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1    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
51C-2 as follows:
 



6    (105 ILCS 5/1C-2)


7    Sec. 1C-2. Block grants. 

8    (a) For fiscal year 1999, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
9the State Board
of Education shall award to school districts 
10block grants as described in subsection
 (c). The State Board of 
11Education may adopt
rules and regulations necessary to 
12implement this Section. In accordance with
Section 2-3.32, all 
13state block grants are subject to an audit.  Therefore,
block 
14grant receipts and block grant expenditures shall be recorded 
15to the
appropriate fund code.

16    (b) (Blank).

17    (c) An Early Childhood Education Block Grant shall be 
18created by combining
the following programs: Preschool 
19Education, Parental Training and Prevention
Initiative.  These 
20funds shall be distributed to school districts and other

21entities on a competitive basis.  Not less than 14% 11% of this 
22grant
shall be used to
fund programs for children ages 0-3, 
23which percentage shall increase to at least 20% by Fiscal Year 
 
 
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12016 2015.  However, if, in a given fiscal year, the amount 
2appropriated for the Early Childhood Education Block Grant is 
3insufficient to increase the percentage of the grant to fund 
4programs for children ages 0-3 without reducing the amount of 
5the grant for existing providers of preschool education 
6programs, then the percentage of the grant to fund programs for 
7children ages 0-3 may be held steady instead of increased.

8(Source: P.A. 95-793, eff. 1-1-09; 96-423, eff. 8-13-09.)

 
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
102014.