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90_SB0068
New Act
20 ILCS 3105/1A-9 from Ch. 127, par. 783.9
30 ILCS 105/5.449 new
30 ILCS 330/2 from Ch. 127, par. 652
30 ILCS 330/5 from Ch. 127, par. 655
30 ILCS 330/5.5 new
30 ILCS 330/12 from Ch. 127, par. 662
30 ILCS 330/19 from Ch. 127, par. 669
Creates the School Technology Improvement Act, to be
administered by the State Board of Education as a
State-school district matching technology improvement grant
program. Amends the General Obligation Bond Act to increase
the State's bonding authority by $1,000,000,000, earmarking
$500,000,000 of that increase for grants to be made by the
State Board for School Technology Improvement Act purposes
and $500,000,000 of that increase for school construction
grants. Amends the State Finance Act to create the School
Technology Fund in the State Treasury. Amends the Capital
Development Board Act to establish revised standards for the
priority of school construction projects. Effective
immediately.
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1 AN ACT to create a State-school district matching
2 technology improvement grant program, amending named Acts.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
6 School Technology Improvement Act.
7 Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to
8 provide technology-based learning resources for Illinois
9 public schools that will improve educational opportunities
10 and student achievement throughout the State. Technology has
11 revolutionized business and industry by increasing
12 productivity. Technology can improve the quality of
13 education in all public elementary and secondary schools in
14 Illinois by:
15 (1) encouraging students' motivation to learn;
16 (2) enhancing teacher training;
17 (3) increasing communication and parental involvement;
18 (4) improving curriculum;
19 (5) providing additional resources in classrooms to
20 improve student achievement; and
21 (6) increasing opportunities to learn throughout the
22 State.
23 Section 10. Grants Authorized. The State Board of
24 Education is authorized to make instructional technology
25 grants to school districts with funds appropriated by the
26 General Assembly from the School Technology Fund for this
27 purpose.
28 The grants shall be used for the purchase of
29 instructional technology, which shall include computer
30 hardware and software, necessary staff training on the
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1 equipment, and other items as defined by the State Board of
2 Education.
3 Each district qualifying for a State grant shall match
4 the State grant with local funds in an amount calculated as
5 follows:
6 District's Equalized Percentage To Be Funded
7 Assessed Value Per Pupil By State and District
8 For District's Type
9 (Unit, High School,
10 or Elementary)
11 Top third 30% State; 70% District
12 Middle third 50% State; 50% District
13 Lowest third 70% State; 30% District
14 Section 15. Technology Plan. Prior to receiving a
15 grant, a district must develop a plan for the use of
16 technology. This plan must reflect the school improvement
17 plans and the school improvement process within the district.
18 Section 20. Rules. The State Board of Education may
19 adopt all rules necessary for the administration of the grant
20 program, including but not limited to rules defining the
21 types of instructional equipment qualifying for funding, the
22 content of grant applications, and the requirements for the
23 local share of funding.
24 Section 90. The Capital Development Board Act is amended
25 by changing Section 1A-9 as follows:
26 (20 ILCS 3105/1A-9) (from Ch. 127, par. 783.9)
27 Sec. 1A-9. Priority of school construction projects.
28 The State Board of Education shall develop standards for the
29 determination of priority needs concerning Planning
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1 Assistance and School Construction Projects based upon the
2 approved District Facility Plans and the factors stated in
3 Sections 35-6, 35-9 and 35-10 of the School Code.
4 Such standards shall call for prioritization based on the
5 degree of need and project type in the following order:
6 (1) Replacement or reconstruction of school buildings
7 destroyed or damaged by flood, tornado, fire, earthquake, or
8 other disasters, either man-made or produced by nature.
9 (2) Districts experiencing a shortage of classrooms due
10 to population growth.
11 (3) Interdistrict reorganization of school districts
12 contingent on local referenda or regional board of school
13 trustees actions.
14 (4) Alterations necessary to provide accessibility for
15 qualified individuals with disabilities.
16 (5) Replacement or reconstruction of school facilities
17 which are determined to be severe and continuing health/life
18 safety hazards.
19 (6) Other unique solutions to facility needs. Such
20 standards shall give priority to assisting consolidation of
21 school districts and shall consider the physical condition of
22 existing facilities together with other data contained in
23 District Facility Plans. Such standards shall also give
24 priority to expediting the replacement or reconstruction of
25 school buildings destroyed or damaged by flood, tornado,
26 fire, or other disaster produced solely by nature. Standards
27 developed for determining priority needs shall be widely
28 promulgated so that school districts can reasonably
29 anticipate the timing and extent of the State's financial
30 support of the District's Facility Plan.
