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DISTRICT 202
TARGETS TAXES
Schools to tap refunds for unpaid school fees By Sherri Dauskurdas Staff Reporter
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he budget woes in District 202 are old news, as years of dropping home values and lacking state funds have failed to keep up with the expenses of the large school district. But while school officials hands are tied when it comes to collecting funds owed from state coffers, a program will allow the district to force collection from school families. District 202 will take advantage of a state program that lets local governments tap an individual’s tax refund or any monies due from the Comptroller’s office, to claim unpaid school fees from families that persistently refuse to pay.
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The Illinois State Local Debt Recovery Program lets local governments collect outstanding debts through the Comptroller’s Office, which oversees state tax refunds. Other municipalities and local school districts, including the City of Joliet, have utilized the program to help reclaim old debt. The district 202 Board of Education approved the measure this week. Financial officials say the school district routinely loses hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in fees that go unpaid. Some families accumulate thousands of dollars in unpaid school fees, carrying them from elementary school through middle school and into high school. See TAX RETURN, page 4
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