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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 3-14.20, 19b-1.1, 19b-1.2, 19b-1.3, 19b-1.4, 19b-2, 19b-3, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 19b-4, 19b-5, 19b-7, and 19b-8 and by adding Sections 19b-1.5, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 19b-2.1, 19b-90, and 19b-95 as follows:
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8 | (105 ILCS 5/3-14.20)
(from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.20)
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9 | Sec. 3-14.20. Building plans and specifications. To | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | inspect the building
plans and specifications, including but | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | not limited to plans and specifications
for the heating, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | ventilating, lighting, seating, water supply, toilets , energy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | conservation measures, and
safety against fire of public school | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | rooms and buildings submitted to the regional superintendent of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | schools him by
school boards, and to approve all those which | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | comply substantially with the
building code authorized in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Section 2-3.12.
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18 | If a municipality or,
in the
case of an unincorporated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | area, a county or, if applicable, a fire
protection district | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | wishes to be notified of plans and specifications received
by a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | regional office of education for any future
construction or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | alteration of a public school facility located within that
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23 | entity's
jurisdiction, then the entity must register this wish |
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1 | with the regional
superintendent of schools. Within 10 days | ||||||
2 | after the regional superintendent of
schools receives the
plans | ||||||
3 | and specifications from a school board and prior to the bidding | ||||||
4 | process,
he or she shall notify, in writing, the registered | ||||||
5 | municipality and, if
applicable, the
registered fire | ||||||
6 | protection district where the school that is being
constructed | ||||||
7 | or altered lies that plans
and
specifications have been | ||||||
8 | received. In the case of an unincorporated area, the
registered | ||||||
9 | county
shall be notified. If the municipality, fire protection | ||||||
10 | district, or county
requests a review of
the plans and | ||||||
11 | specifications, then the school board shall submit a copy of | ||||||
12 | the
plans and
specifications. The municipality and, if | ||||||
13 | applicable, the fire protection
district or the county
may | ||||||
14 | comment in writing on the plans and specifications based on the | ||||||
15 | building
code
authorized in Section 2-3.12, referencing the | ||||||
16 | specific code where a discrepancy
has been
identified, and | ||||||
17 | respond back to the regional superintendent of schools within
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18 | 15 days
after a copy of the plans and specifications have been | ||||||
19 | received or, if needed
for plan review, such additional time
as | ||||||
20 | agreed to by the regional superintendent of
schools. This | ||||||
21 | review must be at no cost to the school district.
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22 | If
such plans and
specifications
are not approved or denied | ||||||
23 | approval by the regional superintendent of schools
within 3 | ||||||
24 | months after the date on which they are submitted to him or | ||||||
25 | her, the
school board may submit such plans and specifications | ||||||
26 | directly to the State
Superintendent of Education for approval |
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1 | or denial.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 94-225, eff. 7-14-05.)
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3 | (105 ILCS 5/19b-1.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 19b-1.1)
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4 | Sec. 19b-1.1. Energy conservation measure. "Energy | ||||||
5 | conservation
measure" means any improvement, repair, | ||||||
6 | alteration, or betterment of any
building or facility owned or | ||||||
7 | operated by a school district or area
vocational center or any
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8 | equipment, fixture, or furnishing to be added to or used in any
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9 | such building or facility, according to plans and | ||||||
10 | specifications designed and approved subject to the building | ||||||
11 | code authorized in Section 2-3.12 of this Code,
that is | ||||||
12 | proposed designed to reduce
energy consumption or operating | ||||||
13 | costs, and may include, without limitation,
one or more of the | ||||||
14 | following:
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15 | (1) Insulation of the building structure or systems | ||||||
16 | within the building.
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17 | (2) Storm windows or doors, caulking or | ||||||
18 | weatherstripping, multiglazed
windows or doors, heat | ||||||
19 | absorbing or heat reflective glazed and coated
window or | ||||||
20 | door systems, additional glazing, reductions in glass | ||||||
21 | area, or
other window and door system modifications that | ||||||
22 | reduce energy consumption.
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23 | (3) Automated or computerized energy control systems.
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24 | (4) Heating, ventilating, or air conditioning system | ||||||
25 | modifications or replacements.
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1 | (5) Replacement or modification of lighting fixtures | ||||||
2 | to increase the
energy efficiency of the lighting system | ||||||
3 | without increasing the overall
illumination of a facility, | ||||||
4 | unless an increase in illumination is necessary
to conform | ||||||
5 | to the applicable State or local building code for the | ||||||
6 | lighting
system after the proposed modifications are made.
