97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1226

 

Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. Edward D. Maloney

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/34-21.1  from Ch. 122, par. 34-21.1

    Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Limits enrollment in the agricultural science school to 720 (instead of 600) students.


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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
534-21.1 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/34-21.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-21.1)
7    Sec. 34-21.1. Additional powers. In addition to other
8powers and authority now possessed by it, the board shall have
9power:
10    (1) To lease from any public building commission created
11pursuant to the provisions of the Public Building Commission
12Act, approved July 5, 1955, as heretofore or hereafter amended
13or from any individuals, partnerships or corporations, any real
14or personal property for the purpose of securing space for its
15school purposes or office or other space for its administrative
16functions for a period of time not exceeding 40 years.
17    (2) To pay for the use of this leased property in
18accordance with the terms of the lease and with the provisions
19of the Public Building Commission Act, approved July 5, 1955,
20as heretofore or hereafter amended.
21    (3) Such lease may be entered into without making a
22previous appropriation for the expense thereby incurred;
23provided, however, that if the board undertakes to pay all or

 

 

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1any part of the costs of operating and maintaining the property
2of a public building commission as authorized in subparagraph
3(4) of this Section, such expenses of operation and maintenance
4shall be included in the annual budget of such board annually
5during the term of such undertaking.
6    (4) In addition, the board may undertake, either in the
7lease with a public building commission or by separate
8agreement or contract with a public building commission, to pay
9all or any part of the costs of maintaining and operating the
10property of a public building commission for any period of time
11not exceeding 40 years.
12    (5) To enter into agreements, including lease and lease
13purchase agreements having a term not longer than 40 years from
14the date on which such agreements are entered into, with
15private sector individuals, partnerships, or corporations for
16the construction of school buildings, school administrative
17offices, site development, and school support facilities. The
18board shall maintain exclusive possession of all schools,
19school administrative offices, and school facilities which it
20is occupying or acquiring pursuant to any such lease or lease
21purchase agreement, and in addition shall have and exercise
22complete control over the education program conducted at such
23schools, offices and facilities. The board's contribution
24under any such agreement shall be limited to the use of the
25real estate and existing improvements on a rental basis which
26shall be exempt from any form of leasehold tax or assessment,

 

 

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1but the interests of the board may be subordinated to the
2interests of a mortgage holder or holders acquired as security
3for additional improvements made on the property.
4    (6) To make payments on a lease or lease purchase agreement
5entered into pursuant to subparagraph (5) of this Section with
6an individual, partnership, or a corporation for school
7buildings, school administrative offices, and school support
8facilities constructed by such individual, partnership, or
9corporation.
10    (7) To purchase the interests of an individual,
11partnership, or corporation pursuant to any lease or lease
12purchase agreement entered into by the board pursuant to
13subparagraph (5) of this Section, and to assume or retire any
14outstanding debt or obligation relating to such lease or lease
15purchase agreement for any school building, school
16administrative office, or school support facility.
17    (8) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (9) of this
18Section, to enter into agreements, including lease and lease
19purchase agreements, having a term not longer than 40 years
20from the date on which such agreements are entered into for the
21provision of school buildings and related property and
22facilities for an agricultural science school. The enrollment
23in such school shall be limited to 720 600 students. Under such
24agreements the board shall have exclusive possession of all
25such school buildings and related property and facilities which
26it is occupying or acquiring pursuant to any such agreements,

 

 

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1and in addition shall have and exercise complete control over
2the educational program conducted at such school. Under such
3agreements the board also may lease to another party to such
4agreement real estate and existing improvements which are
5appropriate and available for use as part of the necessary
6school buildings and related property and facilities for an
7agricultural science school. Any interest created by such a
8lease shall be exempt from any form of leasehold tax or
9assessment, and the interests of the board as owner or lessor
10of property covered by such a lease may be subordinated to the
11interests of a mortgage holder or holders acquired as security
12for additional improvements made on the property. In addition,
13but subject to the provisions of subparagraph (9) of this
14Section, the board is authorized: (i) to pay for the use of
15school buildings and related property and facilities for an
16agricultural science school as provided for in an agreement
17entered into pursuant to this subparagraph (8) and to enter
18into any such agreement without making a previous appropriation
19for the expense thereby incurred; and (ii) to enter into
20agreements to purchase any ownership interests in any school
21buildings and related property and facilities subject to any
22agreement entered into by the board pursuant to this
23subparagraph (8) and to assume or retire any outstanding debt
24or obligation relating to such school buildings and related
25property and facilities.
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1this Section or any other law, the board shall not at any time
2on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991
3enter into any new lease or lease purchase agreement, or amend
4or modify any existing lease, lease purchase or other agreement
5entered into pursuant to subparagraph (8), covering all or any
6part of the property or facilities, consisting of 78.85 acres
7more or less, heretofore purchased or otherwise acquired by the
8board for an agricultural science school; nor shall the board
9enter into any agreement on or after the effective date of this
10amendatory Act of 1991 to sell, lease, transfer or otherwise
11convey all or any part of the property so purchased or
12acquired, nor any of the school buildings or related facilities
13thereon, but the same shall be held, used, occupied and
14maintained by the board solely for the purpose of conducting
15and operating an agricultural science school. The board shall
16not, on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
171991, enter into any contracts or agreements for the
18construction, alteration or modification of any new or existing
19school buildings or related facilities or structural
20improvements on any part of the 78.85 acres purchased or
21otherwise acquired by the board for agricultural science school
22purposes, excepting only those contracts or agreements that are
23entered into by the board for the construction, alteration or
24modification of such school buildings, related facilities or
25structural improvements that on the effective date of this
26amendatory Act of 1991 are either located upon, under

 

 

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1construction upon or scheduled under existing plans and
2specifications to be constructed upon a parcel of land,
3consisting of 17.45 acres more or less and measuring
4approximately 880 feet along its northerly and southerly
5boundaries and 864 feet along its easterly and westerly
6boundaries, located in the northeast part of the 78.85 acres.
7Nothing in this subparagraph (9) shall be deemed or construed
8to alter, modify, impair or otherwise affect the terms and
9provisions of, nor the rights and obligations of the parties
10under any agreement or contract made and entered into by the
11board prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act (i)
12for the acquisition, lease or lease purchase of, or for the
13construction, alteration or modification of any school
14buildings, related facilities or structural improvements upon
15all or any part of the 78.85 acres purchased or acquired by the
16board for agricultural science school purposes, or (ii) for the
17lease by the board of an irregularly shaped parcel, consisting
18of 23.19 acres more or less, of that 78.85 acres for park board
19purposes.
20(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)