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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2884
Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the School Construction Law. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning supervision of school construction projects.
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A BILL FOR
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HB2884 |
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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 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
The Capital
Development Board shall |
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| exercise general supervision over school construction
projects |
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| financed pursuant to this Article. School districts, however, |
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| must be allowed to choose the architect and engineer for their |
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| school construction projects, and no project may be disapproved |
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| by the State Board of Education or the Capital Development |
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| Board solely due to a school district's selection of an |
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| architect or 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 |