093_HB2118ham001
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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2118
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2118 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
4 "Section 5. The School Construction Law is amended by
5 changing Section 5-5 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 230/5-5)
7 Sec. 5-5. Definitions. As used in this Article:
8 "Approved school construction bonds" mean bonds that were
9 approved by referendum after January 1, 1996 but prior to
10 January 1, 1998 as provided in Sections 19-2 through 19-7 of
11 the School Code to provide funds for the acquisition,
12 development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation,
13 improvement, architectural planning, and installation of
14 capital facilities consisting of buildings, structures,
15 durable-equipment, and land for educational purposes.
16 "Grant index" means a figure for each school district
17 equal to one minus the ratio of the district's equalized
18 assessed valuation per pupil in average daily attendance to
19 the equalized assessed valuation per pupil in average daily
20 attendance of the district located at the 90th percentile for
21 all districts of the same category. For the purpose of
22 calculating the grant index, school districts are grouped
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1 into 2 categories, Category I and Category II. Category I
2 consists of elementary and unit school districts. The
3 equalized assessed valuation per pupil in average daily
4 attendance of each school district in Category I shall be
5 computed using its grades kindergarten through 8 average
6 daily attendance figure. A unit school district's Category I
7 grant index shall be used for projects or portions of
8 projects constructed for elementary school pupils. Category
9 II consists of high school and unit school districts. The
10 equalized assessed valuation per pupil in average daily
11 attendance of each school district in Category II shall be
12 computed using its grades 9 through 12 average daily
13 attendance figure. A unit school district's Category II
14 grant index shall be used for projects or portions of
15 projects constructed for high school pupils. The changes
16 made by this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly
17 apply to all grants made on or after the effective date of
18 this amendatory Act, provided that for grants not yet made on
19 the effective date of this amendatory Act but made in fiscal
20 year 2001 and for grants made in fiscal year 2002, the grant
21 index for a school district shall be the greater of (i) the
22 grant index as calculated under this Law on or after the
23 effective date of this amendatory Act or (ii) the grant index
24 as calculated under this Law before the effective date of
25 this amendatory Act. The grant index shall be no less than
26 0.35 and no greater than 0.75 for each district; provided
27 that the grant index for districts whose equalized assessed
28 valuation per pupil in average daily attendance is at the
29 99th percentile and above for all districts of the same type
30 shall be 0.00.
31 "School construction project" means the acquisition,
32 development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation,
33 improvement, architectural planning, and installation of
34 capital facilities consisting of buildings, structures,
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1 durable equipment, and land for educational purposes.
2 "School district" includes a cooperative high school,
3 which shall be considered a high school district for the
4 purpose of calculating its grant index.
5 "School maintenance project" means a project, other than
6 a school construction project, intended to provide for the
7 maintenance or upkeep of buildings or structures for
8 educational purposes, but does not include ongoing
9 operational costs.
10 (Source: P.A. 91-38, eff. 6-15-99; 92-168, eff. 7-26-01.)
11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12 becoming law.".