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HB2589 Engrossed |
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LRB094 10935 NHT 41509 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by renumbering and |
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| changing Section 2-3.134, added by Public Act 93-814, as |
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| follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/2-3.136)
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| Sec. 2-3.136
2-3.134. K-3 class size reduction grant |
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| program. A class size
reduction grant program is created. The |
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| program shall be implemented
and
administered by the State |
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| Board of Education. From
appropriations made for purposes of |
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| this Section, the State Board shall award grants to schools |
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| that meet
the criteria established by this Section for the |
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| award of those grants.
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| Grants shall be awarded pursuant to application. The form |
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| and manner of
applications and the criteria for the award of |
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| grants shall be prescribed by
the State Board of Education. The |
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| grant criteria as so prescribed, however,
shall provide that |
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| only those schools that are on the State
Board of Education |
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| Early
Academic Warning List or the academic
watch list
under |
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| Section 2-3.25d that maintain grades kindergarten through 3 are |
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| grant eligible.
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| Grants awarded to eligible schools under this Section shall |
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| be used and
applied by the schools to defray the costs and |
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| expenses of operating and
maintaining classes in grades |
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| kindergarten through 3 with an average class size within a |
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| specific grade of no more than 20 pupils. If a school's |
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| facilities are inadequate to allow for this specified class |
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| size, then a school may use the grant funds for teacher aides |
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| instead.
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| If a school board determines that a school is using funds |
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| awarded under this Section for purposes not authorized by this |