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90_SB1239

      105 ILCS 230/5-25
          Amends  the  School  Construction  Law.   Eliminates  the
      requirement that  a  school  district  meet  certain  minimum
      enrollment  standards  in  order  to be eligible to receive a
      school construction project grant.  Effective immediately.
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 1        AN ACT to amend the School Construction Law  by  changing
 2    Section 5-25.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The School Construction  Law  is  amended  by
 6    changing Section 5-25 as follows:
 7        (105 ILCS 230/5-25)
 8        Sec. 5-25.  Eligibility and project standards.
 9        (a)  The   State   Board  of  Education  shall  establish
10    eligibility standards for school construction project  grants
11    and  debt  service  grants.  These  standards  shall  include
12    minimum  enrollment  requirements  for eligibility for school
13    construction project grants of 200  students  for  elementary
14    districts,  200  students  for high school districts, and 400
15    students for unit districts.  The State  Board  of  Education
16    shall   approve   a   district's  eligibility  for  a  school
17    construction project grant or a debt service  grant  pursuant
18    to the established standards.
19        (b)  The   Capital   Development  Board  shall  establish
20    project standards for all school construction project  grants
21    provided  pursuant  to  this  Article.  These standards shall
22    include  space  and  capacity  standards  as  well   as   the
23    determination  of  recognized  project  costs  that  shall be
24    eligible for State financial assistance and enrichment  costs
25    that shall not be eligible for State financial assistance.
26    (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)
27        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
28    becoming law.

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