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90_HB0040

      105 ILCS 5/18-1.5 new
          Amends the School Code.  Provides  that  as  an  integral
      part  of  the State's primary responsibility for financing an
      efficient system of high quality public education, the  State
      shall  assure  funding  for  school  districts at levels that
      enable all school districts  to  educate  their  students  in
      school  buildings  and facilities that meet minimum State and
      federal housing  construction  and  environmental  standards.
      Provides  that  the  duty includes ensuring health and safety
      standards through the  repair,  renovation,  alteration,  and
      construction  of  certain  facilities.   Requires  the  State
      Superintendent   of  Education  to  report  annually  on  the
      conditions of school buildings  and  facilities  and  related
      matters and to recommend a timetable for necessary repairs or
      construction.   Requires  all  public  school  buildings  and
      facilities to be in compliance with minimum State and federal
      housing  construction  and  environmental  standards within 5
      years.  Effective immediately.
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                                               LRB9000681THcw
 1        AN ACT to amend the School Code by adding Section 18-1.5.
 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:
 4        Section  5.  The School Code is amended by adding Section
 5    18-1.5 as follows:
 6        (105 ILCS 5/18-1.5 new)
 7        Sec.   18-1.5.  Appropriate    school    buildings    and
 8    facilities.    The  General  Assembly  declares  that  as  an
 9    integral part  of  the  State's  primary  responsibility  for
10    financing   an   efficient  system  of  high  quality  public
11    education under which persons are developed educationally  to
12    the  limits  of  their capacities, the State has the duty and
13    shall assure funding under this Article at a level that  will
14    enable  all  school  districts  to  provide and educate their
15    students in school buildings and facilities that meet minimum
16    State and  federal  housing  construction  and  environmental
17    standards.   That  duty shall include ensuring the health and
18    safety  of   students   through   the   repair,   renovation,
19    alteration,  and  construction  of  a  public  elementary  or
20    secondary  school library, media center, or facility used for
21    academic or vocational instruction.  By January  31  of  each
22    year,  the  State Superintendent of Education shall submit to
23    the  General  Assembly  an  annual  report  on  the   current
24    conditions  of  school  buildings  and facilities and whether
25    they meet or are in violation of  State  or  federal  housing
26    construction  and  environmental  standards.   If  any school
27    buildings or facilities do  not  meet  those  standards,  the
28    report  shall  set  forth recommendations and a timetable for
29    the repair, renovation, alteration, or construction  required
30    to  bring those buildings and facilities into compliance with
31    applicable  standards.   All  public  school  buildings   and
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 1    facilities  shall  be  in  compliance  with minimum State and
 2    federal  housing  construction  and  environmental  standards
 3    within 5 years after the effective date  of  this  amendatory
 4    Act of 1997.
 5        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
 6    becoming law.

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