(105 ILCS 5/1C-2)
Sec. 1C-2. Block grants.
(a) For fiscal year 1999, and each fiscal year thereafter, the State Board
of Education shall award to school districts block grants as described in subsection
(c). The State Board of Education may adopt
rules and regulations necessary to implement this Section. In accordance with
Section 2-3.32, all state block grants are subject to an audit. Therefore,
block grant receipts and block grant expenditures shall be recorded to the
appropriate fund code.
(b) (Blank).
(c) An Early Childhood Education Block Grant shall be created by combining
the following programs: Preschool Education, Parental Training and Prevention
Initiative. These funds shall be distributed to school districts and other
entities on a competitive basis. Not less than 11% of this grant
shall be used to
fund programs for children ages 0-3, which percentage shall increase to at least 20% by Fiscal Year 2015. However, if, in a given fiscal year, the amount appropriated for the Early Childhood Education Block Grant is insufficient to increase the percentage of the grant to fund programs for children ages 0-3 without reducing the amount of the grant for existing providers of preschool education programs, then the percentage of the grant to fund programs for children ages 0-3 may be held steady instead of increased.
(Source: P.A. 95-793, eff. 1-1-09; 96-423, eff. 8-13-09.)
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