SB0002 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB0002

Introduced 1/10/2007, by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 330/5

from Ch. 127, par. 655

Amends the General Obligation Bond Act. Provides that the bill may be referred to as the School Construction Act of 2007. Decreases by $1 the amount authorized for school construction bonds. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning school construction bonds, which may be referred to as the School Construction Act of 2007.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The General Obligation Bond Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:

(30 ILCS 330/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 655)

Sec. 5. School Construction.

(a) The amount of $58,449,999 $58,450,000 is authorized to make grants to local school districts for the acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, financing, architectural planning and installation of capital facilities, including but not limited to those required for special education building projects provided for in Article 14 of The School Code, consisting of buildings, structures, and durable equipment, and for the acquisition and improvement of real property and interests in real property required, or expected to be required, in connection therewith.

(b) $22,550,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for grants to school districts for the making of principal and interest payments, required to be made, on bonds issued by such school districts after January 1, 1969, pursuant to any indenture, ordinance, resolution, agreement or contract to provide funds for the acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, architectural planning and installation of capital facilities consisting of buildings, structures, durable equipment and land for educational purposes or for lease payments required to be made by a school district for principal and interest payments on bonds issued by a Public Building Commission after January 1, 1969.

(c) $10,000,000 for grants to school districts for the acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, architectural planning and installation of capital facilities consisting of buildings structures, durable equipment and land for special education building projects.

(d) $9,000,000 for grants to school districts for the reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, financing and architectural planning of capital facilities, including construction at another location to replace such capital facilities, consisting of those public school buildings and temporary school facilities which, prior to January 1, 1984, were condemned by the regional superintendent under Section 3-14.22 of The School Code or by any State official having jurisdiction over building safety.

(e) $3,050,000,000 for grants to school districts for school improvement projects authorized by the School Construction Law. The bonds shall be sold in amounts not to exceed the following schedule, except any bonds not sold during one year shall be added to the bonds to be sold during the remainder of the schedule:

First year..................................$200,000,000

Second year.................................$450,000,000

Third year..................................$500,000,000

Fourth year.................................$500,000,000

Fifth year..................................$800,000,000

Sixth year and thereafter...................$600,000,000

(Source: P.A. 91-39, eff. 6-15-99; 92-598, eff. 6-28-02.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.