97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB0647

 

Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/16-7  from Ch. 122, par. 16-7

    Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning playgrounds, recreation grounds, and athletic fields.


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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
516-7 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/16-7)  (from Ch. 122, par. 16-7)
7    Sec. 16-7. Playgrounds, recreation grounds and and
8athletic fields. Any school district organized and existing
9under the general law or by special charter having a population
10of not more than 500,000 inhabitants may acquire real estate by
11gift, donation, legacy, purchase or otherwise and hold it for
12the purpose of establishing playgrounds, recreation grounds
13and athletic fields, and may equip, operate and maintain such
14playgrounds, recreation grounds and athletic fields, the cost
15of such acquiring and equipping to be paid either from the
16proceeds of bonds issued for that purpose or out of the
17operations and maintenance fund, and the cost of such
18maintaining and operating to be paid from the educational fund,
19of the district. Such real estate need not be contiguous to any
20other school property or real estate owned by the school
21district.
22(Source: P.A. 86-970.)