Public Act 093-0814
 
SB2135 Enrolled LRB093 14551 NHT 40042 b

    AN ACT relating to schools.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
2-3.134 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.134 new)
    Sec. 2-3.134. K-3 class size reduction grant program. A
class size reduction grant program is created. The program
shall be implemented and administered by the State Board of
Education. From appropriations made for purposes of this
Section, the State Board shall award grants to schools that
meet the criteria established by this Section for the award of
those grants.
    Grants shall be awarded pursuant to application. The form
and manner of applications and the criteria for the award of
grants shall be prescribed by the State Board of Education. The
grant criteria as so prescribed, however, shall provide that
only those schools that are on the State Board of Education
Early Academic Warning List or the academic watch list under
Section 2-3.25d that maintain grades kindergarten through 3 are
grant eligible.
    Grants awarded to eligible schools under this Section shall
be used and applied by the schools to defray the costs and
expenses of operating and maintaining classes in grades
kindergarten through 3 with an average class size within a
specific grade of no more than 20 pupils. If a school's
facilities are inadequate to allow for this specified class
size, then a school may use the grant funds for teacher aides
instead.
    The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules,
consistent with the requirements of this Section, that are
necessary to implement and administer the K-3 class size
reduction grant program.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 7/27/2004