98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3777

 

Introduced , by Rep. Michelle Mussman

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/14-4.01  from Ch. 122, par. 14-4.01
105 ILCS 230/5-100

    Amends the School Code and the School Construction Law. Authorizes the State Board of Education to make grants to special education cooperatives established by school districts for school maintenance projects; makes related changes. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

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
514-4.01 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/14-4.01)  (from Ch. 122, par. 14-4.01)
7    Sec. 14-4.01. Special educational facilities for children
8with disabilities.
9    (a) School boards of any school districts that maintain a
10recognized school, whether operating under the general law or
11under a special charter, subject to any limitations hereinafter
12specified, shall establish and maintain such special
13educational facilities as may be needed for children with
14disabilities as defined in Section 14-1.02 of this Article who
15are residents of their school district, and such children,
16residents of other school districts as may be authorized by
17this Article.
18    All such school boards shall place or by regulation may
19authorize the director of special education to place, pursuant
20to procedures required by this Act and rules and regulations
21promulgated by the State Board of Education, eligible children
22into special education programs designed to benefit children
23with disabilities defined in Sections 14-1.02 through 14-1.07

 

 

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1of this Act.
2    (b) All school districts, administrative districts or
3governing boards responsible for providing special education
4services shall submit to the appropriate regional
5superintendent comprehensive plans or modifications thereto
6for the provision of special education services in accordance
7with rules promulgated by the State Board of Education. Copies
8of comprehensive plans or modifications thereto shall be
9forwarded by the regional superintendent to the State Board of
10Education. Regional superintendents who provide special
11education services shall submit comprehensive plans or
12modifications thereto directly to the State Board of Education.
13Comprehensive plans or modifications thereto shall be made
14available by regional superintendents for public inspection
15during regular business hours.
16    The State Board of Education shall provide for the
17submission of comprehensive plans not more frequently than once
18every 3 years but may require the submission of such
19modifications as it deems necessary to achieve the purposes of
20this Act and applicable federal law.
21    (c) Special education cooperatives established by school
22districts are eligible for school maintenance project grants
23under Section 5-100 of the School Construction Law.
24(Source: P.A. 89-397, eff. 8-20-95.)
 
25    Section 10. The School Construction Law is amended by

 

 

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1changing Section 5-100 as follows:
 
2    (105 ILCS 230/5-100)
3    Sec. 5-100. School maintenance project grants.
4    (a) The State Board of Education is authorized to make
5grants to school districts and special education cooperatives
6established by school districts, without regard to enrollment,
7for school maintenance projects. These grants shall be paid out
8of moneys appropriated for that purpose from the School
9Infrastructure Fund. No grant under this Section for one fiscal
10year shall exceed $50,000, but a school district or special
11education cooperative may receive grants for more than one
12project during one fiscal year. A school district or special
13education cooperative must provide local matching funds in an
14amount equal to the amount of the grant under this Section. A
15school district or special education cooperative has no
16entitlement to a grant under this Section.
17    (b) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
18implement this Section. These rules need not be the same as the
19rules for school construction project grants or debt service
20grants.
21    The rules may specify: (1) the manner of applying for
22grants; (2) project eligibility requirements; (3) restrictions
23on the use of grant moneys; (4) the manner in which school
24districts and special education cooperatives must account for
25the use of grant moneys; and (5) any other provision that the

 

 

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1State Board determines to be necessary or useful for the
2administration of this Section.
3    The rules shall specify the methods and standards to be
4used by the State Board to prioritize applications. School
5maintenance projects shall be prioritized in the following
6order:
7        (i) emergency projects;
8        (ii) health/life safety projects;
9        (iii) State Program priority projects;
10        (iv) permanent improvement projects; and
11        (v) other projects.
12    (c) In each school year in which school maintenance project
13grants are awarded, 20% of the total amount awarded shall be
14awarded to a school district with a population of more than
15500,000, provided that the school district complies with the
16requirements of this Section and the rules adopted under this
17Section.
18(Source: P.A. 91-38, eff. 6-15-99.)
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.