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 1        AN ACT concerning schools.

 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  changing
 5    Sections 17-2.2c and 17-2.11 as follows:

 6        (105 ILCS 5/17-2.2c) (from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.2c)
 7        Sec. 17-2.2c.  Tax for leasing educational facilities, or
 8    computer  technology, or air conditioning equipment both, and
 9    for temporary relocation expense purposes.  The school  board
10    of any district, by proper resolution, (i) may levy an annual
11    tax,  in  addition  to any other taxes and not subject to the
12    limitations specified  elsewhere  in  this  Article,  not  to
13    exceed  .05%  upon  the  value  of  the  taxable  property as
14    equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue,  for  the
15    purpose   of  leasing  educational  facilities,  or  computer
16    technology, or equipment to air condition classrooms, or  any
17    combination  of  these,  or both, and (ii), in order to repay
18    the  State  all  moneys  distributed  to  it  for   temporary
19    relocation  expenses  of the district, may levy an annual tax
20    not to exceed .05% upon the value of the taxable property  as
21    equalized  or  assessed  by  the  Department of Revenue for a
22    period not to exceed 7 years for the purpose of providing for
23    the repayment of moneys distributed for temporary  relocation
24    expenses of the school district pursuant to Section 2-3.77.
25        The tax rate limit specified by this Section with respect
26    to   an   annual  tax  levied  for  the  purpose  of  leasing
27    educational facilities, or computer technology, or  equipment
28    to  air condition classrooms, or any combination of these, or
29    both may  be  increased  to  .10%  upon  the  approval  of  a
30    proposition  to  effect  such  increase  by a majority of the
31    electors voting on that proposition at  a  regular  scheduled
 
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 1    election.  Such proposition may be initiated by resolution of
 2    the  school  board and shall be certified by the secretary to
 3    the proper election authorities for submission in  accordance
 4    with the general election law.
 5        The  district  is  authorized  to  pledge  any tax levied
 6    pursuant  to  this  Section  for  the  purpose   of   leasing
 7    educational  facilities, or computer technology, or equipment
 8    to air condition classrooms, or any combination of these,  or
 9    both  to  secure  the  payment  of  any lease, lease-purchase
10    agreement, or installment purchase agreement entered into  by
11    the district for such purpose.
12        For the purposes of this Section, "leasing of educational
13    facilities,  or  computer  technology,  or  equipment  to air
14    condition classrooms, or any combination of  these  or  both"
15    includes   (i)   any   payment   with  respect  to  a  lease,
16    lease-purchase agreement, or installment  purchase  agreement
17    to   acquire   or   use   buildings,   rooms,   grounds,  and
18    appurtenances to be used by  the  district  for  the  use  of
19    schools  or  for school administration purposes, (ii) and all
20    equipment,  fixtures,  renovations,   and   improvements   to
21    existing  facilities of the district necessary to accommodate
22    computers, as well as computer  hardware  and  software,  and
23    (iii)   the   installation  of  equipment  to  air  condition
24    classrooms.
25        Any school district may abolish or  abate  its  fund  for
26    leasing  educational  facilities,  or computer technology, or
27    equipment to air condition classrooms, or any combination  of
28    these,  or both and for temporary relocation expense purposes
29    upon the adoption of a resolution so  providing  and  upon  a
30    determination by the school board that the moneys in the fund
31    are  no  longer needed for leasing educational facilities, or
32    computer  technology,   or   equipment   to   air   condition
33    classrooms,  or  any  combination  of  these,  or both or for
34    temporary relocation expense purposes.  The resolution  shall
 
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 1    direct  the  transfer  of  any balance in the fund to another
 2    school district fund or funds immediately upon the resolution
 3    taking effect.  Thereafter,  any  outstanding  taxes  of  the
 4    school  district  levied  pursuant  to  this Section shall be
 5    collected and paid into the fund or funds as directed by  the
 6    school board.  Nothing in this Section shall prevent a school
 7    district  that  has  abolished  or abated the fund from again
 8    creating  a  fund  for  leasing  educational  facilities   or
 9    equipment  to  air  condition  classrooms  and  for temporary
10    relocation expense purposes in the manner  provided  in  this
11    Section.
12    (Source: P.A.  89-106,  eff.  7-7-95;  90-97,  eff.  7-11-97;
13    90-464, eff. 8-17-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)