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7 | (6) Energy recovery systems.
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8 | (7) (Blank) Energy conservation measures that provide | ||||||
9 | long-term operating cost
reductions .
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10 | "Energy conservation measure" does not include new | ||||||
11 | construction or building additions beyond the square footage | ||||||
12 | and footprint of the existing buildings or structures currently | ||||||
13 | in existence, except areas required for the sole use of | ||||||
14 | mechanical and electrical upgrades. "Energy conservation | ||||||
15 | measure" does not include new or additional spaces, such as | ||||||
16 | classrooms, gymnasiums, or administrative and common areas. | ||||||
17 | New construction or additions shall be designed and constructed | ||||||
18 | in accordance with the applicable energy conservation laws and | ||||||
19 | codes and may not be included in the calculations of any energy | ||||||
20 | savings with respect to any guaranteed energy savings contract. | ||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 95-612, eff. 9-11-07.)
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22 | (105 ILCS 5/19b-1.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 19b-1.2)
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23 | Sec. 19b-1.2. Guaranteed energy savings contract. | ||||||
24 | "Guaranteed energy
savings contract" means a contract for: (i) | ||||||
25 | the implementation of an
energy audit, data collection, and |
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1 | other related analyses preliminary to
the undertaking of energy | ||||||
2 | conservation measures; (ii) the evaluation and
recommendation | ||||||
3 | of
energy conservation measures; (iii) the implementation of | ||||||
4 | one or more
energy conservation measures; and (iv) the | ||||||
5 | implementation of project
monitoring and data collection to | ||||||
6 | verify post-installation energy
consumption and energy-related | ||||||
7 | operating costs. The contract shall provide
that all payments, | ||||||
8 | except
obligations on termination of the contract before its | ||||||
9 | expiration, are to be
made over time and that the savings are | ||||||
10 | guaranteed to the extent necessary
to pay the costs of
the | ||||||
11 | energy conservation measures. Energy saving may include energy | ||||||
12 | reduction and offsetting sources of renewable energy funds | ||||||
13 | including renewable energy credits and carbon credits.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 96-1197, eff. 7-22-10.)
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15 | (105 ILCS 5/19b-1.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 19b-1.3)
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16 | Sec. 19b-1.3. Qualified provider. "Qualified provider" | ||||||
17 | means a person
or business whose employees are experienced and | ||||||
18 | trained in the design,
implementation, or installation of
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19 | energy conservation measures. The minimum training required | ||||||
20 | for any person
or employee under this Section shall be the | ||||||
21 | satisfactory completion of at
least 40 hours of course | ||||||
22 | instruction dealing with energy conservation
measures , and the | ||||||
23 | person or business may not engage in the practice of | ||||||
24 | architecture, engineering, or structural engineering unless | ||||||
25 | the person is licensed or the business is registered in |
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1 | accordance with the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, | ||||||
2 | the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, or the | ||||||
3 | Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989 and the rules | ||||||
4 | adopted pursuant to those Acts. A person or business may not | ||||||
5 | engage in the practice of plumbing unless the person is | ||||||
6 | licensed in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing License Law . | ||||||
7 | A qualified provider to whom the contract is
awarded shall give | ||||||
8 | a sufficient bond to the school district or area
vocational | ||||||
9 | center for its
faithful performance.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 92-767, eff. 8-6-02.)
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11 | (105 ILCS 5/19b-1.4) (from Ch. 122, par. 19b-1.4)
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12 | Sec. 19b-1.4. Request for proposals. "Request for | ||||||
13 | proposals" means a
competitive selection achieved by
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14 | negotiated procurement. The request for proposals shall be | ||||||
15 | submitted to the administrators of the Capital Development | ||||||
16 | Board Procurement Bulletin for publication and
through at least | ||||||
17 | one public notice, at least 30 days before the request
date in | ||||||
18 | a newspaper published in the district or vocational center | ||||||
19 | area, or
if no newspaper is
published in the district or | ||||||
20 | vocational center area, in a newspaper of
general
circulation | ||||||
21 | in the
area of the district or vocational center, from a school | ||||||
22 | district or area
vocational center that will administer the
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23 | program, requesting innovative solutions and proposals for | ||||||
24 | energy
conservation measures. Proposals submitted shall be | ||||||
25 | sealed. The request
for proposals shall include all of the |
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1 | following:
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2 | (1) The name and address of the school district or area | ||||||
3 | vocation
center.
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4 | (2) The name, address, title, and phone number of a | ||||||
5 | contact person.
