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| Public Act 103-0759 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 5. The School Construction Law is amended by | ||||
changing Section 5-300 as follows: | ||||
(105 ILCS 230/5-300) | ||||
Sec. 5-300. Early childhood construction grants. | ||||
(a) The Capital Development Board is authorized to make | ||||
grants to public school districts and not-for-profit entities | ||||
for early childhood construction projects, except that in | ||||
fiscal year 2024 those grants may be made only to public school | ||||
districts. These grants shall be paid out of moneys | ||||
appropriated for that purpose from the School Construction | ||||
Fund, the Build Illinois Bond Fund, or the Rebuild Illinois | ||||
Projects Fund. No grants may be awarded to entities providing | ||||
services within private residences. A not-for-profit early | ||||
childhood entity that rents or leases from another | ||||
not-for-profit entity shall be considered an eligible entity | ||||
under this Section. | ||||
A public school district or other eligible entity must | ||||
provide local matching funds in the following manner: | ||||
(1) A public school district assigned to Tier 1 under | ||||
Section 18-8.15 of the School Code or any other eligible | ||||
entity in an area encompassed by that district must | ||
provide local matching funds in an amount equal to 3% of | ||
the grant awarded under this Section. | ||
(2) A public school district assigned to Tier 2 under | ||
Section 18-8.15 of the School Code or any other eligible | ||
entity in an area encompassed by that district must | ||
provide local matching funds in an amount equal to 7.5% of | ||
the grant awarded under this Section. | ||
(3) A public school district assigned to Tier 3 under | ||
Section 18-8.15 of the School Code or any other eligible | ||
entity in an area encompassed by that district must | ||
provide local matching funds in an amount equal to 8.75% | ||
of the grant awarded under this Section. | ||
(4) A public school district assigned to Tier 4 under | ||
Section 18-8.15 of the School Code or any other eligible | ||
entity in an area encompassed by that district must | ||
provide local matching funds in an amount equal to 10% of | ||
the grant awarded under this Section. | ||
A public school district or other eligible entity has no | ||
entitlement to a grant under this Section. | ||
(b) The Capital Development Board shall adopt rules to | ||
implement this Section. These rules need not be the same as the | ||
rules for school construction project grants or school | ||
maintenance project grants. The rules may specify: | ||
(1) the manner of applying for grants; | ||
(2) project eligibility requirements; | ||
(3) restrictions on the use of grant moneys; | ||
(4) the manner in which school districts and other | ||
eligible entities must account for the use of grant | ||
moneys; | ||
(5) requirements that new or improved facilities be | ||
used for early childhood and other related programs for a | ||
period of at least 10 years; and | ||
(5.5) additional eligibility requirements for each | ||
type of applicant; and | ||
(6) any other provision that the Capital Development | ||
Board determines to be necessary or useful for the | ||
administration of this Section. | ||
(b-5) When grants are made to non-profit corporations for | ||
the acquisition or construction of new facilities, the Capital | ||
Development Board or any State agency it so designates shall | ||
hold title to or place a lien on the facility for a period of | ||
10 years after the date of the grant award, after which title | ||
to the facility shall be transferred to the non-profit | ||
corporation or the lien shall be removed, provided that the | ||
non-profit corporation has complied with the terms of its | ||
grant agreement. When grants are made to non-profit | ||
corporations for the purpose of renovation or rehabilitation, | ||
if the non-profit corporation does not comply with item (5) of | ||
subsection (b) of this Section, the Capital Development Board | ||
or any State agency it so designates shall recover the grant | ||
pursuant to the procedures outlined in the Illinois Grant | ||
Funds Recovery Act. | ||
(c) The Capital Development Board, in consultation with | ||
the State Board of Education, shall establish standards for | ||
the determination of priority needs concerning early childhood | ||
projects based on projects located in communities in the State | ||
with the greatest underserved population of young children, | ||
utilizing Census data and other reliable local early childhood | ||
service data. | ||
(d) In each school year in which early childhood | ||
construction project grants are awarded, 20% of the total | ||
amount awarded shall be awarded to a school district with a | ||
population of more than 500,000, provided that the school | ||
district complies with the requirements of this Section and | ||
the rules adopted under this Section. | ||
(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.) | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||