in the charter  school.It is the intent of the General Assembly that funding and service agreements  under this subsection (b) shall be neither a financial incentive nor a  financial disincentive to the establishment of a charter school.The charter school may set and collect reasonable fees.  Fees collected  from students enrolled at a charter school shall be retained  by the charter school.(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this Section, the proportionate share  of State and federal resources generated by students with disabilities or staff  serving them shall be directed to charter schools enrolling those students by  their school districts or administrative units.  The proportionate share of  moneys generated under other federal or State categorical aid programs shall be  directed to charter schools serving students eligible for that aid.(d) The governing body of a charter school is authorized to accept  gifts,  donations, or grants of any kind made to the charter school and to expend or  use gifts, donations, or grants in accordance with the conditions prescribed by  the donor; however, a gift, donation, or grant may not be accepted by the  governing body if it is subject to any condition contrary to applicable law or  contrary  to the terms of the contract between the charter school and the local school  board.  Charter schools shall be encouraged to solicit and utilize community  volunteer speakers and other instructional resources when providing instruction  on the Holocaust and other historical events.(e) (Blank).(f) The Commission shall provide technical assistance to  persons and groups  preparing or revising charter applications.(g) At the non-renewal or revocation of its charter, each  charter school  shall refund to the local board of education all unspent funds.(h) A charter school is authorized to incur temporary, short  term debt to  pay operating expenses in anticipation of receipt of funds from the local  school board.  (Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)