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6 | (3) Notice indicating that the school district or area | ||||||
7 | vocational
center is requesting qualified
providers to | ||||||
8 | propose energy conservation measures through a guaranteed
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9 | energy savings contract.
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10 | (4) The date, time, and place where proposals must be | ||||||
11 | received.
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12 | (5) The evaluation criteria for assessing the | ||||||
13 | proposals.
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14 | (6) Any other stipulations and clarifications the | ||||||
15 | school district or
area vocational center may require.
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16 | (Source: P.A. 95-612, eff. 9-11-07; 96-1197, eff. 7-22-10.)
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17 | (105 ILCS 5/19b-1.5 new) | ||||||
18 | Sec. 19b-1.5. Energy operating cost. "Energy operating | ||||||
19 | cost" means any expenditure paid by a school district or area | ||||||
20 | vocational center to a third party for the furnishing of heat, | ||||||
21 | cold, power, electricity, water, or light to any building or | ||||||
22 | facility owned or operated by a school district or area | ||||||
23 | vocational center. "Energy operating cost" shall be directly | ||||||
24 | related to the energy consumption of a structure. "Energy | ||||||
25 | operating cost" does not include calculations related to |
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1 | general maintenance and custodial costs, including, but not | ||||||
2 | limited to, window cleaning, floor waxing, carpet vacuuming and | ||||||
3 | cleaning, mowing of lawns, trash removal, playground | ||||||
4 | maintenance, and similar indirect costs.
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5 | (105 ILCS 5/19b-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 19b-2)
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6 | Sec. 19b-2. Evaluation of proposal ; performance review . | ||||||
7 | Before entering into a guaranteed
energy savings contract under | ||||||
8 | Section 19b-3, a school district or area
vocational center | ||||||
9 | shall submit
a request for proposals. The school district or | ||||||
10 | area vocational center
shall evaluate any sealed
proposal from | ||||||
11 | a qualified provider. The evaluation shall analyze the | ||||||
12 | estimates
of all costs of installations, modifications or | ||||||
13 | remodeling, including, without
limitation, costs of a | ||||||
14 | pre-installation energy audit or analysis, design,
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15 | engineering, installation, maintenance, repairs, debt
service, | ||||||
16 | conversions to a different energy or fuel source, or
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17 | post-installation project monitoring, data collection, and | ||||||
18 | reporting. The
evaluation shall include a detailed analysis of | ||||||
19 | whether either the energy
consumed or the energy operating | ||||||
20 | costs , or both, will be reduced and shall be submitted to the | ||||||
21 | administrators of the Capital Development Board Procurement | ||||||
22 | Bulletin for publication . If technical
assistance is not | ||||||
23 | available by the a licensed architect of record or registered
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24 | professional engineer of record for on the school district or | ||||||
25 | area vocational center
staff , then the evaluation of
the |
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1 | proposal shall be done by a registered professional engineer or
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2 | architect, who is retained by the school district or area | ||||||
3 | vocational
center. A licensed architect or registered | ||||||
4 | professional engineer evaluating a proposal or reviewing | ||||||
5 | contract performance under this Section must not have any | ||||||
6 | financial or contractual relationship with a qualified | ||||||
7 | provider or other source that would constitute a conflict of | ||||||
8 | interest. The school district or area vocational center may
pay | ||||||
9 | a reasonable fee for evaluation of the proposal or the review | ||||||
10 | of contract performance or include the fee as
part of the | ||||||
11 | payments made under Section 19b-4.
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12 | Performance reviews shall be conducted at least once every | ||||||
13 | 4 years at the discretion of the school district or area | ||||||
14 | vocational center to verify the outcomes of the guaranteed | ||||||
15 | energy savings contract and shall include any improvement, | ||||||
16 | repair, alteration, or betterment of any building or facility | ||||||
17 | owned or operated by a school district or area vocational | ||||||
18 | center or any equipment, fixture, or furnishing added to or | ||||||
19 | used in any such building or facility. A performance review | ||||||
20 | shall be performed during a health and life safety survey under | ||||||
21 | Section 2-3.12 of this Code. | ||||||
22 | (Source: P.A. 95-612, eff. 9-11-07.)
