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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0285
Introduced 1/19/2007, by Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the School Code. Subject to appropriation, requires the State Board of Education to establish and operate a renewable energy grant program to assist school districts in the installation, acquisition, construction, and improvement of renewable energy sources in the public schools. Provides that the grant shall cover 50% of the cost for which the grant is sought, up to a maximum grant of $1,000,000, if the applicant school district is able to demonstrate that it has funds to pay the other 50% of the cost. Effective July 1, 2007.
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LRB095 03604 NHT 23614 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
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| 2-3.142 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/2-3.142 new) |
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| Sec. 2-3.142. Renewable energy grants. |
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| (a) Subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education |
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| shall establish and operate a renewable energy grant program to |
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| assist school districts in the installation, acquisition, |
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| construction, and improvement of renewable energy sources in |
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| the public schools, including solar energy (such as solar |
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| panels), geothermal energy, and wind energy. |
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| (b) Application for a grant under this Section must be in |
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| the form and manner established by rule of the State Board of |
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| Education. The grant shall cover 50% of the cost for which the |
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| grant is sought, up to a maximum grant of $1,000,000, if the |
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| applicant school district is able to demonstrate that it has |
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| funds to pay the other 50% of the cost. The school district may |
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| accept private funds for its portion of the cost.
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| (c) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules that |
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| are necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this |
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| Section.
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