95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1858

 

Introduced 7/27/2007, by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 230/5-110 new

    Amends the School Construction Law. Subject to appropriation, provides that the Capital Development Board is authorized to make construction grants to school districts for overcrowding relief construction projects, to be paid out of moneys appropriated for that purpose from the School Infrastructure Fund. Sets forth provisions concerning implementation rules, applicant requirements, identifying those schools with the greatest overcrowding, and grant priority. Effective January 1, 2008.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The School Construction Law is amended by adding
5 Section 5-110 as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 230/5-110 new)
7     Sec. 5-110. Overcrowding relief construction grants.
8     (a) Subject to appropriation, the Capital Development
9 Board is authorized to make construction grants to school
10 districts for overcrowding relief construction projects. These
11 grants shall be paid out of moneys appropriated for that
12 purpose from the School Infrastructure Fund.
13     (b) The Capital Development Board shall adopt rules to
14 implement this Section. The rules may specify the following:
15         (1) the manner of applying for grants;
16         (2) project eligibility requirements;
17         (3) restrictions on the use of grant moneys;
18         (4) the manner in which recipients must account for the
19     use of grant moneys; and
20         (5) any other provision that the Capital Development
21     Board deems necessary to prioritize applications.
22     (c) Each school district that applies for a grant under
23 this Section shall complete and submit with its grant

 

 

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1 application a one-time initial report of existing school
2 building capacity, subject to review by the Capital Development
3 Board.
4     (d) Each applicant school district shall calculate
5 potential enrollment projections or enrollment applications,
6 if applicable, for the 5th year beyond the fiscal year in which
7 the application for a grant is made.
8     (e) The Capital Development Board, in consultation with the
9 State Board of Education, shall utilize reliable demographic
10 data and school building capacity reports to identify the
11 schools with the greatest overcrowding. Overcrowding must be
12 defined by a formula, to be determined by the Capital
13 Development Board, that considers the number of school-age
14 children residing in the attendance area divided by the number
15 of students who can be served according to facility capacity.
16 Other factors, such as the number of students attending private
17 schools, may be considered if based on reliable trend data and
18 estimates.
19     (f) When determining grant eligibility and levels for
20 grants under this Section, the Capital Development Board shall
21 give consideration and priority to without limitation the
22 following:
23         (1) the applicant's existing school building capacity;
24         (2) the population density of the area served by the
25     applicant school district; and
26         (3) the extent to which grants would relieve

 

 

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1     overcrowding.
 
2     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
3 1, 2008.