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23 | (105 ILCS 5/19b-2.1 new) | ||||||
24 | Sec. 19b-2.1. Submission of proposals. Proposals must be | ||||||
25 | properly identified and sealed. Proposals may not be reviewed |
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1 | until after the deadline for submission has passed as set forth | ||||||
2 | in the request for proposals. All qualified providers | ||||||
3 | submitting proposals shall be disclosed after the deadline for | ||||||
4 | submission but not before. Proposals shall identify the names | ||||||
5 | of all parties to the proposed contract, including those that | ||||||
6 | may be subcontracted during the performance of the contract. | ||||||
7 | Proposals must meet all material requirements of the request | ||||||
8 | for proposals, or they may be rejected as non-responsive. | ||||||
9 | Proposals may be withdrawn prior to evaluation for any cause. | ||||||
10 | No person or business who contracts with a local government to | ||||||
11 | write specifications or otherwise provides specifications or | ||||||
12 | assessments for a procurement need under this Section shall | ||||||
13 | submit a bid or proposal or receive a contract for that | ||||||
14 | procurement need. The specifications or assessments may be | ||||||
15 | provided at no cost by a vendor or may be provided by the local | ||||||
16 | government itself. All projects procured under this Section | ||||||
17 | shall comply with Section 2-3.12 of this Code, if applicable, | ||||||
18 | and are subject to review by the State Board of Education.
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19 | (105 ILCS 5/19b-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 19b-3)
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20 | Sec. 19b-3. Award of guaranteed energy savings contract. | ||||||
21 | Sealed
proposals must be opened by a member or employee of the | ||||||
22 | school board or
governing board of the area vocational center, | ||||||
23 | whichever is applicable, at a
public opening at which the | ||||||
24 | contents of the proposals must be announced.
Each person or | ||||||
25 | entity submitting a sealed proposal must receive at least 13
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1 | days notice of the time and place of the opening. The school
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2 | district or area vocational center shall select the qualified | ||||||
3 | provider that
best meets the needs of
the district or area | ||||||
4 | vocational center. The school district or area
vocational | ||||||
5 | center shall provide public notice of the
meeting at which it | ||||||
6 | proposes to award a guaranteed energy savings contract
of the | ||||||
7 | names of the parties to the proposed contract and of the | ||||||
8 | purpose of
the contract. The public notice shall be made at | ||||||
9 | least 10 days prior to
the meeting. After evaluating the | ||||||
10 | proposals under Section 19b-2, a school
district or area | ||||||
11 | vocational center may enter into a guaranteed energy
savings | ||||||
12 | contract with a
qualified provider if it finds that the amount | ||||||
13 | it would spend on the energy
conservation measures recommended | ||||||
14 | in the proposal would not exceed the
amount to be saved in | ||||||
15 | either energy operating or operational costs , or both, within | ||||||
16 | an 8-year a
20-year period from the date of installation, if | ||||||
17 | the
recommendations in
the proposal are followed. Contracts let | ||||||
18 | or awarded must be submitted to the administrators of the | ||||||
19 | Capital Development Board Procurement Bulletin for | ||||||
20 | publication. The final contract and any subsequent | ||||||
21 | modifications and successful
proposals, evaluations, and | ||||||
22 | performance reviews shall be
considered public records subject | ||||||
23 | to inspection and copying by
the public. All subsequent | ||||||
24 | modifications that increase the guaranteed energy savings | ||||||
25 | contract length or scope of work are subject to a new request | ||||||
26 | for proposals pursuant to this Article.
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1 | (Source: P.A. 95-612, eff. 9-11-07; 96-1197, eff. 7-22-10.)
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2 | (105 ILCS 5/19b-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 19b-4)
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3 | Sec. 19b-4. Guarantee. The guaranteed energy savings | ||||||
4 | contract shall
include a written guarantee of the qualified | ||||||
5 | provider that either the
energy operating or operational cost | ||||||
6 | savings , or both, will meet or exceed within 8 20
years the | ||||||
7 | costs of the energy conservation measures. The qualified | ||||||
8 | provider
shall reimburse the school district or area vocational | ||||||
9 | center within 90 days for any
shortfall of guaranteed energy
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10 | savings projected in the contract. A qualified provider shall | ||||||
11 | provide a
sufficient bond to the school district or area | ||||||
12 | vocational center for the
installation and the
faithful | ||||||
13 | performance of all the measures included in the contract. The
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14 | guaranteed energy savings contract may provide for payments | ||||||
15 | over a period
of time, not to exceed 8 20 years from the date of | ||||||
16 | final installation
of the
measures.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 92-767, eff. 8-6-02.)
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18 | (105 ILCS 5/19b-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 19b-5)
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19 | Sec. 19b-5. Installment payment contract; lease purchase | ||||||
20 | agreement. A school district or
school districts in combination | ||||||
21 | or an area vocational center may enter into
an
installment | ||||||
22 | payment contract or lease purchase agreement with a qualified
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23 | provider or with a third party, as authorized by law, for the | ||||||
24 | funding or financing of the purchase and installation of energy |
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1 | conservation measures by a qualified provider.