31 If Planning Assistance or School Construction Projects
32 are approved in any year but financial support is not given
33 due to lack of adequate appropriations, awarding of
34 contracts, or for any other reason, such Planning Assistance
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1 or School Construction Projects shall be reconsidered along
2 with any new Planning Assistance or School Construction
3 Projects submitted the following year placed ahead of any new
4 Assistance or Projects that are approved for the following
5 year.
6 (Source: P.A. 79-1098.)
7 Section 93. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
8 Section 5.449 as follows:
9 (30 ILCS 105/5.449 new)
10 Sec. 5.449. The School Technology Fund.
11 Section 95. The General Obligation Bond Act is amended
12 by changing Sections 2, 5, 12, and 19 and adding Section 5.5
13 as follows:
14 (30 ILCS 330/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 652)
15 Sec. 2. Authorization for Bonds. The State of Illinois
16 is authorized to issue, sell and provide for the retirement
17 of General Obligation Bonds of the State of Illinois in the
18 total amount of $9,146,008,392 $8,146,008,392 herein called
19 "Bonds".
20 Of the total amount of bonds authorized above, up to
21 $1,700,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may be
22 issued and sold in accordance with the Baccalaureate Savings
23 Act in the form of General Obligation College Savings Bonds.
24 Of the total amount of bonds authorized above, up to
25 $300,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may be
26 issued and sold in accordance with the Retirement Savings Act
27 in the form of General Obligation Retirement Savings Bonds.
28 The issuance and sale of Bonds pursuant to the General
29 Obligation Bond Act is an economical and efficient method of
30 financing the capital needs of the State. This Act will
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1 permit the issuance of a multi-purpose General Obligation
2 Bond with uniform terms and features. This will not only
3 lower the cost of registration but also reduce the overall
4 cost of issuing debt by improving the marketability of
5 Illinois General Obligation Bonds.
6 Bonds shall be issued for the categories and specific
7 purposes expressed in Sections 2 through 8 and Section 16 of
8 this Act.
9 (Source: P.A. 87-144; 87-173; 87-836; 87-873; 88-93; 88-472;
10 88-552, eff. 7-14-94; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
11 (30 ILCS 330/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 655)
12 Sec. 5. School construction.
13 (a) The amount of $58,450,000 is authorized to make
14 grants to local school districts for the acquisition,
15 development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation,
16 improvement, financing, architectural planning and
17 installation of capital facilities, including but not limited
18 to those required for special education building projects
19 provided for in Article 14 of the School Code, consisting of
20 buildings, structures, and durable equipment, and for the
21 acquisition and improvement of real property and interests in
22 real property required, or expected to be required, in
23 connection therewith.
24 Of the additional bond authorization added by this
25 amendatory Act of 1997, $500,000,000 shall be used for grants
26 for the purposes authorized by this subsection, using the
27 Grant Index of Section 1A-3 of the Capital Development Board
28 Act. The bonds shall be issued over a 10-year period in
29 amounts not to exceed the following for each year of the
30 10-year period, provided that bonds authorized but not issued
31 in an earlier year may be issued in any later year:
32 Year Amount
33 1 $25,000,000
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1 2 $37,500,000
2 3 $50,000,000
3 4 $62,500,000
4 5 $62,500,000
5 6 $62,500,000
6 7-10 $50,000,000 each such year
7 (b) $22,550,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary,
8 for grants to school districts for the making of principal
9 and interest payments, required to be made, on bonds issued
10 by such school districts after January 1, 1969, pursuant to
11 any indenture, ordinance, resolution, agreement or contract
12 to provide funds for the acquisition, development,
13 construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement,
14 architectural planning and installation of capital facilities
15 consisting of buildings, structures, durable equipment and
16 land for educational purposes or for lease payments required
17 to be made by a school district for principal and interest
18 payments on bonds issued by a Public Building Commission
19 after January 1, 1969.
20 (c) $10,000,000 for grants to school districts for the
21 acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction,
22 rehabilitation, improvement, architectural planning and
23 installation of capital facilities consisting of buildings
24 structures, durable equipment and land for special education
25 building projects.
26 (d) $9,000,000 for grants to school districts for the
27 reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, financing and
28 architectural planning of capital facilities, including
29 construction at another location to replace such capital
30 facilities, consisting of those public school buildings and
31 temporary school facilities which, prior to January 1, 1984,
32 were condemned by the regional superintendent under Section
33 3-14.22 of The School Code or by any State official having
34 jurisdiction over building safety.
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1 (Source: P.A. 84-1227.)