14        (105 ILCS 5/17-2.11) (from Ch. 122, par. 17-2.11)
15        Sec.  17-2.11.  School  board  power  to levy a tax or to
16    borrow money and issue bonds  for  fire  prevention,  safety,
17    energy conservation, disabled accessibility, school security,
18    and specified repair, and air conditioning purposes. Whenever
19    (1),  as  a  result  of any lawful order of any agency, other
20    than a school board, having authority to enforce  any  school
21    building   code   applicable  to  any  facility  that  houses
22    students, or any law or regulation  for  the  protection  and
23    safety  of  the  environment,  pursuant  to the Environmental
24    Protection Act, any school district having  a  population  of
25    less  than  500,000  inhabitants  is  required  to  alter  or
26    reconstruct   any   school   building   or  permanent,  fixed
27    equipment; (2) or whenever any such district determines  that
28    it  is  necessary  for  energy conservation purposes that any
29    school building  or  permanent,  fixed  equipment  should  be
30    altered   or  reconstructed  and  that  such  alterations  or
31    reconstruction will be made with funds not necessary for  the
32    completion  of approved and recommended projects contained in
33    any safety survey report or amendments thereto authorized  by
 
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 1    Section  2-3.12  of  this  Code Act; (3) or whenever any such
 2    district  determines  that  it  is  necessary  for   disabled
 3    accessibility purposes and to comply with the school building
 4    code  that any school building or equipment should be altered
 5    or reconstructed and that such alterations or  reconstruction
 6    will  be  made with funds not necessary for the completion of
 7    approved and recommended projects  contained  in  any  safety
 8    survey  report or amendments thereto authorized under Section
 9    2-3.12 of this Code Act; (4) or whenever  any  such  district
10    determines  that it is necessary for school security purposes
11    and the related protection and safety of  pupils  and  school
12    personnel  that  any  school  building  or property should be
13    altered  or  reconstructed  or  that  security  systems   and
14    equipment  (including  but  not  limited  to  intercom, early
15    detection  and  warning,  access   control   and   television
16    monitoring  systems)  should  be purchased and installed, and
17    that  such  alterations,  reconstruction  or   purchase   and
18    installation  of  equipment  will  be  made  with  funds  not
19    necessary  for  the  completion  of  approved and recommended
20    projects contained in any safety survey report  or  amendment
21    thereto  authorized  by  Section  2-3.12 of this Code Act and
22    will deter and prevent unauthorized entry or activities  upon
23    school property by unknown or dangerous persons, assure early
24    detection and advance warning of any such actual or attempted
25    unauthorized   entry   or  activities  and  help  assure  the
26    continued safety of pupils  and  school  staff  if  any  such
27    unauthorized entry or activity is attempted or occurs; (5) or
28    if  a  school  district  does  not  need funds for other fire
29    prevention and safety projects, including the  completion  of
30    approved  and  recommended  projects  contained in any safety
31    survey report or amendments  thereto  authorized  by  Section
32    2-3.12  of this Code Act, and it is determined after a public
33    hearing (which is preceded by at least one  published  notice
34    (i)  occurring  at  least  7  days  prior to the hearing in a
 
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 1    newspaper of general circulation within the  school  district
 2    and  (ii)  setting  forth  the time, date, place, and general
 3    subject matter of the hearing) that there is  a  substantial,
 4    immediate,  and  otherwise  unavoidable threat to the health,
 5    safety, or welfare of  pupils  due  to  disrepair  of  school
 6    sidewalks,   playgrounds,   parking   lots,   or  school  bus
 7    turnarounds and  repairs  must  be  made;  or  (6)  a  school
 8    district  determines  that  it  is necessary, for purposes of
 9    providing air conditioning in  classrooms,  that  any  school
10    building,   equipment,  or  property  should  be  altered  or
11    reconstructed to install the air conditioning and  that  such
12    alterations  or  reconstruction  will  be made with funds not
13    necessary for the  completion  of  approved  and  recommended
14    projects  contained in any safety survey report or amendments
15    thereto authorized by Section 2-3.12 of this Code:   then  in
16    any such event, such district may, by proper resolution, levy
17    a   tax   for  the  purpose  of  making  such  alteration  or
18    reconstruction, based on a survey report by an  architect  or
19    engineer  licensed  in  the  State  of Illinois, upon all the
20    taxable property of the district at the value as assessed  by
21    the  Department  of Revenue at a rate not to exceed  .05% per
22    year for a period sufficient  to  finance  such  alterations,
23    repairs, or reconstruction, upon the following conditions:
24             (a)  When  there  are not sufficient funds available
25        in either the operations  and  maintenance  fund  of  the
26        district  or  the  fire prevention and safety fund of the
27        district as determined by the district on  the  basis  of
28        regulations  adopted  by  the State Board of Education to
29        make such alterations, repairs, or reconstruction, or  to
30        purchase  and  install  such permanent fixed equipment so
31        ordered or determined as  necessary.  Appropriate  school
32        district  records  shall  be  made available to the State
33        Superintendent of Education upon request to confirm  such
34        insufficiency.
 
