96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6050


 
Introduced 2/10/2010, by Rep. Rich Brauer
 
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105 ILCS 230/5-30










     Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of
Education shall develop standards for the determination of priority needs
concerning school construction projects based upon approved district facilities
plans, which shall include projects designed to alleviate a shortage of classrooms due to
population growth or to repair or replace, or both, aging school buildings. Effective immediately.
  















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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 5-30 as follows:
 


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    (105 ILCS 230/5-30)


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    Sec. 5-30. Priority of school construction projects. The 
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State Board of
Education shall develop standards for the 
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determination of priority needs
concerning school construction 
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projects based upon approved district facilities
plans.  Such 
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standards shall call for prioritization based on
the degree of 
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need and project type in the following order:

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        (1) Replacement or reconstruction of school buildings 
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    destroyed or damaged
by flood, tornado, fire, earthquake, 
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    mine subsidence, or other disasters, either man-made or

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    produced by nature;

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        (2) Projects designed to alleviate a shortage of 
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    classrooms due to
population growth or to repair or 
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    replace, or both, aging school buildings;

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        (3) Projects resulting from interdistrict 
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    reorganization
of school districts contingent on local 
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    referenda;

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        (4) Replacement or reconstruction of school
facilities 
 


 






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    determined to be severe and continuing health or life 
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    safety
hazards;

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        (5) Alterations necessary to provide accessibility for 
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    qualified individuals
with disabilities; and

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        (6) Other unique solutions to facility needs.

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Except for those changes absolutely necessary to comply with 
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the changes made to subsection (c) of Section 5-25 of this Law 
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by Public Act 96-37 this amendatory Act of the 96th General 
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Assembly, the State Board of Education may not make any 
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material changes to the standards in effect on May 18, 2004, 
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unless the State Board of Education is specifically authorized 
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by law.


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(Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-102, eff. 7-29-09; 
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revised 8-20-09.)

 
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.