2 (30 ILCS 330/5.5 new)
3 Sec. 5.5. School technology improvement. The amount of
4 $500,000,000 is authorized for grants to be made by the State
5 Board of Education in the manner and for the purposes
6 specified in the School Technology Improvement Act. The
7 bonds shall be issued over a 10-year period in amounts
8 totaling $50,000,000 each year.
9 (30 ILCS 330/12) (from Ch. 127, par. 662)
10 Sec. 12. Allocation of proceeds from sale of bonds.
11 (a) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
12 Section 3 of this Act, shall be deposited in the separate
13 fund known as the Capital Development Fund.
14 (b) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
15 paragraph (a) of Section 4 of this Act, shall be deposited in
16 the separate fund known as the Transportation Bond, Series A
17 Fund.
18 (c) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
19 paragraphs (b) and (c) of Section 4 of this Act, shall be
20 deposited in the separate fund known as the Transportation
21 Bond, Series B Fund.
22 (d) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
23 Section 5 of this Act, shall be deposited in the separate
24 fund known as the School Construction Fund.
25 (d-5) Proceeds from the sale of bonds, authorized by
26 Section 5.5 of this Act, shall be deposited in the separate
27 fund known as the School Technology Fund.
28 (e) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
29 Section 6 of this Act, shall be deposited in the separate
30 fund known as the Anti-Pollution Fund.
31 (f) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
32 Section 7 of this Act, shall be deposited in the separate
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1 fund known as the Coal Development Fund.
2 (g) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
3 Section 8 of this Act, shall be deposited in the Capital
4 Development Fund.
5 (h) Subsequent to the issuance of any Bonds for the
6 purposes described in Sections 2 through 8 of this Act, the
7 Governor and the Director of the Bureau of the Budget may
8 provide for the reallocation of unspent proceeds of such
9 Bonds to any other purposes authorized under said Sections of
10 this Act, subject to the limitations on aggregate principal
11 amounts contained therein. Upon any such reallocation, such
12 unspent proceeds shall be transferred to the appropriate
13 funds as determined by reference to paragraphs (a) through
14 (g) of this Section.
15 (Source: P.A. 86-453; 86-1017.)
16 (30 ILCS 330/19) (from Ch. 127, par. 669)
17 Sec. 19. Investment of money not needed for current
18 expenditures; application of earnings.
19 (a) The State Treasurer may, with the Governor's
20 approval, invest and reinvest any money from the Capital
21 Development Fund, the Transportation Bond, Series A Fund, the
22 Transportation Bond, Series B Fund, the School Construction
23 Fund, the School Technology Fund, the Anti-Pollution Fund,
24 the Coal Development Fund and the General Obligation Bond
25 Retirement and Interest Fund, in the State Treasury, which is
26 not needed for current expenditures due or about to become
27 due from these funds.
28 (b) Monies received from the sale or redemption of
29 investments from the Transportation Bond, Series A Fund shall
30 be deposited by the State Treasurer in the Road Fund.
31 Monies received from the sale or redemption of
32 investments from the Capital Development Fund, the
33 Transportation Bond, Series B Fund, the School Construction
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1 Fund, the School Technology Fund, the Anti-Pollution Fund,
2 and the Coal Development Fund shall be deposited by the State
3 Treasurer in the General Revenue Fund.
4 Monies from the sale or redemption of investments from
5 the General Obligation Bond Retirement and Interest Fund
6 shall be deposited in the General Obligation Bond Retirement
7 and Interest Fund.
8 (c) Monies from the Capital Development Fund, the
9 Transportation Bond, Series A Fund, the Transportation Bond,
10 Series B Fund, the School Construction Fund, the School
11 Technology Fund, the Anti-Pollution Fund, and the Coal
12 Development Fund may be invested as permitted in the State
13 Finance Act "AN ACT in relation to State moneys", approved
14 June 28, 1919, as amended and in the Public Funds Investment
15 Act "AN ACT relating to certain investments of public funds
16 by public agencies", approved July 23, 1943, as amended.
17 Monies from the General Obligation Bond Retirement and
18 Interest Fund may be invested in securities constituting
19 direct obligations of the United States Government, or
20 obligations, the principal of and interest on which are
21 guaranteed by the United States Government, or certificates
22 of deposit of any state or national bank or savings and loan
23 association. For amounts not insured by the Federal Deposit
24 Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan
25 Insurance Corporation, as security the State Treasurer shall
26 accept securities constituting direct obligations of the
27 United States Government, or obligations, the principal of
28 and interest on which are guaranteed by the United States
29 Government.
30 (d) Accrued interest paid to the State at the time of
31 the delivery of the Bonds shall be deposited into the General
32 Obligation Bond Retirement and Interest Fund in the State
33 Treasury.
34 (Source: P.A. 84-1248; 84-1474.)
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.