Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
Filed: 4/9/2008
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3203
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3203 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
5 | 10-20.46 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.46 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 10-20.46. Safe Routes to School Construction Program. | ||||||
8 | School boards are encouraged to develop and pursue projects | ||||||
9 | that meet the eligibility criteria specified by the Safe Routes | ||||||
10 | to School Construction Program under Section 2705-317 of the | ||||||
11 | Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative | ||||||
12 | Code of Illinois and that are otherwise in conformity with | ||||||
13 | applicable provisions of this School Code. These projects may | ||||||
14 | be financed with available unrestricted funds of the school | ||||||
15 | district. A school board may transfer funds as provided in | ||||||
16 | Section 17-2A of this Code and other provisions of this Code to |
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1 | finance projects for these purposes. School boards are | ||||||
2 | encouraged to apply for funding for such projects through the | ||||||
3 | Safe Routes to School Construction Program and other local, | ||||||
4 | State, and federal funding sources. ".
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