100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB1259
 
Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
  
105 ILCS 5/1C-2

    Amends the School Code.  Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an
early childhood education block grant.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning education.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 

 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 
51C-2 as follows:
 



6    (105 ILCS 5/1C-2)


7    Sec. 1C-2. Block grants. 

8    (a) For fiscal year 1999, and and each fiscal year 
9thereafter, the State Board
of Education shall award to school 
10districts block grants as described in subsection
 (c). The 
11State Board of Education may adopt
rules and regulations 
12necessary to implement this Section. In accordance with
Section 
132-3.32, all state block grants are subject to an audit.  
14Therefore,
block grant receipts and block grant expenditures 
15shall be recorded to the
appropriate fund code.

16    (b) (Blank).

17    (c) An Early Childhood Education Block Grant shall be 
18created by combining
the following programs: Preschool 
19Education, Parental Training and Prevention
Initiative.  These 
20funds shall be distributed to school districts and other

21entities on a competitive basis.  Not less than 14% of the Early 
22Childhood Education Block Grant allocation of funds
shall be 
23used to
fund programs for children ages 0-3.  Beginning in 
 
 
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1Fiscal Year 2016, at least 25% of any additional Early 
2Childhood Education Block Grant funding over and above the 
3previous fiscal year's allocation shall be used to fund 
4programs for children ages 0-3. Once the percentage of Early 
5Childhood Education Block Grant funding allocated to programs 
6for children ages 0-3 reaches 20% of the overall Early 
7Childhood Education Block Grant allocation for a full fiscal 
8year, thereafter in subsequent fiscal years the percentage of 
9Early Childhood Education Block Grant funding allocated to 
10programs for children ages 0-3 each fiscal year shall remain at 
11least 20% of the overall Early Childhood Education Block Grant 
12allocation. However, if, in a given fiscal year, the amount 
13appropriated for the Early Childhood Education Block Grant is 
14insufficient to increase the percentage of the grant to fund 
15programs for children ages 0-3 without reducing the amount of 
16the grant for existing providers of preschool education 
17programs, then the percentage of the grant to fund programs for 
18children ages 0-3 may be held steady instead of increased.

19(Source: P.A. 98-645, eff. 7-1-14; 99-589, eff. 7-21-16.)