Every school | ||||||
2 | district or area vocational center may issue certificates
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3 | evidencing the indebtedness
incurred pursuant to the contracts | ||||||
4 | or agreements. Any such contract or
agreement shall be valid | ||||||
5 | whether or not an appropriation with respect
thereto is first | ||||||
6 | included in any annual or supplemental budget adopted by
the | ||||||
7 | school district or area vocational center. Each contract or | ||||||
8 | agreement
entered
into by a school district or area vocational | ||||||
9 | center pursuant to this
Section shall be authorized by
official | ||||||
10 | action of the school board or governing board of the area | ||||||
11 | vocational
center, whichever is applicable. The authority | ||||||
12 | granted in this Section is in addition to any other authority | ||||||
13 | granted by law. | ||||||
14 | If an energy audit is performed by an energy services | ||||||
15 | contractor for a school district within the 3 years immediately | ||||||
16 | preceding the solicitation, then the school district must | ||||||
17 | publish as a reference document in the solicitation for energy | ||||||
18 | conservation measures the following:
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19 | (1) an executive summary of the energy audit provided | ||||||
20 | that the school district may exclude any proprietary or | ||||||
21 | trademarked information or practices; or | ||||||
22 | (2) the energy audit provided that the school district | ||||||
23 | may redact any proprietary or trademarked information or | ||||||
24 | practices. | ||||||
25 | For purposes of this Section, proprietary information or | ||||||
26 | practices does not include overhead or profit calculations or |
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1 | allowances. | ||||||
2 | A school district may not withhold the disclosure of | ||||||
3 | information related to (i) the school district's consumption of | ||||||
4 | energy or energy operating costs , (ii) the physical condition | ||||||
5 | of the school district's facilities, and (iii) any limitations | ||||||
6 | prescribed by the school district. | ||||||
7 | The solicitation must include a written disclosure that | ||||||
8 | identifies any energy services contractor or qualified | ||||||
9 | provider that participated in the preparation of the | ||||||
10 | specifications issued by the school district. If no energy | ||||||
11 | services contractor or qualified provider participated in the | ||||||
12 | preparation of the specifications issued by the school | ||||||
13 | district, then the solicitation must include a written | ||||||
14 | disclosure that no energy services contractor or qualified | ||||||
15 | provider participated in the preparation of the specifications | ||||||
16 | for the school district. The written disclosure shall be | ||||||
17 | published in the Capital Development Board Procurement | ||||||
18 | Bulletin with the Request for Proposal. | ||||||
19 | (Source: P.A. 96-1197, eff. 7-22-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
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20 | (105 ILCS 5/19b-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 19b-7)
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21 | Sec. 19b-7. Energy operating Operational and energy cost | ||||||
22 | savings. The school district or
area vocational center
shall | ||||||
23 | document the operational and energy operating cost savings | ||||||
24 | specified in the
guaranteed energy savings contract and | ||||||
25 | designate and appropriate that
amount for an annual payment of |
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1 | the contract. If the annual energy operating cost savings
are | ||||||
2 | less than projected under the guaranteed energy savings | ||||||
3 | contract , the
qualified
provider shall , within 90 days, pay the | ||||||
4 | difference as provided in Section 19b-4.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 92-767, eff. 8-6-02.)
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/19b-8) (from Ch. 122, par. 19b-8)
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7 | Sec. 19b-8. Available funds. A school district or area | ||||||
8 | vocational
center may use funds
designated for energy operating | ||||||
9 | cost operating or capital expenditures for any guaranteed | ||||||
10 | energy
savings contract including purchases using installment | ||||||
11 | payment contracts or
lease purchase agreements. A school | ||||||
12 | district or area vocational center
that enters into such a
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13 | contract or agreement may covenant in such contract or | ||||||
14 | agreement that
payments made thereunder shall be payable from | ||||||
15 | the first funds legally
available in each fiscal year.
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16 | (Source: P.A. 92-767, eff. 8-6-02.)
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17 | (105 ILCS 5/19b-90 new) | ||||||
18 | Sec. 19b-90. New or modified contracts prohibited. No new | ||||||
19 | guaranteed energy savings contract, contract modifications, or | ||||||
20 | contract amendments may be entered into on or after January 1, | ||||||
21 | 2021. | ||||||
22 | (105 ILCS 5/19b-95 new) | ||||||
23 | Sec. 19b-95. Repeal. This Article is repealed 20 years |
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1 | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st | ||||||
2 | General Assembly.
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