Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
Adopted in House Comm. on May 08, 2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 505




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 505 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The School Construction Law is amended  by 
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changing Section 5-40 as follows:
 



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    (105 ILCS 230/5-40)


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    Sec. 5-40. Supervision of school construction projects; 
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green projects. The Capital
Development Board shall exercise 
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general supervision over school construction
projects financed 
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pursuant to this Article. School districts, however, must be 
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allowed to choose the architect and engineer for their school 
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construction projects, and no project may be disapproved by the 
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State Board of Education or the Capital Development Board 
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solely due to a school district's selection of an architect or 
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engineer.


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    With respect to those school construction projects for 
 


 






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which a school district first applies for a grant on or after 
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July 1, 2007, the school construction project must receive 
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certification from the United States Green Building Council's 
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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building 
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Rating System or the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes 
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Green Building Rating System or must meet green building 
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standards of the Capital Development Board and its Green 
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Building Advisory Committee.

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(Source: P.A. 93-679, eff. 6-30-04.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
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2007.".