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90_HB2844sam004
LRB9008869NTsbam07
1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2844
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2844, AS AMENDED,
3 immediately below the enacting clause, by inserting the
4 following:
5 "Section 3. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
6 Sections 5.480 and 6z-46 as follows:
7 (30 ILCS 105/5.480 new)
8 Sec. 5.480. The Right to Read Fund.
9 (30 ILCS 105/6z-46 new)
10 Sec. 6z-46. The Right to Read Fund. The Right to Read
11 Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. All
12 gifts, donations, and charitable contributions that are
13 contributed by any private individual or entity to the State
14 Board of Education for the purpose of improving the reading
15 of children in the public schools shall be deposited into the
16 Right to Read Fund. All money in the Right to Read Fund
17 shall be used, subject to appropriation by the General
18 Assembly, by the State Board of Education for distribution to
19 school districts for this purpose.".
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