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Public Act 093-0814
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LRB093 14551 NHT 40042 b |
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AN ACT relating to schools.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
2-3.134 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/2-3.134 new)
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Sec. 2-3.134. K-3 class size reduction grant program. A |
class size
reduction grant program is created. The program |
shall be implemented
and
administered by the State Board of |
Education. From
appropriations made for purposes of this |
Section, the State Board shall award grants to schools that |
meet
the criteria established by this Section for the award of |
those grants.
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Grants shall be awarded pursuant to application. The form |
and manner of
applications and the criteria for the award of |
grants shall be prescribed by
the State Board of Education. The |
grant criteria as so prescribed, however,
shall provide that |
only those schools that are on the State
Board of Education |
Early
Academic Warning List or the academic
watch list
under |
Section 2-3.25d that maintain grades kindergarten through 3 are |
grant eligible.
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Grants awarded to eligible schools under this Section shall |
be used and
applied by the schools to defray the costs and |
expenses of operating and
maintaining classes in grades |
kindergarten through 3 with an average class size within a |
specific grade of no more than 20 pupils. If a school's |
facilities are inadequate to allow for this specified class |
size, then a school may use the grant funds for teacher aides |
instead.
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The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules, |
consistent with the
requirements of this Section, that are |
necessary to implement and administer
the K-3 class size |