Public Act 098-0710
 
HB3777 EnrolledLRB098 14125 NHT 48706 b

    AN ACT concerning education.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
14-4.01 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/14-4.01)  (from Ch. 122, par. 14-4.01)
    Sec. 14-4.01. Special educational facilities for children
with disabilities.
    (a) School boards of any school districts that maintain a
recognized school, whether operating under the general law or
under a special charter, subject to any limitations hereinafter
specified, shall establish and maintain such special
educational facilities as may be needed for children with
disabilities as defined in Section 14-1.02 of this Article who
are residents of their school district, and such children,
residents of other school districts as may be authorized by
this Article.
    All such school boards shall place or by regulation may
authorize the director of special education to place, pursuant
to procedures required by this Act and rules and regulations
promulgated by the State Board of Education, eligible children
into special education programs designed to benefit children
with disabilities defined in Sections 14-1.02 through 14-1.07
of this Act.
    (b) All school districts, administrative districts or
governing boards responsible for providing special education
services shall submit to the appropriate regional
superintendent comprehensive plans or modifications thereto
for the provision of special education services in accordance
with rules promulgated by the State Board of Education. Copies
of comprehensive plans or modifications thereto shall be
forwarded by the regional superintendent to the State Board of
Education. Regional superintendents who provide special
education services shall submit comprehensive plans or
modifications thereto directly to the State Board of Education.
Comprehensive plans or modifications thereto shall be made
available by regional superintendents for public inspection
during regular business hours.
    The State Board of Education shall provide for the
submission of comprehensive plans not more frequently than once
every 3 years but may require the submission of such
modifications as it deems necessary to achieve the purposes of
this Act and applicable federal law.
    (c) Special education cooperatives established by school
districts are eligible for school maintenance project grants
under Section 5-100 of the School Construction Law.
(Source: P.A. 89-397, eff. 8-20-95.)
 
    Section 10. The School Construction Law is amended by
changing Section 5-100 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 230/5-100)
    Sec. 5-100. School maintenance project grants.
    (a) The State Board of Education is authorized to make
grants to school districts and special education cooperatives
established by school districts, without regard to enrollment,
for school maintenance projects. These grants shall be paid out
of moneys appropriated for that purpose from the School
Infrastructure Fund. No grant under this Section for one fiscal
year shall exceed $50,000, but a school district or special
education cooperative may receive grants for more than one
project during one fiscal year. A school district or special
education cooperative must provide local matching funds in an
amount equal to the amount of the grant under this Section. A
school district or special education cooperative has no
entitlement to a grant under this Section.
    (b) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
implement this Section. These rules need not be the same as the
rules for school construction project grants or debt service
grants.
    The rules may specify: (1) the manner of applying for
grants; (2) project eligibility requirements; (3) restrictions
on the use of grant moneys; (4) the manner in which school
districts and special education cooperatives must account for
the use of grant moneys; and (5) any other provision that the
State Board determines to be necessary or useful for the
administration of this Section.
    The rules shall specify the methods and standards to be
used by the State Board to prioritize applications. School
maintenance projects shall be prioritized in the following
order:
        (i) emergency projects;
        (ii) health/life safety projects;
        (iii) State Program priority projects;
        (iv) permanent improvement projects; and
        (v) other projects.
    (c) In each school year in which school maintenance project
grants are awarded, 20% of the total amount awarded shall be
awarded to a school district with a population of more than
500,000, provided that the school district complies with the
requirements of this Section and the rules adopted under this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 91-38, eff. 6-15-99.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.