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 1             (b)  When  a  certified  estimate of an architect or
 2        engineer licensed in the State of  Illinois  stating  the
 3        estimated  amount  necessary  to  make the alterations or
 4        repairs, or to purchase and  install  such  equipment  so
 5        ordered  has  been  secured  by  the  district,  and  the
 6        estimate has been approved by the regional superintendent
 7        of  schools, having jurisdiction of the district, and the
 8        State Superintendent of Education.  Approval shall not be
 9        granted for any work that has already started without the
10        prior express authorization of the  State  Superintendent
11        of Education.  If such estimate is not approved or denied
12        approval by the regional superintendent of schools within
13        3  months  after the date on which it is submitted to him
14        or her, the school board of the district may submit  such
15        estimate   directly   to   the  State  Superintendent  of
16        Education for approval or denial.
17        For purposes  of  this  Section  a  school  district  may
18    replace  a  school  building  or  build  additions to replace
19    portions of  a  building  when  it  is  determined  that  the
20    effectuation of the recommendations for the existing building
21    will   cost   more   than   the   replacement   costs.   Such
22    determination shall be based on  a  comparison  of  estimated
23    costs  made by an architect or engineer licensed in the State
24    of  Illinois.   The  new  building  or  addition   shall   be
25    equivalent  in  area  (square feet) and comparable in purpose
26    and grades served and may be on  the  same  site  or  another
27    site.   Such  replacement  may only be done upon order of the
28    regional superintendent of schools and the  approval  of  the
29    State Superintendent of Education.
30        The  filing of a certified copy of the resolution levying
31    the tax when accompanied by the certificates of the  regional
32    superintendent   of   schools  and  State  Superintendent  of
33    Education shall be the  authority  of  the  county  clerk  to
34    extend such tax.
 
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 1        The  county  clerk  of  the  county  in  which any school
 2    district levying a tax under the authority of this Section is
 3    located, in reducing raised levies, shall  not  consider  any
 4    such  tax  as  a part of the general levy for school purposes
 5    and shall not include the same in the limitation of any other
 6    tax rate which may be extended.
 7        Such tax shall be levied and collected in like manner  as
 8    all   other   taxes  of  school  districts,  subject  to  the
 9    provisions contained in this Section.
10        The tax rate limit  specified  in  this  Section  may  be
11    increased  to  .10%  upon  the  approval  of a proposition to
12    effect such increase by a majority of the electors voting  on
13    that  proposition  at  a  regular  scheduled  election.  Such
14    proposition  may  be  initiated  by  resolution of the school
15    board and shall be certified by the secretary to  the  proper
16    election  authorities  for  submission in accordance with the
17    general election law.
18        When taxes are levied by any  school  district  for  fire
19    prevention, safety, energy conservation, and school security,
20    and  air  conditioning purposes as specified in this Section,
21    and the purposes for which the taxes  have  been  levied  are
22    accomplished and paid in full, and there remain funds on hand
23    in  the  Fire Prevention and Safety Fund from the proceeds of
24    the taxes levied, including interest  earnings  thereon,  the
25    school  board  by  resolution shall use such excess and other
26    board restricted funds excluding bond proceeds  and  earnings
27    from  such proceeds (1) for other authorized fire prevention,
28    safety, energy conservation, and  school  security,  and  air
29    conditioning  purposes  or (2) for transfer to the Operations
30    and Maintenance Fund for the  purpose  of  abating  an  equal
31    amount  of operations and maintenance purposes taxes.  If any
32    transfer is made to the Operation and Maintenance  Fund,  the
33    secretary of the school board shall within 30 days notify the
34    county  clerk  of  the amount of that transfer and direct the
 
