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92_HB0140

 
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 1        AN ACT regarding schools.

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

 4        Section 5.  The School Construction  Law  is  amended  by
 5    changing Section 5-30 as follows:

 6        (105 ILCS 230/5-30)
 7        Sec. 5-30. Priority of school construction projects.  The
 8    State  Board  of  Education  shall  develop standards for the
 9    determination   of   priority   needs    concerning    school
10    construction projects based upon approved district facilities
11    plans.  Such standards shall call for prioritization based on
12    the degree of need and project type in the following order:
13        (1)  Replacement  or  reconstruction  of school buildings
14    destroyed or damaged by flood, tornado, fire, earthquake,  or
15    other disasters, either man-made or produced by nature;
16        (2)  Projects   designed   to  alleviate  a  shortage  of
17    classrooms due to population growth,  building  modifications
18    to address population growth, or projects designed to replace
19    aging school buildings;
20        (3)  Projects resulting from interdistrict reorganization
21    of school districts contingent on local referenda;
22        (4)  Replacement  or reconstruction of school  facilities
23    determined to be severe and continuing health or life  safety
24    hazards;
25        (5)  Alterations  necessary  to provide accessibility for
26    qualified individuals with disabilities; and
27        (6)  Other unique solutions to facility needs.
28    (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)

29        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act  takes  effect  on
30    July 1, 2001.

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