101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3062
 
Introduced 2/5/2020, by Sen. Heather A. Steans
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
  
105 ILCS 5/1C-2

    Amends the School Code.  Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an
early childhood education block grant.



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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 
51C-2 as follows:
 



6    (105 ILCS 5/1C-2)


7    Sec. 1C-2. Block grants. 

8    (a) For fiscal year 1999, and
and each fiscal year 
9thereafter, the State Board
of Education shall award to school 
10districts block grants as described in subsection
 (c). The 
11State Board of Education may adopt
rules and regulations 
12necessary to implement this Section. In accordance with
Section 
132-3.32, all state block grants are subject to an audit.  
14Therefore,
block grant receipts and block grant expenditures 
15shall be recorded to the
appropriate fund code.
16    (b) (Blank).

17    (c) An Early Childhood Education Block Grant shall be 
18created by combining
the following programs: Preschool 
19Education, Parental Training and Prevention
Initiative.  These 
20funds shall be distributed to school districts and other

21entities on a competitive basis, except that the State Board of 
22Education shall award to a school district having a population 
23exceeding 500,000 inhabitants 37% of the funds in each fiscal 
 
 
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1year.  Not less than 14% of the Early Childhood Education Block 
2Grant allocation of funds
shall be used to
fund programs for 
3children ages 0-3.  Beginning in Fiscal Year 2016, at least 25% 
4of any additional Early Childhood Education Block Grant funding 
5over and above the previous fiscal year's allocation shall be 
6used to fund programs for children ages 0-3. Once the 
7percentage of Early Childhood Education Block Grant funding 
8allocated to programs for children ages 0-3 reaches 20% of the 
9overall Early Childhood Education Block Grant allocation for a 
10full fiscal year, thereafter in subsequent fiscal years the 
11percentage of Early Childhood Education Block Grant funding 
12allocated to programs for children ages 0-3 each fiscal year 
13shall remain at least 20% of the overall Early Childhood 
14Education Block Grant allocation. However, if, in a given 
15fiscal year, the amount appropriated for the Early Childhood 
16Education Block Grant is insufficient to increase the 
17percentage of the grant to fund programs for children ages 0-3 
18without reducing the amount of the grant for existing providers 
19of preschool education programs, then the percentage of the 
20grant to fund programs for children ages 0-3 may be held steady 
21instead of increased.

22(Source: P.A. 99-589, eff. 7-21-16; 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)