Illinois Code § 50-20
Illinois Code § 50-20. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 50-20.
Responsible Education Funding Law. (a) The Governor shall submit to the General Assembly a proposed budget for elementary and secondary education in which total General Revenue Fund appropriations are no less than the total General Revenue Fund appropriations of the previous fiscal year. In addition, the Governor shall specify the total amount of funds to be transferred from the General Revenue Fund to the Common School Fund during the budget year, which shall be no less than the total amount transferred during the previous fiscal year. The Governor may submit a proposed budget in which the total appropriated and transferred amounts are less than the previous fiscal year if the Governor declares in writing to the General Assembly the reason for the lesser amounts. (b) The General Assembly shall appropriate amounts for elementary and secondary education from the General Revenue Fund for each fiscal year so that the total General Revenue Fund appropriation is no less than the total General Revenue Fund appropriation for elementary and secondary education for the previous fiscal year. In addition, the General Assembly shall legislatively transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Common School Fund for the fiscal year a total amount that is no less than the total amount transferred for the previous fiscal year. The General Assembly may appropriate or transfer lesser amounts if it declares by Joint Resolution the reason for the lesser amounts. (c) This Section may be cited as the Responsible Education Funding Law. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 50-20
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
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