93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5570

 

Introduced 02/06/04, by Michael J. Madigan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/16-7   from Ch. 122, par. 16-7

    Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning playgrounds, recreation grounds, and athletic fields.


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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,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
5 16-7 as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 5/16-7)  (from Ch. 122, par. 16-7)
7     Sec. 16-7. Playgrounds, recreation grounds and athletic
8 fields. Any school district organized and existing under the
9 general law or by special charter having a population of not
10 more than 500,000 inhabitants may acquire real estate by gift,
11 donation, legacy, purchase or otherwise and hold it for the
12 purpose of establishing playgrounds, recreation grounds and
13 athletic fields, and may equip, operate and maintain such
14 playgrounds, recreation grounds and athletic fields, the cost
15 of such acquiring and equipping to be paid either from the
16 proceeds of bonds issued for that purpose or out of the
17 operations and maintenance fund, and the cost of such
18 maintaining and operating to be paid from the educational fund,
19 of the district. The Such real estate need not be contiguous to
20 any other school property or real estate owned by the school
21 district.
22 (Source: P.A. 86-970.)