95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5038


 
Introduced , by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














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    Amends the School Code.  With respect to the Early Childhood Education Block Grant, provides that not less than 11% (instead of exactly 11%) of the grant shall be used to fund programs for children ages 0-3.   Provides that this percentage shall increase to at least 20% by Fiscal Year 2014, except that if, in a given fiscal year, the amount appropriated for the Early Childhood Education Block Grant is insufficient to increase the percentage of the grant to fund programs for children ages 0-3 without reducing the amount of the grant for existing providers of preschool education programs, then the percentage of the grant to fund programs for children ages 0-3 may be held steady instead of increased. Effective July 1, 2008.
















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HB5038

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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 changing Section 
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1C-2 as follows:
 



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    (105 ILCS 5/1C-2)



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    Sec. 1C-2. Block grants. 

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    (a) For fiscal year 1999, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
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the State Board
of Education shall award to school districts 
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block grants as described in
subsections (b) and (c). The State 
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Board of Education may adopt
rules and regulations necessary to 
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implement this Section. In accordance with
Section 2-3.32, all 
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state block grants are subject to an audit.  Therefore,
block 
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grant receipts and block grant expenditures shall be recorded 
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to the
appropriate fund code.

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    (b) A Professional Development Block Grant shall be created 
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by combining the
existing School Improvement Block Grant and 
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the REI Initiative.
These funds shall be distributed to school 
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districts based on the number of
full-time certified 
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instructional staff employed in the district.

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    (c) An Early Childhood Education Block Grant shall be 
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created by combining
the following programs: Preschool 
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Education, Parental Training and Prevention
Initiative.  These 
 


 






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funds shall be distributed to school districts and other

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entities on a competitive basis. Not less than 11%  Eleven 
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percent of this grant
shall be used to
fund programs for 
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children ages 0-3, which percentage shall increase to at least 
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20% by Fiscal Year 2014.  However, if, in a given fiscal year, 
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the amount appropriated for the Early Childhood Education Block 
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Grant is insufficient to increase the percentage of the grant 
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to fund programs for children ages 0-3 without reducing the 
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amount of the grant for existing providers of preschool 
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education programs, then the percentage of the grant to fund 
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programs for children ages 0-3 may be held steady instead of 
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increased.

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(Source: P.A. 93-396, eff. 7-29-03.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
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2008.