Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
Filed: 7/9/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 750




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 750 on page 224, 
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immediately below line 18, by inserting the following:

 
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    "Section 50. The School Construction Law is amended  by 
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adding Section 5-110 as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 230/5-110  new)
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    Sec. 5-110. Overcrowding relief construction grants.
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    (a) Subject to appropriation, the Capital Development 
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Board is authorized to make construction grants to school 
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districts for overcrowding relief construction projects.  These 
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grants shall be paid out of moneys appropriated for that 
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purpose.
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    (b) The Capital Development Board shall adopt rules to 
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implement this Section.  The rules may specify the following:
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        (1)  the manner of applying for grants;
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        (2)  project eligibility requirements;
 


 






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        (3)  restrictions on the use of grant moneys;
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        (4)  the manner in which recipients must account for the 
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    use of grant moneys; and
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        (5) any other provision that the Capital Development 
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    Board deems necessary to prioritize applications.
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    (c)  Each school district that applies for a grant under 
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this Section shall complete and submit with its grant 
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application a one-time initial report of existing school 
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building capacity.
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    (d)  Each applicant school district shall calculate 
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enrollment projections or enrollment applications, if 
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applicable, for the 5th year beyond the fiscal year in which 
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the application for a grant is made.
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    (e) The Capital Development Board, in consultation with the 
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State Board of Education, shall utilize census tract data and 
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other reliable demographic data and existing school building 
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capacity reports to identify the schools with the greatest 
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overcrowding.
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    (f) When determining grant eligibility and levels for 
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grants under this Section, the Capital Development Board shall 
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give consideration and priority to without limitation the 
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following:
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        (1) the applicant's existing school building capacity;
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        (2) the population density of the area served by the 
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    applicant school district; and
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        (3) the extent to which grants would relieve 
 


 






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    overcrowding.".