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 1    clerk to abate the taxes to be extended for the  purposes  of
 2    operations  and  maintenance authorized under Section 17-2 of
 3    this Act by an amount equal to such transfer.
 4        If the proceeds from the  tax  levy  authorized  by  this
 5    Section  are insufficient to complete the work approved under
 6    this Section, the school board is authorized  to  sell  bonds
 7    without referendum under the provisions of this Section in an
 8    amount  that,  when  added  to  the  proceeds of the tax levy
 9    authorized by this Section,  will  allow  completion  of  the
10    approved work.
11        Such  bonds  shall  bear interest at a rate not to exceed
12    the maximum rate authorized by law at the time of the  making
13    of  the contract, shall mature within 20 years from date, and
14    shall be signed by the president of the school board and  the
15    treasurer of the school district.
16        In  order  to  authorize and issue such bonds, the school
17    board shall adopt a resolution fixing the  amount  of  bonds,
18    the  date  thereof, the maturities thereof, rates of interest
19    thereof, place of payment and denomination, which shall be in
20    denominations of not less than $100 and not more than $5,000,
21    and provide for the levy and collection of  a  direct  annual
22    tax  upon  all  the  taxable  property in the school district
23    sufficient to pay the principal and interest on such bonds to
24    maturity.  Upon the filing in the office of the county  clerk
25    of  the  county  in which the school district is located of a
26    certified copy of the resolution,  it  is  the  duty  of  the
27    county clerk to extend the tax therefor in addition to and in
28    excess  of all other taxes heretofore or hereafter authorized
29    to be levied by such school district.
30        After the time such bonds are issued as provided  for  by
31    this  Section,  if  additional alterations or reconstructions
32    are required to be made because of surveys  conducted  by  an
33    architect  or engineer licensed in the State of Illinois, the
34    district may levy a tax at a rate not to exceed .05% per year
 
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 1    upon all the  taxable  property  of  the  district  or  issue
 2    additional   bonds,   whichever  action  shall  be  the  most
 3    feasible.
 4        This  Section  is  cumulative  and  constitutes  complete
 5    authority for the issuance  of  bonds  as  provided  in  this
 6    Section  notwithstanding  any  other  statute  or  law to the
 7    contrary.
 8        With respect to instruments  for  the  payment  of  money
 9    issued  under  this  Section  either before, on, or after the
10    effective date of Public Act 86-004 (June 6,  1989),  it  is,
11    and  always  has  been, the intention of the General Assembly
12    (i) that the Omnibus Bond Acts are,  and  always  have  been,
13    supplementary   grants  of  power  to  issue  instruments  in
14    accordance with the Omnibus  Bond  Acts,  regardless  of  any
15    provision  of  this Act that may appear to be or to have been
16    more restrictive than those Acts, (ii) that the provisions of
17    this Section  are  not  a  limitation  on  the  supplementary
18    authority  granted  by  the Omnibus Bond Acts, and (iii) that
19    instruments   issued   under   this   Section   within    the
20    supplementary  authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts are
21    not invalid because of any provision of  this  Act  that  may
22    appear  to  be  or  to  have been more restrictive than those
23    Acts.
24        When the purposes for which the  bonds  are  issued  have
25    been accomplished and paid for in full and there remain funds
26    on  hand  from  the  proceeds  of  the bond sale and interest
27    earnings therefrom, the board shall, by resolution, use  such
28    excess  funds  in  accordance  with the provisions of Section
29    10-22.14 of this Act.
30        Whenever any tax is  levied  or  bonds  issued  for  fire
31    prevention, safety, energy conservation, and school security,
32    and   air  conditioning  purposes,  such  proceeds  shall  be
33    deposited  and  accounted  for  separately  within  the  Fire
34    Prevention and Safety Fund.
 
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 1    (Source: P.A. 88-251; 88-508; 88-628,  eff.  9-9-94;  88-670,
 2    eff. 12-2-94; 89-235, eff. 8-4-95; 89-397, eff. 8-20-95.)

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

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