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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 5-300 as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 230/5-300)
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    Sec. 5-300. Early childhood construction grants.
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    (a) The Capital Development Board is authorized to make 
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grants to public school districts and not-for-profit entities 
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for early childhood construction projects. These grants shall 
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be paid out of moneys appropriated for that purpose from the 
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School Construction Fund. No grants may be awarded to entities 
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providing services within private residences. A public school 
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district or other eligible entity must provide local matching 
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funds in an amount equal to 10% the amount of the grant under 
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this Section. A public school district or other eligible entity 
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has no entitlement to a grant under this Section.
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    (b) The Capital Development Board shall adopt rules to 
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implement this Section. These rules need not be the same as the 
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rules for school construction project grants or school 
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maintenance project grants.
    The rules may specify:
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        (1) the manner of applying for grants;
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        (2) project eligibility requirements;
 


 






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        (3) restrictions on the use of grant moneys;
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        (4) the manner in which school districts and other 
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    eligible entities must account for the use of grant moneys; 
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    and
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        (5) requirements that new or improved facilities be 
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    used for early childhood and other related programs for a 
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    period of at least 10 years; and 
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        (6) (5) any other provision that the Capital 
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    Development Board determines to be necessary or useful for 
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    the administration of this Section.
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    (b-5)  When grants are made to non-profit corporations for 
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the acquisition or construction of new facilities, the Capital 
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Development Board or any State agency it so designates shall 
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hold title to or place a lien on the facility for a period of 10 
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years after the date of the grant award, after which title to 
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the facility shall be transferred to the non-profit corporation 
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or the lien shall be removed, provided that the non-profit 
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corporation has complied with the terms of its grant agreement.  
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When grants are made to non-profit corporations for the purpose 
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of renovation or rehabilitation, if the non-profit corporation 
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does not comply with item (5) of subsection (b) of this 
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Section, the Capital Development Board or any State agency it 
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so designates shall recover the grant pursuant to the 
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procedures outlined in the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act.
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    (c) The Capital Development Board, in consultation with the 
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State Board of Education, shall establish standards for the 
 


 






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determination of priority needs concerning early childhood 
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projects based on projects located in communities in the State 
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with the greatest underserved population of young children, 
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utilizing Census data and other reliable local early childhood 
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service data.
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    (d) In each school year in which early childhood 
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construction project grants are awarded, 20% of the total 
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amount awarded shall be awarded to a school district with a 
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population of more than 500,000, provided that the school 
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district complies with the requirements of this Section and the 
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rules adopted under this Section.

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(Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)
 
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
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2010.