SB2317 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2317

Introduced 1/28/2004, by Miguel del Valle

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 330/2	from Ch. 127, par. 652
30 ILCS 330/5	from Ch. 127, par. 655
105 ILCS 230/5-62 new

Amends the General Obligation Bond Act and the School Construction Law. Increases by $1,000,000,000 the amount of General Obligation Bonds authorized to be sold for grants to school districts for school improvement projects authorized by the School Construction Law. Distributes the increased authorization in year 9 of the schedule. Requires the State Board of Education to submit an annual capital plan to the General Assembly, based on the 5-year capital needs of school districts. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning schools.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The General Obligation Bond Act is amended by changing Sections 2 and 5 as follows:

(30 ILCS 330/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 652)

Sec. 2. Authorization for Bonds. The State of Illinois is authorized to issue, sell and provide for the retirement of General Obligation Bonds of the State of Illinois for the categories and specific purposes expressed in Sections 2 through 8 of this Act, in the total amount of $28,658,149,369 $27,658,149,369.

The bonds authorized in this Section 2 and in Section 16 of this Act are herein called "Bonds".

Of the total amount of Bonds authorized in this Act, up to $2,200,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may be issued and sold in accordance with the Baccalaureate Savings Act in the form of General Obligation College Savings Bonds.

Of the total amount of Bonds authorized in this Act, up to $300,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may be issued and sold in accordance with the Retirement Savings Act in the form of General Obligation Retirement Savings Bonds.

Of the total amount of Bonds authorized in this Act, the additional $10,000,000,000 authorized by this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly shall be used solely as provided in Section 7.2.

The issuance and sale of Bonds pursuant to the General Obligation Bond Act is an economical and efficient method of financing the capital and general operating needs of the State. This Act will permit the issuance of a multi-purpose General Obligation Bond with uniform terms and features. This will not only lower the cost of registration but also reduce the overall cost of issuing debt by improving the marketability of Illinois General Obligation Bonds.

(Source: P.A. 92-13, eff. 6-22-01; 92-596, eff. 6-28-02; 92-598, eff. 6-28-02; 93-2, eff. 4-7-03.)

(30 ILCS 330/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 655)

Sec. 5. School Construction.

(a) The amount of $58,450,000 is authorized to make grants to local school districts for the acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, financing, architectural planning and installation of capital facilities, including but not limited to those required for special education building projects provided for in Article 14 of The School Code, consisting of buildings, structures, and durable equipment, and for the acquisition and improvement of real property and interests in real property required, or expected to be required, in connection therewith.

(b) $22,550,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for grants to school districts for the making of principal and interest payments, required to be made, on bonds issued by such school districts after January 1, 1969, pursuant to any indenture, ordinance, resolution, agreement or contract to provide funds for the acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, architectural planning and installation of capital facilities consisting of buildings, structures, durable equipment and land for educational purposes or for lease payments required to be made by a school district for principal and interest payments on bonds issued by a Public Building Commission after January 1, 1969.

(c) $10,000,000 for grants to school districts for the acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, architectural planning and installation of capital facilities consisting of buildings structures, durable equipment and land for special education building projects.

(d) $9,000,000 for grants to school districts for the reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, financing and architectural planning of capital facilities, including construction at another location to replace such capital facilities, consisting of those public school buildings and temporary school facilities which, prior to January 1, 1984, were condemned by the regional superintendent under Section 3-14.22 of The School Code or by any State official having jurisdiction over building safety.

(e) $4,050,000,000 $3,050,000,000 for grants to school districts for school improvement projects authorized by the School Construction Law. The bonds shall be sold in amounts not to exceed the following schedule, except any bonds not sold during one year shall be added to the bonds to be sold during the remainder of the schedule:

First year......................................$200,000,000

Second year.....................................$450,000,000

Third year......................................$500,000,000

Fourth year.....................................$500,000,000

Fifth year......................................$800,000,000

Sixth, seventh, and eighth year and thereafter..$600,000,000

Ninth year and thereafter......................$1,000,000,000

(Source: P.A. 91-39, eff. 6-15-99; 92-598, eff. 6-28-02.)

Section 10. The School Construction Law is amended by adding Section 5-62 as follows:

(105 ILCS 230/5-62 new)

Sec. 5-62. Annual capital plan. Before January 1 of each year, the State Board of Education shall submit an annual capital plan to the General Assembly, based on the 5-year capital needs of school districts. The plan shall include expected State and local costs to meet the capital needs of districts and shall be coordinated with the State school technology plan.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.